Patents
A key part of how "We Make Innovation Work" is assisting our customers develop intellectual property. At the PADT office, you can't miss our patent walls which displays patents that PADT employees contributed to. The wide range of inventions shows the diversity of PADT's industry and technical experience. The majority of patents are awarded to our customers, but there are a few that are awarded to PADT as a result of our own internal R&D.
Take a look below…there is some cool stuff!. If you have any questions about a patent, or if you would like PADT to help you develop your intellectual property, contact us.
Turbine engine interstage seal US Patent #: 5,161,945 November 10, 1992 Rob C. Rowan  | Fast acting high output valve US Patent #: 5485868 January 23, 1996 Eric Miller  |
Turbine blade attachment stress reduction rings US Patent #: 6019580 February 01, 2000 Mark C. Johnson  | Fuel cell stack with novel cooling and gas distribution systems US Patent #: 6124051 September 26, 2000 Mark C. Johnson  |
Apparatus and method for preventing the premature mixture of reactant gases in CVD and PECVD reactions US Patent #: 6161500 December 19, 2000 Robert C. Rowan  | Process apparatus and method for improved plasma processing of a substrate US Patent #: 6,395,095 B1 May 28, 2002 Robert C. Rowan  |
Miniature turbomolecular pump US Patent #: 6,412,173 B1 July 02, 2002 Mark C. Johnson Michael R. McNamee Jason L. Addink  | Differential pressure fluid flow fields for fuel cells US Patent #: 6,586,128 B1 July 01, 2003 Mark C. Johnson  |
Unitary sliding vane compressor-expander and electrical generation system US Patent #: 6,589,033 B1 July 08, 2003 Mark C. Johnson Eric R. Miller Jason L. Addink Jorge L. Rosales Bradley B. Rogers  | Method and apparatus for coating a substrate in a vacuum US Patent #: 6,830,626 B1 December 14, 2004 Robert C. Rowan  |
Vacuum-processing chamber-shield and multi-chamber pumping method US Patent #: 7,001,491 B2 February 21, 2006 Robert C. Rowan  | Method and apparatus for improved focus ring US Patent #: 7,001,482 B2 February 21, 2006 Michael Landis  |
Adaptable processing element for a processing system and a method of making the same US Patent #: 7,306,707 B2 December 11, 2007 Michael Landis  | Submerged motor and pump assembly US Patent #: 7,513,755 B2 April 07, 2009 Mark C. Johnson Jason L. Addink Scott D. Klopfenstein  |
Submerged DC brushless motor and pump US Patent #: 8,079,829 B2 December 20, 2011 Mark C. Johnson  | Shielded prosthetic component US Patent #: 8,516,884 B2 August 27, 2013 Andrew U. Chase  |
Systems and techniques for minimally invasive gastrointestinal procedures US Patent #: 8,641,729 B2 February 04, 2014 Scott D. Klopfenstein Jason L. Addink  | Prosthetic component having a compliant surface US Patent #: 8,661,893 B2 March 04, 2014 Andrew U. Chase  |
Hermetically sealed prosthetic component and method therefor US Patent #: 8,679,186 B2 March 25, 2014 Andrew U. Chase  | Modular active spine tool for measuring vertebral load and position of load US Patent #: 8,690,888 B2 April 08, 2014 Andrew U. Chase  |
Muscular-skeletal force, pressure, and load measurement system and method US Patent #: 8,696,756 B2 April 15, 2014 Andrew U. Chase  | Small form factor medical sensor structure and method therefor US Patent #: 8,701,484 B2 April 22, 2014 Andrew U. Chase  |
Prosthetic component for monitoring synovial fluid and method US Patent #: 8,707,782 B2 April 29, 2014 Andrew U. Chase  | Shielded capacitor sensor system for medical applications and method US Patent #: 8,714,009 B2 May 06, 2014 Andrew U. Chase  |
Prosthetic component for monitoring joint health US Patent #: 8,720,270 B2 May 13, 2014 Andrew U. Chase  | Medical measurement system and method US Patent #: 8,746,062 B2 June 10, 2014 Andrew U. Chase  |
Spine tool for measuring vertebral load and position of load US Patent #: 8,777,877 B2 July 15, 2014 Andrew U. Chase  | Spinal instrument for measuring load and position of load US Patent #: 8,784,339 B2 July 22, 2014 Andrew U. Chase  |
Sensored prosthetic component and method US Patent #: 8,826,733 B2 September 09, 2014 Andrew U. Chase  | Apparatus and system for augmented detainee restraint US Patent #: 8,839,796 B2 September 23, 2014 Donald L. Pegg  |
Systems and techniques for minimally invasive gastrointestinal procedures US Patent #: 8,906,040 B2 December 09, 2014 Jason L. Addink Scott D. Klopfenstein Aaron B. Moncur  | Orthopedic insert measuring system for having a sterilized cavity US Patent #: 8,926,530 B2 January 06, 2015 Andrew U. Chase  |
Orthopedic insert measuring system having a sealed cavity US Patent #: 9,161,717 B2 October 20, 2015 Andrew U. Chase  | Small form factor medical sensor structure and method therefor US Patent #: 9,226,694 B2 January 05, 2016 Andrew U. Chase  |
Prosthetic component for monitoring synovial fluid and method US Patent #: 9,289,163 B2 March 22, 2016 Andrew U. Chase  | Flexible surface parameter measurement system for the muscular-skeletal system US Patent #: 9,332,943 B2 May 10, 2016 Andrew U. Chase  |
Shielded capacitor sensor system for medical applications and method US Patent #: 9,358,136 B2 June 07, 2016 Andrew U. Chase  | Sensored head for a measurement tool for the muscular-skeletal system US Patent #: 9,414,940 B2 August 16, 2016 Andrew U. Chase  |
Small form factor muscular-skeletal parameter measurement system US Patent #: 9,462,964 B2 October 11, 2016 Andrew U. Chase  | Glucose monitoring device in a protective smartphone case US Patent #: 9,642,563 B2 May 09, 2017 Michael Landis  |
Method and apparatus for removing support material US Patent #: 9,878,498 B2 January 30, 2018 Kou-Rey Chu Solomon Pena Mark C. Johnson  | Adapter for pool cleaning system US Patent #: 10,273,703 B2 April 30, 2019 Michael Landis  |
Single Use Injector US Patent #: 10,220,156 May 05, 2019 Mark C Johnson  | Cleaning head for an in-floor pool cleaning system US Patent #: 10,344,493 July 09, 2019 Michael Landis Jason Addink Mark Johnson  |
