Patents by Inventor Barry O'Sullivan
Barry O'Sullivan 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: 20250249217Abstract: In some examples, a catheter may include an elongate body and a push assembly. The elongate body may include an inner liner defining an entry port into a lumen defined by the elongate body, and an outer jacket. The push assembly may an anchor member positioned at a distal end of an elongate member. Distal to a proximal end of the elongate body, a first portion of the push assembly, comprising the anchor member, may be positioned between a portion of the inner liner and a portion of the outer jacket. The anchor member may extend only partially around an outer perimeter of the inner liner when the catheter is assembled. Proximal to the proximal end of the elongate body, a second portion of the push assembly, proximal to the first portion, may be positioned outside of the outer jacket and the inner liner.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2025Publication date: August 7, 2025Inventors: Francis Denis McEvoy, Colm Connolly, Barry O'Connell, Shane Cooney, Joanna Cunniffe, James Hannon, Maria Larkin
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Patent number: 12369895Abstract: A guide extension catheter assembly including a guide extension catheter and a support device. The guide extension catheter includes a shaft and a tubular member. The support device includes a push member and a shuttle member. The guide extension catheter assembly is configured to selectively provide a delivery state in which at least a portion of the shuttle member is disposed within the lumen, a leading end of the shuttle member is distal a distal end of the tubular member, and the shuttle member is directly, physically connected to the tubular member. In the delivery state, a longitudinal distal force applied to the push member is transferred to the tubular member as a longitudinal distal force via the shuttle member. The guide extension catheter assemblies of the present disclosure can promote a two stage guide extension catheter deployment.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2022Date of Patent: July 29, 2025Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.Inventors: Barry O'Connell, Sean Ward, John K. Tuohy
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Patent number: 12343486Abstract: A balloon guide catheter system including a balloon guide catheter having a catheter shaft that includes: (i) a main lumen; (ii) an inflation lumen; and (iii) an exhaust lumen. The terminating distal end of the inflation lumen and the terminating distal end of the exhaust lumen being in localized fluid communication with one another underneath the balloon while in a non-inflated state. A balloon is disposed about a distal region of an outer surface of the catheter shaft. The exhaust lumen is configured to purge the residual air in a proximal direction and out from a proximal region of the balloon guide catheter.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2023Date of Patent: July 1, 2025Assignee: NEURAVI LIMITEDInventors: Brendan Casey, Karl Keating, Ronald Kelly, Barry O'Connell
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Patent number: 12311129Abstract: In some examples, a catheter may include an elongate body and a push assembly. The elongate body may include an inner liner defining an entry port into a lumen defined by the elongate body, and an outer jacket. The push assembly may an anchor member positioned at a distal end of an elongate member. Distal to a proximal end of the elongate body, a first portion of the push assembly, comprising the anchor member, may be positioned between a portion of the inner liner and a portion of the outer jacket. The anchor member may extend only partially around an outer perimeter of the inner liner when the catheter is assembled. Proximal to the proximal end of the elongate body, a second portion of the push assembly, proximal to the first portion, may be positioned outside of the outer jacket and the inner liner.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2022Date of Patent: May 27, 2025Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.Inventors: Francis Denis McEvoy, Colm Connolly, Barry O'Connell, Shane Cooney, Joanna Cunniffe, James Hannon, Maria Larkin
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Patent number: 12257399Abstract: A catheter may include an elongate body including a proximal portion including a proximal end, and a distal tip portion. The distal tip portion may include an inner liner and a marker band circumferentially surrounding the inner liner. The distal tip portion also may include an outer jacket circumferentially surrounding a first portion of the inner liner and ending proximal of a proximal end of the marker band; and a tip outer jacket circumferentially surrounding a second portion of the inner liner and the marker band. The tip outer jacket extends distally past the marker band distal end to a distal tip of the elongate body, and a proximal end of the tip outer jacket may be laterally adjacent to a distal end of the outer jacket.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2024Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.Inventors: Mick Donegan, Kevin Ryan, Colm Connolly, Barry O'Connell
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Publication number: 20250066917Abstract: A device for depositing layers on flat substrates includes a susceptor which can be heated by a heating device. The substrates and cover plates enclosing same are arranged on an upper face of the susceptor facing a process chamber. The cover plates include inner cover plates, each of which forms an edge adjoining a substrate edge facing the center of the susceptor. The inner cover plates are arranged about the center of the susceptor in the circumferential direction, and adjacent ones of the inner cover plates adjoin each other at a separation joint. The separation joint is arranged at an angle ? to a line which extends through the center of the susceptor and the center of one of the substrates in a radial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2024Publication date: February 27, 2025Inventors: Benjamin David WRIGHT, Barry O'NEIL
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Patent number: 12234553Abstract: A susceptor assembly, which is situated in a reactor housing, has at least one wide side plane that faces a process chamber, at least one pocket, and a carrying element that lies in the at least one pocket, for carrying and handling a substrate. An upper face of the carrying element is adjacent to a limiting face of a recess in which the substrate is arranged. A section of the limiting face which runs along a cylinder inner lateral face merges into the upper face of the carrying element, forming a rounded edge or chamfer. To reduce the growth of parasitic deposits on an inner edge of the carrying element, the section of the limiting face which runs along the cylinder inner lateral face has a height which is greater than the material thickness of the substrate, and the radius of the rounded edge is greater than 0.4 mm.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2019Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: AIXTRON SEInventors: Benjamin David Wright, Barry O'Neil
