Patents by Inventor W. Johnson

W. Johnson 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).

  • Transseptal Delivery System for Aortic Valve Therapeutic Devices
    Publication number: 20220079571
    Abstract: A system and method used to deliver an aortic valve therapeutic device, such as a delivery device for an aortic valve replacement, to an aortic valve site. The system includes a cable percutaneously introduced a cable into a vasculature of a patient and positioned to run from a femoral vein, through the heart via a transseptal puncture, and to a femoral artery. The therapeutic device is passed over an end of the cable at the venous side and is secured to the cable. The therapeutic device is pushed in a distal direction while the second end of the cable is pulled in the proximal direction to advance the therapeutic device to the mitral valve site. A left ventricle redirector aids in orienting the therapeutic device and preventing migration of the cable towards delicate mitral valve structures and chordae tendoneae during advancement of the therapeutic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Synecor LLC
    Inventors: Richard S Stack, William L. Athas, Kevin W. Johnson
  • Retail display unit with removable lids
    Patent number: 11266255
    Abstract: A retail display unit including a riser having at least one tier and having a vertical rise, a horizontal width and a horizontal length. At least one removable lid has a first configuration and a second configuration. In the first configuration, a width of the removable lid covers at least a portion of the horizontal width of the at least one tier and a length of the removable lid covers at least a portion of the horizontal length of the at least one tier. In the second configuration, the removable lid is located in a pocket that is defined by a pocket depth that is a portion of the vertical rise of the at least one tier, a pocket width that is a portion of the horizontal width of the at least one tier and a pocket length that is at least a portion of the horizontal length of the at least one tier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason W. Johnson, Blake M. Johnson, Jeremiah J. Albrecht
  • Method and Apparatus for Measuring Discrete Locations Around Perimeter of Swimming Pools
    Publication number: 20220066029
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of measuring discrete locations around a perimeter of a pool, the method comprising positioning a laser measurement device at a reference point; aiming the laser measurement device at a discrete location of interest; determining the geometrical position and location of the discrete location of interest relative to the reference point; and storing the geometrical position and location of the discrete location of interest in a database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Tara Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry W. Johnson, Matt Nuss, Michael Kranz
  • Flexible bag in a box with handi-tap cap assembly
    Patent number: 11261976
    Abstract: A valve assembly for use with a spout. The assembly includes a slide that includes a side wall, an end wall, a slide flange, and an anti-tamper strap. The side wall includes a dispensing hole. The assembly further includes a sleeve and a cap that includes an inlet, an outlet, and a cap flange. The cap flange includes a strap cavity. The cap is configured to be slidably inserted into a spout, the sleeve is configured to be slidably inserted into the cap, the slide is configured to be slidably inserted into the sleeve, and the anti-tamper strap is configured to be inserted into the strap cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Liqui-Box Corporation
    Inventor: James W. Johnson
  • Vehicle fuel tank for improved crashworthiness
    Patent number: 11247828
    Abstract: A fuel tank in a vehicle. The fuel tank includes a protective outer shell and an inner shell. The protective outer shell has an inner shell receiving area. The inner shell, which holds fuel, is housed in the inner shell receiving area of the outer shell. The inner shell cooperates with the outer shell to maintain the position of the inner shell relative to the outer shell and relative to the vehicle during normal operation. During an impact to the vehicle, the inner shell moves independent of the outer shell and the vehicle, allowing a portion of the energy or the forces associated with an impact to be absorbed by the outer shell, reducing the energy or force transferred to the inner shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Inventors: Peter J. Leiss, Marcus A. Mazza, Bret W. Johnson, Daniel Fridline
  • Visual policy configuration and enforcement for platform security
    Patent number: 11252191
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a platform security operation, comprising: presenting a platform security user interface, the platform security user interface including a plurality of security blocks, each of the plurality of security blocks corresponding to a particular security policy function configuring a security policy via the platform security user interface, the configuring comprising combining a set of the security blocks according to a desired security function; converting the set of security blocks to information representing the security policy; and, deploying the security policy to an information handling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Ricardo L. Martinez, Justin W. Johnson, Joshua N. Alperin, Richard M. Tonry, Nikolay Kalaichidi
  • Composite gears and methods of manufacturing such gears
    Patent number: 11248692
    Abstract: A gear includes an inner portion formed from a first material; an outer portion formed from a second material melted and solidified onto the inner portion; and a plurality of teeth formed in the outer portion after the second material has solidified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: John J. White, Paul W. Johnson, Eric M. Johnson, Jeremy J. Wagner, Roman Cisek
