Patents by Inventor Richard J. Schmidt
Richard J. Schmidt 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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Patent number: 11957893Abstract: A neuromodulation therapy is delivered via at least one electrode implanted subcutaneously and superficially to a fascia layer superficial to a nerve of a patient. In one example, an implantable medical device is deployed along a superficial surface of a deep fascia tissue layer superficial to a nerve of a patient. Electrical stimulation energy is delivered to the nerve through the deep fascia tissue layer via implantable medical device electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: Brad C. Tischendorf, John E. Kast, Thomas P. Miltich, Gordon O. Munns, Randy S. Roles, Craig L. Schmidt, Joseph J. Viavattine, Christian S. Nielsen, Prabhakar A. Tamirisa, Anthony M. Chasensky, Markus W. Reiterer, Chris J. Paidosh, Reginald D. Robinson, Bernard Q. Li, Erik R. Scott, Phillip C. Falkner, Xuan K. Wei, Eric H. Bonde, David A. Dinsmoor, Duane L. Bourget, Forrest C M Pape, Gabriela C. Molnar, Joel A. Anderson, Michael J. Ebert, Richard T. Stone, Shawn C. Kelley, Stephen J. Roddy, Timothy J. Denison, Todd V. Smith
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Patent number: 11957894Abstract: A neuromodulation therapy is delivered via at least one electrode implanted subcutaneously and superficially to a fascia layer superficial to a nerve of a patient. In one example, an implantable medical device is deployed along a superficial surface of a deep fascia tissue layer superficial to a nerve of a patient. Electrical stimulation energy is delivered to the nerve through the deep fascia tissue layer via implantable medical device electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: Anthony M. Chasensky, Bernard Q. Li, Brad C. Tischendorf, Chris J. Paidosh, Christian S. Nielsen, Craig L. Schmidt, David A. Dinsmoor, Duane L. Bourget, Eric H. Bonde, Erik R. Scott, Forrest C M Pape, Gabriela C. Molnar, Gordon O. Munns, Joel A. Anderson, John E. Kast, Joseph J. Viavattine, Markus W. Reiterer, Michael J. Ebert, Phillip C. Falkner, Prabhakar A. Tamirisa, Randy S. Roles, Reginald D. Robinson, Richard T. Stone, Shawn C. Kelley, Stephen J. Roddy, Thomas P. Miltich, Timothy J. Denison, Todd V. Smith, Xuan K. Wei
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Publication number: 20240112574Abstract: A parking enforcement device can be secured to a surface adjacent to the area designated as NO PARKING. The enforcement device can include an elongated hollow body, a window provided to the tubular body, a battery, an internal frame assembly disposed inside of the elongated hollow body, and a camera disposed inside of the elongated hollow body. The internal frame assembly defines a cavity in which the battery is located. A camera support pole extends vertically upwards from the internal frame assembly. The camera is secured to the camera support pole and located vertically along the camera support pole such that the camera views outward through the window. A solar panel can be provided atop the parking enforcement device to recharge the battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Mark J. MORAN, James MARTIN, James CONLAN, Richard W. KELLEY, II, Steven B. LANE, Alexander J. PALUMBO, Marcus N. SCHMIDT, Joseph M. CALDWELL
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Patent number: 8488592Abstract: A unified session detail records of a multi-hop session is provided. The multi-hop session may be established through multiple nodes in a VoIP network. Each node may generate session detail records for the legs of the multi-hop session that are connected to the node. The nodes on the path of the multi-hop call may send the record to a single node to consolidate the session detail records of the legs of the multi-hop call in the single node so that the single node can provide unified session detail records of the multi-hop session. By providing unified session detail records, the user does not need to track down the nodes that are on the path of the multi-hop call to obtain the session detail records of the multi-hop session.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2007Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: Aspect Software, Inc.Inventors: Justin W. Haddad, Pradeep Kumar, Richard J. Schmidt
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Patent number: 8375833Abstract: A system for cutting blocks of food product into bars of substantially equal weight. The system includes a cutter conveyor configured to receive incoming blocks of food product and move the blocks along an in-line processing path in a plane for cutting; a programmable logic controller coupled to the cutter conveyor; and, multiple stations associated with the cutter conveyor. One such station is a camera vision system configured to create an image of the slab portion, and further including a camera controller coupled to the vision system and the PLC, and configured to determine an optimized cut solution of the slab portion from the image and data related to the food product, and is configured to provide the cut solution to the PLC. The PLC is configured to control the cutting of the food product, based on the optimized cut solution, into bars of substantially equal weight.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2012Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Marchant Schmidt, Inc.Inventor: Richard J. Schmidt
