Patents by Inventor Duncan Robinson

Duncan Robinson 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: 20220192766
    Abstract: A control system for controlling a surgical robot by a surgeon console remote from the surgical robot, the control system being configured to: receive one or more state signal associated with a plurality of instruments, each of the plurality of instruments being attachable to the surgical robot, the one or more state signal indicating a selectability of each of the plurality of instruments for control by the surgeon console, and a control mode of each of the plurality of instruments from a group of modes, the group of modes comprising a manipulation mode in which an instrument of the plurality of instruments is controllable by the surgeon console, and a selection mode in which an instrument of the plurality of instruments is selectable for control by the surgeon console; determine a graphical arrangement of icons for display in dependence on the received one or more state signal, where each icon represents a respective one of the plurality of instruments, and output a display signal to cause the graphical arr
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Duncan Robinson, Edward James Wildin Tucker, Gordon Thomas Deane, Luke David Ronald Hares, Rachel Marie Garsed, Rebecca Anne Cuthbertson, Ross Hamilton Henrywood
  • Patent number: 11311345
    Abstract: A control system for controlling a surgical robot by a surgeon console remote from the surgical robot, the control system being configured to: receive one or more state signal associated with a plurality of instruments, each of the plurality of instruments being attachable to the surgical robot, the one or more state signal indicating a selectability of each of the plurality of instruments for control by the surgeon console, and a control mode of each of the plurality of instruments from a group of modes, the group of modes comprising a manipulation mode in which an instrument of the plurality of instruments is controllable by the surgeon console, and a selection mode in which an instrument of the plurality of instruments is selectable for control by the surgeon console; determine a graphical arrangement of icons for display in dependence on the received one or more state signal, where each icon represents a respective one of the plurality of instruments, and output a display signal to cause the graphical arr
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: CMR SURGICAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Duncan Robinson, Edward James Wildin Tucker, Gordon Thomas Deane, Luke David Ronald Hares, Rachel Marie Garsed, Rebecca Anne Cuthbertson, Ross Hamilton Henrywood
  • Publication number: 20210145526
    Abstract: A control system for controlling a surgical robot by a surgeon console remote from the surgical robot, the control system being configured to: receive one or more state signal associated with a plurality of instruments, each of the plurality of instruments being attachable to the surgical robot, the one or more state signal indicating a selectability of each of the plurality of instruments for control by the surgeon console, and a control mode of each of the plurality of instruments from a group of modes, the group of modes comprising a manipulation mode in which an instrument of the plurality of instruments is controllable by the surgeon console, and a selection mode in which an instrument of the plurality of instruments is selectable for control by the surgeon console; determine a graphical arrangement of icons for display in dependence on the received one or more state signal, where each icon represents a respective one of the plurality of instruments, and output a display signal to cause the graphical arr
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Duncan Robinson, Edward James Wildin Tucker, Gordon Thomas Deane, Luke David Ronald Hares, Rachel Marie Garsed, Rebecca Anne Cuthbertson, Ross Hamilton Henrywood
  • Patent number: 9159010
    Abstract: A code is applied to a part of the retail item or its packaging/label. The code is applied in a repeat pattern. The code is presented in an optical machine-readable format. Code markers are arranged at pre-defined positions within a matrix. An optical machine-readable orientation device indicates the correct orientation of the matrix, so that the position of the code markers within the correctly orientated matrix corresponds to a pre-defined sequence of code integers. The code corresponds to an existing barcode number for the retail item. The code is presented in a manner discreet enough to be part of the printed design of a label or packaging for the retail item, without changing the overall appearance of the printed design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: RNIB, Inc.
    Inventor: Duncan Robinson
  • Publication number: 20130153670
    Abstract: A code is applied to a part of the retail item or its packaging/label. The code is applied in a repeat pattern. The code is presented in an optical machine-readable format. Code markers are arranged at pre-defined positions within a matrix. An optical machine-readable orientation device indicates the correct orientation of the matrix, so that the position of the code markers within the correctly orientated matrix corresponds to a pre-defined sequence of code integers. The code corresponds to an existing barcode number for the retail item. The code is presented in a manner discreet enough to be part of the printed design of a label or packaging for the retail item, without changing the overall appearance of the printed design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: RNIB
    Inventor: Duncan Robinson
  • Publication number: 20070017963
    Abstract: A child resistant container 2 comprises a closable wall 10, a closure flap 20 connected to the closable wall 10 and a wall portion 4 having an inner layer 6 and an outer layer 8, said closure flap 20 being inserted between said inner and outer layers 6, 8. The closure flap 20 comprises one or more locking apertures 26 and said inner layer 6 of said wall portion 4 comprises one or more locking tabs 34 which engage in respective locking apertures 26 to prevent the closure flap 20 from being withdrawn from between the inner and outer layers 6, 8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Applicant: Field Group PLC
    Inventor: Duncan Robinson