Patents by Inventor John Claude

John Claude 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: 20240271609
    Abstract: A magnetically driven pressure generator including a housing, flexible member, first magnetic force generator, and second magnetic force generator. The magnetically driven pressure generator oscillates the flexible member to increase or decrease the volume of a chamber, inversely increasing or decreasing the pressure of the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: David George, Kevin E. Willey, John Claude
  • Publication number: 20240261777
    Abstract: A stretch blow molding method may include fabricating a preform (e.g., by molding, optionally while a core pin rotates within a mold cavity), heating the preform to a softening temperature, stretching and thereby elongating at least a portion of the heated preform, blowing the elongated preform with pressurized fluid within a mold cavity, and cooling the resulting pipette. A system for fabricating a stretch blow molded pipette includes a first mold defining a mold cavity for producing a preform. A stretch rod drive unit is configured to move a stretch rod within an interior of the preform to form an elongated preform, and a second mold defines blow molding cavity and a molding surface to contain expansion of the elongated perform when subjected to blowing by supplying pressurized fluid to an interior thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: John Claude Cadotte, JR., Michael Kurt Schaefer, James Mark Seymour
  • Publication number: 20240240400
    Abstract: Methods of preparing partially dried or essentially completely dried compositions comprising microfibrillated cellulose and an inorganic particulate material may include microfibrillating a fibrous substrate comprising cellulose in an aqueous environment by grinding in the presence of an inorganic particulate material to form an aqueous composition comprising microfibrillated cellulose and inorganic particulate material, wherein the fibrous substrate comprising cellulose has a Canadian Standard freeness equal to or less than 450 cm, wherein the fibrous substrate to the inorganic particulate material are in a ratio of about 99.5:0.5 to about 0.5:99.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: FiberLean Technologies Limited
    Inventors: John Claude Husband, Per Svending, David Robert Skuse, Tafadzwa Motsi, Mikko Likitalo, Alan Coles
  • Patent number: 12011592
    Abstract: A microcurrent treatment device includes an adaptive trigger circuit configured to dynamically determine a triggering threshold for applying a therapeutic microcurrent via a treatment electrode to a nerve node on a person's face for treatment of a sinus condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Tivic Health Systems Inc.
    Inventors: John Claude, Christopher A. Wiklof
  • Patent number: 11986817
    Abstract: A stretch blow molding method may include fabricating a preform (e.g., by molding, optionally while a core pin rotates within a mold cavity), heating the preform to a softening temperature, stretching and thereby elongating at least a portion of the heated preform, blowing the elongated preform with pressurized fluid within a mold cavity, and cooling the resulting pipette. A system for fabricating a stretch blow molded pipette includes a first mold defining a mold cavity for producing a preform. A stretch rod drive unit is configured to move a stretch rod within an interior of the preform to form an elongated preform, and a second mold defines blow molding cavity and a molding surface to contain expansion of the elongated perform when subjected to blowing by supplying pressurized fluid to an interior thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: John Claude Cadotte, Jr., Michael Kurt Schaefer, James Mark Seymour
  • Patent number: 11970817
    Abstract: A method for preparing an aqueous suspension may include providing a fibrous substrate comprising cellulose having a Canadian Standard freeness equal to or less than 450 cm3, and microfibrillating the fibrous substrate in an aqueous environment by grinding in the presence of a grinding medium consisting essentially of mullite. The grinding may be carried out in the absence of grindable inorganic particulate material. The grinding medium may be present in an amount of at least about 10% by volume of the aqueous environment. The microfibrillated cellulose may have a fibre steepness of from about 20 to about 50.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: FIBERLEAN TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: John Claude Husband, Per Svending, David Robert Skuse, Tafadzwa Motsi, Mikko Likitalo, Alan Coles
