Patents by Inventor J. Little
J. Little 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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Publication number: 20200161613Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide an adaptable energy storage container that is interoperable with a plurality of battery types. For example, the disclosure provides an adaptable energy storage container design and method of use that is readily interoperable, e.g. physically and electrically, with a variety of battery types. The container and other components can be assembled into an energy storage platform. For example, the container can substantially enclose a plurality of battery strings within the platform. A central, internal gangway can provide fast access to battery modules and other components within the container. The strings of batteries, each comprising a plurality of battery modules, can be disposed within the container, substantially parallel to each other, and on either side of the central, internal gangway. The battery strings and battery modules therein can be accessed by the gangway through a door at an end of the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2019Publication date: May 21, 2020Inventors: Alejandro Fabian Schnakofsky, Carl J. Little
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Publication number: 20200008787Abstract: A surgical system which may include a controller, a data entry device, a powered surgical handpiece and a surgical tool adapted to couple to the surgical handpiece. The surgical handpiece can include motor direction control and feedback, safety stop features, stimulation and nerve integrity monitoring, a tool connector assembly configured to retain a variety of surgical tools and optional navigation and/or electric ratcheting features.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2019Publication date: January 9, 2020Applicant: MEDTRONIC XOMED, INCInventors: Michael L. Koltz, Christopher L. Fair, Michael S. Ferrel, Andrzej Klimaszewski, David J. Little, Manfred K. Luedi, Gerould Norman, Robert K. Vaccaro
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Patent number: 10508113Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds of Formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4a, R4b, X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, nad n are as defined herein, pharmaeceutical compositions 2C X5, and n are as defined herein, pharmaceutical compositions comprising same, and methods of preparation and use.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2019Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: AbbVie Inc.Inventors: Maria A. Argiriadi, Eric C. Breinlinger, Ellen Yulin Tsai Chien, Marlon D. Cowart, Kristine E. Frank, Michael M. Friedman, David J. Hardee, J. Martin Herold, Huaqing Liu, Wei Qiu, Marc J. Scanio, Michael R. Schrimpf, Thomas R. Vargo, Stacy A. Van Epps, Matthew P. Webster, Andrew J. Little, Matthew H. Katcher
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Patent number: 10456122Abstract: A surgical system which may include a controller, a data entry device, a powered surgical handpiece and a surgical tool adapted to couple to the surgical handpiece. The surgical handpiece can include motor direction control and feedback, safety stop features, stimulation and nerve integrity monitoring, a tool connector assembly configured to retain a variety of surgical tools and optional navigation and/or electric ratcheting features.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Medtronic Xomed, Inc.Inventors: Michael L. Koltz, Christopher L. Fair, Michael S. Ferrell, Andrzej Klimaszewski, David J. Little, II, Manfred K. Luedi, Gerould Norman, Robert K. Vaccaro
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Publication number: 20190321609Abstract: A sinus dilation instrument useful with a navigation system and including a handle, a rigid probe, a balloon, and an identifier device. The probe extends from the handle, forms a curved segment, and carries the balloon. The identifier device is programmed to generate a signal indicative of an instrument identification assigned to the instrument, and is a frontal, maxillary or sphenoid sinus instrument. The signal is formatted to be recognized by an IGS. Once connected, the IGS recognizes the instrument and can retrieve information indicative of a spatial location of the balloon, for example via an instrument tracking device. A surgeon can “plug and play” the sinus dilation instrument with the IGS to perform a procedure.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Applicant: Medtronic Xomed, Inc.Inventors: Robert K. Vaccaro, Charles Franklin Scott Carpenter, David J. Little, II, Ali Mowlai-Ashtiani, Matthew J. Nadeau, Dana A. Oliver
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Publication number: 20190314080Abstract: A bipolar electrosurgical device is disclosed that operates in a mechanical cutting mode and a hemostasis mode. The device includes a housing and a blade assembly extending from the housing. The blade assembly forms a cutting tip and cutting window at a distal end region to provide mechanical cutting of tissue and first and second electrode assemblies to provide electrical energy to tissue. The first and second electrode assemblies can each include a rotary connection assembly to allow spatial orientation of the cutting window relative to the housing and/or cutting tip.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2019Publication date: October 17, 2019Applicant: Medtronic Xomed, Inc.Inventors: John R. Prisco, Eric P. Detmers, Wenjeng Li, David J. Little, Patrick Richart, Jose Valdez
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Patent number: 10441959Abstract: A spray head having multiple openings arranged to provide at spray coverage throughout at least 90 degrees from the spray head central axis. The spray head may be used for applying tissue sealants.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2011Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: MEDTRONIC XOMED, INC.Inventors: Ethan G. Sherman, David J. Little, Wei Chen, John R. Prisco, Matthew J. Friend, Matthew F. Myntti, Tom Zelmer, Cyan Godfrey, Roy Attride
