Patents by Inventor Charles Gibson
Charles Gibson 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: 20240252791Abstract: A medical device comprising a handle including a handle body and an actuator, and a shaft extending distally from the handle body, wherein the shaft comprises of a shape memory material, wherein the shaft includes a proximal section and a distal section, the proximal section having a first austenitic finish temperature and the distal section having a second austenitic finish temperature, and wherein the first austenitic finish temperature is lower than the second austenitic finish temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2024Publication date: August 1, 2024Applicants: Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited, Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Juan Pablo ORTIZ GARCIA, Deepak Kumar SHARMA, James J. SCUTTI, Sharath Kumar G., Charles GIBSON
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Publication number: 20240091508Abstract: A guidewire assembly may include a handle assembly including: a handle body; a shaft extending through the handle body; and an actuator. The guidewire assembly may further include a tube extending distally from the handle assembly and including a proximal portion and a distal portion; and an interior body extending from the handle assembly through the tube to the distal portion of the tube, wherein the interior body is coupled to the shaft. The shaft may be configured to move longitudinally through the handle body as the actuator is rotated to move interior body longitudinally through the tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicants: Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited, Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Deepak Kumar SHARMA, Charles GIBSON, James SCUTTI, Sharath Kumar G., Juan Pablo Ortiz GARCIA
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Publication number: 20230181881Abstract: A medical device may comprise a shaft, an articulation wire extending through at least a portion of the shaft, and a handle, including a handle body having an outer surface that defines a channel. A distal portion of the shaft may be received within a first portion of the channel. A distal portion of the articulation wire may be received within a second portion of the channel. A control member may be movable relative to the handle body to move the distal portion of the articulation wire relative to the distal portion of the shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicants: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Boston Scientific Medical Device LimitedInventors: Deepak Kumar SHARMA, Charles GIBSON, James SCUTTI, Sharath Kumar G, Hitendra PUROHIT, Juan Pablo ORTIZ GARCIA, Shrikant Vasant RAUT
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Patent number: 10927621Abstract: A method of remediation is disclosed. The method may include combining mud cuttings with bacteria-containing soil and water to form a feed mixture. The mud cuttings include a hydrocarbon. The method further includes combining the feed mixture with a surfactant blend containing a surfactant to form a feed/surfactant mixture and shearing the feed/surfactant mixture to form a micro-emulsion. The method may also include reducing the hydrocarbon content of the mud cuttings to form disposable cuttings.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2016Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Inventor: Michael Charles Gibson
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Patent number: 10895381Abstract: A domestic gas cooking appliance for heating a food item is provided. The domestic cooking appliance includes a top sheet; a burner body on the top sheet, the burner body having an upwardly extending riser pin; a gas supply line that supplies gas to the burner body; and a burner cap positioned above the burner body and resting on the riser pin such that a pin receiving area contacts the riser pin. One of the riser pin and the pin receiving area comprises a magnet, and the other of the riser pin and the pin receiving area comprises a ferrous material.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2019Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignees: BSH Home Appliance Corporation, BSH Hausgeräte GmbHInventors: Ronald Allen Diehl, Josiah Fronckowiak, Charles Gibson
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Publication number: 20200370748Abstract: A domestic gas cooking appliance for heating a food item is provided. The domestic cooking appliance includes a top sheet; a burner body on the top sheet, the burner body having an upwardly extending riser pin; a gas supply line that supplies gas to the burner body; and a burner cap positioned above the burner body and resting on the riser pin such that a pin receiving area contacts the riser pin. One of the riser pin and the pin receiving area comprises a magnet, and the other of the riser pin and the pin receiving area comprises a ferrous material.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2019Publication date: November 26, 2020Inventors: Ronald Allen Diehl, Josiah Fronckowiak, Charles Gibson
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Patent number: 10827939Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of tissue mapping and ablation. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to expandable medical devices for identifying and treating local anatomical abnormalities within a body lumen. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods of focal treatment for overactive bladders.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2016Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Sandra Nagale, Bryan Clark, Allan Shuros, Ding He, Dennis Werner, Lynne Swanson, Charles Gibson, Amedeo Chiavetta, Michael Peterson, Shibaji Shome, Mark Boden, Timothy Harrah
