Patents by Inventor Michael Kempe

Michael Kempe 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: 20240384492
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a load bearing clamp including a first clamp member, the first clamp member including a first semi-annular clamping surface, a second clamp member, the second clamp member including a second semi-annular clamping surface, the second semi-annular clamping surface opposing the first semi-annular clamping surface and at least one member for drawing the first clamp member and the second clamp member toward each other, wherein at least one of the first semi-annular clamp surface and the second semi-annular clamp surface includes at least one irregular surface that deforms at least a portion of a shaft clamped between the first and second clamp members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Shawn David DOWNEY, Timothy Michael KEMP
  • Patent number: 12060691
    Abstract: A load bearing clamp including a first clamp member, the first clamp member including a first semi-annular clamping surface, a second clamp member, the second clamp member including a second semi-annular clamping surface, the second semi-annular clamping surface opposing the first semi-annular clamping surface and at least one member for drawing the first clamp member and the second clamp member toward each other, wherein at least one of the first semi-annular clamp surface and the second semi-annular clamp surface includes at least one irregular surface that deforms at least a portion of a shaft clamped between the first and second clamp members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Shawn David Downey, Timothy Michael Kemp
  • Publication number: 20240218627
    Abstract: A helical pile including a heat exchanger is described. The pile is formed from a lead section and one or more extension sections. The interior of the lead and extension sections are hollow and form a heat exchanger cavity. At the lower end of the lead section is a helical blade. Rotation of the lead section causes the helical blade to screw into the ground, thus pulling the lead section downward. Extension sections are added to the lead section and the pile is rotated until it is installed to a desired depth. The pile includes an inflow tube extending a predetermined distance into the heat exchanger cavity and an outflow port connected with the heat exchanger cavity. In operation, a heat carrying fluid is pumped into the inflow tube from a heat source or sink, for example, a heat pump for a building heating and cooling system. The fluid exits the tube at a point near the bottom of the heat exchanger cavity. The fluid flows upward through the heat exchange cavity and exchanges heat with the surrounding soil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2024
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventor: Timothy Michael Kemp
  • Patent number: 11982066
    Abstract: A helical pile including a heat exchanger is described. The pile is formed from a lead section and one or more extension sections. The interior of the lead and extension sections are hollow and form a heat exchanger cavity. At the lower end of the lead section is a helical blade. Rotation of the lead section causes the helical blade to screw into the ground, thus pulling the lead section downward. Extension sections are added to the lead section and the pile is rotated until it is installed to a desired depth. The pile includes an inflow tube extending a predetermined distance into the heat exchanger cavity and an outflow port connected with the heat exchanger cavity. In operation, a heat carrying fluid is pumped into the inflow tube from a heat source or sink, for example, a heat pump for a building heating and cooling system. The fluid exits the tube at a point near the bottom of the heat exchanger cavity. The fluid flows upward through the heat exchange cavity and exchanges heat with the surrounding soil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: HUBBELL INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Timothy Michael Kemp
  • Publication number: 20240085338
    Abstract: This invention is in the field of medical devices. Specifically, the present invention provides fluidic systems having a plurality of reaction sites surrounded by optical barriers to reduce the amount of optical cross-talk between signals detected from various reaction sites. The invention also provides a method of manufacturing fluidic systems and methods of using the systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Timothy Michael KEMP, Chris TODD, Ron ORAL, Shulin ZENG, John HOWARD, Jeff FENTON, Elizabeth A. HOLMES, Ian GIBBONS (deceased), Shaunak ROY
  • Publication number: 20230417009
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a load bearing clamp including a first clamp member, the first clamp member including a first semi-annular clamping surface, a second clamp member, the second clamp member including a second semi-annular clamping surface, the second semi-annular clamping surface opposing the first semi-annular clamping surface and at least one member for drawing the first clamp member and the second clamp member toward each other, wherein at least one of the first semi-annular clamp surface and the second semi-annular clamp surface includes at least one irregular surface that deforms at least a portion of a shaft clamped between the first and second clamp members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Shawn David DOWNEY, Timothy Michael KEMP