  • Patent number: 11859606
    Abstract: A magnetically driven pressure generator including a housing, flexible member, first magnetic force generator, and second magnetic force generator. The magnetically driven pressure generator oscillates the flexible member to increase or decrease the volume of a chamber, inversely increasing or decreasing the pressure of the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Nocira, LLC
    Inventors: David George, Kevin E. Willey, John Claude
  • Publication number: 20230390757
    Abstract: Unitary measuring pipettes include a tubular body of biaxially oriented thermoplastic material, together with size reduction, elimination, and/or reorientation of longitudinally spaced, raised circumferential witness features, to mitigate or avoid interference between such witness features and graduated volumetric markings on an outside surface of the tubular body. Methods and apparatus for vacuum forming of unitary measuring pipettes are also provided. Gas permeable apertures or pores having a maximum width of no greater than 150 microns, in ranges of 10-100 microns, 10-50 microns, or subranges thereof, may be defined in face plates or inserts received by mold blanks, or defined in molding surface of cooperating mold bodies, and may be used to produce a tubular pipette body having reduced height witness features. Cooperating mold bodies may each be produced from multiple mold body sections with gas passages defined therein and/or therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: John Claude Cadotte, JR., Michael Kurt Schaefer, James Mark Seymour
  • Patent number: 11772092
    Abstract: Unitary measuring pipettes include a tubular body of biaxially oriented thermoplastic material, together with size reduction, elimination, and/or reorientation of longitudinally spaced, raised circumferential witness features, to mitigate or avoid interference between such witness features and graduated volumetric markings on an outside surface of the tubular body. Methods and apparatus for vacuum forming of unitary measuring pipettes are also provided. Gas permeable apertures or pores having a maximum width of no greater than 150 microns, in ranges of 10-100 microns, 10-50 microns, or subranges thereof, may be defined in face plates or inserts received by mold blanks, or defined in molding surface of cooperating mold bodies, and may be used to produce a tubular pipette body having reduced height witness features. Cooperating mold bodies may each be produced from multiple mold body sections with gas passages defined therein and/or therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: John Claude Cadotte, Jr., Michael Kurt Schaefer, James Mark Seymour
  • Patent number: 11732411
    Abstract: Methods of preparing partially dried or essentially completely dried compositions comprising microfibrillated cellulose and an inorganic particulate material may include microfibrillating a fibrous substrate comprising cellulose in an aqueous environment by grinding in the presence of an inorganic particulate material to form an aqueous composition comprising microfibrillated cellulose and inorganic particulate material, wherein the fibrous substrate comprising cellulose has a Canadian Standard freeness equal to or less than 450 cm, wherein the fibrous substrate to the inorganic particulate material are in a ratio of about 99.5:0.5 to about 0.5:99.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: FiberLean Technologies Limited
    Inventors: John Claude Husband, Per Svending, David Robert Skuse, Tafadzwa Motsi
  • Publication number: 20230243104
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for coating paper products
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: FiberLean Technologies Limited
    Inventors: John Claude HUSBAND, Per SVENDING, David Robert SKUSE
  • Patent number: 11655594
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions, such as filled and coated papers, comprising microfibrillated cellulose and inorganic particulate material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: FiberLean Technologies Limited
    Inventors: John Claude Husband, Per Svending, David Robert Skuse
  • Patent number: 11642523
    Abstract: A sinus treatment device and methods of operating the sinus treatment device that include an enhanced conductive tip and at least one return electrode are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Tivic Health Systems Inc.
