Patents by Inventor Paul Weil
Paul Weil 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: 20240115271Abstract: Instruments and surgical techniques may be used to correct a bone deformity, such as a bunion in which a metatarsal is misaligned with respect to a medial cuneiform. In some examples, a bone cutting guide is utilized to cut an end of the metatarsal and/or an end of the medial cuneiform to facilitate realignment of the bones. The cutting guide can have a pivotable cut guide surface along which a cutting instrument is translated to provide a precise bone cut. In some applications, after suitably preparing and aligning the bones, the bones are compressed together using a fixation pin. The fixation pin can be driven through one of the bones, into the second bone, and then further driven to compress the bones together.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Daniel J. Hatch, Joe W. Ferguson, Paul Dayton, W. Bret Smith, Lowell Weil, F. Barry Bays
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Patent number: 9452408Abstract: A method of starting up one or more units, the method comprising the steps of: (a) starting up a first unit including a microchannel reactor housing a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst by initially feeding a carbon monoxide source and a hydrogen source to the first unit and through the microchannel reactor; (b) processing, within the microchannel reactor, at least a portion of the carbon monoxide source and the hydrogen source; (c) monitoring at least one of internal pressure, temperature, and concentration at least one of within the microchannel reactor and downstream from the microchannel reactor; (d) at least partially containing the microchannel reactor using a wall of a containment device, the wall cooperating with the microchannel reactor to delineate at least one of a first inlet cavity and a first outlet cavity of the microchannel reactor, where at least one of the first inlet cavity and the first outlet cavity is not in fluid communication with at least one of a second inlet cavity and a second outlet cavity;Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2013Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: Velocys, Inc.Inventors: William Allen Rogers, Jr., Christopher Paul Weil, Robert Dwayne Litt, Ronald Chester Pasadyn, George Bradley Smith, Charles Robert Miele, Thomas Peter Forte, Jimmy Glen Pelham
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Patent number: 9403142Abstract: The present invention includes a removable microchannel unit including an inlet orifice and an outlet orifice in fluid communication with a plurality of microchannels distributed throughout the removable microchannel unit, and a pressurized vessel adapted have the removable microchannel unit mounted thereto, the pressurized vessel adapted to contain a pressurized fluid exerting a positive gauge pressure upon at least a portion of the exterior of the removable microchannel unit. The invention also includes a microchannel unit assembly comprising a microchannel unit operation carried out within a pressurized vessel, where pressurized vessel includes a pressurized fluid exerting a positive gauge pressure upon an exterior of the microchannel unit operation, and where the microchannel unit operation includes an outlet orifice in fluid communication with an interior of the pressurized vessel.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2013Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Inventors: William Allen Rogers, Jr., Paul William Neagle, Michael Alan Marchiando, Christopher Paul Weil, Robert Dwayne Litt, Ronald Chester Pasadyn, G. Bradley Smith, Charles Robert Miele, Thomas Peter Forte, Jimmy Glen Pelham
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Publication number: 20140364518Abstract: A method of starting up one or more units, the method comprising the steps of: (a) starting up a first unit including a microchannel reactor housing a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst by initially feeding a carbon monoxide source and a hydrogen source to the first unit and through the microchannel reactor; (b) processing, within the microchannel reactor, at least a portion of the carbon monoxide source and the hydrogen source; (c) monitoring at least one of internal pressure, temperature, and concentration at least one of within the microchannel reactor and downstream from the microchannel reactor; (d) at least partially containing the microchannel reactor using a wall of a containment device, the wall cooperating with the microchannel reactor to delineate at least one of a first inlet cavity and a first outlet cavity of the microchannel reactor, where at least one of the first inlet cavity and the first outlet cavity is not in fluid communication with at least one of a second inlet cavity and a second outlet cavity;Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2013Publication date: December 11, 2014Inventors: William Allen Rogers, JR., Christopher Paul Weil, Robert Dwayne Litt, Ronald Chester Pasadyn, George Bradley Smith, Charles Robert Miele, Thomas Peter Forte, Jimmy Glen Pelham
