Patents by Inventor Marc O'Reilly

Marc O'Reilly 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).

  • Solar heating method and apparatus
    Patent number: 7939747
    Abstract: Embodiments for methods and apparatuses for solar heating are disclosed. One solar heating apparatus includes an insulating layer adjacent to an exterior of a structure. A heat transfer plate is adjacent to the insulating layer. A fluid conduit is adjacent to the heat transfer plate. The heat transfer plate is thermally connected to the fluid conduit for transferring heat from the heat transfer plate to fluid within the fluid conduit. A weather exposed layer is thermally connected to the heat transfer plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Inventors: Bradley Owen Stimson, Marc O'Donnell Schweitzer
  • ACTUATOR
    Publication number: 20110101823
    Abstract: The invention provides an actuator for an electric motor and an electric motor including said actuator. The actuator includes one or more body formed from a dielectric elastomer, each body having at least one active region that is directly or indirectly coupled to a drive means. The active regions are arranged such that, in use, actuation thereof causes driven means to move with components in at least first and second directions, preferably within a plane of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: AUCKLAND UNISERVICES LIMITED
    Inventors: Iain Alexander Anderson, Benjamin Marc O'Brien, Thomas Gregory McKay, Todd Alan Gisby, Emilio Patricio Calius, Scott Hayden Walbran, Thomas Swithun Hale
  • Device for full thickness resectioning of an organ
    Patent number: 7896215
    Abstract: Described is a full-thickness resection system which includes a control unit coupled to a proximal end of a flexible endoscope. The control unit remains outside of a body when the stapling head is in an operative position within a body lumen. The control unit includes (i) an anvil actuator coupled to an anvil in the stapling head, actuation of the anvil actuator moves the anvil axially relative to a stapling mechanism in the stapling head to compress a folded full-thickness portion of lumenal tissue between the anvil and the stapling mechanism. In addition, the control unit includes (ii) a stapler actuator coupled to the stapling mechanism in the stapling head, actuation of the stapler actuator causing the stapling mechanism to drive staples through the folded lumenal tissue against the anvil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald D. Adams, Roy H. Sullivan, III, George A. Nunez, Lauren O. Main, Peter K. Kratsch, Jurgen A. Kortenbach, Matthew Solar, Gerhard F. Buess, Marc O. Schurr
  • Devices and methods for fastening tissue layers
    Patent number: 7837698
    Abstract: Endoscopic devices and methods used for fastening multiple tissue layers, such as, for example, an endoscopic fundoplication procedure, are disclosed. The device may include, for example, an elongated tubular member having a proximal end for extending outside of the body and a distal end for positioning proximate the multiple tissue layers, a grasper configured for positioning proximate the distal end of the tubular member and for grasping at least one of the multiple tissue layers, a device coupled to the distal end of the tubular member for folding the multiple tissue layers together, a tissue fastener configured to be inserted into the tissue layers to hold the tissue layers together, and a fastener head for inserting the tissue fastener into the tissue layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert DeVries, William J. Shaw, Kristian Dimatteo, Gerhard F. Buess, Daniel Kalanovic, Marc O. Schurr, Roy H. Sullivan, Marc Tassy, Jr., John Griego, Patrick Gutelius, Paul DiCesare
  • Flow-formed chamber component having a textured surface
    Patent number: 7762114
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a component for a substrate processing chamber involves providing a preform having internal and external surfaces, and providing a mandrel having a textured surface with a pattern of textured features comprising protrusions and depressions. The internal surface of the preform component is contacted with the textured surface of mandrel, and a pressure is applied to the external surface of the preform. The pressure is sufficiently high to plastically deform the preform over the textured surface of the mandrel to form a component having a textured internal surface comprising the pattern of textured feature that are shaped and sized to adhere process residues generated in the processing of substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Abney, Anthony Vesci, Joseph F. Sommers, Marc O'Donnell Schweitzer, Scott Dickerson, Jennifer Watia Tiller
  • Puncturing Instrument
    Publication number: 20100105981
    Abstract: The invention relates to a puncturing instrument comprising a guiding tube at the distal end of which an expanding anchor means is disposed and a protective sleeve enclosing at least the distal end portion of the guiding tube especially in the area of the expanding anchor means to be axially displaceable, wherein a hollow needle or a gastroscope having a distal end in the form of a cutting edge is supported to be axially movable inside or along the guiding tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: Ovesco Endoscopy AG
