Patents by Inventor William J. Ready

William J. Ready 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: 20230172686
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to systems and medical sponge for cleaning needleless connectors. A medical sponge can include a shaped foam configured to engage a portion of the needless connector and a disinfecting solution applied to the shaped foam. A system can include the medical sponge and a liquid-impermeable pouch in which the medical sponge is separately retained. The medical sponge can include highly-abrasive and highly-conforming foam material in place of wipes or other sponge products. The foam material may be an open-cell micro abrasive material such as melamine foam. The foam material may contain disinfecting solutions such as isopropyl alcohol, chlorhexidine gluconate, or povidone-iodine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: William J. Ready, Pranav Godbole, Bharathwaj Nandagopal, Mary Catherine Adams, Timothy Gassner, You Keun Kim, Ruifu Shi
  • Publication number: 20190099239
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to systems for disinfecting Central Venous Catheter (CVC) system ports that use highly-abrasive and highly-conforming foam material in place of wipes or other sponge products, and methods for using such systems. The foam material may be an open-cell microabrasive material such as melamine foam. The foam material may contain disinfecting solutions such as isopropyl alcohol, chlorhexidine gluconate, or povidone-iodine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: William J. Ready, Pranav Godbole, Bharathwaj Nandagopal, Mary Catherine Adams, Timothy Gassner, You Keun Kim, Ruifu Shi
  • Patent number: 9427091
    Abstract: The systems and methods described herein include innerspring assemblies or innerspring cores for use with cushioning articles such as mattresses. The innerspring core may have one or more coil springs formed from a high-carbon steel wire alloyed with one or more suitable alloying elements such as titanium and copper and capable of imparting greater strength and durability to the innerspring core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: DREAMWELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Michael S. DeFranks, William J. Ready, Jeremy B. Lynn
  • Publication number: 20150091229
    Abstract: The systems and methods described herein include innerspring assemblies or innerspring cores for use with cushioning articles such as mattresses. The innerspring core may have one or more coil springs formed from a high-carbon steel wire alloyed with one or more suitable alloying elements such as titanium and copper and capable of imparting greater strength and durability to the innerspring core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Michael S. DeFranks, William J. Ready, Jeremy B. Lynn
  • Patent number: 8919752
    Abstract: The systems and methods described herein include innerspring assemblies or innerspring cores for use with cushioning articles such as mattresses. The innerspring core may have one or more coil springs formed from a high-carbon steel wire alloyed with one or more suitable alloying elements such as titanium and copper and capable of imparting greater strength and durability to the innerspring core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Dreamwell, Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael S. DeFranks, William J. Ready, Jeremy B. Lynn
  • Publication number: 20130270755
    Abstract: The systems and methods described herein include innerspring assemblies or innerspring cores for use with cushioning articles such as mattresses. The innerspring core may have one or more coil springs formed from a high-carbon steel wire alloyed with one or more suitable alloying elements such as titanium and copper and capable of imparting greater strength and durability to the innerspring core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Michael S. DeFranks, William J. Ready, Jeremy B. Lynn