Patents by Inventor Michael A. Cook

Michael A. Cook 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).

  • Patent number: 11357562
    Abstract: An orthopaedic surgical instrument for use in disassembling an orthopaedic prosthesis includes a main component, a rod, and a spindle. The main component has a housing and an elongated body extending from the housing with a passageway is defined in the elongated body. The rod has an elongated shaft, with a greater length than the elongated body, extending from the head of the rod and configured to pass through the main component. The spindle threads into the housing to move the rod along a longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: DePuy Ireland Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Aaron J. Matyas, Kyle D. Steffe, Rebecca L. Chaney, Tyler S. Hathaway, Michael A. Cook
  • Patent number: 11345581
    Abstract: A beverage dispenser includes a gas infusion device configured to infuse a gas into a base liquid to form a gas-infused liquid, a mixing chamber configured to mix the gas-infused liquid and a concentrate to thereby form a reconstituted beverage, a first flow control configured to decrease pressure of the gas-infused liquid prior to mixing with the concentrate, and a second flow control configured to decrease pressure of the concentrate prior to mixing with the gas-infused liquid. A restrictor device downstream from the mixing chamber and configured to apply backpressure on the concentrate and the gas-infused liquid, and a dispensing valve is configured to dispense the reconstituted beverage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Cornelius Beverage Technologies Limited
    Inventor: Christopher Michael Cook
  • Publication number: 20220142043
    Abstract: An applicator including: a frame with hopper mounted thereon to hold and dispense a granule product, the hopper including an electronically controlled gate(s); a tank to hold a liquid product; a electronically controlled spray tip(s) to dispense the liquid product; a spray pump located between the tank and spray tip(s); an operator control interface for receiving input from an operator; a control coupled to the operator control interface, the electronically controlled gate(s), and the spray tip(s), where the control receives input, dispenses the liquid or granule product based on the input received from the operator control; where when the liquid product is dispensed, the control provides a signal to the spray tip(s) to regulate a flow of the liquid product, and when the granule product is dispensed, the control provides a signal to the electronically controlled gate(s) to regulate a flow of the granule product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: David Michael Cook, Stephen W. Brewer
  • Patent number: 11328411
    Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting defects on a reticle are provided. One system includes computer subsystem(s) configured for performing at least one repeater defect detection step in front-end processing during an inspection process performed on a wafer having features printed in a lithography process using a reticle. The at least one repeater defect detection step performed in the front-end processing includes identifying any defects detected at corresponding locations in two or more test images by double detection and any defects detected by stacked defect detection as first repeater defect candidates. One or more additional repeater defect detections may be performed on the first repeater defect candidates to generate final repeater defect candidates and identify defects on the reticle from the final repeater defect candidates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: KLA Corp.
    Inventors: Hong Chen, Kenong Wu, Xiaochun Li, James A. Smith, Eugene Shifrin, Qing Luo, Michael Cook, Wei Si, Leon Yu, Bjorn Brauer, Nurmohammed Patwary, Ramon Ynzunza, Neil Troy
  • Patent number: 11306337
    Abstract: An industrial process using kestose hydrolases to enable the use of sugar mixtures containing 1-kestose in the industrial production of sucrose (as crystallized sugar) by providing a method for the conversion of 1-kestose into sucrose and fructose in a sugar solution, containing kestose and more than 10 mM sucrose (3 g/L), and comprising the enzymatic hydrolysis (preferably using 1-FEH enzymes—EC 3.2.1.153) of 1-kestose. The process further provides a method of producing a polypeptide having 1-kestose hydrolase activity and a composition comprising the polypeptide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: CTC—Centro de Tecnologia Canavieira S.A.
