Patents by Inventor Kimberly Hoang

Kimberly Hoang 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).

  • Automated surgical robot
    Patent number: 11439461
    Abstract: An automated laser-surgery system for performing a closed-loop surgical procedure is disclosed. The procedure includes forming a post-procedural goal based on a three-dimensional (3D) image of a surgical site, planning a path for a surgical laser signal based on the post-procedural goal, performing a procedural pass by steering the surgical laser signal along the path, measuring the surface of the surgical site after the procedural pass, updating a model based on the measured effect at the surgical site, and evaluating the success of the procedural pass based on the surface measurement and the post-procedural goal. If necessary, a new path is planned based on the post-procedural goal and the surface measurement a new pass based on that path is performed, and the surface is again measured to evaluate the success of the new pass. These operations are repeated as a closed-loop sequence as many times as necessary to achieve success.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Duke University
    Inventors: Patrick Codd, Kimberly Hoang, David Britton, Westin Hill, Weston Ross
  • AUTOMATED SURGICAL ROBOT
    Publication number: 20210128236
    Abstract: An automated laser-surgery system for performing a closed-loop surgical procedure is disclosed. The procedure includes forming a post-procedural goal based on a three-dimensional (3D) image of a surgical site, planning a path for a surgical laser signal based on the post-procedural goal, performing a procedural pass by steering the surgical laser signal along the path, measuring the surface of the surgical site after the procedural pass, updating a model based on the measured effect at the surgical site, and evaluating the success of the procedural pass based on the surface measurement and the post-procedural goal. If necessary, a new path is planned based on the post-procedural goal and the surface measurement a new pass based on that path is performed, and the surface is again measured to evaluate the success of the new pass. These operations are repeated as a closed-loop sequence as many times as necessary to achieve success.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Patrick CODD, Kimberly HOANG, David BRITTON, Westin HILL, Weston ROSS
  • Thermal bottle with a tumbler at each extremity (vertical grooves)
    Patent number: D449493
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: Trudeau Corporation 1889 Inc.
    Inventors: Pierre Tardif, Kimberly Hoang
  • Thermal bottle with a tumbler at each extremity
    Patent number: D454281
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Trudeau Corporation 1889 Inc.
    Inventors: Pierre Tardif, Kimberly Hoang
  • Thermal bottle with a tumbler at each extremity
    Patent number: D459158
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Trudeau Corporation 1889, Inc.
    Inventors: Pierre Tardif, Kimberly Hoang
  • Thermal bottle with a tumbler at each extremity
    Patent number: D459637
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Trudeau Corporation 1889, Inc.
    Inventors: Pierre Tardif, Kimberly Hoang