Patents by Inventor Frederick C. Wong

Frederick C. Wong 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).

  • Method of compressing tissue within a stapling device and simultaneously displaying the location of the tissue within the jaws
    Patent number: 11969142
    Abstract: A method of compressing tissue during a surgical procedure is disclosed. The method comprises obtaining a surgical instrument comprising an end effector, wherein the end effector comprises a first jaw and a second jaw, establishing a communication pathway between the surgical instrument and a surgical hub, and inserting the surgical instrument into a surgical site. The method further comprises compressing tissue between the first jaw and the second jaw, determining a location of the compressed tissue with respect to at least one of the first jaw and the second jaw, communicating the determined location of the compressed tissue to the surgical hub, and displaying the determined location of the compressed tissue on a visual feedback device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Cilag GmbH International
    Inventors: Jason L. Harris, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Chad E. Eckert, Jordan B. Wong, David C. Yates, Tamara Widenhouse, Chester O. Baxter, III
  • Data isolation in shared resource environments
    Patent number: 9135451
    Abstract: A data connection of a shared resource is placed in isolation mode to remove its ability to communicate with other data connections of the shared resource. This ability to isolate the data connection is dynamic in that it can be turned on/off at any time. This provides increased data security for the entities using the data connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Angelo Macchiano, Bruce H. Ratcliff, Forrest A. Schumacher, Jerry W. Stevens, Richard P. Tarcza, Stephen R. Valley, Frederick C. Wong
  • DATA ISOLATION IN SHARED RESOURCE ENVIRONMENTS
    Publication number: 20140090082
    Abstract: A data connection of a shared resource is placed in isolation mode to remove its ability to communicate with other data connections of the shared resource. This ability to isolate the data connection is dynamic in that it can be turned on/off at any time. This provides increased data security for the entities using the data connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Angelo MACCHIANO, Bruce H. RATCLIFF, Forrest A. SCHUMACHER, Jerry W. STEVENS, Richard P. TARCZA, Stephen R. VALLEY, Frederick C. WONG
  • Data isolation in shared resource environments
    Patent number: 8621485
    Abstract: A data connection of a shared resource is placed in isolation mode to remove its ability to communicate with other data connections of the shared resource. This ability to isolate the data connection is dynamic in that it can be turned on/off at any time. This provides increased data security for the entities using the data connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Angelo Macchiano, Bruce H. Ratcliff, Forrest A. Schumacher, Jerry W. Stevens, Richard P. Tarcza, Stephen R. Valley, Frederick C. Wong
  • DATA ISOLATION IN SHARED RESOURCE ENVIRONMENTS
    Publication number: 20100088708
    Abstract: A data connection of a shared resource is placed in isolation mode to remove its ability to communicate with other data connections of the shared resource. This ability to isolate the data connection is dynamic in that it can be turned on/off at any time. This provides increased data security for the entities using the data connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Angelo Macchiano, Bruce H. Ratcliff, Forrest A. Schumacher, Jerry W. Stevens, Richard P. Tarcza, Stephen R. Valley, Frederick C. Wong
  • Annular furnace
    Patent number: 5783141
    Abstract: An annular furnace capable of delivering precise temperature control. The furnace may also take the form of a toroid. The furnace may be employed in the heat treatment of many types of material including superconducting tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1998
    Assignee: The Research Foundation of State University of New York at Buffalo
    Inventors: Sushil N. Patel, Frederick C. Wong