Patents by Inventor Joseph Nichols
Joseph Nichols 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).
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Publication number: 20240181149Abstract: An apparatus for guiding cannulation with a dialysis needle of an arteriovenous dialysis access graft subcutaneously implanted in a body of a subject. The guiding apparatus comprises an elongated body member comprising a base portion terminating in longitudinal edges, a distance between the longitudinal edges of the base portion being substantially equal to a lateral dimension of the aces graft, and an elongated tubular sleeve defining an pocket having a longitudinal dimension and a lateral dimension configured to receive the body member. The body member is adapted to be received in the pocket of the sleeve for securing adjacent the subcutaneous access graft such that the inner surface of the base portion is aligned with a cannulation point of the graft for guiding location of a needle insertion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2024Publication date: June 6, 2024Inventors: Shawn M. Gage, Jeffrey H. Lawson, Joseph Knight, Craig Nichols
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Publication number: 20240170585Abstract: A photovoltaic module generates electrical power when installed on a roof. The module is constructed as a laminated sandwich having a transparent protective upper layer adhered to a photovoltaic layer. The photovoltaic layer is adhered to the top of a rigid layer, preferably formed from a fiber reinforced plastic. A wire support tray assembly is affixed to an edge of the photovoltaic module, the wire support tray assembly includes a base portion and a cover portion. The base portion has at least one base portion flange configured to lock with least one corresponding cover portion flange. The base portion has a longitudinally-extending slot configured to couple with the edge of the photovoltaic module. Preferably the wire tray assembly holds the module wiring and occludes it from view. Preferably, the cover portion is concave to shelter the wiring from inclement weather.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2023Publication date: May 23, 2024Inventors: ERWANG MAO, BRIAN JOSEPH FLAHERTY, CHAD MEDCROFT, MICHAEL JOHN NICHOLS, TIMOTHY MICHAEL DAVEY
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Patent number: 11987287Abstract: A method for autonomously parking a vehicle-trailer system is provided. The method includes receiving sensor system data from a sensor system supported by the vehicle. The sensor system data includes images of surroundings along a driving path of the vehicle-trailer system. The method includes determining a local map based on the sensor system data. The local map includes surroundings along the driving path. The method includes receiving a user selection of an image location within the images. The image location representing a position in the local map associated with a selected location within the surroundings. The method includes determining a parking path from a current location of the vehicle-trailer system to the position based on the local map and instructing a drive system to execute an autonomous parking behavior causing the vehicle-trailer system to autonomously drive along the parking path and autonomously park in the selected location.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2020Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Continental Autonomous Mobility US, LLCInventors: Eduardo Jose Ramirez Llanos, Dhiren Verma, Xin Yu, Matthew Donald Berkemeier, Julien Ip, Kyle P Carpenter, Francisco Alejandro Fuentes Perez, Joseph Zagroba, Victor Manuel Camacho Ruiz, Andrew Phillip Bolduc, Erick Daniel Rivera Gutierrez, William Nichols, Isemany Angelica Leal Martinez
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Patent number: 11989519Abstract: Disclosed herein is computer technology that applies natural language processing (NLP) techniques to training data to generate information used to train a natural language generation (NLG) system to produce output that stylistically resembles the training data. In this fashion, the NLG system can be readily trained with training data supplied by a user so that the NLG system is adapted to produce output that stylistically resembles such training data. In an example, an NLP system detects a plurality of linguistic features in the training data. These detected linguistic features are then aggregated into a specification data structure that is arranged for training the NLG system to produce natural language output that stylistically resembles the training data. Parameters in the specification data structure can be linked to objects in an ontology used by the NLG system to facilitate the training of the NLG system based on the detected linguistic features.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2020Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.Inventors: Daniel Joseph Platt, Nathan D. Nichols, Michael Justin Smathers, Jared Lorince
