Patents by Inventor Mark Hall

Mark Hall 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: 12256962
    Abstract: Bone anchor assemblies are disclosed herein that can provide for improved fixation as compared with traditional bone anchor assemblies. An exemplary assembly can include a bracket or wing that extends down from the receiver member. The distal portion of the wing can define a bone anchor opening through which one or more auxiliary bone anchors can be disposed to augment the fixation of the assembly's primary bone anchor. A distal surface of the distal portion of the wing can be obliquely angled relative to a proximal-distal axis of the spanning portion to face one of a caudal direction or a cephalad direction. A distal surface of the distal portion of the wing can be obliquely angled relative to the proximal-distal axis of the spanning portion to face one of a medial direction or a lateral direction. Surgical methods using the bone anchor assemblies described herein are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Medos International Srl
    Inventors: Kevin Lee, Mark Hall, Christopher Ramsay, John Riley Hawkins, Albert Montello, Joseph Peterson, Benjamin Johnston, Heiko Koller, Todd Albert, Christopher Ames, Bradford Currier, Claudius Thorne, Masashi Neo
  • Patent number: 12186136
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed in which changes in the position and/or orientation of an anatomical structure or of a surgical tool can be measured quantitatively during surgery. In some embodiments, the systems and methods disclosed herein can make use of inertial motion sensors to determine a position or orientation of an instrument or anatomy at different times and to calculate changes between different positions or orientations. In other embodiments, such sensors can be utilized in conjunction with imaging devices to correlate sensor position with anatomical landmarks, thereby permitting determination of absolute angular orientation of a landmark. Such systems and methods can facilitate real-time tracking of progress during a variety of procedures, including, e.g., spinal deformity correction, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Medos International Sàrl
    Inventors: Saurav V. Gupta, Mark Hall, Dennis Chien, Michael J. O'Neil
  • Patent number: 12188789
    Abstract: A rotary transducer is described. The rotary transducer includes a Hall effect sensor, a rotary dial comprising at least two recessed pockets, a first magnet that is positioned within one of the at least two recessed pockets, and a second magnet that is positioned within another one of the at least two recessed pockets. In an acceleration only mode, the rotary dial is rotatable from a center position in a first direction and is not rotatable from the center position in a second direction. This mode is selected when a mode selection screw is inserted into a mode selection orifice. In a bi-directional acceleration/deceleration mode, the rotary dial is rotatable from the center position in the first direction and is rotatable from the center position in the second direction. This mode is selected when the mode selection screw is not inserted into the mode selection orifice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Hall Labs LLC
    Inventors: Mark Hall, Pablo Penailillo, Colby Robbins, Stephen Willes, Bryan Goings
  • Publication number: 20240395181
    Abstract: User interface systems for sterile fields and other working environments are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a user interface system can include a projector that projects a graphical user interface onto a data board or other substrate disposed within a working environment. The system can also include a camera or other sensor that detects user interaction with the data board or substrate. Detected user interactions can be processed or interpreted by a controller that interfaces with equipment disposed outside of the working environment, thereby allowing user interaction with such equipment from within the working environment. The data board can be an inexpensive, disposable, single-use component of the system that can be easily sterilized or another component suitably prepared for use in a sterile field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Mark Hall, Roman Lomeli, J. Riley Hawkins, Joern Richter
  • Patent number: 12121344
    Abstract: Systems and methods for anatomical alignment are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the systems and methods can provide accurate and continuous intraoperative validation of anatomical alignment, e.g., of the spine, hips, pelvis, and/or shoulders. An exemplary system can include a sensor and marker arrangement for measuring coronal imbalance. Another exemplary system can include a sensor and marker arrangement for shoulder or pelvic leveling. Yet another exemplary system can include a mechanical frame for establishing a simulated ground plane and projecting a plumb line from the simulated ground plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Medos International Srl
    Inventors: Saurav V. Gupta, Mark Hall, Roman Lomeli, Douglas Raymond
  • Publication number: 20240290032
    Abstract: Stereoscopic volumetric video is provided using a processor-implemented method comprising: receiving captured video data of a scene from a first imaging device and a second imaging device; receiving captured depth data of the scene from a third imaging device and a fourth imaging device; combining the captured video data and the captured depth data to generate a first atlas frame sequence comprising multiple atlas frames; processing each atlas frame of the first atlas frame sequence to generate a reconstructed scene in a virtual environment; capturing each frame of the reconstructed scene using a virtual imaging device to generate a second atlas frame sequence comprising multiple atlas frames, wherein each atlas frame of the second atlas frame sequence includes virtual video data and virtual depth data of the reconstructed scene; and providing the stereoscopic volumetric video of the scene based on the virtual video data and the virtual depth data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas Charles Mark Hall, Joanna Agnieszka Popinska