  • METHOD OF TREATING TISSUE USING END EFFECTOR WITH ULTRASONIC AND ELECTROSURGICAL FEATURES
    Publication number: 20220039861
    Abstract: An end effector of an instrument is positioned in a patient. An ultrasonic blade of the end effector is positioned against tissue in the patient. The ultrasonic blade is activated to vibrate ultrasonically while the ultrasonic blade is positioned against tissue. At least one electrode of the end effector is positioned against tissue in the patient. The at least one electrode is activated to apply RF electrosurgical energy to tissue against which the at least one electrode is positioned against tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Gregory W. Johnson, Jason R. Lesko, Frederick L. Estera, Amy M. Krumm, Catherine A. Corbett, William B. Weisenburgh, II, Barry C. Worrell, Mark A. Davison, Chad P. Boudreaux, John A. Hibner, Nathan Cummings, Ellen Burkart, William D. Dannaher, Christina M. Hough, Joseph Isosaki, Craig N. Faller, Shan Wan, Adam N. Brown, Candice Otrembiak, Eitan T. Wiener, Jeffrey D. Messerly, Kai Chen, Matthew C. Miller, William E. Clem
  • END EFFECTOR FOR INSTRUMENT WITH ULTRASONIC AND ELECTROSURGICAL FEATURES
    Publication number: 20220039858
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a body, a shaft assembly, and an end effector. The end effector includes an ultrasonic blade and a clamp arm assembly. The ultrasonic blade is in acoustic communication with an acoustic waveguide of the shaft assembly. The clamp arm assembly is pivotable toward and away from the ultrasonic blade. The clamp arm assembly includes a clamp pad and an electrode. The clamp pad is configured to compress tissue against the ultrasonic blade. The clamp pad has a proximal end, a distal end, and a pair of lateral sides extending from the proximal end to the distal end. The electrode is operable to apply RF energy to tissue. The electrode extends along both lateral sides of the clamp pad. The electrode further extends around the distal end of the clamp pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Gregory W. Johnson, Jason R. Lesko, Frederick L. Estera, Amy M. Krumm, Catherine A. Corbett, William B. Weisenburgh, II, Barry C. Worrell, Mark A. Davison, Chad P. Boudreaux, John A. Hibner, Joseph Isosaki, Shan Wan, Candice Otrembiak, Eitan T. Wiener, Jeffrey D. Messerly, Matthew C. Miller
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AND MANAGING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE INTERCHANGE ZONE
    Publication number: 20220017110
    Abstract: This provides a system and method for handling the interchange of trailers between an over the road (OTR) truck and an autonomous vehicle (AV) yard truck in a facility yard includes an interchange zone (IZ) that is bounded by a predetermined boundary structure, having an OTR entry gate and an OTR exit gate on a first side and an AV entry gate and an AV exit gate on a second side. The system and method further includes a management process that selectively opens and closes each of the OTR entry gate, the OTR exit gate, the AV entry gate and the AV exit gate according to a predetermined set of rules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew F. Smith, Joseph A. Welsh, William N. Klarquist, Peter James, Geoffrey W. Johnson, Kayla M. Holcomb, Lawrence S. Klein, Jason L. Williams, Floyd C. Henning, Jeremy M. Nett
  • Methods of automatized sample loading and processing and devices and systems related thereto
    Patent number: 11215628
    Abstract: Provided are methods for the automated loading and/or automatic processing of one or more samples in an automated sample processing device. Also provided are automated sample loading systems and devices that include automated sample loading systems or devices that are utilized in such systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Abbott Molecular Inc.
    Inventors: Jason E. Bryant, Brett W. Johnson, Richard J. Schoon
  • Robotic surgical systems with mechanisms for scaling surgical tool motion according to tissue proximity
    Patent number: 11213361
    Abstract: A surgical system is disclosed including a surgical tool, a motor operably coupled to the surgical tool, and a control circuit coupled to the motor. The control circuit is configured to receive an instrument motion control signal indicative of a user input, cause the motor to move the surgical tool in response to the instrument motion control signal, receive an input signal indicative of a distance between the surgical tool and tissue, and scale the movement of the surgical tool to the user input in accordance with the input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Cilag GmbH International
    Inventors: Clinton W. Denlinger, Gregory W. Johnson, Charles J. Scheib, Jeffrey S. Swayze
  • System and method for transferring liquified petroleum (LP) gas
    Patent number: 11209126
    Abstract: A system for transferring LP gas includes an inlet port configured for connection to a single connection port of a first tank. The inlet port is configured to receive liquid phase LP gas, vapor phase LP gas, or a combination of both from the first tank. An outlet port is configured for connection to a single connection port of a second tank. The outlet port is configured to deliver the liquid phase LP gas, vapor phase LP gas, or combination of both to the second tank. A pump coupled between the inlet port via a first conduit and the outlet port via a second conduit is operable to pump the liquid phase LP gas, vapor phase LP gas, or combination of both from the first tank via the inlet port to the second tank via the outlet port through the first and second conduits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Blossman Services, Inc.
