Patents by Inventor Gareth Roberts

Gareth Roberts 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: 20240119609
    Abstract: A distributed imaging system for augmented reality devices is disclosed. The system includes a computing module in communication with a plurality of spatially distributed sensing devices. The computing module is configured to process input images from the sensing devices based on performing a local feature matching computation to generate corresponding first output images. The computing module is further configured to process the input images based on performing an optical flow correspondence computation to generate corresponding second output images. The computing module is further configured to computationally combine first and second output images to generate third output images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Goesele, Richard Andrew Newcombe, Yujia Chen, Florian Eddy Robert Ilg, Daniel Andersen, Chao Li, Simon Gareth Green
  • Publication number: 20240091479
    Abstract: An interface assembly comprises a nasal mask that includes a seal having a rolling portion. The rolling portion of the seal rolls over a portion of a clip that secures the seal to a frame. The frame has a ball and socket connection to a connector. The connector comprises an elbow having integrally formed exhaust holes and a swivel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Craig Robert Prentice, Bernard Tsz Lun Ip, Richard John Boyes, Thomas Mark Richardson, Gareth Thomas McDermott
  • Patent number: 11918745
    Abstract: Medical tubes and methods of manufacturing medical tubes are disclosed, such as in positive airway pressure (PAP), respirator, anaesthesia, ventilator, and insufflation systems. The tube may be a composite structure made of two or more distinct components spirally wound to form an elongate tube. One of the components may be a spirally wound elongate hollow body, and the other component an elongate structural component spirally wound between turns of the spirally wound hollow body. Alternatively, the tube need not be made from distinct components. For instance, an elongate hollow body formed (e.g., extruded) from a single material may be spirally wound to form an elongate tube. The elongate hollow body itself may in transverse cross-section have a thin wall portion and a relatively thicker or more rigid reinforcement portion. The tubes can be incorporated into a variety of medical circuits or have other medical uses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
    Inventors: Gareth James Hobbs, Layton Robert Hern, Kiel Anthony McCool, Elmo Benson Stoks
  • Patent number: 11688562
    Abstract: A capacitor component comprising a first busbar, a second busbar, one or more capacitor elements and a housing, the housing having a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion and the second portion are arranged to extend around an aperture, the first portion includes a section for housing the one or more capacitor elements, with the second portion extending between a first end and a second end of the first portion, wherein the first busbar and the second busbar are arranged to extend around the first portion and the second portion of the housing, a first power supply terminal is formed at the first end of the first portion and a second power supply terminal is formed at the second end of the first portion, wherein the first power supply terminal is coupled to the first busbar and the second power supply terminal is coupled to the second busbar, wherein a first conductive layer of the one or more capacitor elements is coupled to the first busbar and a second conductive layer of the one or m
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: PROTEAN ELECTRIC LIMITED
    Inventors: Geoffrey Owen, Gareth Roberts
  • Patent number: 11534557
    Abstract: According to the invention a safety device for a pre-filled syringe comprises a substantially cylindrical and hollow support body and a hollow needle shield slideably arranged relative to the support body. The support body comprises at least one resilient arm and the hollow needle shield or a needle shield assembly comprises at least one curved actuation ramp. The curved actuation ramp protrudes in a lateral direction (L) perpendicular to a central axis (A) of the safety device. The curved actuation ramp comprises a first lateral dimension (L1) at a proximal end of the needle shield and a second lateral dimension (L2) exceeding the first lateral dimension (L1) at a distal end of the needle shield. The resilient arm engages the curved actuation ramp when the needle shield is slid relative to the support body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Gareth Roberts, Chris Ward, Matthew Ekman
  • Publication number: 20220168596
    Abstract: A respirator includes a frame, a filter layer, and a face seal member. The frame has an outer side and an inner side. The frame defines an opening therethrough. The filter layer is mounted to the outer side of the frame and covers the opening of the frame. The filter layer is configured to prohibit permeation of aerosol, gas, and/or vapor contaminants therethrough. The face seal member is mounted to the inner side of the frame. The face seal member includes a seal contact area configured to engage a facial surface of a wearer. The face seal member incorporates a phase change material therein. The phase change material is configured to provide localized cooling by absorbing heat emitted by the wearer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Alyssa Sabolis, Michael Lee Parham, Amy Elizabeth Quiring, Ethan David Voss, Antti Seppälä, Gareth Roberts, Graham Peter Wilson, Troy Alan Baker, Carl Estcourt Tucker
  • Patent number: 11336154
    Abstract: A stator for an electric motor or generator, the stator comprising a circumferential support having a plurality of first engagement elements distributed about the circumferential support, a first resiliently deformable element having a first temperature sensing element mounted on the circumferential support, a plurality of teeth for receiving coil windings, wherein each tooth includes a second engagement element to allow engagement with a first engagement element on the circumferential support for allowing each tooth to be mounted on the circumferential support, wherein coil windings on a tooth are arranged to engage with the first temperature sensing element when the tooth is being mounted to the circumferential support with the first resiliently deformable element being arranged to deform upon the coil windings on the tooth engaging with the first temperature sensing element to move the temperature sensing element from a first position to a second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: PROTEAN ELECTRIC LIMITED
