Patents by Inventor Douglas O'Connor

Douglas O'Connor 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: 20250121350
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems for processing of ultramafic materials. The ultramafic materials may comprise olivine. The methods and systems described herein may include a high-pressure grinding roll (HPGR) to process the ultramafic materials. The processed ultramafic materials may be added to an aqueous solution to increase an alkalinity of the solution. The processed ultramafic materials may capture carbon dioxide (e.g., atmospheric carbon dioxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Geoffrey W. CALKINS, Devon Barnes COLE, Douglas O. EDWARDS, Stephan Wilhelm Maria KIRSCH, Stephen J. ROMANIELLO, Brian D. LEY, Margaret G. ANDREWS, Nathan G. WALWORTH, Thomas ISHOEY, Francesc MONTSERRAT, Chloe S. LEACH, David L. KRIEBEL, Tom C. GREEN
  • Publication number: 20250057611
    Abstract: Surgical systems and methods involving a reamer tool and a surgical robotic arm. The reamer tool has a shaft, a tool engagement surface coupled to the shaft, and a reamer head attached to the shaft. The surgical robotic arm supports a guide that can receive the reamer tool. The guide has a pair of arms, each arm extending to an arm end and the arm ends being spaced apart from one another to provide an opening between the arm ends. A channel is formed between the arms. The guide enables a portion of the shaft to move through the opening between the arm ends such that the shaft portion can enter and exit the channel. The arms define a guide engagement surface that is arc-shaped and that enables contact with the tool engagement surface to facilitate alignment of the reamer tool and the guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: MAKO Surgical Corp.
    Inventors: Paul Shiels, David Gene Bowling, Larry Douglas O'Cull, Patrick C. Kelly, Christopher Wayne Jones
  • Publication number: 20250032202
    Abstract: Surgical systems and methods involve a robotic arm with a first mounting portion that releasably receives a sterile barrier assembly and a second mounting portion associated with a surgical component. An illumination device is coupled to the robotic arm. Controller(s) detect, using one or more sensors, a condition associated with installation of one or more of the sterile barrier assembly and the second mounting portion to the first mounting portion. The controller(s) control the illumination device to indicate the condition to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: MAKO Surgical Corp.
    Inventors: James E. Flatt, Robert Dodde, Jonathan Boyer, Larry Douglas O'Cull, Victor Soto, Christopher Wayne Jones
  • Patent number: 12167899
    Abstract: An assembly for a surgical arm includes a tool to position a prosthesis and an end effector. The tool has a tool shaft extending along a tool axis and a tool engagement surface. The end effector has a mount attachable to the surgical arm, a body portion extending from the mount, a distal end, and a guide portion is at the distal end of the body portion to receive the tool. The guide portion has a pair of arms, each arm extending to an arm end and the arm ends are spaced apart from one another to provide an opening between the arm ends. A channel is formed between the arms and extends along a guide axis. The arms define an arc-shaped guide engagement surface to enable contact with the tool engagement surface for facilitating alignment of the tool axis and the guide axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: MAKO Surgical Corp.
    Inventors: Paul Shiels, David Gene Bowling, Larry Douglas O'Cull, Patrick C. Kelly, Christopher Wayne Jones
  • Patent number: 12082895
    Abstract: A robotic surgical system includes a robotic arm comprising a plurality of links and joints, an end effector, and a mounting assembly for coupling the end effector and the robotic arm. The mounting assembly includes a robot mount associated with the robotic arm and an end effector mount associated with the end effector. The mounting assembly also includes a sterile barrier assembly including a coupling and kinematic couplers. A first lock assembly releasably secures the coupling to the robot mount and a second lock assembly releasably secures the end effector mount to the coupling. A tensioner associated with either mount is movable between a first position and a second position such that the kinematic couplers engage with, and provide a kinematic coupling between, the mounts through the sterile barrier assembly to constrain six degrees of freedom of movement between the mounts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: MAKO Surgical Corp.
