Patents by Inventor Michael L. Bowen

Michael L. Bowen 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).

  • Patent number: 11941340
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention include methods, systems, and computer program products for integrated circuit development using cross-hierarchy antenna condition verification. A method includes obtaining a design of a hierarchical macro distributed between multiple files for an integrated circuit and analyzing, by a design verification tool, a route between at least one child macro and at least one pin of the hierarchical macro as defined in the files. The method further includes determining, by the design verification tool, a plurality of connection characteristics of the at least one child macro and the at least one pin forming the route and calculating, by the design verification tool, an antenna condition for the route based on the connection characteristics. The design of the hierarchical macro is adjusted to remove a violation of an antenna rule based on determining that the antenna condition of the route violates the antenna rule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Alexander Bowen, Gerald L Strevig, III, Amanda Christine Venton, Robert Mahlon Averill, III, Adam P. Matheny, David Wolpert, Mitchell R. DeHond
  • Patent number: 11751618
    Abstract: A facemask includes an air-filtering portion comprising an air-permeable filtering media; a see-through portion in the filtering media; and a layered portion on each opposing side of the see-through portion. The see-through portion is configured so that, in use, a mouth of a wearer is visible therethrough, and is formed from a transparent film covering a void in, and fixed along its periphery to, the filtering media. The film extends across the length of the facemask, including over the void, forming layered portions of film on filtering media on opposing sides of the clear-portion. A method of manufacture includes removing, e.g., kiss-cutting, the air-permeable filtering media away to form the see-through portion, after layering the film onto the filtering media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Prestige Ameritech, Ltd.
    Inventors: Rex D. Reese, George D. Reese, Michael L. Bowen
  • Publication number: 20210289853
    Abstract: A perimeter seal device is constructed in three layers to easily convert a non-sealed face mask to a face mask with a perimeter seal. The device has a top and bottom release liner, partitioned for providing the perimeter seal to an existing manufactured mask, with a double-sided adhesive layer in the middle formed with pressure-sensitive adhesive. A pre-cut perimeter portion of the adhesive layer provides the perimeter seal. The construction of the perimeter seal device allows alternate methods for fixing either side of the perimeter portion of the adhesive layer onto a face mask. The opposing side of the adhesive perimeter portion is adhered directly on a wearer's face. The device provides a way to convert a surgical or other non-sealed face mask to a sealed mask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Michael L. Bowen, Richard Bennett
  • Patent number: 10849375
    Abstract: A perimeter seal device is constructed in three layers to easily convert a non-sealed face mask to a face mask with a perimeter seal. The device has a top and bottom release liner, partitioned for providing the perimeter seal to an existing manufactured mask, with a double-sided adhesive layer in the middle formed with pressure-sensitive adhesive. A pre-cut perimeter portion of the adhesive layer provides the perimeter seal. The construction of the perimeter seal device allows alternate methods for fixing either side of the perimeter portion of the adhesive layer onto a face mask. The opposing side of the adhesive perimeter portion is adhered directly on a wearer's face. The device provides a way to convert a surgical or other non-sealed face mask to a sealed mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Prestige Ameritech, Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael L. Bowen, Richard Bennett
  • Publication number: 20180007982
    Abstract: A facemask includes an air-filtering portion comprising an air-permeable filtering media; a see-through portion in the filtering media; and a layered portion on each opposing side of the see-through portion. The see-through portion is configured so that, in use, a mouth of a wearer is visible therethrough, and is formed from a transparent film covering a void in, and fixed along its periphery to, the filtering media. The film extends across the length of the facemask, including over the void, forming layered portions of film on filtering media on opposing sides of the clear-portion. A method of manufacture includes removing, e.g., kiss-cutting, the air-permeable filtering media away to form the see-through portion, after layering the film onto the filtering media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Rex D. Reese, George D. Reese, Michael L. Bowen
  • Patent number: 8430100
    Abstract: A face mask has upper and lower portions made of mask material. The upper and lower portions are joined together at side portions and a front portion. The side portions converge as the side portions extend from a face edge to the front portion. The mask has sections between the face edge and the front portion, with each section having a head retainer, a nose strip or both. The sections are divisible from each other along separation zones or bands that extend between the side edges. The size of the mask can be reduced by removing one or more sections, leaving one or more sections that incorporate the front edge and the shortened side edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Prestige Ameritech Ltd.
    Inventors: George D. Reese, Michael L. Bowen
  • Patent number: 8061356
    Abstract: A face mask has mask material and ties or ear loops coupled to the mask material. The face mask is flat until worn. The mask material has an outside and an inside, which inside is designed to be against the wearer's face when the mask is worn. A deformable nose strip is provided near a top edge of the mask material. The nose strip is preformed into a contour for fitting about a nose. The contour bows out from the inside to the outside. A wearer donning the mask intuitively knows to orient the contour to the wearer's nose, wherein the inside is automatically positioned against the wearer's face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Prestige Ameritech Ltd.
