Patents by Inventor Jason Howe

Jason Howe 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: 12616548
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a surgical needle counting device for an operating room. An example system includes a collecting enclosure and a counting apparatus having a sensor configured for determining when a needle is dropped into the collecting enclosure. The counting apparatus is configured to maintain a count of needles introduced into a surgical field associated with the operating room and a count of needles accounted for in the counting apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: Magvation, LLC
    Inventor: Jason Howe
  • Publication number: 20250302573
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a surgical needle counting system for an operating room. A system includes counting apparatus and a removable collecting enclosure positioned at an exit of the counting apparatus. The counting apparatus includes a sensor for sensing a surgical needle when it is dropped into the counting apparatus, and the counting apparatus is configured for storing a number of counted surgical needles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2025
    Publication date: October 2, 2025
    Inventors: Michael P. Koclanes, Bill Brown, Lakmal Wjesekara, Jason Howe, Niren Angle, Jon Robinson, Paul Gallese
  • Patent number: 12357411
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a surgical needle counting system for an operating room. A system includes counting apparatus and a removable collecting enclosure positioned at an exit of the counting apparatus. The counting apparatus includes a sensor for sensing a surgical needle when it is dropped into the counting apparatus, and the counting apparatus is configured for storing a number of counted surgical needles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Magvation, LLC
    Inventors: Michael P. Koclanes, Bill Brown, Lakmal Wijesekara, Jason Howe, Niren Angle, Jon Robinson, Paul Gallese
  • Publication number: 20240268916
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a surgical needle counting device for an operating room. An example system includes a collecting enclosure and a counting apparatus having a sensor configured for determining when a needle is dropped into the collecting enclosure. The counting apparatus is configured to maintain a count of needles introduced into a surgical field associated with the operating room and a count of needles accounted for in the counting apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventor: Jason Howe
  • Patent number: 12011320
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a surgical needle counting device for an operating room. An example system includes a collecting enclosure and a counting apparatus having a sensor configured for determining when a needle is dropped into the collecting enclosure. The counting apparatus is configured to maintain a count of needles introduced into a surgical field associated with the operating room and a count of needles accounted for in the counting apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Inventor: Jason Howe
  • Publication number: 20220387124
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a surgical needle counting device for an operating room. An example system includes a collecting enclosure and a counting apparatus having a sensor configured for determining when a needle is dropped into the collecting enclosure. The counting apparatus is configured to maintain a count of needles introduced into a surgical field associated with the operating room and a count of needles accounted for in the counting apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventor: Jason Howe
  • Publication number: 20220104903
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a surgical needle counting system for an operating room. A system includes counting apparatus and a removable collecting enclosure positioned at an exit of the counting apparatus. The counting apparatus includes a sensor for sensing a surgical needle when it is dropped into the counting apparatus, and the counting apparatus is configured for storing a number of counted surgical needles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Michael P. Koclanes, Bill Brown, Lakmal Wijesekara, Jason Howe, Niren Angle, Jon Robinson, Paul Gallese
  • Patent number: 10814833
    Abstract: An anti-theft license plate display and secure storage device may be provided by a lockable security vault with a first sensor sensing the presence of a vehicle access component within the vault while a communication interface is operable to transmit vault location and locked status signals along with a vehicle access component presence status signal and receive at least an authenticated unlocking command to unlock the vault allowing a user to retrieve the vehicle access component when stored therein with a beacon also periodically or continuously announcing the vehicle access component presence status outside the vault for receipt by a mobile communication device passing by within a predetermined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Inventors: James Goetzinger, Russell Allen, Michael Koclanes, William Brown, Jr., Jason Howe