Patents by Inventor Scott Wheeler

Scott Wheeler 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).

  • Publication number: 20250127442
    Abstract: A blood collection system for determining an accurate blood fill volume in a collection vessel is disclosed herein. The blood collection system includes a flow component and a blood metering device connected to the flow component. The flow component comprises a flow channel having a T-junction. The blood metering device includes a control unit for operating the blood metering device, a barrel configured to align with a neck of a. collection vessel for receiving the neck therewithin. and an adapter including a luer connector at a first end portion thereof for coupling with the control unit and a second end portion thereof for coupling with the barrel. A pressure sensor is disposed in a channel adjacent to and in fluid communication with the T-junction. Methods of determining an accurate blood fill volume in a collection vessel are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: BD KIESTRA B.V.
    Inventors: Daniel James Robertson, Samer Ahmed, John Scott Wheeler
  • Patent number: 12145669
    Abstract: A single point hitch bed system includes a base frame mounted on a truck bed, the base frame having a front end positioned towards the front of the truck, a rear end opposite the front end, and lateral side ends; a stationary upper deck permanently attached above the base frame; and an extendable lower deck positioned between the stationary upper deck and base frame, wherein the extendable lower deck is mounted via a rail system that allows the extendable lower deck to be extended to an adjustable length. An access hole is positioned towards the front of the stationary upper deck to allow access to a single point hitch that may be permanently secured to the truck. The single point hitch may receive removable components for securing cargo or towed apparatus to the truck. Auxiliary anchor points are positioned atop the base frame, laterally to the stationary upper deck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Inventor: Samuel Scott Wheeler, II
  • Publication number: 20240248111
    Abstract: A diagnostic test device to perform a test on a biological or environmental sample is provided. In one aspect, the diagnostic test device includes a sample preparation reservoir; a dispensing mechanism that includes a sealing member and a piercing member; and at least one diagnostic test reservoir separated from the sample preparation reservoir by a seal. A predetermined volume of fluid is defined between the sealing member, the piercing member, sides of at least one chamber defined by the sample preparation reservoir, and the seal when the sealing member engages the sides of the at least one chamber. The piercing member disrupts the at least one seal to dispense the predetermined volume of fluid to the at least one diagnostic test reservoir. The sealing member is configured to directly contact the sides of the at least one chamber as the seal is disrupted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Patrick Walter Truitt, Alyssa Nicolaisen Shedlosky, Ammon D. Lentz, Patrick Downie, John Scott Wheeler, Benjamin Zoeckler
  • Publication number: 20220119047
    Abstract: A single point hitch bed system includes a base frame mounted on a truck bed, the base frame having a front end positioned towards the front of the truck, a rear end opposite the front end, and lateral side ends; a stationary upper deck permanently attached above the base frame; and an extendable lower deck positioned between the stationary upper deck and base frame, wherein the extendable lower deck is mounted via a rail system that allows the extendable lower deck to be extended to an adjustable length. An access hole is positioned towards the front of the stationary upper deck to allow access to a single point hitch that may be permanently secured to the truck. The single point hitch may receive removable components for securing cargo or towed apparatus to the truck. Auxiliary anchor points are positioned atop the base frame, laterally to the stationary upper deck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventor: Samuel Scott Wheeler, II
  • Patent number: 10660691
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for regulating, maintaining and/or controlling the temperature of fluids and tissues during therapeutic or ablative tissue treatment applications. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a multi-purpose subassembly that is easy to use, supports all infusion and fluid-cooled ablation systems, and readily and reliably accepts a variety of tubing designs to decrease preparation time and minimize user error during setup and use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: AngioDynamics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer McKernon, Scott Wheeler, Ryan Bean, Wesley Joe
  • Patent number: 10207856
    Abstract: A hollow container is combined with a burstable envelope retaining a liquid agent. The container is designed to allow a user to open the envelope by bursting or likewise rupturing the envelope while it remains in the container. The design of the envelope provides a predictable bursting location and a lower bursting pressure of the envelope to provide a more controlled release of liquid agent. Bursting forces may be applied in any of a variety of ways just as by twisting or crushing. The design allows for desired use of beneficial envelope materials such as polyester films that are otherwise difficult to rupture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Sustained Release Technologies Inc
    Inventors: John Scott Wheeler, George Georgiades
  • Publication number: 20180250525
    Abstract: Tubular constructs attached to a brachytherapy device allowing for the selected displacement of surrounding tissue at a site of radiation application. Tubular constructs have an inflatable balloon portion and an attached non-inflating stem tube. Balloon portions are affixed to the brachytherapy device and inflated with the stem tube to displace tissue away from an area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: John Scott Wheeler, Richard David Helmig
  • Publication number: 20180009596
    Abstract: A hollow container is combined with a burstable envelope retaining a liquid agent. The container is designed to allow a user to open the envelope by bursting or likewise rupturing the envelope while it remains in the container. The design of the envelope provides a predictable bursting location and a lower bursting pressure of the envelope to provide a more controlled release of liquid agent. Bursting forces may be applied in any of a variety of ways just as by twisting or crushing. The design allows for desired use of beneficial envelope materials such as polyester films that are otherwise difficult to rupture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: John Scott Wheeler, George Georgiades
  • Patent number: 9808649
    Abstract: The problem of securing the position of an internally placed medical device that extends out of the body during targeted high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy is solved by a uniquely configured immobilization system that can be utilized to stabilize medical devices placed, for example, within the uterus or cervix. During the process of transporting a patient from the location where the HDR applicator is emplaced, for example, where the tandem and ring is placed within the cervix of a patient, to the location where the treatment is actually applied to the tissue, the medical device can move out of place and in so doing cause discomfort, pain, or an ineffective treatment for the patient. The embodiments of this immobilization system can include a strap apparatus, a straddling girdle, and bracket that can be attached to a patient. This immobilization system ensures the position of an internally placed medical device during targeted HDR brachytherapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: MEDICAL TOOL & TECHNOLOGY, LLC
    Inventors: Richard David Helmig, John Scott Wheeler
  • Publication number: 20170197092
    Abstract: The problem of securing the position of an internally placed medical device that extends out of the body during targeted high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy is solved by a uniquely configured immobilization system that can be utilized to stabilize medical devices placed, for example, within the uterus or cervix. During the process of transporting a patient from the location where the HDR applicator is emplaced, for example, where the tandem and ring is placed within the cervix of a patient, to the location where the treatment is actually applied to the tissue, the medical device can move out of place and in so doing cause discomfort, pain, or an ineffective treatment for the patient. The embodiments of this immobilization system can include a strap apparatus, a straddling girdle, and bracket that can be attached to a patient. This immobilization system ensures the position of an internally placed medical device during targeted HDR brachytherapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Richard David Helmig, John Scott Wheeler
  • Publication number: 20170156783
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for regulating, maintaining and/or controlling the temperature of fluids and tissues during therapeutic or ablative tissue treatment applications. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a multi-purpose subassembly that is easy to use, supports all infusion and fluid-cooled ablation systems, and readily and reliably accepts a variety of tubing designs to decrease preparation time and minimize user error during setup and use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: ANGIODYNAMICS, INC.
