Patents by Inventor Mark C. Adams

Mark C. Adams 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: 11931034
    Abstract: A surgical instrument includes an anvil and an elongate channel. The elongate channel includes a plurality of first electrical contacts and a plurality of electrical connectors comprising a plurality of second electrical contacts, wherein the electrical connectors are spring-biased such that a gap is maintained between the first electrical contacts and the second electrical contacts. The surgical instrument further includes a staple cartridge releasably attachable to the elongate channel, wherein the staple cartridge has a cartridge body comprising a plurality of staple cavities, a plurality of staples deployable from the staple cavities into the tissue, and a plurality of third electrical contacts, wherein the attachment of the staple cartridge to the elongate channel moves the electrical connectors causing the second electrical contacts to bridge the gap and become electrically coupled to the first electrical contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Cilag GmbH International
    Inventors: Sol E. Posada, Mark D. Overmyer, Raymond E. Parfett, Brian D. Schings, Brett E. Swensgard, Richard L. Leimbach, Shane R. Adams, David C. Yates, Jason L. Harris, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Kharyl Evenson George Stephens, Jason M. Rector
  • Patent number: 8392310
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for automated identification and processing of qualifying expenses for tax-advantaged accounts and automated initiation of related account transactions for automated management of those tax-advantaged accounts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Tango Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher T. Praisner, Duncan P. Van Dusen, Mark C. Adams, Melissa LoBiondo, Michael R. McNally, William M. Smith
  • Patent number: 4941858
    Abstract: This box type turkey call is a combination of two calls which share a resonance chamber. The first sounder is elastically engaged to work the arm actuator over the edges of the chamber walls and is pivotally mounted. The second sounder is a stylus with sound tube which is used to scrape the slate on the bottom of the resonance chamber. When not in use the stylus is intended to be mounted through the resonance chamber by placement through a hole in the end wall of the chamber. The two calls may be used together. The presence of one sounder in or on the resonance chamber assists in making appropriate calls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 17, 1990
    Inventor: Mark C. Adams