Patents by Inventor Gary Douglas
Gary Douglas 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).
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Patent number: 11966571Abstract: Disclosed herein is a computer-implemented method comprising aggregating PFAS remediation evaluation data for a plurality of remediation options and for a plurality of predefined criteria; graphically displaying the user modifiable chart comprising the plurality of graphical representations of the aggregated PFAS remediation evaluation data, wherein: each graphical representation depicts data points visually plotted with weights, the plurality of graphical representations for the plurality of predefined criteria are visually ordered according to a rank of the plurality of predefined criteria, and the weights are based on the rank of the plurality of predefined criteria; detecting a first user input modifying the rank of at least one predefined criterion; in accordance with the first user input, automatically updating the weights of the data points; and displaying an updated user modifiable chart comprising the plurality of graphical representations of the aggregated PFAS remediation evaluation data.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: The MITRE CorporationInventors: Gary Lee Klein, Ryan Douglas Hollins, Mark Stephen Pfaff, Brittany Allison Tracy, Elizabeth Haines, James Alex Philp, Jay Nathan Lustig, Thomas W. Whieldon, Joseph John Patrick Roberts, Christopher M. Berger, Gavin Timothy Plesko
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Patent number: 11950784Abstract: Described here are devices for closing one or more tissues, and handles for controlling these devices. Generally, the devices described here comprise a snare loop assembly, wherein the snare loop assembly comprises a snare and a suture loop, and a handle for controlling the snare loop assembly. In some variations the snare loop assembly may comprise a retention member that may releasably connect the suture loop to the snare. In other variations the devices comprise one or more force-reducing suture locks to help prevent the suture loop from inadvertently disengaging from the snare loop assembly. In still other variations, the excess-suture management features. The handles described here may be configured to remove excess suture from a suture loop, and may also be configured to release the suture loop from the snare loop assembly.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: AtriCure, Inc.Inventors: Gregory W. Fung, Russell A. Seiber, Eduardo Sager, Jr., Gary H. Miller, Maria Garcia, Ryan Douglas Helmuth, Arnold M. Escano, Douglas Todd Ellison, William E. Cohn
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Publication number: 20240091860Abstract: An improved exhaust system and method for an apparatus that removes support material from additively manufactured parts is disclosed. The apparatus includes an enclosed chamber in which the additively manufactured parts are placed. A heated detergent fluid is sprayed at the additively manufactured parts. The improved exhaust system exhausts heated air from the chamber. The improved exhaust system includes an exhaust channel having an inlet end open to the chamber through which heated air from the chamber is caused to flow. Relatively cooler air is caused to flow across the outside of the exhaust channel. When the heated air from the chamber encounters the exhaust channel across which the relatively cooler air is caused to flow, evaporated fluids in the heated air condense and fall back into the chamber. The improved exhaust system can be retrofitted onto older models of the support removal apparatus that do not have the improved exhaust system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2021Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: PostProcess Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Anthony Wesley, Michael Russell Valvo, Gary Douglas Burch, Daniel Hutchinson
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Patent number: 11922595Abstract: A method for execution by a computer generating a virtual reality environment utilizing a group of object representations by identifying an exclusion asset and modifying a set of common illustrative assets to exclude the exclusion asset to produce a redacted set of common illustrative assets. The method further includes rendering a portion of the redacted set of common illustrative asset to produce a redacted set of common illustrative asset video frames and selecting a subset of the redacted set of common illustrative asset video frames to produce a common portion of video frames for the virtual reality environment. The method further includes rendering representations of object representations to produce remaining portions of the video frames for the virtual reality environment. The method further includes linking the common portion and the remaining portions of the video frames to produce the virtual reality environment for interactive consumption.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Enduvo, Inc.Inventors: Matthew Bramlet, Justin Douglas Drawz, Steven J. Garrou, Joseph Thomas Tieu, Joon Young Kim, Gary W. Grube
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Patent number: 11917065Abstract: A method includes a computing device interpreting a request for a requesting entity to access a set of learning objects pertaining to a common topic represented in a virtual reality environment to produce a set of requested learning object identifiers. The method further includes determining whether a license smart contract for the set of learning objects associated with a non-fungible token of the object distributed ledger affirms access by the requesting entity to the set of learning objects. When access is affirmed, the method further includes generating the virtual reality environment utilizing a group of object representations in accordance with interaction information for at least some of the object representations of the group of object representations. The method further includes outputting the virtual reality environment to the requesting entity for interactive consumption.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Enduvo, Inc.Inventors: Matthew Bramlet, Justin Douglas Drawz, Steven J. Garrou, Christine Mancini Varani, Gary W. Grube
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Publication number: 20240050185Abstract: A system for adapting a tubular surgical device for grasping by a surgical instrument is provided that has a distal portion, an adaptor positioned proximally and configured to be disposed about or within a lumen of the tubular surgical device, which has an effective durometer to resist crushing by the surgical instrument. In some embodiments, the adaptor is configured with an external diameter greater than the internal diameter of the lumen of the tubular surgical device. In some embodiments, the adaptor is configured with an external diameter less than or equal to the internal diameter of the tubular surgical device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicant: Vascular Technology, IncorporatedInventors: Ronald H. RUSSELL, Stephen MARTONE, David REGEAN, Rachana S. SUCHDEV, Trevor Jacob LAUGHLIN, Gary DOUGLAS
