Patents by Inventor Mark Monroe
Mark Monroe 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).
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Patent number: 11921102Abstract: An optical imaging system for cell culture monitoring is provided. The system includes an illumination segment having an illumination source and a collimating lens positioned between a first surface of a cell culture vessel and the illumination source. The illumination source and the collimating lens are arranged to transmit light through the first surface at an angle oblique to the first surface of the cell culture vessel. The system also includes a detection segment having a detector and a lens positioned between the first surface of the cell culture vessel and the detector. The lens focuses light to the detector through an aperture stop, and the detector receives light that exits the first surface of the cell culture vessel at an angle oblique to the first surface.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2019Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATEDInventors: Joshua Monroe Cobb, Mark Christian Sanson
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Patent number: 11883005Abstract: A steerable device, such as a steerable catheter, may include a control handle and an insertion shaft extending outwardly therefrom. In use, the insertion shaft is navigated to an area of interest for examination and/or treatment thereof. The steerable device may include a steering system that controls the deflection angle of the distal end of the insertion shaft in two or more non-planar directions for navigating the insertion shaft to the area of interest. The steering system may also include a locking mechanism for arresting or partially arresting the movement of the distal end of the insertion shaft in a first direction independent of arresting or partially arresting the movement of the distal end in a second non-planar direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: John B. Golden, Mark Monroe
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Publication number: 20230371798Abstract: A steerable device, such as a steerable catheter, may include a control handle and an insertion shaft extending outwardly therefrom. In use, the insertion shaft is navigated to an area of interest for examination and/or treatment thereof. The steerable device may include a steering system that controls the deflection angle of the distal end of the insertion shaft in two or more non-planar directions for navigating the insertion shaft to the area of interest. The steering system may also include a locking mechanism for arresting or partially arresting the movement of the distal end of the insertion shaft in a first direction independent of arresting or partially arresting the movement of the distal end in a second non-planar direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2023Publication date: November 23, 2023Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: John B. GOLDEN, Mark Monroe
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Patent number: 11751755Abstract: A steerable device, such as a steerable catheter, may include a control handle and an insertion shaft extending outwardly therefrom. In use, the insertion shaft is navigated to an area of interest for examination and/or treatment thereof. The steerable device may include a steering system that controls the deflection angle of the distal end of the insertion shaft in two or more non-planar directions for navigating the insertion shaft to the area of interest. The steering system may also include a locking mechanism for arresting or partially arresting the movement of the distal end of the insertion shaft in a first direction independent of arresting or partially arresting the movement of the distal end in a second non-planar direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2020Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: John B. Golden, Mark Monroe
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Patent number: 11396587Abstract: Poly(acrylic acid)-based superabsorbent polymer (SAP) and H2O2 in a feed is converted with microwave (MW) irradiation into poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) in the product. The MW total energy used to convert SAP into PAA is less than 50 MJ/kg SAP.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2020Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Mark Monroe Banaszak Holl, Akshat Tanksale, Teck Wei Ching, Jing Zhang, Dimitris Ioannis Collias, John Andrew McDaniel, Gary Wayne Gilbertson, Martin Ian James, Arsen Arsenov Simonyan
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Patent number: 11266038Abstract: Superconducting computing system housed in a liquid hydrogen environment and related aspects are described. An example superconducting computing system includes a housing, arranged inside a liquid hydrogen environment, where a lower pressure is maintained inside the housing than a pressure outside the housing. The superconducting computing system further includes a substrate, arranged inside the housing, having a surface, where a plurality of components attached to the surface is configured to provide at least one of a computing or a storage functionality, and the substrate further comprises a plurality of circuit traces for interconnecting at least a subset of the plurality of the components. The housing is configured such that each of the plurality of components is configured to operate at a first temperature, where the first temperature is below 4.2 Kelvin, despite the liquid hydrogen environment having a second temperature greater than 4.2 Kelvin.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Mark Monroe, Christian L. Belady
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Publication number: 20210307588Abstract: A steerable device, such as a steerable catheter, may include a control handle and an insertion shaft extending outwardly therefrom. In use, the insertion shaft is navigated to an area of interest for examination and/or treatment thereof. The steerable device may include a steering system that controls the deflection angle of the distal end of the insertion shaft in two or more non-planar directions for navigating the insertion shaft to the area of interest. The steering system may also include a locking mechanism for arresting or partially arresting the movement of the distal end of the insertion shaft in a first direction independent of arresting or partially arresting the movement of the distal end in a second non-planar direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2021Publication date: October 7, 2021Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: John B. Golden, Mark Monroe
