Patents by Inventor KRISTOPHER E. HUNTER

KRISTOPHER E. HUNTER 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: 20260048239
    Abstract: A cover dressing includes a backing including first and second major surfaces surrounded by a backing perimeter. The first major surface of the backing defines a dressing plane. The cover dressing further includes a cover film attached to the backing and including first and second major surfaces surrounded by a film perimeter. The cover film defines a first film portion extending beyond a backing perimeter and a second film portion at least partially coextensive with the backing, such that a film perimeter corresponding to the first film portion is at least partially spaced apart from the backing perimeter in the dressing plane. The cover dressing further includes a first adhesive layer at least partially disposed on at least one of the backing and the cover film. The first adhesive layer defines a first adhesive portion extending beyond the backing perimeter in the dressing plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Publication date: February 19, 2026
    Inventors: James M. Sieracki, Kristopher E. Hunter, Krystal J. Scheibel
  • Patent number: 12409074
    Abstract: When thin-film dressings are used to secure a device, the dressing might need to stretch in some areas to accommodate varying sizes of a device, while remaining stiffer in some areas to limit stretching of the materials. Excessive stretching of the materials can cause the dressing to peel away from the skin or cause the underlying device to not be sufficiently secured. The disclosed dressing can be used to secure a device and includes perforations near the device securement area to allow for isolated regions of adjustability to accommodate a secure fit between the dressing and device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2025
    Assignee: Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
    Inventors: Krystal J. Scheibel, Kristopher E. Hunter, Steven B. Heinecke
  • Publication number: 20220175585
    Abstract: When thin-film dressings are used to secure a device, the dressing might need to stretch in some areas to accommodate varying sizes of a device, while remaining stiffer in some areas to limit stretching of the materials. Excessive stretching of the materials can cause the dressing to peel away from the skin or cause the underlying device to not be sufficiently secured. The disclosed dressing can be used to secure a device and includes perforations near the device securement area to allow for isolated regions of adjustability to accommodate a secure fit between the dressing and device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Krystal J. Scheibel, Kristopher E. Hunter, Steven B. Heinecke
  • Publication number: 20210178056
    Abstract: A tubing organizer is described herein. The tubing organizer comprising a cellular sheet comprising a base sheet having a first major surface and a second major surface, a top sheet periodically connected to the second major surface of the base sheet forming an array of fluid filled cells, wherein the fluid filled cells are separated by gutters, and an adhesive layer disposed on the first major surface of the base sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: SIMON S. FUNG, MITCHELL A. F. JOHNSON, KRISTOPHER E. HUNTER