  • Patent number: 11761163
    Abstract: A load bearing clamp including a first clamp member, the first clamp member including a first semi-annular clamping surface, a second clamp member, the second clamp member including a second semi-annular clamping surface, the second semi-annular clamping surface opposing the first semi-annular clamping surface and at least one member for drawing the first clamp member and the second clamp member toward each other, wherein at least one of the first semi-annular clamp surface and the second semi-annular clamp surface includes at least one irregular surface that deforms at least a portion of a shaft clamped between the first and second clamp members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: HUBBELL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Shawn David Downey, Timothy Michael Kemp
  • Patent number: 11630069
    Abstract: This invention is in the field of medical devices. Specifically, the present invention provides fluidic systems having a plurality of reaction sites surrounded by optical barriers to reduce the amount of optical cross-talk between signals detected from various reaction sites. The invention also provides a method of manufacturing fluidic systems and methods of using the systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Labrador Diagnostics LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Michael Kemp, Chris Todd, Ron Oral, Shulin Zeng, John Howard, Jeff Fenton, Elizabeth A. Holmes, Ian Gibbons, Shaunak Roy
  • Patent number: 11612319
    Abstract: Systems and methods for Broad Line Fundus Imaging (BLFI), an imaging approach that is a hybrid between confocal and widefield imaging systems, are presented. These systems and methods are focused on improving the quality and signal of broad line fundus images or imaging methods to create high contrast and high resolution fundus images. Embodiments related to improved pupil splitting, artifact removal, reflex minimization, adaptable field of view, instrument alignment and illumination details are considered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Bublitz, Matthew J. Everett, Csaba Farkas, Michael Kempe, Yue Qiu, Tobias Schmitt-Manderbach
  • Publication number: 20220252503
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems, devices, and methods for point-of-care and/or distributed testing services. The methods and devices of the invention are directed toward automatic detection of analytes in a bodily fluid. The components of the device can be modified to allow for more flexible and robust use with the disclosed methods for a variety of medical, laboratory, and other applications. The systems, devices, and methods of the present invention can allow for effective use of samples by improved sample preparation and analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: Labrador Diagnostics LLC
    Inventors: Ian GIBBONS, Anthony NUGENT, Anthony DELACRUZ, Daniel YOUNG, Elizabeth A. HOLMES, Andrew DRAKE, Timothy Michael KEMP, Sunny BALWANI, Chinmay PANGARKAR
  • Patent number: 11340477
    Abstract: An ophthalmic lens has a changeable corrective effect, which automatically changes over a predetermined period of time. Further, the ophthalmic lens provides a gradually increasing undercorrection of the far point of the eye over the course of a day, which brings about a deceleration in the axial length growth of the eyeball. In addition, a method for automatically adapting a corrective effect, a pair of spectacles, and a use of an ophthalmic lens are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss AG
    Inventors: Tobias Bühren, Michael Kempe
  • Patent number: 11284795
    Abstract: Systems and methods for Broad Line Fundus Imaging (BLFI), an imaging approach that is a hybrid between confocal and widefield imaging systems, are presented. These systems and methods are focused on improving the quality and signal of broad line fundus images or imaging methods to create high contrast and high resolution fundus images. Embodiments related to improved pupil splitting, artifact removal, reflex minimization, adaptable field of view, instrument alignment and illumination details are considered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignees: Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc., CARL ZEISS MEDITEC AG
    Inventors: Daniel Bublitz, Matthew J. Everett, Csaba Farkas, Michael Kempe, Yue Qiu, Tobias Schmitt-Manderbach
  • Publication number: 20210389609
    Abstract: An ophthalmic lens has a changeable corrective effect, which automatically changes over a predetermined period of time. Further, the ophthalmic lens provides a gradually increasing undercorrection of the far point of the eye over the course of a day, which brings about a deceleration in the axial length growth of the eyeball. In addition, a method for automatically adapting a corrective effect, a pair of spectacles, and a use of an ophthalmic lens are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Tobias Bühren, Michael Kempe
  • Patent number: 11199489
