Patents by Inventor Jessica Blake

Jessica Blake 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).

  • Publication number: 20220366247
    Abstract: A reinforcement learning system and method that selects actions to be performed by an agent interacting with an environment. The system uses a combination of reinforcement learning and a look ahead search: Reinforcement learning Q-values are used to guide the look ahead search and the search is used in turn to improve the Q-values. The system learns from a combination of real experience and simulated, model-based experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Jessica Blake Chandler Hamrick, Victor Constant Bapst, Alvaro Sanchez, Tobias Pfaff, Theophane Guillaume Weber, Lars Buesing, Peter William Battaglia
  • Patent number: 10420554
    Abstract: A surgical instrument includes a motor configured to actuate end effector; a communication interface configured to couple to a configuration device; and a controller coupled to the motor and the communication interface, the controller includes a memory configured to store an operational parameter for operating the motor, the controller configured to modify the operational parameter based on configuration data received from the configuration device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Peter Collings, Kelly Valentine, Jessica Blake
  • Publication number: 20170172572
    Abstract: A surgical instrument includes a motor configured to actuate end effector; a communication interface configured to couple to a configuration device; and a controller coupled to the motor and the communication interface, the controller includes a memory configured to store an operational parameter for operating the motor, the controller configured to modify the operational parameter based on configuration data received from the configuration device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Peter Collings, Kelly Valentine, Jessica Blake
  • Patent number: D1023804
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: MICROMASS UK LIMITED
    Inventors: Arthur Blake, Andrew Pawson, Marcus Dawber, Jessica Tomlinson