Patents by Inventor Michael A. Bryner
Michael A. Bryner 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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Patent number: 11992935Abstract: Methods and apparatus for verifiable inspection operations are described. An example apparatus may have an inspection description circuit to interpret an inspection definition value and a payload status circuit to provide a payload identification value in response to at least one of a payload specific configuration or signals from a payload. The example apparatus may also have an inspection integrity circuit to determine an inspection description value in response to the inspection definition value and the payload identification value and an inspection reporting circuit to communicate the inspection description value to an external device.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Gecko Robotics, Inc.Inventors: Edward A. Bryner, Edwin H. Cho, Kevin Y. Low, Michael A. Binger
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Publication number: 20240100717Abstract: Inspection robots with removeable interface plates and method for configuring payload interfaces are described. An example robot may include a payload, with at least one sensor, mounted to a housing of the inspection robot. The housing may include a removeable interface plate coupled to the at least one sensor and to an electronic board, the electronic board positioned within the housing. The removeable interface plate may define an electrical coupling interface compatible with the payload, and the electronic board may include an electrical processing configuration compatible with the payload.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Edward A. Bryner, Dillon R. Jourde, Edwin H. Cho, Mark Cho, Michael A. Binger, Katherine Virginia Denner, Michael Stephen Auda, Kevin Y. Low, Samuel Theodore Westenberg, Alexander R. Cuti, Ignacio J. Cordova, Francesco H. Trogu
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Publication number: 20170120290Abstract: Apparatus for forming and fibrillating a molten polymeric film into nanofibers consisting of a plurality of two-phase flow spinning nozzles arranged in a substantially liner array each nozzle into nanofibers including one or more first input orifices for a process gas; one or more second input orifices for a polymer melt; a flow channel including two or more channel walls and a monotonically decreasing flow area wherein the process gas and polymer melt are combined into a stratified two phase flow with the polymer melt formed into a film on one or more of the channel walls; and one or more channel exit openings, each exit opening including an edge at which the process gas reaches sonic velocity or less and where the edge is configured to fibrillate the polymeric film into a stream of nanofibers.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2015Publication date: May 4, 2017Applicant: VERDEX TECHNOLOGIES INC.Inventors: Larry Marshall, Michael Bryner, Michael Burt
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Publication number: 20150190543Abstract: A fibrous super absorbent material is disclosed including a) a hydrophilic three-dimensional fibrous web consisting of a first population of fibrillated nanofibers, and a second population of fibrillated microfibers, both populations uniformly distributed throughout the three-dimensional fibrous web where the first population comprises at least 50% of the total fiber population and b) a population of superabsorbent polymer (SAP) particles with a median size of less than 40 microns dispersed throughout the fibrous web. In various embodiments, a plurality of coarse (greater than 40 microns in diameter), fine from about (40 ?m to about 10 ?m in diameter), ultrafine (from about 10 ?m to about one ?m in diameter) and nanosize (less than one ?m in diameter) particles are dispersed into the fibrous structure to absorb liquids or remove contaminants or bacteria from the fluids.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2014Publication date: July 9, 2015Applicant: VERDEX TECHNOLOGIES INC.Inventors: Larry Marshall, Michael Bryner, Gary Huvard
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Patent number: 8808594Abstract: A method is disclosed for producing a coform fibrous materials comprising the steps of supplying a first fiber forming stream comprising a first phase comprising a polymer melt and a second phase comprising a pressurized gas to a two-phase flow nozzle, supplying a separate second stream containing at least one secondary material to the two-phase flow nozzle, combining the first fiber forming stream and the second stream to form a composite fiber forming stream and fibrillating the composite fiber forming stream into a coform fibrous web. Superabsorbent and filtration coform fibrous materials for filtration and produced using the method are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2014Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Verdex Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Larry Marshall, Michael Bryner, Gary Huvard
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Patent number: 8668854Abstract: The disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for producing nanofibers and non-woven nanofibrous materials from polymer melts, liquids and particles using a two-phase flow nozzle. The process comprises supplying a first phase comprising a polymer melt and a second phase comprising a pressurized gas stream to a two-phase flow nozzle; injecting the polymer melt and the pressurized gas stream into a mixing chamber within the two-phase flow nozzle wherein the mixing chamber combines the polymer flow and pressurized gas into a two-phase flow; distributing the two-phase flow uniformly to a converging channel terminating into an channel exit wherein the converging channel accelerates the two-phase flow creating a polymeric film along the surface of the converging channel and fibrillating the polymeric film at the channel exit of the converging channel in the form of a plurality of nanofibers.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2013Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: Verdex Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Larry Marshall, Michael Bryner
