Patents by Inventor Mark Hunter

Mark Hunter 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: 20250136023
    Abstract: License plate frames typically have four screw holes that receive screws to secure the license plate and the license plate frame to the vehicle. The current invention allows a user to apply cover clips to hide the screws. The license plate frame is designed to work with the cover clips, so the cover clips will only work on the specially designed license plate bracket. The cover clips are slid down onto the license plate brackets on the bottom of the license plate frame, and they are slid up on the license plate brackets on the top of the license plate frame. The cover clip is a one-piece solution with no “moving” parts other than the bowing outwards when forced onto the license plate brackets. The cover clip is applied with force in a parallel direction to the license plate frame, sliding down or up onto the license plate brackets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Todd R. Spencer, Mark Hunter Basenberg, JR.
  • Patent number: 12281442
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include a rigid paperboard product comprising at least one modified starch and at least one crosslinker, wherein the at least one modified starch is present in an amount ranging from 2% to 20% by weight of the paperboard product, wherein the at least one crosslinker is present in an amount ranging from 0.5% to 8% by weight based on the dry weight of the starch content in the paperboard product, and wherein the paperboard product has a rigidity value ranging from 375 to 500.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Hoffmaster Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Hunter, Jason Laatsch, Joe Sommers, Chad Robenhorst, Kyle Miller, Randy DeCoster, Chad Hildebrandt, Breanna Van Nuland, Cory Christopherson, Sarah Millies
  • Publication number: 20240387093
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a full inductor core configured for use with a power converter of an energy management system. For example, the full inductor core comprises a first planar inductor comprising a first inner core and a first outer core and a second planar inductor disposed on top of the first planar inductor and comprising a second inner core and a second outer core. The first inner core and first outer core and the second inner core and second outer core each have a sawtooth configuration that allows the full inductor core to be tuned during assembly of the full inductor core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Tyrone David LOW, Philip Mark HUNTER
  • Patent number: 12103472
    Abstract: License plate frames typically have four screw holes that receive screws to secure the license plate and the license plate frame to the vehicle. The current invention allows a user to apply cover clips to hide the screws. The license plate frame is designed to work with the cover clips, so the cover clips will only work on the specially designed license plate bracket. The cover clips are slid down onto the license plate brackets on the bottom of the license plate frame, and they are slid up on the license plate brackets on the top of the license plate frame. The cover clip is a one-piece solution with no “moving” parts other than the bowing outwards when forced onto the license plate brackets. The cover clip is applied with force in a parallel direction to the license plate frame, sliding down or up onto the license plate brackets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Cruiser Accessories, LLC
    Inventors: Todd R. Spencer, Mark Hunter Basenberg, Jr.
  • Patent number: 12099149
    Abstract: A medical device and its method of use includes a catheter, at least two electromagnetic sensing coils located within the distal tip of the catheter, and a multi-element planar ultrasound transducer array located within the distal tip of the catheter and configured to transmit and receive ultrasonic energy. The device also includes an imaging system coupled to the ultrasound transducer and is used for creating an image of tissue in a first target plane that extends orthogonally from the catheter body. The medical device also includes a backscatter evaluation system for use in receiving and evaluating the acoustic spectral characteristics of tissues within a second target area within the first target plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Veran Medical Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Troy L. Holsing, Mark Hunter, Christopher Lee
  • Publication number: 20240252328
    Abstract: The present invention provides a prosthetic device (10) having an anchor portion (30) in combination with a base portion (12) which is connected to the anchor portion (30). An elongate digit (14) is coupled to a first portion of a pivot connection (16a) mounted on the base portion (12), whilst a second portion of a pivot connection (16b) is mounted on the proximal end (14a) of the digit (14) and is connected to the first portion (16a) of the pivot connection (16). A linear actuator (40) within the elongate digit (14) has a first portion (40a) secured to the elongate digit (14) for movement therewith and a second portion (40b) remote therefrom and axially movable relative thereto and is operable with said pivot connection (16) to cause pivotal movement of the digit (14) around the pivot connection (16a, 16b) upon axial movement of the second portion (40b) of the linear actuator (40).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventor: Mark HUNTER
  • Publication number: 20240221124
