Patents by Inventor Wayne A. Lee

Wayne A. Lee 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: 20190116977
    Abstract: A cover for gondola style shelves is inexpensively constructed and quickly and easily installed by providing a decoratively treated blank that lies flat, but has outer sections that can be bent down and tabs that can be bent inwardly to attach the cover to the shelf.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas G. Lindblom, Wayne Lee Jensen
  • Publication number: 20190039012
    Abstract: Several embodiments of the present technology are directed to the removal of one or more air pollutants using cooling and/or calcium-containing particles. In some embodiments, a method for removing air pollutants comprises flowing a gas stream having calcium-containing particles and one or more of mercury or hydrochloric acid molecules, and cooling the gas stream, thereby causing at least a portion of the calcium-containing particles to adsorb to the mercury and/or hydrochloric acid molecules in the gas stream. The method can further comprise, after cooling the gas stream, filtering the gas stream to remove at least a portion of the calcium-containing particles having adsorbed mercury and hydrochloric acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Harold Wayne Lee, II, Laura L. Kinner, Douglas C. Murdock, Fred Douglas Blackham, John B. Heintzelman
  • Patent number: 10092250
    Abstract: A control unit for a medical device wherein the control unit includes 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: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: SWELLING SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Carl Estcourt Tucker, Troy A. Baker, Graham Peter Wilson, Patrick Gerrard Linnane, Ian Stewart Tabron, Wayne Lee Bonnefin, Stefan Loof, Thomas Bergens
  • Patent number: 10024045
    Abstract: An improved drill bit is a drill bit designed for use with a drain snake unclogging apparatus for sewer pipes having an arrowhead shaped point attached to a short drill bit sized for sewer pipes and having helical grooves along its length for material that has been cut or loosened by the pointed chisel bit to move rearward through the grooves away from the clogged material. The bit is more effective for solid plugs within a pipeline in that it cuts the clogging material into pieces instead of being design for gripping and pulling the clog.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Inventor: Wayne Lee Clary
  • Patent number: 9988540
    Abstract: An aqueous particle-free inkjet ink composition has a pH of 7 to 9, and consists essentially of: (A) water-soluble dye colorants present in a total amount of 2-10 weight %, (B) a water-soluble polymer present in an amount of 1-4 weight %, and an aqueous medium consisting essentially of water. The water-soluble polymer has an acid number ?130 and a molecular weight of 5,000 to 20,000. It comprises: (a) 55-80 mol % of recurring units derived from ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomers selected from substituted or unsubstituted styrenes, (meth)acrylates, and combinations thereof, each (meth)acrylate comprising either a pendant phenyl group or an alkyl ester group having 12 to 20 carbon atoms; and (b) 20-35 mol % of recurring units comprising (meth)acrylic acid, all based on total water-soluble polymer recurring units. The one or more water-soluble dye colorants are chosen singly or collectively to provide a hue other than black.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
    Inventor: Wayne Lee Cook
  • Publication number: 20180110479
    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: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Carl Estcourt Tucker, Troy A. Baker, Graham Peter Wilson, Patrick Gerrard Linnane, Ian Stewart Tabron, Wayne Lee Bonnefin, Stefan Loof, Thomas Bergens
  • Patent number: 9936825
    Abstract: A display fixture having a plurality of display panel assemblies that can each be independently pivoted between and held in either a horizontal and a vertical position may be easily configured for use as either a shelving unit or a display rack or a combination shelving unit and display rack by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Streater, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas G. Lindblom, Wayne Lee Jensen, David W. Linn, Jessica Andrea Mieritz
  • Publication number: 20170328053
    Abstract: An improved drill bit is a drill bit designed for use with a drain snake unclogging apparatus for sewer pipes having an arrowhead shaped point attached to a short drill bit sized for sewer pipes and having helical grooves along its length for material that has been cut or loosened by the pointed chisel bit to move rearward through the grooves away from the clogged material. The bit is more effective for solid plugs within a pipeline in that it cuts the clogging material into pieces instead of being design for gripping and pulling the clog.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventor: Wayne Lee Clary
