Patents by Inventor Bruce Daniel

Bruce Daniel 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).

  • Steerable shape sensing biopsy needle
    Patent number: 11471135
    Abstract: A biopsy needle has a central axis and includes one or more sensing regions, each sensing region formed by a plurality of sensing optical fibers located over a particular extent of said central axis and inside the outer shell of the needle. The sensing optical fibers are coupled to a wavelength interrogator. A steerable catheter has a central axis and outer shell, the outer shell coupled to a plurality of optical fibers in sensing regions and actuation regions, the sensing regions formed over particular extents of the central axis by bonding gratings to the inner surface of the outer shell, and the actuation regions formed by coupling optical energy into shape memory alloys bonded to the outer shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Intelligent Fiber Optic Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Yong-Lae Park, Richard James Black, Behzad Moslehi, Mark R. Cutkosky, Santhi Elayaperumal, Bruce Daniel, Alan Yeung, Vahid Sotoudeh
  • Independent control of map data display
    Patent number: 10534523
    Abstract: A machine and associated methods are provided to decouple the level of detail shown within a map from the zoom level of the map. A user interface is provided to receive commands to increase or decrease the level of detail of items shown in a map, including the number of geographical elements shown in the map, independent of a control of a change in the zoom level for the map. Rendering circuitry can responsively render different versions of a map having different levels of detail within the same zoom level. The different versions of the map can be displayed on a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Daniel, James Peter Biagioni, Matthew James Dorfmann
  • Steerable Shape Sensing Biopsy Needle
    Publication number: 20190192124
    Abstract: A biopsy needle has a central axis and includes one or more sensing regions, each sensing region formed by a plurality of sensing optical fibers located over a particular extent of said central axis and inside the outer shell of the needle. The sensing optical fibers are coupled to a wavelength interrogator. A steerable catheter has a central axis and outer shell, the outer shell coupled to a plurality of optical fibers in sensing regions and actuation regions, the sensing regions formed over particular extents of the central axis by bonding gratings to the inner surface of the outer shell, and the actuation regions formed by coupling optical energy into shape memory alloys bonded to the outer shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: Intelligent Fiber Optic Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Yong-Lae PARK, Richard James BLACK, Behzad MOSLEHI, Mark R. CUTKOSKY, Santhi ELAYAPERUMAL, Bruce DANIEL, Alan YEUNG, Vahid SOTOUDEH
  • Steerable shape sensing biopsy needle
    Patent number: 10238370
    Abstract: A biopsy needle has a central axis and includes one or more sensing regions, each sensing region formed by a plurality of sensing optical fibers located over a particular extent of said central axis and inside the outer shell of the needle. The sensing optical fibers are coupled to a wavelength interrogator. A steerable catheter has a central axis and outer shell, the outer shell coupled to a plurality of optical fibers in sensing regions and actuation regions, the sensing regions formed over particular extents of the central axis by bonding gratings to the inner surface of the outer shell, and the actuation regions formed by coupling optical energy into shape memory alloys bonded to the outer shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: INTELLIGENT FIBER OPTIC SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Yong-Lae Park, Richard James Black, Behzad Moslehi, Mark R. Cutkosky, Santhi Elayaperumal, Bruce Daniel, Alan Yeung, Vahid Sotoudeh
  • Steerable Shape Sensing Biopsy Needle
    Publication number: 20150190123
    Abstract: A biopsy needle has a central axis and includes one or more sensing regions, each sensing region formed by a plurality of sensing optical fibers located over a particular extent of said central axis and inside the outer shell of the needle. The sensing optical fibers are coupled to a wavelength interrogator. A steerable catheter has a central axis and outer shell, the outer shell coupled to a plurality of optical fibers in sensing regions and actuation regions, the sensing regions formed over particular extents of the central axis by bonding gratings to the inner surface of the outer shell, and the actuation regions formed by coupling optical energy into shape memory alloys bonded to the outer shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: INTELLIGENT FIBER OPTIC SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Yong-Lae PARK, Richard James BLACK, Behzad MOSLEHI, Mark R. CUTCOSKY, Santhi Elayaperumal, Bruce DANIEL, Alan YEUNG, Vahid SOTOUDEH
  • Steerable shape sensing biopsy needle and catheter
    Patent number: 8649847
    Abstract: A biopsy needle has a central axis and includes one or more sensing regions, each sensing region formed by a plurality of sensing optical fibers located over a particular extent of said central axis and inside the outer shell of the needle. The sensing optical fibers are coupled to a wavelength interrogator. A steerable catheter has a central axis and outer shell, the outer shell coupled to a plurality of optical fibers in sensing regions and actuation regions, the sensing regions formed over particular extents of the central axis by bonding gratings to the inner surface of the outer shell, and the actuation regions formed by coupling optical energy into shape memory alloys bonded to the outer shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Intelligent Fiber Optic Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Yong-Lae Park, Richard James Black, Behzad Moslehi, Mark R. Cutkosky, Santhi Elayaperumal, Bruce Daniel, Alan Yeung, Vahid Sotoudeh