Patents by Inventor Mark Ridley

Mark Ridley 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: 20260033706
    Abstract: A medical manipulator includes a manipulator flexible portion extending in a longitudinal direction; and two arms arranged at a distal end of the manipulator flexible portion, and each of the two arms includes a first bending portion, the first bending portion has an artificial muscle that drives the first bending portion to bend, and a bending tube, and the artificial muscle and the bending tube extend along the longitudinal direction and are arranged side by side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2025
    Publication date: February 5, 2026
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael BLOM, Alex NORMAN, Mark RIDLEY, Andrew FORBES, Merissa LIM, Antonia SMITH, Gary STACEY, Ka Chung LEE, Wayne GIMBLETT, Imantha SAMARANAYAKE, Simon THORNE, Charles KILBY, Shintaro INOUE, Ryohei OGAWA, Yuji SAKAI, Ryoji HYODO, Masahiro FUJII, Shotaro TAKEMOTO, Masato NARISAWA
  • Publication number: 20250331703
    Abstract: A medical manipulator includes an outer sheath, a channel tube that passes through the outer sheath, a bendable bending portion disposed at the distal end of the outer sheath, and a bending wire that bends the bending portion, and the bending portion includes a plurality of ring members through which the bending wire passes, and the ring members are spaced apart along the longitudinal direction of the outer sheath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2025
    Publication date: October 30, 2025
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael BLOM, Alex NORMAN, Mark RIDLEY, Andrew FORBES, Merissa LIM, Antonia SMITH, Gary STACEY, Ka Chung LEE, Wayne GIMBLETT, Imantha SAMARANAYAKE, Simon THORNE, Charles KILBY, Shintaro INOUE, Ryohei OGAWA, Yuji SAKAI, Ryoji HYODO, Masahiro FUJII, Shotaro TAKEMOTO, Masato NARISAWA
  • Publication number: 20250331705
    Abstract: A medical manipulator includes: a manipulator; and a camera unit provided at a distal end of the manipulator so as to be movable back and forth in a longitudinal direction, and the camera unit includes a support portion, and a camera provided at a distal end side of the support portion, and the camera unit includes a first state in which the camera unit advances relative to the manipulator, a second state in which the camera unit retracts relative to the manipulator, and a third state in which the camera unit bends downward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2025
    Publication date: October 30, 2025
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael BLOM, Alex NORMAN, Mark RIDLEY, Andrew FORBES, Merissa LIM, Antonia SMITH, Gary STACEY, Ka Chung LEE, Wayne GIMBLETT, Imantha SAMARANAYAKE, Simon THORNE, Charles KILBY, Shintaro INOUE, Ryohei OGAWA, Yuji SAKAI, Ryoji HYODO, Masahiro FUJII, Shotaro TAKEMOTO, Masato NARISAWA
  • Publication number: 20250331941
    Abstract: A medical manipulator system includes: an insertion manipulator extending in a longitudinal direction and having a lumen; a treatment manipulator capable of passing through the lumen; a first drive unit that drives the insertion manipulator, and a second drive unit that drives the treatment manipulator, and the first drive unit is disposed at a distal end side of the second drive unit and is provided so as to be movable forward and backward in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2025
    Publication date: October 30, 2025
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael BLOM, Alex NORMAN, Mark RIDLEY, Andrew FORBES, Merissa LIM, Antonia SMITH, Gary STACEY, Ka Chung LEE, Wayne GIMBLETT, Imantha SAMARANAYAKE, Simon THORNE, Charles KILBY, Shintaro INOUE, Ryohei OGAWA, Yuji SAKAI, Ryoji HYODO, Masahiro FUJII, Shotaro TAKEMOTO, Masato NARISAWA
  • Publication number: 20250281030
    Abstract: A medical manipulator includes a flexible body; an arm that includes a first bending portion and a second bending portion and that is disposed at a distal end of the flexible body; an artificial muscle that bendably drives the first bending portion; and a wire that bendably drives the second bending portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2025
    Publication date: September 11, 2025
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael BLOM, Alex NORMAN, Mark RIDLEY, Andrew FORBES, Merissa LIM, Antonia SMITH, Gary STACEY, Shintaro INOUE, Ryohei OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20250281172
    Abstract: A medical system includes a suture device. The suture device includes: an arm; a first jaw and a second jaw that are attached to a distal end of the arm; and a needle configured to attach a thread. At least one of the first jaw and the second jaw configured to be opened and closed to deliver the needle therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2025
    Publication date: September 11, 2025
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael BLOM, Alex NORMAN, Mark RIDLEY, Andrew FORBES, Merissa LIM, Antonia SMITH, Gary STACEY, Shintaro INOUE, Ryohei OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20250281255
