Patents by Inventor Eric M. Hill

Eric M. Hill 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).

  • Patent number: 12257105
    Abstract: A system includes a treatment probe, a first tracking sensor configured to track a location of the treatment probe, an ultrasound imager, a second tracking sensor configured to track a location of the ultrasound imager, and a tracking system. The ultrasound imager generates real-time ultrasound images. The tracking system receives location information from the first and second tracking sensors, tracks the location of the treatment probe and the location of the ultrasound imager, and displays the real-time ultrasound images and a representation of the treatment probe in one or more pre-stored images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Morgan L. Hill, Eric W. Larson, Casey M. Ladtkow, Nikhil P. Mankar, Arlen J. Reschke, Jeetendra Bharadwaj, Robert J. Behnke, II, William J. Dickhans
  • Patent number: 12201064
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling formation of a windrow in response to a single control input. The single control input represents a desired windrow width. The single control input is used to determine positions of components of a cutter implement, such as side shields and a swath flap, that are used to form a windrow having the desired windrow width represented or that is otherwise associated with the single control input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Kellen B. Hill, Mitchell R. Usasz, Eric M. Thies
  • Patent number: 6228334
    Abstract: A method for recovering gold from gold-loaded fine carbon residue from a coarse carbon gold recovery process is disclosed. The gold-loaded fine carbon residue is mixed with activated coarse carbon and an aqueous solution of a transfer reagent to form a slurry. In the slurry the reagent promotes transfer of gold from the fine carbon to the coarse carbon. After allowing time for the transfer, gold-loaded coarse carbon is separated from the slurry. Gold can then be recovered from the separated coarse carbon, for example by cyanide leaching followed by electrowinning. More gold can be recovered by adding further coarse carbon and repeating the transfer of gold to that coarse carbon. In one example 66% of gold was transferred from the fine carbon to the coarse carbon in one transfer cycle. About 89% and 96% of gold can be recovered after respectively second and third transfer cycles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Inventors: Eric M. Hill, Hsing Kuang Lin