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Patent number: 12180590Abstract: A device for depositing layers on flat substrates includes a susceptor which can be heated by a heating device. The substrates and cover plates enclosing same are arranged on an upper face of the susceptor facing a process chamber. The cover plates include inner cover plates, each of which forms an edge adjoining a substrate edge facing the center of the susceptor. The inner cover plates are arranged about the center of the susceptor in the circumferential direction, and adjacent ones of the inner cover plates adjoin each other at a separation joint. The separation joint is arranged at an angle ? to a line which extends through the center of the susceptor and the center of one of the substrates in a radial direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2019Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: AIXTRON SEInventors: Benjamin David Wright, Barry O′Neil
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Publication number: 20240420228Abstract: Various methods are provided for programmatically providing a platform for responding dynamically providing a response to a property level availability call through API request based on run-time information. One example method may comprise receiving the property level availability call, the property level availability call configured to elicit a response identifying an availability of one or more of the plurality of specified properties for a specified time frame, determining, based on an associated bid, whether an affirmative response to the property level availability call is profitable, and in an instance in which the affirmative response is profitable, causing transmission of the affirmative response.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2024Publication date: December 19, 2024Inventors: Kevin SAITO, Barry O'SULLIVAN, Taylor DYKES, Giovanni GARGIULO
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Publication number: 20240283281Abstract: Described is a battery booster for jumpstarting a vehicle having an external battery. The battery booster includes a set of electrical conductors, a power supply to supply a starting current to jump start the vehicle via the set of electrical conductors, a boost switch positioned in-line between the power supply and a set of battery clamps on one of the set of electrical conductors; and at least one processor to output a control signal to close the boost switch as a function of one or more parameters of the power supply, the external battery, and/or the vehicle. The set of electrical conductors couple with the external battery or with an engine that is electrically coupled with the external battery via the set of battery clamps. The set of electrical conductors includes a positive electrical conductor and a negative electrical conductor. The power supply includes a plurality of lithium battery cells arranged to form a lithium battery having a positive terminal and a negative terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2024Publication date: August 22, 2024Inventors: Patrick J. Clarke, Brian F. Butler, Xiao Ping Chen, Barry O'Dell, Ronald Walkup, John S. Whiting
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Patent number: 12033209Abstract: Various methods are provided for programmatically providing a platform for responding dynamically providing a response to a property level availability call through API request based on run-time information. One example method may comprise receiving the property level availability call, the property level availability call configured to elicit a response identifying an availability of one or more of the plurality of specified properties for a specified time frame, determining, based on an associated bid, whether an affirmative response to the property level availability call is profitable, and in an instance in which the affirmative response is profitable, causing transmission of the affirmative response.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2022Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: BYTEDANCE INC.Inventors: Kevin Saito, Barry O'Sullivan, Taylor Dykes, Giovanni Gargiulo
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Publication number: 20240139472Abstract: A catheter may include an elongate body including a proximal portion including a proximal end, and a distal tip portion. The distal tip portion may include an inner liner and a marker band circumferentially surrounding the inner liner. The distal tip portion also may include an outer jacket circumferentially surrounding a first portion of the inner liner and ending proximal of a proximal end of the marker band; and a tip outer jacket circumferentially surrounding a second portion of the inner liner and the marker band. The tip outer jacket extends distally past the marker band distal end to a distal tip of the elongate body, and a proximal end of the tip outer jacket may be laterally adjacent to a distal end of the outer jacket.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2024Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Mick Donegan, Kevin Ryan, Colm Connolly, Barry O'Connell
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Patent number: 11973366Abstract: Describes is a battery booster for jumpstarting a vehicle having an external battery. The battery booster comprising a set of electrical conductors, a power supply configured to supply a starting current to jump start the vehicle via the set of electrical conductors, a boost switch positioned in-line between the power supply and a set of battery clamps on one of the set of electrical conductors; and at least one processor configured to output a control signal to close the boost switch as a function of one or more parameters of the power supply, the external battery, or the vehicle. The set of electrical conductors are configured to couple with the external battery or with an engine that is electrically coupled with the external battery via the set of battery clamps. The set of electrical conductors comprises a positive electrical conductor and a negative electrical conductor.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Schumacher Electric CorporationInventors: Patrick J. Clarke, Brian F. Butler, Xiao Ping Chen, Barry O'Dell, Ronald Walkup, John S. Whiting
