Patents by Inventor Kenneth Keith

Kenneth Keith 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).

  • Yarn manufacturing apparatus and method
    Publication number: 20060096270
    Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus and method of making yarn for carpet that exhibits a high degree of color pop. More specifically, in one aspect, the present invention comprises an apparatus and method that comprises supplying a plurality of yarns, false-twist the plurality of yarns, and passing the consolidated yarn through a downstream entangling assembly to tack at least a portion of the consolidated yarn. Another aspect of the present invention passes at least one of the plurality of yarns through one of a plurality of second entangling assemblies positioned upstream of the false-twist apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventor: Kenneth Keith
  • Method for obtaining dynamic informed consent
    Publication number: 20040064344
    Abstract: A method for providing a dynamic, customized patient consent form for informing a patient of the risk of undergoing a surgery or therapeutic treatment by inputting dynamic and semi-static data to create a rule-based algorithm for calculating different risks of undergoing the surgery; drafting different explanatory paragraphs of the different risks; inputting individual patient data; creating a customized risk assessment and assembling a customized consent form by selecting the appropriate explanatory paragraphs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Inventors: Ronald J. Link, Arthur Epstein, Kenneth Keith
  • Method for obtaining dynamic informed consent
    Publication number: 20030212578
    Abstract: A method for providing a dynamic, customized patient consent form for informing a patient of the risk of undergoing refractive laser surgery to correct vision by inputting dynamic and semi-static data to create a rule-based algorithm for calculating different risks of undergoing the surgery; drafting different explanatory paragraphs of the different risks; inputting individual patient data; creating a customized risk assessment and assembling a customized consent form by selecting the appropriate explanatory paragraphs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Applicant: Applied Surgical Data Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald J. Link, Arthur Epstein, Kenneth Keith
  • Tracheostomy tube with pressure relief valve
    Patent number: 4064882
    Abstract: A tracheostomy tube having an inflatable cuff, an inflating means including an indicating balloon, and a pressure relief valve to prevent over-inflation of the balloon and the cuff are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1975
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1977
    Assignee: Shiley Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: George Michael Johnson, Kenneth Keith Krueger, Todor Pavlov
  • Relief valve
    Patent number: 4044793
    Abstract: A relief valve having a main passage normally closed with a main valve member and a vent passage normally closed with a vent valve member, the vent valve member being constructed to open the vent passage upon application of a predetermined pressure into the main valve passage to thereby prevent application of greater than said predetermined pressure to the outlet of the valve is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1975
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1977
    Assignee: Shiley Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Keith Krueger, Todor Pavlov