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Patent number: 11832995Abstract: A system for adapting a tubular surgical device for grasping by a surgical instrument is provided that has a distal portion, an adaptor positioned proximally and configured to be disposed about or within a lumen of the tubular surgical device, which has an effective durometer to resist crushing by the surgical instrument. In some embodiments, the adaptor is configured with an external diameter greater than the internal diameter of the lumen of the tubular surgical device. In some embodiments, the adaptor is configured with an external diameter less than or equal to the internal diameter of the tubular surgical device.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2020Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Vascular Technology, IncorporatedInventors: Ronald H. Russell, Stephen Martone, David Regan, Rachana S. Suchdev, Trevor Jacob Laughlin, Gary Douglas
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Publication number: 20230310729Abstract: A system for the movement of fluids into and out of a surgical field is provided with a control module manipulated by a user; a valve controlled by the user via the control module, the valve controlling flow of a fluid; and a tube set having a proximal branch and a distal branch, wherein the proximal branch is opened and closed by the valve and at least a portion of the distal branch being flexible and a distal tip of the distal branch configured for manipulation within a surgical field. The valve is disposed at a distance to the surgical field and allows free access to tube by the user. Separate proximal branches for suction, irrigation, and insufflation are provided. One or more distal branches may be provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: VASCULAR TECHNOLOGY INC.Inventors: Nilendu Srivastava, Stephen Martone, David Regan, Rachana Suchdev, Gary Douglas
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Publication number: 20230277748Abstract: A system for the movement of fluids into and out of a surgical field is provided with a control module manipulated by a user; a valve controlled by the user via the control module, the valve controlling flow of a fluid; and a tube set having a proximal branch and a distal branch, wherein the proximal branch is opened and closed by the valve and at least a portion of the distal branch being flexible and a distal tip of the distal branch configured for manipulation within a surgical field. The valve is disposed at a distance to the surgical field and allows free access to tube by the user. Separate proximal branches for suction, irrigation, and insufflation are provided. One or more distal branches may be provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Applicant: VASCULAR TECHNOLOGY INC.Inventors: Rachana Suchdev, Gary Douglas, Stephen Martone, David Regan, Nilendu Srivastava
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Publication number: 20230177267Abstract: A computer-implemented tool for automated classification and interpretation of documents, such as life science documents supporting clinical trials, is configured to perform a combination of raw text, document construct, and image analyses to enhance classification accuracy by enabling a more comprehensive machine-based understanding of document content. The combination of analyses provides context for classification by leveraging relative spatial relationships among text and image elements, identifying characteristics and formatting of elements, and extracting additional metadata from the documents as compared to conventional automated classification tools, wherein natural language processing (NLP) is applied to associate text with tokens, and relevant differences and similarities between protocols are identified.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2023Publication date: June 8, 2023Inventors: Gary Douglas Shorter, Barry Matthew Ahrens, Cara Elizabeth Willoughby, Yatesh Dass Midha
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Patent number: 11634241Abstract: Certain embodiments of the inventive technology may be described as apparatus for melting and reshaping metal from a first shape into a second shape in a microgravity or zero gravity environment, such as a space foundry, where such apparatus includes feedstock input componentry (5) configured to accept conductive metal feedstock (7) having the first shape, a furnace and a furnace pre-stage (22) established upflow of the furnace, a plurality of electromagnetic field generators (10), each of which is configured to generate an electromagnetic field, to, e.g., steer, melt and/or move the metal, whether melt or otherwise, and casting componentry (15) configured to reshape molten metal to the second shape. Certain embodiments may achieve a high degree of control over electromagnetic fields by offering individual adjustment of one or more electrical parameters of the electromagnetic field generators (10).Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2022Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: CisLunar Industries USA, Inc.Inventors: Joseph W. Pawelski, Toby Joseph Daniel Mould, Jan Walter Schroeder, Gary Douglas Calnan
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Patent number: 11574491Abstract: A computer-implemented tool for automated classification and interpretation of documents, such as life science documents supporting clinical trials, is configured to perform a combination of raw text, document construct, and image analyses to enhance classification accuracy by enabling a more comprehensive machine-based understanding of document content. The combination of analyses provides context for classification by leveraging relative spatial relationships among text and image elements, identifying characteristics and formatting of elements, and extracting additional metadata from the documents as compared to conventional automated classification tools, wherein natural language processing (NLP) is applied to associate text with tokens, and relevant differences and similarities between protocols are identified.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2020Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: IQVIA Inc.Inventors: Gary Douglas Shorter, Barry Matthew Ahrens, Cara Elizabeth Willoughby, Yatesh Dass Midha
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Publication number: 20210295031Abstract: A computer-implemented method for performing quality review of life science documents is described. One or more of the life science documents are scanned by a mobile device, wherein the one or more life science documents are sent to a database. Language, image, rotation, and noise are among the content that is checked among the life science documents, and wherein similarities, suspicious changes, document layouts, and missing sections are checked among the one or more life science documents. In addition, feedback is sent by a system to an originator of the life science documents based on the content regarding imaging, rotation, and noise and the similarities, suspicious changes, document layouts and missing sections.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2021Publication date: September 23, 2021Inventors: Gary Douglas Shorter, Barry Matthew Ahrens, Naouel Baili Ben Abdallah