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Publication number: 20210054164Abstract: Poly(acrylic acid)-based superabsorbent polymer (SAP) and H2O2 in a feed is converted with microwave (MW) irradiation into poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) in the product. The MW total energy used to convert SAP into PAA is less than 50 MJ/kg SAP.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2020Publication date: February 25, 2021Inventors: Mark Monroe Banaszak Holl, Akshat Tanksale, Teck Wei Ching, Jing Zhang, Dimitris Ioannis Collias, John Andrew McDaniel, Gary Wayne Gilbertson, Martin Ian James, Arsen Arsenov Simonyan
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Publication number: 20200405126Abstract: A steerable device, such as a steerable catheter, may include a control handle and an insertion shaft extending outwardly therefrom. In use, the insertion shaft is navigated to an area of interest for examination and/or treatment thereof. The steerable device may include a steering system that controls the deflection angle of the distal end of the insertion shaft in two or more non-planar directions for navigating the insertion shaft to the area of interest. The steering system may also include a locking mechanism for arresting or partially arresting the movement of the distal end of the insertion shaft in a first direction independent of arresting or partially arresting the movement of the distal end in a second non-planar direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: John B. GOLDEN, Mark Monroe
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Publication number: 20200396863Abstract: Superconducting computing system housed in a liquid hydrogen environment and related aspects are described. An example superconducting computing system includes a housing, arranged inside a liquid hydrogen environment, where a lower pressure is maintained inside the housing than a pressure outside the housing. The superconducting computing system further includes a substrate, arranged inside the housing, having a surface, where a plurality of components attached to the surface is configured to provide at least one of a computing or a storage functionality, and the substrate further comprises a plurality of circuit traces for interconnecting at least a subset of the plurality of the components. The housing is configured such that each of the plurality of components is configured to operate at a first temperature, where the first temperature is below 4.2 Kelvin, despite the liquid hydrogen environment having a second temperature greater than 4.2 Kelvin.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2020Publication date: December 17, 2020Inventors: Mark Monroe, Christian L. Belady
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Patent number: 10799096Abstract: A steerable device, such as a steerable catheter, may include a control handle and an insertion shaft extending outwardly therefrom. In use, the insertion shaft is navigated to an area of interest for examination and/or treatment thereof. The steerable device may include a steering system that controls the deflection angle of the distal end of the insertion shaft in two or more non-planar directions for navigating the insertion shaft to the area of interest. The steering system may also include a locking mechanism for arresting or partially arresting the movement of the distal end of the insertion shaft in a first direction independent of arresting or partially arresting the movement of the distal end in a second non-planar direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2017Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: John Golden, Mark Monroe
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Patent number: 10785891Abstract: Superconducting computing system housed in a liquid hydrogen environment and related aspects are described. An example superconducting computing system includes a housing, arranged inside a liquid hydrogen environment, where a lower pressure is maintained inside the housing than a pressure outside the housing. The superconducting computing system further includes a substrate, arranged inside the housing, having a surface, where a plurality of components attached to the surface is configured to provide at least one of a computing or a storage functionality, and the substrate further comprises a plurality of circuit traces for interconnecting at least a subset of the plurality of the components. The housing is configured such that each of the plurality of components is configured to operate at a first temperature, where the first temperature is below 4.2 Kelvin, despite the liquid hydrogen environment having a second temperature greater than 4.2 Kelvin.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2019Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Mark Monroe, Christian L. Belady
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Publication number: 20180049623Abstract: A steerable device, such as a steerable catheter, may include a control handle and an insertion shaft extending outwardly therefrom. In use, the insertion shaft is navigated to an area of interest for examination and/or treatment thereof. The steerable device may include a steering system that controls the deflection angle of the distal end of the insertion shaft in two or more non-planar directions for navigating the insertion shaft to the area of interest. The steering system may also include a locking mechanism for arresting or partially arresting the movement of the distal end of the insertion shaft in a first direction independent of arresting or partially arresting the movement of the distal end in a second non-planar direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2017Publication date: February 22, 2018Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: John GOLDEN, Mark MONROE
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Patent number: 9833131Abstract: A steerable device, such as a steerable catheter, may include a control handle and an insertion shaft extending outwardly therefrom. In use, the insertion shaft is navigated to an area of interest for examination and/or treatment thereof. The steerable device may include a steering system that controls the deflection angle of the distal end of the insertion shaft in two or more non-planar directions for navigating the insertion shaft to the area of interest. The steering system may also include a locking mechanism for arresting or partially arresting the movement of the distal end of the insertion shaft in a first direction independent of arresting or partially arresting the movement of the distal end in a second non-planar direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2015Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: John Golden, Mark Monroe
