Patents by Inventor Aquilla Turk

Aquilla Turk 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).

  • CRANIAL ANCHORING AND POSITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20230084500
    Abstract: A cranial anchor system configured to attach to an opening in a cranium includes an anchor member. The anchor member has a middle anchor portion and a lower anchor portion coupled to and disposed in a downward direction relative to the middle anchor portion. The lower anchor portion has a plurality of contact members, each of which have a leg that extends at least partially in the downward direction, a tab connected to the leg, and a rib disposed between the leg and the tab. The system further includes an outer sheath and an inner sheath disposed within the outer sheath and slidable relative to the outer sheath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Raymond Turner, Mark E. Semler, Aquilla Turk, Alex Spiotta, Imran Chaudry
  • Cranial anchoring and positioning system and method
    Patent number: 11446111
    Abstract: A cranial anchor system configured to attach to an opening in a cranium includes an anchor member. The anchor member has a middle anchor portion and a lower anchor portion coupled to and disposed in a downward direction relative to the middle anchor portion. The lower anchor portion has a plurality of contact members, each of which have a leg that extends at least partially in the downward direction, a tab connected to the leg, and a rib disposed between the leg and the tab. The system further includes an outer sheath and an inner sheath disposed within the outer sheath and slidable relative to the outer sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: MUSC Foundation for Research Development
    Inventors: Raymond Turner, Mark E. Semler, Aquilla Turk, Alex Spiotta, Imran Chaudry
  • CRANIAL ANCHORING AND POSITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20220104905
    Abstract: A cranial anchor system configured to attach to an opening in a cranium includes an anchor member. The anchor member has a middle anchor portion and a lower anchor portion coupled to and disposed in a downward direction relative to the middle anchor portion. The lower anchor portion has a plurality of contact members, each of which have a leg that extends at least partially in the downward direction, a tab connected to the leg, and a rib disposed between the leg and the tab. The system further includes an outer sheath and an inner sheath disposed within the outer sheath and slidable relative to the outer sheath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Raymond Turner, Alex Spiotta, Aquilla Turk, Imran Chaudry, Mark Semler
  • CRANIAL ANCHORING AND POSITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20210322128
    Abstract: A cranial anchor system configured to attach to an opening in a cranium includes an anchor member. The anchor member has a middle anchor portion and a lower anchor portion coupled to and disposed in a downward direction relative to the middle anchor portion. The lower anchor portion has a plurality of contact members, each of which have a leg that extends at least partially in the downward direction, a tab connected to the leg, and a rib disposed between the leg and the tab. The system further includes an outer sheath and an inner sheath disposed within the outer sheath and slidable relative to the outer sheath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Raymond Turner, Mark E. Semler, Aquilla Turk, Alex Spiotta, Imran Chaudry
  • Cranial anchoring and positioning system and method
    Patent number: 11147646
    Abstract: A cranial anchor system configured to attach to an opening in a cranium includes an anchor member. The anchor member has a middle anchor portion and a lower anchor portion coupled to and disposed in a downward direction relative to the middle anchor portion. The lower anchor portion has a plurality of contact members, each of which have a leg that extends at least partially in the downward direction, a tab connected to the leg, and a rib disposed between the leg and the tab. The system further includes an outer sheath and an inner sheath disposed within the outer sheath and slidable relative to the outer sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: MUSC Foundation for Research Development
    Inventors: Raymond Turner, Alex Spiotta, Aquilla Turk, Imran Chaudry, Mark Semler
  • CRANIAL ANCHORING AND POSITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20190117329
    Abstract: A cranial anchor system configured to attach to an opening in a cranium includes an anchor member. The anchor member has a middle anchor portion and a lower anchor portion coupled to and disposed in a downward direction relative to the middle anchor portion. The lower anchor portion has a plurality of contact members, each of which have a leg that extends at least partially in the downward direction, a tab connected to the leg, and a rib disposed between the leg and the tab. The system further includes an outer sheath and an inner sheath disposed within the outer sheath and slidable relative to the outer sheath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Raymond Turner, Alex Spiotta, Aquilla Turk, Imran Chaudry, Mark Semler
  • Cranial anchoring and positioning system and method
    Patent number: 10265136
    Abstract: A cranial anchor system configured to attach to an opening in a cranium includes an anchor member. The anchor member has a middle anchor portion and a lower anchor portion coupled to and disposed in a downward direction relative to the middle anchor portion. The lower anchor portion has a plurality of contact members, each of which have a leg that extends at least partially in the downward direction, a tab connected to the leg, and a rib disposed between the leg and the tab. The system further includes an outer sheath and an inner sheath disposed within the outer sheath and slidable relative to the outer sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: MUSC FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT
    Inventors: Raymond Turner, Alex Spiotta, Aquilla Turk, Imran Chaudry, Mark Semler
  • Cranial Anchoring and Positioning System and Method
    Publication number: 20160317239
    Abstract: A cranial anchor system configured to attach to an opening in a cranium includes an anchor member. The anchor member has a middle anchor portion and a lower anchor portion coupled to and disposed in a downward direction relative to the middle anchor portion. The lower anchor portion has a plurality of contact members, each of which have a leg that extends at least partially in the downward direction, a tab connected to the leg, and a rib disposed between the leg and the tab. The system further includes an outer sheath and an inner sheath disposed within the outer sheath and slidable relative to the outer sheath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Raymond Turner, Alex Spiotta, Aquilla Turk, Imran Chaudry, Mark Semler