    Inventors: Chi-Nghia HO, Marc O. Schurr
  • RING ASSEMBLY FOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING CHAMBER
    Publication number: 20100065216
    Abstract: An isolator ring is provided for a substrate support used in a substrate processing chamber. The substrate support comprises an annular ledge having a circumferential edge, and an inner perimeter sidewall. The isolator ring comprises an L-shaped dielectric ring comprising a laser textured surface; a horizontal leg capable of resting on the annular ledge of the support, and having a length that extends radially outward and stops short of the circumferential edge of the annular ledge; and a vertical leg abutting the inner perimeter sidewall of the support. A ring assembly includes the isolator ring and a deposition ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Jennifer Tiller, Allen K. Lau, Marc O'Donnell Schweitzer, Steven V. Sansoni, Keith A. Miller, Christopher Boitnott
  • Method and Device for Full Thickness Resectioning of an Organ
    Publication number: 20090242612
    Abstract: Described is a full-thickness resection system which includes a control unit coupled to a proximal end of a flexible endoscope. The control unit remains outside of a body when the stapling head is in an operative position within a body lumen. The control unit includes (i) an anvil actuator coupled to an anvil in the stapling head, actuation of the anvil actuator moves the anvil axially relative to a stapling mechanism in the stapling head to compress a folded full-thickness portion of lumenal tissue between the anvil and the stapling mechanism. In addition, the control unit includes (ii) a stapler actuator coupled to the stapling mechanism in the stapling head, actuation of the stapler actuator causing the stapling mechanism to drive staples through the folded lumenal tissue against the anvil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Ronald D. Adams, Roy H. Sullivan, III, George A. Nunez, Lauren O. Main, Peter K. Kratsch, Jurgen A. Kortenbach, Matt Solar, Gerhard F. Buess, Marc O. Schurr
  • Method and device for full thickness resectioning of an organ
    Patent number: 7546939
    Abstract: Described is a full-thickness resection system which includes a control unit coupled to a proximal end of a flexible endoscope. The control unit remains outside of a body when the stapling head is in an operative position within a body lumen. The control unit includes (i) an anvil actuator coupled to an anvil in the stapling head, actuation of the anvil actuator moves the anvil axially relative to a stapling mechanism in the stapling head to compress a folded full-thickness portion of lumenal tissue between the anvil and the stapling mechanism. In addition, the control unit includes (ii) a stapler actuator coupled to the stapling mechanism in the stapling head, actuation of the stapler actuator causing the stapling mechanism to drive staples through the folded lumenal tissue against the anvil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald D. Adams, Roy H. Sullivan, III, George A. Nunez, Lauren O. Main, Peter K. Kratsch, Jurgen A. Kortenbach, Matt Solar, Gerhard F. Buess, Marc O. Schurr
  • Medical Implant
    Publication number: 20090138094
    Abstract: A medical implant is disclosed, said implant having a flexible hollow body (1) which can be implanted inside the stomach (8) of a patient and which has a first tube-like end section (2) and a second tube-like end section (3), wherein the first tube-like end section (2) is dimensioned such that it can be fitted into the esophagus (7) of the patient, and the second tube-like end section (3) is dimensioned such that it can be connected to the small intestine loop (9) of the patent in a sealing manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventor: Marc O. Schurr
  • Fabricating and cleaning chamber components having textured surfaces
    Publication number: 20090120462
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a substrate processing chamber component involves forming a component having a textured surface and sweeping a jet of pressurized fluid across the textured surface of the component. The jet of fluid is pressurized sufficiently high to dislodge substantially all the particles from the textured surface. The method can be applied to dislodge grit particles from textured exposed surfaces formed by electromagnetic energy beam scanning and grit blasting. The method can also be applied to remove loosely adhered coating particles from the textured surfaces of coated components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Brian T. West, Marc O. Schweitzer, Jennifer L. Watia
  • Medical implant
    Patent number: 7513914
    Abstract: A medical implant is disclosed, said implant having a flexible hollow body (1) which can be implanted inside the stomach (8) of a patient and which has a first tube-like end section (2) and a second tube-like end section (3), wherein the first tube-like end section (2) is dimensioned such that it can be fitted into the esophagus (7) of the patient, and the second tube-like end section (3) is dimensioned such that it can be connected to the small intestine loop (9) of the patent in a sealing manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Inventor: Marc O. Schurr
