Patents by Inventor Robert Carlton
Robert Carlton 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: 20230286683Abstract: A packaging system for sealing a medicine container having a filling opening with a stopper includes a container tray having a container cell for receiving and stabilizing the medicine container. A shuttle has an exterior surface and an interior surface. The interior surface is configured for releasably securing the stopper. The shuttle is configured to release the stopper into the fill opening upon application of a releasing force to the exterior surface of the shuttle. A shuttle tray has a shuttle cell. The shuttle cell forms a body with a proximal opening, an interior space, a bottom inner surface opposite the proximal opening, and a side inner surface. The shuttle cell releasably secures the shuttle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: John DINKA, Eric CLAUDE, Robert A. CARLTON, Lynessa ERLER, Kathleen MCHUGH, Maria PASCALE
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Patent number: 11679902Abstract: A packaging system for sealing a medicine container having a filling opening with a stopper includes a container tray having a container cell for receiving and stabilizing the medicine container. A shuttle has an exterior surface and an interior surface. The interior surface is configured for releasably securing the stopper. The shuttle is configured to release the stopper into the fill opening upon application of a releasing force to the exterior surface of the shuttle. A shuttle tray has a shuttle cell. The shuttle cell forms a body with a proximal opening, an interior space, a bottom inner surface opposite the proximal opening, and a side inner surface. The shuttle cell releasably secures the shuttle.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.Inventors: John Dinka, Eric Claude, Robert A. Carlton, Lynessa Erler, Kathleen McHugh, Maria Pascale
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Publication number: 20220061447Abstract: Some embodiments described herein relate to an athletic helmet. The athletic helmet can include a shell, a suspension chassis, and several impact-absorbing pads. The suspension chassis can be disposed within the shell and configured to couple the pads to the shell. Each pad can include a membrane defining an interior volume. A valve can place the interior volume in fluid communication with the exterior of the membrane. In some embodiments, two or more structural members can be disposed within the interior volume. One structural member can be at least partially deformed when the athletic helmet is worn by a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Applicant: Windpact, Inc.Inventors: Maurice A. KELLY, Shawn A. SPRINGS, Leon A. MARUCCHI, Marcus A. HADLEY, Robert A. CARLTON
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Publication number: 20210402320Abstract: A continuous vacuum fractionation system for separation of one or more of the plurality of components present in a raw cannabis extract into at least an overhead fraction, a bottoms fraction, and a side stream fraction, wherein the raw cannabis extract may be prepared by any of a variety of extraction techniques. The system includes an extract supply assembly having a primary feed pump, and one or more continuous fractionation units each including a modular fractionation column. Each column has a re-boiler, a close-coupled overhead condenser, and at least one modular fractionation stage, and further, the columns are operable in either series or parallel configurations. The close-coupled overhead condenser has an oversized impingement plate overlying a condenser inlet to minimize non-vapor components from entering and contacting the condenser. A vacuum assembly is provided to maintain at least the modular fractionation columns under a predetermined vacuum during operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2020Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventor: Robert Carlton Jones
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Publication number: 20210380289Abstract: A packaging system for sealing a medicine container having a filling opening with a stopper includes a container tray having a container cell for receiving and stabilizing the medicine container. A shuttle has an exterior surface and an interior surface. The interior surface is configured for releasably securing the stopper. The shuttle is configured to release the stopper into the fill opening upon application of a releasing force to the exterior surface of the shuttle. A shuttle tray has a shuttle cell. The shuttle cell forms a body with a proximal opening, an interior space, a bottom inner surface opposite the proximal opening, and a side inner surface. The shuttle cell releasably secures the shuttle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventors: John DINKA, Eric CLAUDE, Robert A. CARLTON, Lynessa ERLER, Kathleen MCHUGH, Maria PASCALE
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Patent number: 11161633Abstract: A packaging system for aseptically packaging, filling, and sealing medical containers includes a container tray (100) having a container cell (120) for receiving and stabilizing the medicine container. The system also includes a stopper holder (300) with a stopper cell (320) forming a closed body with a distal opening, an interior space, a proximal wall opposite the distal opening, and a proximal outer surface (330). The stopper cell (320) is configured for releasably securing the stopper and releasing the stopper into a fill opening of the medicine container when a compressive force is exerted on the proximal outer surface of the stopper cell (320).Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2018Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES, INC.Inventors: John Dinka, Eric Claude, Robert A. Carlton, Lynessa Erler, Kathleen McHugh, Maria Pascale
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Patent number: 11083237Abstract: Some embodiments described herein relate to an athletic helmet. The athletic helmet can include a shell, a suspension chassis, and several impact-absorbing pads. The suspension chassis can be disposed within the shell and configured to couple the pads to the shell. Each pad can include a membrane defining an interior volume. A valve can place the interior volume in fluid communication with the exterior of the membrane. In some embodiments, two or more structural members can be disposed within the interior volume. One structural member can be at least partially deformed when the athletic helmet is worn by a user.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2018Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: Windpact, Inc.Inventors: Maurice A. Kelly, Shawn A. Springs, Leon A. Marucchi, Marcus A. Hadley, Robert A. Carlton
