Patents by Inventor James A. Coleman

James A. Coleman 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).

  • Hybrid flash translation layer
    Patent number: 10860475
    Abstract: A storage array controller may receive a write request comprising data to be stored at one or more solid-state storage devices. A write granularity associated with the write request may be generated that is less than a logical block size associated with the storage array controller. The data associated with the write request may be segmented based on the generated write granularity. The write request may be executed to store the segmented data at the one or more solid-state storage devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Pure Storage, Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon James Coleman, Eric Seppanen
  • MINIMALLY INVASIVE SPINAL FIXATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200297393
    Abstract: This application describes surgical instruments and implants for building a posterior fixation construct across one or more segments of the spinal column. More specifically, the application describes instruments and methods for building a posterior fixation construct across one or more segments of the spinal column in a minimally invasive fashion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Fernando Olea, Andrew Schafer, Scott Lish, Robert German, Justin Doose, Derek Matteo, Garrett W. Offerman, James Coleman Lee, Conrad Tyler Hammann
  • SURGICAL RETRACTOR
    Publication number: 20200245992
    Abstract: A surgical retractor assembly is provided that can assume both open and closed positions, and is easily convertible from one position to the other. The retractor assembly involves an arcuate frame member that can be engaged to an arcuate connector, which together form a generally circular or elliptical retractor frame assembly. The frame member has a groove for the insertion of one or more mobile carriages that hold retractor blade posts and allow the posts to move in multiple directions. The carriages may be locked to prevent movement in one or more directions, as well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Casey O'Connell, James Coleman Lee, Joel Kohn, David Banks
  • MINIMALLY DISRUPTIVE RETRACTOR AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR SPINAL SURGERY
    Publication number: 20200245994
    Abstract: This application describes a surgical retractor and related methods for providing access to a surgical target site for the purpose performing minimally invasive spinal fusion across one or more segments of the spinal column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Casey James O'Connell, James Coleman Lee, Ali A. Shorooghi
  • SURGICAL RETRACTOR
    Publication number: 20200237359
    Abstract: A surgical retractor assembly is provided that can assume both open and closed positions, and is easily convertible from one position to the other. The retractor assembly involves an arcuate frame member that can be engaged to an arcuate connector, which together form a generally circular or elliptical retractor frame assembly. The frame member has a groove for the insertion of one or more mobile carriages that hold retractor blade posts and allow the posts to move in multiple directions. The carriages may be locked to prevent movement in one or more directions, as well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Casey O'Connell, James Coleman Lee, Joel Kohn, David Banks
  • SURGICAL RETRACTOR
    Publication number: 20200229807
    Abstract: A surgical retractor assembly is provided that can assume both open and closed positions, and is easily convertible from one position to the other. The retractor assembly involves an arcuate frame member that can be engaged to an arcuate connector, which together form a generally circular or elliptical retractor frame assembly. The frame member has a groove for the insertion of one or more mobile carriages that hold retractor blade posts and allow the posts to move in multiple directions. The carriages may be locked to prevent movement in one or more directions, as well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Casey O'Connell, James Coleman Lee, Joel Kohn, David Banks
  • Minimally invasive spinal fixation system
    Patent number: 10716600
    Abstract: This application describes surgical instruments and implants for building a posterior fixation construct across one or more segments of the spinal column. More specifically, the application describes instruments and methods for building a posterior fixation construct across one or more segments of the spinal column in a minimally invasive fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: NuVasive, Inc.
    Inventors: Fernando Olea, Andrew Schafer, Scott Lish, Robert German, Justin Doose, Derek Matteo, Garrett W. Offerman, James Coleman Lee, Conrad Tyler Hammann
  • OPTIMIZING LOCAL DATA RELOCATION OPERATIONS OF A STORAGE DEVICE OF A STORAGE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200210376
    Abstract: A priority queue including an order of local data relocation operations to be performed by a plurality of solid-state storage devices is maintained. An indication of a new local data relocation operation is received from a solid-state storage device of the plurality of solid-state storage devices for data stored at the solid-state storage device, the indication including information associated with the data. The new local data relocation operation is inserted into a position in the order of the priority queue based on the information associated with the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Sankara Vaideeswaran, Hari Kannan, Gordon James Coleman
  • Fixed ethernet frame descriptor
    Patent number: 10684963
    Abstract: System and techniques for enhanced electronic navigation maps for a vehicle are described herein. A descriptor set-up message may be received at a network controller interface (NIC). Here, the descriptor set-up message includes an ethernet frame descriptor. The NIC may then use the ethernet frame descriptor to transmit, across a physical interface of the NIC, multiple ethernet frames, each of which use the same ethernet frame descriptor from the set-up message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander Slota, James Coleman, Rajkumar Khandelwal, Anil Kumar
  • Minimally disruptive retractor and associated methods for spinal surgery
    Patent number: 10660628
    Abstract: This application describes a surgical retractor and related methods for providing access to a surgical target site for the purpose performing minimally invasive spinal fusion across one or more segments of the spinal column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: NuVasive, Inc.