  • Patent number: 12053190
    Abstract: A surgical tool is disclosed. The surgical tool includes a functional tool, a functional tip, at least one sensor, and a control unit. The functional tool has a shaft and a distal end. The functional tip is positioned at the distal end of the housing; at least one sensor is configured to generate a first signal indicative of at least one of an acoustic signal or a vibration signal generated by the functional tool. The control unit receives the first signal, analyzes the first signal to determine tissue type in contact with the functional tip and supplies a second signal to the functional tool to control at least one operation of the functional tool based upon the tissue type in contact with the functional tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis Chien, Michael O'Neil, Mark Hall, Riley Hawkins, Roman Lomeli
  • Patent number: 12057037
    Abstract: User interface systems for sterile fields and other working environments are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a user interface system can include a projector that projects a graphical user interface onto a data board or other substrate disposed within a working environment. The system can also include a camera or other sensor that detects user interaction with the data board or substrate. Detected user interactions can be processed or interpreted by a controller that interfaces with equipment disposed outside of the working environment, thereby allowing user interaction with such equipment from within the working environment. The data board can be an inexpensive, disposable, single-use component of the system that can be easily sterilized or another component suitably prepared for use in a sterile field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Medos International Sarl
    Inventors: Mark Hall, Roman Lomeli, J. Riley Hawkins, Joern Richter
  • Publication number: 20240074795
    Abstract: Surgical instruments, methods, and systems are provided for securing spinal fixation elements to bone. For example, a spinal fixation system is provided that has a receiver with proximal and distal ends. The proximal end of the receiver is configured to receive various fixation members, such as spinal rods and set screws, therein. The distal end of the receiver has a hook member that is operably coupled thereto and has an opening that is configured to receive bone therein. The hook member is configured to be secured to bone without penetrating the bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Samuel Jacobs, Mark Hall
  • Publication number: 20240065736
    Abstract: Various embodiments of unilateral implant holders and related methods are disclosed herein. An exemplary unilateral implant holder can include a surgical instrument that includes a unilateral locking mechanism arranged at a distal end of the instrument for rigidly holding onto a unilateral portion of the implant. The locking mechanism can be configured to lock onto a unilateral portion of the implant such that access to the implant is not blocked. By engaging the instrument's locking mechanism with a counterpart locking interface defined in an implant, sufficient clamping force can be applied by the locking mechanism to resist multi-directional forces exerted on the implant during a surgical procedure. The surgical instrument can be a stand-alone unilateral implant holder. The surgical instrument can be configured to perform a surgical task while concurrently holding the implant in place using the unilateral locking mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin Lee, Mark Hall
  • Publication number: 20240016521
    Abstract: Bone anchor assemblies are disclosed herein that can provide for improved fixation as compared with traditional bone anchor assemblies. An exemplary assembly can include a bracket or wing that extends down from the receiver member. The distal portion of the wing can define a bone anchor opening through which one or more auxiliary bone anchors can be disposed to augment the fixation of the assembly's primary bone anchor. A distal surface of the distal portion of the wing can be obliquely angled relative to a proximal-distal axis of the spanning portion to face one of a caudal direction or a cephalad direction. A distal surface of the distal portion of the wing can be obliquely angled relative to the proximal-distal axis of the spanning portion to face one of a medial direction or a lateral direction. Surgical methods using the bone anchor assemblies described herein are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin Lee, Mark Hall, Christopher Ramsay, John Riley Hawkins, Albert Montello, Joseph Peterson, Benjamin Johnston, Heiko Koller, Todd Albert, Christopher Ames, Bradford Currier, Claudius Thorne, Masashi Neo
  • Patent number: 11876621
    Abstract: Devices and methods for enhancing forward error correction techniques for communications using chirp spread spectrum are disclosed. Systems, devices, and methods for error correction coding and decoding are described. On the coding side, K bits of data are sequentially loaded into an M bit by N bit (M×N) matrix in a first direction as Q sequences of D bits, each D bit row of data in the M×N matrix is coded with an error correction code to generate an M bit row of coded data, each Q bit column in the M×N matrix is coded with the error correction code to generate N bits of coded data, N sequences of M bits are sequentially unloaded from the M×N matrix in a second direction, and a chirp signal is generated having a plurality of chirps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Sure-Fi, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Hall, David R. Hall, Warren Willes, John Robinson
  • Publication number: 20230405495
    Abstract: A filter for removing particles held in suspension by a fluid. The filter includes (a) a manifold having an inlet and an outlet; and (b) a main filter body connected to the manifold. The main filter body includes a flow disrupter, the flow disrupter comprising a tiered plate assembly arranged in the filter body and each plate in the tiered plate assembly comprises an arrangement of apertures. The inlet of the manifold, the tiered plate assembly, the outlet of the manifold and a bottom of the main filter body define a flow path for fluid to be treated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Mark Hall, Samuel Hayes