  • Patent number: 9797562
    Abstract: A light fixture comprising a mounting housing comprising a junction box and a first connector component and a light housing comprising at least one light emitting diode contained within the light housing and electrically coupled to a second connector component complementary to the first connector component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: ALLANSON INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Faiek Dabiet, Wayne Lee, Mahsa Ajilian, Horea Trifu
  • Publication number: 20170283635
    Abstract: An aqueous particle-free inkjet ink composition has a pH of 7 to 9, and consists essentially of: (A) one or more water-soluble dye colorants present in a total amount of 2-10 weight %, (B) a water-soluble polymer present in an amount of 1-4 weight %, and an aqueous medium consisting essentially of water. The water-soluble polymer has an acid number or at least 130 and a molecular weight of 5,000 to 20,000. It comprises: (a) 55-80 mol % of recurring units derived from one or more ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomers selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted styrenes, (meth)acrylates, and combinations thereof, each (meth)acrylate comprising either a pendant phenyl group or an alkyl ester group having 12 to 20 carbon atoms; and (b) 20-35 mol % of recurring units comprising (meth)acrylic acid, all based on total water-soluble polymer recurring units. The one or more water-soluble dye colorants are chosen singly or collectively to provide a hue other than black.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventor: Wayne Lee Cook
  • Patent number: 9668592
    Abstract: A display fixture mounted on wheels and having a panel that can be pivoted between a horizontal and a vertical position may be easily position and configured for use as either a table or a gondola style store fixture to display merchandise by a single person in a store. Latch and stop assemblies may be provided to lock the panel in either the vertical or the horizontal position and to stabilize the fixture against tipping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: STREATER LLC
    Inventors: Thomas G. Lindblom, David W. Linn, Wayne Lee Jensen, Jessica Andrea Mieritz
  • Patent number: 9663669
    Abstract: An aqueous particle-free inkjet ink composition has a pH of 7 to 9, and consists essentially of: (A) a water-soluble dye colorant present in an amount of 2-10 weight %, (B) a water-soluble polymer present in an amount of 1-4 weight %, and an aqueous medium consisting essentially of water. The water-soluble polymer has an acid number or at least 130 and a molecular weight of 5,000 to 20,000. It comprises: (a) 55-80 mol % of recurring units derived from one or more ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomers selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted styrenes, (meth)acrylates, and combinations thereof, each (meth)acrylate comprising either a pendant phenyl group or an alkyl ester group having 12 to 20 carbon atoms; and (b) 20-35 mol % of recurring units comprising (meth)acrylic acid, all based on total water-soluble polymer recurring units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
    Inventor: Wayne Lee Cook
  • Patent number: 9615678
    Abstract: A display fixture mounted on wheels and having a panel that can be pivoted between a horizontal and a vertical position may be easily position and configured for use as either a table or a gondola style store fixture to display merchandise by a single person in a store. Latch and stop assemblies may be provided to lock the panel in either the vertical or the horizontal position and to stabilize the fixture against tipping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Streater LLC
    Inventors: Thomas G. Lindblom, David W. Linn, Wayne Lee Jensen, Jessica Andrea Mieritz
  • Patent number: 9598352
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and devices for producing polyhedral boron compounds. The process is generally an anhydrous, one-pot process that comprises a pyrolytic reaction of a tetraborohydride with a quaternary amine salt to form the polyhedral borane. In another aspect of the present invention, polyhedral boranes are produced, without isolation of the Lewis base-borane complex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: The Curators of the University of Missouri
    Inventors: Mark Wayne Lee, Marion Frederick Hawthorne
  • Patent number: 9596603