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Patent number: 9370369Abstract: A system and method for delivering a surgical clip to a surgical site within a patient's body to compress body, tissue is disclosed. In one embodiment for the system of the present invention, the system includes an endoscopic device that has an endoscope cap disposed on a distal end of the endoscopic device. A surgical clip is removably disposed on an outside surface of the endoscope cap. A deployment device is associated with the surgical clip for deploying the surgical clip from the endoscope cap to the body tissue that is to be compressed. The surgical clip can be a deformable clip that is deployed in a non deformed configuration, and is then deformed so as to apply compression on selected tissue. The surgical clip can be a multi-legged clip, having a plurality of legs that can be locked in a closed position to apply compression to body tissue.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2014Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Kristin J Size, Russell F. Durgin, Mark L. Adams, Mark Monroe
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Publication number: 20160000304Abstract: A steerable device, such as a steerable catheter, may include a control handle and an insertion shaft extending outwardly therefrom. In use, the insertion shaft is navigated to an area of interest for examination and/or treatment thereof. The steerable device may include a steering system that controls the deflection angle of the distal end of the insertion shaft in two or more non-planar directions for navigating the insertion shaft to the area of interest. The steering system may also include a locking mechanism for arresting or partially arresting the movement of the distal end of the insertion shaft in a first direction independent of arresting or partially arresting the movement of the distal end in a second non-planar direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2015Publication date: January 7, 2016Inventors: John GOLDEN, Mark MONROE
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Patent number: 9155865Abstract: A steerable device, such as a steerable catheter, may include a control handle and an insertion shaft extending outwardly therefrom. In use, the insertion shaft is navigated to an area of interest for examination and/or treatment thereof. The steerable device may include a steering system that controls the deflection angle of the distal end of the insertion shaft in two or more non-planar directions for navigating the insertion shaft to the area of interest. The steering system may also include a locking mechanism for arresting or partially arresting the movement of the distal end of the insertion shaft in a first direction independent of arresting or partially arresting the movement of the distal end in a second non-planar direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2013Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: John Golden, Mark Monroe
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Publication number: 20140228864Abstract: A system and method for delivering a surgical clip to a surgical site within a patient's body to compress body, tissue is disclosed. In one embodiment for the system of the present invention, the system includes an endoscopic device that has an endoscope cap disposed on a distal end of the endoscopic device. A surgical clip is removably disposed on an outside surface of the endoscope cap. A deployment device is associated with the surgical clip for deploying the surgical clip from the endoscope cap to the body tissue that is to be compressed. The surgical clip can be a deformable clip that is deployed in a non deformed configuration, and is then deformed so as to apply compression on selected tissue. The surgical clip can be a multi-legged clip, having a plurality of legs that can be locked in a closed position to apply compression to body tissue.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2014Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Kristin A. JUGENHEIMER, Russell F. Durgin, Mark L. Adams, Mark Monroe
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Publication number: 20140107571Abstract: A steerable device, such as a steerable catheter, may include a control handle and an insertion shaft extending outwardly therefrom. In use, the insertion shaft is navigated to an area of interest for examination and/or treatment thereof. The steerable device may include a steering system that controls the deflection angle of the distal end of the insertion shaft in two or more non-planar directions for navigating the insertion shaft to the area of interest. The steering system may also include a locking mechanism for arresting or partially arresting the movement of the distal end of the insertion shaft in a first direction independent of arresting or partially arresting the movement of the distal end in a second non-planar direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2013Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: John GOLDEN, Mark MONROE
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Patent number: 8685043Abstract: A system and method for delivering a surgical clip to a surgical site within a patient's body to compress body tissue is disclosed. In one embodiment for the system of the present invention, the system includes an endoscopic device that has an endoscope cap disposed on a distal end of the endoscopic device. A surgical clip is removably disposed on an outside surface of the endoscope cap. A deployment device is associated with the surgical clip for deploying the surgical clip from the endoscope cap to the body tissue that is to be compressed. The surgical clip can be a deformable clip that is deployed in a non deformed configuration, and is then deformed so as to apply compression on selected tissue. The surgical clip can be a multi-legged clip, having a plurality of legs that can be locked in a closed position to apply compression to body tissue.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2012Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Kristin A. Jugenheimer, Russell F. Durgin, Jr., Mark L. Adams, Mark Monroe