Patents by Inventor Christopher R. Bailey

Christopher R. Bailey 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).

  • Patent number: 11960665
    Abstract: A drape for an input control console of an elongate device may comprise a main drape section configured to fit over the input control console via a main opening at one end of the main drape section. The drape may also comprise a plurality of pockets. Each of the plurality of pockets may include a pocket opening that is attached to a respective secondary opening in the main drape section. Each of the plurality of pockets may be configured to be anchored, at the pocket opening, to a side surface of a respective raised ring or bezel on the input control console using a respective tightening element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: David W. Bailey, Federico Barbagli, Reuben D. Brewer, Christopher R Carlson, Vincent Duindam, Tania K. Morimoto, Michael D. Paris, Oliver J. Wagner
  • Publication number: 20240103061
    Abstract: A system for monitoring electrical contacts for an overhead trolley line may include a wear sensor arranged such that an electrical contact on a vehicle or work machine for contacting the overhead trolley line is continually or periodically in its line of sight. The wear sensor may be configured to capture spatial data defining the surface profile of the electrical contact. The system may also include a data processing module configured to receive the spatial data and identify a defect in the electrical contact based on the spatial data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher A. Willey, Eric J. Ruth, Zachary R. Carter, Bradley Scott Bailey
  • Publication number: 20090125570
    Abstract: Online backup of image files includes providing a user interface for making a backup selection based on an image catalog that includes a plurality of image files, the user interface including a resolution option; receiving a backup selection based on the image catalog, the backup selection indicating a selection of an image file in the image catalog and a resolution choice associated with the image file; and sending a copy of the image file to a remote storage, the copy having a resolution that corresponds to the resolution choice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Christopher R. Bailey, Robert Gager, Mohit Gupta, Sreedhar Ranganathan, Darin E. Krauss, Tapani Otala, Mario Schroder, Alok Kumar Singh
  • Patent number: 5256382
    Abstract: Heating apparatus comprises a chamber (10) in which articles to be heated (e.g. sterilized) are located via a door (16) and which can be filled with a blanket of dense hot organic vapor during a heating phase. The liquid which creates the vapor blanket is located in an annular reservoir (20) and is heated to above vaporization temperature by an electrical band heater (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1993
    Assignee: Autocar Equipment Limited
    Inventors: Michael A. J. Ford, Christopher R. Bailey