Patents by Inventor Neil James Hunter

Neil James Hunter 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).

  • NASAL CANNULA ASSEMBLIES AND RELATED PARTS
    Publication number: 20240149001
    Abstract: Nasal cannula assemblies for providing respiratory therapy to patients are provided. A nasal cannula assembly can include a cannula, an optional manifold which may be removable, a gas supply tube, and a securement mechanism. Securement mechanisms can include headgear straps, cheek pads, or an adhesive nose strip. A nasal cannula assembly can also include a lanyard, lanyard clip, and/or lanyard connector to help support the weight of a main gas delivery conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Jason Allan Klenner, Milanjot Singh Assi, Mark Thomas O'Connor, Callum James Thomas Spence, Caroline Geraldine Hopkins, Neil Gray Duthie, Craig Karl White, Alicia Jerram Hunter Evans, Brent Ian Laing, Sooji Hope Clarkson, Laurence Gulliver
  • System and method for counting nominally identical articles by weight
    Patent number: 8283580
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for counting nominally identical articles employs weighing apparatus, which comprises a load hod (102) for holding a number of articles to be weighed and a load transducer (20) responsive to loading of the hod (102) to produce a derived electrical signal indicative of the apparent weight of articles in the hod (102). The signal is susceptible to fluctuation as a result of local air currents acting on the hod (102) or on the articles contained therein. The transducer derived signal is filtered to extract a component signal representative of such fluctuation. After further processing, the filtered component signal is used to correct the original transducer signal thereby to indicate the true weight of articles in the hod (102). The number of articles in the hod (102) is then determined by dividing the true weight indication by an expected average weight of an article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Inventors: Duncan McPhail, Neil James Hunter, William Wright Hamilton
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COUNT BY WEIGHT CORRECTION
    Publication number: 20090301791
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for counting nominally identical articles employs weighing apparatus, which comprises a load hod (102) for holding a number of articles to be weighed and a load transducer (20) responsive to loading of the hod (102) to produce a derived electrical signal indicative of the apparent weight of articles in the hod (102). The signal is susceptible to fluctuation as a result of local air currents acting on the hod (102) or on the articles contained therein. The transducer derived signal is filtered to extract a component signal representative of such fluctuation. After further processing, the filtered component signal is used to correct the original transducer signal thereby to indicate the true weight of articles in the hod (102). The number of articles in the hod (102) is then determined by dividing the true weight indication by an expected average weight of an article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: Duncan McPhail, William Wright Hamilton, Neil James Hunter
  • Information display unit
    Patent number: D417893
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1999
    Assignee: Cyber Frontiers International Limited
    Inventors: Neil James Hunter, Claudio Ingrosso, Jack Swan Topen