Patents by Inventor Steven Morris
Steven Morris 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).
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Publication number: 20240140664Abstract: A container having a base and a lid is provided. The lid may be rotatable about a hinge from a closed configuration to an open configuration and may be secured, via one or more latching assemblies. The latch assembly may comprise a latch body, a locking member, a biasing member, and an activating member. The lid may have a handle that has a stowed and a carry position, where the handle may be maintained in the stowed position until acted upon by a first force greater than a threshold force to move the handle from the stowed position to the carry position. Similarly, when in the carry position, the handle may be maintained in the carry position until acted upon by a second force greater than the threshold force to move the handle from the carry position to the stowed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2024Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Mark D. Miller, Nicholas James Lombardi, Steven M. Scott, Elizabeth Ruchte, Andrew J. Winterhalter, Liza Morris
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Patent number: 11969161Abstract: A tissue retraction system comprising a drive gear coupled to a shaft. The tissue retraction system includes a first plurality of linking members located along a second axis and configured to rotate along the second axis based on contact with the drive gear as the drive gear is rotated. The tissue retraction system includes a linking member selector configured to rotate along the first axis, wherein the linking member selector comprises a cylindrical body integrally formed with a handle. The tissue retraction system includes a right arm assembly, a left arm assembly, and a center arm that are each configured to move along trajectories. The tissue retraction system includes a first retractor blade, a second rector blade, and a third retractor blade. The tissue retraction system includes an array with tracking markers.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Nuvasive, Inc.Inventors: Byron Riemhofer, Andrew Morris, Steven Lillig
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Publication number: 20240113313Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and apparatuses for determining the ratio of oxidized and reduced forms of a redox couple in solution, each method comprising: contacting first and second stationary working electrodes and first and second counter electrode to the solution; applying a first potential at the first stationary working electrode and a second potential at the second stationary working electrode relative to the respective counter electrodes and measuring first and second constant currents for the first and second stationary working electrodes, respectively; wherein the first and second constant currents have opposite signs and the ratio of the absolute values of the first and second constant currents reflects the ratio of the oxidized and reduced forms of the redox couple in solution. When used in the context of monitoring/controlling electrochemical cells, additional embodiments include those further comprising oxidizing or reducing the solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Evan R. King, Kean Duffey, Adam Morris-Cohen, John Goeltz, Steven Y. Reece
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Patent number: 11929528Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and apparatuses for determining the ratio of oxidized and reduced forms of a redox couple in solution, each method comprising: contacting first and second stationary working electrodes and first and second counter electrode to the solution; applying a first potential at the first stationary working electrode and a second potential at the second stationary working electrode relative to the respective counter electrodes and measuring first and second constant currents for the first and second stationary working electrodes, respectively; wherein the first and second constant currents have opposite signs and the ratio of the absolute values of the first and second constant currents reflects the ratio of the oxidized and reduced forms of the redox couple in solution. When used in the context of monitoring/controlling electrochemical cells, additional embodiments include those further comprising oxidizing or reducing the solution.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2020Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Lockheed Martin Energy, LLCInventors: Evan R. King, Kean Duffey, Adam Morris-Cohen, John Goeltz, Steven Y. Reece
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Patent number: 11912477Abstract: A container having a base and a lid is provided. The lid may be rotatable about a hinge from a closed configuration to an open configuration and may be secured, via one or more latching assemblies. The latch assembly may comprise a latch body, a locking member, a biasing member, and an activating member. The lid may have a handle that has a stowed and a carry position, where the handle may be maintained in the stowed position until acted upon by a first force greater than a threshold force to move the handle from the stowed position to the carry position. Similarly, when in the carry position, the handle may be maintained in the carry position until acted upon by a second force greater than the threshold force to move the handle from the carry position to the stowed position.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Mark D. Miller, Nicholas James Lombardi, Steven M. Scott, Elizabeth Ruchte, Andrew J. Winterhalter, Liza Morris
