Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Kennedy, III

Thomas J. Kennedy, III 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).

  • ACOUSTIC PERFUSION DEVICES
    Publication number: 20160237395
    Abstract: Acoustic perfusion devices for separating biological cells from other material in a fluid mixture are disclosed. The devices include an inlet port, an outlet port, and a collection port that are connected to an acoustic chamber. An ultrasonic transducer creates an acoustic standing wave in the acoustic chamber that permits a continuous flow of fluid to be recovered through the collection port while keeping the biological cells within the acoustic chamber to be returned to the bioreactor from which the fluid mixture is being drawn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Bart Lipkens, Erik Miller, Benjamin Ross-Johnsrud, Walter M. Presz, JR., Kedar Chitale, Thomas J. Kennedy, III
  • Bioreactor using acoustic standing waves
    Patent number: 9416344
    Abstract: A perfusion bioreactor includes at least one ultrasonic transducer that can acoustically generate a multi-dimensional standing wave. The standing wave can be used to retain cells in the bioreactor, and can also be utilized to dewater or further harvest product from the waste materials produced in a bioreactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: FloDesign Sonics, Inc.
    Inventors: Bart Lipkens, Louis Masi, Stanley Kowalski, III, Walter M. Presz, Jr., Jason Dionne, Brian Dutra, Ari Mercado, Thomas J. Kennedy, III, Arthur Martin
  • Golf ball with core material containing rubber and polyurethane
    Patent number: 9409059
    Abstract: A golf ball has a core, core center, or core layer containing a thermoset elastomer and a polyurethane prepared by combining a thermosetting elastomer and an isocyanate-functional polyurethane, which may be an elastomeric polyurethane, then curing the thermosetting elastomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Yasushi Ichikawa, Thomas J. Kennedy, III
  • METHOD OF MAKING A GOLF BALL WITH LATTICE REINFORCED LAYER
    Publication number: 20160136856
    Abstract: Methods of making a golf ball that includes a lattice reinforced layer, which is a layer made of at least two materials with different properties, includes various injection and compression molding steps. In some embodiments, the lattice reinforced layer is manufactured using a shutoff molding technique so that the entire lattice reinforced layer is molded in the same mold. In other embodiments, a grid for the lattice layer is formed first, then filled using an injection molding technique.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas J. Kennedy, III
  • Separation of multi-component fluid through ultrasonic acoustophoresis
    Patent number: 9340435
    Abstract: An acoustic standing wave is utilized to separate components from a multi-component fluid, such as oil from an oil-water mixture, in a fluid flow scheme with an acoustophoresis device. For example, the flow scheme and device allows for trapping of the oil as the oil coalesces, agglomerates, and becomes more buoyant than the water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: FloDesign Sonics, Inc.
    Inventors: Bart Lipkens, Jason Dionne, Ari Mercado, Brian Dutra, Walter M. Presz, Jr., Thomas J. Kennedy, III, Louis Masi
  • SEPARATION OF MULTI-COMPONENT FLUID THROUGH ULTRASONIC ACOUSTOPHORESIS
    Publication number: 20160129370
    Abstract: An acoustic standing wave is utilized to separate components from a multi-component fluid, such as oil from an oil-water mixture, in a fluid flow scheme with an acoustophoresis device. For example, the flow scheme and device allows for trapping of the oil as the oil coalesces, agglomerates, and becomes more buoyant than the water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Bart Lipkens, Jason Dionne, Ari Mercado, Brian Dutra, Walter M. Presz, JR., Thomas J. Kennedy, III, Louis Masi
  • ACOUSTIC PERFUSION DEVICES
    Publication number: 20160102284
    Abstract: Acoustic perfusion devices for separating biological cells from other material in a fluid medium are disclosed. The devices include an inlet port, an outlet port, and a collection port that are connected to an acoustic chamber. An ultrasonic transducer creates an acoustic standing wave in the acoustic chamber that permits a continuous flow of fluid to be recovered through the collection port while keeping the biological cells within the acoustic chamber to be returned to the bioreactor from which the fluid medium is being drawn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Bart Lipkens, Erik Miller, Benjamin Ross-Johnsrud, Walter M. Presz, JR., Kedar Chitale, Thomas J. Kennedy, III