    Abstract: A medical manipulator includes a manipulator flexible portion extending in a longitudinal direction; and two arms arranged at a distal end of the manipulator flexible portion, and the two arms are arranged in a left-right direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, each of the two arms includes a second bending portion, and distal ends of second bending portions of the two arms are spaced apart in the left-right direction by bending the second bending portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2025
    Publication date: September 11, 2025
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael BLOM, Alex NORMAN, Mark RIDLEY, Andrew FORBES, Merissa LIM, Antonia SMITH, Gary STACEY, Ka Chung LEE, Wayne GIMBLETT, Imantha SAMARANAYAKE, Simon THORNE, Charles KILBY, Shintaro INOUE, Ryohei OGAWA, Yuji SAKAI, Ryoji HYODO, Masahiro FUJII, Shotaro TAKEMOTO, Masato NARISAWA
  • Publication number: 20250281254
    Abstract: A medical manipulator includes an outer sheath and a channel tube that is inserted into the outer sheath. At least a part of the channel tube includes a coil sheath forming a lumen into which a treatment manipulator or a treatment tool is inserted and a blade tube disposed outside of the coil sheath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2025
    Publication date: September 11, 2025
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael BLOM, Alex NORMAN, Mark RIDLEY, Andrew FORBES, Merissa LIM, Antonia SMITH, Gary STACEY, Shintaro INOUE, Ryohei OGAWA
  • Patent number: 12084005
    Abstract: In one aspect, a system for acquiring data associated with an agricultural field. The system includes an agricultural machine and a data acquisition (DAQ) module supported relative to the agricultural machine. The DAQ module includes a module housing and one or more sensing devices housed within the module housing. The one or more sensing device are configured to generate data associated with a condition of a field as the agricultural machine travels across the field. In addition, the system includes an air circulation system provided in operative association with the DAQ module that is configured to direct an airflow into an interior of the module housing for circulation therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.
    Inventors: James W. Henry, Joshua Knoblauch, Mark Ridley
  • Publication number: 20220266801
    Abstract: In one aspect, a system for acquiring data associated with an agricultural field. The system includes an agricultural machine and a data acquisition (DAQ) module supported relative to the agricultural machine. The DAQ module includes a module housing and one or more sensing devices housed within the module housing. The one or more sensing device are configured to generate data associated with a condition of a field as the agricultural machine travels across the field. In addition, the system includes an air circulation system provided in operative association with the DAQ module that is configured to direct an airflow into an interior of the module housing for circulation therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: James W. Henry, Joshua Knoblauch, Mark Ridley
  • Patent number: 10661935
    Abstract: A labeling device for a syringe that includes a first labeling subsystem adapted to print a first label having machine readable information and a second labeling subsystem adapted to print a second label having human readable information is disclosed. The first labeling subsystem includes a label applicator adapted to automatically apply the first label to a portion of the syringe. The first labeling subsystem includes a syringe clamp assembly that securely holds the syringe while the label applicator automatically applies a first label to the syringe. The second labeling subsystem includes a removal device adapted to automatically remove a backing material from the second label.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Austin Jason McKinnon, Scott William Gisler, Philip C. McNeill, Rahul Khurana, Drew Davidock, Robert Nicholas Graf, Kaushal Verma, Gary Stacey, Mark Rogers, Mark Ridley, David Stocks, Alistair Ward, Andrew Scholan, Keith Marshall
  • Publication number: 20190144154
    Abstract: A labeling device for a syringe that includes a first labeling subsystem adapted to print a first label having machine readable information and a second labeling subsystem adapted to print a second label having human readable information is disclosed. The first labeling subsystem includes a label applicator adapted to automatically apply the first label to a portion of the syringe. The first labeling subsystem includes a syringe clamp assembly that securely holds the syringe while the label applicator automatically applies a first label to the syringe. The second labeling subsystem includes a removal device adapted to automatically remove a backing material from the second label.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Austin Jason McKinnon, Scott William Gisler, Philip C. McNeill, Rahul Khurana, Drew Davidock, Robert Nicholas Graf, Kaushal Verma, Gary Stacey, Mark Rogers, Mark Ridley, David Stocks, Alistair Ward, Andrew Scholan, Keith Marshall