    Abstract: Various aspects of methods, systems, and use cases may be used to generate and display a real-time a composite image, such as in a manner that extracts a non-occluded portion of a first image corresponding to an occluded portion of a second image and replaces the occluded portion with the non-occluded portion. In some examples, a graphical representation of an instrument may be generated on the composite image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher Lee, Mark Hunter
  • Publication number: 20240206849
    Abstract: A method of generating an image of a medical instrument using a medical apparatus includes a catheter, a medical instrument assembly, and an imaging assembly. The catheter has a first working channel terminating with a first distal exit, and a second working channel terminating with a second distal exit. The medical instrument assembly has a medical instrument adapted to be housed within the first working channel and adapted to be extendable through the first distal exit to an extended position beyond the first distal exit to intercept a target tissue. The imaging assembly includes an imaging device adapted to be housed within the second working channel and is extendable through the second distal exit to an extended position beyond the second distal exit. The imaging device is adapted to generate an image in an image plane of the distal end of the medical instrument when the distal end of the medical instrument is extended out the first distal exit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Mark Hunter, Troy Holsing
  • Publication number: 20240180721
    Abstract: A bionic digit (1) that comprises an intermediate portion (15), a tip portion (23) and a hinge (27.29) connecting the tip portion (23) to the intermediate portion (15). The bionic digit (1) further comprises a linear actuator assembly (45) located within the intermediate portion (15) that is connected to the intermediate portion (15) and to the tip portion (23).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventor: Mark Hunter
  • Patent number: 11969367
    Abstract: The present invention provides a prosthetic socket (10) having a longitudinal axis X for attachment to a limb of a patient having first and second sides (A, B) which comprises a first portion (20) having a first edge (22), a second edge (24) a first end (26) and a second end (28) and second portion (30) having a first edge (32) a second edge (34) a first end (36) and a second edge (38). A hinge (40) is connecting the first edge (22) of the first portion (20) to the first edge (32) of the second portion (30) and a clasp (50) is provided between the second edge (24) of the first portion (20) and the second edge (34) of the second portion (30). Such an arrangement allows for a prosthetic socket (10) to be more easily attached and removed to a patients limb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Epic Inventing, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Hunter, Donald Armand Laprade
  • Patent number: 11963890
    Abstract: The present invention provides a prosthetic device (10) having an anchor portion (30) in combination with a base portion (12) which is connected to the anchor portion (30). An elongate digit (14) is coupled to a first portion of a pivot connection (16a) mounted on the base portion (12), whilst a second portion of a pivot connection (16b) is mounted on the proximal end (14a) of the digit (14) and is connected to the first portion (16a) of the pivot connection (16). A linear actuator (40) within the elongate digit (14) has a first portion (40a) secured to the elongate digit (14) for movement therewith and a second portion (40b) remote therefrom and axially movable relative thereto and is operable with said pivot connection (16) to cause pivotal movement of the digit (14) around the pivot connection (16a, 16b) upon axial movement of the second portion (40b) of the linear actuator (40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: EPIC INVENTING, INC.
    Inventor: Mark Hunter
  • Patent number: 11960001
    Abstract: The disclosed technology teaches testing an autonomous vehicle: shielding a GNSS receiving antenna of the vehicle from ambient GNSS signals while the vehicle is under test and supplanting the ambient GNSS signals with simulated GNSS signals. Testing includes using a GNSS signal generating system: receiving the ambient GNSS signals using an antenna of the system and determining a location and acceleration of the vehicle from the GNSS signals, accessing a model of an augmented environment that includes multi-pathing and obscuration of the GNSS signals along a test path, based on the determined location—generating the simulated GNSS signals to feed to the vehicle, in real time—simulating at least one constellation of GNSS satellite sources modified according to the augmented environment, based on the determined location, and feeding the simulated signals to a receiver in the vehicle, thereby supplanting ambient GNSS as the autonomous vehicle travels along the test path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Spirent Communications, plc
    Inventors: Colin Richard Ford, Mark Geoffrey Holbrow, Steve Hickling, Mark Hunter, Guy Buesnel, Neil Bennett, Daniel Martin
  • Publication number: 20240046480
    Abstract: A surgical instrument navigation system and method of use is provided that visually simulates a virtual volumetric scene of a body cavity of a patient from a point of view of a surgical instrument residing in the cavity of the patient, wherein the surgical instrument, as provided, may be a steerable surgical catheter with a biopsy device and/or a surgical catheter with a side-exiting medical instrument, among others. Additionally, systems, methods and devices are provided for forming a respiratory-gated point cloud of a patient's respiratory system and for placing a localization element in an organ of a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Veran Medical Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Troy L. Holsing, Mark Hunter