  • MOLD WITH MIDPLATE AND METHOD OF MOLDING GOLF BALL
    Publication number: 20160059447
    Abstract: A mold for manufacturing hemispherical sections for a golf ball includes a first mold plate including a first cavity, a second mold plate including a second cavity, and a midplate. The midplate includes an indentation on a first side of the midplate and a projection on a second side of the midplate. The indentation of the midplate corresponds to the first cavity of the first mold plate. The projection of the midplate corresponds to the second cavity of the second mold plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: NIKE, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Kennedy, III, Takahisa Ono, Chin-Shun Ko
  • Separation of multi-component fluid through ultrasonic acoustophoresis
    Patent number: 9272234
    Abstract: An acoustic standing wave is utilized to separate components from a multi-component fluid, such as oil from an oil-water mixture, in a fluid flow scheme with an acoustophoresis device. For example, the flow scheme and device allows for trapping of the oil as the oil coalesces, agglomerates, and becomes more buoyant than the water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: FloDesign Sonics, Inc.
    Inventors: Bart Lipkens, Jason Dionne, Ari Mercado, Brian Dutra, Walter M. Presz, Jr., Thomas J. Kennedy, III, Louis Masi
  • Acoustophoretic separation technology using multi-dimensional standing waves
    Patent number: 9228183
    Abstract: A system having improved trapping force for acoustophoresis is described where the trapping force is improved by manipulation of the frequency of the ultrasonic transducer. The transducer includes a ceramic crystal. The crystal may be directly exposed to fluid flow. The crystal may be air backed, resulting in a higher Q factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: FloDesign Sonics, Inc.
    Inventors: Bart Lipkens, Jason Dionne, Walter M. Presz, Jr., Thomas J. Kennedy, III
  • Mold with midplate and method of molding golf ball
    Patent number: 9211662
    Abstract: A mold for manufacturing hemispherical sections for a golf ball includes a first mold plate including a first cavity, a second mold plate including a second cavity, and a midplate. The midplate includes an indentation on a first side of the midplate and a projection on a second side of the midplate. The indentation of the midplate corresponds to the first cavity of the first mold plate. The projection of the midplate corresponds to the second cavity of the second mold plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Kennedy, III, Takahisa Ono, Chin-Shun Ko
  • Soft coating for a golf ball
    Patent number: 9149685
    Abstract: A golf ball having a soft outer surface coating having a hardness less than about HB on the ASTM D3363 scale, or less than about 40 on ASTM D2134 scale. The soft outer surface coating may contain polyurethane, a hydroxyl functional silicone material, or a hydroxyl functional fluoro material. Also, a method for making the golf ball. The golf ball having the soft outer surface coating exhibits a high spin rate over short shots essentially without degrading performance on driver shots, as compared with the performance of the uncoated golf ball.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Kennedy, III, Hideyuki Ishii, Yasushi Ichikawa, Arthur Molinari, Bradley C. Tutmark, Nicholas Yontz
  • SEPARATION OF MULTI-COMPONENT FLUID THROUGH ULTRASONIC ACOUSTOPHORESIS
    Publication number: 20150274550
    Abstract: An acoustic standing wave is utilized to separate components from a multi-component fluid, such as oil from an oil-water mixture, in a fluid flow scheme with an acoustophoresis device. For example, the flow scheme and device allows for trapping of the oil as the oil coalesces, agglomerates, and becomes more buoyant than the water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Bart Lipkens, Jason Dionne, Ari Mercado, Brian Dutra, Walter M. Presz, JR., Thomas J. Kennedy, III, Louis Masi
  • DISPOSABLE BIOREACTOR WITH FILTRATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150252317
    Abstract: A disposable bioreactor system includes a bag having a first end and a second end. An acoustophoresis device is disposed at the first end of the bag, and is separable from the bag. An actuating mechanism is operably connected to the second end of the bag. The actuating mechanism is configured to move the second end of the bag towards the acoustophoresis device, so that fluids within the volume of the bag flow past the acoustophoresis device and carry desired biomolecules out of the bag for collection, while cells and other debris remain within the bag for disposal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Bart Lipkens, Louis Masi, Walter M. Presz, JR., Thomas J. Kennedy, III
