Garet Glenn Nenninger

US Patent:

20140004548, Jan 2, 2014

Filed:

Oct 4, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/645183

Inventors:

Jon Keith Perrin - Redmond WA, US
Alexander Michael Diener - Seattle WA, US
David Oscar Iverson - Seattle WA, US
Kyle Stuart Johnson - Sammamish WA, US
Garet Glenn Nenninger - Seattle WA, US
John Russell Murkowski - Seattle WA, US
Kristin Marie Will - Seattle WA, US
Chad Austin Brinckerhoff - Issaquah WA, US
Phillip T. Feldsine - Mercer Island WA, US
Tim Allen Kelly - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

BIOCONTROL SYSTEMS, INC. - Bellevue WA

International Classification:

G01N 21/76
C12Q 1/42
C12M 1/34
B01L 3/14

US Classification:

435 21, 422 8205, 422430, 422549, 4352887, 436172

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus for evaluating the quality of an environment or process by measuring light emitted from a bioluminescent sample containing ATP, ADP, or alkaline phosphatase. The apparatus comprises a sample collection and analysis system used to collect a sample, mix reagents, react the sample, and collect it in a measurement chamber. The system includes an instrument having a photon detection assembly for use with the sample testing device and one or more probe assemblies that optically cooperate with the instrument. The instrument includes a dark chamber with a reflective interior surface which may be concave or preferably spherical, and a photon detection sensor such as a multi-pixel photon counter sensor. A substantially transparent portion of the probe assembly, and liquid contained therein, focus bioluminescence toward the photon detection sensor.

US Patent:

20080287789, Nov 20, 2008

Filed:

Jun 26, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/768678

Inventors:

Clinton T. Siedenburg - Everett WA, US
Ramachandra Pailoor - Woodinville WA, US
Mitchell Kaplan - Lake Forest Park WA, US
Garet G. Nenninger - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

SonoSite, Inc. - Bothell WA

International Classification:

A61B 8/00
G06F 15/177
G06K 9/36

US Classification:

600437, 382128, 709221

Abstract:

The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods which allow for ultrasound parameter estimation to occur at specific advantageous sets of points in a two- or three-dimensional field of view within re-configurable, massively parallel, programmable architectures that can accommodate the input/output streaming, data movement or storage, and computation requirements. In one embodiment, a power efficient system is used for processing the data thereby increasing the ability of the system to be used for hand carried or mobile ultrasound applications. One aspect of the concepts discussed herein is the architectural aspects which provide the ability to simultaneously accept a large number of channels of data characterized by a continuous, simultaneous flow at high sample rates. The input data is routed at high rates to a distributed and large number of processing elements, memory, and connections for simultaneous parameter estimation at multiple points in the field of view. The ability to route the same data to multiple places enables high frame rates and allows for the streaming of data through the architecture.

US Patent:

20170030841, Feb 2, 2017

Filed:

Aug 4, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/228337

Inventors:

- Bellevue WA, US
Jon Keith Perrin - Redmond WA, US
Alexander Michael Diener - Seattle WA, US
David Oscar Iverson - Seattle WA, US
Kyle Stuart Johnson - Sammamish WA, US
Garet Glenn Nenninger - Seattle WA, US
John Russell Murkowski - Seattle WA, US
Kristin Marie Will - Seattle WA, US
Chad Austin Brinckerhoff - Issaquah WA, US
Phillip T. Feldsine - Mercer Island WA, US
Tim Allen Kelly - Bellevue WA, US

International Classification:

G01N 21/94
G01N 1/02
G01N 21/76

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus for evaluating the quality of an environment or process by measuring light emitted from a bioluminescent sample containing ATP, ADP, or alkaline phosphatase. The apparatus comprises a sample collection and analysis system used to collect a sample, mix reagents, react the sample, and collect it in a measurement chamber. The system includes an instrument having a photon detection assembly for use with the sample testing device and one or more probe assemblies that optically cooperate with the instrument. The instrument includes a dark chamber with a reflective interior surface which may be concave or preferably spherical, and a photon detection sensor such as a multi-pixel photon counter sensor. A substantially transparent portion of the probe assembly, and liquid contained therein, focus bioluminescence toward the photon detection sensor.

US Patent:

20160228897, Aug 11, 2016

Filed:

Oct 8, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/879014

Inventors:

- Seattle WA, US
David Oscar Iverson - Seattle WA, US
Garet Glenn Nenninger - Seattle WA, US
Roland David Horth - Seattle WA, US

International Classification:

B05B 11/00
B05B 11/04
H05B 6/10
B05B 11/02

Abstract:

In various embodiments, a fluid delivery pod includes a first surface, a second surface that opposes the first surface, a reservoir body, an outlet port, a heating structure, and a valve assembly. The reservoir body is between the first and the second surfaces. The reservoir body is configured to house a fluid. The outlet port is positioned on a surface of the pod. The surface is between the first and the second surfaces. The heating structure is thermally coupled to the fluid housed within the reservoir body. The heating structure wirelessly receives energy from an energy source that is external to the fluid delivery pod. The wirelessly received energy heats the fluid housed within the reservoir body. In response to an application of compression forces on the first and the second surfaces, the valve assembly dispenses the heated fluid through the outlet port and out of the fluid delivery pod.