    Inventors: Gareth Roberts, Jamie Bell, John P. Foulsham
  • Publication number: 20220126024
    Abstract: According to the invention, a safety device for a pre-filled syringe with an injection needle comprises of a support body adapted to mount the pre-filled syringe, a needle shield slidably arranged with respect to the support body, a retention and locking means (M) for retaining and locking the needle shield with respect to the support body in a first and a second advanced position (PA1, PA2) and in a retracted position (PR). The needle shield comprises an annular flange adapted to rest on the skin of the patient receiving an injection. The retention and locking means (M) are arranged at a distal end of the safety device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Gareth Roberts, John Slemmen, Matthew Ekman
  • Patent number: 11273333
    Abstract: A respirator includes a frame, a filter layer, and a face seal member. The frame has an outer side and an inner side. The frame defines an opening therethrough. The filter layer is mounted to the outer side of the frame and covers the opening of the frame. The filter layer is configured to prohibit permeation of aerosol, gas, and/or vapor contaminants therethrough. The face seal member is mounted to the inner side of the frame. The face seal member includes a seal contact area configured to engage a facial surface of a wearer. The face seal member incorporates a phase change material therein. The phase change material is configured to provide localized cooling by absorbing heat emitted by the wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Scott Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Alyssa Whitney Sabolis, Michael Parham, Amy Elizabeth Quiring, Ethan David Voss, Antti Seppälä, Gareth Roberts, Graham Peter Wilson, Troy Alan Baker, Carl Escort Tucker
  • Publication number: 20220051855
    Abstract: A capacitor component comprising a first busbar, a second busbar, one or more capacitor elements and a housing, the housing having a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion and the second portion are arranged to extend around an aperture, the first portion includes a section for housing the one or more capacitor elements, with the second portion extending between a first end and a second end of the first portion, wherein the first busbar and the second busbar are arranged to extend around the first portion and the second portion of the housing, a first power supply terminal is formed at the first end of the first portion and a second power supply terminal is formed at the second end of the first portion, wherein the first power supply terminal is coupled to the first busbar and the second power supply terminal is coupled to the second busbar, wherein a first conductive layer of the one or more capacitor elements is coupled to the first busbar and a second conductive layer of the one or m
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Geoffrey Owen, Gareth Roberts
  • Patent number: 11246993
    Abstract: According to the invention, a safety device for a pre-filled syringe with an injection needle comprises of a support body adapted to mount the pre-filled syringe, a needle shield slidably arranged with respect to the support body, a retention and locking means (M) for retaining and locking the needle shield with respect to the support body in a first and a second advanced position (PA1, PA2) and in a retracted position (PR). The needle shield comprises an annular flange adapted to rest on the skin of the patient receiving an injection. The retention and locking means (M) are arranged at a distal end of the safety device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Gareth Roberts, John Slemmen, Matthew Ekman
  • Patent number: 10960145
    Abstract: A drug delivery device for setting and dispensing a dose of a drug is presented having a support body having a first end defining a first opening and a second end defining a second opening and a centered outer indicator ring. A syringe barrel sealed by a stopper is slidably diposed therein along an axial direction and adapted to have an integrated needle or to be coupled with a needle assembly, wherein the syringe barrel is positioned within the support body. A needle shield is adapted to be coupled to one of the ends of the support body and slidably disposed thereon. An outer body is adapted to be coupled to the other end of the support body and slidably disposed thereon, wherein the outer indicator ring limits the movement of the outer body as well as of the needle shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Harms, Verena Hofmann, Gareth Roberts, Chris Ward, Graham Wilson
  • Patent number: 10756582
    Abstract: A stator for an electric motor, the stator comprising a back-iron having a first surface and a heat sink having a second surface, wherein the first surface of the back-iron includes a plurality of keying features arranged to retain the heat sink to the back-iron, wherein the heat sink is arranged to provide cooling to the back-iron via the second surface, and wherein the second surface has complementary keying features to the plurality of keying features on the first surface that are formed by casting the heat sink on the first surface of the back-iron.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: PROTEAN ELECTRIC LIMITED
    Inventor: Gareth Roberts
  • Patent number: 10697246
    Abstract: A shaft enlargement arrangement for a boring system is provided, the shaft enlargement arrangement comprising a hollow column proximate a lower end of the boring system; a first cutter head that is rotatably fitted to the hollow column, with first drive means being provided to rotate the first cutter head relative to the hollow column so as to bore downwardly a hole having a diameter corresponding substantially to the diameter of the first cutter head; and a boring head arrangement fitted to an operatively lower end of the column, the boring head arrangement terminating in a second cutter head to bore a leading hole as the boring system proceeds to bore downwardly. In an embodiment, the first cutter head comprises a support body carrying a winged arrangement, the support body being rotatably fitted to the column, the winged arrangement comprising a plurality of wings extending from the support body, each wing being fitted with, or comprising, a plurality of first cutter elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: MASTER DRILLING SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD.
