Patents by Inventor Walter Peter

Walter Peter 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).

  • Publication number: 20200022860
    Abstract: The present invention relates to holding equipment at an operating table. In order to removably provide equipment at a patient support, a holding device (10) is provided that comprises an accessory rail (12) and at least a first portion (14) of a coupling is provided. The accessory rail is configured as an attachment interface (16) for temporal attachment of equipment (18) at a patient support (20). The accessory rail is rigidly connected to the first portion of the coupling. The first portion of the coupling is configured to provide, in interaction with a second portion (22) of the coupling, a movable connection for connecting the accessory rail to a patient support, wherein the movable connection is configured to provide a horizontal sliding movement of the accessory rail in relation to the patient support. The provision of a movable connection allows, for example, to temporarily move or even remove the accessory rail together with mounted equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: ANDRE VAN DOORN, WALTER PETER BLEYEN
  • Patent number: 10532778
    Abstract: A weldless connection for connecting two components together, including first and second components having respective first faces which are disposed in flush engagement with each other, and having respective second faces which are planar and are substantially aligned with each other along a same plane, and a plate which is disposed so as overlap portions of the aligned second faces of the components. One edge of the plate is curved into a hook shape, a recess is formed into the second face of the first component and receives the curved edge of the plate therein for connecting the plate to the first component while permitting some relative movement between the plate and first component, and a portion of the plate which overlaps the second face of the second component is fixed thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Inventors: Walter Peter DeMonte, Timothy Paul DeMonte, Sheri Lyn LeBlanc
  • Patent number: 10512438
    Abstract: A medical X-ray imaging arrangement includes an X-ray image acquisition device, a movable carriage, and an air-supply for an operating zone. The carriage is movably mountable to a ceiling of an operating room. The X-ray image acquisition device has an X-ray source, and the X-ray image acquisition device is movably mounted to the movable carriage for acquiring image information of an object. Further, the air-supply includes a plurality of air outlets provided on a bottom side of the carriage arranged to provide treated air from an air-feed as a primary laminar downflow defining a carriage laminar flow zone for the operating zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Martinus Cornelis Opheij, Walter Peter Bleyen, Paulus Cornelis Luttikhuizen, Ineke Elisabeth Van Rij, Rob Van Gils
  • Publication number: 20190118626
    Abstract: A movable, tarp enclosure system includes a movable carriage having a main body and plural primary support wheels connected to the main body, at least one of the wheels being disposed at a first vertical level and at least one of the wheels being disposed at a being vertical level. The system also includes a support rail having a first and second support walls, the upper surfaces of which are respectively engaged by the carriage wheel(s) disposed at the first vertical level and at the second vertical level for movably supporting the movable carriage on the support rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Walter Peter DeMonte, Timothy Paul DeMonte, Sheri Lyn LeBlanc
  • Publication number: 20190047637
    Abstract: A weldless connection for connecting two components together, including first and second components having respective first faces which are disposed in flush engagement with each other, and having respective second faces which are planar and are substantially aligned with each other along a same plane, and a plate which is disposed so as overlap portions of the aligned second faces of the components. One edge of the plate is curved into a hook shape, a recess is formed into the second face of the first component and receives the curved edge of the plate therein for connecting the plate to the first component while permitting some relative movement between the plate and first component, and a portion of the plate which overlaps the second face of the second component is fixed thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Walter Peter DeMonte, Timothy Paul DeMonte, Sheri Lyn LeBlanc
  • Patent number: 10183559
    Abstract: A movable tarp enclosure system includes a tarp cover, support rails, a plurality of support bows connected to and supporting the tarp cover, and movable carriages connected to lower ends of said bows and which move along the support rails. Each of the support bows includes first and second main sections formed of rigid material and having hollow ends, and a corner member formed of rigid material which connects the first and second main sections together such that the main sections extend substantially perpendicular to each other. The corner member has end portions fitted into the hollow ends of the main sections, and the end portions each have an outer circumference with a size and shape that substantially corresponds to those of an inner circumference of the hollow ends of the main sections such that the end portions are stably connected within the hollow end portions by frictional engagement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Inventors: Walter Peter DeMonte, Timothy Paul DeMonte, Sheri Lyn LeBlanc