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Publication number: 20120272803Abstract: A system for cutting blocks of food product into bars of substantially equal weight. The system includes a cutter conveyor configured to receive incoming blocks of food product and move the blocks along an in-line processing path in a plane for cutting; a programmable logic controller coupled to the cutter conveyor; and, multiple stations associated with the cutter conveyor. One such station is a camera vision system configured to create an image of the slab portion, and further including a camera controller coupled to the vision system and the PLC, and configured to determine an optimized cut solution of the slab portion from the image and data related to the food product, and is configured to provide the cut solution to the PLC. The PLC is configured to control the cutting of the food product, based on the optimized cut solution, into bars of substantially equal weight.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2012Publication date: November 1, 2012Inventor: Richard J. Schmidt
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Patent number: 8276490Abstract: A system for cutting blocks of food product into bars of substantially equal weight. The system includes a cutter conveyor configured to receive incoming blocks of food product and move the blocks along an in-line processing path in a plane for cutting; a programmable logic controller coupled to the cutter conveyor; and, multiple stations associated with the cutter conveyor. One such station is a camera vision system configured to create an image of the slab portion, and further including a camera controller coupled to the vision system and the PLC, and configured to determine an optimized cut solution of the slab portion from the image and data related to the food product, and is configured to provide the cut solution to the PLC. The PLC is configured to control the cutting of the food product, based on the optimized cut solution, into bars of substantially equal weight.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2010Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Marchant Schmidt, Inc.Inventor: Richard J. Schmidt
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Publication number: 20110185868Abstract: A system for cutting blocks of food product into bars of substantially equal weight. The system includes a cutter conveyor configured to receive incoming blocks of food product and move the blocks along an in-line processing path in a plane for cutting; a programmable logic controller coupled to the cutter conveyor; and, multiple stations associated with the cutter conveyor. One such station is a camera vision system configured to create an image of the slab portion, and further including a camera controller coupled to the vision system and the PLC, and configured to determine an optimized cut solution of the slab portion from the image and data related to the food product, and is configured to provide the cut solution to the PLC. The PLC is configured to control the cutting of the food product, based on the optimized cut solution, into bars of substantially equal weight.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2010Publication date: August 4, 2011Inventor: Richard J. Schmidt
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Patent number: 7500541Abstract: A nonwoven acoustic insulating material which also provides repellency to water and low surface tension fluids. Also disclosed is a method for attenuating transmitted sound and repelling fluids which includes providing a nonwoven acoustic insulating material, the nonwoven acoustic insulating material including at least one nonwoven web having a low surface tension fluids repellency treatment, and interposing the treated nonwoven acoustic insulating material between a sound generation area and a sound receiving area.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2004Date of Patent: March 10, 2009Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Richard J. Schmidt, Michael David Powers
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Patent number: 7373700Abstract: A skin-friendly hook component of a hook and loop fastener that reduces or eliminates the occurrence of red-marking and/or irritation if brought into contact with a wearer's skin. In one embodiment, the hook component can have a relatively large top surface area among the hooks with respect to a surface area of the hook backing. In another embodiment, the hook backing is highly flexible, attributable to a flexible resin and/or modified topography. In yet another embodiment, a highly flexible polymer, or polymers, can be used to make individual hooks such that the hooks bend in response to a minimum amount of pressure. Various illustrated hook tapes have features along their edges to enhance skin-friendliness. A skin-friendly hook component results any combination of the disclosed embodiments. The hook component is particularly beneficial when used in absorbent articles.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2007Date of Patent: May 20, 2008Assignee: Velcro Industries B.V.Inventors: Timothy R. Martin, Alexander J. Neeb, Richard J. Schmidt, Brian Vanbenschoten, Heidi Tremblay, Christopher M. Gallant, Scott M. Filion, Keith G. Buzzell, Joseph K. Parshley