US Patent:

20160234887, Aug 11, 2016

Filed:

Oct 8, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/878984

Inventors:

- Seattle WA, US
David Oscar Iverson - Seattle WA, US
Garet Glenn Nenninger - Seattle WA, US
Roland David Horth - Seattle WA, US

International Classification:

H05B 6/10
B05B 11/00
B05B 11/04
H05B 3/00
H05B 6/06

Abstract:

A portable device heats a fluid within a reservoir. The device includes a housing, a cavity, and an energizing element. The housing includes a first longitudinal end, a second longitudinal end, and outer surfaces of the device. The outer surfaces extend from an outer portion of the first longitudinal end to an outer portion of the second longitudinal end. The cavity extends from a cavity port that is positioned on an inner portion of the first longitudinal end to a cavity terminal positioned intermediate the first and second longitudinal ends. Inner lateral surfaces are adjacent the cavity and extend from the inner portion of the first longitudinal end to an outer portion of the cavity terminal. The energizing element is around the cavity. The cavity is positioned intermediate a first energizing element portion and a second energizing element portion. The energizing element provides energy to the cavity.

US Patent:

20160203627, Jul 14, 2016

Filed:

Dec 11, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/967182

Inventors:

- Bothell WA, US
Clinton T. Siedenburg - Everett WA, US
Mitchell Kaplan - Lake Forest Park WA, US
Ramachandra Pailoor - Woodinville WA, US
Garet Nenninger - Seattle WA, US

International Classification:

G06T 11/60
A61B 8/00

Abstract:

The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods which avow for ultrasound parameter estimation to occur at specific advantageous sets of points in a two- or three-dimensional field of view within re-configurable, massively parallel, programmable architectures that can accommodate the input/output streaming, data movement or storage, and computation requirements. In one embodiment, a power efficient system is used for processing the data thereby increasing the ability of the system to be used for hand carried or mobile ultrasound applications. One aspect of the concepts discussed herein is the architectural aspects which provide the ability to simultaneously accept a large number of channels of data characterized by a continuous, simultaneous flow at high sample rates. The input data is routed at high rates to a distributed and large number of processing elements, memory, and connections for simultaneous parameter estimation at multiple points in the field of view. The ability to route the same data to multiple places enables high frame rates and allows for the streaming of data through the architecture.

US Patent:

20150273513, Oct 1, 2015

Filed:

Oct 31, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/530479

Inventors:

Amy Carol Buckalter - Seattle WA, US
David Oscar Iverson - Tacoma WA, US
Garet Glenn Nenninger - Seattle WA, US
Roland David Horth - Seattle WA, US
Jonathan B. Hadley - Renton WA, US

International Classification:

B05C 5/00

Abstract:

A fluid reservoir includes a reservoir body, a heating structure, a piston, and an outlet port. The reservoir body includes a cross section, and a translation axis. The cross section is uniform along the translation axis. When fluid is housed in the reservoir, the heating structure is thermally coupled to the fluid. The heating structure energizes the fluid housed in the reservoir. The piston translates along the translation axis. An available volume of the reservoir to house the fluid is defined by a distance between the piston and an end of the reservoir body. When the piston is translated along the translation axis toward the end, a volume of the fluid that has been energized by the heating structure flows from the reservoir and through the outlet port. The volume of energized fluid is linearly proportional to a length of the translation of the piston.

US Patent:

20150265107, Sep 24, 2015

Filed:

Oct 31, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/530447

Inventors:

Amy Carol Buckalter - Seattle WA, US
David Oscar Iverson - Tacoma WA, US
Garet Glenn Nenninger - Seattle WA, US
Roland David Horth - Seattle WA, US
Jonathan B. Hadley - Renton WA, US

International Classification:

A47K 5/12
B67D 3/00

Abstract:

A dispenser includes a housing, an aperture, a receptacle, a heating element, and an actuator. When a reservoir is received within the receptacle, an outlet port of the reservoir is exposed through the aperture. The heating element heats fluid housed within the reservoir. The actuator provides a dispensing force that induces a flow of the heated fluid. In some embodiments, the heater is an inductive heater. In other embodiments, the heater is a resistive heater. The dispenser dispenses the fluid through the aperture. Another embodiment of a dispenser may include a housing, an aperture, a receptacle within the housing, an actuator configured to receive a fluid reservoir, and a power source. The power source provides power to the actuator. The power source includes an alternating current source.