Patents by Inventor Matthew Byrne
Matthew Byrne 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: 11246640Abstract: A vapor delivery device is provided that may include any of a number of features. One feature of the vapor delivery device is that it can apply condensable vapor energy to tissue, such as a prostrate, to shrink, damage, denaturate tissues of the prostate. The vapor delivery device can include a handle portion and a cartridge portion. The cartridge portion can be configured to be inserted into a lumen of the handle portion to align and position a vapor coil of the cartridge portion within a RF coil of the handle portion. Methods associated with use of the energy delivery probe are also covered.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2017Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Michael Hoey, Roger Noel Hastings, Mark Schrom, Steven Carlson, Matthew Byrne, Karliam C. Woo, Eric Jerke, Richard Charles Kravik
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Publication number: 20210236126Abstract: Tissue care devices and methods of using the same are disclosed. The tissue care devices can have one or multiple expanded configurations and one or multiple contracted configurations. The tissue care devices can be expandable and/or contractible. The tissue devices can have an increasable and/or decreasable outer perimeter.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicants: Maruho Medical, Inc., Innovative Drive CorporationInventors: Matthew Byrnes NEWELL, Luke W. CLAUSON, Akihiko IKOMA
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Publication number: 20210204935Abstract: A device is disclosed that can load a suture and/or a shuttle into a suture device. The device can have a suture and/or a shuttle that can be moved (e.g., via a loader control) from a non-loaded configuration to a loaded configuration without damaging the suture or the shuttle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2020Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventors: Andrew J. HUNTINGTON, Brett A. SNYDER, Matthew Byrnes NEWELL, Micah Bruvold BLACK
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Publication number: 20210204934Abstract: A device is disclosed that can pierce and hold tissue and then pass suture through tissue. The device can have a shuttle that can removably attach to a suture and jaws that can be rotatably opened and closed with respect to each other. A method for using the device to repeatedly pass the suture through the tissue without removing the suture or device from the target site is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2020Publication date: July 8, 2021Applicant: Maruho Medical, Inc.Inventors: Andrew J. HUNTINGTON, Brett A. SNYDER, Matthew Byrnes NEWELL, Luke W. CLAUSON, Gary S. FANTON, John F. KRUMME, Scott H. HENEVELD, Bryce PETERSON, Yasuyuki HITOMI
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Patent number: 11043217Abstract: A voice assistant device can be used by a user to have a conversation to retrieve or generate database records.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2019Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: FinancialForce.com, Inc.Inventor: Matthew Byrne
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Publication number: 20210093075Abstract: Described herein are inserts for reducing sloshing in a bottle. The insert may be integrally formed in an outer shell of the bottle or removably insertable into the outer shell. The insert may include an elongate body extending between a first end opposite a second end; and an aperture defined by the elongate body and extending longitudinally through the elongate body between the first and second ends. The elongate body has an uncompressed state when removed from an outer shell and a compressed state when positioned in the outer shell. A diameter of the elongate body in the compressed state is less than or equal to a smallest diameter of the liquid retention compartment. The insert has a durometer between about 40 A and about 70 A. A volume of the insert is less than about 10% of a volume defined by the outer shell. The insert includes a compressible mesh material.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2020Publication date: April 1, 2021Inventors: Matthew Byrnes Newell, Luke Clauson, Curt LaBelle, Michael Raye
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Publication number: 20210076976Abstract: Disclosed are methods and devices for detecting retained surgical items or other objects having a magnetic signature within a corpus of a patient. The device can comprise a handle, a shaft extending from the handle, and a distal sensing portion positioned distally of the shaft. The distal sensing portion can comprise one or more gradiometers comprising a plurality of magnetometers. The device can further comprise one or more output components configured to generate a user output to alert a user of a detected object.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Applicant: Melzi CorporationInventors: Luke W. CLAUSON, Matthew Byrnes NEWELL, Nicholas G. LEWIS, Michael A. RAYE, Jesse D. ADAMS, Samuel A. WEPRIN
