Patents by Inventor Douglas Paul Hines

Douglas Paul Hines 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).

  • Surgical Helmet Assembly With A Reconfigurable Chin Bar
    Publication number: 20220151321
    Abstract: A face frame including features for coupling the surgical garment to a surgical helmet. The face frame (524) comprises a lower beam (528) connected by a pair of posts (526, 527). The posts of the face frame comprise a face frame coupler (552, 554) configured to removably couple the face frame to a surgical helmet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas Paul Hines, Sergey Belikov, Ryan Jefferis
  • Handheld surgical instrument and method for supplying tactile feedback to a user during a kickback event
    Patent number: 11278297
    Abstract: One embodiment relates to a handheld surgical instrument that comprises a rotary surgical end effector and a coupler configured to cause rotation of the same. The handheld surgical instrument further comprises a motor, which is configured to drive a motor output region. The handheld surgical instrument further comprises a transmission, which defines a transmission input region that interfaces with the motor output region and a transmission output region coupled to the transmission input region. The transmission output region is operably coupled to the coupler, and the transmission is configured to alter the speed of the coupler relative to the motor output region. The motor output region and the transmission input region interface one another at a motor-transmission interface, and the motor-transmission interface comprises a motor-transmission backlash such that drive of the motor output region within the motor-transmission backlash does not cause rotation of the rotary surgical end effector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas Paul Hines, Rahul Sharma, Sean Christopher Laughery
  • Handheld Surgical Instrument And Method For Supplying Tactile Feedback To A User During A Kickback Event
    Publication number: 20200222061
    Abstract: One embodiment relates to a handheld surgical instrument that comprises a rotary surgical end effector and a coupler configured to cause rotation of the same. The handheld surgical instrument further comprises a motor, which is configured to drive a motor output region. The handheld surgical instrument further comprises a transmission, which defines a transmission input region that interfaces with the motor output region and a transmission output region coupled to the transmission input region. The transmission output region is operably coupled to the coupler, and the transmission is configured to alter the speed of the coupler relative to the motor output region. The motor output region and the transmission input region interface one another at a motor-transmission interface, and the motor-transmission interface comprises a motor-transmission backlash such that drive of the motor output region within the motor-transmission backlash does not cause rotation of the rotary surgical end effector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas Paul Hines, Rahul Sharma, Sean Christopher Laughery