Patents by Inventor Michael A. Butler

Michael A. Butler 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).

  • IDENTIFYING AND THROTTLING TASKS BASED ON TASK INTERACTIVITY
    Publication number: 20140196048
    Abstract: The described implementations relate to processing of electronic data. One implementation is manifest as a system that can include logic and at least one processing device configured to execute the logic. The logic can be configured to receive a first task request to execute a first task that uses a resource when performed. The first task can have an associated first level of interactivity. The logic can also be configured to receive a second task request to execute a second task that also uses the resource when performed. The second task can have an associated second level of interactivity. The logic can also be configured to selectively throttle the first task and the second task based upon the first level of interactivity and the second level of interactivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Siddhartha Mathur, David A. Sterling, Lu Yang, Zhengwen Zhu, David Nunez Tejerina, Ozan Ozhan, Michael Butler
  • Fire suppression system for lithium ion batteries
    Patent number: 8733465
    Abstract: A device for suppressing fires generated by lithium-ion batteries exhibiting thermal runaway. The device can include a thermally insulating enclosure for housing one or more battery cells. A fluid delivery system having a heat/temperature sensitive tube passes through each enclosure and contains an agent capable of extinguishing fires. When the cell or battery starts to undergo thermal runaway, the increase in temperature or the eruption of open flame causes the fluid delivery system to rupture inside the enclosure. The agent leaks out of the rupture and is transported into the enclosure and onto the malfunctioning cell or battery. Any fire is suppressed and the cell or battery is cooled down by the agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: LITHFIRE-X, LLC
    Inventors: Gerald Grattan Flood, Ronald Michael Butler
  • Adjustable connector and dead space reduction
    Patent number: 8731638
    Abstract: Methods and systems for determining the concentration of one or more analytes from a sample such as blood or plasma are described. The systems described herein can be configured to withdraw a certain volume of sample from a source of bodily fluid, direct a first portion of the withdrawn sample to an analyte monitoring system and return a second portion of the sample to the patient. The analyte monitoring system can be connected to the source of bodily fluid via a connector that is configured to maintain uniform velocity across the connector and reduce the dead space volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: OptiScan Biomedical Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Butler, Eugene Lim, Craig Johnson
  • Adjustable connector, improved fluid flow and reduced clotting risk
    Patent number: 8731639
    Abstract: Methods and systems for determining the concentration of one or more analytes from a sample such as blood or plasma are described. The systems described herein can be configured to withdraw a sample from a source of fluid, direct a first portion of the withdrawn sample to an analyte monitoring system and return a second portion of the sample. The analyte monitoring system can be connected to the fluid source via a connector that is configured to improve fluid flow and reduce blood clotting risk. These goals can be accomplished, for example, by employing coatings in or on a connector, positioning a resilient substance at or near the junction, by reducing dead space volume, by using resiliency to improve fit, by extending a portion of one connector to better mate with a portion of another connector, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: OptiScan Biomedical Corporation
    Inventors: David Callicoat, Monnett Soldo, Craig Johnson, Salvador Zamora, Michael Butler, Eugene Lim
  • RETRACTABLE BEAM SPLITTER FOR MICROSCOPE
    Publication number: 20140029090
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for illuminating a surface to be observed microscopically using a retractable beamsplitter. The retractable beamsplitter allows the use of coaxial illumination when the beamsplitter is positioned in the operator's line of sight. The retractable beamsplitter allows the use of non-coaxial illumination without reducing the amount of illumination that reaches the operator when the beamsplitter is retracted from the operator's line of sight. As a result a single system can be used effectively to provide various types of illumination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: Endure Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Michael Butler, Robert Troy Hewlett, Robert Jeffrey Hewlett, Robert McCoy Hewlett
  • Floor stand with angled arm for microscope
    Patent number: 8584994
    Abstract: A floor stand with an angled arm is provided for use with a microscope. The angled arm allows the floor stand and microscope to fit within a small or crowded examination room while also allowing a physician and his assistant space to maneuver around the floor stand and examine a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Endure Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Michael Butler, Robert Troy Hewlett, Robert Jeffrey Hewlett, Robert McCoy Hewlett
  • Retractable beam splitter for microscope
    Patent number: 8573808
