Patents by Inventor Chris O'Connor

Chris O'Connor 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: 20240075042
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods of treating or preventing cancer (e.g., advanced solid cancer) using Compound No. 1 or Compound No. 2: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The present disclosure also relates to pharmaceutical compositions and pharmaceutical kits suitable for the treatment or prevention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Elizabeth BUCK, Matthew O'CONNOR, Darlene ROMASHKO, Tai-An LIN, Alexander FLOHR, Luca ARISTA, Iwona WRONA, Matthew LUCAS, Chris ROBERTS, Giorgio OTTAVIANI, Sherri SMITH, Nigel WATERS
  • Publication number: 20240065835
    Abstract: A system for delivering a replacement heart valve implant may include a handle and a valve capsule, an inner shaft extending from the handle to the capsule, an outer sheath over the inner shaft and extending from the handle to the capsule, a positioning sheath over the outer sheath and extending from the handle, a guide tube within the handle, and a distal hub attached to the positioning sheath. The distal hub may be disposed within and movable relative to the guide tube via rotation of the positioning sheath. A method of manufacturing the system may include positioning proximal and distal hubs within the guide tube, setting a first predetermined distance between proximal and distal capsule portions, moving the positioning sheath relative to the outer sheath to set a second predetermined distance between the hubs, and securing the distal hub within the guide tube at the second predetermined distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Tim O'Connor, Chris Cullen
  • Publication number: 20220269852
    Abstract: Computer systems, methods, and devices for structured dynamic electronic forms are provided. The system includes a user device comprising a client form management application and a server comprising a server form management application. The client form management application generates and sends a request for a dynamic electronic form to the server. The server form management application stores the dynamic electronic form comprising separately stored form template data and form data; and merges and sends the form template data and the form data to the user device for rendering. The client form management application sends a request for a form filler package (“FFP”) comprising rules for filling out and rendering the dynamic electronic form. The server form management application sends the FFP to the user device and the client form management application renders the dynamic electronic form using the merged form template data and form data and the FFP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Mimi Samonte, Chris O'Connor, Kirsten Lewis, Daniel Karas, Ben Hare
  • Patent number: 11014503
    Abstract: A vehicle comprising a stowage bin, an actuation assembly configured to actuate in response to an actuation signal, and a stowage bin closure operable between stored and fully deployed positions, wherein the actuation assembly is configured to deploy the stowage bin closure over an opening defined by the stowage bin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Chris O'Connor, Michael J. Andrus, Amanda Villerot, Sue Muscat, Jim Carene
  • Patent number: 10919478
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a stowage bin defining a compartment and an airbag mounted to the stowage bin. The airbag is deployable to an inflated position. When the airbag is in the inflated position, the airbag at least partially encloses the compartment. When in the inflated position, the airbag retains items, if any, that are stored in the compartment by an occupant of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Chris O'Connor, Michael James Andrus, Amanda Villerot, Sue Muscat, Jim Carene
  • Publication number: 20200331416
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a stowage bin defining a compartment and an airbag mounted to the stowage bin. The airbag is deployable to an inflated position. When the airbag is in the inflated position, the airbag at least partially encloses the compartment. When in the inflated position, the airbag retains items, if any, that are stored in the compartment by an occupant of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: CHRIS O'CONNOR, MICHAEL JAMES ANDRUS, AMANDA VILLEROT, SUE MUSCAT, JIM CARENE
  • Publication number: 20200331399
    Abstract: A vehicle comprising a stowage bin, an actuation assembly configured to actuate in response to an actuation signal, and a stowage bin closure operable between stored and fully deployed positions, wherein the actuation assembly is configured to deploy the stowage bin closure over an opening defined by the stowage bin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Chris O'Connor, Michael J. Andrus, Amanda Villerot, Sue Muscat, Jim Carene
  • Patent number: 10764424
    Abstract: A digital assistant supported on devices such as smartphones, tablets, personal computers, game consoles, etc. exposes an updated and enhanced set of alarm functions to improve a device's user wake-up routines by applying automation rules to a variety of collected or sensed data and inputs in a context-aware manner in order to surface user experiences and content that are contextually meaningful and catered to the particular device user. The digital assistant can support an alarm system having network connectivity to other devices and external systems that enables the user to set an alarm and be awoken using a wide variety of stimuli such as sounds, voice, music, lights, and tactile sensations and then be given a summary of the upcoming day using verbal narration and graphical displays on the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Melissa Lim, Anthony Hugh, Wenyu Lu, Yuri Dogandjiev, Haronid Moncivais, Chris O'Connor, Christian Colando
  • Patent number: 10744949
    Abstract: A vehicle including a storage bin and a restraint control system. An actuation assembly is configured to activate in response to a signal from the restraint control system. A tether is operable between undeployed and deployed positions and the actuation assembly is configured to deploy the tether over an opening defined by the storage bin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologes, LLC
    Inventors: Michael James Andrus, Chris O'Connor, Jim Carene, Amanda Villerot, Sue Muscat
  • Publication number: 20200180513
    Abstract: A vehicle including a storage bin and a restraint control system. An actuation assembly is configured to activate in response to a signal from the restraint control system. A tether is operable between undeployed and deployed positions and the actuation assembly is configured to deploy the tether over an opening defined by the storage bin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael James Andrus, Chris O'Connor, Jim Carene, Amanda Villerot, Sue Muscat
  • Patent number: 10667056
    Abstract: A low power, digital audio interface includes support for variable length coding depending on content of the audio data sent from the interface. A particularized coding system is implemented that uses techniques of silence detection, dynamic scaling, and periodic encoding to reduce sent data to a minimum. Other techniques include variable packet scaling based on an audio sample rate. Differential signaling techniques are also used. The digital audio interface may be used in a headphone interface to drive digital headphones. A detector in the interface may detect whether digital or analog headphones are coupled to a headphone jack and drive the headphone jack accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: AVNERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chris O'Connor, Xudong Zhao
