Patents by Inventor Troy Baker

Troy Baker 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: 8955516
    Abstract: A respirator includes a mask having a body extending between a front edge and a rear edge, and a face seal extending inward from the body. The face seal has a first wall extending from the body and a second wall intersecting with the first wall at a sealing land. The sealing land is configured to contact a user's face to form a continuous circumferential seal. The face seal is folded over such that the first wall and the second wall both extend away from the sealing land in a common direction. Optionally, the face seal may be U-shaped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Scott Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Shaila Gaffney, Judge W. Morgan, III, Troy Baker
  • Publication number: 20140213983
    Abstract: According to the invention, a safety device suitable (S) for a pre-filled syringe containing a medicament comprises a chassis adapted to be affixed to the pre-filled syringe, a deformable flexible outer structure made from a material with a shape memory and a substantially cylindrical needle shield affixed or integral to the outer structure. The deformed flexible outer structure is capable of advancing the needle shield with respect to the chassis in a distal direction (D) into a position in which the needle shield projects from the chassis in the distal direction (D). A biasing force for advancing the needle shield originates from a shape memory effect that causes the deformed flexible outer structure to substantially return to its unstressed shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Matthew Ekman, Christopher James Smith, Troy Baker, Graham Wilson, Gareth Roberts, Carl Tucker
  • Publication number: 20140200518
    Abstract: An injection device for administering a liquid is presented that comprises a pre-filled syringe and a safety mechanism for providing needle safety for an injection needle of the pre-filled syringe. The pre-filled syringe comprises a barrel containing the liquid and a stopper translatably disposed within the barrel, where the injection needle attached to a distal end of the barrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Matthew Ekman, Christopher James Smith, Troy Baker, Graham Wilson, Gareth Roberts, John Slemmen
  • Publication number: 20130331794
    Abstract: According to the invention, a safety device for a pre-filled syringe comprises a hollow support body to retain the pre-filled syringe therein, a hollow needle shield that is slidable relative to the support body and guiding means for guiding the movement of the needle shield relative to the support body. The guiding means comprise a guide pin, a guide track and a cut-out adjacent to the guide track. The guide pin protrudes into the guide track and moves within and along the guide track when the needle shield is slid relative to the support body. The cut-out allows a side wall of the guide track to be deflected in a lateral direction perpendicular to a central axis of the safety device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Matthew Ekman, Christopher James Smith, Troy Baker, Graham Wilson, Gareth Roberts, John Slemmen
  • Publication number: 20100258131
    Abstract: A respirator includes a mask having a body extending between a front edge and a rear edge, and a face seal extending inward from the body. The face seal has a first wall extending from the body and a second wall intersecting with the first wall at a sealing land. The sealing land is configured to contact a user's face to form a continuous circumferential seal. The face seal is folded over such that the first wall and the second wall both extend away from the sealing land in a common direction. Optionally, the face seal may be U-shaped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: SCOTT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: SHAILA GAFFNEY, JUDGE W. MORGAN, III, Troy BAKER
  • Publication number: 20070249976
    Abstract: A control unit for a medical device wherein the control unit comprises a pump, a conduit and control means for controlling the flow of fluid from the pump through the conduit; and wherein the conduit is a rigid internal passage located in the control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2007
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Applicant: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Carl Tucker, Troy Baker, Graham Wilson, Patrick Linnane, Ian Tabron, Wayne Bonnefin, Stefan Loof, Thomas Bergens
  • Publication number: 20070218703
    Abstract: A method for improved growth of a semipolar (Al,In,Ga,B)N semiconductor thin film using an intentionally miscut substrate. Specifically, the method comprises intentionally miscutting a substrate, loading a substrate into a reactor, heating the substrate under a flow of nitrogen and/or hydrogen and/or ammonia, depositing an InxGa1-xN nucleation layer on the heated substrate, depositing a semipolar nitride semiconductor thin film on the InxGa1-xN nucleation layer, and cooling the substrate under a nitrogen overpressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: John Kaeding, Dong-Seon Lee, Michael Iza, Troy Baker, Hitoshi Sato, Benjamin Haskell, James Speck, Steven DenBaars, Shuji Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20070218655