  • Patent number: 10220974
    Abstract: A labeling device for a syringe that includes a first labeling subsystem adapted to print a first label having machine readable information and a second labeling subsystem adapted to print a second label having human readable information is disclosed. The first labeling subsystem includes a label applicator adapted to automatically apply the first label to a portion of the syringe. The first labeling subsystem includes a syringe clamp assembly that securely holds the syringe while the label applicator automatically applies a first label to the syringe. The second labeling subsystem includes a removal device adapted to automatically remove a backing material from the second label.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Austin Jason McKinnon, Scott William Gisler, Philip C. McNeill, Rahul Khurana, Drew Davidock, Robert Nicholas Graf, Kaushal Verma, Gary Stacey, Mark Rogers, Mark Ridley, David Stocks, Alistair Ward, Andrew Scholan, Keith Marshall
  • Publication number: 20170361970
    Abstract: A labeling device for a syringe that includes a first labeling subsystem adapted to print a first label having machine readable information and a second labeling subsystem adapted to print a second label having human readable information is disclosed. The first labeling subsystem includes a label applicator adapted to automatically apply the first label to a portion of the syringe. The first labeling subsystem includes a syringe clamp assembly that securely holds the syringe while the label applicator automatically applies a first label to the syringe. The second labeling subsystem includes a removal device adapted to automatically remove a backing material from the second label.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Austin Jason McKinnon, Scott William Gisler, Philip C. McNeill, Rahul Khurana, Drew Davidock, Robert Nicholas Graf, Kaushal Verma, Gary Stacey, Mark Rogers, Mark Ridley, David Stocks, Alistair Ward, Andrew Scholan, Keith Marshall
  • Patent number: 9776757
    Abstract: A labeling device for a syringe that includes a first labeling subsystem adapted to print a first label having machine readable information and a second labeling subsystem adapted to print a second label having human readable information is disclosed. The first labeling subsystem includes a label applicator adapted to automatically apply the first label to a portion of the syringe. The first labeling subsystem includes a syringe clamp assembly that securely holds the syringe while the label applicator automatically applies a first label to the syringe. The second labeling subsystem includes a removal device adapted to automatically remove a backing material from the second label.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Austin Jason McKinnon, Scott William Gisler, Philip C. McNeill, Rahul Khurana, Drew Davidock, Robert Nicholas Graf, Kaushal Verma, Gary Stacey, Mark Rogers, Mark Ridley, David Stocks, Alistair Ward, Andrew Scholan, Keith Marshall
  • Publication number: 20160101887
    Abstract: A labeling device for a syringe that includes a first labeling subsystem adapted to print a first label having machine readable information and a second labeling subsystem adapted to print a second label having human readable information is disclosed. The first labeling subsystem includes a label applicator adapted to automatically apply the first label to a portion of the syringe. The first labeling subsystem includes a syringe clamp assembly that securely holds the syringe while the label applicator automatically applies a first label to the syringe. The second labeling subsystem includes a removal device adapted to automatically remove a backing material from the second label.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Austin Jason McKinnon, Scott William Gisler, Philip C. McNeill, Rahul Khurana, Drew Davidock, Robert Nicholas Graf, Kaushal Verma, Gary Stacey, Mark Rogers, Mark Ridley, David Stocks, Alistair Ward, Andrew Scholan, Keith Marshall
  • Publication number: 20040216322
    Abstract: A hairdryer comprises a housing, a fan mounted in the housing, driven by a battery powered motor, creating an airflow through the housing. A burner is in the housing in the airflow passage. The burner has fuel supply. An aerofoil-sectional sleeve baffle element surrounds the burner to separate the airflow passage into a first passage in contact with the burner, whereby the airflow in the passage is heated, and a second passage separated from the burner. A coned exit baffle is arranged to mix the airflows exiting hairdryer. An electronic control means pulses a solenoid valve to control fuel supply to the burner and thus the heat out-put therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2004
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventors: Nicholas Collier, Joseph W. Sunderland, Mark Ridley