Patents by Inventor Jeffrey A. Perkins

Jeffrey A. Perkins 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).

  • Publication number: 20220280055
    Abstract: A blood pressure cuff is defined by a first sheet, having an opening, and a second sheet. The second sheet is attached to a bottom of the first sheet to form an interior inflatable portion between the first sheet and the second sheet, with the opening of the first sheet fluidly interconnecting the interior inflatable portion with an exterior of the cuff. The blood pressure cuff is made from a single type of material and can be recycled, biodegradable, or composted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Robert L. Vivenzio, Ian K. Edwards, Raymond A. Lia, Jeffrey Perkins, Sean R. Karla
  • Patent number: 11350834
    Abstract: A blood pressure cuff is defined by a first sheet, having an opening, and a second sheet. The second sheet is attached to a bottom of the first sheet to form an interior inflatable portion between the first sheet and the second sheet, with the opening of the first sheet fluidly interconnecting the interior inflatable portion with an exterior of the cuff. The blood pressure cuff is made from a single type of material and can be recycled, biodegradable, or composted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Welch Allyn, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Vivenzio, Ian K. Edwards, Raymond A. Lia, Jeffrey Perkins, Sean R. Karla
  • Patent number: 11009424
    Abstract: A diagnostic apparatus for a powder coating material pump. The diagnostic apparatus includes a detector that uses pressure or flow to detect a fault in the pump, the diagnostic apparatus being external the pump, internal the pump or a combination of external and internal the pump. Another diagnostic device is provided for a powder coating material pump, and includes a light source in close proximity to the pump, the light source having an on condition and an off condition wherein one or both of the on condition and off condition provides information about the pump performance. An exemplary pump is a dense phase powder coating material pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Nordson Corporation
    Inventors: Edwin Jeroen Beuk, Terrence M. Fulkerson, Jeffrey A. Perkins
  • Patent number: 10688514
    Abstract: Control method and apparatus for a manual spray gun includes display that is disposed on the spray gun and that provides information to an operator about one or more coating operation parameters. An auxiliary trigger may be used that enables an operator to makes selections of one or more coating operation parameters. The display and auxiliary trigger together permit an operator to make selections without having to divert attention or field of view away from the spray gun or the coating area, especially during a coating operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Nordson Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Mather, Jeffrey A. Perkins
  • Publication number: 20200110001
    Abstract: A diagnostic apparatus for a powder coating material pump. The diagnostic apparatus includes a detector that uses pressure or flow to detect a fault in the pump, the diagnostic apparatus being external the pump, internal the pump or a combination of external and internal the pump. Another diagnostic device is provided for a powder coating material pump, and includes a light source in close proximity to the pump, the light source having an on condition and an off condition wherein one or both of the on condition and off condition provides information about the pump performance. An exemplary pump is a dense phase powder coating material pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Edwin Jeroen Beuk, Terrence M. FULKERSON, Jeffrey A. PERKINS
  • Patent number: 10533915
    Abstract: A diagnostic apparatus for a powder coating material pump includes a detector that uses pressure or flow to detect a fault in the pump, the diagnostic apparatus being external the pump, internal the pump or a combination of external and internal the pump. Another diagnostic device is provided for a powder coating material pump, and includes a light source in close proximity to the pump, the light source having an on condition and an off condition wherein one or both of the on condition and off condition provides information about the pump performance. An exemplary pump is a dense phase powder coating material pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Nordson Corporation
    Inventors: Edwin Jeroen Beuk, Terrence M. Fulkerson, Jeffrey A. Perkins
  • Publication number: 20190159689
    Abstract: A blood pressure cuff is defined by a first sheet, having an opening, and a second sheet. The second sheet is attached to a bottom of the first sheet to form an interior inflatable portion between the first sheet and the second sheet, with the opening of the first sheet fluidly interconnecting the interior inflatable portion with an exterior of the cuff. The blood pressure cuff is made from a single type of material and can be recycled, biodegradable, or composted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Robert L. Vivenzio, Ian K. Edwards, Raymond A. Lia, Jeffrey Perkins, Sean R. Karla
