Patents by Inventor Kevin J. Nelson

Kevin J. Nelson 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: 20250145217
    Abstract: The utility vehicle that includes a frame carrying a prime mover and extending between a first end and a second end in a longitudinal direction. The vehicle also includes ground engaging members operatively attached to the frame. At least one of the ground engaging members is powered by the prime mover to propel the frame over a ground surface. Also, the vehicle includes a control tower (supporting operator controls) located at or near a rear end of the frame, a tank positioned lateral to the control tower, and a support pad connected to the control tower and configured to contact a leg of an operator. Further, a pad surface of the support pad is configured to align with a portion of an angled surface of the tank. Therefore, an operator leaning against the pad surface and angled surface of the tank experiences a smooth transition therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2024
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Michael S. Fredenburg, Jonathan S. Guarneri, Patrick D. Sands, Derek L. Dragoo, Kevin J. Nelson, Daniel L. Mawer
  • Publication number: 20240423126
    Abstract: A grounds maintenance vehicle is disclosed. A vehicle frame extends between a first end and a second end in a longitudinal direction. A prime mover is coupled to the vehicle frame. A hydraulic pump assembly is coupled to the vehicle frame, where the hydraulic pump assembly is in mechanical communication with the prime mover. A hydraulic fluid line has a first end and a second end. The first end is fluidly coupled to the hydraulic pump assembly. A drive wheel motor is fluidly coupled to the second end of the hydraulic fluid line. The first end of the hydraulic fluid line extends longitudinally outward from the hydraulic pump assembly in a direction away from the prime mover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventor: Kevin J. Nelson
  • Publication number: 20200188642
    Abstract: An angioplasty device may comprise a catheter, a balloon disposed on the catheter, and a scaffold disposed over the balloon. The scaffold may comprise an electrospun polymer fiber and an agent dispersed within the fiber. A method of making such an angioplasty device may comprise obtaining a catheter having a balloon disposed on it, contracting the balloon, and electrospinning a polymer solution onto the surface of the catheter having the balloon, thereby forming a scaffold disposed over the balloon. The polymer solution may comprise a polymer, a solvent, and an agent. A method of performing an angioplasty procedure may comprise inserting such an angioplasty device into a blood vessel, placing the angioplasty device near a lesion within the blood vessel, expanding the balloon, thereby contacting the lesion with the scaffold, contracting the balloon, and removing the angioplasty device from the blood vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: NANOFIBER SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin J. NELSON, Jed JOHNSON
  • Publication number: 20180161185
    Abstract: The instant disclosure is directed to medical devices having a lattice framework. The lattice framework may comprise a plurality of interconnected polymeric electrospun fiber members, or may comprise one or more wires formed into a plurality of interconnected members. The lattice framework may be substantially tubular, or may have a bowtie or cone configuration. The medical devices described herein may find particular uses as stents, flow diverters, and occlusive devices. The instant disclosure is also directed to methods of making such medical devices, using electrospinning and processing techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: McKenzie Jacob KRESSLEIN, Brandon Javier BORJA, Jed JOHNSON, Tyler Matthew GROEHL, Devan OHST, Quang Quoc TRAN, Kevin J. NELSON
  • Patent number: 9088665
    Abstract: A system and method recognize a context or environment, within which a mobile communication device is resides, without necessarily knowing the actual location of the mobile communication device. The system and method establish one or more communication rules for the mobile communication device based upon the recognized context.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Avaya Inc.
    Inventors: David Gray Boyer, Kevin J. Nelson