Patents by Inventor Mark Portlock

Mark Portlock 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: 20230263684
    Abstract: A surgical table having a tabletop and a column for enabling at least a part of the tabletop to be rotatable about a trend axis extending in a transverse direction across the tabletop; and an actuator mechanism coupled between the movable framework and the column and arranged to raise and lower the movable framework and the trend axis relative to the column and to rotate the movable framework about the trend axis, wherein the actuator mechanism is fitted to an external surface of the outer column element and is adapted to move the movable framework between a lowermost position, at which the trend axis extends through an upper part of the outer column element which surrounds the inner column element when the column elements are telescoped into the contracted configuration, and an uppermost position, at which the trend axis is spaced at spacing height from an uppermost part of the column
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Matt Clayton, Mark Portlock
  • Patent number: 11672717
    Abstract: A surgical table having a tabletop and a column for enabling at least a part of the tabletop to be rotatable about a trend axis extending in a transverse direction across the tabletop; and an actuator mechanism coupled between the movable framework and the column and arranged to raise and lower the movable framework and the trend axis relative to the column and to rotate the movable framework about the trend axis, wherein the actuator mechanism is fitted to an external surface of the outer column element and is adapted to move the movable framework between a lowermost position, at which the trend axis extends through an upper part of the outer column element which surrounds the inner column element when the column elements are telescoped into the contracted configuration, and an uppermost position, at which the trend axis is spaced at spacing height from an uppermost part of the column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Sterls Solutions Limited
    Inventors: Matt Clayton, Mark Portlock
  • Patent number: 11452656
    Abstract: A surgical table includes a base for standing on a floor; a column extending from the base; a tabletop providing a patient support surface; and a mechanism coupling the tabletop to the column and for enabling rotational movement of the tabletop relative to the column about two orthogonal axes, the mechanism having a first frame connected to the tabletop and a second frame connected to the column and rotatably mounted on the first frame about an axis that is orthogonal to both longitudinal and transverse directions of the tabletop. Also disclosed is a system for helping a user dispose a tabletop and a base of a surgical table at a predetermined relative position, a system for recording actions performed by a surgical table, and surgical tables configured to adjust a height of a tabletop thereof in specific manners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Steris Solutions Limited
    Inventors: Julie Campbell, Mark Portlock, Matt Clayton, Jeremy Hinton, Richard Harding
  • Patent number: 11400005
    Abstract: A surgical table having a cable management system including a first flexible cable guide having a first end portion fitted, directly or indirectly, to the base and a second end portion fitted, directly or indirectly, to the intermediate column element and a second flexible cable guide having has a first end portion fitted, directly or indirectly, to the intermediate column element and a second end portion fitted, directly or indirectly, to the outer column element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Steris Solutions Limited
    Inventors: Matt Clayton, Mark Portlock, Nigel Beyer
  • Publication number: 20210186789
    Abstract: A surgical table includes a base for standing on a floor; a column extending from the base; a tabletop providing a patient support surface; and a mechanism coupling the tabletop to the column and for enabling rotational movement of the tabletop relative to the column about two orthogonal axes, the mechanism having a first frame connected to the tabletop and a second frame connected to the column and rotatably mounted on the first frame about an axis that is orthogonal to both longitudinal and transverse directions of the tabletop. Also disclosed is a system for helping a user dispose a tabletop and a base of a surgical table at a predetermined relative position, a system for recording actions performed by a surgical table, and surgical tables configured to adjust a height of a tabletop thereof in specific manners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Julie Campbell, Mark Portlock, Matt Clayton, Jeremy Hinton, Richard Harding
  • Publication number: 20200383857
    Abstract: A surgical table having a tabletop and a column for enabling at least a part of the tabletop to be rotatable about a trend axis extending in a transverse direction across the tabletop; and an actuator mechanism coupled between the movable framework and the column and arranged to raise and lower the movable framework and the trend axis relative to the column and to rotate the movable framework about the trend axis, wherein the actuator mechanism is fitted to an external surface of the outer column element and is adapted to move the movable framework between a lowermost position, at which the trend axis extends through an upper part of the outer column element which surrounds the inner column element when the column elements are telescoped into the contracted configuration, and an uppermost position, at which the trend axis is spaced at spacing height from an uppermost part of the column
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Matt Clayton, Mark Portlock
  • Publication number: 20200345571
    Abstract: A surgical table having a cable management system including a first flexible cable guide having a first end portion fitted, directly or indirectly, to the base and a second end portion fitted, directly or indirectly, to the intermediate column element and a second flexible cable guide having has a first end portion fitted, directly or indirectly, to the intermediate column element and a second end portion fitted, directly or indirectly, to the outer column element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Matt Clayton, Mark Portlock, Nigel Beyer
  • Patent number: 10159617
    Abstract: Tabletop section for a surgical table, the tabletop section including a first connector for connecting the tabletop section to a second tabletop section, the first connector having a hook disposed around a space and defining an opening into the space, and a lock pin for locking the connector to the second tabletop section, the lock pin being movable relative to the hook to change a degree to which the lock pin blocks the opening. The tabletop section has a center of mass between first and second handle portions thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Eschmann Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Julie Campbell, Mark Portlock
  • Publication number: 20160143798
    Abstract: Tabletop section for a surgical table, the tabletop section including a first connector for connecting the tabletop section to a second tabletop section, the first connector having a hook disposed around a space and defining an opening into the space, and a lock pin for locking the connector to the second tabletop section, the lock pin being movable relative to the hook to change a degree to which the lock pin blocks the opening. The tabletop section has a centre of mass between first and second handle portions thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Julie Campbell, Mark Portlock