Patents by Inventor Daniel C. Harris

Daniel C. Harris 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: 20240081859
    Abstract: Surgical hub systems are disclosed. A surgical hub system comprises a surgical hub configured to communicably couple to a modular device comprising a sensor configured to detect data associated with the modular device and a device processor. The surgical hub comprises a hub processor, a hub memory coupled to the hub processor. The surgical hub system also comprises a distributed control system executable at least in part by each of the device processor and the hub processor. The distributed control system is configured to: receive the data detected by the sensor; determine control adjustments for the modular device according to the data; and control the modular device according to the control adjustments. When in a first mode, the distributed control system is executed by both the hub processor and the device processor. In a second mode, the distributed control system is executed solely by the device processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Daniel W. Price, Jason L. Harris, David C. Yates
  • Patent number: 11925309
    Abstract: A surgical hub for use with a surgical system in a surgical procedure performed in an operating room is disclosed. The surgical hub comprises a control circuit configured to generate a first image of a surgical site from a real-time imaging source, receive a second image of the surgical site from a non-real-time image source, align the first image and the second image, generate a representation of the surgical site based on the first image and the second image as aligned, display the representation on a display screen, receive a first user selection to overlay hidden structures on the representation, receive a second user selection to manipulate the representation, and adjust the representation based on the second user selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Cilag GmbH International
    Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Andrew C. Deck, Jason L. Harris, Chad E. Eckert, Daniel J. Mumaw, Kevin M. Fiebig, Sarah A. Worthington
  • Patent number: 11918302
    Abstract: An interactive control unit is disclosed. The interactive control unit includes an interactive touchscreen display, an interface configured to couple the control unit to a surgical hub, a processor, and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to receive input commands from the interactive touchscreen display located inside a sterile field and transmit the input commands to the surgical hub to control devices coupled to the surgical hub located outside the sterile field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Cilag GmbH International
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Messerly, Peter K. Shires, Monica L. Z. Rivard, Cory G. Kimball, David C. Yates, Jeffrey L. Aldridge, Daniel W. Price, William B. Weisenburgh, II, Jason L. Harris, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jerome R. Morgan
  • Patent number: 5124481
    Abstract: The new unsymmetric allyl-(alkyl) telluride compound methyl allyl telluride and other unsymmetric allyl-(alkyl) telluride compounds are prepared by adding an alkyl Grignard to a tellurium/tetrahydrofuran slurry, then subsequent reaction with an alkyl halide. The unsymmetric allyl-(alkyl) telluride product is isolated by filtration followed by vacuum distillation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1992
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Kelvin T. Higa, Daniel C. Harris
  • Patent number: 5075500
    Abstract: The new compound diallyl telluride and other diorgano telluride compounds are prepared from alkali metal tellurides obtained by an efficient reaction between an alkali metal and tellurium in a naphthalene/tetrahydrofuran solution. The alkali metal telluride then reacts with an organo halide to form the final product which is easily isolated by filtration followed by vacuum distillation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1991
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Kelvin T. Higa, Daniel C. Harris
  • Patent number: 5043476
    Abstract: The new compound diallyl telluride and other diorgano telluride compounds are prepared from alkali metal tellurides obtained by an efficient reaction between an alkali metal and tellurium in a naphthalene/tetrahydrofuran solution. The alkali metal telluride then reacts with an organo halide to form the final product which is easily isolated by filtration followed by vacuum distillation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1991
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Kelvin T. Higa, Daniel C. Harris
  • Patent number: 5043477
    Abstract: The new unsymmetric allyl-(alkyl) telluride compound methyl allyl telluride and other unsymmetric allyl-(alkyl) telluride compounds are prepared by adding an alkyl Grignard to a tellurium/tetrahydrofuran slurry, then subsequent reaction with an alkyl halide. The unsymmetric allyl-(alkyl) telluride product is isolated by filtration followed by vacuum distillation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1991
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Kelvin T. Higa, Daniel C. Harris
  • Patent number: 5035874
    Abstract: The new compound diallyl telluride and other diorgano telluride compounds are prepared from alkali metal tellurides obtained by an efficient reaction between an alkali metal and tellurium in a naphthalene/tetrahydrofuran solution. The alkali metal telluride then reacts with an organo halide to form the final product which is easily isolated by filtration followed by vacuum distillation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1991
    Assignee: The United Staes of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Kelvin T. Higa, Daniel C. Harris
  • Patent number: 4962216
    Abstract: Dineopentylcadmium is prepared from cadmium dihalide and neopentyl Grignard in tetrahydrofuran. The reaction product is isolated by addition of dioxane, filtration, removal of solvent via distillation, and purification by sublimation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 9, 1990
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Kelvin T. Higa, Daniel C. Harris
  • Patent number: H429
    Abstract: Finely divided metal sulfide powders of uniform size are produced at low temperatures by a method of adding solutions of organometallic compounds to an organic solvent saturated with H.sub.2 S. The solvent is kept saturated with H.sub.2 S by adding H.sub.2 S at a rate greater than that for the organometallic compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1988
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Daniel C. Harris, Robert W. Schwartz, Curtis E. Johnson