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).
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Publication number: 20230263684Abstract: 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 columnType: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2023Publication date: August 24, 2023Inventors: Matt Clayton, Mark Portlock
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Patent number: 11672717Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 31, 2018Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Sterls Solutions LimitedInventors: Matt Clayton, Mark Portlock
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Patent number: 11452656Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 5, 2018Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Steris Solutions LimitedInventors: Julie Campbell, Mark Portlock, Matt Clayton, Jeremy Hinton, Richard Harding
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Patent number: 11400005Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 31, 2018Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Steris Solutions LimitedInventors: Matt Clayton, Mark Portlock, Nigel Beyer
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Publication number: 20210186789Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2018Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Julie Campbell, Mark Portlock, Matt Clayton, Jeremy Hinton, Richard Harding
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Publication number: 20200383857Abstract: 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 columnType: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2018Publication date: December 10, 2020Inventors: Matt Clayton, Mark Portlock
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Publication number: 20200345571Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2018Publication date: November 5, 2020Inventors: Matt Clayton, Mark Portlock, Nigel Beyer
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Patent number: 10159617Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 7, 2014Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: Eschmann Holdings LimitedInventors: Julie Campbell, Mark Portlock
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Publication number: 20160143798Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2014Publication date: May 26, 2016Inventors: Julie Campbell, Mark Portlock