Patents by Inventor Teresa Lynn Miller

Teresa Lynn Miller 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: 11246973
    Abstract: A drainage bag is provided for a thermal control unit adapted to deliver temperature-controlled liquid to a patient in order to control the patient's temperature. The drainage bag is used to hold and transport the liquid when the liquid inside the thermal control unit is changed. The drainage bag includes a bottom layer, a top layer sealed thereto, and a float secured to the top layer that is positioned adjacent an opening in the top layer. As the liquid from the thermal control unit drains into the opening in the top layer, the liquid lifts the float and the float lifts the top layer of the bag. The bag thereby expands its volume to accommodate the liquid from the thermal control unit. The bag may further be designed to be carried without sealing the opening and without spilling the liquid. A method for using the bag is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Ryan Ariel Alvarez, Venkata Ravi Varma Mudunuri, Teresa Lynn Miller, Jack Louis Leckner, Alexey Titov
  • Publication number: 20190231938
    Abstract: A drainage bag is provided for a thermal control unit adapted to deliver temperature-controlled liquid to a patient in order to control the patient's temperature. The drainage bag is used to hold and transport the liquid when the liquid inside the thermal control unit is changed. The drainage bag includes a bottom layer, a top layer sealed thereto, and a float secured to the top layer that is positioned adjacent an opening in the top layer. As the liquid from the thermal control unit drains into the opening in the top layer, the liquid lifts the float and the float lifts the top layer of the bag. The bag thereby expands its volume to accommodate the liquid from the thermal control unit. The bag may further be designed to be carried without sealing the opening and without spilling the liquid. A method for using the bag is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Ryan Ariel Alvarez, Venkata Ravi Varma Mudunuri, Teresa Lynn Miller, Jack Louis Leckner, Alexey Titov
  • Publication number: 20150203022
    Abstract: A cargo barrier for use in a vehicle, the cargo barrier broadly comprising a cargo guard, a guard frame, an elongated connector member, left and right seat mounting brackets, left and right lower extension legs, and left and right lower mounting brackets for mounting the cargo barrier in a first configuration in which the passenger seats are lowered and a second configuration in which the passenger seats are in an upright position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: David Lee Miller, Teresa Lynn Miller, Jeffrey Lynn Massey
  • Patent number: 9079525
    Abstract: A cargo barrier for use in a vehicle, the cargo barrier broadly comprising a cargo guard, a guard frame, an elongated connector member, left and right seat mounting brackets, left and right lower extension legs, and left and right lower mounting brackets for mounting the cargo barrier in a first configuration in which the passenger seats are lowered and a second configuration in which the passenger seats are in an upright position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: QRF LLC
    Inventors: David Lee Miller, Teresa Lynn Miller, Jeffrey Lynn Massey