Patents by Inventor Kevin Boyle

Kevin Boyle 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).

  • Patent number: 12110067
    Abstract: An electric commercial vehicle power steering system includes an input shaft, an electric motor, and a planetary gear set, a drive coupling, and an output shaft. A first one of a sun gear, a planet carrier, and a ring gear of the planetary gear set is connected to and rotatable with a rotor of the electric motor, and a second one of the sun gear, the planet carrier, and the ring gear of the planetary gear set is connected to and rotatable with a first gear of the drive coupling. A second gear of the drive coupling is connected to and rotatable with the input shaft. A globoidal worm drive is arranged between the input shaft and the output shaft. The globoidal worm drive couples the input shaft to the output shaft such that the output shaft is rotatable with the input shaft via the globoidal worm drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventor: Kevin Boyle
  • Patent number: 12097109
    Abstract: An adjustable vascular graft with a user-customizable reduced inner diameter is provided. The graft includes a flexible tubular body having open ends and a plurality of receivers in a sidewall thereof, which may be arranged in two circumferentially spaced rows of receivers. The receivers may take the form of ringlets, eyelets, loops, or holes, which may be provided in a reinforced region of the graft sidewall, and which may be radiopaque. A suture passes through the plurality of receivers, the suture having first and second free ends capable of being pulled, and which suture may also be radiopaque. Tensioning or tightening the first and second ends of the suture reduces an inner diameter of the corresponding portion of the tubular body of the graft, thereby allowing for the custom reduced inner diameter and a resulting flow restriction to be provided. Related methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Harris, Kevin Boyle
  • Publication number: 20240206870
    Abstract: A tissue aperture closure device may include more than one suture deployed in multiple directions around a perimeter of a tissue aperture. The sutures may be pulled through a suture lock to tension the sutures and close the tissue aperture. The suture lock may be transitioned between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration in which the tension of the sutures may be adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: Davol Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel F. McCormick, Kevin Boyle
  • Publication number: 20240160012
    Abstract: An event camera system for pupil detection may include a camera assembly and a controller, and may also include one or more off-axis light sources. The camera assembly may include one or more infrared (IR) light sources and an event camera. The one or more IR light sources are configured to emit pulses of IR light along an optical path toward an eyebox. The IR light is reflected from an eye in the eyebox, and the reflected light propagates back along the optical path toward the event camera for detection. The controller is configured to determine an orientation of the eye using data output from the event camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin Boyle, Robert Konrad, Nitish Padmanaban
  • Publication number: 20230240606
    Abstract: Embodiments are related to a system with a headset capable of monitoring psychomotor performance of a user of the headset based on eyelid tracking information. The headset includes a sensor assembly coupled to a frame of the headset, and a transceiver coupled to the sensor assembly. The sensor assembly is configured to track an eyelid of an eye of the user and capture eyelid tracking information. The transceiver is configured to obtain the eyelid tracking information from the sensor assembly and communicate the eyelid tracking information to a secondary device coupled to the headset for processing the eyelid tracking information and determination of sleep information for the user based in part on the processed eyelid tracking information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Kevin Boyle, Robert Konrad, Nitish Padmanaban
  • Publication number: 20230195220
    Abstract: An event camera system for pupil detection may include a camera assembly and a controller, and may also include one or more off-axis light sources. The camera assembly may include one or more infrared (IR) light sources and an event camera. The one or more IR light sources are configured to emit pulses of IR light along an optical path toward an eyebox. The IR light is reflected from an eye in the eyebox, and the reflected light propagates back along the optical path toward the event camera for detection. The controller is configured to determine an orientation of the eye using data output from the event camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Kevin Boyle, Robert Konrad, Nitish Padmanaban
  • Patent number: 11662574