  • Patent number: 10231630
    Abstract: A blood pressure cuff is defined by a first sheet, having an opening, and a second sheet. The second sheet is attached to a bottom of the first sheet to form an interior inflatable portion between the first sheet and the second sheet, with the opening of the first sheet fluidly interconnecting the interior inflatable portion with an exterior of the cuff. The blood pressure cuff is made from a single type of material and can be recycled, biodegradable, or composted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Welch Allyn, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Vivenzio, Ian K. Edwards, Raymond A. Lia, Jeffrey Perkins, Sean R. Karla
  • Patent number: 9855387
    Abstract: A medical fluid injector system (450) is disclosed that may utilize one or more of flow rate determination logic (130), injection volume determination logic (132), display control logic (134), drive ram motion control logic (136), and pressure monitoring logic (138). The flow rate determination logic (130), injection volume determination logic (132), and display control logic (134) each may utilize a concentration input (172, 192, 202) to calculate flow rates, injection volumes, and generate multi-color graphics, respectively, for a simultaneous injection configuration. The drive ram motion control logic (136) may utilize both a target pressure and a monitored pressure to derive a velocity for advancing a drive ram. The pressure monitoring logic (138) may provide a monitored pressure value for the drive ram control logic (136), where this monitored pressure value may be derived from the input power being used to advance a drive ram and the drive ram velocity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: LIEBEL-FLARSHEIM COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: James R. Small, Jeffrey A. Perkins, Frank M. Fago, Mark Jon Glenn
  • Publication number: 20170216867
    Abstract: Control method and apparatus for a manual spray gun includes display that is disposed on the spray gun and that provides information to an operator about one or more coating operation parameters. An auxiliary trigger may be used that enables an operator to makes selections of one or more coating operation parameters. The display and auxiliary trigger together permit an operator to make selections without having to divert attention or field of view away from the spray gun or the coating area, especially during a coating operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Brian Mather, Jeffrey A. Perkins
  • Patent number: 9713817
    Abstract: Control method and apparatus for a manual spray gun may include a second manually actuated trigger disposed on the spray gun handle, with the second trigger being operational to select one or more coating operation parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Nordson Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Mather, Jeffrey A. Perkins
  • Patent number: 9649651
    Abstract: Control method and apparatus for a manual spray gun includes display that is disposed on the spray gun and that provides information to an operator about one or more coating operation parameters. An auxiliary trigger may be used that enables an operator to makes selections of one or more coating operation parameters. The display and auxiliary trigger together permit an operator to make selections without having to divert attention or field of view away from the spray gun or the coating area, especially during a coating operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Nordson Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Mather, Jeffrey A. Perkins
  • Publication number: 20170052088
    Abstract: A diagnostic apparatus for a powder coating material pump includes a detector that uses pressure or flow to detect a fault in the pump, the diagnostic apparatus being external the pump, internal the pump or a combination of external and internal the pump. Another diagnostic device is provided for a powder coating material pump, and includes a light source in close proximity to the pump, the light source having an on condition and an off condition wherein one or both of the on condition and off condition provides information about the pump performance. An exemplary pump is a dense phase powder coating material pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: NORDSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Edwin Jeroen BEUK, Terrence M. FULKERSON, Jeffrey A. PERKINS
  • Publication number: 20160341620
    Abstract: A gas pressure measurement system configured to indirectly measure an internal pressure of a gas containment unit includes (a) a pressure transducer connected to the gas containment unit by a conduit, the pressure transducer configured to measure the gas pressure within the conduit; (b) a gas flow detector connected to the containment unit by the conduit, the gas flow detector configured to detect a flow rate of the gas through the conduit; and (c) a flow analysis unit configured to receive a signal from the gas flow detector indicating that the flow rate of the gas, wherein when the gas flow within the conduit has fallen below a pre-determined value, the flow analysis unit is configured to transmit a signal to the pressure transducer to measure the gas pressure within the conduit, the gas pressure of the conduit being substantially equivalent to the gas pressure within the gas containment unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Jeffrey Perkins, Edward Desplaines