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Patent number: 10881323Abstract: Disclosed are methods and devices for detecting retained surgical items or other objects having a magnetic signature within a corpus of a patient. The device can comprise a handle, a shaft extending from the handle, and a distal sensing portion positioned distally of the shaft. The distal sensing portion can comprise one or more gradiometers comprising a plurality of magnetometers. The device can further comprise one or more output components configured to generate a user output to alert a user of a detected object.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2020Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: Melzi CorporationInventors: Luke W. Clauson, Matthew Byrnes Newell, Nicholas G. Lewis, Michael A. Raye, Jesse D. Adams, Samuel A. Weprin
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Publication number: 20200397495Abstract: A vapor delivery needle is provided that may include any of a number of features. One feature of the energy delivery probe is that it can apply condensable vapor energy to tissue, such as a prostrate, to shrink, damage, or denature tissues of the prostate. Methods associated with use of the energy delivery probe are also covered.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2020Publication date: December 24, 2020Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Michael Hoey, Roger Noel Hastings, Mark SCHROM, Matthew BYRNE, Grant MAUCH, Eric JERKE, Richard Charles KRAVIK
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Patent number: 10863840Abstract: Disclosed herein are multiple embodiments of anti-sloshing liquid-retaining bottles. Embodiments include anti-sloshing liquid-retaining bottles that comprise an internal bladder configured to expand in volumetric proportion to the liquid expelled from the liquid containing bottle thereby eliminating air and, by extension, space in which the water could slosh. Anti-sloshing liquid-retaining bottles disclosed herein can rely on various mechanisms for volumetrically expanding the bladder against liquid retained in the bottle, mechanisms include pneumatic modulation of the bladder using a regulator configured to introduce pressure from a high pressure reservoir to inflate or expand the bladder and valves to release the pressure and deflate the bladder, as well as mechanisms for spring actuation to expand or inflate the bladder. Additional embodiments of anti-sloshing liquid-retaining bottles include bottles comprising wave breakers for passively preventing sloshing by dampening the motion.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2019Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: INNOVATIVE DRIVEInventors: Matthew Byrnes Newell, Luke Clauson, Curt LaBelle, Michael Raye
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Patent number: 10751107Abstract: A vapor delivery needle is provided that may include any of a number of features. One feature of the energy delivery probe is that it can apply condensable vapor energy to tissue, such as a prostrate, to shrink, damage, or denature tissues of the prostate. Methods associated with use of the energy delivery probe are also covered.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2018Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Michael Hoey, Roger Noel Hastings, Mark Schrom, Matthew Byrne, Grant Mauch, Eric Jerke, Richard Charles Kravik
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Publication number: 20190392828Abstract: A voice assistant device can be used by a user to have a conversation to retrieve or generate database records.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2019Publication date: December 26, 2019Inventor: Matthew Byrne
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Publication number: 20190307272Abstract: Disclosed herein are multiple embodiments of anti-sloshing liquid-retaining bottles. Embodiments include anti-sloshing liquid-retaining bottles that comprise an internal bladder configured to expand in volumetric proportion to the liquid expelled from the liquid containing bottle thereby eliminating air and, by extension, space in which the water could slosh. Anti-sloshing liquid-retaining bottles disclosed herein can rely on various mechanisms for volumetrically expanding the bladder against liquid retained in the bottle, mechanisms include pneumatic modulation of the bladder using a regulator configured to introduce pressure from a high pressure reservoir to inflate or expand the bladder and valves to release the pressure and deflate the bladder, as well as mechanisms for spring actuation to expand or inflate the bladder. Additional embodiments of anti-sloshing liquid-retaining bottles include bottles comprising wave breakers for passively preventing sloshing by dampening the motion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Applicant: Innovative DriveInventors: Matthew Byrnes Newell, Luke Clauson, Curt LaBelle, Michael Raye
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Patent number: 10282476Abstract: In an approach for transferring data between user accounts, a computer receives a request to transfer data from a first user account to at least a second user account. The computer identifies the first user account and the at least second user account. The computer determines activity associated with the first user account. The computer determines relevant activity from the determined activity associated with the first user account based on the received request.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2014Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Matthew Byrne, Benjamin S. Caldwell, Stephen W. Cole, Patrick J. O'Sullivan, Stephen P. Ryan
