Patents by Inventor Matthew Fleming

Matthew Fleming 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).

  • Publication number: 20240061007
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a probe includes a first facet associated with a first pressure port operable to measure a first wind pressure, a second facet associated with a second pressure port operable to measure a second wind pressure, and a third facet associated with a third pressure port operable to measure a third wind pressure. The second facet is adjacent to the first facet and the third facet adjacent to the second facet. The probe further includes a fourth facet adjacent to the third facet and a fifth facet adjacent to the fourth facet and to the first facet. The first facet, the second facet, the third facet, the fourth facet, and the fifth facet are located between a first end portion and a second end portion of the probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicants: BNSF Railway Company, AIRFLOW SCIENCES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian J. Dumont, James Paul, Matthew Fleming, Paul Harris, Corey D. Wills, Corey T. Pasta, Paul K. Gabler, Dennis W. Morgart
  • Patent number: 11896260
    Abstract: A tissue-removing catheter for removing tissue in a body lumen includes a tube extending axially along the catheter. A junction box housing is located at a distal end of the tube. An elongate body extends distally from the junction box housing. The elongate body is sized and shaped to be received in the body lumen. A gear assembly is disposed in the junction box housing. The gear assembly engages the elongate body for rotating the elongate body. A tissue-removing element is mounted on a distal end portion of the elongate body. The tissue-removing element is configured to remove the tissue as the tissue-removing element is rotated by the elongate body within the body lumen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
    Inventors: Aram Jamous, John Kelly, Conor McMullen, Matthew Fleming, Colin William Meade, Grainne Teresa Carroll
  • Patent number: 11871958
    Abstract: A tissue-removing catheter for removing tissue in a body lumen includes an elongate body having an axis, and proximal and distal end portions spaced apart from one another along the axis. The elongate body is sized and shaped to be received in the body lumen. A tissue-removing element is mounted on the distal end portion of the elongate body. The tissue-removing element is configured to remove the tissue as the tissue-removing element is rotated by the elongate body within the body lumen. An inner liner is received within the elongate body and defines a guidewire lumen. The inner liner is coupled to the tissue-removing element at a distal end portion of the inner liner. A coupling assembly is disposed in the tissue-removing element for coupling the inner liner to the tissue-removing element. The coupling assembly includes a bushing attached directly to the distal end portion of the inner liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
    Inventors: Aram Jamous, John Kelly, Conor McMullen, Matthew Fleming, Colin William Meade, Grainne Teresa Carroll, Paul Morton
  • Patent number: 11819236
    Abstract: A tissue-removing catheter for removing tissue in a body lumen includes a catheter body assembly having an axis and proximal and distal end portions spaced apart from one another along the axis. At least a portion of the catheter body assembly is sized and shaped to be received in the body lumen. A handle is mounted to the proximal end portion of the catheter body assembly and operable to cause rotation of the catheter body assembly. The handle includes internal handle components that interface with the catheter body assembly. The internal handle components provide at least four interface locations spaced axially along the catheter body assembly. A tissue-removing element is mounted on the distal end portion of the catheter body assembly. The tissue-removing element is configured to remove the tissue as the tissue-removing element is rotated by the catheter body assembly within the body lumen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
    Inventors: Tomas Kelly, John Kelly, Aram Jamous, Matthew Fleming, Ronan Finn, Bryan Hansen, Niall Kelly, Damian Cunniffe, Tommy Hayden, John Clifford, Michael Sayers, Eoin Walsh, Shane Cooney, Cian Walsh, Mick Donegan
  • Patent number: 11802887
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a probe includes a first facet associated with a first pressure port operable to measure a first wind pressure, a second facet associated with a second pressure port operable to measure a second wind pressure, and a third facet associated with a third pressure port operable to measure a third wind pressure. The second facet is adjacent to the first facet and the third facet adjacent to the second facet. The probe further includes a fourth facet adjacent to the third facet and a fifth facet adjacent to the fourth facet and to the first facet. The first facet, the second facet, the third facet, the fourth facet, and the fifth facet are located between a first end portion and a second end portion of the probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: BNSF Railway Company
    Inventors: Brian J. Dumont, James Paul, Matthew Fleming, Paul Harris, Corey D. Wills, Corey T. Pasta, Paul K. Gabler, Dennis W. Morgart
  • Patent number: 11690645
    Abstract: A method of removing tissue in a body lumen includes advancing a tissue-removing catheter over a guidewire in the body lumen to position a distal end of the catheter adjacent the tissue and a proximal end portion of the catheter outside of the body lumen. The catheter includes an elongate body, a tissue removing element mounted on a distal end portion of the elongate body, and an inner liner disposed within the elongate body. The inner liner defines a guidewire lumen in which the guidewire is disposed during the advancement of the catheter. The method further includes rotating the elongate body and tissue-removing element of the catheter to remove the tissue. Detecting wear of the inner liner caused by the elongate body contacting the inner liner during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Fleming, Aram Jamous, John Kelly, Conor McMullen, Colin William Meade, Grainne Teresa Carroll