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Patent number: 10675462Abstract: In one aspect, the present disclosure is directed to a method for identifying a site with a patient for treatment. The method may include engaging a plurality electrodes with an interior wall of the patient at a plurality of locations. The method may also generating a virtual map of a plurality of electrodes, wherein each of the plurality of electrodes is displayed with a first indicia. The method may also include displaying each of the plurality of electrodes engaged with the interior wall with a second indicia, measuring electrical activity, identifying at least one site for treatment based on the measured resulting electrical activity, and displaying each of the plurality of electrodes identified for treatment with a third indicia.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2016Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Ding Sheng He, Sandra Nagale, Allan Charles Shuros, Charles Gibson, Lynne Swanson, Dennis Werner, Timothy Paul Harrah, Mark Boden, Michael Charles Peterson, Steven Diamond, Amedeo Chiavetta
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Patent number: 9832136Abstract: A provisioning server delivers operating systems to more than one virtual machine in different subnetworks. Since one provisioning server can be used for multiple subnetworks, this reduces the need to build, license, and support a provisioning server or a provisioning server farm for each subnetwork. This eliminates additional Infrastructure Software licensing; reduces additional effort to implement and maintain more provisioning servers; increases flexibility to add additional subnetworks; and scales a provisioning server farm to meet demand by adding servers.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2014Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: Liberty Mutual Insurance CompanyInventor: Tucker Charles Gibson
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Publication number: 20170149197Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and method for pumping solid-state lasers and amplifiers. More specifically, to a method and apparatus for pumping solid-state lasers and amplifiers using Light Emitting Diode (LED) arrays. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a gain medium, a plurality of LEDs in optical communication with the gain medium to excite the gain medium, the plurality of LEDs arranged in an LED array, a driving circuit to energize the LED array, and a thermoelectric cooler to reduce the temperature of the LED array, wherein the gain medium is pumped by the LED array to emit a laser light.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2017Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: Colorado School of MinesInventors: Edgar Steven Hill, Charles Gibson Durfee, III
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Publication number: 20170145762Abstract: A method of remediation is disclosed. The method may include combining mud cuttings with bacteria-containing soil and water to form a feed mixture. The mud cuttings include a hydrocarbon. The method further includes combining the feed mixture with a surfactant blend containing a surfactant to form a feed/surfactant mixture and shearing the feed/surfactant mixture to form a micro-emulsion. The method may also include reducing the hydrocarbon content of the mud cuttings to form disposable cuttings.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2016Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventor: Michael Charles GIBSON
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Publication number: 20170120048Abstract: In one aspect, the present disclosure is directed to a method for identifying a site with a patient for treatment. The method may include engaging a plurality electrodes with an interior wall of the patient at a plurality of locations. The method may also generating a virtual map of a plurality of electrodes, wherein each of the plurality of electrodes is displayed with a first indicia. The method may also include displaying each of the plurality of electrodes engaged with the interior wall with a second indicia, measuring electrical activity, identifying at least one site for treatment based on the measured resulting electrical activity, and displaying each of the plurality of electrodes identified for treatment with a third indicia.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2016Publication date: May 4, 2017Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Ding Sheng He, Sandra NAGALE, Allan Charles SHUROS, Charles GIBSON, Lynne SWANSON, Dennis WERNER, Timothy Paul HARRAH, Mark BODEN, Michael Charles PETERSON, Steven DIAMOND, Amedeo CHIAVETTA
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Patent number: 9512862Abstract: A fastener for coupling together parts with a curved surface has a male member and a female member. The male element has an overall I-shape with a head portion, neck portion and a body portion. The body portion is adapted to be coupled with one of the curved part. The head portion includes an ear on each side. A first surface on the male member is arcuate along the body, neck and head portions. The female member includes a pocket with a pair of deflectable projections. The projections extend from opposing walls toward one another. The projections engage the male member along the neck portion between the head portion and body portion to retain the male member with the female member.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2014Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: Davalor Mold CorporationInventors: Charles Gibson, Stephen Angst
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Publication number: 20160115977Abstract: A fastener for coupling together parts with a curved surface has a male member and a female member. The male element has an overall I-shape with a head portion, neck portion and a body portion. The body portion is adapted to be coupled with one of the curved part. The head portion includes an ear on each side. A first surface on the male member is arcuate along the body, neck and head portions. The female member includes a pocket with a pair of deflectable projections. The projections extend from opposing walls toward one another. The projections engage the male member along the neck portion between the head portion and body portion to retain the male member with the female member.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2014Publication date: April 28, 2016Inventors: Charles GIBSON, Stephen ANGST