    Abstract: A device includes a camera assembly and a controller. The camera assembly is configured to capture images of both eyes of a user. Using the captured images, the controller determines a location for each pupil of each eye of the user. The determined pupil locations and captured images are used to determine eye tracking parameters which are used to compute values of eye tracking functions. With the computed values and a model that maps the eye tracking functions to gaze depths, a gaze depth of the user is determined. An action is performed based on the determined gaze depth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Zinn Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Boyle, Robert Konrad, Nitish Padmanaban, Gordon Wetzstein
  • Patent number: 11625095
    Abstract: Embodiments are related to a plurality of gaze sensors embedded into a frame of a headset for detection of a gaze vector of a user wearing the headset and user's control at the headset. The gaze vector for an eye of the user can be within a threshold distance from one of the gaze sensors. By monitoring signals detected by the gaze sensors, it can be determined that the gaze vector is within the threshold distance from the gaze sensor. Based on this determination, at least one action associated with the headset is initiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Zinn Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Konrad, Kevin Boyle, Nitish Padmanaban, Gordon Wetzstein
  • Patent number: 11543883
    Abstract: An event camera system for pupil detection may include a camera assembly and a controller, and may also include one or more off-axis light sources. The camera assembly may include one or more infrared (IR) light sources and an event camera. The one or more IR light sources are configured to emit pulses of IR light along an optical path toward an eyebox. The IR light is reflected from an eye in the eyebox, and the reflected light propagates back along the optical path toward the event camera for detection. The controller is configured to determine an orientation of the eye using data output from the event camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Zinn Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Boyle, Robert Konrad, Nitish Padmanaban
  • Patent number: 11458286
    Abstract: A catheter structure, such as a balloon catheter (30), guidewire, or the like, with markings (32) perceptible outside of the vasculature is for use in determining at a location external to the body the position of the catheter structure relative to a treatment area. Related kits are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: CLEARSTREAM TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Nicholas Loren Bajema, Jim C. Beasley, Kevin Boyle, Alexander William Tessmer, Mark Nicholas Wright
  • Publication number: 20220238220
    Abstract: Embodiments are related to a headset integrated into a healthcare platform. The headset comprises one or more sensors embedded into a frame of the headset, a controller coupled to the one or more sensors, and a transceiver coupled to the controller. The one or more sensors capture health information data for a user wearing the headset. The controller pre-processes at least a portion of the captured health information data to generate a pre-processed portion of the health information data. The transceiver communicates the health information data and the pre-processed portion of health information data to an intermediate device communicatively coupled to the headset. The intermediate device processes at least one of the health information data and the pre-processed portion of health information data to generate processed health information data for a health-related diagnostic of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Konrad, Kevin Boyle, Nitish Padmanaban, Gordon Wetzstein
  • Publication number: 20220236796
    Abstract: Embodiments are related to a plurality of gaze sensors embedded into a frame of a headset for detection of a gaze vector of a user wearing the headset and user's control at the headset. The gaze vector for an eye of the user can be within a threshold distance from one of the gaze sensors. By monitoring signals detected by the gaze sensors, it can be determined that the gaze vector is within the threshold distance from the gaze sensor. Based on this determination, at least one action associated with the headset is initiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Konrad, Kevin Boyle, Nitish Padmanaban, Gordon Wetzstein
  • Publication number: 20220204072
    Abstract: An electric commercial vehicle power steering system includes an input shaft, an electric motor, and a planetary gear set, a drive coupling, and an output shaft. A first one of a sun gear, a planet carrier, and a ring gear of the planetary gear set is connected to and rotatable with a rotor of the electric motor, and a second one of the sun gear, the planet carrier, and the ring gear of the planetary gear set is connected to and rotatable with a first gear of the drive coupling. A second gear of the drive coupling is connected to and rotatable with the input shaft. A globoidal worm drive is arranged between the input shaft and the output shaft. The globoidal worm drive couples the input shaft to the output shaft such that the output shaft is rotatable with the input shaft via the globoidal worm drive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventor: Kevin Boyle
  • Publication number: 20220197376
