Patents by Inventor Wei Chen LIE
Wei Chen LIE 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).
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Publication number: 20250009954Abstract: Fluid collection systems having a canister, a lid, and a liner assembly are described. The liner assembly may include a liner and a fitment assembly. The fitment assembly may be connected to the liner by a gland. The fitment assembly may be held in place by at least one of any number of features, including a bracket or other fitment support connected to the canister and/or the lid, supports integrated into the fitment itself, a snapping mechanism, or a notch in one or more of the canister and the lid that supports the fitment.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2024Publication date: January 9, 2025Inventors: Stephany CHANG, Douglas Alan CUNDIEFF, Kok Hern LAW, Wei Chen LIE, Sara Karle WEGENER, Robert John WEINBERG, Yi Lin ANG, Varsha KALYANKAR
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Patent number: 12064545Abstract: Fluid collection systems having a canister, a lid, and a liner assembly are described. The liner assembly may include a liner and a fitment assembly. The fitment assembly may be connected to the liner by a gland. The fitment assembly may be held in place by at least one of any number of features, including a bracket or other fitment support connected to the canister and/or the lid, supports integrated into the fitment itself, a snapping mechanism, or a notch in one or more of the canister and the lid that supports the fitment.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2021Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: ALLEGIANCE CORPORATIONInventors: Stephany Chang, Douglas Alan Cundieff, Kok Hern Law, Wei Chen Lie, Sara Karle Wegener, Robert John Weinberg, Yi Lin Ang, Varsha Kalyankar
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Publication number: 20210196866Abstract: Fluid collection systems having a canister, a lid, and a liner assembly are described. The liner assembly may include a liner and a fitment assembly. The fitment assembly may be connected to the liner by a gland. The fitment assembly may be held in place by at least one of any number of features, including a bracket or other fitment support connected to the canister and/or the lid, supports integrated into the fitment itself, a snapping mechanism, or a notch in one or more of the canister and the lid that supports the fitment.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2021Publication date: July 1, 2021Inventors: Stephany CHANG, Douglas A. CUNDIEFF, Kok Hern LAW, Wei Chen LIE, Sara K. WEGENER, Robert J. Weinberg, Yi Lin ANG, Varsha KALYANKAR
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Patent number: 10814047Abstract: Fluid collection systems and methods are disclosed which may utilize suction to draw fluids into containers for storage and eventual disposal. The system may utilize rigid or semi-rigid canisters to provide a chamber in which fluids may be collected under negative pressure, stored, and transported. The system may utilize disposable or reusable flexible, semi-rigid, or rigid liners for isolating fluid and liquid waste from the walls of the canister. In various embodiments, either a single canister assembly or multiple canister assemblies are mounted to a manifold, the manifold being configured to support each canister assembly and/or provide a connection to a source of suction for each canister assembly.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2017Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: ALLEGIANCE CORPORATIONInventors: Raymond Reade Harpham, Brent Lee Burchfield, Kok Hern Law, Rajesh Gladwin Dharmadas, Wei Chen Lie, Robert John Weinberg, Stephany Chang, Stacey Hoebel Burgardt, Matthew Michael Bruggeman, David James Stroud, Talya Mathein
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Patent number: 10765854Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include a connector that is suitable for connecting medical suction tubing with at least two different types of fluid ports of a medical fluid collection system. In certain aspects, the connector includes a generally cylindrical body portion having a cylindrical outer surface extending generally parallel to a central longitudinal axis of the body portion, and an inner surface defining a primary conduit extending through the connector. At least one lateral closure wall extends radially outward from the outer surface of the body portion. At least one annular skirt wall extends longitudinally from the at least one lateral closure wall, including a first annular skirt wall that serves to receive an open mouth of a first fluid port having a relatively small diameter, and a second annular skirt wall that serves to receive an open mouth of a second fluid port having a relatively larger diameter.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2017Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: ALLEGIANCE CORPORATIONInventors: Kok Hern Law, Rajesh Gladwin Dharmadas, Wei Chen Lie
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Publication number: 20180056056Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include a connector that is suitable for connecting medical suction tubing with at least two different types of fluid ports of a medical fluid collection system. In certain aspects, the connector includes a generally cylindrical body portion having a cylindrical outer surface extending generally parallel to a central longitudinal axis of the body portion, and an inner surface defining a primary conduit extending through the connector. At least one lateral closure wall extends radially outward from the outer surface of the body portion. At least one annular skirt wall extends longitudinally from the at least one lateral closure wall, including a first annular skirt wall that serves to receive an open mouth of a first fluid port having a relatively small diameter, and a second annular skirt wall that serves to receive an open mouth of a second fluid port having a relatively larger diameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Applicant: Allegiance CorporationInventors: Kok Hern Law, Rajesh Gladwin Dharmadas, Wei Chen Lie
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Publication number: 20170304511Abstract: Fluid collection systems and methods are disclosed which may utilize suction to draw fluids into containers for storage and eventual disposal. The system may utilize rigid or semi-rigid canisters to provide a chamber in which fluids may be collected under negative pressure, stored, and transported. The system may utilize disposable or reusable flexible, semi-rigid, or rigid liners for isolating fluid and liquid waste from the walls of the canister. In various embodiments, either a single canister assembly or multiple canister assemblies are mounted to a manifold, the manifold being configured to support each canister assembly and/or provide a connection to a source of suction for each canister assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2017Publication date: October 26, 2017Applicant: ALLEGIANCE CORPORATIONInventors: Raymond Reade Harpham, Brent Lee Burchfield, Kok Hern Law, Rajesh Gladwin Dharmadas, Wei Chen Lie, Robert John Weinberg, Stephany Chang, Stacey Hoebel Burgardt, Matthew Michael Bruggeman, David James Stroud, Talya Mathein
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Publication number: 20170106127Abstract: Fluid collection systems having a canister, a lid, and a liner assembly are described. The liner assembly may include a liner and a fitment assembly. The fitment assembly may be connected to the liner by a gland. The fitment assembly may be held in place by at least one of any number of features, including a bracket or other fitment support connected to the canister and/or the lid, supports integrated into the fitment itself, a snapping mechanism, or a notch in one or more of the canister and the lid that supports the fitment.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: Allegiance CorporationInventors: Stephany CHANG, Douglas A. CUNDIEFF, Kok Hern LAW, Wei Chen LIE, Sara K. WEGENER, Robert J. Weinberg, Yi Lin ANG, Varsha KALYANKAR