Patents by Inventor C. Roberts
C. Roberts 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: 20220257245Abstract: A surgical fastener applier including a housing containing a compartment, an elongated member extending distally from the housing, first and second jaws and a firing mechanism. The firing mechanism is movable between a first position and a second position to effect firing of fasteners into the tissue clamped between the first and second jaws. A power pack is removably loadable into the compartment, the power pack having a motor and an engagement member removably engageable with the firing mechanism within the compartment when the power pack is loaded into the compartment to effect movement of the firing mechanism. An interchangeable battery pack is removably loadable into the power pack for powering the motor. Bearings restrict axial and radial movement of the firing and articulation assembly in the power pack.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Applicant: RevMedica, Inc.Inventors: Thomas G. Wenchell, JR., C. Robert Satti, III, Peter Nielsen, Jeffrey M. Ott
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Patent number: 11404440Abstract: A memory array comprises vertically-alternating tiers of insulative material and memory cells. The memory cells individually comprise a transistor comprising first and second source/drain regions having a channel region there-between and a gate operatively proximate the channel region. The individual memory cells comprise a capacitor comprising first and second electrodes having a capacitor insulator there-between. The first electrode electrically couples to the first source/drain region. Wordline structures extend elevationally through the insulative material and the memory cells of the vertically-alternating tiers. Individual of the gates that are in different of the memory cell tiers directly electrically couple to individual of the wordline structures. Sense-lines electrically couple to multiple of the second source/drain regions of individual of the transistors. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Sanh D. Tang, Richard J. Hill, Yi Fang Lee, Martin C. Roberts
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Publication number: 20220202417Abstract: A surgical clip applier having a housing containing a compartment, an elongated member extending distally from the housing, and first and second jaws configured to close a clip. An advancer is positioned within the housing movable between a first retracted position and a second advanced position, wherein in the second position, the advancer effects closing of the jaws to close the clip. A cover on the housing is openable to access the compartment within the housing. A power pack is removably loadable into the compartment and has a motor and an engagement member removably engageable with the advancer within the housing when the power pack is loaded into the compartment to effect movement of the advancer from the first position to the second position. A feed mechanism for feeding a clip into the jaws can be motor actuated.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2022Publication date: June 30, 2022Applicant: RevMedica, Inc.Inventors: Thomas G. Wenchell, JR., C. Robert Satti, III
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Patent number: 11374007Abstract: A memory array comprises vertically-alternating tiers of insulative material and memory cells. The memory cells individually comprise a transistor and a capacitor. One of (a) a channel region of the transistor, or (b) a pair of electrodes of the capacitor, is directly above the other of (a) and (b). Additional embodiments and aspects are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Sanh D. Tang, Martin C. Roberts
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Patent number: 11331099Abstract: A surgical fastener applier including a housing containing a compartment, an elongated member extending distally from the housing, first and second jaws and a firing mechanism. The firing mechanism is movable between a first position and a second position to effect firing of fasteners into the tissue clamped between the first and second jaws. A power pack is removably loadable into the compartment, the power pack having a motor and an engagement member removably engageable with the firing mechanism within the compartment when the power pack is loaded into the compartment to effect movement of the firing mechanism. An interchangeable battery pack is removably loadable into the power pack for powering the motor. Bearings restrict axial and radial movement of the firing and articulation assembly in the power pack.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: Rev Medica, Inc.Inventors: Peter Nielsen, Thomas G. Wenchell, C. Robert Satti, III, Jeffrey M. Ott
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Publication number: 20220115401Abstract: Some embodiments include an integrated structure having vertically-stacked conductive levels alternating with dielectric levels. A layer over the conductive levels includes silicon, nitrogen, and one or more of carbon, oxygen, boron and phosphorus. In some embodiments the vertically-stacked conductive levels are wordline levels within a NAND memory array. Some embodiments include an integrated structure having vertically-stacked conductive levels alternating with dielectric levels. Vertically-stacked NAND memory cells are along the conductive levels within a memory array region. A staircase region is proximate the memory array region. The staircase region has electrical contacts in one-to-one correspondence with the conductive levels. A layer is over the memory array region and over the staircase region. The layer includes silicon, nitrogen, and one or more of carbon, oxygen, boron and phosphorus.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Justin B. Dorhout, Fei Wang, Chet E. Carter, Ian Laboriante, John D. Hopkins, Kunal Shrotri, Ryan Meyer, Vinayak Shamanna, Kunal R. Parekh, Martin C. Roberts, Matthew Park
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Publication number: 20220110629Abstract: A surgical fastener applier including a housing containing a compartment, an elongated member extending distally from the housing, first and second jaws and a firing mechanism. The firing mechanism is movable between a first position and a second position to effect firing of fasteners into the tissue clamped between the first and second jaws. A power pack is removably loadable into the compartment, the power pack having a motor and an engagement member removably engageable with the firing mechanism within the compartment when the power pack is loaded into the compartment to effect movement of the firing mechanism. An interchangeable battery pack is removably loadable into the power pack for powering the motor. Bearings restrict axial and radial movement of the firing and articulation assembly in the power pack.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: RevMedica, Inc.Inventors: Thomas G. Wenchell, JR., C. Robert Satti, III, Peter Nielsen, Jeffrey M. Ott
