Patents Assigned to Concept, Inc.
  • Patent number: 12364522
    Abstract: A method of preparing a metatarsophalangeal joint for fusion may involve surgically accessing the metatarsophalangeal joint and separating the metatarsal from the opposed proximal phalanx at the joint. The technique may involve preparing an end of the metatarsal and preparing an end of the opposed proximal phalanx for fusion. With or without the aid of a bone positioner, the metatarsal may be moved in one or more planes, such as the frontal and transverse planes. The proximal phalanx may also be moved in one or more planes, for example relative to the moved metatarsal. Subsequently, a bone fixation device can be applied across or through the metatarsophalangeal joint separating the metatarsal from the opposed proximal phalanx.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.
    Inventors: William T. DeCarbo, Paul Dayton, W. Bret Smith, Robert D. Santrock, Daniel J. Hatch, Jody McAleer
  • Patent number: 12361958
    Abstract: A method of processing microphone signals generates a specified or required multichannel microphone input for a voice recognition system. The method comprises receiving first and second microphone signal from first and second microphones that have a spacing that is required by a voice response or recognition system. The first and second microphone signals are processed using at least one additional microphone signal to generate a first modified microphone signal and a second modified microphone signal respectively. The first and second modified microphone signals are then provided as required microphone inputs to a voice response or recognition system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: DSP Concepts, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Eric Beckmann, Shashank Bharathi
  • Publication number: 20250221508
    Abstract: A system and method for an intelligent hair drying/styling apparatus with user information transmission and storage capabilities is herein provided. The hair drying/styling apparatus houses a control circuit board and an infrared or temperature sensor (or camera) in order detect an individual's hair condition moisture level to determine a user specific, customizable dryer setting. The information detected by the sensor is stored locally, on a proximal Internet-enabled device, or on a remote or cloud-based server and accessed by the hair drying/styling apparatus through a wireless local area network connectivity function. This innovation will enable any number of hair professionals and or end consumers to improve styling and dry time. According to the present invention, energy usage is reduced to enable a more efficient design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2025
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Applicant: Spur Concepts Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Goldman, Zachary Rattner, Jonathan Friedman
  • Patent number: 12356542
    Abstract: Provided are: a novel wiring board having flexibility derived from a resin board and the high electrical conductivity derived from a metal wiring as well as high adhesion between the metal wiring and the insulating resin board; and a method for manufacturing the wiring board without using a photolithography process. A wiring board according to the present invention comprises a resin board and a metal wiring, the metal wiring including a sintered body of metal particles, the sintered body including a plurality of voids having opening portions extending toward the resin board, parts of the resin board entering the voids from the opening portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: MATERIAL CONCEPT, INC.
    Inventors: Junichi Koike, Tri Hai Hoang
  • Patent number: 12349927
    Abstract: In some examples, a method for preparing one or more bones involves inserting a spacer into a space defined between a first bone and a second bone, such as a joint space between a first metatarsal and medial cuneiform. A bone preparation guide can be aligned with opposed ends of the first bone and the second bone using the spacer as an alignment reference. For example, the bone preparation guide may include an opening such that the guide can be installed across the joint space with the spacer received in the opening. A clinician may use the bone preparation guide to guide a tissue removing instrument to cut or otherwise prepare the ends of the first bone portion and second bone portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.
    Inventors: F. Barry Bays, Paul Dayton, Joe William Ferguson, Carlos Eduardo Gil, Robert D. Santrock, Sean F. Scanlan, W. Bret Smith, John T. Treace
  • Patent number: 12285798
    Abstract: A tool-less method for making molds, cores, and temporary tools includes the steps of providing a volumetric build system, making a CAD model of a three-dimensional object, selecting a build material including an untreated sand, selecting a binder comprising a polymeric carbohydrate, and applying, by the volumetric build system, the binder onto the build material to three dimensionally print the object, wherein the object is adapted for being a mold, a core, or a temporary tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: LightSpeed Concepts Inc.
    Inventors: John P. Biel, Jr., Brandon Michael Welker, John R. Keough, Thomas Allen Cobett, Julie Ruth Nimer
  • Patent number: 12279794
    Abstract: A surgical technique can involve inserting an instrument defining a sliding surface between a metatarsal and a laterally-adjacent metatarsal. The technique can include moving the metatarsal across the sliding surface of the instrument toward the cuneiform to close a space between the metatarsal and the opposed cuneiform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.
