Patents by Inventor John Ramsay
John Ramsay 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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Patent number: 11937857Abstract: Bone anchors and surgical instruments (e.g., bone taps, drivers, etc.) are disclosed herein that include integrated guide tips. Use of these anchors or instruments can eliminate one or more of the steps in a conventional bone anchor installation procedure, improving surgical efficiency and safety. For example, a surgical instrument can include a guide projection configured for insertion through a cannulation formed in a bone anchor when the surgical instrument is coupled to the bone anchor. The surgical instrument can also include various mechanisms for adjusting the position of the guide projection relative to the bone anchor. The guide projection can replace the needle, stylet, and guidewire used in typical insertion procedures. The bone anchor can also include integrated tapping features to eliminate the need for a separate bone tap instrument. Thus, in some embodiments, targeting, tapping, and driving the bone anchor can be performed in a single step.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Ramsay, John DiVincenzo, Nicholas Pavento
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Publication number: 20230227222Abstract: A reusable dispensing device for dispensing contents into a container. The device including a body having a chamber configured to receive a capsule and configured to sit on an opening of the container. A portion of the body being movable between an unsealed first position and an engaged second position. Piercing means are configured to pierce the capsule, and sealing means are configured to seal the container in the engaged second position. Movement of the body from the unsealed first position to the engaged second position to seal the container engages the piercing means to pierce the capsule and dispense contents from the capsule into the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2023Publication date: July 20, 2023Inventors: Peter John Ramsay, Benjamin Harry Alder
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Patent number: 11639257Abstract: A reusable dispensing device for dispensing contents into a container. The device including a body having a chamber configured to receive a capsule and configured to sit on an opening of the container. A portion of the body being movable between an unsealed first position and an engaged second position. Piercing means are configured to pierce the capsule, and sealing means are configured to seal the container in the engaged second position. Movement of the body from the unsealed first position to the engaged second position to seal the container engages the piercing means to pierce the capsule and dispense contents from the capsule into the container.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2018Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: ELIXA LIMITEDInventors: Peter John Ramsay, Benjamin Harry Alder
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Patent number: 11169488Abstract: A water-resistant watch case of a diving watch, includes at least one back mounted on a lower side of a middle part, and a crystal mounted with a fastening gasket on an upper side of the middle part. The back includes an annular bearing surface for coming into contact with an inner annular surface of the middle part of a shape complementary to the bearing surface during mounting of the back on the middle part. The annular bearing surface and the inner annular surface are inclined towards the inside of the watch case at a determined angle less than 90° relative to a central axis perpendicular to a plane of the watch case so as to distribute stresses between the back and the middle part due to the water pressure during a dive. The annular bearing surface and the inner annular surface are conical in shape.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Omega SAInventors: Cedric Kaltenrieder, Gregory Kissling, Yves Winkler, John Ramsay
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Patent number: 11156962Abstract: A stem-crown of a water-resistant watch case includes a stem inserted into a tubular opening of a middle part of the watch case, and a crown including a first portion connected to the stem and a second handling portion. The first portion of the crown includes an annular contact surface, which is inclined at a determined angle less than 90° relative to a longitudinal central axis of the stem-crown, extending from the link between the stem and the first portion of the crown towards the outside of the second portion of the crown. In a rest position, the first portion of the crown comes into contact or bears against an annular receiving surface of the middle part, the shape thereof complements that of an end of the tubular opening to the outside.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2020Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: Omega SAInventors: Cedric Kaltenrieder, Gregory Kissling, Herve Avril, Ricardo Marcos, Samuel Geiser, John Ramsay
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Publication number: 20200356054Abstract: A stem-crown of a water-resistant watch case includes a stem inserted into a tubular opening of a middle part of the watch case, and a crown including a first portion connected to the stem and a second handling portion. The first portion of the crown includes an annular contact surface, which is inclined at a determined angle less than 90° relative to a longitudinal central axis of the stem-crown, extending from the link between the stem and the first portion of the crown towards the outside of the second portion of the crown. In a rest position, the first portion of the crown comes into contact or bears against an annular receiving surface of the middle part, the shape thereof complements that of an end of the tubular opening to the outside.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: Omega SAInventors: Cedric KALTENRIEDER, Gregory KISSLING, Herve AVRIL, Ricardo MARCOS, Samuel GEISER, John Ramsay
