Patents by Inventor Matthew Lin

Matthew Lin 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).

  • Articulable endoscopic instruments
    Patent number: 11457941
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an articulable endoscopic instrument including an articulable retractor configured to pass through a working channel of an endoscope, the articulable retractor including an end effector mounted to a distal end of the articulable retractor, and a handle to which the articulable retractor is mounted, the handle comprising controls that enable a user of the instrument to both articulate the retractor and actuate the end effector, wherein the retractor can be articulated using the controls to form two independent bends lying within one plane, the bends together forming a complex curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Matthew Lin, Dillon Kwiat, Neil Ray, Stanley Rogers
  • Latch assembly for a sliding door
    Patent number: 10550607
    Abstract: A latch assembly 1 and a latch set 1, 2, 3, 4 for use with a sliding door frame 6. The latch assembly 1 includes a housing 48, 49, and a bolt 17 pivotable relative to the housing 48, 49 on rotation of either one of a pair of actuator hubs 51, 52. The latch assembly 1 also includes a pair of locking hubs, 53, 54 which are also rotatable to adjust the lock mechanism between an active condition and an inactive condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: ASSA ABLOY AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
    Inventor: Matthew Lin
  • Articulable Endoscopic Instruments
    Publication number: 20190076160
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an articulable endoscopic instrument including an articulable retractor configured to pass through a working channel of an endoscope, the articulable retractor including an end effector mounted to a distal end of the articulable retractor, and a handle to which the articulable retractor is mounted, the handle comprising controls that enable a user of the instrument to both articulate the retractor and actuate the end effector, wherein the retractor can be articulated using the controls to form two independent bends lying within one plane, the bends together forming a complex curve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Matthew Lin, Dillon Kwiat, Neil Ray, Stanley Rogers
  • LATCH ASSEMBLY FOR A SLIDING DOOR
    Publication number: 20180038134
    Abstract: This invention relates to a latch assembly 1, and a latch set 1, 2, 3, 4 for use with a sliding door frame 6. The latch assembly 1 includes a housing 48, 49, and a bolt 17 pivotable relative to the housing 48, 49 on rotation of either one of a pair of actuator hubs 51, 52. The latch assembly 1 also includes a pair of locking hubs, 55, 54 which are also rotatable to adjust the lock mechanism between an active condition and an inactive condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventor: Matthew Lin