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Patent number: 11976498Abstract: A container having a base and a lid is provided. The lid may be rotatable about a hinge from a closed configuration to an open configuration and may be secured, via one or more latching assemblies. The latching assembly may comprise a latch body, a locking member, a biasing member, and an activating member. Additional features of the container may include handles and strength increasing features. The base and lid may also feature attachment points for various accessories. A carry strap may attach to the base of the container to allow a user to lift and carry the container. The container may also have a wheels attached to the bottom portion and/or across the bottom portion to one side of the sidewall structure. In addition, in exemplary containers with wheels, a pull handle may be attached to a side opposite the wheels. The lid may include a lid support member that can act as a molle board to releasably secure items to the lid support member while also providing structural support to the lid.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2020Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Steve Charles Nichols, Kyle Ellison, Andy Bondhus, Tobias Hotchkiss, Liza Morris, Dennis Zuck, Ryan Nixon, Mark Carlson Rane, Walter T. Blanchard, Nicholas James Lombardi, Dustin Bullock, Michael Christopher Cieszko, Derek G. Sullivan
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Patent number: 11938260Abstract: An apparatus for guiding cannulation with a dialysis needle of an arteriovenous dialysis access graft subcutaneously implanted in a body of a subject. The guiding apparatus comprises an elongated body member comprising a base portion terminating in longitudinal edges, a distance between the longitudinal edges of the base portion being substantially equal to a lateral dimension of the aces graft, and an elongated tubular sleeve defining an pocket having a longitudinal dimension and a lateral dimension configured to receive the body member. The body member is adapted to be received in the pocket of the sleeve for securing adjacent the subcutaneous access graft such that the inner surface of the base portion is aligned with a cannulation point of the graft for guiding location of a needle insertion.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: InnAVasc Medical, Inc.Inventors: Shawn M. Gage, Jeffrey H. Lawson, Joseph Knight, Craig Nichols
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Patent number: 11925782Abstract: A method for rotatable selection of sites for cannulation of a subcutaneous vascular access vessel comprises the step of providing a template defining an opening for a plurality of zones, each of the plurality of zones configured for receiving a plurality of simultaneous cannulations accessing the vascular access vessel. The outer surface of the template is marked, the marking defining each of the plurality of zones for use as cannulation sites along the vascular access vessel. The template is positioned on the skin of the patient adjacent the subcutaneous vascular access vessel such that the opening aligns with the vascular access vessel, and the marking is used for selecting a first zone for a cannulation site into the vascular access vessel such that the cannulation site in the first zone is spaced from and not adjacent to a second zone used for cannulation immediately previously to the first zone.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2020Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: InnAVasc Medical, Inc.Inventors: Shawn M. Gage, Joseph Knight, Michael Lawson, Craig Nichols
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Patent number: 11925781Abstract: An apparatus is provided for rotatable selection of sites for cannulation with a needle along a subcutaneous vascular access vessel. The cannulation site selection apparatus comprises a template having an inner surface and an outer surface, and a plurality of visible markings on the outer surface of the template. The template is adapted to be disposed adjacent the subcutaneous vascular access vessel such that the markings align with the cannulation sites along the vascular access vessel for selecting a site for cannulation with a needle into the vascular access vessel.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2018Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: InnAVasc Medical, Inc.Inventors: Shawn M. Gage, Joseph Knight, Michael Lawson, Craig Nichols
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Patent number: 11596392Abstract: An orthopedic distraction device is provided. The orthopedic distraction device includes a first upper paddle for engaging a first bone of a joint, a lower paddle for engaging a second bone of the joint and a displacement mechanism. The displacement mechanism includes a drive assembly operable to move the upper paddle relative to the lower paddle. The lower paddle is releasably connected to the displacement mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2018Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: OMNIlife science, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Plaskos, Christian Joly, Frederic Leger, Martin Joseph Nichols
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Patent number: 11369358Abstract: An orthopedic distraction device is provided. The orthopedic distraction device includes a first upper paddle for engaging a first bone of a joint, a lower paddle for engaging a second bone of the joint and a displacement mechanism. The displacement mechanism includes a drive assembly operable to move the upper paddle relative to the lower paddle. The lower paddle is releasably connected to the displacement mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2018Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: OMNIlife science, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Plaskos, Christian Joly, Frederic Leger, Martin Joseph Nichols
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Publication number: 20220175359Abstract: An orthopedic distraction device is provided. The orthopedic distraction device includes a first upper paddle for engaging a first bone of a joint, a lower paddle for engaging a second bone of the joint and a displacement mechanism. The displacement mechanism includes a drive assembly operable to move the upper paddle relative to the lower paddle. The lower paddle is releasably connected to the displacement mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2018Publication date: June 9, 2022Applicant: OMNIlife science, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Plaskos, Christian Joly, Frederic Leger, Martin Joseph Nichols