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Patent number: 11793566Abstract: Electrical instrument for applying radiofrequency and/or microwave frequency energy to tissue, comprising: a distal part comprising an instrument tip for applying radiofrequency and/or microwave frequency energy to tissue, the instrument tip comprising first and second conductive elements; a coaxial feed cable comprising an inner conductor, a tubular outer conductor coaxial with the inner conductor, and dielectric material separating the inner and outer conductors, the coaxial feed cable being for conveying radiofrequency and/or microwave frequency energy to the distal part; wherein: the inner conductor is electrically connected to the first conductive element and the outer conductor is electrically connected to the second conductive element through a rotatable connection between the distal part and the coaxial feed cable that allows rotation of the distal part relative to the coaxial feed cable; and the instrument comprises an actuator for rotating the distal part in a first rotational direction relative toType: GrantFiled: June 16, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: CREO MEDICAL LIMITEDInventors: Christopher Hancock, Steven Morris, Patrick Burn, Louis Turner, George Ullrich, David Webb
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Patent number: 11779393Abstract: Electrical instrument for applying radiofrequency and/or microwave frequency energy to tissue, comprising: a distal part comprising an instrument tip for applying radiofrequency and/or microwave frequency energy to tissue, the instrument tip comprising first and second conductive elements; a coaxial feed cable comprising an inner conductor, a tubular outer conductor coaxial with the inner conductor, and dielectric material separating the inner and outer conductors, the coaxial feed cable being for conveying radiofrequency and/or microwave frequency energy to the distal part; wherein: the inner conductor is electrically connected to the first conductive element and the outer conductor is electrically connected to the second conductive element through a rotatable connection between the distal part and the coaxial feed cable that allows rotation of the distal part relative to the coaxial feed cable; and the instrument comprises an actuator for rotating the distal part in a first rotational direction relative toType: GrantFiled: June 16, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: CREO MEDICAL LIMITEDInventors: Christopher Hancock, Steven Morris, Patrick Burn, Louis Turner, George Ullrich, David Webb
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Publication number: 20230302175Abstract: The invention relates to sterilisation systems suitable for clinical use, e.g. on the human body, medical apparatuses, or hospital bed spaces. In particular, the invention provides a sterilisation apparatus comprising: a sterilisation device having a hydroxyl radical generating region and an outlet for directing generated hydroxyl radicals out of the hydroxyl radical generating region towards a region to be sterilised; and a steam supply connected to deliver dry steam to the sterilisation device, wherein the sterilisation device is configured to generate a high impedance at the hydroxyl radical generating region when dry steam, radiofrequency (RF) and/or microwave frequency electromagnetic (EM) energy, and gas are delivered to the hydroxyl generating region, thereby to create a plasma of the gas which forms an ionisation discharge for generating hydroxyl radicals from the dry steam for delivery out of the hydroxyl generating region.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2021Publication date: September 28, 2023Inventors: Christopher Paul HANCOCK, Jolyon DE FOSSARD, Steven MORRIS
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Patent number: 11730536Abstract: Electrical instrument for applying radiofrequency and/or microwave frequency energy to tissue, comprising: a distal part comprising an instrument tip for applying radiofrequency and/or microwave frequency energy to tissue, the instrument tip comprising first and second conductive elements; a coaxial feed cable comprising an inner conductor, a tubular outer conductor coaxial with the inner conductor, and dielectric material separating the inner and outer conductors, the coaxial feed cable being for conveying radiofrequency and/or microwave frequency energy to the distal part; wherein: the inner conductor is electrically connected to the first conductive element and the outer conductor is electrically connected to the second conductive element through a rotatable connection between the distal part and the coaxial feed cable that allows rotation of the distal part relative to the coaxial feed cable; and the instrument comprises an actuator for rotating the distal part in a first rotational direction relative toType: GrantFiled: June 16, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: CREO MEDICAL LIMITEDInventors: Christopher Hancock, Steven Morris, Patrick Burn, Louis Turner, George Ullrich, David Webb