    Inventors: David Alexander Kennedy, Jessie W. Johnson
  • Microbial syringol utilization
    Patent number: 11208642
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions of non-naturally occurring enzymes to enable microbial syringol utilization with GcoAB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignees: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, Montana State University, University of Portsmouth
    Inventors: Gregg Tyler Beckham, Jennifer DuBois, Melodie M. Machovina, Simon James Bradshaw Mallinson, John E. McGeehan, Christopher W. Johnson, Alexander William Meyers
  • Method and system for battery protection
    Patent number: 11196080
    Abstract: An electrical combination. The combination comprises a hand held power tool, a battery pack and a controller. The battery pack includes a battery pack housing connectable to and supportable by the hand held power tool, a plurality of battery cells supported by the battery pack housing, each of the plurality of battery cells having a lithium-based chemistry, being individually tapped and having an individual state of charge. A communication path is provided by a battery pack sense terminal and a power tool sense terminal. The controller is operable to monitor a state of charge of a number of battery cells less than the plurality of battery cells and to generate a signal based on the monitored state of charge of the number of battery cells less than the plurality of battery cells, the signal being operable to control the operation of the hand held power tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Todd W. Johnson, Jay J. Rosenbecker, Gary D. Meyer, Jeffrey M. Zeiler, Kevin L. Glasgow, Jonathan A. Zick, Jeffrey M. Brozek, Karl F. Scheucher
  • System and Method for Percutaneously Delivering a Tricuspid Valve
    Publication number: 20210369454
    Abstract: According to a system and method for percutaneously delivering a replacement tricuspid valve to a heart, a wire is percutaneously introduced into the venous vasculature. A distal end of the wire is passed into a right atrium, through a tricuspid valve ring, and into a right ventricle, within which it is anchored to tissue of the right ventricle. A tricuspid valve delivery device carrying a replacement tricuspid valve is positioned over the wire, and a director is positioned over the wire proximally adjacent to, and in contact with, the tricuspid valve delivery device. The director and delivery device are pushed over the wire into the right atrium while traction is applied traction to the wire that is fixed within the right ventricle. The director is actively articulated during advancement, to articulate the replacement tricuspid valve on the valve delivery device within a tricuspid valve ring of the heart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Richard S. Stack, Kevin W. Johnson, William L. Athas
  • LIFEGUARD OBSERVATION STATION
    Publication number: 20210372150
    Abstract: A lifeguard observation station having a support structure for allowing a lifeguard to monitor a pool and swimmers or bathers therein. The lifeguard observation station includes a platform which is configured to accommodate the lifeguard. The platform member has a first edge, with at least a portion of the first edge of the platform member and a portion of the platform member adjacent the first edge being configured to extend to or beyond a pool edge of the pool. When positioned on the portion of the platform member adjacent the first edge, the lifeguard is positioned at the edge of the water or over the water in the pool to provide the lifeguard an unimpaired line-of-sight to the swimmers or bathers in the pool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Bartley J. ECKHARDT, Bret W. JOHNSON
  • Synthetic receptors for hydrosulfide
    Patent number: 11187690
    Abstract: A method for detecting for the presence of H2S or HS? anion in a system, comprising contacting a sample from the system with a compound, or a protonate or salt thereof, having a structure represented by: wherein Y represents an aromatic group or a substituted aromatic group; n is 1 or 2; R is independently H, alkyl, substituted alkyl, a polyether moiety, carboxyl, substituted carboxyl, carbamate, substituted carbonate, carbonyloxy, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, haloalkyl, halogen, nitro, amino, amido, aryloxy, cyano, hydroxyl, or sulfonyl; R1 is H, substituted lower alkyl, lower alkyl, substituted aralkyl or aralkyl; R2 is selected from H, acyl, substituted aralkyl, aralkyl, phosphonyl, —SO2R3; —C(O)R5; —C(O)OR7 or —C(O)NR9R10; R3; R5; R7; R9 and R10 are each independently selected from H, substituted lower alkyl, lower alkyl, substituted aralkyl, aralkyl, substituted aryl or aryl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: University of Oregon
    Inventors: Michael M. Haley, Michael Pluth, Darren W. Johnson, Sean Fontenot
  • System, method and compute program product for accessing a device on a network
    Patent number: 11184224
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for accessing a device connected to a network. In operation, a device connected to a network is accessed by multiplexing and demultiplexing multiple connections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: REMOT3.IT, INC.
    Inventors: Michael W. Johnson, Ryo Koyama, Michael J.S. Smith
  • System and method for refueling a vehicle tank with liquefied petroleum (LP) gas
    Patent number: 11174992
    Abstract: A vehicle has a fuel system that includes a controller that determines when the vehicle is in a refuel mode or a run mode based on a connection of a refuel nozzle to a vehicle connection of the vehicle. The controller controls a fuel pump input selector, a vehicle fuel pump, and a fill/run fuel selector such that fuel is pumped from a storage tank external to the vehicle into a vehicle fuel tank by way of the vehicle fuel pump in the refuel mode, and fuel is pumped to an engine of the vehicle from the vehicle fuel tank by way of the vehicle fuel pump in the run mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Blossman Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jessie W. Johnson, David Alexander Kennedy