    Inventors: Iuri Estrada Gouvea, Cesar Moises Camilo, Jaime Finguerut, Michael Cook
  • Publication number: 20220111894
    Abstract: A ground maintenance vehicle that includes: front steering wheels; rear drive wheels; a frame with a first and second pivot point; a single lever steering assembly with a single lever steering control, where the single lever steering assembly is coupled to the first pivot point; multi-axis articulating joint coupled to the second pivot point; a front caster steering assembly coupled to the multi-axis articulating joint; and where the front caster steering assembly and the multi-axis articulating joint simultaneously provide articulating and caster steering proportional to lateral movement from the single lever steering control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventor: David Michael Cook
  • Publication number: 20220104425
    Abstract: A seeder to be mounted on a cultivating machine, for example an aerator, the seeder including: a seed box for containing seed; a mixer assembly inside the seed box to mix the seed; a seed gate movable between an open position and a closed position to regulate flow of the seed, where the seed gate is positioned near a cultivating tool when mounted on the cultivating machine and allows seed to be deposited into or in front of an area being cultivated; and where the seed gate is substantially the same width as the cultivating tool when mounted on the cultivating machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventor: David Michael Cook
  • Patent number: 11281798
    Abstract: A system may include an interface configured to couple to a network, and includes a processor and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory may be configured to store instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to process search results corresponding to multiple data owners to selectively filter personally identifiable information (PII) associated with one or more consumers from the set of search results according to data sharing permissions for each of the data owners to produce filtered results. The instructions may further cause the processor to provide the filtered results to a user device through the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Early Warning Services, LLC
    Inventor: Michael Cook
  • Publication number: 20220051220
    Abstract: The electronic device may invoke a host application. The device may display a first host user interface on the display, the first host user interface including a first host user interface component associated with a child application. In response, the device may invoke, using the host application, the child application executed at the electronic device. The device may transmit, using the host application, a request for data associated with a child user interface component to the child application. The device may transmit, using the child application, the request for data associated with the child user interface component to a child application server, wherein the data associated with the child user interface component is inaccessible by the host application. The device may receive, using the child application, the data associated with the child user interface component from the child application server. The device may display the child user interface component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: Synchrony Bank
    Inventors: Jason Chen, Patrick Joseph Caraher, Abha Kataria, Darren Antoine Robinson, Derk Carel Doijer, Alex Muller, Michael Cook, James Oldham, Daniel Murphy, Amanda Schaufler, Timothy Christensen, Amable De Los Santos
  • Publication number: 20220047370
    Abstract: A method of preventing or reducing the occurrence and/or development of a hernia within a subject at risk of developing a hernia includes implanting a graft material in contact with an opening in an abdominal wall. The graft material promotes healing of the abdominal wall and includes placental or placental derived tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Frank Ho Pak Lau, Ian Hodgdon, Michael Cook
  • Publication number: 20220046329
    Abstract: Graphical descriptor data associated with a particular video asset may include data for one or more graphical descriptor images and graphical descriptor metadata related to each graphical descriptor image. The graphical descriptor images can be simultaneously presented on a display screen with the video asset content and used to navigate to different content in that video asset. The graphical descriptors can also be used to navigate to content of one or more different assets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Cook, Walt Michel
  • Publication number: 20220019990
    Abstract: The electronic device may invoke a host application. The device may display a first host user interface on the display, the first host user interface including a first host user interface component associated with a child application. In response, the device may invoke, using the host application, the child application executed at the electronic device. The device may transmit, using the host application, a request for data associated with a child user interface component to the child application. The device may transmit, using the child application, the request for data associated with the child user interface component to a child application server, wherein the data associated with the child user interface component is inaccessible by the host application. The device may receive, using the child application, the data associated with the child user interface component from the child application server. The device may display the child user interface component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: Synchrony Bank
    Inventors: Jason Chen, Patrick Joseph Caraher, Abha Kataria, Darren Antoine Robinson, Derk Carel Doijer, Alex Muller, Michael Cook, James Oldham, Daniel Murphy, Amanda Schaufler, Timothy Christensen, Amable De Los Santos
  • Patent number: 11203515
    Abstract: A beverage dispenser includes a gas infusion device that receives a base fluid and a gas and dispenses a gas infused liquid, a ratio pump that receives the gas infused liquid and a concentrate from a concentrate source and dispenses a predetermined ratio of the gas infused liquid and the concentrate, and a mixing chamber that mixes the predetermined ratio of the gas infused liquid and the concentrate to form a reconstituted beverage. An insulated enclosure has an interior space in which the ratio pump and the mixing chamber are positioned. A cooling heat exchanger is positioned in the insulated enclosure, and a first refrigeration system circulates a cooling media through the cooling heat exchanger to thereby cool the interior space to a suitable temperature such that the gas infused liquid and the concentrate dispensed from the ratio pump and the mixing chamber are cooled to the suitable temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Cornelius Beverage Technologies Limited