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Patent number: 11051798Abstract: An orthopedic distraction device is provided. The orthopedic distraction device includes a first upper paddle for engaging a first bone of a joint, a lower paddle for engaging a second bone of the joint and a displacement mechanism. The displacement mechanism includes a drive assembly operable to move the upper paddle relative to the lower paddle. The lower paddle is releasably connected to the displacement mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2018Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: OMNIlife science, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Plaskos, Christian Joly, Frederic Leger, Martin Joseph Nichols
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Patent number: 10849609Abstract: An orthopedic distraction device is provides. The orthopedic distraction device includes a first upper paddle for engaging a first bone of a joint, a lower paddle for engaging a second bone of the joint and a displacement mechanism. The displacement mechanism includes a drive assembly operable to move the upper paddle relative to the lower paddle. The lower paddle is releasably connected to the displacement mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2018Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: OMNIlife science, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Plaskos, Christian Joly, Frederic Leger, Martin Joseph Nichols
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Patent number: 10321904Abstract: An orthopedic distraction device is provides. The orthopedic distraction device includes a first upper paddle for engaging a first bone of a joint, a lower paddle for engaging a second bone of the joint and a displacement mechanism. The displacement mechanism includes a drive assembly operable to move the upper paddle relative to the lower paddle. The lower paddle is releasably connected to the displacement mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2016Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: OMNIlife science Inc.Inventors: Christopher Plaskos, Christian Joly, Martin Joseph Nichols, Frederic Leger
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Patent number: 10285683Abstract: An orthopedic distraction device is provides. The orthopedic distraction device includes a first upper paddle for engaging a first bone of a joint, a lower paddle for engaging a second bone of the joint and a displacement mechanism. The displacement mechanism includes a drive assembly operable to move the upper paddle relative to the lower paddle. The lower paddle is releasably connected to the displacement mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2018Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: OMNILIFE SCIENCE, INCInventors: Christopher Plaskos, Christian Joly, Martin Joseph Nichols, Frederic Leger
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Publication number: 20190008500Abstract: An orthopedic distraction device is provided. The orthopedic distraction device includes a first upper paddle for engaging a first bone of a joint, a lower paddle for engaging a second bone of the joint and a displacement mechanism. The displacement mechanism includes a drive assembly operable to move the upper paddle relative to the lower paddle. The lower paddle is releasably connected to the displacement mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2018Publication date: January 10, 2019Applicant: OMNIlife science, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Plaskos, Christian Joly, Frederic Leger, Martin Joseph Nichols
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Publication number: 20190008499Abstract: An orthopedic distraction device is provided. The orthopedic distraction device includes a first upper paddle for engaging a first bone of a joint, a lower paddle for engaging a second bone of the joint and a displacement mechanism. The displacement mechanism includes a drive assembly operable to move the upper paddle relative to the lower paddle. The lower paddle is releasably connected to the displacement mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2018Publication date: January 10, 2019Applicant: OMNIlife science, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Plaskos, Christian Joly, Frederic Leger, Martin Joseph Nichols
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Publication number: 20190008501Abstract: An orthopedic distraction device is provided. The orthopedic distraction device includes a first upper paddle for engaging a first bone of a joint, a lower paddle for engaging a second bone of the joint and a displacement mechanism. The displacement mechanism includes a drive assembly operable to move the upper paddle relative to the lower paddle. The lower paddle is releasably connected to the displacement mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2018Publication date: January 10, 2019Applicant: OMNIlife science, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Plaskos, Christian Joly, Frederic Leger, Martin Joseph Nichols
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Patent number: D1018214Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, John Alan Tolman, Steve Charles Nichols
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Patent number: D1022597Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Steve Charles Nichols