Patents by Inventor Jeffrey W. Houser

Jeffrey W. Houser 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).

  • SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH MULTI-FUNCTION BUTTON
    Publication number: 20250049464
    Abstract: An ultrasonic instrument includes a body, an actuation assembly, a shaft assembly, and an end effector. The actuation assembly includes an activation member that is operable to move in a first direction to select a mode of operation. The shaft assembly extends distally from the body and includes an acoustic waveguide. The end effector includes an ultrasonic blade that is in acoustic communication with the acoustic waveguide. The activation member is operable to move in a second direction to activate the end effector in a mode of operation selected by movement of the activation member in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: John A. Hibner, Kevin L. Houser, David A. Monroe, David C. Cagle, Geoffrey S. Strobl, Timothy P. Lessek, Jeffrey L. Aldridge, Ryan M. Asher, Mary E. Mootoo, Eric B. Smith, Gregory W. Johnson, David M. Locke
  • Accuracy-based significant point derivation from dense 3D point clouds for terrain modeling
    Patent number: 8793107
    Abstract: Method includes calculating a mean z coordinate value for points within the point cloud. An initial set of points is selected which have z coordinate values which deviate from the mean by at least an initial value. Thereafter, a triangulated irregular network (TIN) is constructed using the initial set of points. The method continues by determining if there is a significant point that exists among the points contained within an x, y extent of each triangle. If so, the TIN is updated to include the initial set of points and any significant points determined to exist within the triangles that form the TIN. Thereafter, the method continues by repeating the determining and the updating steps until there are no additional significant points found within the triangles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Stephan W. Miller, Jeffrey W. Houser, Mark Rahmes, Morteza Akbari
  • ACCURACY-BASED SIGNIFICANT POINT DERIVATION FROM DENSE 3D POINT CLOUDS FOR TERRAIN MODELING
    Publication number: 20130144565
    Abstract: Method includes calculating a mean z coordinate value for points within the point cloud. An initial set of points is selected which have z coordinate values which deviate from the mean by at least an initial value. Thereafter, a triangulated irregular network (TIN) is constructed using the initial set of points. The method continues by determining if there is a significant point that exists among the points contained within an x, y extent of each triangle. If so, the TIN is updated to include the initial set of points and any significant points determined to exist within the triangles that form the TIN. Thereafter, the method continues by repeating the determining and the updating steps until there are no additional significant points found within the triangles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: HARRIS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Stephan W. Miller, Jeffrey W. Houser, Mark Rahmes, Morteza Akbari