    Inventor: Christopher Michael Cook
  • Publication number: 20210355270
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new structural class of phenalkamines, curing agent compositions comprising the phenalkamines, their use, as well as and methods of producing such phenalkamines and compositions. The phenalkamines of the present invention can be prepared by reacting cardanol with an aldehyde compound and triaminononane. These curing-agent compositions may be used to cure, harden, and/or crosslink an epoxy resin. The curing-agent compositions of this invention are of low viscosity and can be used neat or dissolved in a minimum amount of an organic solvent or diluent to effect cure of epoxy resins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Gauri Sankar Lal, Michael Cook, Gamini Ananda Vedage, Emmanouil Roumpelakis
  • Publication number: 20210339172
    Abstract: A feedwell comprising a plurality of holes disposed in a bottom thereof, at least some of the holes having a tube disposed thereabout which extends downward or otherwise away from an interior of the feedwell. Optionally, a large center hole can be provided and it can have a tube disposed around it. By providing a plurality of holes spread across a large portion of the bottom of the feedwell, lower velocity flow rates from the feedwell to a sedimentation chamber can be provided, thus reducing induced turbulence in the fluid within the sedimentation chamber, while still providing sufficient separation of the feedwell from the sedimentation chamber so that the contents of the feedwell can be properly and adequately mixed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: Paterson & Cooke Ideas, Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael A. Cook, Christian Kujawa
  • Publication number: 20210342992
    Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting defects on a reticle are provided. One system includes computer subsystem(s) configured for performing at least one repeater defect detection step in front-end processing during an inspection process performed on a wafer having features printed in a lithography process using a reticle. The at least one repeater defect detection step performed in the front-end processing includes identifying any defects detected at corresponding locations in two or more test images by double detection and any defects detected by stacked defect detection as first repeater defect candidates. One or more additional repeater defect detections may be performed on the first repeater defect candidates to generate final repeater defect candidates and identify defects on the reticle from the final repeater defect candidates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Hong Chen, Kenong Wu, Xiaochun Li, James A. Smith, Eugene Shifrin, Qing Luo, Michael Cook, Wei Si, Leon Yu, Bjorn Brauer, Nurmohammed Patwary, Ramon Ynzunza, Neil Troy
  • Publication number: 20210299298
    Abstract: In one aspect, a portable sterilization device configured to be carried by an individual is disclosed, which comprises a wearable element configured for removable and replaceable coupling to a body part of the individual, an ultraviolet light emitting diode (UV LED) coupled to said element and positioned so as to emit radiation into an external environment, and a portable power supply for supplying electrical power to said UV LED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas V. Root, Michael Cook, Michael S. Epstein
  • Publication number: 20210278657
    Abstract: In one aspect, a handheld lighting system is disclosed, which comprises a handheld housing extending from a proximal end to a distal end, and a light module disposed at least partially in the housing. The handheld lighting system further includes a removable and replaceable power module that is coupled to the housing (e.g., it is at least partially disposed within the housing) and is electrically coupled to the light module, e.g., through a pair of electrical leads, for providing electrical power thereto. Light intensity from the light module may be controlled from a knob on the power module. Various adapters can allow the lighting system to attach to a multitude of medical, industrial, dental or veterinary endoscopes or other instruments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas V. ROOT, Michael Cook, Thomas Davis, Michael S. Epstein, Carlton Jones, David Leo
  • Patent number: 11107057
    Abstract: The electronic device may invoke a host application. The device may display a first host user interface on the display, the first host user interface including a first host user interface component associated with a child application. In response, the device may invoke, using the host application, the child application executed at the electronic device. The device may transmit, using the host application, a request for data associated with a child user interface component to the child application. The device may transmit, using the child application, the request for data associated with the child user interface component to a child application server, wherein the data associated with the child user interface component is inaccessible by the host application. The device may receive, using the child application, the data associated with the child user interface component from the child application server. The device may display the child user interface component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Synchrony Bank
    Inventors: Jason Chen, Patrick Caraher, Abha Kataria, Darren Robinson, Derk Doijer, Alex Muller, Michael Cook, James Oldham, Daniel Murphy, Amanda Schaufler, Timothy Christensen, Amable De Los Santos
  • Patent number: 11100488
    Abstract: The electronic device may invoke a host application. The device may display a first host user interface on the display, the first host user interface including a first host user interface component associated with a child application. In response, the device may invoke, using the host application, the child application executed at the electronic device. The device may transmit, using the host application, a request for data associated with a child user interface component to the child application. The device may transmit, using the child application, the request for data associated with the child user interface component to a child application server, wherein the data associated with the child user interface component is inaccessible by the host application. The device may receive, using the child application, the data associated with the child user interface component from the child application server. The device may display the child user interface component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Synchrony Bank
    Inventors: Jason Chen, Patrick Caraher, Abha Kataria, Darren Robinson, Derk Doijer, Alex Muller, Michael Cook, James Oldham, Daniel Murphy, Amanda Schaufler, Timothy Christensen, Amable De Los Santos