Patents by Inventor Marc Newman
Marc Newman 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).
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Publication number: 20240091022Abstract: A spinal interbody device (IBD) includes a solid wall that at least partially defines a boundary of the IBD and a porous body connected to the solid wall. The porous body includes a plurality of sections that form at least a portion of both a superior and inferior bone interface side of the IBD. Each section of the porous body has a different porosity than an adjacent section such that the porosities increase toward a center of the IBD.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Collin Newman, Christian Karl Schultz, Steven Willis, Amir Ali Sharifi-Mehr, Oliver Buchert, Christopher P. Bell, Andrew Edward Ehlers, Anna Reza, Marc Gilles Long, Joseph Henry Robinson
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Patent number: 11913151Abstract: One or more aspects of the disclosure provides a nonwoven fabric comprising a single layer in which the single fabric layer comprises a plurality of different fibers in which each fiber type has desired functionality. In one aspect, a system for preparing a nonwoven fabric having a single fabric layer in which the single fabric layer comprises a plurality of different fiber types, is provided. The system includes a spin beam having a zoned distribution plate disposed upstream of a spinneret, the zoned distribution plate includes a plurality of distribution apertures arranged in zones, wherein each zone is configured and arranged to extrude a plurality of polymer streams that are of a different polymer type than polymer streams extruded by an adjacent zone to the spinneret to form a single layer having two or more types of fibers that are of a different type from each other.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Fitesa Simpsonville, Inc.Inventors: Marc Newman, Fabio Baldissera, Rene Ruschel, Yu Xin
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Patent number: 11891723Abstract: A system having a first polymer source and a spin beam in fluid communication with the first polymer source is provided. The spin beam includes a spinneret assembly having filament nozzles configured and arranged to extrude a plurality of filaments of a first polymer. A gas distribution plate is disposed downstream of the spinneret assembly, and includes a plurality of gas distribution slots that are configured and arranged to receive two or more corresponding filament nozzles of the spinneret assembly therein. A stream of gas is introduced into the plurality of slots to draw and attenuate the filaments extruded by the plurality of filament nozzles. The drawn and attenuated filaments are collected on a collection surface disposed downstream of the gas distribution plate to form a nonwoven fabric. A solid additive, such as pulp fibers may be blended with the filaments prior to collecting the filaments on the collection surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Fitesa Simpsonville, Inc.Inventors: Marc Newman, Rene Ruschel, Yu Xin
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Patent number: 11891737Abstract: Provided is a composite sheet that is particularly useful as an AQDL component in absorbent articles. The composite sheet includes a fluid acquisition component and an airlaid component. The airlaid component may include one or more airlaid layers that are successively formed overlying each other. Each of the airlaid layers are adjacent to, and in direct contact with, immediately adjacent layers of the airlaid component so that adjacent layers are in fluid communication with respect to each other. The fluid acquisition component includes a nonwoven fabric comprising a carded nonwoven fabric comprised of a plurality of staple fibers that are air through bonded to each other to form a coherent nonwoven fabric. The airlaid layer(s) include a blend of cellulose and non-cellulose staple fibers. The staple fibers may be bicomponent fibers having a polyethyelene sheath and a polypropylene or polyethylene terephthalate core, and mixtures of such fibers.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignees: Fitesa (China) Airlaid Company Limited, Fitesa Simpsonville, Inc.Inventors: Jichun Ren, Juan Wang, Xunwang Feng, Yijian Qu, Marc Newman
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Publication number: 20220372655Abstract: A system having a first polymer source and a spin beam in fluid communication with the first polymer source is provided. The spin beam includes a spinneret assembly having filament nozzles configured and arranged to extrude a plurality of filaments of a first polymer. A gas distribution plate is disposed downstream of the spinneret assembly, and includes a plurality of gas distribution slots that are configured and arranged to receive two or more corresponding filament nozzles of the spinneret assembly therein. A stream of gas is introduced into the plurality of slots to draw and attenuate the filaments extruded by the plurality of filament nozzles. The drawn and attenuated filaments are collected on a collection surface disposed downstream of the gas distribution plate to form a nonwoven fabric. A solid additive, such as pulp fibers may be blended with the filaments prior to collecting the filaments on the collection surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2022Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: Fitesa Simpsonville, Inc.Inventors: Marc NEWMAN, Rene RUSCHEL, Yu XIN
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Publication number: 20220220647Abstract: One or more aspects of the disclosure provides a nonwoven fabric comprising a single layer in which the single fabric layer comprises a plurality of different fibers in which each fiber type has desired functionality. In one aspect, a system for preparing a nonwoven fabric having a single fabric layer in which the single fabric layer comprises a plurality of different fiber types, is provided. The system includes a spin beam having a zoned distribution plate disposed upstream of a spinneret, the zoned distribution plate includes a plurality of distribution apertures arranged in zones, wherein each zone is configured and arranged to extrude a plurality of polymer streams that are of a different polymer type than polymer streams extruded by an adjacent zone to the spinneret to form a single layer having two or more types of fibers that are of a different type from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2022Publication date: July 14, 2022Applicant: Fitesa Simpsonville, Inc.Inventors: Marc Newman, Fabio Baldissera, Rene Ruschel, Yu Xin
