THEODORE JOHN FALK
Pilots at Boyd Dr, Clarence, NY

6796777, Sep 28, 2004

Nov 8, 2002

10/291130

Theodore J. Falk - Clarence NY

Wilson Greatbatch Technologies, Inc. - Clarence NY

F04B 1704

417417, 417 53, 417415, 417416, 310 23, 296021

An electromagnetic pump comprising an armature comprising a pole portion joined to a plunger portion, wherein the plunger portion comprises a one-piece structure including shaft portions of increasing diameters and a head portion comprising a diameter greater than the shaft portions, the plunger portion and a pole portion located internal to the pump housing for magnetic attraction by an electromagnet means. A retainer element is joined with the plunger portion and a main spring urges on the retainer element to move the plunger thus allowing for a return stoke of the plunger as the pump cycles. Guiding of the armature is performed exclusively by a cooperating relationship between the armature plunger portion and an adjacent portion at the pump housing.

6264439, Jul 24, 2001

Jun 18, 1998

9/099838

Theodore J. Falk - Clarence NY
Norbert W. Frenz - Clarence NY

Wilson Greatbatch Ltd. - Clarence NY

F04B 1704

417417

An electromagnetic pump including a housing having an interior fluid containing region, a check valve operatively associated with the fluid containing region for allowing fluid flow in a direction from an inlet toward an outlet and blocking fluid flow in a direction from the outlet to the inlet, an electromagnet carried by the housing located external to the fluid containing region, and a barrier of fluid impervious material for isolating the electromagnet from the fluid. An armature movable in the housing through pumping and return strokes has a pole portion located for magnetic attraction by the electromagnet and has a plunger portion extending from the pole portion. The armature plunger and pole portions have formations crimped together to secure the plunger and pole portions together. The barrier or an end surface of the armature pole portion are shaped to enhance separation of the barrier and armature pole portion at the beginning of the return stroke. The housing is provided with shims for adjustment of the delivered stroke volume.

4569641, Feb 11, 1986

Sep 7, 1982

6/415657

Theodore J. Falk - Clarence NY
Lawrence E. Morris - Bowmansville NY

Greatbatch Enterprises, Inc. - Clarence NY

F04B 1704, F04B 700, H02K 3302

417417

An electromagnetic pump comprising a housing having fluid receiving and pumping chambers in communication with an inlet and an outlet, respectively, an electromagnet carried by the housing external to the fluid chambers, and a barrier in the form of a thin diaphragm of fluid impermeable material which hermetically isolates the electromagnet from the fluid chamber. An armature in the housing is movable within a body of magnetically permeable material and has a pole portion located for magnetic attraction by the electromagnet and has a plunger portion in the pumping chamber for forcing fluid out of the chamber through the outlet. The armature is moved from a rest position through a forward pumping stroke when attracted by the electromagnet to force fluid out of the pumping chamber through the outlet, and the armature is moved by biasing spring in an opposite direction through a return stroke back to the rest position. The pump is made electrically and magnetically efficient by minimizing the total gap within the magnetic circuit, by having the pole face area relatively large on the armature pole portion, and by having the electromagnet include a coil or a core of relatively small diameter. A pump check valve closes the pump inlet when the armature is in the rest position and opens the inlet after the armature begins the forward pumping stroke.

2005019, Sep 1, 2005

Feb 26, 2004

10/787999

Theodore Falk - Clarence NY, US
Norbert Frenz - Williamsville NY, US

F04B017/00, F04B035/04

417472000, 417410100, 417415000

An electromagnetic pump having a pump body having a fluid containing interior and an inlet and outlet. An accumulator positioned in the fluid containing interior and in fluid communication with the inlet and outlet of the pump. The pump also comprising an armature comprising a pole portion joined to a plunger portion, wherein the plunger portion comprises a one-piece structure including shaft portions of increasing diameters and a head portion comprising a diameter greater than the shaft portions, the plunger portion and a pole portion located internal to the pump housing for magnetic attraction by an electromagnet means. A retainer element is joined with the plunger portion and a main spring urges on the retainer element to move the plunger thus allowing for a return stoke of the plunger as the pump cycles.

4714234, Dec 22, 1987

Jul 11, 1985

6/754203

Theodore J. Falk - Clarence NY
Lawrence E. Morris - Bowmansville NY

Greatbatch Enterprises, Inc. - Clarence NY

F16K 3104

25112917

An electromagnetic valve comprising a housing having fluid containing region and first and second ports in communication therewith, an electromagnet carried by the housing located external to the region, and a thin fluid impermeable diaphragm barrier hermetically isolating the electromagnet from the region. An armature in the housing is movable within a body of magnetically permeable material and has a pole portion located for magnetic attraction by the electromagnet and has a valve portion located for opening and closing one of the ports to place the ports in fluid communication through the region in one state of the valve and to block fluid communication between the ports in another state of the valve. The armature is moved from a rest position through a forward stroke when attracted by the electromagnet and is returned by a biasing spring to the rest position. A magnetic circuit includes the electromagnet, a portion of the barrier, the body, the armature pole portion and a gap between the pole portion and the electromagnet located in the fluid containing region of the housing which gap is closed during forward movement of the armature.