    Inventor: Michael L. Bowen
  • Patent number: 7793892
    Abstract: A holder or organizer has first and second strips releasably fastened together by coupling material such as by hook and loop material. The strips each have two ends, namely a bonding end and a free end. The two bonding ends are coupled together. The first strip has an adhesive on its outside. The second strip has a selvedge area adjacent an edge, which selvedge area lacks releasable coupling material. The selvedge area will not fasten to the first strip. A user can easily grip the selvedge area of the second strip and peel the second strip off of the first strip. A tongue extends in the direction of the bonding ends of the strips and works in conjunction with a non-tongue area of the upper strip to more securely hold an object in the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Prestige Ameritech Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael L. Bowen, George D. Reese
  • Publication number: 20090211582
    Abstract: A face mask has upper and lower portions made of mask material. The upper and lower portions are joined together at side portions and a front portion. The side portions converge as the side portions extend from a face edge to the front portion. The mask has sections between the face edge and the front portion, with each section having a head retainer, a nose strip or both. The sections are divisible from each other along separation zones or bands that extend between the side edges. The size of the mask can be reduced by removing one or more sections, leaving one or more sections that incorporate the front edge and the shortened side edges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: George D. Reese, Michael L. Bowen
  • Publication number: 20090205666
    Abstract: A face mask has mask material and ties or ear loops coupled to the mask material. The face mask is flat until worn. The mask material has an outside and an inside, which inside is designed to be against the wearer's face when the mask is worn. A deformable nose strip is provided near a top edge of the mask material. The nose strip is preformed into a contour for fitting about a nose. The contour bows out from the inside to the outside. A wearer donning the mask intuitively knows to orient the contour to the wearer's nose, wherein the inside is automatically positioned against the wearer's face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Inventor: Michael L. Bowen
  • Publication number: 20090099633
    Abstract: An ice pack including a bag having a containment section with an opening. Two layers of adhesive material are be disposed on adjacent portions of the opening. One layer has a lesser width than the other layer, so that when the layers are engaged, the layer with the greater width engages both the other layer and a portion of the interior surface of the bag. At least one removable liner and preferably two removable liners may be disposed on respective layers of the adhesive material. The ice pack may be satisfactory for a single use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: ADVANCED MATERIALS GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Michael L. Bowen, William G. Mortensen
  • Patent number: 7410053
    Abstract: A tool holder formed from two or more layers of material is provided. Cutouts or pockets may be formed in the tool holder corresponding with specific types and sizes of tools. An identification for each tool may be provided on the tool holder adjacent to each cutout. The identification remains visible to a reader when an associated tool is placed in each respective cutout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Advanced Materials Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael L Bowen, Robert E Delk
  • Publication number: 20040261373
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of using a nonwoven medical wrap, and more specifically, to a method of supplying a medical wrap in a continuous form for a more convenient means of wrapping surgical instruments. In a first embodiment, the medical wrap may be in rolled form comprising one or more plies that may be detached from the roll in user determined lengths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Applicant: Polymer Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael L. Bowen, Sergio Diaz de Leon, Weiping Lin, Nick Carter
  • Patent number: 6361553
    Abstract: An ice pack generally intended for single patient use includes an elongated bag member defined by opposite side panels. The bag member has a closed end and an open opposite end. The open end is used for introducing ice into the bag member by pulling the side panels apart at the open end. A portion of at least one of the side panels generally adjacent to the open end is expandable from a first width defined between sealed edges of the bag member to an increased width so as to provide a greater effective cross-sectional area to the opening in order to aid in filling the ice pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael L. Bowen
  • Patent number: 6257235
    Abstract: A face mask is provided having a filter body sized to cover the nose and mouth of a wearer, a securing mechanism for holding the filter body in close fit with the wearer's face, and a fan attachment to enhance breathability and comfort of the mask. The fan is powered and configured with the exterior of the filter body to aid in drawing air through the filter media of the mask. The fan operates to draw warm, moist exhaled air from the interior volume of the mask to improve comfort, facilitate inhalation, and decrease fogging of any transparent portions of the mask or eye coverings. The fan may additionally operate to force cool, fresh air into the interior volume of the mask, also for the comfort of the wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael L. Bowen
  • Patent number: D693062
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Prestige Ameritech Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael L. Bowen, George D. Reese
  • Patent number: D803391
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Prestige Ameritech, Ltd.
    Inventors: Rex D. Reese, George D. Reese, Michael L. Bowen
  • Patent number: D854144
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Prestige Ameritech, Ltd.
    Inventor: Michael L. Bowen
  • Patent number: D879383
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Prestige Ameritech, Ltd.
    Inventor: Michael L Bowen
  • Patent number: D945605
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Prestige Ameritech, Ltd
    Inventors: Michael L. Bowen, Richard Bennett