Patents by Inventor Gerald GRANT

Gerald GRANT 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: 11742071
    Abstract: A surgical guide assembly having an attachment device configured to be coupled to a bone. A cut location indicator is coupled to the attachment device. The cut location indicator identifies a location where the bone is to be cut. An arm is coupled to the attachment device, the cut location indicator, or both. A support structure is coupled to the arm. The support structure is configured to have a trackable feature coupled thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignees: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF DEFENCE, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
    Inventors: Gerald Grant, Peter Liacouras, Chad Gordon, Ryan Murphy, Mehran Armand
  • Patent number: 11328813
    Abstract: A method for computer-assisted planning of a transplant surgery is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignees: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
    Inventors: Chad Gordon, Mehran Armand, Ryan Murphy, Gerald Grant, Peter Liacouras, Kevin Wolfe, Ehsan Basafa
  • Publication number: 20220042281
    Abstract: A work machine includes a frame; an engine supported by the frame; a plurality of ground engaging devices supporting the frame and driven by the engine; an operator cabin supported by the frame; a plurality of sensors and input devices configured to provide a plurality of signals; and a control module. The control module is configured to receive the plurality of signals from the plurality of sensors and input devices, determine if any of the plurality of signals is a positive signal, where a positive signal indicates that an operator is present in the machine, indicate an ‘operator present’ status if at least one of the plurality of signals remains positive for a debounce time, and indicate a ‘no operator present’ status if none of the plurality of signals remains positive for a threshold time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Charles Gentle, Ethan Michael Tevis, Dustin James Funk, Joshua Leigh Jordan, Kurt William Hoch, Jesse Gerald Grant Fair
  • Patent number: 11232858
    Abstract: A computer-assisted surgical system can include a donor sub-system and a recipient sub-system. The donor sub-system includes a first reference unit having a first trackable element, a fragment reference unit having a second trackable element, and a first detector configured to provide at least one of a first signal corresponding to a detected location of one or more of the first trackable element and the second trackable element. The recipient sub-system includes a second reference unit having a third trackable element, and a second detector configured to provide at least one of a second signal corresponding to a detected location of at least the third trackable element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignees: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
    Inventors: Chad Gordon, Mehran Armand, Ryan Murphy, Gerald Grant, Peter Liacouras, Kevin Wolfe
  • Publication number: 20210050096
    Abstract: A method for computer-assisted planning of a transplant surgery is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Chad GORDON, Mehran ARMAND, Ryan MURPHY, Gerald GRANT, Peter LIACOURAS, Kevin WOLFE, Ehsan BASAFA
  • Publication number: 20210043304
    Abstract: A computer-assisted surgical system can include a donor sub-system and a recipient sub-system. The donor sub-system includes a first reference unit having a first trackable element, a fragment reference unit having a second trackable element, and a first detector configured to provide at least one of a first signal corresponding to a detected location of one or more of the first trackable element and the second trackable element. The recipient sub-system includes a second reference unit having a third trackable element, and a second detector configured to provide at least one of a second signal corresponding to a detected location of at least the third trackable element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Chad GORDON, Mehran ARMAND, Ryan MURPHY, Gerald GRANT, Peter LIACOURAS, Kevin WOLFE
  • Patent number: 10842504
    Abstract: A method for computer-assisted planning of a transplant surgery is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignees: The Johns Hopkins University, The United Dtates of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Defense
    Inventors: Chad Gordon, Mehran Armand, Ryan Murphy, Gerald Grant, Peter Liacouras, Kevin Wolfe, Ehsan Basafa
  • Publication number: 20200337712
    Abstract: A surgical guide assembly having an attachment device configured to be coupled to a bone. A cut location indicator is coupled to the attachment device. The cut location indicator identifies a location where the bone is to be cut. An arm is coupled to the attachment device, the cut location indicator, or both. A support structure is coupled to the arm. The support structure is configured to have a trackable feature coupled thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Gerald GRANT, Peter LIACOURAS, Chad GORDON, Ryan MURPHY, Mehran ARMAND
  • Patent number: 10682147
    Abstract: A surgical guide assembly having an attachment device configured to be coupled to a bone. A cut location indicator is coupled to the attachment device. The cut location indicator identifies a location where the bone is to be cut. An arm is coupled to the attachment device, the cut location indicator, or both. A support structure is coupled to the arm. The support structure is configured to have a trackable feature coupled thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignees: The Johns Hopkins University, The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Defense
    Inventors: Gerald Grant, Peter Liacouras, Chad Gordon, Ryan Murphy, Mehran Armand
  • Patent number: 10631877
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of simulating mastication. The method includes obtaining computer-readable three-dimensional representations of a first skeletal fragment including a portion of at least one of a mandible and a maxilla and of a recipient skeletal fragment including a portion of at least one of a mandible and a maxilla. The method also includes obtaining placement data and obtaining muscle insertion data. The method also includes simulating a contraction of a muscle positioned according to the muscle insertion data in a representation of a surgical hybrid comprising at least a portion of the first skeletal fragment positioned according to the placement data relative to at least a portion of the recipient skeletal fragment. The method also includes outputting a representation of mastication represented by the simulating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignees: The Johns Hopkins University, The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, The United States of AMerica, as represented by the Secretary of the Defense
    Inventors: Ryan Murphy, Ehsan Basafa, Mehran Armand, Chad Gordon, Gerald Grant, Peter Liacouras
  • Patent number: 10590625
