Patents by Inventor Lee Rhein

Lee Rhein 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: 20210393315
    Abstract: A system for delivering energy to a patient's body includes a plurality of probes for delivering at least one of electrical or radiofrequency energy to the patient's body and a controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of probes and configured to present a display including a collapsible control panel that overlays a plurality of independent control panels each indicating one or more real-time operating parameters associated with the plurality of probes. The collapsible control panel includes a first graphical element for starting a treatment procedure for all of the plurality of probes simultaneously and a second graphical element that, when selected by the user, causes the display to dynamically update by closing the collapsible control panel to present third graphical elements in each of the plurality of independent control panels, the third graphical elements configured to start an individual treatment procedure for an associated one of the plurality of probes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Lisa M. McGregor, Lee Rhein, Tyler W. Crone, Joseph A. Cesa
  • Patent number: 11135003
    Abstract: A system and method for delivering energy to a patient's body includes a plurality of probes each having an elongate member with a distal region having an electrically non-conductive outer circumferential portion and a proximal region. Each of the plurality of probes further includes an electrically conductive energy delivery device extending distally from the electrically non-conductive outer circumferential portion for delivering one of electrical and radiofrequency energy to the patient's body. The energy delivery devices further include an electrically conductive outer circumferential surface. The system also includes at least one controller communicatively coupled to each of the plurality of probes. The controller includes a user interface having a control screen. The control screen includes an independent control module and a simultaneous control module that allows a user to select between independent control or simultaneous control of the plurality of probes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: AVENT, INC.
    Inventors: Lisa M. McGregor, Lee Rhein, Tyler W. Crone, Joseph A. Cesa, Christopher W. Thurrott, Morgan Rudolph, Scott Woodruff
  • Publication number: 20210236200
    Abstract: An ablation system for treating tissue in a patient's body includes an energy source, one or more probes connected to the energy source, and a controller communicatively coupled to one or more probes. Each of the probes includes an elongate member having a distal region with an electrically non-conductive outer circumferential portion and a proximal region. The probes further include an electrically conductive energy delivery device extending distally from the electrically non-conductive outer circumferential portion. The controller includes one or more processors and one or more memory devices. The one or more memory devices are configured to store computer-readable instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform operations that include detecting a number of probes connected to the energy source and allocating a portion of the predetermined power supply to each of the probes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Lisa M. McGregor, Lee Rhein, Tyler W. Crone, Jennifer J. Barrett
  • Patent number: 10980599
    Abstract: An ablation system for treating tissue in a patient's body includes an energy source, one or more probes connected to the energy source, and a controller communicatively coupled to one or more probes. Each of the probes includes an elongate member having a distal region with an electrically non-conductive outer circumferential portion and a proximal region. The probes further include an electrically conductive energy delivery device extending distally from the electrically non-conductive outer circumferential portion. The controller includes one or more processors and one or more memory devices. The one or more memory devices are configured to store computer-readable instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform operations. More specifically, the operations include detecting a number of probes connected to the energy source and allocating a portion of the predetermined power supply to each of the probes based on the number of probes detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Avent, Inc.
    Inventors: Lisa M. McGregor, Lee Rhein, Tyler W. Crone, Jennifer J. Barrett
  • Publication number: 20200015879
    Abstract: A system and method for delivering energy to a patient's body includes a plurality of probes each having an elongate member with a distal region having an electrically non-conductive outer circumferential portion and a proximal region. Each of the plurality of probes further includes an electrically conductive energy delivery device extending distally from the electrically non-conductive outer circumferential portion for delivering one of electrical and radiofrequency energy to the patient's body. The energy delivery devices further include an electrically conductive outer circumferential surface. The system also includes at least one controller communicatively coupled to each of the plurality of probes. The controller includes a user interface having a control screen. The control screen includes an independent control module and a simultaneous control module that allows a user to select between independent control or simultaneous control of the plurality of probes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Lisa M. McGregor, Lee Rhein, Tyler W. Crone, Joseph A. Cesa, Christopher W. Thurrott, Morgan Rudolph, Scott Woodruff
  • Publication number: 20200008867
    Abstract: An ablation system for treating tissue in a patient's body includes an energy source, one or more probes connected to the energy source, and a controller communicatively coupled to one or more probes. Each of the probes includes an elongate member having a distal region with an electrically non-conductive outer circumferential portion and a proximal region. The probes further include an electrically conductive energy delivery device extending distally from the electrically non-conductive outer circumferential portion. The controller includes one or more processors and one or more memory devices. The one or more memory devices are configured to store computer-readable instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform operations. More specifically, the operations include detecting a number of probes connected to the energy source and allocating a portion of the predetermined power supply to each of the probes based on the number of probes detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Lisa M. McGregor, Lee Rhein, Tyler W. Crone, Jennifer J. Barrett
  • Patent number: 8044262
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to plants that display a pathogen resistance and increased drought tolerance phenotype due to altered expression of a PRDT1 nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with a pathogen resistance and increased drought tolerance phenotype.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Agrinomics LLC
    Inventors: Catherine Anderson, Stephen Aaron Lee, Kerrie Powell, Pilar Puente, Jennifer Lee Rhein, Philip Reid Timmons, Vincent Paul Mary Wingate
  • Publication number: 20100275321
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to plants that display a pathogen resistance and increased drought tolerance phenotype due to altered expression of a PRDT1 nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with a pathogen resistance and increased drought tolerance phenotype.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: CATHERINE ANDERSON, STEPHEN AARON LEE, KERRIE POWELL, PILAR PUENTE, JENNIFER LEE Rhein, PHILIP REID TIMMONS, VINCENT PAUL MARY WINGATE
  • Patent number: 7786346
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to plants that display a pathogen resistance and increased drought tolerance phenotype due to altered expression of a PRDT1 nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with a pathogen resistance and increased drought tolerance phenotype.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Agrinomics LLC
    Inventors: Catherine Anderson, Stephen Aaron Lee, Kerrie Powell, Pilar Puente, Jennifer Lee Rhein, Philip Reid Timmons, Vincent Paul Mary Wingate
  • Publication number: 20040216182
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to plants that display a pathogen resistance and increased drought tolerance phenotype due to altered expression of a PRDT1 nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with a pathogen resistance and increased drought tolerance phenotype.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2003
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventors: Nancy Anne Federspiel, Allan Lammers, Xing Liang Liu, Stanley R. Bates, Christina Westerlund, Jonathan R. Fitch, Catherine Anderson, Stephen Aaron Lee, Kerrie Powell, Pilar Puente, Jennifer Lee Rhein, Philip Reid Timmons, Vincent Paul Mary Wingate