Patents by Inventor Paul W. Adam

Paul W. Adam 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: 11986162
    Abstract: An endoscope comprises a handle and a shaft with an optical housing at the distal end of the shaft enclosing a camera sensor positioned so that its optical axis is at an angle with respect to a rotational axis of the shaft. The camera sensor is rotatable with the shaft relative to a proximal housing of the handle. A rotation sensor in the handle detects the rotational angle of the camera sensor with respect to the proximal housing. A processor can correct the angular orientation of an image from the image sensor, converting of a rotating variable field of view to a translating variable field of view. A processor can apply variable smoothing of the rotation of the displayed image so that smoothing during rotational deceleration is greater than smoothing during rotational acceleration. The shaft may be enclosed in a trocar that allows for a space between the shaft and trocar that can be used to carry irrigation fluid to or from a space at the end of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: DEKA Products Limited Partnership
    Inventors: Timothy D. Moreau, Alec W. Kulbacki, David Blumberg, Jr., Paul L. Adams, Gregg W. Rivinius, Steven L. Henning, Joshua Filgate
  • Publication number: 20190008097
    Abstract: A landscape edging system is disclosed which has a plurality of blocks for forming an edging with one of the blocks comprising a back face that is configured to be placed against a raised area, a bottom face for placement on the ground, an elevated top portion, a lower top portion, an elevated front face between the elevated top portion and the lower top portion, a lower side front face, a right elevated side face, a right lower side face having a tongue portion positioned on the right lower side face adjacent to the right elevated side face and extending out from the right lower side face and the lower top portion and the bottom face and extending from the lower top portion to the bottom face, a left elevated side face, a left lower side face having a groove portion positioned on the left lower side face adjacent to the left elevated side face and extending into the left lower side face, the bottom face, and the lower top portion
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventor: PAUL W. ADAM
  • Patent number: D352789
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1994
    Inventor: Paul W. Adam