Patents by Inventor Brian Jensen
Brian Jensen 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: 20220202584Abstract: In a general aspect, an apparatus can include a plate configured for implantation in a body of a patient. The plate can include a plurality of pores and be configured for placement between a cancellous bone of a spinal vertebra and a corresponding cartilaginous endplate as a replacement for a bony endplate of the spinal vertebra.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2021Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Danni Joell Porter, Anton Bowden, Brian Jensen
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Patent number: 11369574Abstract: Self-righting articles, such as self-righting capsules for administration to a subject, are generally provided. In some embodiments, the self-righting article may be configured such that the article may orient itself relative to a surface (e.g., a surface of a tissue of a subject). The self-righting articles described herein may comprise one or more tissue engaging surfaces configured to engage (e.g., interface with, inject into, anchor) with a surface (e.g., a surface of a tissue of a subject). In some embodiments, the self-righting article may have a particular shape and/or distribution of density (or mass) which, for example, enables the self-righting behavior of the article. In some embodiments, the self-righting article may comprise a tissue interfacing component and/or a pharmaceutical agent (e.g., for delivery of the active pharmaceutical agent to a location internal of the subject).Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2018Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignees: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Novo Nordisk A/S, The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.Inventors: Carlo Giovanni Traverso, Alex G. Abramson, Ester Caffarel Salvador, Niclas Roxhed, Minsoo Khang, Taylor Bensel, Robert S. Langer, Jorrit Jeroen Water, Morten Revsgaard Frederiksen, Bo Uldall Kristiansen, Mikkel Oliver Jespersen, Mette Poulsen, Peter Herskind, Brian Jensen
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Publication number: 20220105330Abstract: A medical delivery device suitable for insertion into a lumen of a patient, the medical device (100, 200) comprising a capsule (110, 120, 210, 220) sized to be inserted into the lumen, the capsule comprising a base member, and an actuation mechanism comprising an actuation member (150, 250, 350) configured for movement relative to the base member along an axis, and an energy source (140, 240, 340) associated with the actuation member for powering the actuation member to move relative to the base member along the axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2020Publication date: April 7, 2022Inventors: Brian Jensen, Morten Revsgaard Frederiksen, Brian Mouridsen, Jacob Pyung Hwa Jepsen
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Publication number: 20220051541Abstract: Systems and methods of managing videoconferencing endpoint capacity based on safety concerns (e.g., COVID-19), comprising: capturing a video feed corresponding to a geographic location; detecting a presence of one or more persons corresponding to the geographic location, based on data of the video feed; determining a quantity of persons corresponding to the geographic location, based the data of the video feed; determining that the quantity of persons corresponding to the geographic location exceeds a first predetermined threshold; and—in response to the determination that the quantity of persons corresponding to the geographic location exceeds the first predetermined threshold—issuing one or more alert messages and/or taking other appropriate action(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2021Publication date: February 17, 2022Applicant: Plantronics, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Schwerdtfeger, Robert Manassero, II, Geoffrey Dean Jensen, Sean Michael Burke, Kem Gallione, Ryan Michael Dalke, Brian Jensen
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Publication number: 20220045385Abstract: In at least one embodiment, provided is a battery pack for a vehicle including a thin firebox for enclosing batteries and containing thermal runaway gases, thermal insulation surrounding the firebox, and a vent hole extending through the firebox and the thermal insulation to an exterior of the vehicle with vent hole plug and a pressure relief frangible vent cover at least partially covering the vent hole plug to retain it within the vent hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Inventors: Peter DELIOUSSINE, Brian JENSEN
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Publication number: 20220045384Abstract: In at least one embodiment, provided is a battery pack for a vehicle including battery pack for a vehicle, the battery pack having a firebox for enclosing batteries, an electronics compartment, thermal insulation surrounding the firebox and the electronics compartment, and heat pipes. The heat pipes may include firebox heat pipes contacting the firebox on an evaporator end and extending to an exterior surface of the battery pack on a condenser end, and electronics compartment heat pipes extending from within the electronics compartment on an evaporators end and extending through the thermal insulation to the exterior surface of the battery pack on a condenser end.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Inventors: Peter DELIOUSSINE, Brian JENSEN
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Publication number: 20210166300Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for generating a virtual reality (VR) simulation of a retail store, which simulation is configured and displayed on an immersive VR display device that enables a user to experience the simulated retail store as if it were a physical retail store. The systems enable the user to arrange display cases and other interior store components, and to populate shelves, racks, and the like, with products to be sold in the retail store. A VR platform enables multiple users to synchronously view the VR simulation and make coordinated changes to develop an optimized configuration of the retail store. Marketing, sales, merchant, and other data may be collected, aggregated, and analyzed to identify purchase trends of certain products; the analyzed data may identify user shopping preferences, and the VR platform may generate a customized retail store including only products relevant to a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2021Publication date: June 3, 2021Applicant: InContext Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Tracey Wiedmeyer, Matt Knowles, Alan Reck, August Wasilowski, Brian Jensen, Fllad Shehu, Gregory Michael Caputo, JR.