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Publication number: 20140357738Abstract: The present invention includes a removable microchannel unit including an inlet orifice and an outlet orifice in fluid communication with a plurality of microchannels distributed throughout the removable microchannel unit, and a pressurized vessel adapted have the removable microchannel unit mounted thereto, the pressurized vessel adapted to contain a pressurized fluid exerting a positive gauge pressure upon at least a portion of the exterior of the removable microchannel unit. The invention also includes a microchannel unit assembly comprising a microchannel unit operation carried out within a pressurized vessel, where pressurized vessel includes a pressurized fluid exerting a positive gauge pressure upon an exterior of the microchannel unit operation, and where the microchannel unit operation includes an outlet orifice in fluid communication with an interior of the pressurized vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2013Publication date: December 4, 2014Inventors: William Allen Rogers, JR., Paul William Neagle, Michael Alan Marchiando, Christopher Paul Weil, Robert Dwayne Litt, Ronald Chester Pasadyn, G. Bradley Smith, Charles Robert Miele, Thomas Peter Forte, Jimmy Glen Pelham
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Patent number: 8460411Abstract: A process unit comprising: (a) a first microchannel module comprising: (i) a first unit operation including microchannels, in which at least a portion of a unit operation takes place, adapted to be in fluid communication with a first inlet stream and a first outlet stream, and (ii) a second unit operation including microchannels adapted to be in thermal communication with the first unit operation, the second unit operation adapted to be in fluid communication with a second inlet stream and a second outlet stream; and (b) a pressurized vessel at least partially containing the first microchannel module adapted to be concurrently occupied by a compressive medium in thermal communication with the first microchannel module.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2010Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Velocys, Inc.Inventors: William Allen Rogers, Jr., Christopher Paul Weil, Robert Dwayne Litt, Ronald Chester Pasadyn, George Bradley Smith, Charles Robert Miele, Thomas Peter Forte, Jimmy Glen Pelham
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Publication number: 20120184633Abstract: The present invention includes a removable microchannel unit including an inlet orifice and an outlet orifice in fluid communication with a plurality of microchannels distributed throughout the removable microchannel unit, and a pressurized vessel adapted have the removable microchannel unit mounted thereto, the pressurized vessel adapted to contain a pressurized fluid exerting a positive gauge pressure upon at least a portion of the exterior of the removable microchannel unit. The invention also includes a microchannel unit assembly comprising a microchannel unit operation carried out within a pressurized vessel, where pressurized vessel includes a pressurized fluid exerting a positive gauge pressure upon an exterior of the microchannel unit operation, and where the microchannel unit operation includes an outlet orifice in fluid communication with an interior of the pressurized vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2012Publication date: July 19, 2012Inventors: William Allen Rogers, Paul William NEAGLE, Michael Alan MARCHlANDO, Christopher Paul Weil, Robert Dwayne Litt, Ronald Chester Pasadyn, G. Bradley Smith, Charles Robert Miele, Thomas Peter Forte, Jimmy Glen Pelham
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Publication number: 20110065813Abstract: The present invention includes a removable microchannel unit including an inlet orifice and an outlet orifice in fluid communication with a plurality of microchannels distributed throughout the removable microchannel unit, and a pressurized vessel adapted have the removable microchannel unit mounted thereto, the pressurized vessel adapted to contain a pressurized fluid exerting a positive gauge pressure upon at least a portion of the exterior of the removable microchannel unit. The invention also includes a microchannel unit assembly comprising a microchannel unit operation carried out within a pressurized vessel, where pressurized vessel includes a pressurized fluid exerting a positive gauge pressure upon an exterior of the microchannel unit operation, and where the microchannel unit operation includes an outlet orifice in fluid communication with an interior of the pressurized vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2010Publication date: March 17, 2011Inventors: William Allen Rogers, Paul Willam Neagle, Michael Alan Marchiando, Christopher Paul Weil, Robert Dwayne Litt, Ronald Chester Pasadyn, G. Bradley Smith, Charles Robert Miele, Thomas Peter Forte, Jimmy Glen Pelham
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Publication number: 20110004345Abstract: A process unit comprising: (a) a first microchannel module comprising: (i) a first unit operation including microchannels, in which at least a portion of a unit operation takes place, adapted to be in fluid communication with a first inlet stream and a first outlet stream, and (ii) a second unit operation including microchannels adapted to be in thermal communication with the first unit operation, the second unit operation adapted to be in fluid communication with a second inlet stream and a second outlet stream; and (b) a pressurized vessel at least partially containing the first microchannel module adapted to be concurrently occupied by a compressive medium in thermal communication with the first microchannel module.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2010Publication date: January 6, 2011Inventors: William Allen Rogers, JR., Chistopher Paul Weil, Robert Dwayne Litt, Ronald Chester Pasadyn, George Bradley Smith, Charles Robert Miele, Thomas Peter Forte, Jimmy Glen Pelham
