Patents by Inventor Chris Bowles

Chris Bowles 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: 20230157916
    Abstract: A distraction frame includes a table mount for removably mounting the distraction frame to a surgical table; at least one horizontal strut mounted to the table mount; at least one vertical strut mounted to the at least one horizontal strut; and at least one distractor mounted to the at least one vertical strut, wherein the at least one distractor is configured for connection to a limb of a patient and for applying a distraction force to the limb of the patient; wherein the table mount comprises at least one wheel for selectively supporting the table mount above the floor and the at least one horizontal strut comprises at least one caster for selectively rollably supporting the at least one horizontal strut on the floor so that the distraction frame can be selectively moved to the surgical table supported by the at least one wheel and the at least one caster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: Stryker Corp.
    Inventors: Conrad SMITH, William KAISER, Chris BOWLES, Edson LOPES, Ruben CARDENAS, Roger MALCOLM
  • Publication number: 20230145048
    Abstract: In one or more implementations, body features of a subject can be tracked and a pose estimation produced using an unconstrained video sequence. The video sequence constitutes a physical record of the body features of the subject. A set of 2D coordinates corresponding to the body features of the subject can be received from a first neural network and 2D Keypoints are detected and transmitted to a second neural network. The second neural network can return corresponding depth estimation values, which can be processed to generate a set of 3D coordinates that correspond to the body features of the subject in camera space. Furthermore, one or more non-linear optimizations can be applied to fit a predetermined skeleton to the generate 3D Keypoints, and produce the pose estimation corresponding to the body features of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Kevin Walker, Mike Rogers, Chris Bowles, Matthew Oakes, Mike Taylor, Vincent Drouard
  • Patent number: 11559455
    Abstract: A distraction frame for use with a surgical table, wherein the surgical table includes a base for positioning on a floor, the distraction frame including a table mount for fixation to the base of the surgical table; at least one horizontal strut mounted to the table mount; at least one vertical strut mounted to the at least one horizontal strut; and at least one distraction mechanism mounted to the at least one vertical strut, wherein the at least one distraction mechanism may be connected to a limb of a patient for applying a distraction force to the limb of the patient; wherein the table mount may transfer to the floor a force moment imposed on the table mount when the at least one distraction mechanism applies a distraction force to a limb of a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Stryker Corp.
    Inventors: Conrad Smith, William Kaiser, Chris Bowles, Edson Lopes, Ruben Cardenas, Roger J. Malcolm
  • Publication number: 20180221230
    Abstract: A distraction frame for use with a surgical table, wherein the surgical table comprises a base for positioning on a floor, the distraction frame comprising: a table mount for fixation to the base of the surgical table; at least one horizontal strut mounted to the table mount; at least one vertical strut mounted to the at least one horizontal strut; and at least one distraction mechanism mounted to the at least one vertical strut, wherein the at least one distraction mechanism is configured for connection to a limb of a patient and for applying a distraction force to the limb of the patient; wherein the table mount is configured to transfer to the floor a force moment imposed on the table mount when the at least one distraction mechanism applies a distraction force to a limb of a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Conrad Smith, William Kaiser, Chris Bowles, Edson Lopes, Ruben Cardenas, Roger J. Malcolm
  • Patent number: 8944911
    Abstract: Systems, methods and articles of manufacture are disclosed for providing concurrent gameplay of a single-player mode of a computer game. In one embodiment, a first instance of the single-player mode of the computer game is being played by a first player and receives, from a second instance of the single-player mode of the computer game, data associated with an avatar controlled by a second player. The first instance may provide, to the first player, an indication of the avatar controlled by the second player, as both players play the computer game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Avent, Jonathan Gibson, Chris Bowles, James Callin, David Jefferies
  • Publication number: 20120028700
    Abstract: Systems, methods and articles of manufacture are disclosed for providing concurrent gameplay of a single-player mode of a computer game. In one embodiment, a first instance of the single-player mode of the computer game is being played by a first player and receives, from a second instance of the single-player mode of the computer game, data associated with an avatar controlled by a second player. The first instance may provide, to the first player, an indication of the avatar controlled by the second player, as both players play the computer game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: Jason Avent, Jonathan Gibson, Chris Bowles, James Callin, David Jefferies