  • Patent number: 11680959
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system includes a vehicle, one or more probes coupled to the vehicle, and a controller. The vehicle is operable to traverse a distance. The one or more probes are operable to measure wind pressure and generate one or more wind pressure measurements. The controller is operable to receive the one or more wind pressure measurements from the one or more probes, determine a wind angle relative to the vehicle using the one or more wind pressure measurements, and determine a wind speed relative to the vehicle using the one or more wind pressure measurements and the wind angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: BNSF Railway Company
    Inventors: Brian J. Dumont, James Paul, Matthew Fleming, Paul Harris, Corey D. Wills, Corey T. Pasta, Paul K. Gabler, Dennis W. Morgart
  • Patent number: 11543426
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by a controller, one or more signals from the one or more pressure transducers. The one or more pressure transducers are coupled to one or more pressure lines, the one or more pressure lines are coupled to one or more probes, and the one or more probes coupled to a vehicle. The method also includes converting, by the controller, the one or more signals to one or more digital signals. The method further includes calculating, by the controller, a wind velocity relative to the vehicle using the one or more digital signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: BNSF Railway Company
    Inventors: Brian J. Dumont, James Paul, Matthew Fleming, Paul Harris, Corey D. Wills, Corey T. Pasta, Paul K. Gabler, Dennis W. Morgart
  • Patent number: 11541921
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes determining, by a controller, a first wind direction relative to a first vehicle and determining, by the controller, a first wind speed relative to the first vehicle. The method also includes calculating, by the controller, an absolute wind direction relative to ground using the first wind direction relative to the first vehicle and calculating, by the controller, an absolute wind speed relative to the ground using the first wind speed relative to the first vehicle. The method further includes calculating, by the controller, a second wind direction relative to a second vehicle using the absolute wind direction and calculating, by the controller, a second wind speed relative to the second vehicle using the absolute wind speed. A front end of the first vehicle and a front end of the second vehicle face different directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Inventors: Brian J. Dumont, James Paul, Matthew Fleming, Paul Harris, Corey D. Wills, Corey T. Pasta, Paul K. Gabler, Dennis W. Morgart
  • Patent number: 11531562
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for resource monitoring identification reuse are described. In an embodiment, a system comprising a hardware processor core to execute instructions storage for a resource monitoring identification (RMID) recycling instructions to be executed by a hardware processor core, a logical processor to execute on the hardware processor core, the logical processor including associated storage for a RMID and state, are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Fleming, Edwin Verplanke, Andrew Herdrich, Ravishankar Iyer
  • Patent number: 11513136
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes determining, by a controller, a first wind pressure associated with a first port of a first probe, determining, by the controller, a second wind pressure associated with a second port of the first probe, and determining, by the controller, a reference wind pressure associated with an end portion of the first probe. The method also includes calculating, by the controller, a first reference differential using the first wind pressure and the reference wind pressure, calculating, by the controller, a first rotational differential using the first wind pressure and the second wind pressure, and calculating, by the controller, an angular coefficient using the first reference differential and the first rotational differential. The method further includes calculating, by the controller, a wind velocity using the first reference differential and the angular coefficient. The wind velocity represents a wind velocity relative to a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: BNSF Railway Company
    Inventors: Brian J. Dumont, James Paul, Matthew Fleming, Paul Harris, Corey D. Wills, Corey T. Pasta, Paul K. Gabler, Dennis W. Morgart
  • Patent number: 11419628
    Abstract: A tissue-removing catheter for removing tissue in a body lumen includes an elongate body having an axis and proximal and distal end portions spaced apart from one another along the axis. A handle is mounted to the proximal end portion of the elongate body and operable to cause rotation of the elongate body. A tissue-removing element is mounted on the elongate body. The tissue-removing element is configured to remove the tissue as the tissue-removing element is rotated by the elongate body within the body lumen. An inner liner is received within the elongate body and is coupled to the handle at a proximal end portion of the inner liner. The inner liner defines a guidewire lumen. A sensor is arranged with respect to the inner liner and is configured to produce a signal for indicating the presence of a guidewire within the inner liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Fleming, Ian Brosnan
  • Patent number: 11330994
