Patents by Inventor Timothy James HOEKSTRA

Timothy James HOEKSTRA 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).

  • Microfluidic delivery system for releasing fluid compositions
    Patent number: 10040090
    Abstract: A microfluidic fluid delivery device and method. The device includes a reservoir and a transport member. The device includes a microfluidic delivery member including a microfluidic die configured to release a fluid composition from the device. The microfluidic delivery member includes an adapter configured to receive an end portion of the transport member, wherein a capillary passage is formed between the adapter and the transport member. The capillary passage has a largest effective pore size that is smaller than the average effective pore size of the transport member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Dana Paul Gruenbacher, David S Hunt, Joseph Edward Scheffelin, Timothy James Hoekstra, Simon Dodd, Roberto Brioschi
  • Microfluidic delivery system and method
    Patent number: 9968700
    Abstract: One or more embodiments are directed to a microfluidic delivery system that dispenses a fluid. The microfluidic delivery system may be provided in a variety of orientations. In one embodiment, the microfluidic delivery system is vertical so that fluid being expelled opposes gravity. In another embodiment, the microfluidic delivery system is orientated sideways so that fluid being expelled has a horizontal component. In yet another embodiment, the microfluidic delivery system faces downward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignees: STMICROELECTRONICS, INC., STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L., STMICROELECTRONICS INTERNATIONAL N.V.
    Inventors: Simon Dodd, Joseph Edward Scheffelin, Dave S. Hunt, Timothy James Hoekstra, Faiz Sherman, Stephan Gary Bush
  • MICROFLUIDIC DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR RELEASING FLUID COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20160354799
    Abstract: A microfluidic fluid delivery device and method. The device includes a reservoir and a transport member. The device includes a microfluidic delivery member including a microfluidic die configured to release a fluid composition from the device. The microfluidic delivery member includes an adapter configured to receive an end portion of the transport member, wherein a capillary passage is formed between the adapter and the transport member. The capillary passage has a largest effective pore size that is smaller than the average effective pore size of the transport member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Dana Paul GRUENBACHER, Dave HUNT, Joseph SCHEFFLIN, Timothy James HOEKSTRA, Simon DODD, Roberto BRIOSCHI
  • Microfluidic delivery system for releasing fluid compositions
    Patent number: 9433696
    Abstract: A microfluidic fluid delivery device and method. The device includes a reservoir and a transport member. The device includes a microfluidic delivery member including a microfluidic die configured to release a fluid composition from the device. The microfluidic delivery member includes an adapter configured to receive an end portion of the transport member, wherein a capillary passage is formed between the adapter and the transport member. The capillary passage has a largest effective pore size that is smaller than the average effective pore size of the transport member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Dana Paul Gruenbacher, David S Hunt, Joseph Edward Scheffelin, Timothy James Hoekstra, Simon Dodd, Roberto Brioschi
  • MICROFLUIDIC DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20160101429
    Abstract: One or more embodiments are directed to a microfluidic delivery system that dispenses a fluid. The microfluidic delivery system may be provided in a variety of orientations. In one embodiment, the microfluidic delivery system is vertical so that fluid being expelled opposes gravity. In another embodiment, the microfluidic delivery system is orientated sideways so that fluid being expelled has a horizontal component. In yet another embodiment, the microfluidic delivery system faces downward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Simon Dodd, Joseph Edward Scheffelin, Dave S. Hunt, Timothy James HOEKSTRA, Faiz SHERMAN, Stephan Gary Bush
  • MICROFLUIDIC DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR RELEASING FLUID COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20150367016
    Abstract: A microfluidic fluid delivery device and method. The device includes a reservoir and a transport member. The device includes a microfluidic delivery member including a microfluidic die configured to release a fluid composition from the device. The microfluidic delivery member includes an adapter configured to receive an end portion of the transport member, wherein a capillary passage is formed between the adapter and the transport member. The capillary passage has a largest effective pore size that is smaller than the average effective pore size of the transport member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Dana Paul GRUENBACHER, David S HUNT, Joseph Edward SCHEFFELIN, Timothy James HOEKSTRA, Simon DODD, Roberto BRIOSCHI