Patents by Inventor Wayne Cole

Wayne Cole 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: 10698426
    Abstract: Fluid control systems, including mass flow control systems, mass flow ratio control systems, and mass flow and ratio control systems, as well as corresponding methods for fluid control are provided. These systems allow one shared pressure sensor to be used for multiple flow channels, and a controller which can accurately determine mass flow on the basis of fluid pressure detected by this shared pressure sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: MKS Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Junhua Ding, Michael L'Bassi, Wayne Cole
  • Publication number: 20190339725
    Abstract: Fluid control systems, including mass flow control systems, mass flow ratio control systems, and mass flow and ratio control systems, as well as corresponding methods for fluid control are provided. These systems allow one shared pressure sensor to be used for multiple flow channels, and a controller which can accurately determine mass flow on the basis of fluid pressure detected by this shared pressure sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Junhua Ding, Michael L'Bassi, Wayne Cole
  • Patent number: 10031004
    Abstract: A mass flow verifier (MFV) that is space-efficient and can verify flow rates for unknown fluids over a wide range of flow rates includes a chamber configured to receive a fluid, a critical flow nozzle connected to the chamber, and first and second pressure sensors that, respectively, detect fluid pressure in the chamber and upstream of the critical flow nozzle. A controller of the MFV is configured to verify flow rate of the fluid by, (i) at a first flow range, measuring a first flow rate based on a rate of rise in pressure of the fluid as detected by the first pressure sensor and determining a gas property function of the fluid based on pressures as detected by the first second pressure sensors, and (ii) at a second flow range, measuring a second flow rate based on pressure detected by the second pressure sensor and the determined gas property function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: MKS Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Junhua Ding, Michael L'Bassi, Wayne Cole
  • Publication number: 20180172491
    Abstract: A mass flow verifier (MFV) that is space-efficient and can verify flow rates for unknown fluids over a wide range of flow rates includes a chamber configured to receive a fluid, a critical flow nozzle connected to the chamber, and first and second pressure sensors that, respectively, detect fluid pressure in the chamber and upstream of the critical flow nozzle. A controller of the MFV is configured to verify flow rate of the fluid by, (i) at a first flow range, measuring a first flow rate based on a rate of rise in pressure of the fluid as detected by the first pressure sensor and determining a gas property function of the fluid based on pressures as detected by the first second pressure sensors, and (ii) at a second flow range, measuring a second flow rate based on pressure detected by the second pressure sensor and the determined gas property function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Junhua Ding, Michael L'Bassi, Wayne Cole
  • Publication number: 20140363466
    Abstract: The present invention relates to combination vaccines for the prophylaxis and treatment of microbiological infections in cattle which comprise an attenuated bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) for the the prophylaxis and treatment of BVDV caused infections. The invention also relates to a method of vaccinating a pregnant cow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM VETMEDICA, INC.
    Inventors: Carol L. RINEHART, Craig JONES, Judy MYERS-KUHNHOFF, Wayne COLE, William Charles OHNESORGE
  • Patent number: 8846054
    Abstract: The present invention relates to combination vaccines for the prophylaxis and treatment of microbiological infections in cattle which comprise an attenuated bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) for the prophylaxis and treatment of BVDV caused infections. The invention also relates to a method of vaccinating a pregnant cow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.
    Inventors: Carol L. Rinehart, Craig Jones, Judy Myers-Kuhnhoff, Wayne Cole, William Charles Ohnesorge
  • Publication number: 20100178301
    Abstract: The present invention relates to combination vaccines for the prophylaxis and treatment of microbiological infections in cattle which comprise an attenuated bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) for the the prophylaxis and treatment of BVDV caused infections. The invention also relates to a method of vaccinating a pregnant cow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.
    Inventors: Carol L. Rinehart, Craig Jones, Judy Myers-Kuhnhoff, Wayne Cole, William Charles Ohnesorge
  • Patent number: 5865811
    Abstract: A multi-dose applicator comprising a bottle locking assembly wherein a supply bottle can be quickly and easily attached or removed from the applicator by rotating a locking ring a fraction of a turn and wherein the plunger is flexible to allow for misalignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.
    Inventors: Dean Doying, Sr., Tom Kennedy, Wayne Cole, W. L. Eidson, Jack Zupan
  • Patent number: 4517826
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for measuring the air leakage rate of a structure, such as a building, for the purpose of assessing the need to add caulking, weatherstripping or the like to the building to minimize energy loss. The equipment includes a panel which may conveniently fit into a doorway or window frame of the building and seal the same against air leakage except for an air pathway passing through the panel. The pathway has a fan or the like for causing air to flow through the pathway, preferably from the inside to the outside to create a partial vacuum inside the building. Pressure sensors are provided to measure the partial vacuum and the air pressure inside the air pathway. From these measurements and a knowledge of the total internal volume of the building structure, the air leakage rate of the structure can be determined and expressed, for example, as a number of total volume changes per hour. The apparatus is portable and can be used for almost any building without structural modification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1985
    Assignee: Enercorp Management, Ltd.
    Inventors: Charles Cole, Wayne Cole