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Publication number: 20210089764Abstract: A computer-implemented tool for automated classification and interpretation of documents, such as life science documents supporting clinical trials, is configured to perform a combination of raw text, document construct, and image analyses to enhance classification accuracy by enabling a more comprehensive machine-based understanding of document content. The combination of analyses provides context for classification by leveraging relative spatial relationships among text and image elements, identifying characteristics and formatting of elements, and extracting additional metadata from the documents as compared to conventional automated classification tools, wherein natural language processing (NLP) is applied to associate text with tokens, and relevant differences and similarities between protocols are identified.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Inventors: Gary Douglas Shorter, Barry Matthew Ahrens, Cara Elizabeth Willoughby, Yatesh Dass Midha
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Patent number: 10907729Abstract: A transmission shifter includes a base defining P, R, N, D gear positions; four electrical dome switches associated with each of the P, R, N, D gear positions, and analog and digital circuits operably connected to the electrical switches, respectively, and associated with the P, R, N, D gear positions. The dome switches are arranged in different patterns in each of the different gear positions, and in combination with pushbutton actuators operate with different actuator motions and with different closure distances and forces to cause reliable ad confirmed intentional actuation, including redundancy. The switches are operably connected to analog and digital circuits, which provides additional functional advantage, reliability, and certainty of intentional operation.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2019Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: GHSP, Inc.Inventors: Ian Patrick Sage, Gary Douglas Kortge, Todd Michael Burghgraef
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Publication number: 20210008256Abstract: A system for adapting a tubular surgical device for grasping by a surgical instrument is provided that has a distal portion, an adaptor positioned proximally and configured to be disposed about or within a lumen of the tubular surgical device, which has an effective durometer to resist crushing by the surgical instrument. In some embodiments, the adaptor is configured with an external diameter greater than the internal diameter of the lumen of the tubular surgical device. In some embodiments, the adaptor is configured with an external diameter less than or equal to the internal diameter of the tubular surgical device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Applicant: Vascular Technology, IncorporatedInventors: Ronald H. Russell, Stephen Martone, David Regan, Rachana S. Suchdev, Trevor Jacob Laughlin, Gary Douglas
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Publication number: 20200397959Abstract: A system for the movement of fluids into and out of a surgical field is provided with a control module manipulated by a user; a valve controlled by the user via the control module, the valve controlling flow of a fluid; and a tube set having a proximal branch and a distal branch, wherein the proximal branch is opened and closed by the valve and at least a portion of the distal branch being flexible and a distal tip of the distal branch configured for manipulation within a surgical field. The valve is disposed at a distance to the surgical field and allows free access to tube by the user, Separate proximal branches for suction, irrigation, and insufflation are provided. One or more distal branches may be provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2020Publication date: December 24, 2020Applicant: Vascular Technology, IncorporatedInventors: Gary Douglas, Stephen Martone, David Regan, Nilendu Srivastava, Rachana Suchdev
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Patent number: 10652192Abstract: In a system, method and computer readable medium for managing message delivery, message delivery jobs are dynamically prioritized into a plurality of priority queues based on a delivery timeframe for each job. A delivery manager controls delivery of the message delivery jobs through a number of delivery channels and ports. A priority manager reviews jobs pending in the queues. If the priority manager determines that a message delivery job will not be completed within its delivery timeframe, the priority manager assigns a higher priority to the message delivery job.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2019Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: West CorporationInventors: Gary Douglas Pulford, Bruce Pollock, Ian James Juliano, James P. Breen
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Publication number: 20190257412Abstract: A transmission shifter includes a base defining P, R, N, D gear positions; four electrical dome switches associated with each of the P, R, N, D gear positions, and analog and digital circuits operably connected to the electrical switches, respectively, and associated with the P, R, N, D gear positions. The dome switches are arranged in different patterns in each of the different gear positions, and in combination with pushbutton actuators operate with different actuator motions and with different closure distances and forces to cause reliable ad confirmed intentional actuation, including redundancy. The switches are operably connected to analog and digital circuits, which provides additional functional advantage, reliability, and certainty of intentional operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2019Publication date: August 22, 2019Inventors: Ian Patrick Sage, Gary Douglas Kortge, Todd Michael Burghgraef
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Patent number: 10250545Abstract: In a system, method and computer readable medium for managing message delivery, message delivery jobs are dynamically prioritized into a plurality of priority queues based on a delivery timeframe for each job. A delivery manager controls delivery of the message delivery jobs through a number of delivery channels and ports. A priority manager reviews jobs pending in the queues. If the priority manager determines that a message delivery job will not be completed within its delivery timeframe, the priority manager assigns a higher priority to the message delivery job.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2016Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: West CorporationInventors: Gary Douglas Pulford, Bruce Pollock, Ian James Juliano, James P. Breen