Patents by Inventor Roger D. Horton

Roger D. Horton 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).

  • System and a method for detecting fiber damage in a dialyzer
    Patent number: 6766259
    Abstract: A system and a method are provided for detecting fiber damage in a dialyzer. The system may have a device which may transmit a gas into an interior of a fiber within a dialyzer. The temperature of the gas may be different than a temperature of the dialyzer. A thermal imaging camera may detect a temperature difference at a surface of the fiber where the gas may be escaping. The thermal imaging camera may be connected to a monitor which enables a user to view a location of the difference in temperature. As a result, the user may locate the damaged area of the fiber. The user may then repair the damaged area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Baxter International Inc.
    Inventors: William Brandon Padgett, Ralph Steven Kesler, Michael E. Cameron, Roger D. Horton
  • System and a method for detecting fiber damage in a dialyzer
    Publication number: 20040019438
    Abstract: A system and a method are provided for detecting fiber damage in a dialyzer. The system may have a device which may transmit a gas into an interior of a fiber within a dialyzer. The temperature of the gas may be different than a temperature of the dialyzer. A thermal imaging camera may detect a temperature difference at a surface of the fiber where the gas may be escaping. The thermal imaging camera may be connected to a monitor which enables a user to view a location of the difference in temperature. As a result, the user may locate the damaged area of the fiber. The user may then repair the damaged area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2002
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventors: William Brandon Padgett, Ralph Steven Kesler, Michael E. Cameron, Roger D. Horton