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for illuminating a surface to be observed microscopically using a retractable beamsplitter. The retractable beamsplitter allows the use of coaxial illumination when the beamsplitter is positioned in the operator's line of sight. The retractable beamsplitter allows the use of non-coaxial illumination without reducing the amount of illumination that reaches the operator when the beamsplitter is retracted from the operator's line of sight. As a result a single system can be used effectively to provide various types of illumination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Endure Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Michael Butler, Robert Troy Hewlett, Robert Jeffrey Hewlett, Robert McCoy Hewlett
  • FLUID INJECTION AND SAFETY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130160532
    Abstract: Various medical systems and methods are described, including a medical monitoring system. The medical monitoring system can have a fluid system configured to receive bodily fluid and optically analyze said fluid to determine analyte concentration. The fluid system can have a removable portion. The removable portion can have an opening with a port. The system can also have a container configured to contain anticoagulant. The container can have a portion configured to mate with the port of the removable portion. The container can be further configured to not fit into a conventional luer fitting. An anti-coagulant insertion apparatus is also described. The apparatus can have a syringe, a dock with a port, and an adapter configured to connect the syringe to the port. The dock can also have a tab configured to move with the port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: OptiScan Biomedical Corporation
    Inventors: Gil Rivas, Michael Butler, Jeffrey T. Chiou, Eugene Lim
  • Fluid injection and safety system
    Patent number: 8470241
    Abstract: Various medical systems and methods are described, including a medical monitoring system. The medical monitoring system can have a fluid system configured to receive bodily fluid and optically analyze said fluid to determine analyte concentration. The fluid system can have a removable portion. The removable portion can have an opening with a port. The system can also have a container configured to contain anticoagulant. The container can have a portion configured to mate with the port of the removable portion. The container can be further configured to not fit into a conventional luer fitting. An anti-coagulant insertion apparatus is also described. The apparatus can have a syringe, a dock with a port, and an adapter configured to connect the syringe to the port. The dock can also have a tab configured to move with the port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Optiscan Biomedical Corporation
    Inventors: Gil Rivas, Michael Butler, Jeffrey T. Chiou, Eugene Lim
  • FLOOR STAND WITH ANGLED ARM FOR MICROSCOPE
    Publication number: 20130099072
    Abstract: A floor stand with an angled arm is provided for use with a microscope. The angled arm allows the floor stand and microscope to fit within a small or crowded examination room while also allowing a physician and his assistant space to maneuver around the floor stand and examine a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: Endure Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Michael Butler, Robert Troy Hewlett, Robert Jeffrey Hewlett, Robert McCoy Hewlett
  • Retractable beam splitter for microscope
    Patent number: 8337047
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for illuminating a surface to be observed microscopically using a retractable beamsplitter. The retractable beamsplitter allows the use of coaxial illumination when the beamsplitter is positioned in the operator's line of sight. The retractable beamsplitter allows the use of non-coaxial illumination without reducing the amount of illumination that reaches the operator when the beamsplitter is retracted from the operator's line of sight. As a result a single system can be used effectively to provide various types of illumination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Endure Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Michael Butler, Robert Troy Hewlett, Robert Jeffrey Hewlett, Hewlett Robert McCoy
  • RETRACTABLE BEAM SPLITTER FOR MICROSCOPE
    Publication number: 20120307354
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for illuminating a surface to be observed microscopically using a retractable beamsplitter. The retractable beamsplitter allows the use of coaxial illumination when the beamsplitter is positioned in the operator's line of sight. The retractable beamsplitter allows the use of non-coaxial illumination without reducing the amount of illumination that reaches the operator when the beamsplitter is retracted from the operator's line of sight. As a result a single system can be used effectively to provide various types of illumination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: ENDURE MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan Michael BUTLER, Robert Troy HEWLETT, Robert Jeffrey HEWLETT, Robert McCoy Hewlett
  • Stereoscopic illumination system for microscope
    Patent number: 8177394
    Abstract: The invention is a novel stereoscopic illumination system for a microscope which delivers at least two collimated light beams to a subject surface. Each of the two collimated light beams is delivered for an eye of the user. Additionally, a third light beam is provided at an angle oblique to the other two collimated light beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Endure Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Michael Butler, Robert Troy Hewlett, Robert Jeffrey Hewlett, Robert McCoy Hewlett
