Patents by Inventor Richard Whitlock

Richard Whitlock 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).

  • Method and panel for determining acute kidney injury
    Patent number: 11789028
    Abstract: A method for determining the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) in a mammal following cardiac surgery is provided. The method comprises determining the sample value of IL-6 or hFABP concentration, or the ratio of IL-6 to IL-10, in a biological sample from the mammal, either prior to cardiac surgery or within 6 hours following surgery; comparing the sample value to a corresponding reference value; and determining that the mammal is at risk of acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery if the sample value is greater than the corresponding reference value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: MCMASTER UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Peter Kavsak, Richard Whitlock, John Eikelboom, Chirag R. Parikh
  • Method of installing a structural blind fastener
    Patent number: 10294976
    Abstract: A two-piece, one-sided-installation fastener system may have an internally-threaded sleeve having a shank and a sleeve head. The fastener system may include an externally-threaded core bolt having a frangible driving provision and a core bolt head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Jeffry G. Bickford, Mark A. Woods, Peter A. Coronado, Richard Whitlock
  • GARMENT WITH WIRELESS ENTRY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180035726
    Abstract: A wearable entry device (WED) is disclosed that may be integrated into a garment. The WED may be used to lock and unlock a vehicle door. In one example, surfing board shorts may include a WED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Matthew James Harkins, Richard Whitlock
  • METHOD AND PANEL FOR DETERMINING ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY
    Publication number: 20170248611
    Abstract: A method for determining the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) in a mammal following cardiac surgery is provided. The method comprises determining the sample value of IL-6 or hFABP concentration, or the ratio of IL-6 to IL-10, in a biological sample from the mammal, either prior to cardiac surgery or within 6 hours following surgery; comparing the sample value to a corresponding reference value; and determining that the mammal is at risk of acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery if the sample value is greater than the corresponding reference value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Peter Kavsak, Richard Whitlock, John Eikelboom, Chirag R. Parikh
  • METHOD OF INSTALLING A STRUCTURAL BLIND FASTENER
    Publication number: 20170146045
    Abstract: A two-piece, one-sided-installation fastener system may have an internally-threaded sleeve having a shank and a sleeve head. The fastener system may include an externally-threaded core bolt having a frangible driving provision and a core bolt head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Jeffry G. Bickford, Mark A. Woods, Peter A. Coronado, Richard Whitlock
  • Structural blind fastener and method of installation
    Patent number: 9593706
    Abstract: A two-piece, one-sided-installation fastener system may have an internally-threaded sleeve having a shank and a sleeve head. The fastener system may include an externally-threaded core bolt having a frangible driving provision and a core bolt head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Jeffry G. Bickford, Mark A. Woods, Peter A. Coronado, Richard Whitlock