Patents by Inventor Kevin Lees

Kevin Lees 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: 12376888
    Abstract: Bone anchor assemblies are disclosed herein that can provide for improved fixation as compared with traditional bone anchor assemblies. An exemplary assembly can include a bracket or wing that extends down from the receiver member and accommodates one or more auxiliary bone anchors that augment the fixation of the assembly's primary bone anchor. Another exemplary assembly can include a plate that is seated between the receiver member and the rod and accommodates one or more auxiliary bone anchors that augment the fixation of the assembly's primary bone anchor. Another exemplary assembly can include a hook that extends out from the receiver member to hook onto an anatomical structure or another implant to augment the fixation of the assembly's primary bone anchor. Surgical methods using the bone anchor assemblies described herein are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: Medos International Sàrl
    Inventors: J. Riley Hawkins, Albert Montello, Christopher Ramsay, Kevin Lee, Joseph Peterson, Ben Johnston, Heiko Koller, Todd Albert, Christopher Ames, Brad Currier, Claudius Thome, Masashi Neo
  • Publication number: 20250243104
    Abstract: A strengthened cover glass or glass-ceramic sheet or article as well as processes and systems for making the strengthened glass or glass-ceramic sheet or article is provided for use in consumer electronic devices. The process comprises cooling the cover glass sheet by non-contact thermal conduction for sufficiently long to fix a surface compression and central tension of the sheet. The process results in thermally strengthened cover glass sheets for use in or on consumer electronic products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2025
    Publication date: July 31, 2025
    Inventors: Peter Joseph Lezzi, Richard Orr Maschmeyer, John Christopher Thomas, Kevin Lee Wasson
  • Publication number: 20250234179
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards systems and methods for instantiating persistent roaming for a mobile device. One such method includes: receiving, at a provisioning engineering tool for managing mobile device provisioning and a plurality of Tracking Area Code (TAC) restriction tables, a request to update a provisioning profile associated with a user account, the user account associated with at least one mobile device, by adding at least one of the plurality of TAC restriction tables to the provisioning profile associated with the user account, each of the plurality of TAC restriction tables including a list of cellular sites in a geographical area; and restricting the mobile device associated with the user account from a home Mobile Network Operators (MNO) network when the mobile device associated with the user account is in the geographical area associated with the listed cellular sites of the TAC restriction table in the provisioning profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2024
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Inventors: Kevin Lee Karlin, Xiaowen Robinson, Sougata Saha, Alberto Lozada Cristobal, Arnold Foronda Agcaoili
  • Patent number: 12364060
    Abstract: A method for achieving voltage-controlled gate-modulated light emission using monolithic integration of fin- and nanowire- n-i-n vertical FETs with bottom-tunnel junction planar InGaN LEDs is described. This method takes advantage of the improved performance of bottom-tunnel junction LEDs over their top-tunnel junction counterparts, while allowing for strong gate control on a low-cross-sectional area fin or wire without sacrificing LED active area as in lateral integration designs. Electrical modulation of 5 orders, and an order of magnitude of optical modulation are achieved in the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Cornell University
    Inventors: Shyam Bharadwaj, Kevin Lee, Kazuki Nomoto, Austin Hickman, Len van Deurzen, Huili Grace Xing, Debdeep Jena, Vladimir Protasenko
  • Publication number: 20250209744
    Abstract: Some examples of the disclosure are directed to systems and methods for determining a placement location for an avatar corresponding to a remote user within a multi-user communication session that includes a group of collocated users when initiating the multi-user communication session. In some examples, a first electronic device detects an indication of a request to enter a communication session with a third electronic device, wherein the third electronic device is non-collocated in a first physical environment of the first electronic device. In some examples, in response to detecting the indication, the first electronic device enters the communication session that includes the first electronic device, a second electronic device, and the third electronic device, wherein the second electronic device is collocated in the first physical environment. In some examples, the first electronic device displays a visual representation of a user of the third electronic device in a computer-generated environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2024
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Inventors: Patrick PIEMONTE, Joseph P. CERRA, Connor A. SMITH, Jacob A. PICCOLO, Kevin LEE
  • Publication number: 20250209753
    Abstract: Some examples of the disclosure are directed to systems and methods for facilitating interactions, including movement, of content that is shared in a multi-user communication session based on whether participants in the multi-user communication session are collocated or non-collocated. In some examples, a first electronic device presents a three-dimensional environment including a first object of a first type and a visual representation of a user of the second electronic device. In some examples, the first electronic device receives a request to move the first object. In some examples, in response, in accordance with a determination that the second electronic device is collocated with the first electronic device in a first physical environment, the first electronic device moves the first object of the first type in the three-dimensional environment in accordance with the first input, without updating presentation of the visual representation of the user of the second electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2024
