Patents by Inventor Keith Kane

Keith Kane 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).

  • TECHNOLOGIES FOR USER FEEDBACK WITH MULTI-MODE ENERGY-BASED SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS
    Publication number: 20260183076
    Abstract: A system includes an energy-based surgical instrument with a mode selector capable of selecting a latch mode and an automatic or non-latch mode. The surgical instrument may send a message signal indicative of the state of the mode selector to a surgical generator, which outputs an audio tone indicative of the state of the mode selector. The surgical instrument may generate feedback, such as haptic feedback, when energy delivery is nearly activated, and generate different feedback when the energy delivery is activated. The surgical instrument may measure tension applied at an end effector of the surgical instrument and generate haptic feedback based on the measured tension. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2025
    Publication date: July 2, 2026
    Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason L. Harris, Carl Draginoff, Jr., Keith Kane, Richard Ackermann, Jacqueline C. Aronhalt
  • Electric machine with auxiliary blower mounting arrangement and/or modular exhaust assembly
    Patent number: 11139718
    Abstract: An electric machine includes a frame and a plurality of electrical components including a rotor assembly and a stator assembly. The electric machine further includes an auxiliary blower mounting arrangement for cooling the electrical components and/or a modular exhaust assembly for noise attenuation, wherein the modular exhaust assembly further has one or more louvers allowing cooling fluid for cooling the electrical components to exit the electric machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Siemens Industry, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas G. Lang, Keith Kane, Ryan Edward Queen
  • ELECTRIC MACHINE WITH AUXILIARY BLOWER MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT AND/OR MODULAR EXHAUST ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20190027996
    Abstract: An electric machine includes a frame and a plurality of electrical components including a rotor assembly and a stator assembly. The electric machine further includes an auxiliary blower mounting arrangement for cooling the electrical components and/or a modular exhaust assembly for noise attenuation, wherein the modular exhaust assembly further has one or more louvers allowing cooling fluid for cooling the electrical components to exit the electric machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Nicholas G. Lang, Keith Kane, Ryan Edward Queen