Michael John Hendrickson

US Patent:

6941950, Sep 13, 2005

Filed:

Oct 10, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/270792

Inventors:

Peter M. Wilson - Guilford CT, US
Antony J. Fields - San Francisco CA, US
John G. McCutcheon - Menlo Park CA, US
Michael J. Hendrickson - Redwood City CA, US
Alan R. Rapacki - Redwood City CA, US
David R. Tholfsen - San Francisco CA, US
Michael S. Barrett - Campbell CA, US
Ronald Hundertmark - San Mateo CA, US
Donald Sutton - Pacifica CA, US

Assignee:

Emphasys Medical, Inc. - Redwood City CA

International Classification:

A62B009/06

US Classification:

12820714, 12820026, 12820715, 12820716, 12820024, 128912, 623 111, 623 112, 623 124, 623 9, 600104, 606108

Abstract:

Disclosed are methods and devices for regulating fluid flow to and from a region of a patient's lung, such as to achieve a desired fluid flow dynamic to a lung region during respiration and/or to induce collapse in one or more lung regions. An identified region of the lung is targeted for treatment, such as to modify the flow to the targeted lung region or to achieve volume reduction or collapse of the targeted lung region. The targeted lung region is then bronchially isolated to regulate airflow into and/or out of the targeted lung region through one or more bronchial passageways that feed air to the targeted lung region. The bronchial isolation of the targeted lung region is accomplished by implanting a flow control device into a bronchial passageway that feeds air to a targeted lung region.

US Patent:

20080276965, Nov 13, 2008

Filed:

May 7, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/745088

Inventors:

TIMOTHY NICHOLAS AYKROYD - BROOKLINE MA, US
COLLEEN M. DOYLE - STEVENSVILLE MI, US
TREMITCHELL WRIGHT - ELKHART IN, US
JOEL ADAM LUCKMAN - BENTON HARBOR MI, US
JANICE M. KAEDING - LAWRENCE MI, US
MICHAEL STEPHEN HENDRICKSON - ST. JOSEPH MI, US

Assignee:

WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION - BENTON HARBOR MI

International Classification:

B08B 3/08

US Classification:

134 18, 134 56 R, 137571

Abstract:

A control for an automatic washer to operate the washer through a wash cycle determined based upon various soils and stains in the substrate load to be washed with a wash liquor in a wash zone of the washer. The control has a plurality of stain/soil type entrées, which can be at least one of selected and detected, and cleaned with a particular wash cycle. The control has dispensing control over at least one wash liquor additive. The control has a user input to permit the user to customize the operation of the control with regard to the dispensing of the various wash liquor additive and a timing mechanism. The control has operational control over the particular wash cycles using the dispensing control to dispense additives to the wash liquor at selected times during the wash cycle.