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Inventors: Patrick PIEMONTE, Joseph P. CERRA, Connor A. SMITH, Kevin LEE, Jacob A. PICCOLO
  • Patent number: 12336742
    Abstract: Various embodiments of unilateral implant holders and related methods are disclosed herein. An exemplary unilateral implant holder can include a surgical instrument that includes a unilateral locking mechanism arranged at a distal end of the instrument for rigidly holding onto a unilateral portion of the implant. The locking mechanism can be configured to lock onto a unilateral portion of the implant such that access to the implant is not blocked. By engaging the instrument's locking mechanism with a counterpart locking interface defined in an implant, sufficient clamping force can be applied by the locking mechanism to resist multi-directional forces exerted on the implant during a surgical procedure. The surgical instrument can be a stand-alone unilateral implant holder. The surgical instrument can be configured to perform a surgical task while concurrently holding the implant in place using the unilateral locking mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Medos International Sárl
    Inventors: Kevin Lee, Mark Hall
  • Patent number: 12338159
    Abstract: A strengthened cover glass or glass-ceramic sheet or article as well as processes and systems for making the strengthened glass or glass-ceramic sheet or article is provided for use in consumer electronic devices. The process comprises cooling the cover glass sheet by non-contact thermal conduction for sufficiently long to fix a surface compression and central tension of the sheet. The process results in thermally strengthened cover glass sheets for use in or on consumer electronic products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Peter Joseph Lezzi, Richard Orr Maschmeyer, John Christopher Thomas, Kevin Lee Wasson
  • Publication number: 20250194294
    Abstract: A method for achieving voltage-controlled gate-modulated light emission using monolithic integration of fin- and nanowire- n-i-n vertical FETs with bottom-tunnel junction planar InGaN LEDs is described. This method takes advantage of the improved performance of bottom-tunnel junction LEDs over their top-tunnel junction counterparts, while allowing for strong gate control on a low-cross-sectional area fin or wire without sacrificing LED active area as in lateral integration designs. Electrical modulation of 5 orders, and an order of magnitude of optical modulation are achieved in the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Applicant: Cornell University
    Inventors: Shyam Bharadwaj, Kevin Lee, Kazuki Nomoto, Austin Hickman, Len van Deurzen, Huili Grace Xing, Debdeep Jena, Vladimir Protasenko
  • Publication number: 20250182775
    Abstract: A method includes receiving target audio data captured by a first audio input device, the target audio data comprising a target audio signal and a first version of an interfering audio signal, and receiving reference audio data captured by a second audio input device different from the first audio input device, the reference audio data comprising a second version of the interfering audio signal. The method also includes processing, using a trained neural network, the target audio data and the reference audio data to generate enhanced audio data, the neural network attenuating the interfering audio signal in the enhanced audio data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: George Chiachi Sung, Yang Yang, Shao-Fu Shih, Hakan Erdogan, Kevin Lee
  • Patent number: 12314627
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to collaborative workspaces using head-mounted displays (HMDs). Collaborative workspaces enable multiple users to collaborate together in a common environment while also viewing content specific to each user using HMDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: Vision Products, LLC
    Inventors: Michael P. Browne, Kevin Lee Mellott
  • Publication number: 20250152206
    Abstract: Bone anchor assemblies are disclosed herein that can provide for improved fixation as compared with traditional bone anchor assemblies. An exemplary assembly can include a bracket or wing that extends down from the receiver member. The distal portion of the wing can define a bone anchor opening through which one or more auxiliary bone anchors can be disposed to augment the fixation of the assembly's primary bone anchor. A distal surface of the distal portion of the wing can be obliquely angled relative to a proximal-distal axis of the spanning portion to face one of a caudal direction or a cephalad direction. A distal surface of the distal portion of the wing can be obliquely angled relative to the proximal-distal axis of the spanning portion to face one of a medial direction or a lateral direction. Surgical methods using the bone anchor assemblies described herein are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2025
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Inventors: Kevin Lee, Mark Hall, Christopher Ramsay, John Riley Hawkins, Albert Montello, Joseph Peterson, Benjamin Johnston, Heiko Koller, Todd Albert, Christopher Ames, Bradford Currier, Claudius Thorne, Masashi Neo
  • Publication number: 20250120747
    Abstract: Bone anchor assemblies and related methods are disclosed herein that can provide for improved fixation of a primary bone anchor. A bone anchor assembly can include a base rotatably received within a rod-receiving member. The base can have a toroid body with a radially-extending portion including at least one auxiliary bone anchor opening that can receive an auxiliary bone anchor to augment fixation of a primary bone anchor of the bone anchor assembly. The base can be rotated relative to the rod-receiving member and the primary bone anchor such that the at least one auxiliary bone anchor opening can be placed in a desired position for supplemental fixation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Kevin Lee, Joseph Peterson