    Inventors: Casey James O'Connell, James Coleman Lee, Ali A. Shorooghi
  • Surgical retractor
    Patent number: 10653407
    Abstract: A surgical retractor assembly is provided that can assume both open and closed positions, and is easily convertible from one position to the other. The retractor assembly involves an arcuate frame member that can be engaged to an arcuate connector, which together form a generally circular or elliptical retractor frame assembly. The frame member has a groove for the insertion of one or more mobile carriages that hold retractor blade posts and allow the posts to move in multiple directions. The carriages may be locked to prevent movement in one or more directions, as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: NuVasive, Inc.
    Inventors: Casey O'Connell, James Coleman Lee, Joel Kohn, David Banks
  • ONLINE FAILURE SPAN DETERMINATION
    Publication number: 20200117534
    Abstract: An indication is received from a storage device that an attempt to read a portion of data from a block of the storage device has failed. A command is transmitted to the storage device to perform a scan on data stored at the block comprising the portion of data to acquire failure information associated with a plurality of subsets of the data stored at the block. The failure information associated with the plurality of subsets of the data stored at the block is received from the storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Damian Yurzola, Vidyabhushan Mohan, Gordon James Coleman, Melissa Kimble, Hari Kannan
  • LOCAL RELOCATION OF DATA STORED AT A STORAGE DEVICE OF A STORAGE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200081648
    Abstract: A storage system includes solid-state storage devices and a storage controller operatively coupled to the solid-state storage devices, the storage controller including a processing device, the processing device to receive, from a solid-state storage device of the solid-state storage devices, an indication of an occurrence of triggering event associated with data stored at a first data block of the solid-state storage device. In response to receiving the indication of the occurrence of the triggering event, a second data block of the solid-state storage device is identified for storage of the data. A command in transmitted to the solid-state storage device that includes address information associated with the second data block of the solid-state storage device for storage of the data, wherein the command causes the solid-state storage device to program the data to the second data block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew R. Bernat, Peter E. Kirkpatrick, Gordon James Coleman, Wei Tang, Ronald Karr
  • Surgical Retractor
    Publication number: 20190274670
    Abstract: A surgical retractor assembly is provided having a frame that releasably couples two retractor blades. The retractor blades are coupled to the frame via a pair of mobile carriages that engage a track on the frame. A third retractor blade is configured to be independent of the frame with the first two retractor blades. The independent blade may be fixably positionable in the patient by a direct coupling to a rigid table mount. The retractor assembly may be utilized for creating anterior access to spinal target site while the patient is oriented in the lateral decubitus position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Casey O'Connell, Joel Kohn, James Coleman Lee, David Banks
  • FIXED ETHERNET FRAME DESCRIPTOR
    Publication number: 20190138462
    Abstract: System and techniques for enhanced electronic navigation maps for a vehicle are described herein. A descriptor set-up message may be received at a network controller interface (NIC). Here, the descriptor set-up message includes an ethernet frame descriptor. The NIC may then use the ethernet frame descriptor to transmit, across a physical interface of the NIC, multiple ethernet frames, each of which use the same ethernet frame descriptor from the set-up message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Alexander Slota, James Coleman, Rajkumar Khandelwal, Anil Kumar
  • Surgical Access System and Related Methods
    Publication number: 20190133434
    Abstract: A surgical access system comprising a tissue dilation assembly and a tissue retraction assembly, both of which may be equipped with one or more electrodes for use in detecting the existence of (and optionally the distance and/or direction to) neural structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: James Coleman Lee, Benjamin Verhage, Michael Serra, Troy B. Woolley, Brian Snider, Matthew Schwartz
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR NON-SERIALIZING SPLIT LOCKS
    Publication number: 20190102188
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are described for performing split lock operations in a multi-core processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: James A. COLEMAN, Garrett DROWN
  • Surgical retractor
    Patent number: 10238375
    Abstract: A surgical retractor assembly is provided having a frame that releasably couples two retractor blades. The retractor blades are coupled to the frame via a pair of mobile carriages that engage a track on the frame. A third retractor blade is configured to be independent of the frame with the first two retractor blades. The independent blade may be fixably positionable in the patient by a direct coupling to a rigid table mount. The retractor assembly may be utilized for creating anterior access to spinal target site while the patient is oriented in the lateral decubitus position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: NuVasive, Inc.
    Inventors: Casey O'Connell, Joel Kohn, James Coleman Lee, David Banks
  • Systems and Methods for Performing Spine Surgery
    Publication number: 20190046174
    Abstract: This application describes surgical instruments and implants for building a posterior fixation construct across one or more segments of the spinal column during a medialized posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Niall Casey, James Coleman Lee, Ali A. Shorooghi, Gurvinder S. Deol, Bradley Alan Heiges, Nitin Khanna, Troy B. Woolley
  • TECHNOLOGIES FOR LOW-LATENCY NETWORK PACKET TRANSMISSION
    Publication number: 20190044870
    Abstract: Technologies for managing low-latency network packet transmissions include an internet-of-things (IoT) device, or other networked device, depending on the embodiment, configured to determine a transmit mode of a network packet to be transmitted from the IoT device, wherein the transmit mode comprises one of a legacy network packet transmission mode or an immediate transmission mode. The IoT device includes a processor configured to write data of the network packet directly to a transmit buffer register of a network interface controller (NIC) of the IoT device subsequent to a determination that the transmit mode corresponds to the immediate transmission mode. Other embodiments are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Alexander B. Slota, James A. Coleman, Rajkumar Khandelwal, Anil Kumar