    Abstract: An event camera system for pupil detection may include a camera assembly and a controller, and may also include one or more off-axis light sources. The camera assembly may include one or more infrared (IR) light sources and an event camera. The one or more IR light sources are configured to emit pulses of IR light along an optical path toward an eyebox. The IR light is reflected from an eye in the eyebox, and the reflected light propagates back along the optical path toward the event camera for detection. The controller is configured to determine an orientation of the eye using data output from the event camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Kevin Boyle, Robert Konrad, Nitish Padmanaban
  • Publication number: 20220146819
    Abstract: A device includes a camera assembly and a controller. The camera assembly is configured to capture images of both eyes of a user. Using the captured images, the controller determines a location for each pupil of each eye of the user. The determined pupil locations and captured images are used to determine eye tracking parameters which are used to compute values of eye tracking functions. With the computed values and a model that maps the eye tracking functions to gaze depths, a gaze depth of the user is determined. An action is performed based on the determined gaze depth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Kevin Boyle, Robert Konrad, Nitish Padmanaban, Gordon Wetzstein
  • Publication number: 20200383768
    Abstract: An adjustable vascular graft with a user-customizable reduced inner diameter is provided. The graft includes a flexible tubular body having open ends and a plurality of receivers in a sidewall thereof, which may be arranged in two circumferentially spaced rows of receivers. The receivers may take the form of ringlets, eyelets, loops, or holes, which may be provided in a reinforced region of the graft sidewall, and which may be radiopaque. A suture passes through the plurality of receivers, the suture having first and second free ends capable of being pulled, and which suture may also be radiopaque. Tensioning or tightening the first and second ends of the suture reduces an inner diameter of the corresponding portion of the tubular body of the graft, thereby allowing for the custom reduced inner diameter and a resulting flow restriction to be provided. Related methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Keith Harris, Kevin Boyle
  • Publication number: 20200345380
    Abstract: An apparatus for performing an endovascular procedure. The apparatus includes an ultrasonic catheter supporting a first inflatable balloon. The apparatus includes an ultrasonic wave guide associated with the ultrasonic catheter. The ultrasonic wave guide includes a fluid lumen. The ultrasonic wave guide has a proximal portion and a distal portion. The apparatus includes an ultrasonic transducer having a transducer horn. The proximal portion of the ultrasonic wave guide is crimped directly onto the transducer horn. The ultrasonic transducer is configured to vibrate the ultrasonic wave guide at an ultrasonic frequency, and the ultrasonic wave guide is configured to transmit the ultrasonic frequency from the ultrasonic transducer to the distal portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Kevin Boyle, Andrzej J. Chanduszko, Michael Randall, Peng Zheng
  • Patent number: 10765504
    Abstract: An adjustable vascular graft with a user-customizable reduced inner diameter is provided. The graft includes a flexible tubular body having open ends and a plurality of receivers in a sidewall thereof, which may be arranged in two circumferentially spaced rows of receivers. The receivers may take the form of ringlets, eyelets, loops, or holes, which may be provided in a reinforced region of the graft sidewall, and which may be radiopaque. A suture passes through the plurality of receivers, the suture having first and second free ends capable of being pulled, and which suture may also be radiopaque. Tensioning or tightening the first and second ends of the suture reduces an inner diameter of the corresponding portion of the tubular body of the graft, thereby allowing for the custom reduced inner diameter and a resulting flow restriction to be provided. Related methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Harris, Kevin Boyle
  • Patent number: 10758256
    Abstract: A catheter includes a wave guide for transmitting ultrasonic energy from a transducer, and which is also rotated to facilitate enhanced disruption of the concerned obstruction in a transverse direction. Embodiments of waveguide include distal anchors that help focus the energy transmitted to a treatment site, and may also include a deployable filter that may open distal of the obstruction to capture any dislodged debris. Selectively inflatable balloons may cordon off a treatment site, and the wave guide may comprise a tube that may serve the dual purposes of inflating the balloon(s), as well as to transmit ultrasonic energy to an obstruction. A portion of an ultrasonic catheter may include plural curved portions to space an exposed portion of the wave guide away from the catheter body to enhance the vibratory action provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Boyle, Andrzej J. Chanduszko, Michael Randall, Peng Zheng
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    Patent number: D865332
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: ALF WEAR
    Inventors: Kevin Boyle, Holger Kuhr