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Publication number: 20210128817Abstract: The present invention provides a needle unit (10, 310, 410, 510) having a proximal space (13, 513) adapted to accommodate a portion of a variable volume reservoir, the needle unit (10, 310, 410, 510) comprising: a needle carrier (15, 315, 415, 515), a needle tube (21, 121, 221, 321, 421, 521) being fixed to the needle carrier (15, 315, 415, 515) and comprising a distal needle end (23, 123, 223, 323, 423, 523) for providing fluid communication to an injection site, a needle shield (50, 350, 450, 550) carrying a sealed chamber (38, 138, 238, 338, 438, 538) for accommodating a distal portion of the needle tube (21, 121, 221, 321, 421, 521), the sealed chamber (38, 138, 238, 338, 438, 538) being sealed distally by a penetrable self-sealing septum (39, 139, 239, 339, 439, 539), and a flow channel (24, 124, 224, 324, 424, 524) for establishing fluid communication between the sealed chamber (38, 138, 238, 338, 438, 538) and the proximal space (13, 513), wherein the needle shield (50, 350, 450, 550) and the needle caType: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2019Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: Henrik Bengtsson, Vera Pinto Glenting, Bo Kvolsbjerg, Brian Jensen
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Patent number: 10943291Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for generating a virtual reality (VR) simulation of a retail store, which simulation is configured and displayed on an immersive VR display device that enables a user to experience the simulated retail store as if it were a physical retail store. The systems enable the user to arrange display cases and other interior store components, and to populate shelves, racks, and the like, with products to be sold in the retail store. A VR platform enables multiple users to synchronously view the VR simulation and make coordinated changes to develop an optimized configuration of the retail store. Marketing, sales, merchant, and other data may be collected, aggregated, and analyzed to identify purchase trends of certain products; the analyzed data may identify user shopping preferences, and the VR platform may generate a customized retail store including only products relevant to a user.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2017Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: InContext Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Tracey Wiedmeyer, Matt Knowles, Alan Reck, August Wasilowski, Brian Jensen, Filad Shehu, Gregory Michael Caputo, Jr.
