Patents by Inventor Mark A. Richardson

Mark A. Richardson 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: 11959035
    Abstract: There is provided a process for producing a fuel comprising: sensing the sulphur content of a liquid hydrocarbonaceous material; admixing liquid aqueous material and the liquid hydrocarbonaceous material in a predetermined ratio, based upon the sensed sulphur content, such that a nanoemulsion is obtained; and converting the nanoemulsion into at least the fuel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Katal Energy Inc.
    Inventors: Aidan Richardson, Timothy Rose, Craig Latimer, Mark Sajewycz
  • Publication number: 20240099767
    Abstract: A system for treating and/or diagnosing tissue from a tissue surface comprises: a console; an interface assembly; and a mobile device. The mobile device is configured to navigate a tissue surface and can comprise: a first tissue attachment assembly; a second tissue attachment assembly; and at least one articulation assembly. The interface assembly operably connects the console to the mobile device. The console is configured to manipulate the at least one articulation assembly via the interface assembly. The at least one articulation assembly is configured to navigate from a first tissue location to a second tissue location. The mobile device is configured to diagnose and/or treat tissue at the second tissue location. Methods of treating and/or diagnosing tissue are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Dwight Meglan, Neil Pollack, Matthew Hickey, James Richardson, Ryan Bardsley, Mark P. Ottensmeyer, R. Maxwell Flaherty, J. Christopher Flaherty
  • Publication number: 20240099894
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are disclosed relating to the creation and use of bespoke wound fillers and other wound treatment apparatuses. Some embodiments provide for the creation of bespoke wound fillers based on characteristics of a wound. Certain embodiments also include the use of bespoke wound fillers in combination with negative pressure to treat a wound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Edward Yerbury Hartwell, Mark Richardson, Carl Saxby
  • Publication number: 20240091479
    Abstract: An interface assembly comprises a nasal mask that includes a seal having a rolling portion. The rolling portion of the seal rolls over a portion of a clip that secures the seal to a frame. The frame has a ball and socket connection to a connector. The connector comprises an elbow having integrally formed exhaust holes and a swivel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Craig Robert Prentice, Bernard Tsz Lun Ip, Richard John Boyes, Thomas Mark Richardson, Gareth Thomas McDermott
  • Publication number: 20240082525
    Abstract: A patient interface can have a frame supporting a sealing member. Various features of the sealing member can improve comfort and sealing performance in the context of forming seals with the nares of a user, as well as contact with other facial surfaces. The sealing member can include convex portions, concave portions and thickness variations for providing various sealing, comfort, and deformability effects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas Mark Richardson, Jonathan Mark Downey, Janine Elizabeth Collins
  • Patent number: 11896768
    Abstract: A diffuser element for use over a vent opening of a breathing assistance apparatus. In some configurations, the diffuser element is formed by knitting or weaving one or more threads together into an interlocking pattern. In some configurations, the diffuser pad has a first surface and an opposing second surface and at least the first surface includes a surface texture. Arrangements for coupling the diffuser element to a structure that defines or carries the vent are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
    Inventors: Matthew Roger Stephenson, Toong Chuo Lim, Thomas Mark Richardson, Kyle Gregory Brown
  • Patent number: 11899928
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are related to systems and methods for providing inputs through a virtual keyboard with an adaptive language model. In one approach, one or more processors determine whether a user intended to provide semantically meaningful characters or not, when providing a hand motion or a hand pose with respect to a virtual keyboard. The virtual keyboard may be located on a surface without physical keys. In one approach, the one or more processors determine an input to the virtual keyboard based on the hand motion or the hand pose. In one approach, the one or more processors determine weight of a language model according to the determined user intention. In one approach, the one or more processors modify the detected input according to the determined weight of the language model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mark A. Richardson, Robert Y. Wang
  • Patent number: 11806475
    Abstract: A patient interface can have a frame supporting a sealing member. Various features of the sealing member can improve comfort and sealing performance in the context of forming seals with the nares of a user, as well as contact with other facial surfaces. The sealing member can include convex portions, concave portions and thickness variations for providing various sealing, comfort, and deformability effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
    Inventors: Thomas Mark Richardson, Jonathan Mark Downey, Janine Elizabeth Collins
  • Patent number: 11801164
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are disclosed relating to the creation and use of bespoke wound fillers and other wound treatment apparatuses. Some embodiments provide for the creation of bespoke wound fillers based on characteristics of a wound. Certain embodiments also include the use of bespoke wound fillers in combination with negative pressure to treat a wound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew PLC
    Inventors: Edward Yerbury Hartwell, Mark Richardson, Carl Saxby
  • Publication number: 20230301838