  • Solar heating method and apparatus
    Publication number: 20080245403
    Abstract: Embodiments for methods and apparatuses for solar heating are disclosed. One solar heating apparatus includes an insulating layer adjacent to an exterior of a structure. A heat transfer plate is adjacent to the insulating layer. A fluid conduit is adjacent to the heat transfer plate. The heat transfer plate is thermally connected to the fluid conduit for transferring heat from the heat transfer plate to fluid within the fluid conduit. A weather exposed layer is thermally connected to the heat transfer plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Bradley Owen Stimson, Marc O'Donnell Schweitzer
  • APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MODIFYING A SURFACE OF A COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20080248719
    Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program product for modifying a surface of a component is provided. In use, a surface of a component is translated relative to at least one jet for a period of time to form a plurality of features thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventor: Marc O. Schweitzer
  • Motorized chamber lid
    Patent number: 7371285
    Abstract: A semiconductor processing chamber having a motorized lid is provided. In one embodiment, the semiconductor processing chamber generally includes a chamber body having sidewalls and a bottom defining an interior volume. A lid assembly is coupled to the chamber body and is movable between a first position that encloses the interior volume and a second position. A hinge assembly thereto is coupled between the lid assembly and the chamber body. A motor is coupled to the hinge assembly to facilitate moving the lid assembly between the first position and the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Rosenstein, Alex Shenderovich, Marc O. Schweitzer, Ilya Lavitsky, Alvin Lau, Michael Feltsman
  • On demand, network accessible, run time compile server
    Patent number: 7340730
    Abstract: A compile server and a class loader are disclosed. During execution of a program, the class loader transmits a compile service request and a run time service request, including a program instruction, over a network to a compile server. The class loader receives native machine code compiled from the instruction, where the native machine code is received over the network. Once received, the native machine code is executed. The compile server receives the compile service request and the run time service request, including the program instruction, over a network from the class loader, compiles the instruction into native machine code, and transmits the native machine code over the network to be executed. The compile server generates a compile thread for each compile service requests and processes multiple compile threads concurrently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas D. Arkwright, Jacob Y. Levy, Thomas E. Kirkley, Marc O. Ellwanger, Kin-man Chung
  • Ring assembly for substrate processing chamber
    Publication number: 20070283884
    Abstract: A ring assembly is provided for a substrate support used in a substrate processing chamber, the substrate support comprising an annular ledge and an inner perimeter sidewall. In one version, the ring assembly comprises (i) an L-shaped isolator ring comprising a horizontal leg resting on the annular ledge of the support, and a vertical leg abutting the inner perimeter sidewall of the support, and (ii) a deposition ring comprising an annular band having an overlap ledge that overlaps the horizontal leg of the isolator ring. In another version, the deposition ring comprises a dielectric annular band that surrounds and overlaps the annular ledge of the support, and a bracket and fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventors: Jennifer Tiller, Allen K. Lau, Marc O'Donnell Schweitzer, Steven V. Sansoni, Keith A. Miller, Christopher Boitnott
  • Cleaning of chamber components
    Patent number: 7264679
    Abstract: In a method of cleaning a surface of a substrate processing chamber component to remove process deposits, the component surface is cooled to a temperature below about ?40° C. to fracture the process deposits on the surface. The surface can be cooled by immersing the surface in a low temperature fluid, such as liquid nitrogen. In another version, the component surface is heated to fracture and delaminate the deposits, and optionally, subsequently rapidly cooled to form more fractures. The component surface cleaning can also be performed by bead blasting followed by a chemical cleaning step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc O'Donnell Schweitzer, Jennifer Watia Tiller, Brian West, Karl Brueckner
  • Sweeper material holding box
    Patent number: D547510
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Inventor: Marc O. Nelson
  • Sweeper
    Patent number: D565267
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Inventor: Marc O. Nelson