Patents by Inventor Titus Horton

Titus Horton 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: 11871954
    Abstract: An ultrasonic transducer and generator (TAG) assembly of a surgical instrument includes generator components and transducer components. The generator components are disposed within a first cavity cooperatively defined by a body portion and a cover. The generator components are covered in a thermally insulative material. The transducer components are disposed within a second cavity cooperatively defined by a proximal housing and a spinner housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Weng-Kai K. Lee, Michael Clifton, James R. Fagan, Titus Horton, Keith W. Malang, Kenneth E. Netzel, Daniel Simmons, Christopher T. Tschudy, David J. Van Tol
  • Patent number: 11666357
    Abstract: An enclosure configured to hermetically seal electronics of a surgical instrument therein includes a first casing component defining a first weld deck about a perimeter thereof, a second casing component defining a second weld deck about a perimeter thereof, and an energy director extending from the first weld deck and configured to facilitate ultrasonic welding of the first and second weld decks of the first and second casing components, respectively, with one another to establish a weld seam hermetically sealing the first and second casing components. The first weld deck lies in multiple planes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Titus Horton, Jeremy P. Green, Weng-Kai K. Lee, Daniel Simmons, Terry M. Duffin
  • Publication number: 20220265305
    Abstract: An ultrasonic transducer and generator (TAG) assembly of a surgical instrument includes generator components and transducer components. The generator components are disposed within a first cavity cooperatively defined by a body portion and a cover. The generator components are covered in a thermally insulative material. The transducer components are disposed within a second cavity cooperatively defined by a proximal housing and a spinner housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Weng-Kai K. Lee, Michael Clifton, James R. Fagan, Titus Horton, Keith W. Malang, Kenneth E. Netzel, Daniel Simmons, Christopher T. Tschudy, David J. Van Tol
  • Patent number: 11331115
    Abstract: An ultrasonic transducer and generator (TAG) assembly of a surgical instrument includes generator components and transducer components. The generator components are disposed within a first cavity cooperatively defined by a body portion and a cover. The generator components are covered in a thermally insulative material. The transducer components are disposed within a second cavity cooperatively defined by a proximal housing and a spinner housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Weng-Kai K. Lee, Michael Clifton, James R. Fagan, Titus Horton, Keith W. Malang, Kenneth E. Netzel, Daniel Simmons, Christopher T. Tschudy, David J. Van Tol
  • Publication number: 20210267623
    Abstract: A ultrasonic transducer assembly of an ultrasonic surgical instrument includes a horn, a piezoelectric stack positioned proximally of the horn, a proximal end mass positioned proximally of the piezoelectric stack, and a rod extending through the piezoelectric stack. The rod includes a proximal end portion directly secured to the proximal end mass and a distal end portion directly secured to the horn to thereby maintain the piezoelectric stack in compression against the horn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew S. Cowley, Titus Horton, David J. Van Tol, James Ryan Fagan, Weng-Kai Lee, Christopher T. Tschudy
  • Publication number: 20210077141
    Abstract: An enclosure configured to hermetically seal electronics of a surgical instrument therein includes a first casing component defining a first weld deck about a perimeter thereof, a second casing component defining a second weld deck about a perimeter thereof, and an energy director extending from the first weld deck and configured to facilitate ultrasonic welding of the first and second weld decks of the first and second casing components, respectively, with one another to establish a weld seam hermetically sealing the first and second casing components. The first weld deck lies in multiple planes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: TITUS HORTON, JEREMY P. GREEN, WENG-KAI K. LEE, DANIEL SIMMONS, TERRY M. DUFFIN
  • Publication number: 20200107852
    Abstract: An ultrasonic transducer and generator (TAG) assembly of a surgical instrument includes generator components and transducer components. The generator components are disposed within a first cavity cooperatively defined by a body portion and a cover. The generator components are covered in a thermally insulative material. The transducer components are disposed within a second cavity cooperatively defined by a proximal housing and a spinner housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Weng-Kai K. Lee, Michael Clifton, James R. Fagan, Titus Horton, Keith W. Malang, Kenneth E. Netzel, Daniel Simmons, Christopher T. Tschudy, David J. Van Tol