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems, devices, and methods for point-of-care and/or distributed testing services. The methods and devices of the invention are directed toward automatic detection of analytes in a bodily fluid. The components of the device can be modified to allow for more flexible and robust use with the disclosed methods for a variety of medical, laboratory, and other applications. The systems, devices, and methods of the present invention can allow for effective use of samples by improved sample preparation and analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Labrador Diagnostics LLC
    Inventors: Ian Gibbons, Anthony Nugent, Anthony Delacruz, Daniel Young, Elizabeth A. Holmes, Andrew Drake, Timothy Michael Kemp, Sunny Balwani, Chinmay Pangarkar
  • Publication number: 20210285181
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a load bearing clamp including a first clamp member, the first clamp member including a first semi-annular clamping surface, a second clamp member, the second clamp member including a second semi-annular clamping surface, the second semi-annular clamping surface opposing the first semi-annular clamping surface and at least one member for drawing the first clamp member and the second clamp member toward each other, wherein at least one of the first semi-annular clamp surface and the second semi-annular clamp surface includes at least one irregular surface that deforms at least a portion of a shaft clamped between the first and second clamp members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Shawn David DOWNEY, Timothy Michael KEMP
  • Patent number: 11047104
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a load bearing clamp including a first clamp member, the first clamp member including a first semi-annular clamping surface, a second clamp member, the second clamp member including a second semi-annular clamping surface, the second semi-annular clamping surface opposing the first semi-annular clamping surface and at least one member for drawing the first clamp member and the second clamp member toward each other, wherein at least one of the first semi-annular clamp surface and the second semi-annular clamp surface includes at least one irregular surface that deforms at least a portion of a shaft clamped between the first and second clamp members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Shawn David Downey, Timothy Michael Kemp
  • Patent number: 11039979
    Abstract: A personal therapy device, directed generally to an elongated sexual stimulation device for female use having advanced shape motion control and shape transformation. In one embodiment, the device has a flexible outer body elongated in a longitudinal direction and a shape memory alloy (SMA) thrust actuator disposed within the flexible outer body. In another embodiment, the device includes one or more skeletal segments which are disposed within the flexible outer body and capable of deformation in various directions. In yet another embodiment, the device includes one or more rotational servo motor pair units, where each rotational servo motor of the rotational servo motor pair has an eccentric weight, and the synchronized rotation of the eccentric weight pair generates a net lateral wobbling motion. In yet another embodiment, the device includes an external positioning sensor unit, an inertial measurement unit, one or more pressure sensors, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Inventor: Michael Kemp
  • Publication number: 20210010217
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a lateral support for a shaft of a helical pile, the lateral support including a tubular portion for receiving the shaft and a plurality of fins extending from the tubular portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Timothy Michael Kemp, Shawn David Downey, Daniel V. Hamilton, Jason Wayne Herron
  • Publication number: 20210002843
    Abstract: A helical pile including a heat exchanger is described. The pile is formed from a lead section and one or more extension sections. The interior of the lead and extension sections are hollow and form a heat exchanger cavity. At the lower end of the lead section is a helical blade. Rotation of the lead section causes the helical blade to screw into the ground, thus pulling the lead section downward. Extension sections are added to the lead section and the pile is rotated until it is installed to a desired depth. The pile includes an inflow tube extending a predetermined distance into the heat exchanger cavity and an outflow port connected with the heat exchanger cavity. In operation, a heat carrying fluid is pumped into the inflow tube from a heat source or sink, for example, a heat pump for a building heating and cooling system. The fluid exits the tube at a point near the bottom of the heat exchanger cavity. The fluid flows upward through the heat exchange cavity and exchanges heat with the surrounding soil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventor: Timothy Michael Kemp
  • Publication number: 20200397612
    Abstract: A device for altering an optical and/or mechanical property of a lens that is implanted in an eye, the device including a laser device, which has a laser beam source that provides a pulsed laser beam and an optical unit, which impinges on the implanted lens with the pulsed laser beam. The device also includes a control device, which controls the laser device such that the optical and/or mechanical property of the lens is altered on the basis of non-linear interaction between the laser beam and the lens material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Mark Bischoff, Michael Kempe, Markus Strehle, Walter Wrobel