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Publication number: 20200356059Abstract: A water-resistant watch case of a diving watch, includes at least one back mounted on a lower side of a middle part, and a crystal mounted with a fastening gasket on an upper side of the middle part. The back includes an annular bearing surface for coming into contact with an inner annular surface of the middle part of a shape complementary to the bearing surface during mounting of the back on the middle part. The annular bearing surface and the inner annular surface are inclined towards the inside of the watch case at a determined angle less than 90° relative to a central axis perpendicular to a plane of the watch case so as to distribute stresses between the back and the middle part due to the water pressure during a dive. The annular bearing surface and the inner annular surface are conical in shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: Omega SAInventors: Cedric KALTENRIEDER, Gregory KISSLING, Yves WINKLER, John RAMSAY
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Publication number: 20200167866Abstract: In order to protect a trading party from predatory trading strategies employed by some market participants, especially during certain periods when quotes for a particular security are experiencing rapid changes or transitions, embodiments of the present invention facilitate and support various new type of trading orders whose booking and execution behaviors are dynamically varied in response to environmental market conditions and/or predefined rules. For example, the orders may be allowed to trade at more aggressive price levels if the market is relatively stable, and the orders can only trade at less aggressive price levels or be automatically suspended or even cancelled when the market is unstable.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2019Publication date: May 28, 2020Inventors: John Herbert Schwall, Eric Wayne Stockland, Bradley Toshio Katsuyama, Ronan Gerard Ryan, Eric Quinlan, Claudia Crowley, Boris Ilyevsky, John Ramsay, Lucas Kowalczyk, Benjamin Connault
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Publication number: 20200156835Abstract: A reusable dispensing device for dispensing contents into a container. The device including a body having a chamber configured to receive a capsule and configured to sit on an opening of the container. A portion of the body being movable between an unsealed first position and an engaged second position. Piercing means are configured to pierce the capsule, and sealing means are configured to seal the container in the engaged second position. Movement of the body from the unsealed first position to the engaged second position to seal the container engages the piercing means to pierce the capsule and dispense contents from the capsule into the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2018Publication date: May 21, 2020Inventors: Peter John Ramsay, Benjamin Harry Alder
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Patent number: 10117913Abstract: A surface protein of the murine fungal pathogen Pneumocystis murina can be used to generate an immune response in a recipient animal or human that provides prophylactic protection and an anti-fungal activity in subjects already infected with a Pneumocystis species. Further, the disclosure provides novel polypeptides or peptides derived from the P. murina surface protein Surface Peptidase 1 (SPD-1) that are useful, alone or in combination with the SPD-1 polypeptide, in compositions and methods for the generation of an anti-Pneumocystis immune reaction by a recipient subject. The compositions and methods of the disclosure provide advantageous alternatives to available immunogenic determinants for the treatment or prevention of fungal pneumonia.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2015Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignees: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANSInventors: Judd E. Shellito, Alistair John Ramsay, David A. Welsh, Sanbao Ruan, Yang Cai
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Publication number: 20170042988Abstract: A surface protein of the murine fungal pathogen Pneumocystis murina can be used to generate an immune response in a recipient animal or human that provides prophylactic protection and an anti-fungal activity in subjects already infected with a Pneumocystis species. Further, the disclosure provides novel polypeptides or peptides derived from the P. murina surface protein Surface Peptidase 1 (SPD-1) that are useful, alone or in combination with the SPD-1 polypeptide, in compositions and methods for the generation of an anti-Pneumocystis immune reaction by a recipient subject. The compositions and methods of the disclosure provide advantageous alternatives to available immunogenic determinants for the treatment or prevention of fungal pneumonia.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2015Publication date: February 16, 2017Inventors: JUDD E. SHELLITO, ALISTAIR JOHN RAMSAY, DAVID A. WELSH, SANBAO RUAN, YANG CAI
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Patent number: 8037818Abstract: A web offset print unit includes a first plate cylinder, a first blanket cylinder selectively in contact with the first plate cylinder, a second blanket cylinder, the web passing between the first and second blanket cylinders, the second blanket cylinder and first blanket cylinder being selectively disengageable from the web in a throw-off position to permit the web to pass between the first and second blanket cylinders, and a second plate cylinder selectively engageable with the second blanket cylinder. A single drive motor drives the first plate cylinder, first blanket cylinder, second blanket cylinder and second plate cylinder when the first and second blanket cylinders engage the web and the single drive motor rotates the first and second plate cylinders when the first and second blanket cylinders are in the throw-off position. Autoplating during the throw-off position thus is possible.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2006Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: Goss International Americas, Inc.Inventors: Douglas Joseph Dawley, Brian Joseph Gentle, Erik John Ramsay