  • Adjustable connector, improved fluid flow and reduced clotting risk
    Publication number: 20110313317
    Abstract: Methods and systems for determining the concentration of one or more analytes from a sample such as blood or plasma are described. The systems described herein can be configured to withdraw a sample from a source of fluid, direct a first portion of the withdrawn sample to an analyte monitoring system and return a second portion of the sample. The analyte monitoring system can be connected to the fluid source via a connector that is configured to improve fluid flow and reduce blood clotting risk. These goals can be accomplished, for example, by employing coatings in or on a connector, positioning a resilient substance at or near the junction, by reducing dead space volume, by using resiliency to improve fit, by extending a portion of one connector to better mate with a portion of another connector, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Inventors: David N. Callicoat, Salvador Zamora, Monnett H. Soldo, Michael Butler, Craig Johnson, Eugene Lim
  • Adjustable two dimensional lamellar grating
    Patent number: 8081319
    Abstract: An adjustable two-dimensional lamellar grating system including a lamellar grating and a movable mirror disposed substantially parallel to one another, and an interferometer using the adjustable lamellar grating system. In one example, the lamellar grating includes a dielectric wafer having a dielectric wafer having a plurality of periodically spaced recesses formed therein, wherein the dielectric wafer has higher reflectivity at its surface facing the movable mirror than at a second opposing surface. In one example, the system also includes a mechanism for moving the mirror relative to the dielectric wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Ahura Scientific Inc.
    Inventors: Malcolm C. Smith, Michael A. Butler, Erik Deutsch
  • System and method for printing at least one digitized image to a digital multimedia presentation appliance
    Patent number: 8014009
    Abstract: A digital multimedia presentation appliance is provided having a display for displaying at least one digitized image. The digital multimedia presentation appliance further includes a processor configured to communicate and receive commands, including a digital multimedia presentation appliance print job command, from an external processor capable of executing a software application program for displaying a printing utility. The processor executes a program having instructions for processing the print job command and displaying the at least one digitized image by the display of the digital multimedia presentation appliance. The print job command is transmitted after selection of a digital multimedia presentation appliance printing icon corresponding to the digital multimedia presentation appliance following selection of the printing utility to print the at least one digitized image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: William C. Hardy, Jr., Michael A. Butler
  • ADJUSTABLE CONNECTOR AND DEAD SPACE REDUCTION
    Publication number: 20110092784
    Abstract: Methods and systems for determining the concentration of one or more analytes from a sample such as blood or plasma are described. The systems described herein can be configured to withdraw a certain volume of sample from a source of bodily fluid, direct a first portion of the withdrawn sample to an analyte monitoring system and return a second portion of the sample to the patient. The analyte monitoring system can be connected to the source of bodily fluid via a connector that is configured to maintain uniform velocity across the connector and reduce the dead space volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: OptiScan Biomedical Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Butler, Eugen Lim, Craig Johnson
  • Microbial fuel cell and method
    Patent number: 7927749
    Abstract: A microbial fuel cell includes a cell housing having first and second chambers. The first chamber is adapted for containing a fluid including a biomas. The second chamber is adapted for containing an oxygenated fluid. A cathode extends into the cell housing second chamber and an anode segment of an electrode assembly extends into the cell housing first chamber. The electrode assembly has multiple, substantially aligned, fibers. The outer surfaces of the fibers of the anode segment are adapted for receiving a biofilm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph A. Swift, Michael A. Butler, Stanley J. Wallace
  • FASTENING MACHINES
    Publication number: 20110049176
    Abstract: Fastener delivery apparatus for automatically selecting and delivering fasteners such as rivets to a setting tool. The fasteners are pre-loaded in a package and dispense via at least one fastener delivery tube that interconnects the setting tool to a fastener feeder device. The fastener feeder device releases selected fasteners from the package into the delivery tube. The fasteners are transportable individually or in groups in the tube from the feeder device to the tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Rupert Andrew Craythorn, Ralph Fuhrmeister, Shane Peter Matthews, Wojciech Gostylla, Stuart Edmund Blacket, Nicholas Richard Clew, Michael Butler
  • Floor stand with angled arm for microscope
    Patent number: D685405
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Endure Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Michael Butler, Robert Troy Hewlett, Robert Jeffrey Hewlett, Robert McCoy Hewlett