Patents by Inventor Mum Pew Ng
Mum Pew Ng 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: 20240157048Abstract: An intravenous (IV) spike for administering a medicinal fluid from a container may include a head portion at a proximal end thereof, a base portion at a distal end thereof, and an elongate body portion connecting the head and the base portions. The elongate body portion may be configured to be coupled to the container. The IV spike may further include a radial notch extending at least partially along a circumference of an outer surface of the elongate body portion. The radial notch may be recessed radially inward from the outer surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2024Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventors: Benjamin Yang Teck TAN, Mum Pew NG
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Patent number: 11911592Abstract: An intravenous (IV) spike for administering a medicinal fluid from a container may include a head portion at a proximal end thereof, a base portion at a distal end thereof, and an elongate body portion connecting the head and the base portions. The elongate body portion may be configured to be coupled to the container. The IV spike may further include a radial notch extending at least partially along a circumference of an outer surface of the elongate body portion. The radial notch may be recessed radially inward from the outer surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2020Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: CareFusion 303, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin Yang Teck Tan, Mum Pew Ng
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Publication number: 20230285736Abstract: A precision roller clamp assembly for adjusting the fluid flow rate in a tube of an infusion set is provided. The roller clamp assembly includes a housing to receive the tube and a roller wheel moveably engaged with the housing. The housing includes a tube groove disposed in a guide wall, the tube groove dimensions configured to provide a precise fluid flow adjustment over a majority of the travel path of the roller wheel. A method of operating a precision roller clamp assembly is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: Wesley UNDERWOOD, Luca NASI, Mum Pew NG, Aaron E. WANG, Corey M. CHRISTENSEN
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Publication number: 20220176080Abstract: A catheter system may include a catheter assembly, a fluid storage unit, and fluid. The catheter assembly may include a catheter hub, a catheter, an extension tube, and an adapter. The catheter hub may include a distal end, a proximal end, a lumen extending between the distal end and the proximal end, and a side port. The catheter may extend distally from the distal end of the catheter hub. A distal end of the extension tube may be coupled to the side port. The adapter may be coupled to a proximal end of the extension tube. The fluid storage unit may be coupled to the adapter and may include a reservoir, a barrier, and an actuator. The fluid may be disposed within the reservoir. In response to breach of the barrier by the actuator, the reservoir may be in fluid communication with the lumen of the catheter hub.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2022Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Mum Pew Ng, Jithendra Kumar Sathyanarayana Naidu
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Publication number: 20220176035Abstract: An intravenous (IV) spike for administering a medicinal fluid from a container may include a head portion at a proximal end thereof, a base portion at a distal end thereof, and an elongate body portion connecting the head and the base portions. The elongate body portion may be configured to be coupled to the container. The IV spike may further include a radial notch extending at least partially along a circumference of an outer surface of the elongate body portion. The radial notch may be recessed radially inward from the outer surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2020Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Benjamin Yang Teck TAN, Mum Pew NG
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Patent number: 11291802Abstract: A catheter system may include a catheter assembly, a fluid storage unit, and fluid. The catheter assembly may include a catheter hub, a catheter, an extension tube, and an adapter. The catheter hub may include a distal end, a proximal end, a lumen extending between the distal end and the proximal end, and a side port. The catheter may extend distally from the distal end of the catheter hub. A distal end of the extension tube may be coupled to the side port. The adapter may be coupled to a proximal end of the extension tube. The fluid storage unit may be coupled to the adapter and may include a reservoir, a barrier, and an actuator. The fluid may be disposed within the reservoir. In response to breach of the barrier by the actuator, the reservoir may be in fluid communication with the lumen of the catheter hub.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2018Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Jithendra Kumar Sathyanarayana Naidu, Mum Pew Ng
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Publication number: 20190105464Abstract: A catheter system may include a catheter assembly, a fluid storage unit, and fluid. The catheter assembly may include a catheter hub, a catheter, an extension tube, and an adapter. The catheter hub may include a distal end, a proximal end, a lumen extending between the distal end and the proximal end, and a side port. The catheter may extend distally from the distal end of the catheter hub. A distal end of the extension tube may be coupled to the side port. The adapter may be coupled to a proximal end of the extension tube. The fluid storage unit may be coupled to the adapter and may include a reservoir, a barrier, and an actuator. The fluid may be disposed within the reservoir. In response to breach of the barrier by the actuator, the reservoir may be in fluid communication with the lumen of the catheter hub.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2018Publication date: April 11, 2019Inventors: JITHENDRA KUMAR SATHYANARAYANA NAIDU, MUM PEW NG
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Patent number: 9839748Abstract: There is provided an IV flow regulator including a first part integrated with a flow control slit, the flow control slit being along a fluid path; a second part integrated with a central stem, the central stem including a spiral surface configured to contact the flow control slit, an area of contact defined by the spiral surface and the flow control slit being shaped substantially like an orifice to enable flow along the fluid path; and a dead space chamfer included in the second part at a portion of the fluid path subsequent to the area of contact.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2015Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: Becton Dickinson Holdings Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Mum Pew Ng, Jithendra Kumar, Darius Alisantoso
