Patents by Inventor Kevin R. SIMPSON

Kevin R. SIMPSON 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).

  • MECHANISM TO WAKE A BATTERY IN A SURGICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230301640
    Abstract: A mechanism configured for use in a medical device, to wake a medical grade battery or medical grade battery pack from an inactive state may comprise a switch, an electrical circuit activated by a trigger mechanism, a pre-programmed timing event mechanism incorporated within the circuitry of the medical device or the battery or the battery pack itself, a wireless activation mechanism, an electromagnetic field mechanism, a magnetic field mechanism or a combination thereof, wherein said battery or the battery pack had been placed in an inactive state to preserve a battery charge until on-demand power levels were needed and the battery or the battery pack is re-activated or awakened when the wake mechanism is activated by an end user. A medical device and methods of use comprising mechanisms to wake a medical grade battery or medical grade battery pack from an inactive state to an active, normal or “on” mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Richard ACEVEDO, Peter M AMAN, Philip TETZLAFF, Aaron Jon FOWLER, Kevin R SIMPSON
  • Surgical simulation system and associated methods
    Patent number: 10198969
    Abstract: A surgical simulation device may include a support structure, a tray carried by the support structure, and animal tissue carried by the tray. A simulated human skeleton portion may be carried by the support structure above the animal tissue, and simulated human skin covers the simulated human skeleton portion. The support structure may permit selective horizontal and vertical positioning of the tray relative to the support structure to thereby permit selective horizontal and vertical positioning of the animal tissue relative to the simulated human skeleton portion and simulated human skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: KINDHEART, INC.
    Inventors: Allen Wendell Moore, Samuel D. Drew, W. Andrew Grubbs, Kevin R. Simpson, Samuel C. Felts, Jr.
  • SURGICAL SIMULATION SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20170076636
    Abstract: A surgical simulation device may include a support structure, a tray carried by the support structure, and animal tissue carried by the tray. A simulated human skeleton portion may be carried by the support structure above the animal tissue, and simulated human skin covers the simulated human skeleton portion. The support structure may permit selective horizontal and vertical positioning of the tray relative to the support structure to thereby permit selective horizontal and vertical positioning of the animal tissue relative to the simulated human skeleton portion and simulated human skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Allen Wendell MOORE, Samuel D. DREW, W. Andrew GRUBBS, Kevin R. SIMPSON, Samuel C. FELTS, JR.