  • Patent number: 10141179
    Abstract: An induction RF fluorescent lamp having a bulbous vitreous portion of the induction RF fluorescent light bulb including a lamp envelope filled with a working gas mixture. The lamp includes a power coupler and an electronic ballast. A first metallic structure is attached to a cavity wall and extends outwardly radially therefrom and within the lamp envelope outside a re-entrant cavity including mercury. The first metallic structure is mounted within the lamp envelope and adapted to absorb power from the electric field and induce discharge during a turn-on phase of the induction RF fluorescent lamp in a manner sufficient to rapidly heat and vaporize the mercury and promote rapid luminous development during the turn-on phase of the induction RF fluorescent lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Lucidity Lights, Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Goscha, Walter Peter Lapatovich, David Alan Goodman, David Wentzel, Felix I. Alexandrov
  • Patent number: 10128101
    Abstract: A dimmable induction RF fluorescent light bulb comprising a power coupler with reduced extraneous electromagnetic radiation wherein a dimming facility utilizes burst-mode dimming that periodically interrupts the high frequency voltage and current to the power coupler with an off period and an on period in order to reduce the power being delivered to the power coupler wherein the off period is shorter than the time required for an electron density of the discharge within the lamp envelope to substantially decrease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Lucidity Lights, Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Goscha, Walter Peter Lapatovich, Zeng Zhi Yu, James N. Lester, Felix I. Alexandrov
  • Patent number: 10128641
    Abstract: A cable spacer (200) for managing cable work in particular in machinery having a rotatable part. The spacer is capable of receiving at least part of a cable bundle to ensure that a clearance or distance between the cables is maintained even during torsion or other motion of the cable bundle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Martinus Antonius Maria Cuppen, Walter Peter Bleyen, Wilhelmus Gerardus Theodorus Lommen
  • Publication number: 20180154749
    Abstract: A movable tarp enclosure system includes a tarp cover, support rails, a plurality of support bows connected to and supporting the tarp cover, and movable carriages connected to lower ends of said bows and which move along the support rails. Each of the support bows includes first and second main sections formed of rigid material and having hollow ends, and a corner member formed of rigid material which connects the first and second main sections together such that the main sections extend substantially perpendicular to each other. The corner member has end portions fitted into the hollow ends of the main sections, and the end portions each have an outer circumference with a size and shape that substantially corresponds to those of an inner circumference of the hollow ends of the main sections such that the end portions are stably connected within the hollow end portions by frictional engagement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Walter Peter DeMonte, Timothy Paul DeMonte, Sheri Lyn LeBlanc
  • Publication number: 20180095095
    Abstract: Methods and kits for diagnosing arthritis are provided. The methods may involve detection of 14-3-3 eta or gamma proteins in a sera or synovial fluid sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Aziz GHAHARY, Wolodymyr Walter Peter MAKSYMOWYCH, Ruhangiz Taghi KILANI
  • Patent number: 9884540
    Abstract: A support rail for a movable, flatbed trailer-mounted tarp enclosure system having a tarp cover, a plurality of substantially U-shaped bows connected to and supporting the tarp cover, and rolling carriages connected to lower ends of said bows and which roll along the support rail, the support rail including a first elongate rail section which is fixed to the trailer and extends substantially parallel to a cargo support surface of the trailer, a second elongate rail section which is movably connected to the trailer, and a support mechanism which connects the second elongate rail section to the trailer such that the second elongate rail section may be moved between a first position extending continuously to the first elongate rail section along a common axis and a second position parallel to but at a different level from the first elongate rail section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Inventors: Walter Peter DeMonte, Timothy Paul DeMonte, Sheri Lyn LeBlanc
  • Publication number: 20180008219
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a medical X-ray imaging arrangement and to a medical imaging system. In order to provide an improved air-supply for operating areas, a medical X-ray imaging arrangement (10) is provided that comprises an X-ray image acquisition device (12), a movable carriage (16), and an air-supply (30) for an operating zone. The carriage is movably mountable to a ceiling of an operating room. The X-ray image acquisition device comprises an X-ray source, and the X-ray image acquisition device is movably mounted to the movable carriage for acquiring image information of an object. Further, the air-supply comprises a plurality of air outlets (32) provided on a bottom side (34) of the carriage arranged to provide treated air from an air-feed (36) as a primary laminar downflow defining a carriage laminar flow zone (38) for the operating zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2016