    Abstract: A rear frame for a motor grader includes a pair of arms that are disposed equidistantly from a mid-plane. Each arm has a front portion, a rear portion, and a mid-portion located between the front and rear portions. The front portion of each arm is configured to pivotally couple with a front frame of the motor grader. The rear frame also includes a ripper mounting arrangement, a bumper, and a torque resisting member. The ripper mounting arrangement is located at a rear end of the rear portion of each arm. The bumper is laterally disposed with respect to the mid-plane and rigidly attached to a position on the rear portion of each arm located adjacent the rear end of the rear portion of each arm. The torque resisting member is laterally disposed with respect to the mid-plane and rigidly attached to the mid-portion of each arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Graham Burnette, Jesse Gerald Grant Fair, Jeremy Wright, Bruce Raymond Vahling, Nikhil Sharma
  • Publication number: 20200029976
    Abstract: A method for computer-assisted planning of a transplant surgery is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Chad GORDON, Mehran ARMAND, Ryan MURPHY, Gerald GRANT, Peter LIACOURAS, Kevin WOLFE, Ehsan BASAFA
  • Patent number: 10537337
    Abstract: A computer-assisted surgical system can include a donor sub-system and a recipient sub-system. The donor sub-system includes a first reference unit having a first trackable element, a fragment reference unit having a second trackable element, and a first detector configured to provide at least one of a first signal corresponding to a detected location of one or more of the first trackable element and the second trackable element. The recipient sub-system includes a second reference unit having a third trackable element, and a second detector configured to provide at least one of a second signal corresponding to a detected location of at least the third trackable element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Inventors: Chad Gordon, Mehran Armand, Ryan Murphy, Gerald Grant, Peter Liacouras, Kevin Wolfe
  • Publication number: 20200011026
    Abstract: A rear frame for a motor grader includes a pair of arms that are disposed equidistantly from a mid-plane. Each arm has a front portion, a rear portion, and a mid-portion located between the front and rear portions. The front portion of each arm is configured to pivotally couple with a front frame of the motor grader. The rear frame also includes a ripper mounting arrangement, a bumper, and a torque resisting member. The ripper mounting arrangement is located at a rear end of the rear portion of each arm. The bumper is laterally disposed with respect to the mid-plane and rigidly attached to a position on the rear portion of each arm located adjacent the rear end of the rear portion of each arm. The torque resisting member is laterally disposed with respect to the mid-plane and rigidly attached to the mid-portion of each arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Graham Burnette, Jesse Gerald Grant Fair, Jeremy Wright, Bruce Raymond Vahling, Nikhil Sharma
  • Patent number: 10448956
    Abstract: A method for computer-assisted planning of a transplant surgery is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chad Gordon, Mehran Armand, Ryan Murphy, Gerald Grant, Peter Liacouras, Kevin Wolfe, Ehsan Basafa
  • Publication number: 20170000504
    Abstract: Provided herein is a computer-implemented method, system, computer-readable medium operable to perform the method for cephalometry for orthognathic and craniomaxillofacial surgery. The method can include transforming a set of cephalometric landmarks from a donor or mobile skeletal fragment in a first reference frame to a second reference frame based on a registration process that maps coordinates from the first reference frame to coordinates in the second reference frame; tracking movement, based on one or more signals from one or more sensors, during surgery, of one or more of the cephalometric landmarks in the set of cephalometric landmarks associated with the donor or mobile skeletal fragment with respect to one or more of the cephalometric landmarks in the set of cephalometric landmarks associated with a recipient or second skeletal portion in the second reference frame; calculating one or more cephalometry metrics; and providing an update of the one or more cephalometry metrics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Mehran ARMAND, Ehsan BASAFA, Chad GORDON, Gerald GRANT, Peter LIACOURAS, Ryan MURPHY
  • Publication number: 20170000564
    Abstract: A method for computer-assisted planning of a transplant surgery is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Chad GORDON, Mehran ARMAND, Ryan MURPHY, Gerald GRANT, Peter LIACOURAS, Kevin WOLFE, Ehsan BASAFA
  • Publication number: 20170000565
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of simulating mastication. The method includes obtaining computer-readable three-dimensional representations of a first skeletal fragment including a portion of at least one of a mandible and a maxilla and of a recipient skeletal fragment including a portion of at least one of a mandible and a maxilla. The method also includes obtaining placement data and obtaining muscle insertion data. The method also includes simulating a contraction of a muscle positioned according to the muscle insertion data in a representation of a surgical hybrid comprising at least a portion of the first skeletal fragment positioned according to the placement data relative to at least a portion of the recipient skeletal fragment. The method also includes outputting a representation of mastication represented by the simulating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Ryan MURPHY, Ehsan BASAFA, Mehran ARMAND, Chad GORDON, Gerald GRANT, Peter Liacouras
  • Publication number: 20170000566
    Abstract: A computer-assisted surgical system can include a donor sub-system and a recipient sub-system. The donor sub-system includes a first reference unit having a first trackable element, a fragment reference unit having a second trackable element, and a first detector configured to provide at least one of a first signal corresponding to a detected location of one or more of the first trackable element and the second trackable element. The recipient sub-system includes a second reference unit having a third trackable element, and a second detector configured to provide at least one of a second signal corresponding to a detected location of at least the third trackable element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Chad GORDON, Mehran ARMAND, Ryan MURPHY, Gerald GRANT, Peter LIACOURAS, Kevin WOLFE
  • Publication number: 20170000498
    Abstract: A surgical guide assembly having an attachment device configured to be coupled to a bone. A cut location indicator is coupled to the attachment device. The cut location indicator identifies a location where the bone is to be cut. An arm is coupled to the attachment device, the cut location indicator, or both. A support structure is coupled to the arm. The support structure is configured to have a trackable feature coupled thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Gerald GRANT, Peter LIACOURAS, Chad GORDON, Ryan MURPHY, Mehran ARMAND