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Patent number: 7100712Abstract: A roller cone drill bit includes a bit body adapted to be coupled to a drill string, at ne leg depending from the bit body, and a bearing journal on the at least one leg, wherein least one leg defines a shirttail portion at an end thereof. A method of manufacturing the cone drill bit includes assembling a roller cone onto the bearing journal on the at least one asking around the shirttail portion, and performing a spray cycle. The spray cycle includes ng the shirttail portion with hardfacing using a high pressure/high velocity oxygen fuel after the roller cone is assembled onto the bearing journal.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2005Date of Patent: September 5, 2006Assignee: Smith International, Inc.Inventors: John Ramsay Crowe, Angus Greig, Robert Hamilton, Gary Farquhar, Kevin Angus
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Publication number: 20050275292Abstract: An information transmission system comprising a conductor operable to carry a desired information signal. A first tube substantially surrounds the conductor and a second tube substantially surrounds the first tube to define a substantially fluid-tight chamber therebetween. In another aspect, the invention provides an information transmission system suited to transmit information between a first electronic device and a second electronic device located a distance from the first electronic device. The system includes an information transmission line that connects to the first electronic device and the second electronic device. A conduit surrounds at least a portion of the information transmission line. The conduit defines a substantially fluid-tight chamber. A quantity of fluid is disposed within the chamber and a sensor is positioned to measure a parameter of the quantity of fluid. An indicator is operable to signal a breach condition in response to the measured parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2004Publication date: December 15, 2005Inventors: James Delahanty, John Ramsay, James Toher, Donald Wold
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Patent number: 6955233Abstract: A method is disclosed for applying hardfacing to a shirttail portion of a roller cone drill bit, including masking around the shirttail portion of the bit and operating a high pressure/high velocity oxygen fuel torch to apply the hardfacing to the shirttail portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2004Date of Patent: October 18, 2005Assignee: Smith International, Inc.Inventors: John Ramsay Crowe, Angus Greig, Robert Hamilton, Gary Farquhar, Kevin Angus
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Publication number: 20050175874Abstract: Improvements in startup time for an electrochemical fuel cell system from freezing and sub-freezing temperatures may be observed by minimizing the coolant volume in the coolant subsystem. In particular, this may be accomplished by having a two pump—dual loop cooling subsystem. During startup, one pump directs coolant through a startup coolant loop and after either the fuel cell stack or the coolant temperature reaches a predetermined threshold value, coolant from a main or standard coolant loop is then directed to the fuel cell stack. In an embodiment, coolant from the standard loop mixes with coolant in the startup loop after the predetermined threshold temperature is reached.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2004Publication date: August 11, 2005Inventors: Donald Alessi, John Ramsay, KERRY HILLIER
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Patent number: 6874388Abstract: A method is disclosed for applying hardfacing to a shirttail portion of a roller cone drill bit, including masking around the shirttail portion of the bit and operating a high pressure/high velocity oxygen fuel torch to apply the hardfacing to the shirttail portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2002Date of Patent: April 5, 2005Assignee: Smith International, Inc.Inventors: John Ramsay Crowe, Angus Greig, Robert Hamilton, Gary Farquhar, Kevin Angus
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Publication number: 20040159470Abstract: A method is disclosed for applying hardfacing to a shirttail portion of a roller cone drill bit, including masking around the shirttail portion of the bit and operating a high pressure/high velocity oxygen fuel torch to apply the hardfacing to the shirttail portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2004Publication date: August 19, 2004Inventors: John Ramsay Crowe, Angus Greig, Robert Hamilton, Gary Farquhar, Kevin Angus
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Publication number: 20020157873Abstract: A method is disclosed for applying hardfacing to a shirttail portion of a roller cone drill bit, including masking around the shirttail portion of the bit and operating a high pressure/high velocity oxygen fuel torch to apply the hardfacing to the shirttail portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2002Publication date: October 31, 2002Inventors: John Ramsay Crowe, Angus Greig, Robert Hamilton, Gary Farquhar, Kevin Angus
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Patent number: 6440049Abstract: A folder for processing a stream of printed signatures from a printing press and related method. The signatures have a desired path with a path edge and each signature has a lead and trail edge. The folder comprises a plurality of sensor sets, each sensor set for determining if the lead and/or trail edge of the signature deviates from the path edge by more than a certain tolerance.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 1998Date of Patent: August 27, 2002Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AGInventors: Roger Robert Belanger, William John Blank, Brian Robert Elkinson, Erik John Ramsay, Kevin Francis Albert