Patents by Inventor Kevin Spencer

Kevin Spencer 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).

  • Publication number: 20250114850
    Abstract: A handheld ring cutter is disclosed. The ring cutter includes a body, a blade motor having a motor rotation axis extending in a longitudinal direction, a circular blade, a blade rotation axis extending in a lateral direction, a safety guard, and an electro-mechanical safety guard actuator. The drive shaft protrudes in the lateral direction out of the body, and the circular blade is mounted to the drive shaft outside of the body at a position spaced from the body in the lateral direction. The safety guard is located outside of the body at a position spaced from the body in the lateral direction, and the safety guard is aligned with the circular blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Patrick Hennessey, Brad MacKeil, Scott Campbell, Joseph Ellsmere, Kevin Spencer
  • Publication number: 20250114851
    Abstract: A handheld ring cutter is disclosed. The ring cutter has a cutting progress indicator associated with a rotational position of a safety guard about a guard rotation axis, a guard position sensor located to sense the rotational position, and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the guard position sensor and the cutting progress indicator. The processors are configured to collectively direct the safety guard actuator to move the safety guard relative to the circular blade, periodically or continuously receive position signals from the guard position sensor, and periodically or continuously direct the cutting progress indicator to update based on the position signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Patrick Hennessey, Brad MacKeil, Scott Campbell, Joseph Ellsmere, Kevin Spencer
  • Publication number: 20250032125
    Abstract: A compression device for freeing a ring trapped on a digit includes a rigid outer body. The rigid outer body includes a digit cavity extending from a cavity opening at a body proximal end of the body towards a body distal end of the body, a fluid inlet, and a fluid flow path fluidly connecting the fluid inlet to one or more inflation chambers positioned in the digit cavity. The body proximal end includes an upper portion, a lower portion, and two laterally spaced-apart side portions. At least one side portion is distally recessed as compared to the upper and lower portions to accommodate an interdigital fold. At least one flexible bladder lines the digit cavity, each flexible bladder defining at least one wall of one of the one or more inflation chambers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Brad MacKeil, Mason Landry, Callum Thompson, Patrick Hennessey, Kevin Spencer, Robert Nicolas Pratt, William Dicke, Michael Brown
  • Patent number: 12208456
    Abstract: A method of medical treatment for transecting a ring trapped on an appendage of a patient is described. The method of medical treatment includes inserting a safety guard between the appendage and a portion of the ring, activating a blade motor to rotate a rotary blade aligned with the safety guard, sensing status readings, and transecting the portion of the ring including automatically directing a safety guard actuator to move the safety guard, based at least in part on the status readings, toward the rotary blade thereby urging the ring into contact with the rotary blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Ring Rescue Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Hennessey, Brad MacKeil, Scott Campbell, Joseph Ellsmere, Kevin Spencer
  • Publication number: 20240157452
    Abstract: A method of medical treatment for transecting a ring trapped on an appendage of a patient is described. The method of medical treatment includes inserting a safety guard between the appendage and a portion of the ring, activating a blade motor to rotate a rotary blade aligned with the safety guard, sensing status readings, and transecting the portion of the ring including automatically directing a safety guard actuator to move the safety guard, based at least in part on the status readings, toward the rotary blade thereby urging the ring into contact with the rotary blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Patrick Hennessey, Brad MacKeil, Scott Campbell, Joseph Ellsmere, Kevin Spencer
  • Publication number: 20230131317
    Abstract: A ring cutter for transecting a ring trapped on an appendage. The ring cutter includes a body, a motor housed in the body, a blade drivingly connected to the motor, a guard coupled to the body, a guard actuator drivingly connected to the guard and controlling a movement of the guard, a current sensor positioned to sense electrical current associated with the motor, and a processor communicatively coupled to the current sensor and the guard actuator. The blade has a rotation axis and a peripheral cutting edge. The guard is insertable between the ring and the appendage to position the ring between the guard and the blade. The processor is configured to: i) receive, from the current sensor, an electrical current reading associated with the motor, and ii) transmit, to the guard actuator, one or more commands to control the movement of the guard based on the electrical current reading.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Patrick Hennessey, Brad MacKeil, Scott Campbell, Joseph Ellsmere, Kevin Spencer
  • Publication number: 20230061039
    Abstract: A compression device for freeing a ring trapped on a digit includes a rigid outer body. The rigid outer body includes a digit cavity extending from a cavity opening at a body proximal end of the body towards a body distal end of the body, a fluid inlet, and a fluid flow path fluidly connecting the fluid inlet to one or more inflation chambers positioned in the digit cavity. The body proximal end includes an upper portion, a lower portion, and two laterally spaced-apart side portions. At least one side portion is distally recessed as compared to the upper and lower portions to accommodate an interdigital fold. At least one flexible bladder lines the digit cavity, each flexible bladder defining at least one wall of one of the one or more inflation chambers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Brad MacKeil, Mason Landry, Callum Thompson, Patrick Hennessey, Kevin Spencer, Robert Nicolas Pratt, William Dicke, Michael Brown
