Patents by Inventor John R. Carroll

John R. Carroll 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).

  • Energy module for driving multiple energy modalities through a port
    Patent number: 12239353
    Abstract: An energy module connectable to a surgical instrument is disclosed. The energy module can include a circuit, which can include a first amplifier and a second amplifier coupled to a port of the energy module to which a surgical instrument is connectable. The first amplifier can be configured to generate a first drive signal at a first frequency range and the second amplifier can be configured to generate a second drive signal at a second frequency range. The circuit can be configured to control the amplifiers to deliver the first drive signal, the second drive signal, and/or a combination of the first and second drive signals to a surgical instrument connected to the port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Cilag GmbH International
    Inventors: Joshua Henderson, Joshua P. Morgan, Andrew W. Carroll, Jeffrey L. Aldridge, Eitan T. Wiener, Ryan M. Asher, John B. Schulte, John E. Hein, James R. Hoch
  • FASTENER ASSEMBLIES FOR DETACHABLY COUPLING STRUCTURES TOGETHER
    Publication number: 20180058485
    Abstract: A fastener assembly includes various features that work in conjunction to compress one structure against another structure thereby detachably coupling the structures together. The features may include one or more of a stud, a lever, a body, a fastener, etc. Some of these features may be pivotable, rotatable, etc. between positions to assist in coupling the structures together. Other example fastener assemblies and systems including one or more fastener assemblies are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Bryant R. Levesque, Colin J. Davis, Jacob D. Rice, John R. Carroll
  • System performance monitoring system
    Patent number: 7373267
    Abstract: An industrial controller performance monitoring system includes a detector connected to a controller. The detector is optically coupled to an output, such as a display, of equipment under test and the controller is configured to receive a signal from the equipment under test that is indicative of an instruction to generate the signal monitored by the detector. A comparison of the detection of the signal with the instruction to generate the signal provides an indication of operation of the equipment under test without interfering with operation of the equipment under test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Carroll, Andre V. Augis, John Erinc, James J. Jacko, Lisette E. Roy, Thomas A. Schey, Lisa M. Thomas, Wiley A. Wolfe
  • SYSTEM PERFORMANCE MONITORING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20080082284
    Abstract: An industrial controller performance monitoring system includes a detector connected to a controller. The detector is optically coupled to an output, such as a display, of equipment under test and the controller is configured to receive a signal from the equipment under test that is indicative of an instruction to generate the signal monitored by the detector. A comparison of the detection of the signal with the instruction to generate the signal provides an indication of operation of the equipment under test without interfering with operation of the equipment under test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Carroll, Andre V. Augis, John Erinc, James J. Jacko, Lisette E. Roy, Thomas A. Schey, Lisa M. Thomas, Wiley A. Wolfe