    Abstract: A catheter includes a proximal shaft, a distal shaft, a pressure sensor, and at least one pressure sensor wire. The proximal shaft is substantially C-shaped such that in cross-section, the proximal shaft includes a first circumferential end, a second circumferential end, and a gap between the first circumferential and circumferential end. The proximal shaft defines a groove configured to receive a guidewire therein. The distal shaft is coupled to the proximal shaft and defines a guidewire lumen therein. The pressure sensor is coupled to the distal shaft. The pressure sensor wire is operably connected to the pressure sensor. A proximal portion of the pressure sensor wire is disposed within a proximal shaft wall of the proximal shaft and a distal portion of the pressure sensor wire is disposed within a distal shaft wall of the distal shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronan Rogers, Matthew Fleming, Ronan Finn, Timothy Jones, Francis McEvoy, Joshua Hillas, James Keaveney, Sean Ward, H. Allan Steingisser
  • Patent number: 11272850
    Abstract: A catheter for measuring a fractional flow reserve includes a proximal shaft, a distal shaft coupled to a distal portion of the proximal shaft, and a pressure sensor coupled to the distal shaft. The distal shaft includes a middle wall portion configured to extend through a stenosis in a vessel. The middle wall portion of the distal shaft includes at least one skive reducing the cross-sectional profile of the middle wall portion. The middle wall portion may further include at least one stiffening wire for increasing columnar stiffness of the middle wall portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
    Inventors: Ronan Finn, John Kelly, Matthew Fleming
  • Patent number: 11235124
    Abstract: A catheter for measuring a fractional flow reserve includes a proximal shaft, a distal shaft coupled to a distal portion of the proximal shaft, and a pressure sensor coupled to the distal shaft. The proximal shaft includes a distal portion configured to extend through a stenosis in a vessel. The distal portion of the proximal shaft includes a radially expanded configuration having a first diameter and a radially collapsed configuration having a second diameter, wherein the first diameter is larger than the second diameter. The distal shaft includes a guidewire lumen configured to receive therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronan Rogers, Matthew Fleming, Barry O'Connell, Timothy Jones, Joshua Hillas, David Callanan, Michael Takaza
  • Patent number: 11219741
    Abstract: A catheter for measuring a fractional flow reserve includes a proximal shaft, a distal shaft coupled to the proximal shaft, a pressure sensor coupled to the distal shaft, and at least one pressure sensor wire operably connected to the pressure sensor. The proximal shaft includes a radially expanded configuration and a radially collapsed configuration, wherein the proximal shaft has a first outer diameter in the radially expanded configuration and a second outer diameter smaller than the first outer diameter in the radially collapsed configuration. The distal shaft defines a guidewire lumen configured to receive a guidewire therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Fleming, Timothy Jones, Joshua Hillas
  • Publication number: 20220005576
    Abstract: A system and method of linking a product to product information comprises a physical product configured for use by a user and a scannable identifier associated with the physical product. The scannable identifier is accessible to the user, and the scannable identifier is configured to cause a user device to navigate to content related to use of the physical product in response to scanning of the scannable identifier with a scanning sensor associated with the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew Fleming, Aaron Gaunt, Anthony Henry Barbier
  • Publication number: 20210330346
    Abstract: A tissue-removing catheter for removing tissue in a body lumen includes an elongate body and a tissue-removing element mounted on a distal end portion of the elongate body. The tissue-removing element is configured to remove the tissue as the tissue-removing element is rotated by the elongate body within the body lumen. An inner liner is received within the elongate body. The inner liner defines a guidewire lumen. The inner liner isolates an interior of the guidewire lumen from the elongate body and tissue-removing element such that rotational forces are not transferred from the elongate body and tissue-removing element to the interior of the guidewire lumen when the elongate body and tissue-removing element are rotated during removal of tissue from the body lumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Aram Jamous, John Kelly, Matthew Fleming, Colin William Meade, Grainne Teresa Carroll
  • Publication number: 20210330347
    Abstract: A tissue-removing catheter for removing tissue in a body lumen includes an elongate body and a tissue-removing element mounted on a distal end portion of the elongate body. The tissue-removing element is configured to remove the tissue as the tissue-removing element is rotated by the elongate body within the body lumen. An inner liner is received within the elongate body. The inner liner defines a guidewire lumen. The inner liner isolates an interior of the guidewire lumen from the elongate body and tissue-removing element such that rotational forces are not transferred from the elongate body and tissue-removing element to the interior of the guidewire lumen when the elongate body and tissue-removing element are rotated during removal of tissue from the body lumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Aram Jamous, John Kelly, Matthew Fleming, Colin William Meade, Grainne Teresa Carroll
  • Publication number: 20210302461
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by a controller, one or more signals from the one or more pressure transducers. The one or more pressure transducers are coupled to one or more pressure lines, the one or more pressure lines are coupled to one or more probes, and the one or more probes coupled to a vehicle. The method also includes converting, by the controller, the one or more signals to one or more digital signals. The method further includes calculating, by the controller, a wind velocity relative to the vehicle using the one or more digital signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Brian J. Dumont, James Paul, Matthew Fleming, Paul Harris, Corey D. Wills, Corey T. Pasta, Paul K. Gabler, Dennis W. Morgart