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a negative pressure wound closure system and methods for using such a system. Preferred embodiments of the invention facilitate closure of the wound by preferentially contracting to provide for movement of the tissue. Preferred embodiments can utilize tissue securing portions that aid in securing the invention within a wound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Philip David Canner, Raymond M. Dunn, John Alan Greenwood, Victoria Jody Hammond, Edward Yerbury Hartwell, John Kenneth Hicks, Elizabeth Mary Huddleston, Andrew Kelly, Andrew Linton, Marcus Damian Phillips, Mark Richardson, Carl Saxby, Tim Stern
  • Publication number: 20230263983
    Abstract: A respiratory mask includes a frame and a cushion module. The frame can include a front wall having a vent and/or a gas inlet opening and a collar extending away from the front wall. The collar surrounds the vent and/or the gas inlet opening. The cushion module comprises a cushion and a housing, which is made of a material more rigid than the cushion. The housing defines a connection opening. A friction coupling selectively couples the cushion module to the frame and comprises an elastomeric friction member coupled to a portion of the housing that defines the connection opening. In some arrangements, an outer surface of the friction member is exposed when the cushion module is coupled to the frame. In some arrangements, the housing extends through the peripheral surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Max Leon Betteridge, Hamish Joshua Rose, Jeremy Owen Young, Monika Ganterer, Nigel Trinidade, Simon Mittermeier, Mark Richard Tomlinson, Thomas Mark Richardson, Vitaly Kapelevich, Craig Robert Prentice, Tony William Spear, Roheet Patel, Matthew James Pedersen, Jae Yun Lim, Campbell Neil Addison Martin
  • Patent number: 11617684
    Abstract: A negative pressure wound closure devices, systems and methods. Embodiments of the invention facilitate closure of the wound by preferentially contracting under negative pressure to provide for movement of the surrounding tissues. Some embodiments may utilize a stabilizing structure with a plurality of cells configured to collapses more in the x-direction than in the y-direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignees: Smith & Nephew, Inc., University of Massachusetts
    Inventors: Jeremy Nicholas Carey, Raymond M. Dunn, Victoria Jody Hammond, Edward Yerbury Hartwell, Sarah Elizabeth Knight, Marcus Damian Phillips, Diego Alfredo Punin-Albarracin, Mark Richardson, Carl Dean Saxby, Michael Sugrue, Iain Webster
  • Publication number: 20230054563
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising Carica papaya derived serine protease, methods of extracting the protease from fruit sources as well as cosmetic and therapeutic uses thereof, and associated kits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Mark RICHARDSON, Keith BROCKLEHURST, Giuseppe TRIGIANTE
  • Patent number: 11564843
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a negative pressure wound closure system and methods for using such a system. Preferred embodiments of the invention facilitate closure of the wound by preferentially contracting to provide for movement of the tissue. Preferred embodiments can utilize tissue grasping elements to apply a wound closing force to the tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignees: University of Massachusetts, Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond M. Dunn, Victoria Jody Hammond, Edward Yerbury Hartwell, John Kenneth Hicks, Elizabeth Mary Huddleston, Andrew Kelly, Andrew Linton, Mark Richardson, Carl Saxby, Tim Stern
  • Patent number: 11455657
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of the disclosure include methods and systems that allows for improved user navigation within a group of content items. For example, a content navigation system can identify a content item within a group of content items to provide to a user in response to a user interaction. In some embodiments, the content navigation system can identify a content item to provide to the user based on one or more factors, such as a characteristic of a user interaction and a relevance of a content item. In addition, the content navigation system can strategically provide advertisement content items to a user by adjusting one or more factors with respect to advertisement content items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark A. Richardson
  • Patent number: 11439539
    Abstract: The present invention relates to wound closure devices, systems and methods. Embodiments of the invention facilitate closure of the wound by preferentially contracting under negative pressure to provide for movement of the surrounding tissues. Some embodiments may utilize tissue securing portions that aid in securing the invention within a wound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignees: University of Massachusetts, Smith & Nephew Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond M. Dunn, Victoria Jody Hammond, Edward Yerbury Hartwell, Marcus Damian Phillips, Mark Richardson, Carl Dean Saxby, Michael Sugrue
  • Publication number: 20220266112
    Abstract: A crack climbing unit is provided and comprises a body having an inwardly facing jamming surface. The surface is provided with a compliant liner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: Wide Boyz Ltd.
    Inventors: Peter WHITTAKER, Mark RICHARDSON, Thomas RANDALL, Andrew CHERRY
  • Patent number: D972716
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
    Inventors: Craig Robert Prentice, Bernard Tsz Lun Ip, Richard John Boyes, Thomas Mark Richardson, Gareth Thomas McDermott, Jonathan Mark Downey, Matthew Roger Stephenson
  • Patent number: D989289
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
    Inventors: Silas Sao Jin Siew, Thomas Mark Richardson, Jonathan Mark Downey, Janine Elizabeth Collins, Chris Onin Limpin Hipolito, Steve Thomas, Priyanka Ferdinand Pereira, Matthew Aaron Bradley
  • Patent number: D1016273
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
    Inventors: Craig Robert Prentice, Bernard Tsz Lun Ip, Richard John Boyes, Thomas Mark Richardson, Gareth Thomas McDermott, Jonathan Mark Downey, Matthew Roger Stephenson