  • Golf ball with lattice reinforced layer
    Patent number: 9114283
    Abstract: A golf ball includes a lattice reinforced layer, which is a layer made of at least two materials with different properties. The materials are interlocked with each other, where one material forms a grid with pores while the other material protrudes through the pores. In some embodiments, the lattice reinforced layer is manufactured using a shutoff molding technique so that the entire lattice reinforced layer is molded in the same mold. The lattice layer is provided to alter the properties of a layer, such as increasing the durability, toughness, or strength of the layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas J. Kennedy, III
  • Game ball or other article of sports equipment printed with visible light-curable ink and method
    Patent number: 9114282
    Abstract: Sports equipment, particularly game balls, are printed with an ink cured with light in the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum. The ink uses a photoinitiator that absorbs light in both the ultraviolet region and in a range of from about 400 nm to about 690 nm in the visible light region, a Type I photoinitiator compound absorbing in only the visible region, or a Type II photoinitiator compound either containing an abstractable hydrogen or used with a free radical-curable material comprising an abstractable hydrogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas J. Kennedy, III
  • Golf ball having an over-indexed thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer cover and having a soft feeling when hit
    Patent number: 9101796
    Abstract: A golf ball having an over-indexed thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer cover and having a soft feeling when hit. The golf ball cover also may be cross-linked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Yasushi Ichikawa, Thomas J. Kennedy, III, Chen-Tai Liu, Chien-Hsin Chou, Hui-Kai Liao
  • GOLF BALL AND METHOD OF COATING A COVER OF THE GOLF BALL
    Publication number: 20150202498
    Abstract: A golf ball comprises a core, a cover formed from an ionomer resin and disposed on the core, and a cured coating layer disposed on and in direct contact with the cover. The cured coating layer is formed from a topcoat coating composition comprising a polymeric component and a halogenated component. The halogenated component is present in an amount of from about 0.5 parts by weight to about 50 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the polymeric component. A method of coating a cover of a golf ball includes applying the topcoat coating composition directly onto the cover. The method also includes, after applying, curing the topcoat coating composition to form a cured coating layer disposed on and in direct contact with the cover to thereby coat the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas J. Kennedy, III
  • ACOUSTOPHORESIS DEVICE WITH DUAL ACOUSTOPHORETIC CHAMBER
    Publication number: 20150191716
    Abstract: An acoustophoresis device includes an acoustic chamber with a piezoelectric element located within its volume. The piezoelectric element vibrates and generates acoustic standing waves from both sides, so that particles can be separated from fluid passing through the acoustic chamber. This permits the element to be cooled more efficiently, reducing transient heat loads in the fluid traveling through the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Bart Lipkens, Brian McCarthy, Ben Ross-Johnsrud, Jason Barnes, Dane Mealey, Thomas J. Kennedy, III
  • Golf Balls Including Highly Neutralized Polymer Having a Hardness Modifier
    Publication number: 20150174456
    Abstract: A golf ball includes a core made from a highly neutralized polymer that has been mixed with a hardness modifier. The modifier may be a process oil or a plasticizer. In particular, the modifier may be a naphthenic process oil, a paraffinic process oil, a phthalate plasticizer, a trimellitate plasticizer, an adipate plasticizer, a sebacate-based plasticizer, a maleate-based plasticizer, and blends thereof. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing a golf ball that includes changing the hardness of a highly neutralized polymer core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: NIKE, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Kennedy, III, Seisuke Tomita