  • Patent number: 12256962
    Abstract: Bone anchor assemblies are disclosed herein that can provide for improved fixation as compared with traditional bone anchor assemblies. An exemplary assembly can include a bracket or wing that extends down from the receiver member. The distal portion of the wing can define a bone anchor opening through which one or more auxiliary bone anchors can be disposed to augment the fixation of the assembly's primary bone anchor. A distal surface of the distal portion of the wing can be obliquely angled relative to a proximal-distal axis of the spanning portion to face one of a caudal direction or a cephalad direction. A distal surface of the distal portion of the wing can be obliquely angled relative to the proximal-distal axis of the spanning portion to face one of a medial direction or a lateral direction. Surgical methods using the bone anchor assemblies described herein are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Medos International Srl
    Inventors: Kevin Lee, Mark Hall, Christopher Ramsay, John Riley Hawkins, Albert Montello, Joseph Peterson, Benjamin Johnston, Heiko Koller, Todd Albert, Christopher Ames, Bradford Currier, Claudius Thorne, Masashi Neo
  • Publication number: 20250072938
    Abstract: Devices and methods that allow a rod to be offset in a relatively small amount of space are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, first and second offset rods can be joined by a plate-type connector having a reduced thickness suitable for insertion into a small space, e.g., between adjacent bone anchors. In some embodiments, first and second offset rods can be joined by a curved connector that conforms to adjacent bone anchors and likewise has a reduced thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Kevin Lee, Ben Johnston, Frank Spratt, Samuel Jacobs
  • Publication number: 20250080225
    Abstract: Fiber optic networks, optical network units, and methods of configuring a fiber optic network and an optical network unit using a variable ratio coupler are disclosed. In one embodiment, a fiber optic network includes a feeder optical cable. The first optical network unit and the second optical network unit each includes a variable ratio coupler operable to selectively set a split-ratio among a plurality of split-ratios, and a fiber optic transceiver module. The fiber optic network further includes a first drop cable optically coupling the first optical network unit to the feeder optical cable at a first position, and a second drop cable optically coupling the second optical network unit to the feeder optical cable at a second position. A first split-ratio of the first optical network unit is based on the first position and a second split-ratio of the second optical network unit is based on the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Kevin Lee Bourg, Martin Hempstead, Joseph Clinton Jensen, Claudio Mazzali, Raman Kumar Selli
  • Patent number: 12234465
    Abstract: Genetically modified microorganisms that have the ability to convert carbon substrates into chemical products such as isobutanol are disclosed. For example, genetically modified methanotrophs that are capable of generating isobutanol at high titers from a methane source are disclosed. Methods of making these genetically modified microorganisms and methods of using them are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: PRECIGEN, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey David Orth, Louis A. Clark, Lily Yuin Chao, Na My Trinh, Christopher Cheyney Farwell, Xinhua Zhao, Matthias Helmut Schmalisch, Grayson Thomas Wawrzyn, Xuezhi Li, Mark Anton Held, Kevin Lee Dietzel, James Kealey
  • Patent number: 12221711
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method comprising growing a shim by disposing a mandrel having an optional textured surface in an electrolytic bath, where the shim contains a negative image of the optional textured surface formed by electrolytic deposition of a metal; affixing the shim working-side down on a reference plane using a fixture; optically scanning the shim to reverse engineer a geometry of a non-working surface, where reverse engineering a geometry of the non-working surface includes developing a profile of the non-working surface and the thickness of the shim; and adding a material to the non-working surface of the shim via additive manufacturing to form a tool insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: SHARKLET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Ryan Eugene Stoneberg, Kevin Lee Ballard
  • Patent number: RE50403
    Abstract: A method of stabilizing a first vertebra and a second vertebra includes implanting a first bone anchor into the first vertebra, implanting a second bone anchor into the second vertebra, connecting a first anchor connection instrument to the first anchor, connecting a second anchor connection instrument the second anchor, positioning a cement delivery tube into a passage provided through the first anchor, delivering bone cement from a bone cement delivery system coupled to the bone cement delivery tube through the passage in the first anchor to the first vertebra, removing the cement delivery tube from the first anchor connection instrument and the first anchor, connecting the cement delivery tube to second anchor connecting instrument connected to the second anchor, delivering bone cement through a passage in the second anchor to the second vertebra, connecting a spinal connection element to the first anchor and the second anchor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan S. Jones, Michael Michielli, Mark Hall, Kevin Lee
  • Patent number: D1077924
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: AGS LLC
    Inventor: Kevin Lee Hohman