Patents by Inventor Chris Lyons

Chris Lyons 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).

  • Systems and Methods for Implementing Vehicle Assignments using Vehicle State Information
    Publication number: 20190220036
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing a fleet of vehicles are provided. In one example embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes obtaining data representing vehicle state information associated with one or more vehicles among a fleet of vehicles at one or more times. The method includes predicting a future vehicle state associated with the one or more vehicles at one or more future times. The method includes scheduling a vehicle assignment in a predetermined set of vehicle assignments for a selected vehicle among the one or more vehicles before a first future time among the one or more future times. The method includes transmitting a command signal to a computing system associated with the selected vehicle based at least in part on the scheduled vehicle assignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Emily Anna Weslosky, Gary Wu Yang, Nuri Kim, Lili Kan, Varun Rau, Xiaoman Dong, Julie Marie Derence, Christopher John Peplin, Daniel Joseph Tascione, Steve Ayers, Mark Reeder, Robert Eperjesi, Richard Tom, Steven Hanby Williams, Venkata Sathya Praveen Gorthy, Sunil Kumar Garg, Chris Lyons, Yi Shi
  • PUNCTAL PLUG WITH DRUG CORE RETENTION FEATURES
    Publication number: 20120157938
    Abstract: Disclosed are lacrimal inserts and their method of use for delivery of of medication to the eye. The plug includes a body portion sized to pass through a lacrimal punctum and be positioned within a lacrimal canaliculus of the eyelid. The plug may contain a core, or reservoir, at least partially within the body portion comprising a therapeutic agent that is configured to controlled release into the eye and is configured to release medication via a designated port, valve, or orifice in the insert housing and inhibits diffusion of medication via the housing itself The core may include retention features to ensure that it remains securely located within the lacrimal insert over its usable life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Jason M. Tokarski, Victor Lust, Chris Lyons, Jeffrey Miller, Phillip Parnell, SR., Günter Solms
  • Osteochondral autograft transplantation procedure and apparatus
    Patent number: 7875032
    Abstract: A surgical procedure according to which a cutting device is connected in a spaced relationship to an anchor, and the anchor is located over a first area of the bone. The distance between the cutting device and the anchor is adjusted so that the cutting device extends over a second area of the bone, and the anchor is driven into the first area of the bone so that the cutting device cuts into the second area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Inventor: Chris Lyons
  • Osteochondral Autograft Transplantation Procedure and Apparatus
    Publication number: 20110015633
    Abstract: A surgical procedure according to which a cutting device is connected in a spaced relationship to an anchor, and the anchor is located over a first area of the bone. The distance between the cutting device and the anchor is adjusted so that the cutting device extends over a second area of the bone, and the anchor is driven into the first area of the bone so that the cutting device cuts into the second area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
    Inventor: Chris Lyons
  • Osteochondral Autograft Transplantation Procedure and Apparatus
    Publication number: 20080255566
    Abstract: A surgical procedure according to which a cutting device is connected in a spaced relationship to an anchor, and the anchor is located over a first area of the bone. The distance between the cutting device and the anchor is adjusted so that the cutting device extends over a second area of the bone, and the anchor is driven into the first area of the bone so that the cutting device cuts into the second area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
    Inventor: Chris Lyons
  • Surgical apparatus and method for manipulating one or more osteochondral plugs
    Publication number: 20070149982
    Abstract: An surgical apparatus and method are described for manipulating one or more osteochondral plugs, including, but not limited to, extracting and/or impacting the one or more osteochondral plugs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Applicant: SDGI Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Chris Lyons