Patents by Inventor Jon A. Sherman
Jon A. Sherman 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: 7582087Abstract: A bipolar electrosurgical instrument for clamping, grasping, manipulating, and sealing tissue includes first and second shafts each having a jaw member extending from a distal end thereof and a handle disposed at a proximal end thereof. The handle being operable to effect movement of the jaw members relative to one another from a first position wherein the jaw members are disposed in spaced relation relative to one another to a second position wherein the jaw members cooperate to grasp tissue therebetween. The bipolar instrument is connectable to a source of electrical energy having a first electrical potential connected to one of the jaw members and a second electrical potential connected to the other of the jaw members such that the jaw members are capable of selectively conducting energy through tissue held therebetween to effect a seal. Both the first and second electrical potentials are transmitted to the jaw members through the first shaft.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2001Date of Patent: September 1, 2009Assignee: Covidien AGInventors: Philip M. Tetzlaff, Carolyn H. Mihaichuk, Duane E. Kerr, Dave A. Schechter, Jon Sherman, Ted Richardson, Greg Drach
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Patent number: 7553312Abstract: A bipolar electrosurgical instrument for clamping, grasping, manipulating, and sealing tissue includes first and second shafts each having a jaw member extending from a distal end thereof and a handle disposed at a proximal end thereof. The handle being operable to effect movement of the jaw members relative to one another from a first position wherein the jaw members are disposed in spaced relation relative to one another to a second position wherein the jaw members cooperate to grasp tissue therebetween. The bipolar instrument is connectable to a source of electrical energy having a first electrical potential connected to one of the jaw members and a second electrical potential connected to the other of the jaw members such that the jaw members are capable of selectively conducting energy through tissue held therebetween to effect a seal. Both the first and second electrical potentials are transmitted to the jaw members through the first shaft.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2007Date of Patent: June 30, 2009Assignee: Covidien AGInventors: Philip M. Tetzlaff, Carolyn H. Mihaichuk, Duane E. Kerr, David A. Schechter, Jon Sherman, Ted Richardson, Greg Drach
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Publication number: 20080167651Abstract: A bipolar electrosurgical instrument for clamping, grasping, manipulating, and sealing tissue includes first and second shafts each having a jaw member extending from a distal end thereof and a handle disposed at a proximal end thereof. The handle being operable to effect movement of the jaw members relative to one another from a first position wherein the jaw members are disposed in spaced relation relative to one another to a second position wherein the jaw members cooperate to grasp tissue therebetween. The bipolar instrument is connectable to a source of electrical energy having a first electrical potential connected to one of the jaw members and a second electrical potential connected to the other of the jaw members such that the jaw members are capable of selectively conducting energy through tissue held therebetween to effect a seal. Both the first and second electrical potentials are transmitted to the jaw members through the first shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2007Publication date: July 10, 2008Inventors: Philip M. Tetzlaff, Carolyn H. Mihaichuk, Duane E. Kerr, David A. Schechter, Jon Sherman, Theodore Richardson, Greg Drach
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Publication number: 20070164894Abstract: Provided is a non-statistical method for compressing and decompressing complex SAR data derived from reflected energy. The method includes selecting a first FFT to provide a target ratio of pixel spacing to resolution. A second FFT is then selected which is smaller than the first FFT. The data is zero-padded to fill the second FFT and transformed to provide at least one transfer frequency. This transfer frequency is then transferred to the at least one remote site. At the remote site the second FFT is inverted to restore the data from the received transfer frequency. The restored data is then zero-padded again to fill the first FFT. The first FFT is then used to transform the zero-padded restored data to provide a data set of points with the target ratio of pixel spacing to resolution.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2006Publication date: July 19, 2007Inventors: Jon Sherman, John Kilkelly, Helen Sun, Ralph Hudson
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Patent number: 6945743Abstract: The sports and recreational trailer fills the existing gap in technology by providing a single device to competently handle all of the tasks associated with elevated stands, blinds, trailers, fishing huts, and the like. This invention also adds new functionality not before seen in any incarnation of the above devices, such as the ability to lower the entire chassis, or to load the trailer by utilizing a bed-tilting feature.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2002Date of Patent: September 20, 2005Inventors: Jeffrey Jon Sherman, Timothy Halonen