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Patent number: 11666381Abstract: Electrical instrument for applying radiofrequency and/or microwave frequency energy to tissue, comprising: a distal part comprising an instrument tip for applying radiofrequency and/or microwave frequency energy to tissue, the instrument tip comprising first and second conductive elements; a coaxial feed cable comprising an inner conductor, a tubular outer conductor coaxial with the inner conductor, and dielectric material separating the inner and outer conductors, the coaxial feed cable being for conveying radiofrequency and/or microwave frequency energy to the distal part; wherein: the inner conductor is electrically connected to the first conductive element and the outer conductor is electrically connected to the second conductive element through a rotatable connection between the distal part and the coaxial feed cable that allows rotation of the distal part relative to the coaxial feed cable; and the instrument comprises an actuator for rotating the distal part in a first rotational direction relative toType: GrantFiled: June 16, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: CREO MEDICAL LIMITEDInventors: Christopher Hancock, Steven Morris, Patrick Burn, Louis Turner, George Ullrich, David Webb
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Patent number: 11648054Abstract: Electrical instrument for applying radiofrequency and/or microwave frequency energy to tissue, comprising: a distal part comprising an instrument tip for applying radiofrequency and/or microwave frequency energy to tissue, the instrument tip comprising first and second conductive elements; a coaxial feed cable comprising an inner conductor, a tubular outer conductor coaxial with the inner conductor, and dielectric material separating the inner and outer conductors, the coaxial feed cable being for conveying radiofrequency and/or microwave frequency energy to the distal part; wherein: the inner conductor is electrically connected to the first conductive element and the outer conductor is electrically connected to the second conductive element through a rotatable connection between the distal part and the coaxial feed cable that allows rotation of the distal part relative to the coaxial feed cable; and the instrument comprises an actuator for rotating the distal part in a first rotational direction relative toType: GrantFiled: June 16, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: CREO MEDICAL LIMITEDInventors: Christopher Hancock, Steven Morris, Patrick Burn, Louis Turner, George Ullrich, David Webb
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Publication number: 20230096889Abstract: Various embodiments provide an electrosurgical resector tool comprising: a shaft defining a lumen; an energy conveying structure for carrying electromagnetic (EM) energy through the lumen of the shaft; an instrument tip mounted at a distal end of the shaft. The instrument tip comprises: a static portion comprising a first blade element; and a movable portion comprising a second blade element, wherein the movable portion is movable relative to the static portion between a closed position in which the first blade element and second blade element lie alongside each other to an open position in which the second blade element is spaced from the first blade element by a gap for receiving biological tissue. The instrument tip also includes a travel limiting mechanism operable to limit a maximum extent of relative movement between the second blade element and the first blade element in the open position and/or the closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2020Publication date: March 30, 2023Applicant: Creo Medical LimitedInventors: Christopher Paul Hancock, Louis Turner, Rohan Monico, Malcolm White, Simon Meadowcroft, Steven Morris, George Christain Ullrich
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Patent number: 11553955Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a hollow cable for conveying radiofrequency and/or microwave frequency energy to an electrosurgical instrument that can fit within, e.g. slide relative to, the hollow cable. The hollow cable provides a bipolar electrical connection to the electrosurgical instrument that is maintained when the electrosurgical instrument is rotated relative to the hollow cable. The cable may comprise a hollow coaxial transmission line having a rotatable component mounted at its distal end. The rotatable component comprises a longitudinal passageway continuous with the hollow coaxial transmission line. The rotatable component is rotatable relative to the transmission line and comprises a first and second conductive portions that are respectively electrically connected to first and second terminals on the coaxial transmission line and which are configured to maintain an electrical connection with their respective terminal when rotated relative to the coaxial transmission line.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2015Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: CREO MEDICAL LIMITEDInventors: Christopher Paul Hancock, Malcolm White, George Christian Ullrich, David Edward Webb, Louis Turner, Steven Morris
