Patents by Inventor C. Sullivan

C. Sullivan 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).

  • Publication number: 20240090888
    Abstract: Surgical constructs, assemblies, and methods for tissue repairs are disclosed. A surgical construct can include a fixation device with a sliding flexible coupler and a covering for the flexible coupler. The covering includes a hollow portion adjacent a tail portion. Limbs of the flexible coupler are secured within the hollow portion. The tail portion of the covering is passed through tissue such that the hollow portion along with the limbs of the sliding flexible coupler are passed through the tissue simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas DOONEY, Jr., Shaun LEBLANC, Derek C. SULLIVAN, Trevor D. ARNOLD
  • Publication number: 20230346365
    Abstract: Surgical anchor assemblies and method of tissue repair using the same. The surgical anchor assemblies have a cannulated fixation device, an implant configured to be coupled to the fixation device, and a stop mechanism for preventing relative movement between the fixation device and the implant, such that the fixation device and the implant are configured to rotate together, and a flexible strand winds up to reduce any slack in the flexible strand used for the repair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen S. Burkhart, Derek C. Sullivan, Andrew C. Petry
  • Patent number: 11737744
    Abstract: Surgical anchor assemblies and method of tissue repair using the same. The surgical anchor assemblies have a cannulated fixation device, an implant configured to be coupled to the fixation device, and a stop mechanism for preventing relative movement between the fixation device and the implant, such that the fixation device and the implant are configured to rotate together, and a flexible strand winds up to reduce any slack in the flexible strand used for the repair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen S. Burkhart, Derek C. Sullivan, Andrew C. Petry
  • Publication number: 20230248354
    Abstract: Surgical devices and methods of tissue repair using tensionable knotless fixation devices. A flexible material (for example, suture or suture tape) may be attached to the fixation device. A flexible material may be threaded through an eyelet of a tip provided as part of a swivel anchor assembly to provide added stability to the fixation devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen S. Burkhart, Derek C. Sullivan, William C. Benavitz, Thomas Dooney, JR., Lee D. Kaplan, James P. Bradley
  • Patent number: 11702890
    Abstract: A cutting element may include a fluid passage passing through the cutting element. The cutting element may further include a cutting edge and an aperture proximate the cutting edge. The aperture may be coupled to the fluid passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
    Inventors: Christopher W. Lane, Umesh Prasad, Eric C. Sullivan
  • Patent number: 11684356
    Abstract: Surgical constructs and methods for soft tissue to bone repairs, without knot tying. The soft tissue repair constructs include a fixation device, a flexible strand, and a shuttle/pull device attached to the flexible strand and provided within the body of the fixation device. A splice is formed by pulling on the shuttle/pull device to allow desired tensioning of soft tissue to be fixated or repaired relative to the bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen S. Burkhart, Thomas Dooney, Jr., Derek C. Sullivan
  • Patent number: 11642120
    Abstract: Surgical devices and methods of tissue repair using tensionable knotless fixation devices. A flexible material (for example, suture or suture tape) may be attached to the fixation device. A flexible material may be threaded through an eyelet of a tip provided as part of a swivel anchor assembly to provide added stability to the fixation devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen S. Burkhart, Derek C. Sullivan, William C. Benavitz, Thomas Dooney, Jr., Lee D. Kaplan, James P. Bradley
  • Patent number: 11642121
    Abstract: Surgical devices and methods of soft tissue repair using pre-looped tensionable and non-pre-looped tensionable knotless fixation devices. A flexible material (for example, suture or suture tape) may be attached to the fixation device. A flexible material may be threaded through an eyelet of a tip provided as part of a swivel anchor assembly to provide added stability to the fixation devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen S. Burkhart, Derek C. Sullivan, William C. Benavitz, Thomas Dooney, Jr., Lee D. Kaplan, James P. Bradley
  • Publication number: 20230042532
    Abstract: Surgical constructs and methods for soft tissue to bone repairs, without knot tying. The soft tissue repair constructs include a fixation device, a flexible strand, and a shuttle/pull device attached to the flexible strand and provided within the body of the fixation device. A splice is formed by pulling on the shuttle/pull device to allow desired tensioning of soft tissue to be fixated or repaired relative to the bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Stephen S. Burkhart, Thomas Dooney, JR., Derek C. Sullivan
  • Patent number: 11512537
    Abstract: Displacements for use in forming at least a portion of a bit body of an earth-boring rotary drill bit may comprise a machineable material portion configured to form an integral machineable material portion of the bit body. Such displacements may optionally also include a sacrificial material portion. Bit bodies resulting from the use of such displacements may comprise a main body comprised of a particle-matrix composite material and a plurality of integral machineable material portions. Earth-boring rotary drill bits may include such bit bodies. Methods of manufacturing such bit bodies, and methods of manufacturing earth-boring rotary drill bits utilizing displacements are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
    Inventors: Eric C. Sullivan, Kenneth R. Evans
  • Patent number: 11478239
    Abstract: Surgical constructs and methods for soft tissue to bone repairs, without knot tying. The soft tissue repair constructs include a fixation device, a flexible strand, and a shuttle/pull device attached to the flexible strand and provided within the body of the fixation device. A splice is formed by pulling on the shuttle/pull device to allow desired tensioning of soft tissue to be fixated or repaired relative to the bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen S. Burkhart, Thomas Dooney, Jr., Derek C. Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20220213735
    Abstract: A cutting element may include a fluid passage passing through the cutting element. The cutting element may further include a cutting edge and an aperture proximate the cutting edge. The aperture may be coupled to the fluid passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher W. Lane, Umesh Prasad, Eric C. Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20220211364