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Patent number: 7807113Abstract: The present invention includes a removable microchannel unit including an inlet orifice and an outlet orifice in fluid communication with a plurality of microchannels distributed throughout the removable microchannel unit, and a pressurized vessel adapted have the removable microchannel unit mounted thereto, the pressurized vessel adapted to contain a pressurized fluid exerting a positive gauge pressure upon at least a portion of the exterior of the removable microchannel unit. The invention also includes a microchannel unit assembly comprising a microchannel unit operation carried out within a pressurized vessel, where pressurized vessel includes a pressurized fluid exerting a positive gauge pressure upon an exterior of the microchannel unit operation, and where the microchannel unit operation includes an outlet orifice in fluid communication with an interior of the pressurized vessel.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2009Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: Velocys, Inc.Inventors: William Allen Rogers, Paul William Neagle, Michael Alan Marchiando, Christopher Paul Weil, Robert Dwayne Litt, Ronald Chester Pasadyn, G. Bradley Smith, Charles Robert Miele, Thomas Peter Forte, Jimmy Glen Pelham
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Publication number: 20090318574Abstract: The present invention includes a removable microchannel unit including an inlet orifice and an outlet orifice in fluid communication with a plurality of microchannels distributed throughout the removable microchannel unit, and a pressurized vessel adapted have the removable microchannel unit mounted thereto, the pressurized vessel adapted to contain a pressurized fluid exerting a positive gauge pressure upon at least a portion of the exterior of the removable microchannel unit. The invention also includes a microchannel unit assembly comprising a microchannel unit operation carried out within a pressurized vessel, where pressurized vessel includes a pressurized fluid exerting a positive gauge pressure upon an exterior of the microchannel unit operation, and where the microchannel unit operation includes an outlet orifice in fluid communication with an interior of the pressurized vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2009Publication date: December 24, 2009Inventors: William Allen Rogers, Paul William Neagle, Michael Alan Marchiando, Christopher Paul Weil, Robert Dwayne Litt, Ronald Chester Pasadyn, G. Bradley Smith, Charles Robert Miele, Thomas Peter Forte, Jimmy Glen Pelham
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Publication number: 20080010748Abstract: A patient support including a frame and a mattress supported by the frame. The frame includes a deck support and a deck supporting the mattress.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2007Publication date: January 17, 2008Inventors: Douglas Menkedick, Eugene Osborne, Robert Zerhusen, David Albersmeyer, Roger Philbeck, Aziz Bhai, Nicholas Batta, Terry Richter, Tom Riggs, Kenith Chambers, Steven Schwartz, Matthew Knue, Steven Dixon, Joshua Shenk, Brent Goodwin, Andrew Skinner, Gregory Figel, James Stolpmann, James Findlay, Glenn Suttman, Brian Hoffman, Irvin Vanderpohl, David Hornbach, Paul Weil, Kenneth Kramer, Jeffrey Welling, Eric Meyer, Jack Wilker, David Lubbers, Roberta Murnyack, Cami Scheele
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Publication number: 20070007418Abstract: An arm is pivotally coupled to a support structure at one end and a patient care equipment support, such as a service head, is pivotally coupled to the arm at the other end. The arm has a first portion and a second portion coupled to the first portion for extension and retraction relative to the first portion. Brakes are provided to brake the extension and retraction of the portions of the arm, to brake the pivoting movement of the arm relative to the support structure, and to brake the pivoting movement of the patient care equipment support relative to the arm. Each of the brakes is releasable.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2006Publication date: January 11, 2007Inventors: David Lubbers, Paul Weil, D. Manlove, Brian Hoffman, Christian Reinke, Jonathan Turner, Stephen Hamberg
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Publication number: 20060168730Abstract: A patient support including a frame and a mattress supported by the frame. The frame includes a deck support and a deck supporting the mattress.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2006Publication date: August 3, 2006Inventors: Douglas Menkedick, Eugene Osborne, Robert Zerhusen, David Albersmeyer, Roger Philbeck, Aziz Bhai, Nicholas Batta, Terry Richter, Tom Riggs, Kenith Chambers, Steven Schwartz, Matthew Knue, Steve Dixon, Joshua Shenk, Brent Goodwin, Andrew Skinner, Gregory Figel, James Stolpmann, James Findlay, Glenn Suttman, Brian Hoffman, Irvin Vanderpohl, David Hornbach, Paul Weil, Kenneth Kramer, Jeffrey Welling, Eric Meyer, Jack Wilker, David Lubbers, Roberta Murnyack, Cami Scheele