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Patent number: 7172008Abstract: A method of making a touch fastener includes coextruding, side-by-side, a plurality of lanes of polymeric material to form a sheet-form base. The sheet-sheet form base includes a lane of a first polymeric material disposed between two lanes of a second polymeric material, the second polymeric material is different from the first polymeric material. The method further includes molding a plurality of discrete fastener element stems extending outwardly from and integral with the sheet-form base in each of the two lanes of the second polymeric mateial and forming engageable heads on the stems.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2003Date of Patent: February 6, 2007Assignee: Velcro Industries B.V.Inventors: Brian J. Vanbenschoten, Ernesto S. Tachauer, Wallace L. Kurtz, Jr., Heidi S. Tremblay, Paul A. Dandurand, William P. Clune, Alexander J. Neeb, Joseph E. Pierce, Richard J. Schmidt, Richard W. Tanzer
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Patent number: 7162780Abstract: A skin-friendly hook component of a hook and loop fastener that reduces or eliminates the occurrence of red-marking and/or irritation if brought into contact with a wearer's skin. In one embodiment, the hook component can have a relatively large top surface area among the hooks with respect to a surface area of the hook backing. In another embodiment, the hook backing is highly flexible, attributable to a flexible resin and/or modified topography. In yet another embodiment, a highly flexible polymer, or polymers, can be used to make individual hooks such that the hooks bend in response to a minimum amount of pressure. Various illustrated hook tapes have features along their edges to enhance skin-friendliness. A skin-friendly hook component results any combination of the disclosed embodiments. The hook component is particularly beneficial when used in absorbent articles.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2001Date of Patent: January 16, 2007Assignee: Velcro Industries B.V.Inventors: Timothy R. Martin, Alexander J. Neeb, Richard J. Schmidt, Brian Vanbenschoten, Heidi Tremblay, Christopher M. Gallant, Scott M. Filion, Keith G. Buzzell, Joseph K. Parshley
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Publication number: 20040261230Abstract: A hook and loop fastener comprising a hook component and a loop component. The hook component includes a hook backing and a plurality of hooks protruding from the hook backing. The hook backing includes an extensible material. The loop component includes a loop backing and a plurality of loops protruding from it. The loop backing also includes an extensible material.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2003Publication date: December 30, 2004Inventors: Alexander J. Neeb, Richard J. Schmidt, Joseph E. Pierce, Wallace L. Kurtz
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Publication number: 20040077247Abstract: The present invention is a laminate of a low loft layer, the first layer, and a high loft layer, the second layer. More specifically, the present invention provides a nonwoven laminate containing a first layer from thermoplastic spunbond filaments having an average denier less than about 1.8 dpf (2.0 dtex); and a second layer containing thermoplastic multicomponent spunbond filaments having an average denier greater than about 2.3 dpf (2.55 dtex). The laminate has a structure such that the density of the first layer is greater than the density of the second layer and the thickness of the second layer is greater than the thickness of the first layer. Also disclosed is a laminate containing the laminate of a low loft layer containing spunbond filaments having an average denier less than 1.8 dpf (2.0 dtex), a high loft layer containing thermoplastic multicomponent spunbond filaments having an average denier greater than about 2.3 dpf (2.55 dtex) and layer containing a meltblown nonwoven web.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2002Publication date: April 22, 2004Inventors: Richard J. Schmidt, Eric Scott Kepner, Christopher Dale Fenwick, Chad Michael Freese
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Patent number: 6671935Abstract: An easy-to-grip diaper fastener tab has an array of hook-shaped fastener elements arranged in parallel rows, each fastener element including a stem and a crook extending from the stem in a predetermined direction to a distal tip. The array includes a plurality of rows of fastener elements arranged such that, in each row, all of the crooks face in the same direction and parallel to the direction of the row, with the crooks of adjacent rows facing in opposite directions. The longitudinal spacing between opposing tips of adjacent hooks of adjacent rows is greater in a first portion of the array than the longitudinal spacing between opposing tips of adjacent hooks of adjacent rows in a second portion of the array, such that the crooks of the hooks of the first portion are more exposed for engaging loops than the crooks of the hooks of the second portion. Methods and molds for forming such arrays are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2002Date of Patent: January 6, 2004Assignee: Velcro Industries B.V.Inventors: Scott M. Filion, Richard J. Schmidt
