Patents by Inventor Robert TUCK

Robert TUCK 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: 11786413
    Abstract: In some illustrative examples, a medical drape suitable for treating a tissue site may include an adherent surface including first adherent force profile oriented along a first axis and a second adherent force profile oriented along a second axis. The first adherent force profile may have an average force less than an average force of the second adherent force profile. Other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: KCI Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Tuck, David Richard Mercer
  • Publication number: 20200330284
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for closing an opening through a surface of a tissue site are described. The system includes a sealing member adapted to cover the opening to form a sealed space and a negative-pressure source adapted to be fluidly coupled to the sealed space to provide negative pressure to the sealed space. The system also includes a contracting layer adapted to be positioned adjacent the opening and formed from a material having a firmness factor and a plurality of holes extending through the contracting layer to form a void space. The holes have a perforation shape factor and a strut angle causing the plurality of holes to collapse in a direction substantially perpendicular to the opening. The contracting layer generates a closing force substantially parallel to the surface of the tissue site to close the opening in response to application of the negative pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher Brian LOCKE, Timothy Mark ROBINSON, Robert TUCK, Gareth STEPHENSON
  • Patent number: 10736788
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for closing an opening through a surface of a tissue site are described. The system includes a sealing member adapted to cover the opening to form a sealed space and a negative-pressure source adapted to be fluidly coupled to the sealed space to provide negative pressure to the sealed space. The system also includes a contracting layer adapted to be positioned adjacent the opening and formed from a material having a firmness factor and a plurality of holes extending through the contracting layer to form a void space. The holes have a perforation shape factor and a strut angle causing the plurality of holes to collapse in a direction substantially perpendicular to the opening. The contracting layer generates a closing force substantially parallel to the surface of the tissue site to close the opening in response to application of the negative pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: KCI Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Brian Locke, Timothy Mark Robinson, Robert Tuck, Gareth Stephenson
  • Publication number: 20200138633
    Abstract: In some illustrative examples, a medical drape suitable for treating a tissue site may include an adherent surface including first adherent force profile oriented along a first axis and a second adherent force profile oriented along a second axis. The first adherent force profile may have an average force less than an average force of the second adherent force profile. Other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Robert TUCK, David Richard MERCER
  • Patent number: 10568773
    Abstract: In some illustrative examples, a medical drape suitable for treating a tissue site may include an adherent surface including first adherent force profile oriented along a first axis and a second adherent force profile oriented along a second axis. The first adherent force profile may have an average force less than an average force of the second adherent force profile. Other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: KCI Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Tuck, David Richard Mercer
  • Patent number: 10516721
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a process-management interface on a companion device that allows a user to control characteristics of an application running on a primary device. The interface can change a size or position of a viewport and change the primary device's control focus to or away from viewport. The process-management interface also allows a user to target a process on the companion device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ross David Heeter, Jason Robert Tuck, Cyrus Kanga
  • Patent number: 10187448
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an active-application interface on a companion device that allows a user to control an application running on a primary device. The active-application interface may describe state information for a plurality of applications running on the primary device and allow the user to manipulate the application through one or more contextual controls. The active-application interface may be used to control applications running out-of-control focus on the primary device, including applications that do not presently have a visible viewport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ross David Heeter, Jason Robert Tuck, Cyrus Kanga, Anthony Joseph Giardini
  • Patent number: 10111100
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention can log a user into a primary device in a more efficient manner. For example, aspects of the invention may eliminate the need for the user to supply user credentials directly to a primary device. Instead, the companion device recognizes relevant primary devices located proximate to the companion device and automatically initiates a user login to the primary device without user intervention. Aspects of the invention can automatically login a user to known and unknown primary devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ross David Heeter, Jason Robert Tuck, Cyrus Kanga
  • Patent number: 10104419
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a contextual remote control interface, which is a companion application that allows a user to use a companion device to control experiences generated by an application running on a primary device. Web browsers, games, and streaming media applications are examples of applications running on a primary device that may be controlled using the companion device. Interfaces associated with each of the media applications on the primary device may be displayed on a television or other device coupled to the primary device. A unique set of virtual controls are included in the remote control interface for each application and may be tailored to the current state of the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ross David Heeter, Jason Robert Tuck, Cyrus Kanga
  • Publication number: 20180235815