    Inventors: James E. Flatt, Robert Dodde, Jonathan Boyer, Larry Douglas O'Cull, Victor Soto
  • Publication number: 20240109031
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system for processing ultramafic material. The system may comprise a reactor for accelerating weathering of said ultramafic material. The reactor may comprise one or more chambers comprising one or more microbes, biological medicators, or enzymatic accelerants to facilitate the weathering of the ultramafic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Stephen J. ROMANIELLO, Brian D. LEY, Douglas O. EDWARDS, Margaret G. ANDREWS, Nathan G. WALWORTH, Thomas ISHOEY, Tom C. GREEN, Francesc MONTSERRAT, Martin VAN DEN BERGHE, Kenneth NEALSON, Devon Barnes COLE, Kelly ERHART
  • Publication number: 20240099464
    Abstract: A chair support shell has an integral back portion, seat portion, and joining portion between the back portion and the seat portion. At least a major portion of the support shell comprises a compliant structure, the compliant structure having a plurality of cells interconnected by a plurality of resilient members. The compliant structure provides compliance in the seat portion, compliance in the back portion, and compliance in the joining portion. The compliant structure enables recline of the back portion relative to the seat portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Kent Wallace Parker, Martyn Walter Goodwin Collings, Wayne Douglas O'Hara, Aaron Michael Young, Paul James Stevenson, Gavin James Bateman, Kai Xi Lin
  • Publication number: 20240008940
    Abstract: A robotic surgical system includes a robotic arm comprising a plurality of links and joints, an end effector, and a mounting assembly for coupling the end effector and the robotic arm. The mounting assembly includes a robot mount associated with the robotic arm and an end effector mount associated with the end effector. The mounting assembly also includes a sterile barrier assembly including a coupling and kinematic couplers. A first lock assembly releasably secures the coupling to the robot mount and a second lock assembly releasably secures the end effector mount to the coupling. A tensioner associated with either mount is movable between a first position and a second position such that the kinematic couplers engage with, and provide a kinematic coupling between, the mounts through the sterile barrier assembly to constrain six degrees of freedom of movement between the mounts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: MAKO Surgical Corp.
    Inventors: James E. Flatt, Robert Dodde, Jonathan Boyer, Larry Douglas O'Cull, Victor Soto
  • Patent number: 11864658
    Abstract: A chair support shell has an integral back portion, seat portion, and joining portion between the back portion and the seat portion. At least a major portion of the support shell comprises a compliant structure, the compliant structure having a plurality of cells interconnected by a plurality of resilient members. The compliant structure provides compliance in the seat portion, compliance in the back portion, and compliance in the joining portion. The compliant structure enables recline of the back portion relative to the seat portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Formway Furniture Limited
    Inventors: Kent Wallace Parker, Martyn Walter Goodwin Collings, Wayne Douglas O'Hara, Aaron Michael Young, Paul James Stevenson, Gavin James Bateman, Kai Xi Lin
  • Patent number: 11806096
    Abstract: A mounting system for coupling first and second surgical components. The mounting system comprises a first mounting portion associated with the first surgical component, a second mounting portion associated with the second surgical component and comprising a tensioner movable between a first position and a second position, and a sterile barrier assembly. The sterile barrier assembly comprises a coupling configured to releasably secure to the first mounting portion and to releasably receive the second mounting portion when the tensioner of the second mounting portion is in the first position, and a plurality of kinematic couplers configured to engage the mounting portions and arranged to provide a kinematic coupling between the mounting portions through the sterile barrier assembly to constrain six degrees of freedom of movement between the surgical components when the tensioner of the second mounting portion is in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: MAKO Surgical Corp.
    Inventors: James E. Flatt, Robert Dodde, Jonathan Boyer, Larry Douglas O'Cull, Victor Soto
  • Publication number: 20230263817
    Abstract: The current disclosure provides use of high dose nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) precursor regimens for reduction of inflammation in human patients with preexisting inflammation. The NAD precursor can be nicotinamide riboside (NR) and the high dose regimen can include at least 1000 or 2000 mg/day for at least 9 days.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: University of Washington
    Inventors: Rong Tian, Dennis Ding-Hwa Wang, Bo Zhou, Kevin Douglas O'Brien
  • Patent number: 11733047
    Abstract: Exemplary methods and systems provide for production of geographically located, accurate indoor maps of physical spaces and provide navigation guidance for users in physical spaces, and process requests for users related to available physical space within said physical spaces. Aggregated information about the physical spaces is curated and converted using automated procedures into a data model that contains all elements of said physical spaces, including geographic data about the physical space's location on the globe. The system and computer program embodiments retrieve the converted data, load it on mobile devices or computers, rendering it on these devices in the correct global geographic context, allowing users to interact with the data to select rooms, and send and receive requests to and from external systems regarding these selections. Users navigate within the physical spaces using mobile devices and the computer program embodiments in tandem to provide accurate directions and guidance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: LOKION INTERACTIVE, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Fitch, Sam Lee, Kevin Yancy, Vaskin Kissoyan, Mike O'Hearn, Dale Smith, Douglas O'Brien, Patrick Miller, Marcus Stafford
  • Patent number: 11670192
