Patents by Inventor David Kim

David Kim 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: 20220117812
    Abstract: A patient support apparatus includes a patient support surface, a plurality of caster wheels supporting the patient support surface on a floor or ground surface, a brake for manually braking at least one caster wheel of the plurality of caster wheels, and a handle or pedal for manually operating the brake, with the handle or pedal at least having a brake position. The patient support apparatus also includes an electrical actuator configured to couple to the brake and to selectively output a driving force and a user interface in communication with the electrical actuator. In response to input at the user interface, the electrical actuator generating the driving force to actuate the brake to thereby brake the at least one caster wheel, and wherein the driving force of the actuator moves the handle or pedal to the brake positon when the actuator actuates the manually operable brake to brake the caster wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Guy Lemire, Jean-Paul Dionne, Marco Morin, Richard Paré, Pascal Castonguay, Luc Petitpas, David Kim Soui Wan Fong, David T. Becker, Christopher J. Hopper, Michael J. Hayes, Richard C Mayoras, JR., David M Moreno
  • Patent number: 11285707
    Abstract: A lighter than air vehicle with a hull, a laminate for such hull and a method of production of such laminate A lighter-than-air vehicle comprising a hull of a laminate material with a reinforcing fibre layer, for example Zylon®, and a first, and optionally second, Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol film melt-bonded into the fibre layer. A weathering layer protects the fibres against UV degradation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: SCEYE SA
    Inventors: Mikkel Vestergaard Frandsen, David Kim, Philip David Bradford, Abdel-Fattah Mohamed Seyam, Rahul Vallabh, Ang Li
  • Publication number: 20220085416
    Abstract: A lithium sulfur battery with a low solvating electrolyte at an amount of less than 2 ?l per mg sulfur. The electrolyte comprises dioxolane and hexylmethylether, as well as a Li salt, for example LiTSFi. The electrolyte is free from lithium nitrate, LiNO3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Mikkel Vestergaard Frandsen, David Kim, Holger Althues, Paul Härtel, Thomas Abendroth, Susanne Dörfler, Benjamin Schumm, Stefan Kaskel, Christine Weller
  • Patent number: 11268329
    Abstract: A slickline that includes both electrically conductive and fiber optic capacity. The slickline includes a fiber optic thread or bundle of threads that may be surrounded by an electrically conductive member such as split half shells of copper elements. Further, these features may be disposed in a filler matrix so as to provide a cohesiveness the core of the slickline. So, for example, the line may be more effectively utilized in downhole applications such as coiled tubing operations, without undue concern over collapse or pinhole issues emerging in the line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joseph Varkey, David Kim, Maria Grisanti, Montie W. Morrison, Burcu Unai Altintas, Sheng Chang
  • Patent number: 11246776
    Abstract: A braking system for a patient support apparatus includes a caster wheel assembly. The caster wheel assembly includes a caster wheel and manually operable brake operable to brake the caster wheel. The caster wheel assembly further includes a manual brake activation handle or pedal for manually operating the manually operable brake to move between three positions, wherein said three positions include a braking position, an un-braked position, and a steer lock position. The braking system further includes an electrically powered actuator mechanically coupled to the manual brake activation handle or pedal and to the manually operable brake. When powered, the electrically powered actuator is operable to move the manually operable brake and to move the manual brake activation handle or pedal between two or more of the three positions to thereby manually operate the caster wheel in a braking mode, an un-braked mode, or a steer lock mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: David Mayen Moreno, David Kim Soui Wan Fong
  • Publication number: 20220031907
    Abstract: Described herein are compositions composed of a radiopaque agent and a cyanoacrylate monomer. These compositions cure in situ when administered to a subject and, thus, have numerous biomedical applications. The presence of the radiopaque agent allows the practitioner to visualize the compositions during and immediately after administration to the subject. The compositions are non-toxic and shelf-stable, and can be sterilized to prevent microbial growth. The compositions can be pre-mixed prior to sale and distribution, reducing the need for special training in their use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: David KIM, Laura BASSAM, Stephen HYNES, Kenneth BROADLEY
  • Patent number: 11219670
    Abstract: Provided herein are, inter alia, compositions and methods for identifying and using agents capable of inhibiting myofibroblast transition as well as methods for treating diseases associated with the same in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: David Kim, Harry C. Dietz
  • Patent number: 11219434
    Abstract: A method of surgical dissection of tissue with a dissector comprising: an elongate shaft comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion, wherein the distal portion comprises a plurality of segments that articulate with respect to one another and the plurality of segments includes a distal segment having a distal end; and a handle attached to the proximal portion of the shaft, wherein the handle comprises controls for articulating the plurality of segments of the distal portion of the shaft with respect to one another, comprising the steps of: positioning the distal end of the dissector in a body; advancing the distal end through the body to dissect tissue; and simultaneously articulating the plurality of segments with respect to one another. A method of surgical dissection of tissue and guiding a second device to a desired physiological location with a first device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Thompson, Darrin Dickerson, Brett S. Bowman, Christopher F. Kelly, William W. Malecki, David Francischelli, Mark Stewart, Thomas Daigle, Douglas Gubbin, David Kim, Paul Rothstein, Adam Podbelski, Christopher Plott, Benjamin K. Yaffe
