Patents by Inventor Breese J. Watson

Breese J. Watson 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: 11712319
    Abstract: A surgical lighting system and a method of rotating a camera of a surgical lighting system includes a light head housing including a plurality of light emitting elements arranged to emit light downward to a region of interest, a handle mounted to and protruding downward from the light head housing, the handle including a handle housing having a sufficient size to be gripped by the human hand, and a camera assembly mounted within the handle housing and including a camera having a field of view that encompasses at least a portion of the region of interest. The camera assembly is mounted within the handle housing for rotation greater than 360 degrees about a rotation axis from a first stop to a second stop and vice versa. The first stop limits clockwise rotation of the camera and the second stop limits counterclockwise rotation of the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: American Sterilizer Company
    Inventors: Breese J. Watson, Gregory Turcovsky
  • Publication number: 20210302808
    Abstract: A surgical lighting system and a method of rotating a camera of a surgical lighting system includes a light head housing including a plurality of light emitting elements arranged to emit light downward to a region of interest, a handle mounted to and protruding downward from the light head housing, the handle including a handle housing having a sufficient size to be gripped by the human hand, and a camera assembly mounted within the handle housing and including a camera having a field of view that encompasses at least a portion of the region of interest. The camera assembly is mounted within the handle housing for rotation greater than 360 degrees about a rotation axis from a first stop to a second stop and vice versa. The first stop limits clockwise rotation of the camera and the second stop limits counterclockwise rotation of the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Breese J. Watson, Gregory Turcovsky
  • Publication number: 20210298864
    Abstract: A surgical lighting system includes a light head housing, a handle, a camera, and an optical fiber cable. The light head housing includes a plurality of light emitting elements therein that are arranged to emit light downward to a region of interest. The handle is mounted to the light head housing and protrudes downward from the light head housing, the handle including a handle housing having a sufficient size to be gripped by the human hand. A camera is mounted within the handle housing, the camera having a field of view that encompasses at least a portion of the region of interest. An optical fiber cable extends from a location within the handle housing and to the light head housing, the optical fiber cable being configured to transmit optical video signals associated with video data captured by the camera to the light head housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Breese J. Watson, Gregory Turcovsky, Steven H. Rus, James Kenneth Cairns, Purushottam Parajuli
  • Patent number: 8808157
    Abstract: A cartridge may include a housing configured to contain a plurality of like items and a track inside the housing. The track extends in a first direction, and a plunger may be slidable along the track in the first direction and configured to urge the items toward a first end of the housing. The cartridge may include a gate attached to the housing. The gate may be movable between a first position preventing the items from being removed from the housing and a second position allowing one of the items to be removed from the housing. The gate may be configured to remove the one item from being urged by the plunger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.
    Inventors: Breese J. Watson, Michael W. Drobnik, Jeffrey Neaves, Robert Brownwell, Jr., Erick Rios
  • Publication number: 20080161635
    Abstract: A cartridge may include a housing configured to contain a plurality of like items and a track inside the housing. The track extends in a first direction, and a plunger may be slidable along the track in the first direction and configured to urge the items toward a first end of the housing. The cartridge may include a gate attached to the housing. The gate may be movable between a first position preventing the items from being removed from the housing and a second position allowing one of the items to he removed from the housing. The gate may be configured to remove the one item from being urged by the plunger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Breese J. Watson, Michael W. Drobnik, Jeffrey Neaves, Robert Brownell, Erick Rios