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Patent number: 11239252Abstract: Some embodiments include an integrated structure having vertically-stacked conductive levels alternating with dielectric levels. A layer over the conductive levels includes silicon, nitrogen, and one or more of carbon, oxygen, boron and phosphorus. In some embodiments the vertically-stacked conductive levels are wordline levels within a NAND memory array. Some embodiments include an integrated structure having vertically-stacked conductive levels alternating with dielectric levels. Vertically-stacked NAND memory cells are along the conductive levels within a memory array region. A staircase region is proximate the memory array region. The staircase region has electrical contacts in one-to-one correspondence with the conductive levels. A layer is over the memory array region and over the staircase region. The layer includes silicon, nitrogen, and one or more of carbon, oxygen, boron and phosphorus.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Justin B. Dorhout, Fei Wang, Chet E. Carter, Ian Laboriante, John D. Hopkins, Kunal Shrotri, Ryan Meyer, Vinayak Shamanna, Kunal R. Parekh, Martin C. Roberts, Matthew Park
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Publication number: 20210394222Abstract: A valve seat assembly including a housing having a cavity and a puck located in the cavity and connected to the housing. The puck having a greater hardness than the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2019Publication date: December 23, 2021Inventors: Jeffrey C. ROBERTS, Jeffrey L. TAYLOR
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Publication number: 20210343743Abstract: Some embodiments include an integrated structure having a conductive material, a select device gate material over the conductive material, and vertically-stacked conductive levels over the select device gate material. Vertically-extending monolithic channel material is adjacent the select device gate material and the conductive levels. The monolithic channel material contains a lower segment adjacent the select device gate material and an upper segment adjacent the conductive levels. A first vertically-extending region is between the lower segment of the monolithic channel material and the select device gate material. The first vertically-extending region contains a first material. A second vertically-extending region is between the upper segment of the monolithic channel material and the conductive levels. The second vertically-extending region contains a material which is different in composition from the first material.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2021Publication date: November 4, 2021Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Justin B. Dorhout, David Daycock, Kunal R. Parekh, Martin C. Roberts, Yushi Hu
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Publication number: 20210322007Abstract: A surgical fastener applier having a housing containing a compartment therein, an elongated member extending distally from the housing and first and second jaws. A firing mechanism is positioned within the housing movable to a second position to effect firing of fasteners. A power pack is removably loadable into the compartment, the power pack having one or both of a) a first motor and a first engagement member removably engageable with the firing mechanism when the power pack is loaded into the compartment to effect movement of the firing mechanism; and b) a second motor and a second engagement member removably engageable with an articulating mechanism in the housing of the surgical fastener applier to effect movement of an articulation mechanism to effect articulation. One or both of a firing position and an articulation position are tracked during the surgical procedure. Sensors are provided to detect select parameters and instrument functions.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2020Publication date: October 21, 2021Applicant: RevMedica, Inc.Inventors: C. Robert Satti, III, Thomas G. Wenchell, JR., Peter Nielsen
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Patent number: 11117334Abstract: A fiber placement head for applying a plurality of composite tape segments on a mold, including one or more lane assemblies each having one or more fluid passageways that receive compressed air; a piston assembly that selectively moves relative to the lane assembly in response to receipt of compressed air; an attachment site configured to releasably couple the lane assembly to a portion of the fiber placement head; an aperture in the lane assembly configured to receive a fastener that releasably couples a subassembly to the lane module, wherein a piston from the piston assembly engages the subassembly; and a subassembly releasably coupled to each lane module by the fastener received by the aperture.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2020Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: FIVES MACHINING SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Stanislaus J. Blaszczyk, Christopher D. Nicholson, Brent L. Keller, Martha A. Bauer, Jeffrey C. Roberts
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Publication number: 20210280586Abstract: Some embodiments include a memory array having vertically-stacked memory cells. Each of the memory cells includes a transistor coupled with a charge-storage device, and each of the transistors has channel material with a bandgap greater than 2 electron-volts. Some embodiments include a memory array having digit lines extending along a vertical direction and wordlines extending along a horizontal direction. The memory array includes memory cells, with each of the memory cells being uniquely addressed by combination of one of the digit lines and one of the wordlines. Each of the memory cells includes a transistor which has GaP channel material. Each of the transistors has first and second source/drain regions spaced from one another by the GaP channel material. The first source/drain regions are coupled with the digit lines, and each of the memory cells includes a capacitor coupled with the second source/drain region of the associated transistor. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2021Publication date: September 9, 2021Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Sanh D. Tang, Martin C. Roberts, Gurtej S. Sandhu
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Publication number: 20210259688Abstract: A surgical fastener applier including a housing containing a compartment, an elongated member extending distally from the housing, first and second jaws and a firing mechanism positioned within the housing. The firing mechanism is movable between a first position and a second position to effect firing of fasteners into the tissue clamped between the first and second jaws. A cover on the housing is openable to access the compartment. A power pack is removably loadable into the compartment, the power pack having a motor and an engagement member removably engageable with the firing mechanism within the compartment when the power pack is loaded into the compartment to effect movement of the firing mechanism from the first position to the second firing position.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Applicant: RevMedica, Inc.Inventors: C. Robert Satti, III, Jeffrey M. Ott, Thomas G. Wenchell, JR.