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Patent number: 6645600Abstract: A hook and loop fastener having an increased coefficient of friction compared to conventional nonwoven hook and loop systems. The increased coefficient of friction strengthens engagement between a hook component and a loop component, both when the hooks and loops are engaged, and even when the hooks and loops are not engaged but merely in contact with one another. The coefficient of friction can be increased by adding tackifiers in the hook forming process and/or in the loop forming process, or by extruding multi-component fibers using a fiber type that enhances strength and a fiber that has less strength but has a higher coefficient of friction, or by using fibers of various cross-sectional shapes, or by processing surface bloom additives into the hook and/or loop structures.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2002Date of Patent: November 11, 2003Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worlwide, Inc.Inventors: Timothy R. Martin, Alexander J. Neeb, Richard J. Schmidt
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Publication number: 20030192152Abstract: A male component of a male and female fastening system, such as a hook and loop fastener, that can remain fastened to a female component under high levels of shear force. The male component has a backing material with projections extending from the backing material at an angle toward the direction of fastener force. The combination of the male component with a standard female loop component results in a secure fastening system. The combination of the male component with a standard female loop component is particularly beneficial when used in absorbent articles.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2003Publication date: October 16, 2003Inventors: Paula Kay Zoromski, Richard J. Schmidt, Mari-Pat Y. Von Feldt, Brian Keith Nortman, Andrew Mark Long
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Patent number: 6588073Abstract: A male component of a male and female fastening system, such as a hook and loop fastener, that can remain fastened to a female component under high levels of shear force. The male component has a backing material with projections extending from the backing material at an angle toward the direction of fastener force. The combination of the male component with a standard female loop component results in a secure fastening system. The combination of the male component with a standard female loop component is particularly beneficial when used in absorbent articles.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2000Date of Patent: July 8, 2003Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Paula Kay Zoromski, Richard J. Schmidt, Mari-Pat Y. Von Feldt, Brian Keith Nortman, Andrew Mark Long
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Publication number: 20030078209Abstract: The invention provides solid porous compositions, substantially insoluble in water, comprising at least 25% by weight of an oxidised cellulose and having a significant capacity to bind dissolved iron. The invention also provides a method of sequestering dissolved iron from aqueous environments by bringing said compositions into contact with said environments. The iron-binding property of oxidised cellulose may be used for the prevention or treatment of infections by iron-requiring micro-organisms such as bacteria and yeasts. It may also be used to treat chronic inflammatory lesions or processes where inappropriately available iron is acting as a catalyst for the generation of damaging reactive oxygen species.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventor: Richard J. Schmidt
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Patent number: 6543099Abstract: An easy-to-grip diaper fastener tab has an array of hook-shaped fastener elements arranged in parallel rows, each fastener element including a stem and a crook extending from the stem in a predetermined direction to a distal tip. The array includes a plurality of rows of fastener elements arranged such that, in each row, all of the crooks face in the same direction and parallel to the direction of the row, with the crooks of adjacent rows facing in opposite directions. The longitudinal spacing between opposing tips of adjacent hooks of adjacent rows is greater in a first portion of the array than the longitudinal spacing between opposing tips of adjacent hooks of adjacent rows in a second portion of the array, such that the crooks of the hooks of the first portion are more exposed for engaging loops than the crooks of the hooks of the second portion. Methods and molds for forming such arrays are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2000Date of Patent: April 8, 2003Assignee: Velcro Industries B.V.Inventors: Scott M. Filion, Richard J. Schmidt