Patents by Inventor Daniel P. Allis
Daniel P. Allis 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).
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Publication number: 20200254179Abstract: Systems, components, and methods are disclosed for withdrawing drug from a liquid drug container and transferring drug to a medical device. One or more components may have keying features so that only the correct liquid drug container and medical device are accessed, making sure the medical device is filled with the correct drug. A syringe needle hub may have keying features corresponding to keying features on a cap on the liquid drug container and on the medical device. An alignment device facilitates easy-to-operate filling of a medical device. The alignment device aligns a liquid drug container over a fill port of the medical device and can include components for moving the liquid drug container into engagement with the medical device and for automatically initiating drug transfer to the medical device. A retractable skirt or needle cover protects the needle and is unlocked only when the skirt or needle cover is close to or touching the medical device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2020Publication date: August 13, 2020Inventors: David NAZZARO, Maureen MCCAFFREY, Robert F. RIOUX, Michael Philip GRAFFEO, Ian MCLAUGHLIN, Nicholas JANSKY, Sam ROSENBLUM, David CLARE, Robert D. SCHAEFER, Daniel P. ALLIS, Bryan DILLON, Steven BARLETTA, Bryan CHOATE, Raymond DOBRY, John LEFAVOUR
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Patent number: 10661012Abstract: Systems, components, and methods are disclosed for withdrawing drug from a liquid drug container and transferring drug to a medical device. One or more components may have keying features so that only the correct liquid drug container and medical device are accessed, making sure the medical device is filled with the correct drug. A syringe needle hub may have keying features corresponding to keying features on a cap on the liquid drug container and on the medical device. An alignment device facilitates easy-to-operate filling of a medical device. The alignment device aligns a liquid drug container over a fill port of the medical device and can include components for moving the liquid drug container into engagement with the medical device and for automatically initiating drug transfer to the medical device. A retractable skirt or needle cover protects the needle and is unlocked only when the skirt or needle cover is close to or touching the medical device.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2017Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: Insulet CorporationInventors: David Nazzaro, Maureen McCaffrey, Robert F. Rioux, Michael Philip Graffeo, Ian McLaughlin, Nicholas Jansky, Sam Rosenblum, David Clare, Robert D. Schaefer, Daniel P. Allis, Bryan Dillon, Steven Barletta, Bryan Choate, Raymond Dobry, John LeFavour
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Publication number: 20170189270Abstract: Systems, components, and methods are disclosed for withdrawing drug from a liquid drug container and transferring drug to a medical device. One or more components may have keying features so that only the correct liquid drug container and medical device are accessed, making sure the medical device is filled with the correct drug. A syringe needle hub may have keying features corresponding to keying features on a cap on the liquid drug container and on the medical device. An alignment device facilitates easy-to-operate filling of a medical device. The alignment device aligns a liquid drug container over a fill port of the medical device and can include components for moving the liquid drug container into engagement with the medical device and for automatically initiating drug transfer to the medical device. A retractable skirt or needle cover protects the needle and is unlocked only when the skirt or needle cover is close to or touching the medical device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2017Publication date: July 6, 2017Inventors: David Nazzaro, Maureen McCaffrey, Robert F. Rioux, Michael Philip Graffeo, Ian McLaughlin, Nicholas Jansky, Sam Rosenblum, David Clare, Robert D. Schaefer, Daniel P. Allis, Bryan Dillon, Steven Barletta, Bryan Choate, Raymond Dobry, John LeFavour
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Patent number: 9658615Abstract: A system includes an operator control unit having a point-and-click interface configured to allow the operator to control the remote vehicle by inputting one or more commands via the point-and-click interface. The operator control unit displays a 3D local perceptual space comprising an egocentric coordinate system encompassing a predetermined distance centered on the remote vehicle, a remote vehicle representation having selectable portions, and an icon at a point selected in the 3D local perceptual space and at a corresponding location in an alternative view of a map having an identified current location of the remote vehicle. The system also includes a payload attached to the remote vehicle. The payload includes a computational module and an integrated sensor suite including a global positioning system, an inertial measurement unit, and a stereo vision camera.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2014Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: IROBOT DEFENSE HOLDINGS, INC.Inventors: Robert Todd Pack, Daniel P. Allis