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Publication number: 20210260144Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for assaying infectivity of viruses and potential treatments of such viruses in the upper respiratory tract using an air-liquid interface model with nasal epithelium cells; and treatment of viral infections of the upper respiratory tract by treating with bitter taste receptor agonists that stimulate NO production and/or antimicrobial protein production.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Applicants: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Monell Chemical Senses Center, GeneOne Life Science, Inc.Inventors: Noam A. Cohen, Robert J. Lee, Susan R. Weiss, Joel N. Maslow, Christine C. Roberts, Sara Cherry, Michael Kohanski, Nithin D. Adappa, James N. Palmer, Li Hui Tan
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Publication number: 20210248844Abstract: A battery health diagnostic system is disclosed, wherein the battery health diagnostic system comprises a battery, the battery configured to be provided in a vehicle having a vehicle state; a sampling device in electrical communication with the battery and configured to acquire battery characteristic data during a vehicle state; a processor in communication with the device, the processer configured to analyze battery characteristic data to produce a battery condition output; and an alert device configured to provide the battery condition output during regular use of a vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Mark D. GUNDERSON, Diego Hernan DIAZ MARTINEZ, Samuel F. FREEMAN, Chee Wee GAN, Julie C. ROBERTS, Thomas M. WATSON, Sepehr SHIRAZI, Ingo KOCH, Markus HOH, Briana KELLY
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Patent number: 11081495Abstract: Some embodiments include an integrated structure having a conductive material, a select device gate material over the conductive material, and vertically-stacked conductive levels over the select device gate material. Vertically-extending monolithic channel material is adjacent the select device gate material and the conductive levels. The monolithic channel material contains a lower segment adjacent the select device gate material and an upper segment adjacent the conductive levels. A first vertically-extending region is between the lower segment of the monolithic channel material and the select device gate material. The first vertically-extending region contains a first material. A second vertically-extending region is between the upper segment of the monolithic channel material and the conductive levels. The second vertically-extending region contains a material which is different in composition from the first material.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2019Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Justin B. Dorhout, David Daycock, Kunal R. Parekh, Martin C. Roberts, Yushi Hu
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Publication number: 20210233922Abstract: Some embodiments include an integrated assembly with a semiconductor channel material having a boundary region where a more-heavily-doped region interfaces with a less-heavily-doped region. The more-heavily-doped region and the less-heavily-doped region are majority doped with a same dopant type. The integrated assembly includes a gating structure adjacent the semiconductor channel material and having a gating region and an interconnecting region of a common and continuous material. The gating region has a length extending across a segment of the more-heavily-doped region, a segment of the less-heavily-doped region, and the boundary region. The interconnecting region extends outwardly from the gating region on a side opposite the semiconductor channel region, and is narrower than the length of the gating region. Some embodiments include methods of forming integrated assemblies.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2021Publication date: July 29, 2021Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Justin B. Dorhout, Kunal R. Parekh, Martin C. Roberts, Mohd Kamran Akhtar, Chet E. Carter, David Daycock
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Publication number: 20210212684Abstract: A loading unit removably loadable into a surgical instrument positioned within a body of a patient having an elongated member, first and second jaws at a distal portion and a firing mechanism movable within the elongated member to effect firing of fasteners into the tissue clamped between the first and second jaws. The loading unit is insertable into a proximal opening of the instrument and through a lumen in the shaft of the instrument while the instrument is positioned in the body of the patient. The first and second jaws extend distally of the shaft of the instrument and the loading unit is actuable by the instrument. A surgical instrument to receive the loading unit and a method for reloading the instrument are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2021Publication date: July 15, 2021Applicant: RevMedica, Inc.Inventors: C. Robert Satti, III, Thomas G. Wenchell, JR., Jeffrey M. Ott
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Patent number: D944405Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2020Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Nicholas A. Lee, Dale R. Wiehe, Kevin R. Wruble, Yin C. Quintero, Dominic J. Julian, Tanya L. Beckwith, Edward C. Roberts