Patents by Inventor Scott A. Sowers

Scott A. Sowers 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).

  • Patent number: 6804458
    Abstract: An aerosol generator includes a fluid supply which supplies fluid to a fluid passage and a heater which heats the fluid into a gaseous state, the fluid passage being located between opposed layers of a laminate. The fluid passage can be a capillary sized passage formed by locating a mandrel between opposed layers of the laminate, bonding the layers together and removing the mandrel such that the space previously occupied by the mandrel forms the fluid passage. The opposed layers of the laminate can be copper sheets and ceramic layers can be provided on the outside of the copper layers. The aerosol generator can be used to generate aerosols containing medicated materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2004
    Assignee: Chrysalis Technologies Incorporated
    Inventors: Timothy S. Sherwood, Scott A. Sowers, Sirisha P. Reddy, F. Murphy Sprinkel, Jr., Kenneth A. Cox, Walter A. Nichols
  • Publication number: 20040182389
    Abstract: An aerosol generator includes a fluid passage arranged between a first and a second layer wherein the first and second layers at least partially define the fluid passage. A liquid supply is arranged to provide a fluid in liquid phase to the fluid passage. The aerosol generator also includes a heater arranged to volatilize the fluid in the fluid passage. An outlet of the aerosol generator is arranged to receive the volatilized fluid and direct the volatilized fluid out of the fluid passage. The aerosol generator can be used to generate aerosols containing medicated materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2003
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventors: F. Murphy Sprinkel, Walter A. Nichols, Kenneth A. Cox, Timothy S. Sherwood, Scott A. Sowers, Zelita R. Washington, Sirisha Reddy
  • Publication number: 20040170405
    Abstract: An aerosol generator includes a fluid supply which supplies fluid to a fluid passage and a heater, which heats the fluid into a gaseous state, the fluid passage being located between opposed layers of a laminate. The fluid passage can be a capillary sized passage formed by locating a mandrel between opposed layers of the laminate, bonding the layers together, and removing the mandrel such that the space previously occupied by the mandrel forms the fluid passage. The opposed layers of the laminate can be copper sheets, and ceramic layers can be provided on the outside of the copper layers. The aerosol generator can be used to generate aerosols containing medicated materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Applicant: Chrysalis Technologies Incorporated
    Inventors: Timothy S. Sherwood, Scott A. Sowers, Sirisha P. Reddy, F. Murphy Sprinkel, Kenneth A. Cox, Walter A. Nichols
  • Patent number: 6701921
    Abstract: An aerosol generator includes a fluid passage arranged between a first and a second layer wherein the first and second layers at least partially define the fluid passage. A liquid supply is arranged to provide a fluid in liquid phase to the fluid passage. The aerosol generator also includes a heater arranged to volatilize the fluid in the fluid passage. An outlet of the aerosol generator is arranged to receive the volatilized fluid and direct the volatilized fluid out of the fluid passage. The aerosol generator can be used to generate aerosols containing medicated materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: Chrysalis Technologies Incorporated
    Inventors: F. Murphy Sprinkel, Jr., Walter A. Nichols, Kenneth A. Cox, Timothy S. Sherwood, Scott A. Sowers, Zelita R. Washington, Sirisha Reddy
  • Publication number: 20030108342
    Abstract: An aerosol generator includes a fluid supply which supplies fluid to a fluid passage and a heater which heats the fluid into a gaseous state, the fluid passage being located between opposed layers of a laminate. The fluid passage can be a capillary sized passage formed by locating a mandrel between opposed layers of the laminate, bonding the layers together and removing the mandrel such that the space previously occupied by the mandrel forms the fluid passage. The opposed layers of the laminate can be copper sheets and ceramic layers can be provided on the outside of the copper layers. The aerosol generator can be used to generate aerosols containing medicated materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2001
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventors: Timothy S. Sherwood, Scott A. Sowers, Sirisha P. Reddy, F. Murphy Sprinkel, Kenneth A. Cox, Walter A. Nichols
  • Publication number: 20020078946
    Abstract: An aerosol generator includes a fluid passage arranged between a first and a second layer wherein the first and second layers at least partially define the fluid passage. A liquid supply is arranged to provide a fluid in liquid phase to the fluid passage. The aerosol generator also includes a heater arranged to volatilize the fluid in the fluid passage. An outlet of the aerosol generator is arranged to receive the volatilized fluid and direct the volatilized fluid out of the fluid passage. The aerosol generator can be used to generate aerosols containing medicated materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventors: F. Murphy Sprinkel, Walter A. Nichols, Kenneth A. Cox, Timothy S. Sherwood, Scott A. Sowers, Zelita R. Washington, Sirisha Reddy
  • Patent number: 6150938
    Abstract: A laser lighting assembly, or another type of a directed high intensity collimated beam of light assembly, mountable on a forklift, or like purpose lifting and carrying equipment, to project at least one light beam, which is always directed parallel to and in the same plane as a fork or pair of forks, which are movably mounted on the lifting and carrying equipment for being raised and lowered. The projected light beam, during operations of the forklift, reflects from a changeable spot location on a load to be lifted, which is supported on a pallet, or is supported on a like fork receiving structure. When the fork is being either raised or lowered to be inserted, for example, in a fork receiving volume of a pallet, an operator of the forklift is observing the changeable spot location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Inventors: Forrest D. Sower, Matthew Scott Sower