  • Patent number: 11553926
    Abstract: A compression device for freeing a ring trapped on a digit includes a rigid outer body. The rigid outer body includes a digit cavity extending from a cavity opening at a body proximal end of the body towards a body distal end of the body, a fluid inlet, and a fluid flow path fluidly connecting the fluid inlet to one or more inflation chambers positioned in the digit cavity. The body proximal end includes an upper portion, a lower portion, and two laterally spaced-apart side portions. At least one side portion is distally recessed as compared to the upper and lower portions to accommodate an interdigital fold. At least one flexible bladder lines the digit cavity, each flexible bladder defining at least one wall of one of the one or more inflation chambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Ring Rescue Incorporated
    Inventors: Brad MacKeil, Mason Landry, Callum Thompson, Patrick Hennessey, Kevin Spencer, Robert Nicolas Pratt, William Dicke, Michael Brown
  • Publication number: 20200281605
    Abstract: A compression device for freeing a ring trapped on a digit includes a rigid outer body. The rigid outer body includes a digit cavity extending from a cavity opening at a body proximal end of the body towards a body distal end of the body, a fluid inlet, and a fluid flow path fluidly connecting the fluid inlet to one or more inflation chambers positioned in the digit cavity. The body proximal end includes an upper portion, a lower portion, and two laterally spaced-apart side portions. At least one side portion is distally recessed as compared to the upper and lower portions to accommodate an interdigital fold. At least one flexible bladder lines the digit cavity, each flexible bladder defining at least one wall of one of the one or more inflation chambers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Brad MacKeil, Mason Landry, Callum Thompson, Patrick Hennessey, Kevin Spencer, Robert Nicolas Pratt, William Dicke, Michael Brown
  • Patent number: 10702282
    Abstract: A compression device for freeing a ring trapped on a digit includes a rigid outer body. The rigid outer body includes a digit cavity extending from a cavity opening at a body proximal end of the body towards a body distal end of the body, a fluid inlet, and a fluid flow path fluidly connecting the fluid inlet to one or more inflation chambers positioned in the digit cavity. The body proximal end includes an upper portion, a lower portion, and two laterally spaced-apart side portions. At least one side portion is distally recessed as compared to the upper and lower portions to accommodate an interdigital fold. At least one flexible bladder lines the digit cavity, each flexible bladder defining at least one wall of one of the one or more inflation chambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: RING RESCUE INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Brad MacKeil, Mason Landry, Callum Thompson, Patrick Hennessey, Kevin Spencer, Robert Nicolas Pratt, William Dicke, Michael Brown
  • Publication number: 20190298391
    Abstract: A compression device for freeing a ring trapped on a digit includes a rigid outer body. The rigid outer body includes a digit cavity extending from a cavity opening at a body proximal end of the body towards a body distal end of the body, a fluid inlet, and a fluid flow path fluidly connecting the fluid inlet to one or more inflation chambers positioned in the digit cavity. The body proximal end includes an upper portion, a lower portion, and two laterally spaced-apart side portions. At least one side portion is distally recessed as compared to the upper and lower portions to accommodate an interdigital fold. At least one flexible bladder lines the digit cavity, each flexible bladder defining at least one wall of one of the one or more inflation chambers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Brad MacKeil, Mason Landry, Callum Thompson, Patrick Hennessey, Kevin Spencer, Robert Nicolas Pratt, William Dicke, Michael Brown
  • Patent number: 8601443
    Abstract: A computer program product comprises a computer useable medium. The computer useable medium has a computer readable program such that when the computer readable medium is executed on a computer, the computer is caused to configure a calling interceptor at a service invocation point corresponding to a first component service of a software application to monitor a service invocation made by the first component service of a second component service of the software application, record a first set of correlation data represented by a first correlation indicator into a trace file, record a unique identifier into the trace file, and send the unique identifier to the second component service thought the service invocation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Spencer Barker, Christopher Shane Claussen, Stefan Georg Derdak, Xiaochun Mei
  • Patent number: 8521689
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for achieving a balance between pre-filter efficiency and pre-filter throughput. Event subscriptions are obtained for a given event consumer. The event subscriptions define the events to be routed to this event consumer. Pre-filters of varying complexity and filtering power are constructed based on these event subscriptions. A balance between pre-filter efficiency and pre-filter throughput may be achieved by selecting the best pre-filter out of these constructed pre-filters to filter events to its associated event consumer. The best pre-filter is selected by comparing a complexity threshold (e.g., a limit for the number of atomic Boolean expressions in a pre-filter) with the actual complexity (e.g., the actual number of atomic Boolean expressions) for each constructed pre-filter and selecting the most complex pre-filter without exceeding the threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John William Alcorn, Kevin Spencer Barker, David Michael Eads, Joachim H. Frank
  • Patent number: 8266166