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Patent number: 10268767Abstract: In an approach for transferring data between user accounts, a computer receives a request to transfer data from a first user account to at least a second user account. The computer identifies the first user account and the at least second user account. The computer determines activity associated with the first user account. The computer determines relevant activity from the determined activity associated with the first user account based on the received request.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2015Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Matthew Byrne, Benjamin S. Caldwell, Stephen W. Cole, Patrick J. O'Sullivan, Stephen P. Ryan
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Publication number: 20190110830Abstract: A vapor delivery system and method is provided that includes a number of features. In one embodiment, a method comprises inserting a vapor delivery needle into tissue of a patient, activating a flow of vapor from a vapor generator through vapor delivery ports of the vapor delivery needle to cause condensed liquid to exit vapor delivery ports of the vapor delivery needle, generating vapor in the vapor generator, delivering a dose of vapor through the vapor delivery ports of the vapor delivery needle into the tissue, and after the dose of vapor is delivered, re-activating the flow of vapor from the vapor generator through the vapor delivery ports of the vapor delivery needle to prevent a vacuum from forming in the vapor delivery needle. Vapor therapy systems are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2018Publication date: April 18, 2019Applicant: NxThera, Inc.Inventors: Roger Noel Hastings, Michael Hoey, Steven Carlson, Matthew Byrne
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Patent number: 10194970Abstract: A vapor delivery system and method is provided that includes a number of features. In one embodiment, a method comprises inserting a vapor delivery needle into tissue of a patient, activating a flow of vapor from a vapor generator through vapor delivery ports of the vapor delivery needle to cause condensed liquid to exit vapor delivery ports of the vapor delivery needle, generating vapor in the vapor generator, delivering a dose of vapor through the vapor delivery ports of the vapor delivery needle into the tissue, and after the dose of vapor is delivered, re-activating the flow of vapor from the vapor generator through the vapor delivery ports of the vapor delivery needle to prevent a vacuum from forming in the vapor delivery needle. Vapor therapy systems are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2014Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: NxThera, Inc.Inventors: Roger Noel Hastings, Michael Hoey, Steven Carlson, Matthew Byrne
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Publication number: 20180193080Abstract: A vapor delivery needle is provided that may include any of a number of features. One feature of the energy delivery probe is that it can apply condensable vapor energy to tissue, such as a prostrate, to shrink, damage, or denature tissues of the prostate. Methods associated with use of the energy delivery probe are also covered.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2018Publication date: July 12, 2018Inventors: Michael HOEY, Roger Noel HASTINGS, Mark SCHROM, Matthew BYRNE, Grant MAUCH, Eric JERKE, Richard Charles KRAVIK
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Publication number: 20180168711Abstract: A vapor delivery device is provided that may include any of a number of features. One feature of the vapor delivery device is that it can apply condensable vapor energy to tissue, such as a prostrate, to shrink, damage, denaturate tissues of the prostate. The vapor delivery device can include a handle portion and a cartridge portion. The cartridge portion can be configured to be inserted into a lumen of the handle portion to align and position a vapor coil of the cartridge portion within a RF coil of the handle portion. Methods associated with use of the energy delivery probe are also covered.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2017Publication date: June 21, 2018Inventors: Michael Hoey, Roger Noel Hastings, Mark Schrom, Steven Carlson, Matthew Byrne, Karliam C. Woo, Eric Jerke, Richard Charles Kravik
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Patent number: 9790821Abstract: A helical torsion valve spring assembly includes one or more helical torsion springs mounted within a frame and are held in a statically loaded state so that installation of a valve spring retainer can be easily performed. The entire helical torsion valve spring assembly is installed as a single part onto a cylinder head of an engine valvetrain. The helical torsion springs are mounted around a shaft to accurately locate the helical torsion springs so that the forces acting on the retainer and valve are precisely controlled. The assembly minimizes the size of the retainer, and applies only one bending mode to the helical torsion springs, which provides maximum utilization of the spring material and minimizes coil vibration. The assembly allows spring coils to be strategically packaged in the engine valvetrain to create space in critical areas.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2013Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Inventor: Matthew Byrne Diggs