Patents by Inventor Michael A. Robbins
Michael A. Robbins 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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Publication number: 20140216964Abstract: A cartridge shipping aid is provided to retain staples within staple pockets of a staple cartridge during shipment. The cartridge shipping aid includes a base and a longitudinal rib extending perpendicularly from an underside of the base and indiscernible into a knife slot formed in a staple cartridge. One or more perpendicular keys are formed along a lower edge of the longitudinally extending rib for engagement with an underside surface of the staple cartridge. The cartridge shipping aid may additionally include sidewalls projecting perpendicularly from outer edges of the base. Projections are formed on one end of the base for engagement with associate detents formed on the staple cartridge. Grasping structure is formed adjacent one end of the base and longitudinal rib.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: Covidien LPInventors: David Farascioni, Dino Kasvikis, Russell Estrella, Michael Robbins, Jonathan Sapienza
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Publication number: 20140183242Abstract: A surgical instrument is disclosed. The surgical instrument includes a handle assembly, a drive assembly, an endoscopic portion, a pair of jaw members, a dynamic clamping member, and a tissue stop. The drive assembly is disposed in mechanical cooperation with a movable handle of the handle assembly. The endoscopic portion defines a first longitudinal axis. The jaw members are each longitudinally curved with respect to the longitudinal axis. The dynamic clamping member is disposed in mechanical cooperation with a distal portion of the drive assembly and includes an upper beam, a lower beam, and a vertical beam having a cutting edge on a distal portion thereof. At least a portion of the dynamic clamping member is longitudinally curved with respect to the longitudinal axis. The tissue stop is disposed adjacent a distal portion of the first jaw member and configured to impede tissue from distally escaping the jaw members.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2014Publication date: July 3, 2014Inventors: David Farascioni, Dino Kasvikis, Paul A. Scirica, Danyel Racenet, Michael Robbins
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Patent number: 8714352Abstract: A cartridge shipping aid is provided to retain staples within staple pockets of a staple cartridge during shipment. The cartridge shipping aid includes a base and a longitudinal rib extending perpendicularly from an underside of the base and indiscernible into a knife slot formed in a staple cartridge. One or more perpendicular keys are formed along a lower edge of the longitudinally extending rib for engagement with an underside surface of the staple cartridge. The cartridge shipping aid may additionally include sidewalls projecting perpendicularly from outer edges of the base. Projections are formed on one end of the base for engagement with associate detents formed on the staple cartridge. Grasping structure is formed adjacent one end of the base and longitudinal rib.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2010Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Covidien LPInventors: David Farascioni, Dino Kasvikis, Russell Estrella, Michael Robbins, Jonathan Sapienza
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Patent number: 8636192Abstract: A surgical instrument is disclosed. The surgical instrument includes a handle assembly, a drive assembly, an endoscopic portion, a pair of jaw members, a dynamic clamping member, and a tissue stop. The drive assembly is disposed in mechanical cooperation with a movable handle of the handle assembly. The endoscopic portion defines a first longitudinal axis. The jaw members are each longitudinally curved with respect to the longitudinal axis. The dynamic clamping member is disposed in mechanical cooperation with a distal portion of the drive assembly and includes an upper beam, a lower beam, and a vertical beam having a cutting edge on a distal portion thereof. At least a portion of the dynamic clamping member is longitudinally curved with respect to the longitudinal axis. The tissue stop is disposed adjacent a distal portion of the first jaw member and configured to impede tissue from distally escaping the jaw members.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2012Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Covidien LPInventors: David Farascioni, Dino Kasvikis, Paul A. Scirica, Danyel Racenet, Michael Robbins
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Patent number: 8631660Abstract: The present application and the resultant patent provide an integrated gasification combined cycle system. The integrated gasification combined cycle system may include a gas turbine engine, one or more power plant components, one or more carbon dioxide compressors, and a vapor absorption chiller. The vapor absorption chiller is driven by a waste heat source flow from the carbon dioxide compressors to produce a chilling medium flow to cool the power plant components.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2011Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Bhaskar Pemmi, Anil Kumar Sharma, Rajarshi Saha, Indrajit Mazumder, Qiong Zhou, Christopher Michael Robbins, Paul Roberts Scarboro, Ann Verwilst Driscoll