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Publication number: 20060168731Abstract: A patient support including a frame and a mattress supported by the frame. The frame includes a deck support and a deck supporting the mattress.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2006Publication date: August 3, 2006Inventors: Douglas Menkedick, Eugene Osborne, Robert Zerhusen, David Albersmeyer, Roger Philbeck, Aziz Bhai, Nicholas Batta, Terry Richter, Tom Riggs, Kenith Chambers, Steven Schwartz, Matthew Knue, Steve Dixon, Joshua Shenk, Brent Goodwin, Andrew Skinner, Gregory Figel, James Stolpmann, James Findlay, Glenn Suttman, Brian Hoffman, Irvin Vanderpohl, David Hornbach, Paul Weil, Kenneth Kramer, Jeffrey Welling, Eric Meyer, Jack Wilker, David Lubbers, Roberta Murnyack, Cami Scheele
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Publication number: 20060162079Abstract: A patient support including a frame and a mattress supported by the frame. The frame includes a deck support and a deck supporting the mattress.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2006Publication date: July 27, 2006Inventors: Douglas Menkedick, Eugene Osborne, Robert Zerhusen, David Albersmeyer, Roger Philbeck, Aziz Bhai, Nicholas Batta, Terry Richter, Tom Riggs, Kenith Chambers, Steven Schwartz, Matthew Knue, Steve Dixon, Joshua Shenk, Brent Goodwin, Andrew Skinner, Gregory Figel, James Stolpmann, James Findlay, Glenn Suttman, Brian Hoffman, Irvin Vanderpohl, David Hornbach, Paul Weil, Kenneth Kramer, Jeffrey Welling, Eric Meyer, Jack Wilker, David Lubbers, Roberta Murnyack, Cami Scheele
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Publication number: 20050198737Abstract: A hydraulic lift assembly for a patient support is provided. The hydraulic lift assembly comprising a first piston, a second piston and a fluid system. The first piston having a first fluid passage therein; and the second piston having a second fluid passage therein. The fluid system being coupled to each of the first fluid passage and the second fluid passage to provide pressurized fluid to extend and retract the first and second pistons.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2005Publication date: September 15, 2005Inventors: William Blyshak, Greg Figel, Gary Siegle, Jon Tekulve, Mark Haufler, Paul Weil, Stephen Schulte, David Newkirk, David Hornbach, Richard Borders
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Publication number: 20050172405Abstract: A patient support including a frame and a mattress supported by the frame. The frame includes a deck support and a deck supporting the mattress.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2003Publication date: August 11, 2005Inventors: Douglas Menkedick, Eugene Osborne, Robert Zerhusen, David Albersmeyer, Roger Philbeck, Aziz Bhai, Nicholas Batta, Terry Richter, Tom Riggs, Kenith Chambers, Steven Schwartz, Matthew Knue, Steve Dixon, Joshua Shenk, Brent Goodwin, Andrew Skinner, Gregory Figel, James Stolpmann, James Findlay, Glenn Suttman, Brian Hoffman, Irvin Vanderpohl, David Hornbach, Paul Weil, Kenneth Kramer, Jeffrey Welling, Eric Meyer, Jack Wilker, David Lubbers, Roberta Murnyack, Cami Scheele
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Patent number: 6886200Abstract: A patient support is provided comprising a support surface, a base, and a lift assembly positioned to support the support surface above the base. The lift assembly includes an actuator configured to adjust the height of the support surface. The actuator includes a housing formed to include first and second cylinders. The actuator further includes a first piston positioned in the first cylinder and a second piston positioned in the second cylinder. The first piston includes a first fluid passage therein. The second piston includes a second fluid passage therein.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2002Date of Patent: May 3, 2005Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.Inventors: William Blyshak, Greg Figel, Gary S. Siegle, Jon Tekulve, Mark Haufler, Paul Weil, Stephen R. Schulte, David C. Newkirk, David W. Hornbach, Richard L. Borders
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Publication number: 20020144349Abstract: A patient support is provided comprising a support surface, a base, and a lift assembly positioned to support the support surface above the base. The lift assembly includes an actuator configured to adjust the height of the support surface. The actuator includes a housing formed to include first and second cylinders. The actuator further includes a first piston positioned in the first cylinder and a second piston positioned in the second cylinder. The first piston includes a first fluid passage therein. The second piston includes a second fluid passage therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2002Publication date: October 10, 2002Inventors: William Blyshak, Greg Figel, Gary S. Siegle, Jon Tekulve, Mark Haufler, Paul Weil, Stephen R. Schulte, David C. Newkirk, David W. Hornbach, Richard L. Borders