Patents by Inventor Walter Scott Thielman

Walter Scott Thielman 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: 11491700
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method comprising transporting a conduit and a template through a guide tube; the template being disposed on an outer surface of the conduit between the conduit and the guide tube; and transferring a texture from the template to the conduit as the conduit and the template are transported through the guide tube. Disclosed herein too is an apparatus comprising a guide tube; the guide tube being operative to facilitate a transfer of a pattern from a template to a conduit; a first feed spool and a first take-up spool for feeding the conduit through the guide tube and for taking up the conduit after it has travelled through the guide tube respectively; and a second feed spool and a second take-up spool for feeding the template through the guide tube and for taking up the template after it has travelled through the guide tube respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignees: SHARKLET TECHNOLOGIES, INC., UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION. INC.
    Inventors: Anthony B. Brennan, Ryan Stoneberg, Walter Scott Thielman
  • Publication number: 20200238598
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method comprising transporting a conduit and a template through a guide tube; the template being disposed on an outer surface of the conduit between the conduit and the guide tube; and transferring a texture from the template to the conduit as the conduit and the template are transported through the guide tube. Disclosed herein too is an apparatus comprising a guide tube; the guide tube being operative to facilitate a transfer of a pattern from a template to a conduit; a first feed spool and a first take-up spool for feeding the conduit through the guide tube and for taking up the conduit after it has travelled through the guide tube respectively; and a second feed spool and a second take-up spool for feeding the template through the guide tube and for taking up the template after it has travelled through the guide tube respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Anthony B. Brennan, Ryan Stoneberg, Walter Scott Thielman
  • Patent number: 10625465
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method comprising transporting a conduit and a template through a guide tube; the template being disposed on an outer surface of the conduit between the conduit and the guide tube; and transferring a texture from the template to the conduit as the conduit and the template are transported through the guide tube. Disclosed herein too is an apparatus comprising a guide tube; the guide tube being operative to facilitate a transfer of a pattern from a template to a conduit; a first feed spool and a first take-up spool for feeding the conduit through the guide tube and for taking up the conduit after it has travelled through the guide tube respectively; and a second feed spool and a second take-up spool for feeding the template through the guide tube and for taking up the template after it has travelled through the guide tube respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignees: SHARKLET TECHNOLOGIES, INC., UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: Anthony B. Brennan, Ryan Stoneberg, Walter Scott Thielman
  • Publication number: 20180186061
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method comprising transporting a conduit and a template through a guide tube; the template being disposed on an outer surface of the conduit between the conduit and the guide tube; and transferring a texture from the template to the conduit as the conduit and the template are transported through the guide tube. Disclosed herein too is an apparatus comprising a guide tube; the guide tube being operative to facilitate a transfer of a pattern from a template to a conduit; a first feed spool and a first take-up spool for feeding the conduit through the guide tube and for taking up the conduit after it has travelled through the guide tube respectively; and a second feed spool and a second take-up spool for feeding the template through the guide tube and for taking up the template after it has travelled through the guide tube respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Anthony B. Brennan, Ryan Stoneberg, Walter Scott Thielman
  • Patent number: 9937655
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method comprising transporting a conduit and a template through a guide tube; the template being disposed on an outer surface of the conduit between the conduit and the guide tube; and transferring a texture from the template to the conduit as the conduit and the template are transported through the guide tube. Disclosed herein too is an apparatus comprising a guide tube; the guide tube being operative to facilitate a transfer of a pattern from a template to a conduit; a first feed spool and a first take-up spool for feeding the conduit through the guide tube and for taking up the conduit after it has travelled through the guide tube respectively; and a second feed spool and a second take-up spool for feeding the template through the guide tube and for taking up the template after it has travelled through the guide tube respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth K. Chung, Anthony B. Brennan, Mark McCullough Spiecker, Ryan Stoneberg, Walter Scott Thielman, Shravanthi Reddy
  • Publication number: 20120319325
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method comprising transporting a conduit and a template through a guide tube; the template being disposed on an outer surface of the conduit between the conduit and the guide tube; and transferring a texture from the template to the conduit as the conduit and the template are transported through the guide tube. Disclosed herein too is an apparatus comprising a guide tube; the guide tube being operative to facilitate a transfer of a pattern from a template to a conduit; a first feed spool and a first take-up spool for feeding the conduit through the guide tube and for taking up the conduit after it has travelled through the guide tube respectively; and a second feed spool and a second take-up spool for feeding the template through the guide tube and for taking up the template after it has travelled through the guide tube respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth K. Chung, Anthony B. Brennan, Mark McCullough Spiecker, Ryan Stoneberg, Walter Scott Thielman, Shravanthi Reddy