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Patent number: 10994952Abstract: A plenum of distributing a flow of air from an air source includes ports extending from a face element of a body. The ports are configured to direct the flow of air out of the plenum, and the ports are arranged on the face element in a first row having first length, a second row having a second length, and a third row having a third length. The first row is positioned proximate to the top element, the third row is positioned proximate to the bottom element, and the second row is positioned between the first row and the third row. In addition, the second length is greater than the first length and the third length, and a shape of the face element is configured to accommodate the first length of the first row, the second length of the second row, and the third length of the third row.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2019Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.Inventors: Ka Po Catherine Hui, Martin J. Roberge, Joel Jean-Claude Denis, Owen Robert Carlton, Dennis George Thompson
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Patent number: 10899561Abstract: A plenum of distributing a flow of air from an air source includes ports extending from a face element of a body. The ports are configured to direct the flow of air out of the plenum, and the ports are arranged on the face element in a first row having first length, a second row having a second length, and a third row having a third length. The first row is positioned proximate to the top element, the third row is positioned proximate to the bottom element, and the second row is positioned between the first row and the third row. In addition, the second length is greater than the first length and the third length, and a shape of the face element is configured to accommodate the first length of the first row, the second length of the second row, and the third length of the third row.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2020Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.Inventors: Ka Po Catherine Hui, Martin J. Roberge, Joel Jean-Claude Denis, Owen Robert Carlton, Dennis George Thompson
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Publication number: 20200377242Abstract: A packaging system for aseptically packaging, filling, and sealing medical containers includes a container tray (100) having a container cell (120) for receiving and stabilizing the medicine container. The system also includes a stopper holder (300) with a stopper cell (320) forming a closed body with a distal opening, an interior space, a proximal wall opposite the distal opening, and a proximal outer surface (330). The stopper cell (320) is configured for releasably securing the stopper and releasing the stopper into a fill opening of the medicine container when a compressive force is exerted on the proximal outer surface of the stopper cell (320).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2018Publication date: December 3, 2020Inventors: John DINKA, Eric CLAUDE, Robert A. CARLTON, Lynessa ERLER, Kathleen MCHUGH, Maria PASCALE
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Patent number: 10835345Abstract: An end effector coupler for a surgical arm can include a body, a proximal coupler, and a tool lock. The tool lock can releasably retain a tool stem to the end effector coupler. The tool lock can include a keyed opening, a pin bore, a pin disposed in the bin bore, a biasing element located in the pin bore, and a pin release including an actuator, the pin release operable to retract the pin into to the body to disengage the pin from the tool stem allowing release of the tool stem from the keyed opening.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Zimmer Biomet CMF and Thoracic, LLCInventors: Max Holland Billard, Ryan Luby, Shawn Robinson, Benjamin Witten, Zachary Frank, Aurelien Bruneau, Catherine Boniface, Saddy Garcia, Robert Carlton, Ralph Paul, Demetrius Siachames, Jeffrey Schlosser
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Patent number: 10792124Abstract: An end effector coupler for a surgical arm can include a body, a proximal coupler, and a tool lock. The tool lock can releasably retain a tool stem to the end effector coupler. The tool lock can include a keyed opening, a pin bore, a pin disposed in the bin bore, a biasing element located in the pin bore, and a pin release including an actuator, the pin release operable to retract the pin into to the body to disengage the pin from the tool stem allowing release of the tool stem from the keyed opening.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2018Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: Zimmer Biomet CMF and Thoracic, LLCInventors: Max Holland Billard, Ryan Luby, Shawn Robinson, Benjamin Witten, Zachary Frank, Aurelien Bruneau, Catherine Boniface, Saddy Garcia, Robert Carlton, Ralph Paul, Demetrius Siachames, Jeffrey Schlosser
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Patent number: 10772704Abstract: An end effector coupler for a surgical arm can include an end effector body, a proximal coupler, and a tool lock. The tool lock can releasably retain a tool stem to the end effector coupler. The tool lock can include a keyed opening, a pin bore, a pin disposed in the bin bore, a biasing element located in the pin bore, and a pin release including an actuator, the pin release operable to retract the pin into to the end effector body to disengage the pin from the tool stem allowing release of the tool stem from the keyed opening.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2018Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: Zimmer Biomet CMF and Thoracic, LLCInventors: Saddy Garcia, Ryan Luby, Shawn Robinson, Benjamin Witten, Max Holland Billard, Nicolai Ussin, Catherine Boniface, Aurelien Bruneau, Robert Carlton, Ralph Paul, Demetrius Siachames, Jeffrey Schlosser