    Inventors: Jennifer McKernon, Scott Wheeler, Ryan Bean, Wesley Joe
  • Patent number: 8898760
    Abstract: An arrangement for authenticating a transaction between a user's mobile device and an entity such as a corporate server is disclosed. The user's universal integrated circuit card (UICC) is adapted to generate a time-dependent authentication code which is dependent on a time value and which is usable to authenticate the transaction only during a predetermined period. A time verification processor verifies a time value to ensure that the time-dependent authentication code was generated based on the correct time value. The time value is based on the UTC time obtained from UTC clock. The verified time is used to generate a “one-time” password (authentication code) by the authentication code calculator of the UICC. This is used to authenticate a transaction with the corporate network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Vodafone IP Licensing Limited
    Inventor: Geoffrey Charles Wyatt Scott Wheeler
  • Publication number: 20130103591
    Abstract: The user's SIM 20 is adapted to store a seed for generating an authentication code which is usable to authenticate a transaction. The mobile telecommunications device 1 has a processor including means operable to obtain the seed from the SIM, to calculate the authentication code and to generate a transaction message for enabling the transaction with the entity, the transaction message including the authentication code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: VODAFONE IP LICENSING LIMITED
    Inventor: Scott WHEELER
  • Publication number: 20120047563
    Abstract: An arrangement for authenticating a transaction between a user's mobile device and an entity such as a corporate server is disclosed. The user's universal integrated circuit card (UICC) is adapted to generate a time-dependent authentication code which is dependent on a time value and which is usable to authenticate the transaction only during a predetermined period. A time verification processor verifies a time value to ensure that the time-dependent authentication code was generated based on the correct time value. The time value is based on the UTC time obtained from UTC clock. The verified time is used to generate a “one-time” password (authentication code) by the authentication code calculator of the UICC. This is used to authenticate a transaction with the corporate network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventor: Geoffrey Charles Wyatt Scott Wheeler
  • Publication number: 20060235424
    Abstract: A self-contained, implantable bone distraction device is provided. The device is controlled by a programmable microcontroller that communicates with the outside world wirelessly, for example, via radio frequency or infrared. The microcontroller can be instructed, for example, to initiate an immediate distraction, or to stop a distraction in progress. Nitinol wire is used in conjunction with a one-way clutch to cause a distraction increment. The length of the wire is maintained after deactivation mechanically. Optional sensors allow the monitoring of the amount of actual distraction or the distraction force experienced by the bone under distraction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Applicant: FOSTER-MILLER, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas Vitale, Arthur Donahue, Scott Wheeler
  • Publication number: 20060156794
    Abstract: Gap bulk density (GBD) of a support mat surrounding a catalyst substrate in a catalytic converter is calculated using an average gap width optically determined by a camera system. Mat weight determined at an assembly station is bar coded and placed in a bar code label attached to the converter under test. A programmable controller calculates an average gap width from a plurality of camera readings. GBD is then calculated using mat weight and dimensions, and the GBD is compared to an acceptable range to determine pass/failure of the converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Tobin Horn, Scott Wheeler
  • Publication number: 20060090545
    Abstract: An Advanced Data Logging kit for testing a generator's liquid cooled stator bar system for leaks is disclosed. The kit is installed in between the generator's header and the HIT Skid and in the generator's cooling system. The kit includes pressure and vacuum transducers, sensor arrays with thermocouples, and data acquisition circuits. The sensor arrays are used to plumb the thermocouples into the generator's header and cooling pipes. The pressure and vacuum transducers and the thermocouples are used to collect pressure, vacuum and temperature data that is used to conduct a Pressure Decay Test and a Vacuum Decay Test to determine whether or not a leak in the liquid cooled stator bar system exists. A computer included in the kit has the ability to analyze the data readings, perform calculations, and predict leak rates in the stator bar system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2004
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Inventors: Waheed Mall, Roderick Lusted, Gary Stewart, Scott Wheeler
  • Patent number: D860941
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: ANGIODYNAMICS, INC.
    Inventor: Scott Wheeler