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Publication number: 20160106913Abstract: There is provided an IV flow regulator including a first part integrated with a flow control slit, the flow control slit being along a fluid path; a second part integrated with a central stem, the central stem including a spiral surface configured to contact the flow control slit, an area of contact defined by the spiral surface and the flow control slit being shaped substantially like an orifice to enable flow along the fluid path; and a dead space chamfer included in the second part at a portion of the fluid path subsequent to the area of contact.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2015Publication date: April 21, 2016Inventors: Mum Pew NG, Jithendra KUMAR, Darius ALISANTOSO
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Patent number: 8807694Abstract: An inkjet printer includes an inkjet printhead having a printhead die with an array of nozzles, and a media advance system for moving recording medium along a media path toward a print region. A carriage moves the inkjet printhead back and forth across the print region, and the carriage includes a holding receptacle for the inkjet printhead. The holding receptacle includes a bottom portion having an opening into which the printhead die extends. A viewing hole is disposed in the bottom portion of the holding receptacle for providing an optical pathway between an optical sensor and a portion of the media path. A wick is configured to contact the bottom portion of the holding receptacle proximate the viewing hole for removing accumulated ink.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2012Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Ang Beng Keong, Tay Swee Hwai, Mum Pew Ng, Chee Meng Chen
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Patent number: 8136129Abstract: The invention provides a disc changer including a plurality of trays which can be moved respectively in a horizontal direction, a tray driving gear unit capable of shuttling the trays between a standby position and a disc exchange position, a gear driving mechanism for driving the tray driving gear unit, a tray triggering unit capable of locking/unlocking the trays in the standby position, pushing all trays to engage with the tray driving gear unit after unlocking the trays, and driving the trays toward the disc exchange position, wherein all trays in the standby position can be unlocked and pushed to engage with the tray driving gear unit, and ejected outward from a mechanical chassis by a predetermined tray stroke, thereafter the trays are driven back to the standby position one by one, and when the last tray reaches the standby position all trays are locked.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2006Date of Patent: March 13, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Chi Wei Lee, Mum Pew Ng, Mok Tiong Tan, Rico Paolo O. Ramirez, Masahiko Nakamura, Soon Han Poo, Lay Ghee Tan
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Patent number: 8127317Abstract: The invention provides a disc changer including a plurality of trays which can be moved respectively in a horizontal direction, a tray driving gear unit capable of shuttling the trays between a standby position and a disc exchange position, a gear driving mechanism for driving the tray driving gear unit, a tray triggering unit capable of locking/unlocking the trays in the standby position, pushing all trays to engage with the tray driving gear unit after unlocking the trays, and driving the trays toward the disc exchange position, wherein the tray driving gear unit can be used for checking the discs by driving all trays to protrude outward from the mechanical chassis to the disc exchange position, and can drive the trays individually from the disc exchange position to the standby position from top to bottom, thereby each disc can be checked until its tray is closed.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2006Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Chi Wei Lee, Mum Pew Ng, Mok Tiong Tan, Rico Paolo O. Ramirez, Masahiko Nakamura, Soon Han Poo, Lay Ghee Tan
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Publication number: 20090122661Abstract: The invention provides a disc changer including a plurality of trays which can be moved respectively in a horizontal direction, a tray driving gear unit capable of shuttling the trays between a standby position and a disc exchange position, a gear driving mechanism for driving the tray driving gear unit, a tray triggering unit capable of locking/unlocking the trays in the standby position, pushing all trays to engage with the tray driving gear unit after unlocking the trays, and driving the trays toward the disc exchange position, wherein the tray driving gear unit can be used for checking the discs by driving all trays to protrude outward from the mechanical chassis to the disc exchange position, and can drive the trays individually from the disc exchange position to the standby position from top to bottom, thereby each disc can be checked until its tray is closed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2006Publication date: May 14, 2009Inventors: Chi Wei Lee, Mum Pew Ng, Mok Tiong Tan, Rico Paolo O. Ramirez, Masahiko Nakamura, Soon Han Poo, Lay Ghee Tan
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Publication number: 20090119691Abstract: The invention provides a disc changer including a plurality of trays which can be moved respectively in a horizontal direction, a tray driving gear unit capable of shuttling the trays between a standby position and a disc exchange position, a gear driving mechanism for driving the tray driving gear unit, a tray triggering unit capable of locking/unlocking the trays in the standby position, pushing all trays to engage with the tray driving gear unit after unlocking the trays, and driving the trays toward the disc exchange position, wherein all trays in the standby position can be unlocked and pushed to engage with the tray driving gear unit, and ejected outward from a mechanical chassis by a predetermined tray stroke, thereafter the trays are driven back to the standby position one by one, and when the last tray reaches the standby position all trays are locked.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2006Publication date: May 7, 2009Applicants: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD., PANASONIC AVC NETWORKS SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.Inventors: Chi Wei Lee, Mum Pew Ng, Mok Tiong Tan, Rico Paolo O. Ramirez, Masahiko Nakamura, Soon Han Poo, Lay Ghee Tan