    Abstract: A method for enhancing growth of device-quality planar semipolar nitride semiconductor thin films via metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) by using an (Al,In,Ga)N nucleation layer containing at least some indium. Specifically, the method comprises loading a substrate into a reactor, heating the substrate under a flow of nitrogen and/or hydrogen and/or ammonia, depositing an InxGa1?xN nucleation layer on the heated substrate, depositing a semipolar nitride semiconductor thin film on the InxGa1?xN nucleation layer, and cooling the substrate under a nitrogen overpressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: Hitoshi Sato, John Kaeding, Michael Iza, Troy Baker, Benjamin Haskell, Steven DenBaars, Shuji Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20070111531
    Abstract: A method for growing planar, semi-polar nitride film on a miscut spinel substrate, in which a large area of the planar, semi-polar nitride film is parallel to the substrate's surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2007
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Troy Baker, Benjamin Haskell, Paul Fini, Steven DenBaars, James Speck, Shuji Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20070093073
    Abstract: A method for growth and fabrication of semipolar (Ga, Al, In, B)N thin films, heterostructures, and devices, comprising identifying desired material properties for a particular device application, selecting a semipolar growth orientation based on the desired material properties, selecting a suitable substrate for growth of the selected semipolar growth orientation, growing a planar semipolar (Ga, Al, In, B)N template or nucleation layer on the substrate, and growing the semipolar (Ga, Al, In, B)N thin films, heterostructures or devices on the planar semipolar (Ga, Al, In, B)N template or nucleation layer. The method results in a large area of the semipolar (Ga, Al, In, B)N thin films, heterostructures, and devices being parallel to the substrate surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: Robert Farrell, Troy Baker, Arpan Chakraborty, Benjamin Haskell, P. Pattison, Rajat Sharma, Umesh Mishra, Steven DenBaars, James Speck, Shuji Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20070015345
    Abstract: A lateral growth method for defect reduction of semipolar nitride films. The process steps include selecting a semipolar nitride plane and composition, selecting a suitable substrate for growth of the semipolar nitride plane and composition, and applying a selective growth process in which the semipolar nitride nucleates on some areas of the substrate at the exclusion of other areas of the substrate, wherein the selective growth process includes lateral growth of nitride material by a lateral epitaxial overgrowth (LEO), sidewall lateral epitaxial overgrowth (SLEO), cantilever epitaxy or nanomasking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Troy Baker, Benjamin Haskell, James Speck, Shuji Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20060246722
    Abstract: An etching technique for the fabrication of thin (Al, In, Ga)N layers. A suitable template or substrate is selected and implanted with foreign ions over a desired area to create ion implanted material. A regrowth of a device structure is then performed on the implanted template or substrate. The top growth surface of the template is bonded to a carrier wafer to created a bonded template/carrier wafer structure. The substrate is removed, as is any residual material, to expose the ion implanted material. The ion implanted material on the bonded template/carrier wafer structure is then exposed to a suitable etchant for a sufficient time to remove the ion implanted material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventors: James Speck, Benjamin Haskell, P. Pattison, Troy Baker
  • Publication number: 20060234486
    Abstract: A method of fabricating free-standing (Al, In, Ga)N substrates, by in situ separation of thick epitaxially grown nitride films from their foreign substrates. A suitable substrate for (Al, In, Ga)N film growth is selected, and foreign ions are implanted in the substrate to form a comparatively sharp concentration profile. An (Al, In Ga)N film is deposited on the substrate, and the deposited film is cooled to introduce thermal expansion mismatch-related strain, so that the film spontaneously separates from the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventors: James Speck, Troy Baker, Benjamin Haskell
  • Publication number: 20060205199
    Abstract: A method for growing planar, semi-polar nitride film on a miscut spinel substrate, in which a large area of the planar, semi-polar nitride film is parallel to the substrate's surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Troy Baker, Benjamin Haskell, Paul Fini, Steven DenBaars, James Speck, Shuji Nakamura
  • Patent number: D547988
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Troy Baker, Kelly Dawson, Wyn Jones
  • Patent number: D642800
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Yoke Enterprises Ltd
    Inventors: Matthew William Davies, Carl Estcourt Tucker, John Slemmen, Noel Toogood, Troy Baker