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Patent number: 10933408Abstract: Catalyst and use of the catalyst comprising a molecular sieve belonging to the ABC-6 framework family with disorder in the ABC stacking sequence essentially composed of double-six-ring periodic building units and having a mole ratio of silicon oxide to aluminum oxide from about 8 to about 60.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2017Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: Umicore AG & Co. KGInventors: Peter N. R. Vennestøm, Lars Fahl Lundegaard, Brian Jensen
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Patent number: 10919773Abstract: A method for the preparation of a molecular sieve belonging to the ABC-6 framework family with disorder in the ABC stacking sequence essentially composed of double-six-ring periodic building units and having a mole ratio of silicon oxide to aluminum oxide from about 8 to about 60.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2017Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: Umicore AG & Co. KGInventors: Peter N. R. Vennestrøm, Lars Fahl Lundegaard, Brian Jensen
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Publication number: 20210030966Abstract: A flow communication unit (240, 540, 640, 740, 840, 940, 1040, 1140, 1240) for establishing flow communication from a multi-use drug delivery device adapted for extended use, to a flow conducting device, wherein the drug delivery device comprises a reservoir comprising multiple doses of a liquid drug formulation, wherein the reservoir is adapted to pressurize the liquid drug formulation, wherein the flow conducting device (230) is adapted for conducting the drug to the subcutaneous tissue of a subject, wherein the flow communication unit is adapted for being in an unconnected and a connected configuration, whereby the flow communication unit (240, 540, 640, 740, 840, 940, 1040, 1140, 1240) is adapted to enable the extended use of the multi-use drug delivery device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2019Publication date: February 4, 2021Inventors: Henrik Bengtsson, Brian Jensen, Bo Kvolsbjerg
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Patent number: 10879764Abstract: Provided is a rotation device for rotating a wind turbine generator configured to be rotated by wind and to convert wind energy into electrical energy. The rotation device includes at least one rotary device configured to couple with an outer surface of the wind turbine generator, and a motor device for driving the rotary device such as to thereby rotate the wind turbine generator about a generator rotation axis. The wind turbine generator can be rotated in a state in which the wind turbine is not operating. This can be useful for training purposes in a training nacelle, for maintenance purposes when storing the nacelle or during assembly of the nacelle.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2019Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY A/SInventors: Brian Jensen, Anders Kristian Lauridsen, Johnny Nygaard Lauridsen
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Patent number: 10865117Abstract: A molecular sieve belonging to the ABC-6 framework family with disorder in the ABC stacking sequence essentially composed of double-six-ring periodic building units and having a mole ratio of silicon oxide to aluminum oxide from about 8 to about 60.5.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2017Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: Umicore AG & Co. KGInventors: Peter N. R. Vennestrøm, Lars Fahl Lundegaard, Brian Jensen
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Publication number: 20200360662Abstract: A device for accommodating and magnetizing a tissue-penetrating medical device of various lengths, with or without a cover covering a portion or the entirety of the tissue-penetrating medical device, is disclosed including a sleeve member having an open proximal end, a distal end, an inner surface, an outer surface having a graduated injection depth gauge to indicate needle penetration depth when the cover is placed into a magnetizer, and a hollow body extending between the proximal end and the distal end to form a protective closure over a shaft of a tissue-penetrating medical device. A device having one or more magnetizing elements sectioned into a plurality of movable segments pivoting around an axis to accommodate needles with different lengths is also disclosed. Also disclosed is a device having one or more magnetizing means mounted on a movable element to magnetize needles of various lengths.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Yiping Ma, S. Ray Isaacson, Jonathan Karl Burkholz, Brian Jensen, Daniel Robinaugh, Derek Sanchez
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Publication number: 20200323665Abstract: As detailed herein, a biocompatible apparatus comprises a porous material comprising ceramic nanotubes bound together with a filler material. The proportion of the filler material may be selected to provide porosity for the porous material that is biocompatible, and the porous material may be shaped to provide a compliant biomedical device. In one embodiment, the compliant biomedical device is a stent such as intravascular stent. A method for fabricating a biocompatible device is also described herein. The method may include growing ceramic nanotubes on a substrate, infiltrating the ceramic nanotubes with a filler material to provide a porous material having a porosity that is biocompatible, and removing the porous material from the substrate to provide a biocompatible ceramic device. The method may also include coating the biocompatible ceramic device with a drug-eluting material.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2020Publication date: October 15, 2020Inventors: Anton Bowden, Brian Jensen, Kristopher Jones, Darrell Skousen
