Patents by Inventor Lawrence J. Myland

Lawrence J. Myland 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: 20100255366
    Abstract: Described is a cartridge cap with a feature that aides in the removal of a battery cap from a drug infusion pump. The proximal end of the cartridge cap includes a recess on an inner surface that receives a tab on a distal end of the battery cap. To remove the battery cap from the drug infusion pump, the proximal end of the cartridge cap is placed over the distal end of the battery cap such that the recess in the cartridge cap receives the tab on the battery cap. The cartridge cap is then rotated counterclockwise until the battery cap is removed from the drug infusion pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: Animas Corporation
    Inventor: Lawrence J. Myland
  • Patent number: 6907890
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for drying substrates. The inventive apparatus comprises: an object support member for supporting at least one substrate in a process tank having one or more support sections comprising capillary material. The inventive method is a method of removing liquid from a wet substrate in a process tank comprising contacting the wet substrate with capillary material. In another aspect, the invention is a method of drying at least one substrate having a surface in a process tank comprising: submerging the substrate in a liquid having a liquid level; supporting the submerged substrates in the process tank; supplying a drying vapor above the liquid level; lowering the liquid level or raising the substrate so that the liquid level is below the substrate, thereby removing a major portion of liquid from the substrate surface; and removing remaining liquid from the substrate surface with capillary material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: Akrion LLC
    Inventor: Lawrence J. Myland
  • Patent number: 6722056
    Abstract: Drying semiconductor wafers or substrates by introducing an polar organic compound in liquid form into or onto means for enhancing evaporation within a process chamber and allowing the liquid to evaporate and form a drying vapor within the process chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: Akrion, LLC
    Inventor: Lawrence J. Myland
  • Publication number: 20030145874
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for drying substrates. The inventive apparatus comprises: an object support member for supporting at least one substrate in a process tank having one or more support sections comprising capillary material. The inventive method is a method of removing liquid from a wet substrate in a process tank comprising contacting the wet substrate with capillary material. In another aspect, the invention is a method of drying at least one substrate having a surface in a process tank comprising: submerging the substrate in a liquid having a liquid level; supporting the submerged substrates in the process tank; supplying a drying vapor above the liquid level; lowering the liquid level or raising the substrate so that the liquid level is below the substrate, thereby removing a major portion of liquid from the substrate surface; and removing remaining liquid from the substrate surface with capillary material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2003
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventor: Lawrence J. Myland
  • Publication number: 20020129513
    Abstract: Drying semiconductor wafers or substrates by introducing an polar organic compound in liquid form into or onto means for enhancing evaporation within a process chamber and allowing the liquid to evaporate and form a drying vapor within the process chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2002
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Inventor: Lawrence J. Myland