Patents by Inventor David Cox

David Cox 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 turbinate reduction
    Patent number: 9254166
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes an electrosurgical apparatus for treating tissue at a target site. The apparatus has a shaft with a proximal end and a distal portion, the distal portion comprising a return electrode and electrode support. There is also at least one active electrode on the shaft distal portion, which has a proximal portion and a distal portion and a plurality of aspiration apertures disposed therebetween. These apertures are fluidly connected to a fluid aspiration cavity that is located within the electrode support, and the cavity is connected with a fluid aspiration element that is located along the shaft. The plurality of apertures vary in size and are generally arranged so that the larger sized apertures are disposed towards the electrode proximal portion and the smaller sized apertures are generally located towards the electrode distal portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: ArthroCare Corporation
    Inventors: Rajitha Aluru, Doug Evans, David A. Cox, Jean Woloszko, Johnson E. Goode, Philip M. Tetzlaff, Gerardo Molina
  • Power actuated wheel clamp
    Patent number: 9228819
    Abstract: A wheel clamp attaches to a vehicle wheel for performing a wheel alignment on the vehicle. The wheel clamp has a body for supporting a target or measuring head, and three elongated arms mounted to the body. Each arm has a gripping portion for gripping the tire's tread surface. A self-centering linkage has enmeshed gears that, when rotated, cause the elongated arms to simultaneously proportionally move relative to the clamp body. An attachment interface mechanically connected to the self-centering linkage is configured to engage with a rotational actuator. Alternatively, the wheel clamp includes an actuator mechanically coupled to the self-centering mechanism. Activation of the actuator causes the gripping portions of the arms to engage and grip the tire tread surface and tighten the clamp onto the tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: SNAP-ON INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Carl W. Pruitt, Brian K. Gray, David Cox
  • MARKERS FOR BREAST CANCER
    Publication number: 20150354010
    Abstract: Correlations between polymorphisms and breast cancer are provided. Methods of diagnosing, prognosing, and treating breast cancer are provided. Systems and kits for diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of breast cancer are provided. Methods of identifying breast cancer modulators are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicants: Perlegen Sciences, Inc., University of Cambridge
    Inventors: David Cox, Dennis Ballinger, Bruce Ponder, Doug Easton
  • UTILITY LOCATING TRANSMITTER APPARATUS & METHODS
    Publication number: 20150355363
    Abstract: A high-Q human-portable, battery-powered self-correcting tunable resonator in a transmitter apparatus for inducing alternating currents of high quality in buried conductors to facilitate their location is disclosed. The transmitter apparatus may employ an FET-driven capacitive tuning circuit and a coil design that achieves high precision, high-quality transmission signals, and which may be equipped with a high-voltage booster for facilitating fault-localization applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Ray Merewether, Mark S. Olsson, Jan Soukup, Ryan B. Levin, David A. Cox
  • PIPE MAPPING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20150350506
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for mapping pipes under inspection includes receiving, at a locator, magnetic field signals from a sonde deployed in a pipe or cavity, generating, in the locator, positional information associated with the pipe or cavity from the received sonde signals, and storing the positional information in a non-transitory memory of the locator. Depth information may be further determined for the pipe or cavity and the positional and/or depth information may be provided on a display device of the locator as an overlaid map display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: SeeScan, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, David A. Cox
  • Electrosurgical wand and related method and system
    Patent number: 9198709
    Abstract: Electrosurgical wand. At least some of the illustrative embodiment are electrosurgical wands including: an elongate housing that defines a handle end and a distal end; an aspiration aperture on the distal end of the elongate housing the aspiration aperture fluidly coupled to a first fluid conduit, the first fluid conduit within the elongate housing; a discharge aperture on the distal end of the elongate housing, the discharge aperture fluidly coupled to a second fluid conduit, and the second fluid conduit within the elongate housing; a first active electrode of conductive material on the distal end of the elongate housing, the first active electrode between the discharge aperture and the aspiration aperture; and a conductive plate that abuts the discharge aperture, at least a portion of the conductive plate disposed over the discharge aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: ArthroCare Corporation
    Inventors: David A. Cox, Johnson E. Goode, Philip M. Tetzlaff, Jean Woloszko
  • Apparatus, system, and method using immiscible-fluid-discrete-volumes
    Patent number: 9194772