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided for converting after image data into a delta level change. An after image business graph is first transformed into a generic after image business graph. Another transformation is performed transforming the generic after image business graph into a second after image business graph, using delta information from another enterprise information system is used to create a delta business graph. A final transformation is performed to convert the delta business graph into a generic delta business graph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Spencer Barker, Christopher Shane Claussen, Zeenat Kulkami, Yang Zhong
  • Publication number: 20120149040
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method, an assay and a kit for providing an indication of abnormal cell function. The present inventors describes ADAM12 as a overall general marker for abnormal cell function, and the present inventor for the first time demonstrate that ADAM12 is an important indicator of fetal chromosomal disease and placenta function. Specifically ADAM12 is a good marker for e.g. Downs's syndrome, trisomy 18, preeclampsia, Turner syndrome in both first and second trimester. The present inventors developed an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and a time-resolved immunofluorometric assay for the quantification of ADAM12 in serum. The present application demonstrates in several examples the variation of the ADAM12 level in fetal abnormality and/or adverse pregnancy outcomes correlated gestational age when compared to normal controls. It is an object of the invention to provide an improvement of the existing marker tests that exhibits a decreased false positive rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: Ulla M. Wewer, Bent Norgaard-Pedersen, Michael Christiansen, Jennie Laigaard, Camilla Fröhlich, Kevin Spencer
  • Patent number: 8201151
    Abstract: A computer program product comprises a computer useable medium. The computer useable medium has a computer readable program such that when the computer readable medium is executed on a computer, the computer is caused to configure an interceptor at a service invocation point corresponding to a component service of a software application. Further, the computer is caused to record, at the interceptor, data in a trace file. The data is associated with a service invocation at the service invocation point. Finally, the computer is caused to provide the trace file to a service level debugger that navigates through the trace file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Spencer Barker, Stefan Georg Derdak, Ramani Mathrubutham, Xiaochun Mei, Aaron Higuchi Miller, Thomas Pollinger, Juliana Hing Sze Tsang
  • Patent number: 7678544
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method, an assay and a kit for providing an indication of abnormal cell function. It was surprisingly found that the change in the serum ADAM12 concentration in individuals was useful as a prognostic tool to predict the clinical outcome, complications and mortality following an abnormal cell function. The present inventors describes ADAM12 as a overall general marker for abnormal cell function, and the present inventor for the first time demonstrate that ADAM12 is an important indicator of fetal chromosomal disease and placenta function. Specifically ADAM12 is a good marker for e.g. Downs's syndrome, trisomy 18, preeclampsia, Turner syndrome in both first and second trimester. The present inventors developed an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and a time-resolved immunofluorometric assay for the quantification of ADAM12 in serum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignees: Statens Serum Institut, Kobenhavns Universitet, Harold Wood Hospital
    Inventors: Ulla M. Wewer, Bent Nørgaard-Pedersen, Michael Christiansen, Jennie Laigaard, Camilla Fröhlich, Kevin Spencer
  • Publication number: 20090204947
    Abstract: A computer program product comprises a computer useable medium. The computer useable medium has a computer readable program such that when the computer readable medium is executed on a computer, the computer is caused to configure a calling interceptor at a service invocation point corresponding to a first component service of a software application to monitor a service invocation made by the first component service of a second component service of the software application, record a first set of correlation data represented by a first correlation indicator into a trace file, record a unique identifier into the trace file, and send the unique identifier to the second component service thought the service invocation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kevin Spencer Barker, Christopher Shane Claussen, Stefan Georg Derdak, Xiaochun Mei
  • Publication number: 20090164978
    Abstract: A computer program product comprises a computer useable medium. The computer useable medium has a computer readable program such that when the computer readable medium is executed on a computer, the computer is caused to configure an interceptor at a service invocation point corresponding to a component service of a software application. Further, the computer is caused to record, at the interceptor, data in a trace file. The data is associated with a service invocation at the service invocation point. Finally, the computer is caused to provide the trace file to a service level debugger that navigates through the trace file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kevin Spencer Barker, Stefan Georg Derdak, Ramani Mathrubutham, Xiaochun Mei, Aaron Higuchi Miller, Thomas Pollinger, Juliana Hing Sze Tsang
  • Publication number: 20090157719
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided for converting after image data into a delta level change. An after image business graph is first transformed into a generic after image business graph. Another transformation is performed transforming the generic after image business graph into a second after image business graph, using delta information from another enterprise information system is used to create a delta business graph. A final transformation is performed to convert the delta business graph into a generic delta business graph.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Spencer Barker, Christopher Shane Claussen, Zeenat Kulkami, Yang Zhong