  • Publication number: 20240027595
    Abstract: A medical device and its method of use includes a catheter, at least two electromagnetic sensing coils located within the distal tip of the catheter, and a multi-element planar ultrasound transducer array located within the distal tip of the catheter and configured to transmit and receive ultrasonic energy. The device also includes an imaging system coupled to the ultrasound transducer and is used for creating an image of tissue in a first target plane that extends orthogonally from the catheter body. The medical device also includes a backscatter evaluation system for use in receiving and evaluating the acoustic spectral characteristics of tissues within a second target area within the first target plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Veran Medical Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Troy L. Holsing, Mark Hunter, Christopher Lee
  • Patent number: 11864946
    Abstract: A medical assembly and method of use includes a catheter, a medical instrument and a navigation system. A localization element is attached to a handle of the catheter. A localization element is attached to a handle of the medical instrument. The localization elements are detectable by the navigation system. The medical instrument includes a needle, when the needle is positioned entirely within a working channel of the catheter, a tip of the needle is in an unextended position and the location elements are in a zeroed out position. When the needle tip extends out of the working channel to an extended position, the location elements are in an extension position. In the extension position the distance between the location elements is less than in the zeroed out position. The difference between the zeroed out position and the extension position is displayed on a display as a needle stroke value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Veran Medical Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Hunter, Troy L Holsing
  • Patent number: 11832894
    Abstract: A medical instrument assembly including a handle assembly having a first handle portion and a second handle portion proximate the second end, wherein the second handle portion is slidably engaged with the first handle portion. A first localization element is attached to the first handle portion and a second localization element is attached to the second handle portion. A medical instrument is mechanically coupled to the second handle portion and a translation of the second handle portion with respect to the first handle portion causes a coincident and coextensive translation of the medical instrument. The amount of translation of the medical instrument is adapted to be determined by calculating the distance between the first localization element and the second localization element. The first and second localization elements may be electromagnetic sensors which positions may be determined by a navigation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Veran Medical Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Lee, Mark Hunter, Troy L. Holsing
  • Patent number: 11830198
    Abstract: A surgical instrument navigation system and method of use is provided that visually simulates a virtual volumetric scene of a body cavity of a patient from a point of view of a surgical instrument residing in the cavity of the patient, wherein the surgical instrument, as provided, may be a steerable surgical catheter with a biopsy device and/or a surgical catheter with a side-exiting medical instrument, among others. Additionally, systems, methods and devices are provided for forming a respiratory-gated point cloud of a patient's respiratory system and for placing a localization element in an organ of a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Veran Medical Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Troy L. Holsing, Mark Hunter
  • Publication number: 20230340729
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include a rigid paperboard product comprising at least one modified starch and at least one crosslinker, wherein the at least one modified starch is present in an amount ranging from 2% to 20% by weight of the paperboard product, wherein the at least one crosslinker is present in an amount ranging from 0.5% to 8% by weight based on the dry weight of the starch content in the paperboard product, and wherein the paperboard product has a rigidity value ranging from 375 to 500.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Mark Hunter, Jason Laatsch, Joe Sommers, Chad Robenhorst, Kyle Miller, Randy DeCoster, Chad Hildebrandt, Breanna Van Nuland, Cory Christopherson, Sarah Millies
  • Patent number: 11784555
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for converting DC power to AC power. For example, apparatus for converting DC power to AC power comprises an input adapted to be coupled to a high-powered distributed generator having a maximum voltage at a first voltage and an arc fault mitigation device, coupled to the input, for providing a second voltage at the input that is lower than the first voltage, where a difference between the first voltage and the second voltage is not large enough to cause an arc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Enphase Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick L. Chapman, John Scott Berdner, Mark Baldassari, Raghuveer R. Belur, Donald H. Scrutchfield, Rian van der Colff, Phillip Mark Hunter, Philip Rothblum
  • Patent number: D1008904
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Cruiser Accessories, LLC
    Inventors: Todd R. Spencer, Mark Hunter Basenberg, Jr.