    Inventors: Nikolaus Kleuters, Daniel Coenraad Pretorius, Barend Jacobus Jordaan, Louis Germishuys, Nicolaas Bodenstein Goodwin, Gareth Robert Sheppard
  • Patent number: 10668225
    Abstract: According to the invention a safety device for a pre-filled syringe comprises a substantially cylindrical and hollow support body and a hollow needle shield slideably arranged relative to the support body. The support body comprises at least one resilient arm and the hollow needle shield or a needle shield assembly comprises at least one curved actuation ramp. The curved actuation ramp protrudes in a lateral direction (L) perpendicular to a central axis (A) of the safety device. The curved actuation ramp comprises a first lateral dimension (L1) at a proximal end of the needle shield and a second lateral dimension (L2) exceeding the first lateral dimension (L1) at a distal end of the needle shield. The resilient arm engages the curved actuation ramp when the needle shield is slid relative to the support body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Gareth Roberts, Chris Ward, Matthew Ekman
  • Patent number: 10653850
    Abstract: The invention relates to a boot remover (10) for removing a protective needle boot (11) from a drug delivery device (1), wherein the boot remover (10) is arranged to engage the protective needle boot (11) when attached to the drug delivery device (1), wherein the boot remover (10) comprises a tab (10.2) extending in a distal direction (D), wherein the tab (10.2) is engageable to a packaging (13) of the drug delivery device (1). Furthermore, the invention relates to a drug delivery arrangement comprising a drug delivery device (1), a packaging (13) and the boot remover (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Chris Ward, Gareth Roberts, Graham Wilson, Troy Baker
  • Patent number: 10512733
    Abstract: According to the invention a safety device for a pre-filled syringe comprises a substantially cylindrical and hollow support body and a hollow needle shield slideably arranged relative to the support body. The support body comprises at least one resilient arm and the hollow needle shield or a needle shield assembly comprises at least one curved actuation ramp. The curved actuation ramp protrudes in a lateral direction (L) perpendicular to a central axis (A) of the safety device. The curved actuation ramp comprises a first lateral dimension (L1) at a proximal end of the needle shield and a second lateral dimension (L2) exceeding the first lateral dimension (L1) at a distal end of the needle shield. The resilient arm engages the curved actuation ramp when the needle shield is slid relative to the support body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Gareth Roberts, Chris Ward, Matthew Ekman
  • Publication number: 20190351149
    Abstract: The invention relates to a boot remover (10) for removing a protective needle boot (11) from a drug delivery device (1), wherein the boot remover (10) is substantially sleeve shaped with an internal diameter and a length adapted to receive and substantially cover a needle shield (4), wherein the boot remover (10) is arranged to engage the protective needle boot (11) when attached to the drug delivery device (1). Furthermore, the invention relates to a drug delivery device (1) comprising a boot remover (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Chris Ward, Gareth Roberts, Graham Wilson, Troy Baker
  • Patent number: 10471220
    Abstract: A safety device for a pre-filled syringe is proposed that comprises a hollow support body with a helical groove formed into an inner surface thereof, a mounting collar for mounting the pre-filled syringe to the support body, a spinning collar with a helical tongue formed to an outer surface thereof and a torsion spring. The helical groove accommodates the helical tongue. Upon release, the torsion spring is capable of exerting a torque upon the spinning collar which causes the spinning collar to rotate within the support body. The engagement of the helical groove and the helical tongue redirects the rotational movement of the spinning collar to a translatory movement that moves the mounting collar in a proximal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Gareth Roberts, Matthew Ekman
  • Patent number: D1016273
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
    Inventors: Craig Robert Prentice, Bernard Tsz Lun Ip, Richard John Boyes, Thomas Mark Richardson, Gareth Thomas McDermott, Jonathan Mark Downey, Matthew Roger Stephenson