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Publication number: 20190276450Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds of Formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4a, R4b, X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, and n are as defined herein, pharmaceutical compositions comprising same, and methods of preparation and use.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Maria A. Argiriadi, Eric C. Breinlinger, Ellen Yulin Tsai Chien, Marlon D. Cowart, Kristine E. Frank, Michael M. Friedman, David J. Hardee, J. Martin Herold, Huaqing Liu, Wei Qiu, Marc J. Scanio, Michael R. Schrimpf, Thomas R. Vargo, Stacy A. Van Epps, Matthew P. Webster, Andrew J. Little, Matthew H. Katcher
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Patent number: 10376302Abstract: A bipolar electrosurgical device is disclosed that operates in a mechanical cutting mode and a hemostasis mode. The device includes a housing and a blade assembly extending from the housing. The blade assembly forms a cutting tip and cutting window at a distal end region to provide mechanical cutting of tissue and first and second electrode assemblies to provide electrical energy to tissue. The first and second electrode assemblies can each include a rotary connection assembly to allow spatial orientation of the cutting window relative to the housing and/or cutting tip.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2016Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Medtronic Xomed, Inc.Inventors: John R. Prisco, Eric P. Detmers, Wenjeng Li, David J. Little, Patrick Richart, Jose Valdez
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Patent number: 10363401Abstract: A sinus dilation instrument useful with a navigation system and including a handle, a rigid probe, a balloon, and an identifier device. The probe extends from the handle, forms a curved segment, and carries the balloon. The identifier device is programmed to generate a signal indicative of an instrument identification assigned to the instrument, and is a frontal, maxillary or sphenoid sinus instrument. The signal is formatted to be recognized by an IGS. Once connected, the IGS recognizes the instrument and can retrieve information indicative of a spatial location of the balloon, for example via an instrument tracking device. A surgeon can “plug and play” the sinus dilation instrument with the IGS to perform a procedure.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2016Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: Medtronic Xomed, Inc.Inventors: Robert K. Vaccaro, Charles Franklin Scott Carpenter, David J. Little, II, Ali Mowlai-Ashtiani, Matthew J. Nadeau, Dana A. Oliver
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Patent number: 10339127Abstract: Techniques are described for providing a guaranteed commit outcome for global transactions that are optimized by deferring the commit processing to a resource manager, such as a DBMS, using optimizations. The “Distributed Transaction Processing: The XA Specification” standard specification is ambiguous regarding commit outcomes for transactions managed by DBMS, resulting in wrong results for vendors implementing the standard. The techniques described provide a guaranteed commit outcome when using the optimizations, creating the opportunity for safe replay of global transactions when a communication error or timeout occurs between the transaction manager and the resource manager, and eliminating ambiguous transaction outcomes reaching applications and end users. Techniques described herein distinguished between global transactions in a session managed by a transaction manager, and those in the same session that are managed by the resource manager using the optimizations.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2016Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: Oracle International CorporationInventors: Carol Colrain, Stefan Heinrich Roesch, Todd J. Little, Paul Parkinson
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Patent number: 10318520Abstract: A system and method for reducing communications overhead in a distributed transaction processing environment such as an XA environment. In accordance with an embodiment communication overhead is reduced in a transaction by deferring a transaction end communication. The deferred transaction end communication is determined from a subsequent XA transaction communication thereby reducing the number of networks calls required for each transaction and enhancing system performance.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2016Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Paul Parkinson, Todd J. Little, Carol Colrain, Jean De Lavarene, Vivekanandhan Raja, Douglas Surber, Stefan Roesch, Nancy Ikeda, Kevin Neel
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Patent number: 10314647Abstract: An electrosurgical device having a tubular outer shaft and an inner shaft is disclosed. The tubular outer shaft includes an axis and a distal end region. The distal end region includes a distal-most tip and a cutting edge defining a window in the outer shaft proximal along the axis to the distal-most tip. The inner shaft inner shaft coaxially maintained within the outer shaft such that the inner shaft is movable about the axis with respect to the outer shaft and wherein a portion of the inner shaft is exposed in the window of the outer shaft. A first electrode is disposed on the outer shaft in a region proximal along the axis to the window, and a second electrode is electrically isolated from the first electrode and disposed on the inner shaft. The second electrode is exposed in the window of the outer shaft.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2014Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: Medtronic Advanced Energy LLCInventors: Eliot F. Bloom, Phillip Berman, Wenjeng Li, David J. Little, Dana A. Oliver, John R. Prisco, Phillip P. Brown, Patrick Richart