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Patent number: 10765835Abstract: A device for accommodating and magnetizing a tissue-penetrating medical device of various lengths, with or without a cover covering a portion or the entirety of the tissue-penetrating medical device, is disclosed including a sleeve member having an open proximal end, a distal end, an inner surface, an outer surface having a graduated injection depth gauge to indicate needle penetration depth when the cover is placed into a magnetizer, and a hollow body extending between the proximal end and the distal end to form a protective closure over a shaft of a tissue-penetrating medical device. Also disclosed is a needle cover having a fixed distance between the tip of the needle and the tip of the needle cover. A device having one or more magnetizing elements sectioned into a plurality of movable segments pivoting around an axis to accommodate needles with different lengths is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2018Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Yiping Ma, S. Ray Isaacson, Jonathan Karl Burkholz, Brian Jensen, Daniel Robinaugh, Derek Sanchez
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Publication number: 20200246545Abstract: Self-righting articles, such as self-righting capsules for administration to a subject, are generally provided. In some embodiments, the self-righting article may be configured such that the article may orient itself relative to a surface (e.g., a surface of a tissue of a subject). The self-righting articles described herein may comprise one or more tissue engaging surfaces configured to engage (e.g., interface with, inject into, anchor) with a surface (e.g., a surface of a tissue of a subject). In some embodiments, the self-righting article may have a particular shape and/or distribution of density (or mass) which, for example, enables the self-righting behavior of the article. In some embodiments, the self-righting article may comprise a tissue interfacing component and/or a pharmaceutical agent (e.g., for delivery of the active pharmaceutical agent to a location internal of the subject) such as a liquid pharmaceutical agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicants: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The Brigham and Women's Hospital Inc., Novo Nordisk A/SInventors: Robert S. Langer, Carlo Giovanni Traverso, Alex G. Abramson, Morten Revsgaard Frederiksen, Mikkel Oliver Jespersen, Brian Mouridsen, Jesper Windum, Mette Poulsen, Brian Jensen, Jorrit Jeroen Water, Mikkel Wennemoes Hvitfeld Ley, Xiaoya Lu
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Publication number: 20200147298Abstract: Self-righting articles, such as self-righting capsules for administration to a subject, are generally provided. In some embodiments, the self-righting article may be configured such that the article may orient itself relative to a surface (e.g., a surface of a tissue of a subject). The self-righting articles described herein may comprise one or more tissue engaging surfaces configured to engage (e.g., interface with, inject into, anchor) with a surface (e.g., a surface of a tissue of a subject). In some embodiments, the self-righting article may have a particular shape and/or distribution of density (or mass) which, for example, enables the self-righting behavior of the article. In some embodiments, the self-righting article may comprise a tissue interfacing component and/or a pharmaceutical agent (e.g., for delivery of the active pharmaceutical agent to a location internal of the subject).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2018Publication date: May 14, 2020Applicants: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc., Novo Nordisk A/SInventors: Carlo Giovanni Traverso, Alex G. Abramson, Ester Caffarel Salvador, Niclas Roxhed, Minsoo Khang, Taylor Bensel, Robert S. Langer, Jorrit Jeroen Water, Morten Revsgaard Frederiksen, Bo Uldall Kristiansen, Mikkel Oliver Jespersen, Mette Poulsen, Peter Herskind, Brian Jensen
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Publication number: 20200129441Abstract: Self-righting articles, such as self-righting capsules for administration to a subject, are generally provided. In some embodiments, the self-righting article may be configured such that the article may orient itself relative to a surface. The self-righting articles described herein may comprise one or more tissue engaging surfaces configured to engage with a surface. In some embodiments, the self-righting article may have a particular shape and/or distribution of density (or mass) which, for example, enables the self-righting behavior of the article. In some embodiments, the self-righting article may comprise a tissue interfacing component and/or a pharmaceutical agent (e.g., for delivery of the active pharmaceutical agent to a location internal of the subject). In some cases, upon contact of the tissue with the tissue engaging surface of the article, the self-righting article may be configured to release one or more tissue interfacing components.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2019Publication date: April 30, 2020Applicants: Massachusetts Intitute of Technology, Novo Nordisk A/S, The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.Inventors: Alex G. Abramson, Morten Revsgaard Frederiksen, Brian Jensen, Mikkel Oliver Jespersen, Carlo Giovanni Traverso