Patents by Inventor James Robert MAIER

James Robert MAIER has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Foldable subtrate and patient interface formed therefrom
    Patent number: 11648362
    Abstract: An apparatus including a patient interface device formed from a flat substrate that is folded, wherein the patient interface device includes a plurality of seams where sections of the substrate are joined together, and wherein one or more of the plurality of seams form a shape that corresponds to a perimeter of a bottom side of a nose from a first alare corner of the nose to a tip of the nose to a second alare corner of the nose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: James Robert Maier, Lauren Patricia Chodkowski, John Tompkins, Jonathan Sayer Grashow
  • SELECTIVELY ALTERING DEFORMATION CHARACTERISTICS OF A SYNTHETIC FABRIC MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20210093822
    Abstract: A method of selectively altering one or more deformation characteristics of a polymer-based fabric material includes selectively melting a number of portions of the fabric in a predetermined pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Natasha A. Gilbert, Lauren Patricia Chodkowski, Daniel Steed, James Robert Maier
  • BI-MATERIAL SEALING ARRANGEMENT AND PATIENT INTERFACE DEVICE INCLUDING SAME
    Publication number: 20200197646
    Abstract: A sealing arrangement for use in delivering a flow of breathing gas to an airway of a patient includes a base structure having a surface positioned to engage the face of the patient. The base structure defines an opening having a perimeter which is sized and configured to be disposed about one or more of the mouth and/or nares of the patient. The sealing arrangement further includes a secondary element coupled to the base structure. The secondary element is positioned and structured to contact the face of the patient when the base structure is disposed with the perimeter about the one or more of the mouth and/or nares of the patient. The base structure is formed from a first material, and the secondary element is formed from a second material different than the first material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: DANIEL STEED, DERRICK BLAKE ANDREWS, JAMES ROBERT MAIER, RICHARD ANDREW SOFRANKO
  • FOLDABLE SUBTRATE AND PATIENT INTERFACE FORMED THEREFROM CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20200101247
    Abstract: An apparatus including a patient interface device formed from a flat substrate that is folded, wherein the patient interface device includes a plurality of seams where sections of the substrate are joined together, and wherein one or more of the plurality of seams form a shape that corresponds to a perimeter of a bottom side of a nose from a first alare corner of the nose to a tip of the nose to a second alare corner of the nose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: James Robert MAIER, Lauren Patricia CHODKOWSKI, John TOMPKINS, Jonathan Sayer GRASHOW