    Abstract: Methods and systems for the distributed bulk onboarding of devices onto a Wi-Fi network are provided. A method may comprise receiving, at an onboarding device, Wi-Fi configuration information. Then, it may comprise detecting, at the onboarding device, broadcast information from a plurality of devices that may be onboarded onto the Wi-Fi network, the broadcast information indicating that one or more of the plurality of devices is an onboarding node capable of onboarding another of the plurality of devices. The method may further comprise creating instructions indicating an order in which the plurality of devices may be onboarded, and by which of the one or more onboarding nodes each of the remaining devices of the plurality shall be onboarded, and providing the Wi-Fi configuration information and at least a portion of the instructions to at least one of the onboarding nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Qualcomm Connected Experiences, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian J. Spencer, Wayne Lee, Kenneth Swinson
  • Patent number: 9556347
    Abstract: A method is useful for providing an ink jetted image with improved print optical density. The method includes use of an aqueous particle-free inkjet ink composition that consists essentially of: aqueous particle-free inkjet ink composition has a pH of 7 to 9, and consists essentially of: (A) a water-soluble dye colorant at 2-10 weight %, (B) a water-soluble polymer at 1-4 weight %, and an aqueous medium consisting essentially of water. The water-soluble polymer has an acid number or at least 130 and a molecular weight of 5,000-20,000. It comprises: (a) 55-80 mol % of recurring units derived from one or more ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomers selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted styrenes, (meth)acrylates, and combinations thereof, each (meth)acrylate comprising either a pendant phenyl group or an alkyl ester group having 12-20 carbon atoms; and (b) 20-35 mol % of recurring units comprising (meth)acrylic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
    Inventor: Wayne Lee Cook
  • Publication number: 20170020770
    Abstract: A compression device for the foot comprising: a wrap adapted to surround the foot, the wrap comprising at least two bladders which when inflated conform to the shape of the foot to provide compression, the bladders being positioned on the wrap so that a first bladder focuses compression on the heel of the foot and a second bladder focuses compression on the arch of the foot; a channel attached to each bladder for independently delivering fluid to each bladder; and a controller attached to the channels that generates and independently controls the flow of fluid to the bladders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Ian Stewart Tabron, Wayne Lee Bonnefin, Patrick Gerard Linnane, Anders Lennart Boström
  • Patent number: 9463135
    Abstract: A compression device for the foot comprising: a wrap adapted to surround the foot, the wrap comprising at least two bladders which when inflated conform to the shape of the foot to provide compression, the bladders being positioned on the wrap so that a first bladder focuses compression on the heel of the foot and a second bladder focuses compression on the arch of the foot; a channel attached to each bladder for independently delivering fluid to each bladder; and a controller attached to the channels that generates and independently controls the flow of fluid to the bladders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Swelling Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Stewart Tabron, Wayne Lee Bonnefin, Patrick Gerard Linnane, Anders Lennart Boström
  • Patent number: 9463642
    Abstract: A method for printing an image with authentication features, including: printing a media treatment material onto a print medium in accordance with a pattern of predefined authentication features, and printing one or more visible printing materials onto the print medium in accordance with an image pattern, thereby providing a printed visible image. The media treatment material alters an interaction between the visible printing materials and the print medium so that characteristics of the interaction, such as printing material penetration characteristics, are different in image regions where the media treatment material was printed than in image regions where the media treatment material was not printed. The difference in the characteristics of the interaction between the one or more visible printing materials and the print medium causes the pattern of authentication features to be detectable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael J. Piatt, Terry Anthony Wozniak, James A. Katerberg, Wayne Lee Cook, Douglas Eugene Bugner, Allan Francis Sowinski
  • Patent number: 9382267
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds, their use as anti-cancer agents and their synthesis. In particular, the compounds contain cluster boron moieties such as carborane or a borohydride and act as inhibitors for the enzyme Nampt. The biological properties of the inventive cluster boron compounds, in terms of biological inhibition and antiproliferative effect, are greater than other small molecule inhibitors of Nampt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: The Curators of the University of Missouri
    Inventors: Mark Wayne Lee, Jr., Yulia Sevryugina