Patents by Inventor Michael A. Raye

Michael A. Raye 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).

  • Metal detection device and methods of operation thereof
    Patent number: 11737681
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Melzi Corporation
    Inventors: Luke W. Clauson, Matthew Byrnes Newell, Nicholas G. Lewis, Michael A. Raye, Jesse D. Adams, Samuel A. Weprin
  • Metal detection device and methods of operation thereof
    Patent number: 11272857
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Melzi Corporation
    Inventors: Luke W. Clauson, Matthew Byrnes Newell, Nicholas G. Lewis, Michael A. Raye, Jesse D. Adams, Samuel A. Weprin
  • Metal detection device and methods of operation thereof
    Patent number: 10881323
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Melzi Corporation
    Inventors: Luke W. Clauson, Matthew Byrnes Newell, Nicholas G. Lewis, Michael A. Raye, Jesse D. Adams, Samuel A. Weprin
  • Metal detector
    Patent number: D969620
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Melzi Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Byrnes Newell, Michael A. Raye, Luke W. Clauson, Jesse D. Adams, Brett J. Carter