  • Patent number: 11215711
    Abstract: Detecting material properties such reflectivity, true color and other properties of surfaces in a real world environment is described in various examples using a single hand-held device. For example, the detected material properties are calculated using a photometric stereo system which exploits known relationships between lighting conditions, surface normals, true color and image intensity. In examples, a user moves around in an environment capturing color images of surfaces in the scene from different orientations under known lighting conditions. In various examples, surfaces normals of patches of surfaces are calculated using the captured data to enable fine detail such as human hair, netting, textured surfaces to be modeled. In examples, the modeled data is used to render images depicting the scene with realism or to superimpose virtual graphics on the real world in a realistic manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Otmar Hilliges, Malte Hanno Weiss, Shahram Izadi, David Kim, Carsten Curt Eckard Rother
  • Publication number: 20210394885
    Abstract: In a method for producing a PBO fiber with increased resistance against UV-caused degradation, a coating is provided on the PBO fibers, wherein the coating comprises graphene oxide cross-linked by polymerization with glutaraldehyde and resorcinol. The fibers are useful for lighter than air vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Mikkel Vestergaard Frandsen, David Kim, Tobin Filleter, Sudeep Parambath Mundayodan
  • Patent number: 11098546
    Abstract: A system includes a cable and at least one coupling device installed along the cable. The coupling element has one or more through cavities for receiving the cable, and configured to hold the cable when disposed in the cavity against a surface of the wellbore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joseph Varkey, Maria Grisanti, Paul Wanjau, David Kim, William Brian Underhill, Nicolas Roumilly, Sebastien Isambert
  • Patent number: 11072983
    Abstract: A system includes a cable and a toolstring. The toolstring may couple to the cable to enable the toolstring to be placed in a wellbore. The toolstring includes a sensor that can collect measurements relating to the wellbore. An electromagnetic or anchoring device may selectively hold the toolstring or the cable against a surface of the wellbore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joseph Varkey, Maria Grisanti, Paul Wanjau, David Kim, William Brian Underhill
  • Publication number: 20210171252
    Abstract: A device for placing inside containers of Kimchee and other fermented food products to maintain the pressure over the solid content and to remain soaked in liquid during transportation and shelf-life promoting even quality throughout the on-going fermentation process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventor: David Kim
  • Patent number: 11030773
    Abstract: An electronic device estimates a pose of a hand by volumetrically deforming a signed distance field using a skinned tetrahedral mesh to locate a local minimum of an energy function, wherein the local minimum corresponds to the hand pose. The electronic device identifies a pose of the hand by fitting an implicit surface model of a hand to the pixels of a depth image that correspond to the hand. The electronic device uses a skinned tetrahedral mesh to warp space from a base pose to a deformed pose to define an articulated signed distance field from which the hand tracking module derives candidate poses of the hand. The electronic device then minimizes an energy function based on the distance of each corresponding pixel to identify the candidate pose that most closely approximates the pose of the hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan James Taylor, Vladimir Tankovich, Danhang Tang, Cem Keskin, Adarsh Prakash Murthy Kowdle, Philip L. Davidson, Shahram Izadi, David Kim
  • Publication number: 20210164627
    Abstract: Auditorium pathways, such as vertical and horizontal aisle ways, are illuminated by light fixtures located above the pathways, the light fixtures comprising a plurality of LEDs whose light is focused into a light beam of a width selected to illuminate the pathway. In one embodiment, the light beam is configured such that it may be disposed between a plurality of patrons and a stage or screen to illuminate a pathway while remaining invisible to the patrons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: Tempo Industries, LLC
    Inventors: David Kim, Thomas Lueken, Michael D. Bremser, Mark Shurtleff, Dennis Pearson
  • Patent number: D927441
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chase Patrick Bailey, Bowman Wang, Nicholas W. Paterson, John A. Kelley, David Kim, Jeremy Jacob D'Ambrosio
  • Patent number: D928107
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Bowman Wang, Chase Patrick Bailey, Nicholas W. Paterson, John A. Kelley, David Kim, Jeremy Jacob D'Ambrosio
  • Patent number: D937798
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chase Patrick Bailey, Bowman Wang, Nicholas W. Paterson, John A. Kelley, David Kim, Jeremy Jacob D'Ambrosio
  • Patent number: D938380
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Bowman Wang, Chase Patrick Bailey, Nicholas W. Paterson, John A. Kelley, David Kim, Jeremy Jacob D'Ambrosio
  • Patent number: D941828
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: DataLocker Inc.
    Inventors: David Kim, Hangsook Cho, Jay Kim