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Publication number: 20220178059Abstract: Provided is a composite sheet that is particularly useful as an AQDL component in absorbent articles. The composite sheet includes a fluid acquisition component and an airlaid component. The airlaid component may include one or more airlaid layers that are successively formed overlying each other. Each of the airlaid layers are adjacent to, and in direct contact with, immediately adjacent layers of the airlaid component so that adjacent layers are in fluid communication with respect to each other. The fluid acquisition component includes a nonwoven fabric comprising a carded nonwoven fabric comprised of a plurality of staple fibers that are air through bonded to each other to form a coherent nonwoven fabric. The airlaid layer(s) include a blend of cellulose and non-cellulose staple fibers. The staple fibers may be bicomponent fibers having a polyethyelene sheath and a polypropylene or polyethylene terephthalate core, and mixtures of such fibers.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2022Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Jichun REN, Juan WANG, Xunwang FENG, Yijian QU, Marc NEWMAN
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Patent number: 11268220Abstract: Provided is a composite sheet that is particularly useful as an AQDL component in absorbent articles. The composite sheet includes a fluid acquisition component and an airlaid component. The airlaid component may include one or more airlaid layers that are successively formed overlying each other. Each of the airlaid layers are adjacent to, and in direct contact with, immediately adjacent layers of the airlaid component so that adjacent layers are in fluid communication with respect to each other. The fluid acquisition component includes a nonwoven fabric comprising a carded nonwoven fabric comprised of a plurality of staple fibers that are air through bonded to each other to form a coherent nonwoven fabric. The airlaid layer(s) include a blend of cellulose and non-cellulose staple fibers. The staple fibers may be bicomponent fibers having a polyethyelene sheath and a polypropylene or polyethylene terephthalate core, and mixtures of such fibers.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2017Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignees: Fitesa (China) Airlaid Company Limited, Fitesa Simponsville, Inc.Inventors: Jichun Ren, Juan Wang, Xunwang Feng, Yijian Qu, Marc Newman
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Publication number: 20200392658Abstract: Provided is a composite sheet that is particularly useful as an AQDL component in absorbent articles. The composite sheet includes a fluid acquisition component and an airlaid component. The airlaid component may include one or more airlaid layers that are successively formed overlying each other. Each of the airlaid layers are adjacent to, and in direct contact with, immediately adjacent layers of the airlaid component so that adjacent layers are in fluid communication with respect to each other. The fluid acquisition component includes a nonwoven fabric comprising a carded nonwoven fabric comprised of a plurality of staple fibers that are air through bonded to each other to form a coherent nonwoven fabric. The airlaid layer(s) include a blend of cellulose and non-cellulose staple fibers. The staple fibers may be bicomponent fibers having a polyethyelene sheath and a polypropylene or polyethylene terephthalate core, and mixtures of such fibers.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2017Publication date: December 17, 2020Inventors: Jichun REN, Juan WANG, Xunwang FENG, Yijian QU, Marc NEWMAN
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Patent number: 9404255Abstract: Construction blocks include transversely disposed first and second end walls, longitudinally disposed first and second sidewalls, and longitudinally disposed top and bottom walls. A recess is formed in a first end wall, a protuberance is formed in a second end wall and the recess receives the protuberance when the blocks are laid end-to-end. A longitudinally-extending protuberance is formed in the top wall, and a longitudinally-extending recess is formed in the bottom wall and receives the top wall protuberance when the blocks are vertically stacked. A pair of parallel, longitudinally-extending ledges is formed in the top wall of each block by the top wall protuberance and each ledge receives an associated bottom edge of a sidewall when the blocks are vertically stacked.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2015Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: ARCA Global, LLCInventors: Mauricio Castro, Marc Newman, Jon LaPlante
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Children's income protection and benefit health insurance policy and method of underwriting the same
Publication number: 20020072936Abstract: An individual health insurance policy providing benefits for children who become disabled and a method for underwriting the same, providing monetary benefits to cover the expenses associated with a disabling injury suffered by a child including care, supervision, schooling, incidental expense benefits, supplemental benefits, which include long term care and home tutoring benefits, and other benefits for a disabling event.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2001Publication date: June 13, 2002Inventor: Jeffrey Marc Newman -
Patent number: 5418864Abstract: A post-processing method for an optical character recognition (OCR) method for combining different OCR engines to identify and resolve characters and attributes of the characters that are erroneously recognized by multiple optical character recognition engines. The characters can originate from many different types of character environments. OCR engine outputs are synchronized in order to detect matches and mismatches between said OCR engine outputs by using synchronization heuristics. The mismatches are resolved using resolution heuristics and neural networks. The resolution heuristics and neural networks are based on observing many different conventional OCR engines in different character environments to find what specific OCR engine correctly identifies a certain character having particular attributes. The results are encoded into the resolution heuristics and neural networks to create an optimal OCR post-processing solution.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 1994Date of Patent: May 23, 1995Assignee: Motorola, Inc.Inventors: Michael C. Murdock, Marc A. Newman