    Inventors: John Claude, Christopher A. Wiklof
  • Patent number: 11583847
    Abstract: Measuring pipettes including integral or encapsulated filters, as well as methods and apparatuses for forming the same, are provided. A filter material (e.g., a discrete element in solid form) or a filter material precursor (e.g., a foamable thermoplastic composition and a blowing agent) to be introduced into a hollow interior of a softened thermoplastic material present within a mold during pipette fabrication. A pipette includes a filter element comprising foamed polymeric material within a mouthpiece region, wherein an outer portion of the filter element is bound to or encapsulated in an inner wall of the mouthpiece region. A filter material precursor may be supplied coaxially with a tubular flow of thermoplastic material into the mold, may be supplied laterally through a mold wall, or may be injected into a molten thermoplastic pipette forming material upstream of an extruder outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: John Claude Cadotte, Jr., Venu Krishna Pillai, Michael Kurt Schaefer, James Mark Seymour
  • Publication number: 20230000796
    Abstract: Provided is a method of treating patients with cluster headache comprising intranasal administration to a patient in need thereof of an aqueous composition, e.g., pharmaceutical composition, comprising a therapeutically effective amount of ketamine, a method of reducing or eliminating side effects of ketamine when used in the treatment of Cluster headache, and to a composition, e.g., pharmaceutical composition, comprising a therapeutically effective amount of ketamine for use in the treatment of cluster headache, wherein the composition is in a nasal dosage form such as a nasal spray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Per Holm, Ole Pedersen, John Claude Krusz
  • Publication number: 20220364305
    Abstract: A method for preparing an aqueous suspension may include providing a fibrous substrate comprising cellulose having a Canadian Standard freeness equal to or less than 450 cm3, and microfibrillating the fibrous substrate in an aqueous environment by grinding in the presence of a grinding medium consisting essentially of mullite. The grinding may be carried out in the absence of grindable inorganic particulate material. The grinding medium may be present in an amount of at least about 10% by volume of the aqueous environment. The microfibrillated cellulose may have a fibre steepness of from about 20 to about 50.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: FiberLean Technologies Limited
    Inventors: John Claude Husband, Per Svending, David Robert Skuse, Tafadzwa Motsi, Mikko Likitalo, Alan Coles
  • Patent number: 11400634
    Abstract: A method for producing pipettes (110, 111, 112) is provided. The method includes extruding a polymer melt into at least one mold segment of a mold assembly (120) having a plurality of mold segments to form a parison (50) or preform, wherein the plurality of mold segments (122) comprise cavities (42) that are shaped to form pipettes when in communication with the cavity of an adjacent mold segment; forming at least two pipettes in the shape of the mold segment cavities by blow-molding or vacuum forming the parison or preform, each of the at least two pipettes having proximal and distal ends; heating the pipettes to form a locally heated portion of the at least two pipettes; and separating the pipettes by cutting the locally heated portion of the at least two pipettes with separation feature (64, 66, 194, 196).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: John Claude Cadotte, Jr., Michael Kurt Schaefer, James Mark Seymour, Andrew Michael Zeimen
  • Publication number: 20220218627
    Abstract: Provided is a method of treating patients with Cluster Headache (CH) including chronic Cluster Headache (cCH) comprising intranasal administration to a patient in need thereof of an aqueous composition, e.g., pharmaceutical composition, comprising a therapeutically effective amount of ketamine, which may reduce or eliminate side effects of ketamine when used in the treatment of Cluster Headache, and to a composition, e.g., pharmaceutical composition, comprising a therapeutically effective amount of ketamine for use in the treatment of Cluster Headache, wherein the composition is in a nasal dosage form such as a nasal spray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Per Holm, Ole Pedersen, John Claude Krusz
  • Patent number: 11377791
    Abstract: A method for preparing an aqueous suspension may include providing a fibrous substrate comprising cellulose having a Canadian Standard freeness equal to or less than 450 cm3, and microfibrillating the fibrous substrate in an aqueous environment by grinding in the presence of a grinding medium consisting essentially of mullite. The grinding may be carried out in the absence of grindable inorganic particulate material. The grinding medium may be present in an amount of at least about 10% by volume of the aqueous environment. The microfibrillated cellulose may have a fibre steepness of from about 20 to about 50.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: FiberLean Technologies Limited
    Inventors: John Claude Husband, Per Svending, David Robert Skuse, Tafadzwa Motsi, Mikko Likitalo, Alan Coles
  • Publication number: 20220018068
    Abstract: Methods of preparing partially dried or essentially completely dried compositions comprising microfibrillated cellulose and an inorganic particulate material may include microfibrillating a fibrous substrate comprising cellulose in an aqueous environment by grinding in the presence of an inorganic particulate material to form an aqueous composition comprising microfibrillated cellulose and inorganic particulate material, wherein the fibrous substrate comprising cellulose has a Canadian Standard freeness equal to or less than 450 cm, wherein the fibrous substrate to the inorganic particulate material are in a ratio of about 99.5:0.5 to about 0.5:99.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: FiberLean Technologies Limited
    Inventors: John Claude Husband, Per Svending, David Robert Skuse, Tafadzwa Motsi