    Abstract: Surgical constructs and methods for soft tissue to bone repairs, without knot tying. The soft tissue repair constructs include a fixation device, a flexible strand, and a shuttle/pull device attached to the flexible strand and provided within the body of the fixation device. A splice is formed by pulling on the shuttle/pull device to allow desired tensioning of soft tissue to be fixated or repaired relative to the bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Stephen S. Burkhart, Thomas Dooney, JR., Derek C. Sullivan
  • Patent number: 11364414
    Abstract: An exercise training device for connection to a laterally extending overhead bar and use in modifying a toes to bar exercise, including at least one bar mounting assembly, an elongated, laterally extending target portion, and a spacer portion connected at a first end to and extending longitudinally away from the at least one bar mounting assembly, and connected at an opposed second end to the elongated, laterally extending target portion. Also disclosed is a method of positioning an exercise training device on a laterally extending overhead bar to modify a toes to bar exercise, including connecting to the laterally extending overhead bar an exercise training device having the aforementioned structure, and adjusting the exercise training device to extend downward and forward from the laterally extending overhead bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Inventor: Thomas C. Sullivan
  • Patent number: 11364415
    Abstract: An exercise training device for connection to a laterally extending overhead bar and use in modifying a toes to bar exercise, including at least one bar mounting assembly, an elongated, laterally extending target portion, and a spacer portion connected at a first end to and extending longitudinally away from the at least one bar mounting assembly, and removably connected at an opposed second end to the elongated, laterally extending target portion. Also disclosed is a method of positioning an exercise training device on a laterally extending overhead bar to modify a toes to bar exercise, including connecting to the laterally extending overhead bar an exercise training device having the aforementioned structure, and adjusting the exercise training device to extend downward and forward from the laterally extending overhead bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Inventor: Thomas C. Sullivan
  • Patent number: 11304289
    Abstract: A system for reducing near-end crosstalk (NEXT) includes a first electrical component contributing to a first NEXT pulse of a first polarity and a second electrical component receiving the first NEXT pulse at a first time delay (td). A circuit couples the first electrical component to the second electrical component to create a second NEXT pulse of a second polarity and delays the second NEXT pulse by an amount equal to the first time delay (td). The first and second NEXT pulses are combined to reduce the first NEXT pulse. A method for reducing NEXT includes coupling a first component contributing to a first NEXT pulse of a first polarity and a second component to create a second NEXT pulse of a second polarity, delaying the second NEXT pulse, and combining the second NEXT pulse with the first NEXT pulse to reduce the first NEXT pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: DY4 SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert C. Sullivan, Gerald W. Foster, Ivan Straznicky
  • Patent number: 11303351
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for user mobility in a system with time-varying user-satellite and satellite-ground Ethernet links are disclosed. In some embodiments, A method for user mobility in a satellite system comprises transmitting, by a user device, a first signal comprising internet protocol (IP) data packets encapsulated in an Ethernet frame to a satellite. The method further comprises transmitting, by the satellite, a second signal comprising the IP data packets encapsulated in the Ethernet frame to a ground modem of a ground terminal. Further, the method comprises transmitting, by the ground modem, a third signal comprising the IP data packets encapsulated in the Ethernet frame to a default gateway, which is associated with user device, of a customer ground location via a virtual Ethernet switch. The virtual Ethernet switch utilizes one of a layer two (L2) overlay or a wide area network (WAN) L2 virtual private network (VPN) implementation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Scott C. Sullivan
  • Patent number: 11284876
    Abstract: Surgical constructs and methods for soft tissue to bone repairs, without knot tying. The soft tissue repair constructs include a fixation device, a flexible strand, and a shuttle/pull device attached to the flexible strand and provided within the body of the fixation device. A splice is formed by pulling on the shuttle/pull device to allow desired tensioning of soft tissue to be fixated or repaired relative to the bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen S. Burkhart, Thomas Dooney, Jr., Derek C. Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20210340822
    Abstract: A method of forming a superabrasive component for an earth-boring tool comprises disposing a first volume of particulate superabrasive material on a surface of a base structure. A first carbon-containing precursor material is deposited onto the first volume of unbonded particulate superabrasive material. An energy beam is directed onto the first carbon-containing precursor material to form a first volume of bonded polycrystalline superabrasive material having carbon-carbon atomic bonds between adjacent particles of the first volume of particulate superabrasive material. The method may be repeated to form a superabrasive component with multiple volumes of bonded polycrystalline superabrasive material. Additional methods of forming a superabrasive component, a superabrasive component, and an earth-boring tool are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Steven W. Webb, Eric C. Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20210281316
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for user mobility in a system with time-varying user-satellite and satellite-ground Ethernet links are disclosed. In some embodiments, A method for user mobility in a satellite system comprises transmitting, by a user device, a first signal comprising internet protocol (IP) data packets encapsulated in an Ethernet frame to a satellite. The method further comprises transmitting, by the satellite, a second signal comprising the IP data packets encapsulated in the Ethernet frame to a ground modem of a ground terminal. Further, the method comprises transmitting, by the ground modem, a third signal comprising the IP data packets encapsulated in the Ethernet frame to a default gateway, which is associated with user device, of a customer ground location via a virtual Ethernet switch. The virtual Ethernet switch utilizes one of a layer two (L2) overlay or a wide area network (WAN) L2 virtual private network (VPN) implementation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventor: Scott C. Sullivan