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Patent number: 9104202Abstract: An operator control unit having a user interface that allows a user to control a remote vehicle, the operator control unit comprising: a transmission unit configured to transmit data to the remote vehicle; a receiver unit configured to receive data from the remote vehicle, the data received from the remote vehicle comprising image data captured by the remote vehicle; and a display unit configured to display a user interface comprising the image data received from the remote vehicle and icons representing a plurality of controllable elements of the remote vehicle, and configured to allow the user to input a control command to control at least one of the plurality of controllable elements. Inputting a control command to control the at least one controllable element comprises selecting the icon representing the at least one controllable element, inputting an action for the at least one controllable element, and requesting that the at least one controllable element performs the action.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2011Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: iRobot CorporationInventors: Robert Todd Pack, Daniel P. Allis, Marshall J. Vale
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Publication number: 20150197007Abstract: An operator control unit includes a user interface that allows a user to control a remote vehicle, a transmission unit configured to transmit data to the remote vehicle, and a receiver unit configured to receive data from the remote vehicle. The data received from the remote vehicle includes image data captured by the remote vehicle. The operator control unit includes a display unit configured to display the user interface including the image data received from the remote vehicle and icons representing a plurality of controllable elements of the remote vehicle, and configured to allow the user to input a control command to control at least one of the plurality of controllable elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2015Publication date: July 16, 2015Applicant: iRobot CorporationInventors: Robert Todd Pack, Daniel P. Allis, Marshall J. Vale
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Publication number: 20150134146Abstract: A system includes an operator control unit having a point-and-click interface configured to allow the operator to control the remote vehicle by inputting one or more commands via the point-and-click interface. The operator control unit displays a 3D local perceptual space comprising an egocentric coordinate system encompassing a predetermined distance centered on the remote vehicle, a remote vehicle representation having selectable portions, and an icon at a point selected in the 3D local perceptual space and at a corresponding location in an alternative view of a map having an identified current location of the remote vehicle. The system also includes a payload attached to the remote vehicle. The payload includes a computational module and an integrated sensor suite including a global positioning system, an inertial measurement unit, and a stereo vision camera.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2014Publication date: May 14, 2015Applicant: iRobot CorporationInventors: Robert Todd Pack, Daniel P. Allis
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Publication number: 20120095619Abstract: An operator control unit having a user interface that allows a user to control a remote vehicle, the operator control unit comprising: a transmission unit configured to transmit data to the remote vehicle; a receiver unit configured to receive data from the remote vehicle, the data received from the remote vehicle comprising image data captured by the remote vehicle; and a display unit configured to display a user interface comprising the image data received from the remote vehicle and icons representing a plurality of controllable elements of the remote vehicle, and configured to allow the user to input a control command to control at least one of the plurality of controllable elements. Inputting a control command to control the at least one controllable element comprises selecting the icon representing the at least one controllable element, inputting an action for the at least one controllable element, and requesting that the at least one controllable element performs the action.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2011Publication date: April 19, 2012Applicant: IROBOT CORPORATIONInventors: Robert Todd Pack, Daniel P. Allis, Marshall J. Vale
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Publication number: 20110106338Abstract: A system for increasing an operator's situational awareness while the operator controls a remote vehicle using an autonomous behavior and/or a semi-autonomous behavior. The system includes a payload attached to the remote vehicle and in communication with the remote vehicle and the operator control unit. The payload comprises: an integrated sensor suite including a global positioning system, an inertial measurement unit, one or more video cameras, and a stereo vision camera or a range sensor; and a computational module receiving data from the integrated sensor suite, performing computations on at least some of the data, analyzing at least some of the data, and providing data to at least one of the autonomous behavior and the semi-autonomous behavior.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2010Publication date: May 5, 2011Inventors: Daniel P. Allis, Robert Todd Pack