  • Patent number: 11844552
    Abstract: Surgical instruments, methods, and systems are provided for securing spinal fixation elements to bone. For example, a spinal fixation system is provided that has a receiver with proximal and distal ends. The proximal end of the receiver is configured to receive various fixation members, such as spinal rods and set screws, therein. The distal end of the receiver has a hook member that is operably coupled thereto and has an opening that is configured to receive bone therein. The hook member is configured to be secured to bone without penetrating the bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Medos International Sarl
    Inventors: Samuel Jacobs, Mark Hall
  • Patent number: 11832855
    Abstract: Various embodiments of unilateral implant holders and related methods are disclosed herein. An exemplary unilateral implant holder can include a surgical instrument that includes a unilateral locking mechanism arranged at a distal end of the instrument for rigidly holding onto a unilateral portion of the implant. The locking mechanism can be configured to lock onto a unilateral portion of the implant such that access to the implant is not blocked. By engaging the instrument's locking mechanism with a counterpart locking interface defined in an implant, sufficient clamping force can be applied by the locking mechanism to resist multi-directional forces exerted on the implant during a surgical procedure. The surgical instrument can be a stand-alone unilateral implant holder. The surgical instrument can be configured to perform a surgical task while concurrently holding the implant in place using the unilateral locking mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Medos International Sårl
    Inventors: Kevin Lee, Mark Hall
  • Publication number: 20230388575
    Abstract: A device management server computer (“server”) has a media-only interface to a device and transmits a device identifier to the device over the interface, the device identifier having embedded network information sufficient to enable the device to establish a separate connection to the server over a communication link such as a wireless network. An application on the device retrieves the device identifier, extracts the network information, and uses the network information to establish the separate connection over the communication link. The device identifier can be part of an EDID provided over an HDMI interface. Instructions transmitted over the separate connection can be used to control transmission of media over the media-only interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: JASON CRAWFORD, SHOM SURENDRAN PONOTH, RAJKUMAR CHANDRASEKARAN, INDER PAUL BAJWA, PARIVALLAL GOPAL, TAMER ABUELSAAD, MARK HALL
  • Patent number: 11824579
    Abstract: A chirp spread spectrum (CSS) receiver may reject, based on multiple data alignment chirps that includes an attribute identifier that is a mismatch to one or more preconfigured identifiers, a message early and before fully receiving/decoding the message. The multiple data alignment chirps may enable usage of a larger range of IDs than a single chirp signal. A receiver may receive a sequence of training chirps for symbol alignment followed by multiple opposite chirps for data alignment. Training chirps may be processed through a fast-Fourier transform (FFT) and the resulting values accumulated until a threshold is exceeded. Using symbol alignment from the training chirps, the receiver may decode multiple opposite chirps that indicate data alignment and comprise an encoded identifier. The receiver may reject the message and terminate further message processing based on the encoded identifier being a mismatch to preconfigured identifiers or attributes indicated by the encoded identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Hall Labs LLC
    Inventors: David R. Hall, Mark Hall, John Robinso, Warren Willes
  • Publication number: 20230341368
    Abstract: An alignment tool for use in connection with an open path gas detection system, which includes an interface including one or more connectors, includes an optical system having a scope and an attachment system operatively connected to the optical system. The attachment system includes a body including one or more cooperating connectors. The body is rotatable about an axis thereof in a first direction to bring the one or more cooperating connectors into connection with the one or more connectors. The attachment system further includes one or more locking elements which engage the one or more connectors after a predetermined amount of rotation of the body in the first direction to form a state of locked engagement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Nicholas Emidio Ciccone, Mark Hall
  • Patent number: D1069580
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Monster Energy Company
    Inventors: Mark Hall, Scot De Lorme
  • Patent number: RE50403
    Abstract: A method of stabilizing a first vertebra and a second vertebra includes implanting a first bone anchor into the first vertebra, implanting a second bone anchor into the second vertebra, connecting a first anchor connection instrument to the first anchor, connecting a second anchor connection instrument the second anchor, positioning a cement delivery tube into a passage provided through the first anchor, delivering bone cement from a bone cement delivery system coupled to the bone cement delivery tube through the passage in the first anchor to the first vertebra, removing the cement delivery tube from the first anchor connection instrument and the first anchor, connecting the cement delivery tube to second anchor connecting instrument connected to the second anchor, delivering bone cement through a passage in the second anchor to the second vertebra, connecting a spinal connection element to the first anchor and the second anchor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan S. Jones, Michael Michielli, Mark Hall, Kevin Lee