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Publication number: 20190166769Abstract: A transfer device includes an arm that has a first end and a second end. The transfer device includes a pivot positioned at the first end of the arm. The pivot is configured to be secured to a baling machine. The transfer device includes a lifting device positioned on the arm. The lifting device is configured to be attached to a bale wrap material supply roll.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2018Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: Daniel J. Little, Calvin D. Meinders, Nathan D. Dockter, Kent P. Thoreson, Madison M. Delaney, Jerry E. Bandstra, Lisle J. Dunham, Jacob Limke, Kent L. Thompson
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Patent number: 10289443Abstract: A system and method can support a tightly-coupled global transaction. One or more transaction servers operate to span the global transaction with a plurality of branches across a plurality of transaction domains, wherein each said branch is associated with an individual branch qualifier, and each said transaction domain is associated with a different global transaction identifier (GTRID). Furthermore, the transaction servers can configure the plurality of branches in the global transaction to share a common global transaction identifier (ID), and associate a composite branch qualifier with at least one branch of the global transaction in a transaction domain, wherein the composite branch qualifier includes a global transaction identifier (GTRID) that is associated with the transaction domain and an individual branch qualifier that is associated with the at least one branch.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Xugang Shen, Qingsheng Zhang, Todd J. Little
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Publication number: 20190117295Abstract: A bipolar electrosurgical device is disclosed that operates in a mechanical cutting mode and a hemostasis mode. The device includes a housing and a blade assembly extending from the housing. The blade assembly forms a cutting tip and cutting window at a distal end region to provide mechanical cutting of tissue and first and second electrode assemblies to provide electrical energy to tissue. The first electrode assembly includes an outer shaft defining a first electrode surface and the second electrode assembly includes an electrode body extending along and electrically isolated from an outer shaft and defining a U-shape in cross section.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2018Publication date: April 25, 2019Applicant: Medtronic Xomed, Inc.Inventors: John R. Prisco, Eric P. Detmers, Wenjeng Li, David J. Little, Patrick Richart, Jose Valdez
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Patent number: 10188456Abstract: A bipolar electrosurgical device is disclosed that operates in a mechanical cutting mode and a hemostasis mode. The device includes a housing and a blade assembly extending from the housing. The blade assembly forms a cutting tip and cutting window at a distal end region to provide mechanical cutting of tissue and first and second electrode assemblies to provide electrical energy to tissue. The first electrode assembly includes an outer shaft defining a first electrode surface and the second electrode assembly includes an electrode body extending along and electrically isolated from an outer shaft and defining a U-shape in cross section.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Medtronic Xomed, Inc.Inventors: John R. Prisco, Eric P. Detmers, Wenjeng Li, David J. Little, Patrick Richart, Jose Valdez
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Patent number: 10133596Abstract: A system and method can support application interoperation in a transactional middleware environment. A first transaction server operates to initiate a global transaction, wherein the first transaction server that is associated with a first format identifier (ID), and wherein the global transaction includes a plurality of branches and each said branch is associated with an individual branch qualifier. Furthermore, the first transaction server can direct at least one branch of the global transaction from the first transaction server to a second transactional server, wherein each said transactional server is associated with a second format identifier (ID), and configure a plurality of branches in the global transaction to share a common format identifier (ID).Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Xugang Shen, Qingsheng Zhang, Todd J. Little
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Patent number: 10105521Abstract: An inflation device useful for inflating a balloon provided with a surgical instrument, such as a balloon sinus dilation instrument. The inflation device includes a syringe, a connector, and mechanical pressure indicator. The syringe includes a plunger slidably disposed within a barrel. The connector is configured to fluidly connect an outlet of the syringe with a surgical instrument balloon in establishing a closed inflation system between the syringe and an interior of the balloon. The pressure indicator is associated with the syringe and is configured to transition from a non-alert state to an alert state when a pressure of the inflation system has reached a predetermined level. In some embodiments, the inflation device is characterized by the absence of a pressure gauge.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2015Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: Medtronic Xomed, Inc.Inventors: Robert K. Vaccaro, Timothy M. Furst, Wenjeng Li, David J. Little, II, Ali Mowlai-Ashtiani, Dana A. Oliver
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Patent number: 10097660Abstract: A system and method can support a transactional system in a heterogeneous computing environment. The transactional system can provide one or more buffers, wherein said one or more buffers operate to represent one or more data structures in a mainframe computing environment in the heterogeneous computing environment. Also, the transactional system can provide a transactional adaptor, which operates to convert one or more data elements between said one or more data structures in the mainframe computing environment and said one or more buffers in the transactional system.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2015Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Oracle International CorporationInventors: Jimin Cai, Xiangdong Li, Lipeng Wang, Todd J. Little