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: MARTINUS CORNELIS OPHEIJ, WALTER PETER BLEYEN, PAULUS CORNELIS LUTTIKHUIZEN, INEKE ELISABETH VAN RIJ, ROB VAN GILS
  • Patent number: 9809095
    Abstract: A movable carriage for a movable, tarp enclosure system includes a main body, plural primary support wheels connected to the main body and configured to engage and roll along support rails while supporting the movable carriage, at least one smaller stabilizing wheel connected to the main body and configured to engage the support rails for stabilizing and/or aligning movement of the movable carriage as it moves along the support rail supported by the primary support wheels, and a housing to which the at least one stabilizing wheel is rotatably secured. The housing is provided with one of a guide track and a channel which securely and sliding receives the guide track therein, the main body is provided with the other of the guide track and the channel, and the housing is secured to main body by engaging the guide track within the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Inventors: Walter Peter DeMonte, Timothy Paul DeMonte, Sheri Lyn LeBlanc
  • Patent number: 9809096
    Abstract: A tensioning mechanism for a movable, tarp enclosure system including first, second, and third arms, and first and second support brackets which are all connected together in a substantially triangular, adjustable configuration in which the first arm is rotatable relative to support brackets and when the first arm is rotated, the first bracket moves linearly along the first arm toward and away from the second bracket. The second arm has one end thereof pivotally connected to the first bracket such that the first end of the second arm moves together with the first bracket, the third arm has an engagement member provided on one end thereof which is configured to operatively engage a vertically intermediate portion of an end one of the bows, and the third arm has a length adjusting mechanism for adjusting a length thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Inventors: Walter Peter DeMonte, Timothy Paul DeMonte, Sheri Lyn LeBlanc
  • Patent number: 9791458
    Abstract: Methods and kits for diagnosing arthritis are provided. The methods may involve detection of 14-3-3 eta or gamma proteins in a sera or synovial fluid sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
    Inventors: Aziz Ghahary, Wolodymyr Walter Peter Maksymowych, Ruhangiz Taghi Kilani
  • Patent number: 9524861
    Abstract: An induction RF fluorescent lamp, comprising a vitreous envelope filled with a working gas mixture, a power coupler comprising at least one winding of an electrical conductor for receiving an alternating voltage and current to generate an alternating magnetic field and thereby induce an alternating electric field within the lamp envelope, an electronic ballast providing appropriate voltage and current to the power coupler and a main mercury amalgam having a vapor pressure at room temperature which is higher than the vapor pressure of the mercury amalgam formed on the flag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Lucidity Lights, Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Goscha, Walter Peter Lapatovich, David Alan Goodman, David Wentzel
  • Publication number: 20160322793
    Abstract: A cable spacer (200) for managing cable work in particular in machinery having a rotatable part. The spacer is capable of receiving at least part of a cable bundle to ensure that a clearance or distance between the cables is maintained even during torsion or other motion of the cable bundle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: MARTINUS ANTONIUS MARIA CUPPEN, WALTER PETER BLEYEN, WILHELMUS GERARDUS THEODORUS LOMMEN
  • Patent number: 9245734
    Abstract: A fast starting induction RF fluorescent lamp capable of changing illumination level through a burst-mode dimming facility, comprising a dimming facility enabling the induction RF fluorescent lamp to dim in response to a control signal, and with structures within the bulb envelope that facilitate rapid luminous development during a turn-on phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Lucidity Lights, Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Goscha, Victor D. Roberts, Walter Peter Lapatovich, David Alan Goodman, David Wentzel, Thomas Farkas
  • Patent number: 9209008
    Abstract: A fast starting induction RF fluorescent lamp that is able to replace an ordinary incandescent light bulb, both in its ability to screw into a standard incandescent light bulb socket and to have the general look of the ordinary incandescent light bulb, but with all of the advantages of an induction lamp, as described herein. The present disclosure describes structures for an induction RF fluorescent lamp that includes a bulbous portion, an electronics portion, and a screw base, creating an external look that is similar to the profile of an ordinary incandescent light bulb, and with structures within the bulbous portion that facilitate rapid luminous development during the turn-on phase of the induction fluorescent lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Lucidity Lights, Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Goscha, Walter Peter Lapatovich, David Alan Goodman, David Wentzel