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Publication number: 20130328225Abstract: The disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for producing nanofibers and non-woven nanofibrous materials from polymer melts, liquids and particles using a two-phase flow nozzle. The process comprises supplying a first phase comprising a polymer melt and a second phase comprising a pressurized gas stream to a two-phase flow nozzle; injecting the polymer melt and the pressurized gas stream into a mixing chamber within the two-phase flow nozzle wherein the mixing chamber combines the polymer flow and pressurized gas into a two-phase flow; distributing the two-phase flow uniformly to a converging channel terminating into an channel exit wherein the converging channel accelerates the two-phase flow creating a polymeric film along the surface of the converging channel and fibrillating the polymeric film at the channel exit of the converging channel in the form of a plurality of nanofibers.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2013Publication date: December 12, 2013Inventors: Larry Marshall, Michael Bryner
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Publication number: 20070040305Abstract: A fiber spinning process which provides an uncharged, electrically conductive polymer-containing liquid stream, issues said liquid stream in combination with a forwarding gas in a direction from at least one spinning nozzle in said spinneret, passes said liquid stream through an ion flow formed by corona discharge to impart electrical charge to the liquid stream, forms fine polymer fibers of said polymer and collects said fine polymer fibers.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2005Publication date: February 22, 2007Inventors: Jack Armantrout, Michael Bryner, Christel Spiers
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Publication number: 20070042069Abstract: A fiber spinning apparatus for charging a polymer-containing liquid stream, having at least one electrically charged, point-electrode positioned adjacent the intended path of said liquid stream and creating an ion flow by corona discharge to impart electrical charge to the polymer-containing liquid stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2005Publication date: February 22, 2007Inventors: Jack Armantrout, Benjamin Johnson, Colbey Rude, Michael Bryner
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Publication number: 20060138711Abstract: An improved electroblowing process is provided for forming a fibrous web of nanofibers wherein polymer stream is issued from a spinning nozzle in a spinneret with the aid of a forwarding gas stream, passes an electrode and a resulting nanofiber web is collected on a collector. The process includes applying a high voltage to the spinneret and grounding the electrode such that an electric field is generated between the spinneret and the electrode of sufficient strength to impart an electrical charge on the polymer as it issues from the spinning nozzle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2004Publication date: June 29, 2006Inventors: Michael Bryner, Jack Armantrout, John Armstrong, Benjamin Johnson
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Publication number: 20060138710Abstract: An improved electroblowing process is provided for forming a fibrous web of nanofibers wherein polymer stream is issued from a spinning nozzle in a spinneret with the aid of a forwarding gas stream, passes an electrode and a resulting nanofiber web is collected on a collector. The process includes applying a high voltage to the electrode and grounding the spinneret such that an electric field is generated between the spinneret and the electrode of sufficient strength to impart an electrical charge on the polymer as it issues from the spinning nozzle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2004Publication date: June 29, 2006Inventors: Michael Bryner, Jack Armantrout, Benjamin Johnson
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Publication number: 20060137317Abstract: A filtration medium is disclosed for use in air filters used in heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems. The medium contains at least one nanofiber layer of fibers having diameters less than 1 ?m and at least one carrier layer, each nanofiber layer having a basis weight of at least about 2.5 g/m2, and up to about 25 g/m2. The medium has sufficient stiffness to be formed into a pleated configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2005Publication date: June 29, 2006Inventors: Michael Bryner, David Jones, Hyun Lim, B. Wiseman, Joseph Hovanec
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Publication number: 20060096260Abstract: Filtration media are disclosed for use in high efficiency air filters for filtering particulate matter in air. The media make use of at least one layer of fibers having a diameter less than 1000 nanometers sandwiched between two scrim layers to achieve high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filtration performance at relatively low pressure drops.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2004Publication date: May 11, 2006Inventors: Michael Bryner, Joseph Hovanec, David Jones, Hyun Lim, B. Wiseman
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Publication number: 20060012084Abstract: An improved electroblowing process is provided for forming a fibrous web of nanofibers wherein polymer stream is issued from a spinning nozzle in a spinneret with the aid of a forwarding gas stream and a resulting nanofiber web is collected on a collection means. The process includes applying a high voltage to the collection means and grounding the spinneret such that an electric field is generated between the spinneret and the collection means of sufficient strength to impart an electrical charge on the polymer as it issues from the spinning nozzle.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2004Publication date: January 19, 2006Inventors: Jack Armantrout, Michael Bryner, Michael Davis, Yong Kim
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Patent number: 5296172Abstract: Process and apparatus for improving web pinning and uniformity in a fibrous web forming operation. The improvements are achieved by imposing an auxiliary electrostatic field above the fibrous web as it is pinned along a moving collection surface. An auxiliary electrostatic field enhancing plate is positioned above the web and collection surface and downstream of the laydown position where the web initially is deposited on the collection surface. The plate enhances the electrostatic field in the region above the collection surface and thereby increases the web pinning forces. When the invention is applied to a flash-spinning process where trifluorochloromethane is used as the fluid medium, an auxiliary electrostatic field of between about 2 and 80 kV/cm, preferably between about 10 and 60 kV/cm, is applied by the plate.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 1992Date of Patent: March 22, 1994Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Michael C. Davis, Michael A. Bryner