  • Patent number: 9372108
    Abstract: Apparatus for detecting powder flow along a powder flow path includes a light source and a light detector for detecting light from the light source directed across the powder flow path as powder flows through said powder flow path. A circuit receives the output from the light detector and determines an average or RMS of the signal received by the light detector. The circuit may determine whether there is flow or no flow of powder or whether there is a change in flow rate of powder. Preferably, the apparatus is used in combination with a dense phase powder pump, which causes the powder to flow in pulses from the pump outlet into the powder flow path. More preferably, the light source and detector are enclosed in a housing that is connected between the pump outlet and a powder feed hose which supplies powder to a spray gun or hopper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Nordson Corporation
    Inventors: Mario Romanin, James M. Khoury, Joseph G. Schroeder, Jeffrey A. Perkins, Terrence M. Fulkerson
  • Publication number: 20160121352
    Abstract: Control method and apparatus for a manual spray gun may include a second manually actuated trigger disposed on the spray gun handle, with the second trigger being operational to select one or more coating operation parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Brian Mather, Jeffrey A. Perkins
  • Patent number: 9227209
    Abstract: Control method and apparatus for a manual spray gun may include a second manually actuated trigger disposed on the spray gun handle, with the second trigger being operational to select one or more coating operation parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Nordson Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Mather, Jeffrey A. Perkins
  • Patent number: 9044538
    Abstract: A power injector (40) includes a movable ram (74) operable to interface with and move a plunger (90a/b) of a syringe (86a/b). The power injector (40) may be operable to automatically determine a proper home position for a particular type of the syringe (86a/b) to be used in a fluid injection sequence. The power injector (40) may also include a ram homing logic (182) operable to automatically move the ram (74) to the home position after the injection sequence. Such automatic homing of the ram (74) may, for example, be initiated by an end of the injection sequence in preparation for another injection sequence, by opening of a faceplate (102a/b), by a user input, or by any combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: LIEBEL-FLARSHEIM COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Perkins, Mike W. McLean, Victor L. Potter, Frank M. Fago
  • Publication number: 20140245839
    Abstract: Apparatus for detecting powder flow along a powder flow path includes a light source and a light detector for detecting light from the light source directed across the powder flow path as powder flows through said powder flow path. A circuit receives the output from the light detector and determines an average or RMS of the signal received by the light detector. The circuit may determine whether there is flow or no flow of powder or whether there is a change in flow rate of powder. Preferably, the apparatus is used in combination with a dense phase powder pump, which causes the powder to flow in pulses from the pump outlet into the powder flow path. More preferably, the light source and detector are enclosed in a housing that is connected between the pump outlet and a powder feed hose which supplies powder to a spray gun or hopper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: Nordson Corporation
    Inventors: Mario Romanin, James M. Khoury, Joseph G. Schroeder, Jeffrey A. Perkins, Terrrence M. Fulkerson
  • Patent number: 8767214
    Abstract: Apparatus for detecting powder flow along a powder flow path includes a light source and a light detector for detecting light from the light source directed across the powder flow path as powder flows through said powder flow path. A circuit receives the output from the light detector and determines an average or RMS of the signal received by the light detector. The circuit may determine whether there is flow or no flow of powder or whether there is a change in flow rate of powder. Preferably, the apparatus is used in combination with a dense phase powder pump, which causes the powder to flow in pulses from the pump outlet into the powder flow path. More preferably, the light source and detector are enclosed in a housing that is connected between the pump outlet and a powder feed hose which supplies powder to a spray gun or hopper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Nordson Corporation
    Inventors: Mario Romanin, James M. Khoury, Joseph G. Schroeder, Jeffrey A. Perkins, Terrence M. Fulkerson