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Publication number: 20040249374Abstract: A bipolar electrosurgical instrument for clamping, grasping, manipulating, and sealing tissue includes first and second shafts each having a jaw member extending from a distal end thereof and a handle disposed at a proximal end thereof. The handle being operable to effect movement of the jaw members relative to one another from a first position wherein the jaw members are disposed in spaced relation relative to one another to a second position wherein the jaw members cooperate to grasp tissue therebetween. The bipolar instrument is connectable to a source of electrical energy having a first electrical potential connected to one of the jaw members and a second electrical potential connected to the other of the jaw members such that the jaw members are capable of selectively conducting energy through tissue held therebetween to effect a seal. Both the first and second electrical potentials are transmitted to the jaw members through the first shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2004Publication date: December 9, 2004Inventors: Philip M. Tetzlaff, Carolyn H. Mihaichuk, Duane E. Kerr, Dave A. Schechter, Jon Sherman, Ted Richardson, Greg Drach
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Publication number: 20040162557Abstract: A bipolar electrosurgical instrument for clamping, grasping, manipulating, and sealing tissue includes first and second shafts each having a jaw member extending from a distal end thereof and a handle disposed at a proximal end thereof. The handle being operable to effect movement of the jaw members relative to one another from a first position wherein the jaw members are disposed in spaced relation relative to one another to a second position wherein the jaw members cooperate to grasp tissue therebetween. The bipolar instrument is connectable to a source of electrical energy having a first electrical potential connected to one of the jaw members and a second electrical potential connected to the other of the jaw members such that the jaw members are capable of selectively conducting energy through tissue held therebetween to effect a seal. Both the first and second electrical potentials are transmitted to the jaw members through the first shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2004Publication date: August 19, 2004Inventors: Philip M. Tetzlaff, Carolyn H. Mihaichuk, Duane E. Kerr, Dave A. Schechter, Jon Sherman, Ted Richardson, Greg Drach
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Publication number: 20040018075Abstract: The sports and recreational trailer fills the existing gap in technology by providing a single device to competently handle all of the tasks associated with elevated stands, blinds, trailers, fishing huts, and the like. This invention also adds new functionality not before seen in any incarnation of the above devices, such as the ability to lower the entire chassis, or to load the trailer by utilizing a bed-tilting feature.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2002Publication date: January 29, 2004Inventors: Jeffrey Jon Sherman, Timothy Halonen
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Patent number: 6673087Abstract: Surgical scissors include a pair of scissor blades mounted at a distal end of an elongated flexible body and a housing attached to the proximal end of the elongated body. An actuator is coupled with mechanical advantage to the scissor blades for manually controlling shearing movement of the blades in response to finger movement on the actuator back and forth along the housing. Electrical conductors are provided through body and housing from a connector to the scissor blades. The housing is configured to be assembled in mating shells with components assembled in and confined by attached shells that facilitate rapid and accurate fabrication.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2000Date of Patent: January 6, 2004Assignee: Origin MedsystemsInventors: Tenny Chang, Charles Gresl, John Lunsford, Jon A. Sherman, Theodore A. Richardson
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Patent number: 6131789Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved surgical stapler that prevents refiring of a spent staple cartridge. More specifically, this invention includes a simple, inexpensive mechanical locking mechanism which prevents refiring of a spent staple cartridge by blocking the path of the firing and/or cutting means of the stapler.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 1994Date of Patent: October 17, 2000Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.Inventors: Dale R. Schulze, Jon A. Sherman
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Patent number: 5275323Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved surgical stapler that prevents refiring of a spent staple cartridge. More specifically, this invention includes a simple, inexpensive mechanical locking mechanism which prevents refiring of a spent staple cartridge by blocking the path of the firing and/or cutting means of the stapler.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 1992Date of Patent: January 4, 1994Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.Inventors: Dale R. Schulze, Jon A. Sherman
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Patent number: 5129570Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved surgical stapler that prevents refiring of a spent staple cartridge. More specifically, this invention includes a simple, inexpensive mechanical locking mechanism which prevents refiring of a spent staple cartridge by blocking the path of the firing and/or cutting means of the stapler.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 1990Date of Patent: July 14, 1992Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.Inventors: Dale R. Schulze, Jon A. Sherman
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Patent number: 5065929Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved two-piece surgical stapler having first and second mated pieces, and including a first and a second locking means that insure that the two pieces are mated when staples are being ejected.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 1991Date of Patent: November 19, 1991Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.Inventors: Dale R. Schulze, Jon A. Sherman, W. Michael Mereness