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Patent number: 10676291Abstract: A plenum of distributing a flow of air from an air source includes ports extending from a face element of a body. The ports are configured to direct the flow of air out of the plenum, and the ports are arranged on the face element in a first row having first length, a second row having a second length, and a third row having a third length. The first row is positioned proximate to the top element, the third row is positioned proximate to the bottom element, and the second row is positioned between the first row and the third row. In addition, the second length is greater than the first length and the third length, and a shape of the face element is configured to accommodate the first length of the first row, the second length of the second row, and the third length of the third row.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2018Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.Inventors: Ka Po Catherine Hui, Martin J. Roberge, Joël Jean-Claude Denis, Owen Robert Carlton, Dennis George Thompson
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Publication number: 20200148485Abstract: A plenum of distributing a flow of air from an air source includes ports extending from a face element of a body. The ports are configured to direct the flow of air out of the plenum, and the ports are arranged on the face element in a first row having first length, a second row having a second length, and a third row having a third length. The first row is positioned proximate to the top element, the third row is positioned proximate to the bottom element, and the second row is positioned between the first row and the third row. In addition, the second length is greater than the first length and the third length, and a shape of the face element is configured to accommodate the first length of the first row, the second length of the second row, and the third length of the third row.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2020Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventors: Ka Po Catherine Hui, Martin J. Roberge, Joel Jean-Claude Denis, Owen Robert Carlton, Dennis George Thompson
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Publication number: 20200087084Abstract: A plenum of distributing a flow of air from an air source includes ports extending from a face element of a body. The ports are configured to direct the flow of air out of the plenum, and the ports are arranged on the face element in a first row having first length, a second row having a second length, and a third row having a third length. The first row is positioned proximate to the top element, the third row is positioned proximate to the bottom element, and the second row is positioned between the first row and the third row. In addition, the second length is greater than the first length and the third length, and a shape of the face element is configured to accommodate the first length of the first row, the second length of the second row, and the third length of the third row.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventors: Ka Po Catherine Hui, Martin J. Roberge, Joel Jean-Claude Denis, Owen Robert Carlton, Dennis George Thompson
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Patent number: 10486919Abstract: A plenum of distributing a flow of air from an air source includes ports extending from a face element of a body. The ports are configured to direct the flow of air out of the plenum, and the ports are arranged on the face element in a first row having first length, a second row having a second length, and a third row having a third length. The first row is positioned proximate to the top element, the third row is positioned proximate to the bottom element, and the second row is positioned between the first row and the third row. In addition, the second length is greater than the first length and the third length, and a shape of the face element is configured to accommodate the first length of the first row, the second length of the second row, and the third length of the third row.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2018Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.Inventors: Ka Po Catherine Hui, Martin J. Roberge, Joël Jean-Claude Denis, Owen Robert Carlton, Dennis George Thompson
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Patent number: 10466294Abstract: A sensor to monitor health of surge arresters such as metal oxide arresters is disclosed. The sensor includes a housing; a sensor assembly contained in the housing, the sensor assembly including an electronics board to receive, transmit, process, and store signals; and a voltage measurement strap extending around a periphery of the housing, the voltage measurement strap being electrically connected to the electronics board and configured to measure voltage using electric field.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2019Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.Inventors: Andrew John Phillips, Christiaan Engelbrecht, Robert Carlton Lynch, J. Mark Major
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Patent number: 10421623Abstract: A plenum of distributing a flow of air from an air source includes ports extending from a face element of a body. The ports are configured to direct the flow of air out of the plenum, and the ports are arranged on the face element in a first row having first length, a second row having a second length, and a third row having a third length. The first row is positioned proximate to the top element, the third row is positioned proximate to the bottom element, and the second row is positioned between the first row and the third row. In addition, the second length is greater than the first length and the third length, and a shape of the face element is configured to accommodate the first length of the first row, the second length of the second row, and the third length of the third row.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2018Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.Inventors: Ka Po Catherine Hui, Martin J. Roberge, Joël Jean-Claude Denis, Owen Robert Carlton, Dennis George Thompson
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Patent number: D894383Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2018Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research FoundationInventors: James Berbee, Greg Rebella, Azita Hamedani, Cameron Loper, Robert Carlton