2006027, Dec 7, 2006

May 22, 2006

11/438588

Theodore Falk - Clarence NY, US

A61M 31/00, A61K 9/22

604067000, 604890100

A configuration for a drug delivery system which offers significant advantages over presently available systems. The system provides redundant protection against overdelivery of drug, increased accuracy of delivery, reduced energy requirement, increased capability to clear a blocked catheter, and alarms signifying catheter blockage or valve leakage. The system comprises the series combination of a reservoir, low power electromagnetic pump having spring-biased magnetically actuated piston/plunger and a check valve, pressure sensor, pressure regulator and a catheter. The reservoir supplies a drug at greater than ambient pressure, e.g. 18.7 psia or 4 psi above normal sea level ambient pressure. The pump increases the pressure by 3 psi to 21.7 psia. The pressure sensor tracks the pressure at this location and triggers suitable action by the pump. The pressure regulator downstream of the pressure sensor is configured to hold the pressure at the regulator inlet at a desired level such as 21.7 psia. The catheter at the regulator exit delivers fluid to the patient at a pressure which is normally close to that of the patient's environment.

4568250, Feb 4, 1986

May 23, 1983

6/496822

Theodore J. Falk - Clarence NY
Lawrence E. Morris - Bowmansville NY

Greatbatch Enterprises, Inc. - Clarence NY

F04B 1704, F04B 2504

417254

An electromagnetic pump comprising a housing having a fluid receiving chamber in communication with an inlet, a pair of serially-connected fluid pumping chambers, one in communication with the fluid receiving chamber and the other in communication with an outlet, an electromagnet carried by the housing located external to the fluid chambers thereof, and a barrier in the form of a thin diaphragm of fluid impermeable material which heremetically isolates the electromagnet from the fluid chambers. An armature in the housing is movable within a body of magnetically permeable material, has a pole portion located for magnetic attraction by the electromagnet, and has first and second plunger portions in respective ones of the pumping chambers for forcing fluid out of the chambers and through the outlet. The armature is moved from a rest position through a forward pumping stroke when attracted by the electromagnet to force fluid from one pumping chamber to the other and then out of that chamber through the outlet, and the armature is moved by a biasing spring in an opposite direction through a return stroke back to the rest position. A pump check valve is within the pump and associated with the armature in the form of a valve member located in the fluid receiving chamber, movably carried by the armature, and positioned for closing the pump inlet when the armature is in the rest position and opening the inlet after the armature begins the forward pumping stroke.

6227818, May 8, 2001

May 18, 1999

9/315369

Theodore J. Falk - Clarence NY
W. Richard Brown - Clarence Center NY
Lawrence E. Morris - Bowmansville NY
Norbert W. Frenz - Clarence NY
Douglas K. Gillies - East Aurora NY
Raymond S. Konopa - Alden NY

Wilson Greatbatch Ltd. - Clarence NY

F04B 1700, F04B 3504

417415

All electromagnetic pump comprising a housing having fluid receiving and pumping chambers in communication with an inlet and outlet, respectively, an electromagnet carried by the housing external to the fluid chambers thereof, and an armature movable in the housing having a pole portion magnetically attracted by the electromagnet and a piston portion to force fluid out of the chambers and through the pump outlet. A path provides controlled bypass for bubbles in the fluid around the armature piston portion between the fluid pumping chamber and the fluid receiving chamber only during the return stroke of the armature. Fluid inertial effect is reduced by an outlet orifice provided in the fluid path from the pump outlet and by a bypass orifice in the fluid bypass path, the outlet and bypass orifices being provided either individually or in combination depending upon the fluid flow characteristics of the system of which the pump is a part. An accumulator between the pump outlet and a catheter leading away from the pump alleviates inertial and viscous effects from the catheter. The armature pole portion has a fluid-contacting section of material which is compatible with and corrosion resistant to the fluid, and can be a body of magnetic material within a titanium enclosure or a body of chrome-molybdenum-iron alloy.

2007026, Nov 22, 2007

May 19, 2006

11/437571

Theodore J. Falk - Clarence NY, US
Norbert W. Frenz - Clarence NY, US
Peter Lord - Valencia CA, US

F04B 35/04

417417

An electromagnetic pump comprising an armature comprising a pole portion and plunger portion, the plunger portion sized to be received in a cylindrical passage formed in the housing and which guides the armature. The pump further comprises an electromagnet operatively associated with the armature, and the pump is driven during a forward pumping stroke by the partial discharge of a capacitor into the electromagnet. The case of the electromagnet is sized such that a ratio of the case diameter to the core diameter and a ratio of the case length to the case diameter provide for improved electromagnetic efficiency.

4011522, Mar 8, 1977

Feb 6, 1974

5/440214

Theodore John Falk - Clarence NY

Calspan Corporation - Buffalo NY

H01S 302, H01S 309

331 945G

A laser having a radial flow configuration which may be utilized to achieve lasing in both chemically and electrically excited gas lasers.