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for closing an opening through a surface of a tissue site are described. The system includes a sealing member adapted to cover the opening to form a sealed space and a negative-pressure source adapted to be fluidly coupled to the sealed space to provide negative pressure to the sealed space. The system also includes a contracting layer adapted to be positioned adjacent the opening and formed from a material having a firmness factor and a plurality of holes extending through the contracting layer to form a void space. The holes have a perforation shape factor and a strut angle causing the plurality of holes to collapse in a direction substantially perpendicular to the opening. The contracting layer generates a closing force substantially parallel to the surface of the tissue site to close the opening in response to application of the negative pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher Brian Locke, Timothy Mark Robinson, Robert Tuck, Gareth Stephenson
  • Patent number: 9974694
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for closing an opening through a surface of a tissue site are described. The system includes a sealing member adapted to cover the opening to form a sealed space and a negative-pressure source adapted to be fluidly coupled to the sealed space to provide negative pressure to the sealed space. The system also includes a contracting layer adapted to be positioned adjacent the opening and formed from a material having a firmness factor and a plurality of holes extending through the contracting layer to form a void space. The holes have a perforation shape factor and a strut angle causing the plurality of holes to collapse in a direction substantially perpendicular to the opening. The contracting layer generates a closing force substantially parallel to the surface of the tissue site to close the opening in response to application of the negative pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: RCI Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Brian Locke, Timothy Mark Robinson, Robert Tuck, Gareth Stephenson
  • Publication number: 20180020041
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a process-management interface on a companion device that allows a user to control characteristics of an application running on a primary device. The interface can change a size or position of a viewport and change the primary device's control focus to or away from viewport. The process-management interface also allows a user to target a process on the companion device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: ROSS DAVID HEETER, JASON ROBERT TUCK, CYRUS KANGA
  • Patent number: 9813482
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a process-management interface on a companion device that allows a user to control characteristics of an application running on a primary device. The interface can change a size or position of a viewport and change the primary device's control focus to or away from viewport. The process-management interface also allows a user to target a process on the companion device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ross David Heeter, Jason Robert Tuck, Cyrus Kanga
  • Publication number: 20170135862
    Abstract: In some illustrative examples, a medical drape suitable for treating a tissue site may include an adherent surface including first adherent force profile oriented along a first axis and a second adherent force profile oriented along a second axis. The first adherent force profile may have an average force less than an average force of the second adherent force profile. Other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Robert TUCK, David Richard MERCER
  • Publication number: 20170070767
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a contextual remote control interface, which is a companion application that allows a user to use a companion device to control experiences generated by an application running on a primary device. Web browsers, games, and streaming media applications are examples of applications running on a primary device that may be controlled using the companion device. Interfaces associated with each of the media applications on the primary device may be displayed on a television or other device coupled to the primary device. A unique set of virtual controls are included in the remote control interface for each application and may be tailored to the current state of the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: ROSS DAVID HEETER, JASON ROBERT TUCK, CYRUS KANGA
  • Patent number: 9554189
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a contextual remote control interface, which is a companion application that allows a user to use a companion device to control experiences generated by an application running on a primary device. Web browsers, games, and streaming media applications are examples of applications running on a primary device that may be controlled using the companion device. Interfaces associated with each of the media applications on the primary device may be displayed on a television or other device coupled to the primary device. A unique set of virtual controls are included in the remote control interface for each application and may be tailored to the current state of the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ross David Heeter, Jason Robert Tuck, Cyrus Kanga
  • Publication number: 20160352807
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an active-application interface on a companion device that allows a user to control an application running on a primary device. The active-application interface may describe state information for a plurality of applications running on the primary device and allow the user to manipulate the application through one or more contextual controls. The active-application interface may be used to control applications running out-of-control focus on the primary device, including applications that do not presently have a visible viewport.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: ROSS DAVID HEETER, JASON ROBERT TUCK, CYRUS KANGA, ANTHONY JOSEPH GIARDINI
  • Patent number: 9426203
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an active-application interface on a companion device that allows a user to control an application running on a primary device. The active-application interface may describe state information for a plurality of applications running on the primary device and allow the user to manipulate the application through one or more contextual controls. The active-application interface may be used to control applications running out-of-control focus on the primary device, including applications that do not presently have a visible viewport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ross David Heeter, Jason Robert Tuck, Cyrus Kanga, Anthony Joseph Giardini
  • Patent number: D759042
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ross David Heeter, David Gardner, Andrew Einaudi, Cyrus Kanga, MacBeth Watson, Jason Robert Tuck
  • Patent number: D760253
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ross David Heeter, David Gardner, Andrew Einaudi, Cyrus Kanga, Jason Robert Tuck