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Publication number: 20150303641Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and method for pumping solid-state lasers and amplifiers. More specifically, to a method and apparatus for pumping solid-state lasers and amplifiers using Light Emitting Diode (LED) arrays. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a gain medium, a plurality of LEDs in optical communication with the gain medium to excite the gain medium, the plurality of LEDs arranged in an LED array, a driving circuit to energize the LED array, and a thermoelectric cooler to reduce the temperature of the LED array, wherein the gain medium is pumped by the LED array to emit a laser light.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2015Publication date: October 22, 2015Inventors: Edgar Steven Hill, Charles Gibson Durfee, III
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Patent number: 8648000Abstract: Process for producing homopolymers or copolymers of conjugated dienes by contacting monomeric material including at least one conjugated diene with a catalyst system comprising (A) a first transition metal compound selected from Cr, Mo and W compounds, and a second transition metal compound selected from Fe, Co and Ni compounds, (B) a catalyst modifier and, optionally, (C) one or more catalyst activators.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2007Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Ineos Commercial Services UK LimitedInventors: Juan Jose Chirinos-Colina, Vernon Charles Gibson, Grant Berent Jacobsen
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Patent number: 8426535Abstract: A process is disclosed for the preparation of zinc alkyl chain growth products via a catalyzed chain growth reaction of an alpha-olefin on a zinc alkyl, wherein the chain growth catalyst system employs a group 3-10 transition metal, or a group 3 main group metal, or a lanthanide or actinide complex, and optionally a suitable activator. The products can be further converted into alpha-olefins by olefin displacement of the grown alkyls as alpha-olefins from the zinc alkyl chain growth product, or into primary alcohols, by oxidation of the resulting zinc alkyl chain growth product to form alkoxide compounds, followed by hydrolysis of the alkoxides.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2010Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Ineos Europe LimitedInventors: George Johan Peter Britovsek, Steven A. Cohen, Vernon Charles Gibson
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Patent number: 8124698Abstract: Process for producing homopolymers or copolymers of conjugated dienes by contacting monomeric material having at least one conjugated diene with a catalyst system including two or more different transition metal compounds and optionally one or more activators. Preferred transition metal compounds are based on cobalt and chromium, especially complexes thereof having benzimidazole ligands.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2006Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Ineos Europe LimitedInventors: Grant Berent Jacobsen, Juan Jose Chirinos-Colina, Vernon Charles Gibson
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Patent number: 8067328Abstract: A polymerization catalyst composition comprising (1) a transition metal compound of Formula (A), Z being 5-membered heterocyclic containing at least one carbon, at least one nitrogen and at least one of nitrogen, sulphur and oxygen, the others being nitrogen or carbon; M is a Group 3 to 11 metal or a lanthamide metal; E1 and E2 are divalent groups of aliphatic, alicyclic, aromatic or alkyl substituted aromatic hydrocarbon, or heterocyclic; D1 and D2 are donor atoms or groups; X is an anionic group, L is a neutral donor group; n=m=zero or 1; y and z are zero or integer such that X and L satisfy valency/oxidation state of M, (2) a catalyst-activating support which is a solid particulate substance, insoluble in hydrocarbons, comprising at least magnesium and aluminum atoms and hydrocarbyloxy groups containing 1 to 20 carbon atoms, the molar ration of Mg/Al being in the range 1.0 to 300 and the molar ratio of hydrocarbyloxy groups to aluminum atoms being in the range 0.5 to 2.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2005Date of Patent: November 29, 2011Assignee: Ineos Europe LimitedInventors: Vernon Charles Gibson, Atanas Kostadinov Tomov, Grant Berent Jacobsen
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Patent number: 7989565Abstract: Process for making a copolymer by copolymerising (1) ethylene with (2) at least one comonomer selected from aliphatic C3-C20 alpha-olefins and (3) 5-ethylidene-2-norbornene, including contacting the monomer with a catalyst comprising a transition metal compound having the following Formula A, and an activating quantity of a suitable activator of the formula shown herein, wherein Z comprises a five-membered heterocyclic group, the five membered heterocyclic group containing at least one carbon atom, at least one nitrogen atom and at least one other hetero atom selected from nitrogen, sulphur and oxygen, the remaining atoms in the ring being selected from nitrogen and carbon; M is a metal from Group 3 to 11 of the Periodic Table or a lanthanide metal; E1 and E2 are divalent groups independently selected from (i) aliphatic, hydrocarbon, (ii) alicyclic hydrocarbon, (iii) aromatic hydrocarbon, (iv) alkyl substituted aromatic hydrocarbon, (v) heterocyclic groups and (vi) heterosubstituted derivatives of said groupsType: GrantFiled: September 13, 2005Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: Ineos Europe LimitedInventors: Vernon Charles Gibson, David John Jones, Grant Berent Jacobsen, Richard James Long