    Abstract: A mobius zipper learning model is described. The learning model can include a device comprising two 3D printed, hard plastic, semi-circular halves connected by a plastic zipper, which could also be 3D printed, with top ends connected to the frame halves. The zipper can be twisted and then reconnected at the bottom of the frames using embedded fasteners (e.g., hook and eyelet, snaps, or hook and loop). The Mobius zipper permits topologists and others to explore and demonstrate Mobius properties without having to seek and size workable material (usually paper) and/or successfully slice the selected material. Further, use of the Mobius Zipper results in no waste of material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Inventor: Douglas O. Sanders, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20230120618
    Abstract: Injection monitoring circuitry is provided for coupling to part of an injection device having a syringe and a plunger rod. The injection monitoring circuitry has an input to receive force measurement data from a force sensor, the force measurement data includes a plurality of timestamped force measurements of force applied by a user to the injection device when an injection is administered to an injection site. Processing circuitry is provided to determine from the force measurement data when an end of injection has been reached, the end of injection corresponding to the plunger rod having reached an end position in a distal portion of the barrel of the syringe during administration of the injection by the user. Machine readable instructions and an injection monitoring method are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Douglas O'ROURKE, Alan SANDERS, Joseph Peter CORRIGAN, James RILEY, Christopher CLARKE
  • Publication number: 20220179114
    Abstract: A network of motion sensors employs sensitive accelerometers to issue time-domain measurements of building movement from multiple locations within and between buildings and other structures. The time-domain measurements from the various motion sensors are synchronized and converted into frequency-domain measurements of building movement. Individual motion sensors can be equipped with the requisite processor and memory to synchronize and covert the time-domain measurements. The motions sensors can classify detected events into various event types, such as earthquakes, wind events, or bipedal locomotion. The sensors can also communicate with one another or other resources to calculate event probabilities. A motion sensor may, for example, receive an earthquake-verification signal responsive to an earthquake-verification request. The network of motion sensors can calculate local soil stiffness and financial loss estimations responsive to their individual or collective frequency-domain measurements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew C. T. Thompson, Clement B. Barthes, Douglas O. Frazier, Alessio Vallero
  • Publication number: 20220125531
    Abstract: An assembly for a surgical arm includes a tool to position a prosthesis and an end effector. The tool has a tool shaft extending along a tool axis and a tool engagement surface. The end effector has a mount attachable to the surgical arm, a body portion extending from the mount, a distal end, and a guide portion is at the distal end of the body portion to receive the tool. The guide portion has a pair of arms, each arm extending to an arm end and the arm ends are spaced apart from one another to provide an opening between the arm ends. A channel is formed between the arms and extends along a guide axis. The arms define an arc-shaped guide engagement surface to enable contact with the tool engagement surface for facilitating alignment of the tool axis and the guide axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: MAKO Surgical Corp.
    Inventors: Paul Shiels, David Gene Bowling, Larry Douglas O'Cull, Patrick C. Kelly, Christopher Wayne Jones
  • Publication number: 20220101753
    Abstract: A mobius zipper learning model is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventor: Douglas O. Sanders, JR.
  • Patent number: 11204435
    Abstract: A network of motion sensors employs sensitive accelerometers to issue time-domain measurements of building movement from multiple locations within and between buildings and other structures. The time-domain measurements from the various motion sensors are synchronized and converted into frequency-domain measurements of building movement. Individual motion sensors can be equipped with the requisite processor and memory to synchronize and covert the time-domain measurements. The motions sensors can classify detected events into various event types, such as earthquakes, wind events, or bipedal locomotion. The sensors can also communicate with one another or other resources to calculate event probabilities. A motion sensor may, for example, receive an earthquake-verification signal responsive to an earthquake-verification request. The network of motion sensors can calculate local soil stiffness and financial loss estimations responsive to their individual or collective frequency-domain measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Safehub Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew C. T. Thompson, Clement B. Barthes, Douglas O. Frazier, Alessio Vallero
  • Publication number: 20210368984
    Abstract: A chair support shell has an integral back portion, seat portion, and joining portion between the back portion and the seat portion. At least a major portion of the support shell comprises a compliant structure, the compliant structure having a plurality of cells interconnected by a plurality of resilient members. The compliant structure provides compliance in the seat portion, compliance in the back portion, and compliance in the joining portion. The compliant structure enables recline of the back portion relative to the seat portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Kent Wallace Parker, Martyn Walter Goodwin Collings, Wayne Douglas O'Hara, Aaron Michael Young, Paul James Stevenson, Gavin James Bateman, Kai Xi Lin
  • Patent number: 11122901
    Abstract: A chair support shell has an integral back portion, seat portion, and joining portion between the back portion and the seat portion. At least a major portion of the support shell comprises a compliant structure, the compliant structure having a plurality of cells interconnected by a plurality of resilient members. The compliant structure provides compliance in the seat portion, compliance in the back portion, and compliance in the joining portion. The compliant structure enables recline of the back portion relative to the seat portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Formway Furniture Limited
    Inventors: Kent Wallace Parker, Martyn Walter Goodwin Collings, Wayne Douglas O'Hara, Aaron Michael Young, Paul James Stevenson, Gavin James Bateman, Kai Xi Lin