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Publication number: 20220355289Abstract: Disclosed herein is are methods and apparatuses for synthesizing deposited films of compounds (e.g., organic compounds such as a pharmaceutical active ingredient or a new chemical entity) on or in a variety of substrates, where such deposited compounds the desired stability under storage conditions, ease of handling, and yet enhanced dissolution properties when used in various assays. The disclosure further relates to methods of coating substrates, such as medical or diagnostic devices, with deposited films of organic compounds, as well as film-coated substrates.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2020Publication date: November 10, 2022Inventors: Max Shtein, Y. Eugene Shteyn, Steven Morris, Brian lezzi, Siddharth Borsadia, Joanna Ciatti, Katie Wei
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Publication number: 20220332448Abstract: A package for retaining a food item includes a tray with a base connected to at least one sidewall. The sidewall extends away from the base to a rim to define an inner chamber. The tray is made of a fluid impermeable material to retain fluids in the inner chamber. The package also includes a shelf made of the fluid impermeable material that is removably supported in the inner chamber such that the shelf is spaced apart from the base of the tray to permit an absorbent pad to be positioned therebetween. The shelf is configured to support the food item in the inner chamber separated from the absorbent pad.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Applicant: The Hillshire Brands CompanyInventors: Steven MORRIS, Jeffrey CZARNY, Steven CLARKE, Mark JONES, Nick HARDING
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Patent number: 11426237Abstract: An electrosurgical instrument for applying to biological tissue RF electromagnetic energy and/or microwave frequency EM energy, wherein the instrument tip has a protective hull with a smoothly contoured convex undersurface facing away from a planar body, and wherein the planar body has a tapering distal edge, and wherein an underside of the planar body extends beyond the protective hull at the tapering distal edge. Also disclosed herein is an interface joint for integrating into a single cable assembly all of (i) a fluid feed, (ii) a needle movement mechanism, and (iii) an energy feed (e.g. a coaxial cable), and a torque transfer device for permitting controlled rotation of the cable assembly within the instrument channel of an endoscope. The interface joint and torque transfer device may be integrated as a single component.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2019Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: CREO MEDICAL LIMITEDInventors: Julian Mark Ebbutt, Christopher Paul Hancock, Steven Morris, Malcolm White, Brian Saunders
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Patent number: 11401059Abstract: A package for retaining a food item includes a tray with a base connected to at least one sidewall. The sidewall extends away from the base to a rim to define an inner chamber. The tray is made of a fluid impermeable material to retain fluids in the inner chamber. The package also includes a shelf made of the fluid impermeable material that is removably supported in the inner chamber such that the shelf is spaced apart from the base of the tray to permit an absorbent pad to be positioned therebetween. The shelf is configured to support the food item in the inner chamber separated from the absorbent pad.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: THE HILLSHIRE BRANDS COMPANYInventors: Steven Morris, Jeffrey Czarny, Steven Clarke, Mark Jones, Nick Harding
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Publication number: 20220061243Abstract: A device and method for applying pollen to crop plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Eric Lee Borrowman, Zachary Boyer, Amanuel Ghebretinsae, Jeffrey Lawrence Kohne, Jeffrey Steven Morris, Payman Rassoolkhani, Gretchen E. Spiess, Chad A. Stendal
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Patent number: 11253313Abstract: An electrosurgical forceps instrument in which an energy conveying structure for efficiently transferring electromagnetic energy (e.g. microwave energy and/or radiofrequency energy) from a coaxial cable to electrodes on the forceps jaws is incorporated into a compact jaw opening structure. The jaw opening structure may be dimensioned to be suitable for insertion down the instrument channel of a endoscope or other scoping device. Alternatively, the device may be configured as a laparoscopic device or be used in open procedures. The instrument may be used as a tool to perform new minimally invasive surgical techniques such as Natural Orifice Transluminal Endosurgery (NOTES) or the like.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2017Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: CREO MEDICAL LIMITEDInventors: Christopher Hancock, George Ullrich, David Webb, Steven Morris, Patrick Burn, Malcolm White, Thomas Craven
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Patent number: D1024557Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Mark D. Miller, Nicholas James Lombardi, Steven M. Scott, Elizabeth Ruchte, Andrew J. Winterhalter, Liza Morris