Patents by Inventor Brian Akehurst

Brian Akehurst 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: 9044223
    Abstract: An implant insertion system includes an implant, such as a surgical mesh, having at least one insertion tip secured to the implant. Each insertion tip has a tapered distal end, a proximal end, a base extending proximally from the tapered distal end, and a central lumen formed in the base having an opening facing the proximal end of the insertion tip. The system includes an insertion device having an outer shaft and a latching assembly provided at a distal end of the outer shaft that is insertable into the opening of the central lumen for selectively locking the insertion tip to the latching assembly. The latching assembly has an outer dimension that is changeable from expanded state for locking the insertion tip to the latching assembly to a non-expanded state for unlocking the insertion tip from the latching assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: ETHICON, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Joseph Smith, Robert Nering, Michael Nordmeyer, Jessica Liberatore, Trevor Brian Akehurst
  • Publication number: 20130324789
    Abstract: An implant insertion system includes an implant, such as a surgical mesh, having at least one insertion tip secured to the implant. Each insertion tip has a tapered distal end, a proximal end, a base extending proximally from the tapered distal end, and a central lumen formed in the base having an opening facing the proximal end of the insertion tip. The system includes an insertion device having an outer shaft and a latching assembly provided at a distal end of the outer shaft that is insertable into the opening of the central lumen for selectively locking the insertion tip to the latching assembly. The latching assembly has an outer dimension that is changeable from expanded state for locking the insertion tip to the latching assembly to a non-expanded state for unlocking the insertion tip from the latching assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Joseph Smith, Robert Nering, Michael Nordmeyer, Jessica Liberatore, Trevor Brian Akehurst
  • Publication number: 20070130976
    Abstract: A refrigeration system comprises a plurality of compressors and a plurality of condensing units comprising a first condensing unit having a first control module and at least one additional condensing unit having an additional control module. Each condensing unit has at least one compressor of the plurality of compressors. A communication link is connected to the first control module and at least one additional control module. The first control module controls the plurality of compressors based on communication with the at least one additional control module via the communication link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2005
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Brian Akehurst, Hans-Juergen Bersch, Raymond Steils