    Inventors: John T. Treace, Joe W. Ferguson, Carlos Eduardo Gil, Sean F. Scanlan
  • Patent number: 12274481
    Abstract: Methods for temporarily fixing an orientation of a bone or bones. Methods of correcting a bunion deformity. Bone positioning devices. Methods of using a bone positioning device. Bone preparation guides. Methods of using a bone preparation guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert D. Santrock, Paul Dayton, Daniel J. Hatch, W. Bret Smith, F. Barry Bays, Carlos Eduardo Gil, Sean F. Scanlan, Joe W. Ferguson, John T. Treace
  • Patent number: 12268397
    Abstract: A bone cutting guide may include a support that contains a shaft movable relative to the support. The shaft may carry a guide member having one or more cut guides through which a clinician inserts a cutting member to cut bone positioned under the guide cut guides. In operation, a clinician may fixate the support of the bone cutting guide to a bone and translate the guide member until the one or more cut guides are positioned at a desired cut location. The clinician may then perform a cut through the cut guide. In some examples, the bone cutting guide includes additional components, such as bridging member or secondary cut guide, to provide additional functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Dayton, Robert D. Santrock, Daniel J. Hatch, W. Bret Smith, Carlos Eduardo Gil, Sean F. Scanlan, Joe William Ferguson, F. Barry Bays, John T. Treace
  • Patent number: 12268428
    Abstract: A technique for correcting a bone deformity, such as a bunion, may be performed using an instrument. In some examples, the technique involves inserting the instrument between a first metatarsal and a second metatarsal. The technique further includes preparing an end of the first metatarsal and preparing an end of a medial cuneiform opposing the end of the first metatarsal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.
    Inventors: F. Barry Bays, Robert D. Santrock, Paul Dayton, Daniel J. Hatch, W. Bret Smith, Carlos Eduardo Gil, Sean F. Scanlan, Joe William Ferguson, John T. Treace
  • Publication number: 20250098833
    Abstract: A battery powered blow dryer having a novel heating element technology that can be powered by an attached battery pack. The heating element includes an infrared light bulb that emits high heat with relatively low power consumption compared to current methods. The present invention patent also describes a unique configuration of battery cells to optimally perform the task of blow drying hair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: Spur Concepts Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Goldman, Jonathan Friedman, Zachary Rattner
  • Patent number: 12257163
    Abstract: A bone harvester and bone marrow removal system. The bone harvester can include a body defining a channel extending longitudinally therethrough from a distal to a proximal portion of the body. The distal portion can include a cutting tip. Bone marrow may be drawn through the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.
    Inventors: F. Barry Bays, David L Brumfield, Joe William Ferguson, Carlos Eduardo Gil
  • Patent number: 12251091
    Abstract: A technique for correcting a bone deformity, such as a bunion, may be performed using an instrument that defines a spacer body connected to a fulcrum. The spacer body portion of the instrument can be inserted into a joint space between opposed bone ends. The fulcrum body can be inserted between adjacent metatarsals. An angle set between the spacer body and fulcrum body can help properly position both features within different joint spaces for ensuring that subsequent steps of the surgical procedure are properly performed and instrumentation is appropriately aligned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason May, Robert D. Santrock, Sean F. Scanlan, John T. Treace, Joe W. Ferguson, Jody McAleer, Daniel J. Hatch
  • Publication number: 20250082086
    Abstract: A system and method for an intelligent hair drying/styling apparatus with user information transmission and storage capabilities is herein provided. The hair drying/styling apparatus houses a control circuit board and an infrared or temperature sensor (or camera) in order detect an individual's hair condition moisture level to determine a user specific, customizable dryer setting. The information detected by the sensor is stored locally, on a proximal Internet-enabled device, or on a remote or cloud-based server and accessed by the hair drying/styling apparatus through a wireless local area network connectivity function. This innovation will enable any number of hair professionals and or end consumers to improve styling and dry time. According to the present invention, energy usage is reduced to enable a more efficient design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: Spur Concepts Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Goldman, Jonathan Friedman, Zachary Rattner
  • Patent number: 12233175
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods are described for a disinfecting system formed of a plurality of modular units, wherein each modular unit is (1) coupleable to at least one other modular unit from the plurality of modular units and (2) includes an energy source from a plurality of energy sources. The plurality of energy sources can be configured to provide energy having an intensity capable of disinfecting a surface of the object located in a disinfecting area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: UV-Concepts Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Starkweather, Jason Ylizarde, John Wynne, Brent Edmundowicz, Austin Starkweather, Stefan L. Wenger
  • Publication number: 20250037576
    Abstract: A system for processing vehicle speed data is disclosed that includes a plurality of speed data systems operating on one or more electronic devices, each speed data system configured to detect vehicle speeds, to generate vehicle speed data for each vehicle and to transmit the vehicle speed data to a central data processing system. The central data processing system operating on one or more electronic devices and configured to receive the vehicle speed data, to transmit user interface control data to a remote device, and to process the vehicle speed data as a function of user-entered data from the remote device to generate a display that incorporates the processed speed data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: Applied Concepts, Inc.
    Inventors: John Miller, Stanley A. Walker, Steven F. Hocker, Sanford Damasco, Russell D. Kautz
  • Patent number: D1068077
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.
    Inventors: Mitch Read, Adriaan Kuyler
  • Patent number: D1068078
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.
    Inventors: Mitch Read, Adriaan Kuyler
  • Patent number: D1075012
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Dayton, Bryan Wilcox
  • Patent number: D1079011
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.
    Inventors: Adriaan Kuyler, Robert D. Santrock, Sean F. Scanlan