  • Publication number: 20170257702
    Abstract: A low power, digital audio interface includes support for variable length coding depending on content of the audio data sent from the interface. A particularized coding system is implemented that uses techniques of silence detection, dynamic scaling, and periodic encoding to reduce sent data to a minimum. Other techniques include variable packet scaling based on an audio sample rate. Differential signaling techniques are also used. The digital audio interface may be used in a headphone interface to drive digital headphones. A detector in the interface may detect whether digital or analog headphones are coupled to a headphone jack and drive the headphone jack accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Chris O'Connor, Xudong Zhao
  • Patent number: 9686609
    Abstract: A low power, digital audio interface includes support for variable length coding depending on content of the audio data sent from the interface. A particularized coding system is implemented that uses techniques of silence detection, dynamic scaling, and periodic encoding to reduce sent data to a minimum. Other techniques include variable packet scaling based on an audio sample rate. Differential signaling techniques are also used. The digital audio interface may be used in a headphone interface to drive digital headphones. A detector in the interface may detect whether digital or analog headphones are coupled to a headphone jack and drive the headphone jack accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: AVNERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chris O'Connor, Xudong Zhao
  • Publication number: 20160165038
    Abstract: A digital assistant supported on devices such as smartphones, tablets, personal computers, game consoles, etc. exposes an updated and enhanced set of alarm functions to improve a device's user wake-up routines by applying automation rules to a variety of collected or sensed data and inputs in a context-aware manner in order to surface user experiences and content that are contextually meaningful and catered to the particular device user. The digital assistant can support an alarm system having network connectivity to other devices and external systems that enables the user to set an alarm and be awoken using a wide variety of stimuli such as sounds, voice, music, lights, and tactile sensations and then be given a summary of the upcoming day using verbal narration and graphical displays on the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Melissa Lim, Anthony Hugh, Wenyu Lu, Yuri Dogandjiev, Haronid Moncivais, Chris O'Connor, Christian Colando
  • Patent number: 8104841
    Abstract: An attachment assembly for securing a child safety seat to a mounting portion of a vehicle is provided. The attachment assembly may include a guide having a channel, and a metal strap positioned in the channel of the guide in a retracted configuration such that a free end of the metal strap is adjacent to a front face of the guide, a fixed end of the metal strap is secured to a side of the channel, and a body of the strap is bent along a radius so as to double back between the free end and the fixed end. When pulled in tension, the metal strap is configured to transition from the retracted configuration to an extended configuration, and the guide is configured to constrain the strap during this transition so that the strap rolls along the radius within the guide, thereby absorbing energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Reddy Malapati, Chris O'Connor, Rodney Simon, Pardeep Kumar
  • Patent number: 7520555
    Abstract: An energy-absorbing deformable structure to attach a child seat to a mounting portion of a vehicle is provided. The energy-absorbing deformable structure comprises a loop of metal rod including a base end configured to be coupled to the mounting portion of the vehicle, a distal end configured to be coupled to a child safety seat, and a plurality of sinuous deformable portions positioned intermediate to the base end and the distal end, wherein each of the sinuous deformable portions includes an inwardly extending portion that extends inward from a perimeter of the deformable structure to a substantially central interior region of the deformable structure; wherein the sinuous deformable portions of the deformable structure are configured to be deformed when the base end and distal end are pulled in tension, thereby absorbing energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Reddy Malapati, Chris O'Connor, Rodney Simon, Pardeep Kumar
  • Publication number: 20080136204
    Abstract: An energy-absorbing deformable structure to attach a child seat to a mounting portion of a vehicle is provided. The energy-absorbing deformable structure comprises a loop of metal rod including a base end configured to be coupled to the mounting portion of the vehicle, a distal end configured to be coupled to a child safety seat, and a plurality of sinuous deformable portions positioned intermediate to the base end and the distal end, wherein each of the sinuous deformable portions includes an inwardly extending portion that extends inward from a perimeter of the deformable structure to a substantially central interior region of the deformable structure; wherein the sinuous deformable portions of the deformable structure are configured to be deformed when the base end and distal end are pulled in tension, thereby absorbing energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Reddy Malapati, Chris O'Connor, Rodney Simon, Pardeep Kumar
  • Publication number: 20080136224
    Abstract: An attachment assembly for securing a child safety seat to a mounting portion of a vehicle is provided. The attachment assembly may include a guide having a channel, and a metal strap positioned in the channel of the guide in a retracted configuration such that a free end of the metal strap is adjacent to a front face of the guide, a fixed end of the metal strap is secured to a side of the channel, and a body of the strap is bent along a radius so as to double back between the free end and the fixed end. When pulled in tension, the metal strap is configured to transition from the retracted configuration to an extended configuration, and the guide is configured to constrain the strap during this transition so that the strap rolls along the radius within the guide, thereby absorbing energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Reddy Malapati, Chris O'Connor, Rodney Simon, Pardeep Kumar
  • Publication number: 20060035714
    Abstract: A collapsible shaft having a unitary tube having an outer portion and a depressed portion dividing the outer portion into two segments. The outer portion has an outer exterior radius (Ro). The depressed portion has a depressed exterior radius (Rd). The Ro is greater than the Rd and the difference between the Ro and Rd is a depressed depth (Dd).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Inventors: Yi Qu, Henrik Eldh, Ray Nicosia, Chris O'Connor, Phillip Kurrle