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Patent number: 11911573Abstract: A catheter may include an elongate body including a proximal portion including a proximal end, and a distal tip portion. The distal tip portion may include an inner liner and a marker band circumferentially surrounding the inner liner. The distal tip portion also may include an outer jacket circumferentially surrounding a first portion of the inner liner and ending proximal of a proximal end of the marker band; and a tip outer jacket circumferentially surrounding a second portion of the inner liner and the marker band. The tip outer jacket extends distally past the marker band distal end to a distal tip of the elongate body, and a proximal end of the tip outer jacket may be laterally adjacent to a distal end of the outer jacket.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2019Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.Inventors: Mick Donegan, Kevin Ryan, Colm Connolly, Barry O'Connell
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Publication number: 20230256210Abstract: In some examples, a catheter may include an elongate body and a push assembly. The elongate body may include an inner liner defining an entry port into a lumen defined by the elongate body, and an outer jacket. The push assembly may an anchor member positioned at a distal end of an elongate member. Distal to a proximal end of the elongate body, a first portion of the push assembly, comprising the anchor member, may be positioned between a portion of the inner liner and a portion of the outer jacket. The anchor member may extend only partially around an outer perimeter of the inner liner when the catheter is assembled. Proximal to the proximal end of the elongate body, a second portion of the push assembly, proximal to the first portion, may be positioned outside of the outer jacket and the inner liner.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2022Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: Francis Denis McEvoy, Colm Connolly, Barry O'Connell, Shane Cooney, Joanna Cunniffe, James Hannon, Maria Larkin
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Publication number: 20230173237Abstract: A balloon guide catheter system including a balloon guide catheter having a catheter shaft that includes: (i) a main lumen; (ii) an inflation lumen; and (iii) an exhaust lumen. The terminating distal end of the inflation lumen and the terminating distal end of the exhaust lumen being in localized fluid communication with one another underneath the balloon while in a non-inflated state. A balloon is disposed about a distal region of an outer surface of the catheter shaft. The exhaust lumen is configured to purge the residual air in a proximal direction and out from a proximal region of the balloon guide catheter.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2023Publication date: June 8, 2023Inventors: Brendan CASEY, Karl KEATING, Ronald KELLY, Barry O'CONNELL
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Patent number: 11617649Abstract: Transcatheter delivery systems, delivery catheters and associated methods for percutaneous delivery of prosthetic mitral valves using a retrograde approach are disclosed herein. A heart valve delivery system configured in accordance herewith includes a delivery catheter having an elongated tubular component and an articulation assembly at a distal end thereof. The articulation assembly includes an arm portion coupled to the tubular component by an elbow or hinge portion. In a closed, delivery state, the elbow portion positions the arm portion generally parallel to the tubular component for delivery of the delivery catheter through the vasculature. In an open, deployed state, the elbow portion positions the arm portion in a non-axial direction with respect to a longitudinal axis of the tubular component for orienting and positioning a prosthetic valve device carried by the arm portion, e.g., within the native mitral valve region.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2020Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.Inventors: Barry O'Connell, Patrick Griffin, Michael Bateman, William Haynes
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Patent number: 11607531Abstract: A balloon guide catheter system including a balloon guide catheter having a catheter shaft that includes: (i) a main lumen; (ii) an inflation lumen; and (iii) an exhaust lumen. The terminating distal end of the inflation lumen and the terminating distal end of the exhaust lumen being in localized fluid communication with one another underneath the balloon while in a non-inflated state. A balloon is disposed about a distal region of an outer surface of the catheter shaft. The exhaust lumen is configured to purge the residual air in a proximal direction and out from a proximal region of the balloon guide catheter.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2019Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Neuravi LimitedInventors: Brendan Casey, Karl Keating, Ronald Kelly, Barry O'Connell
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Patent number: 11559663Abstract: A catheter may include an elongate body extending from a proximal end to a distal end and defining a lumen; a push member mechanically coupled to the proximal end of the elongate body; and a slidable push grip disposed about an outer perimeter of the push member. The slidable push grip is controllably engageable with the push member. When the slidable push grip is in an engaged state with the push member, the slidable push grip transmits an axial force to the push member to enable the push member to transmit the axial force to the elongate body. When the slidable push grip is in a disengaged state with the push member, the slidable push grip is movable axially in at least one direction along a length of the push member while transmitting substantially no axial force to the push member.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2019Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.Inventors: James Hannon, Joanna Cunniffe, Mick Donegan, David Gannon, Maria Larkin, Francis Denis McEvoy, Conor McNamara, Barry O'Connell
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Patent number: 11541208Abstract: In some examples, a catheter may include an elongate body and a push assembly. The elongate body may include an inner liner defining an entry port into a lumen defined by the elongate body, and an outer jacket. The push assembly may an anchor member positioned at a distal end of an elongate member. Distal to a proximal end of the elongate body, a first portion of the push assembly, comprising the anchor member, may be positioned between a portion of the inner liner and a portion of the outer jacket. The anchor member may extend only partially around an outer perimeter of the inner liner when the catheter is assembled. Proximal to the proximal end of the elongate body, a second portion of the push assembly, proximal to the first portion, may be positioned outside of the outer jacket and the inner liner.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2019Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.Inventors: Francis Denis McEvoy, Colm Connolly, Barry O'Connell, Shane Cooney, Joanna Cunniffe, James Hannon, Maria Larkin