Patents by Inventor Patrick Hooper

Patrick Hooper 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: 20220224154
    Abstract: An autoclavable container for sterilizing a wirelessly chargeable battery is disclosed. The autoclavable container includes a lid including metal and a base including a material permitting the transmission of an electromagnetic wave therethrough and having a glass transition temperature above 140 degrees Celsius. The lid defines a plurality of apertures configured to allow a sterilant to permeate the lid. The lid includes a mount configured to receive a filter defining a microbial barrier. The base defines a plurality of receptacles, each receptacle shaped to receive a wirelessly chargeable battery. The base also includes a plurality of protrusions, each protrusion being aligned with a corresponding receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Robert E. Lynch, Daniel Reichert, Patrick Hooper, Gerard Mouatt, Burton C. Judson, David E. Hershberger
  • Publication number: 20170107757
    Abstract: A window blind includes an outer framework and a blind unit. The outer framework defines a retaining space therein, and has two open grooves in spatial communication with the retaining space. The blind unit includes a plurality of slats and two ladder strings. Each of the slats has an intermediate portion, and two end portions respectively extending into the open grooves of the outer framework. Each of the ladder strings is retained in a respective one of the open grooves, and interconnects the corresponding end portions of the slats retained in the respective one of the open grooves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Szu-Chang HUANG, Patrick HOOPER
  • Patent number: D497395
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: R.F.E. International Limited
    Inventors: Christopher Mark Hancock, Patrick Hooper