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the teachings relate to a system or method for sample preparation or analysis in biochemical or molecular biology procedures. The sample preparation can involve small volume processed in discrete portions or segments or slugs, herein referred to as discrete volumes. A molecular biology procedure can be nucleic acid analysis. Nucleic acid analysis can be an integrated DNA amplification/DNA sequencing procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Applied Biosystems, LLC
    Inventors: Linda Lee, Sam Woo, Congcong Ma, Richard Reel, Mark Oldham, David Cox, Benjamin Schroeder, Jon Sorenson, Willy Wiyatno
  • Positioning guidance for increasing reliability of near-field communications
    Patent number: 9152832
    Abstract: To promote ease of use, as well as a reduction in bit error rates during extended data exchange between a coupled NFC tag/reader pair, signal strength is measured from a plurality of NFC tag antennas each positioned differently with respect to a common reader field, and differences in signal strength are used to determine an optimum positioning of the tag, or tag emulator, with respect to the reader. Alternative embodiments may include signal time of flight for determining orientation of the NFC antennas within the reader field. Information is generated by the tag, or tag emulator, and output by the tag, or tag emulator, such that a user may direct the positioning of the tag, or tag emulator, for improved communication with the reader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Philip Stewart Royston, David Cox
  • SYSTEM METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR IDENTIFYING A USER-INITIATED LOG FILE RECORD IN A LOG FILE
    Publication number: 20150269222
    Abstract: A system, a method, and a computer readable media for identifying a user-initiated log file record in a log file are provided. The log file has a user-initiated log file record and a repeating pattern of log file records automatically generated by a software program. The system allows a user to identify first and second timestamp values corresponding to first and second times which identify a time interval of interest in the log file. The system further analyzes the log file to identify the user-initiated log file record having a timestamp value between the first and second timestamp values. The system further identifies the repeating pattern of log file records in the log file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Danny Yen-Fu Chen, David A. Cox, Sheryl S. Kinstler, Fabian F. Morgan
  • Device and method for making discrete volumes of a first fluid in contact with a second fluid, which are immiscible with each other
    Patent number: 9140630
    Abstract: Various embodiments described in the application relate to an apparatus, system, and method for generating, within a conduit, discrete volumes of one or more fluids that are immiscible with a second fluid. The discrete volumes can be used for biochemical or molecular biology procedures involving small volumes, for example, microliter-sized volumes, nanoliter-sized volumes, or smaller. The system can comprise an apparatus comprising at least one conduit operatively connected to one or more pumps for providing discrete volumes separated from one another by a fluid that is immiscible with the fluid(s) of the discrete volumes, for example, aqueous immiscible-fluid-discrete volumes separated by an oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Applied Biosystems, LLC
    Inventors: Willy Wiyatno, Linda Lee, David Cox, Jim Nurse, Douglas Greiner, Dennis Lehto, Janusz Wojtowicz, Sam Woo, Richard Reel
  • INSULATION PAD FOR PIPES AND VESSELS
    Publication number: 20150247270
    Abstract: An insulation pad includes a binderless pack of glass fibers and an envelope around the binderless pack of glass fibers. The glass fibers are mechanically entangled by needling such that the binderless pack has a density of from 4.5 to 5.5 pounds per cubic foot. The insulation pad is used to insulate pipes and vessels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventors: Steven Albert Thaxton, Andrew Scott Davis, Glenn Eric Haley, David Cox, John William Hoffman, William Henry Stauch
  • Ground-tracking devices for use with a mapping locator
    Patent number: 9081109
    Abstract: A ground tracking apparatus for connection to a locator or other measurement device and configured to determine position, motion, and/or orientation information is disclosed. The ground tracking apparatus may include a ground follower assembly including one or more wheels, which may be detachably coupled to a buried object locator system to capture three-dimensional positional and orientation information during a locate process, as well as provide output data or information to be integrated with maps, photographs, drawings, or other data or information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: See Scan, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, Ryan B. Levin, Ray Merewether, David A. Cox, Sequoyah Aldridge
  • Adjustable variable resolution inspection systems and methods
    Patent number: 9080992
    Abstract: Camera heads configured to provide digitally articulated images or video, at adjustable resolutions and/or offsets and orientations, to a camera control unit (CCU) or other electronic computing system for display, storage, and/or transmission to other systems are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: SEESCAN, INC.
    Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, Scott Powell, Roger Shaffer, Stephanie Bench, Ray Merewhether, David Cox, Eric Chapman
  • Haptic directional feedback handles for location devices
    Patent number: 9082269
    Abstract: Locating devices and systems providing haptic tactile feedback are disclosed. In one embodiment, a locator includes a haptic handle configured to provide directional signals through an operator's sense of touch to aid in locating and tracing a buried conductor or other object such as a pipe or cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: SEE SCAN, INC.
    Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, Garrett A. Newby, Alexander Logan Warren, David Cox
  • Fast-Indexing Filter Wheel and Method of Use
    Publication number: 20150191784
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a sequencing system capable of rapidly imaging samples at multiple wavelengths are provided herein. In one embodiment, the system includes a fast-indexing filter wheel having a plurality of excitation and emission filters capable of being rapidly rotated into and out of communication with an excitation source (e.g., an arc lamp, a laser. For example, the filter wheel can be configured to index in an amount of time falling within a range of about 40 ms to about 60 ms, preferably 50 ms. The system can also be configured to account for vibrations resulting from the quick starts and stops of the fast-indexing filter wheel as well as vibrations resulting from other sources. Various methods of rapidly imaging a sample at multiple wavelengths are also provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: David COX, Marc HABERSTROH, Patrick KINNEY, Albert CARRILLO, Jon HOSHIZAKI, Maryam SHARIATI, Howard KING, Joe Y. LEE, Matthew CHAN
  • System, method, and computer readable media for identifying a user-initiated log file record in a log file
    Patent number: 9075817
    Abstract: A system, a method, and a computer readable media for identifying a user-initiated log file record in a log file are provided. The log file has a user-initiated log file record and a repeating pattern of log file records automatically generated by a software program. The system allows a user to identify first and second timestamp values corresponding to first and second times which identify a time interval of interest in the log file. The system further analyzes the log file to identify the user-initiated log file record having a timestamp value between the first and second timestamp values. The system further identifies the repeating pattern of log file records in the log file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Danny Yen-Fu Chen, David A. Cox, Sheryl S. Kinstler, Fabian F. Morgan
  • Markers for breast cancer
    Patent number: 9068229
    Abstract: Correlations between polymorphisms and breast cancer are provided. Methods of diagnosing, prognosing, and treating breast cancer are provided. Systems and kits for diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of breast cancer are provided. Methods of identifying breast cancer modulators are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Cambridge Enterprise Limited
    Inventors: David Cox, Dennis Ballinger, Bruce Ponder, Doug Easton
  • Markers for breast cancer
    Patent number: 9051617
    Abstract: Correlations between polymorphisms and breast cancer are provided. Methods of diagnosing, prognosing, and treating breast cancer are provided. Systems and kits for diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of breast cancer are provided. Methods of identifying breast cancer modulators are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Cambridge Enterprise Limited
    Inventors: David Cox, Dennis Ballinger, Bruce Ponder, Doug Easton
  • Pipe mapping system and methods
    Patent number: 9041794
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a pipe inspection system includes a push-cable, a sonde coupled to the push-cable, a locator configured to receive signals from the sonde and generate positional information associated with the pipe based at least in part on the received sonde signals, a processing element configured to generate mapping information from the position information, and a non-transitory memory for storing the generated mapping information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Seescan, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, David A. Cox
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AD IMPRESSION VIOLATIONS
    Publication number: 20150127451
    Abstract: A method of controlling ads includes receiving a beacon over a network identifying an ad, an end user and a content source; querying a database of unauthorized content sources based on the beacon; determining whether the ad is an unauthorized impression; and storing information from the beacon in a database, including whether the impression was authorized or unauthorized. The database may include a list of unauthorized sites and the querying may include checking whether the content source is one of the unauthorized sites. Querying also may be used by advertising exchanges and networks to determine whether to place an ad on a particular publisher's site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: F. Scott Yeager, David Cox, Will Grannis