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Patent number: 8350810Abstract: A system for controlling a remote vehicle, the system comprising: a hand-held controller having a plurality of buttons; a display including a graphical user interface having soft buttons; and a processor in communication with the hand-held controller and the display. Buttons of the hand-held controller are mapped to soft buttons of the graphical user interface to allow actuation of soft buttons of the graphical user interface, and the hand-held controller is capable of switching between two or more button function modes, wherein each button function mode assigns different functions to one or more of the buttons of the hand-held controller.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2012Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: iRobot CorporationInventors: Michael A. Robbins, Samuel H. Kenyon, Roger Gerson, Travis Woodbury, Melissa N. Ledoux
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Publication number: 20120325891Abstract: A surgical instrument is disclosed. The surgical instrument includes a handle assembly, a drive assembly, an endoscopic portion, a pair of jaw members, a dynamic clamping member, and a tissue stop. The drive assembly is disposed in mechanical cooperation with a movable handle of the handle assembly. The endoscopic portion defines a first longitudinal axis. The jaw members are each longitudinally curved with respect to the longitudinal axis. The dynamic clamping member is disposed in mechanical cooperation with a distal portion of the drive assembly and includes an upper beam, a lower beam, and a vertical beam having a cutting edge on a distal portion thereof. At least a portion of the dynamic clamping member is longitudinally curved with respect to the longitudinal axis. The tissue stop is disposed adjacent a distal portion of the first jaw member and configured to impede tissue from distally escaping the jaw members.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2012Publication date: December 27, 2012Applicant: Tyco Healthcare Group LPInventors: David Farascioni, Dino Kasvikis, Paul A. Scirica, Danyel Racenet, Michael Robbins
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Publication number: 20120268587Abstract: A system for controlling a remote vehicle, the system comprising: a hand-held controller having a plurality of buttons; a display including a graphical user interface having soft buttons; and a processor in communication with the hand-held controller and the display. Buttons of the hand-held controller are mapped to soft buttons of the graphical user interface to allow actuation of soft buttons of the graphical user interface, and the hand-held controller is capable of switching between two or more button function modes, wherein each button function mode assigns different functions to one or more of the buttons of the hand-held controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2012Publication date: October 25, 2012Applicant: IROBOTInventors: Michael A. ROBBINS, Samuel H. KENYON, Roger GERSON, Travis WOODBURY, Melissa N. LEDOUX
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Publication number: 20120240603Abstract: The present application and the resultant patent provide an integrated gasification combined cycle system. The integrated gasification combined cycle system may include a gas turbine engine, one or more power plant components, one or more carbon dioxide compressors, and a vapor absorption chiller. The vapor absorption chiller is driven by a waste heat source flow from the carbon dioxide compressors to produce a chilling medium flow to cool the power plant components.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2011Publication date: September 27, 2012Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Bhaskar Pemmi, Anil Kumar Sharma, Rajarshi Saha, Indrajit Mazumder, Qiong Zhou, Christopher Michael Robbins, Paul Roberts Scarboro, Ann Verwilst Driscoll
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Patent number: 8267302Abstract: A surgical instrument is disclosed. The surgical instrument includes a handle assembly, a drive assembly, an endoscopic portion, a pair of jaw members, a dynamic clamping member, and a tissue stop. The drive assembly is disposed in mechanical cooperation with a movable handle of the handle assembly. The endoscopic portion defines a first longitudinal axis. The jaw members are each longitudinally curved with respect to the longitudinal axis. The dynamic clamping member is disposed in mechanical cooperation with a distal portion of the drive assembly and includes an upper beam, a lower beam, and a vertical beam having a cutting edge on a distal portion thereof. At least a portion of the dynamic clamping member is longitudinally curved with respect to the longitudinal axis. The tissue stop is disposed adjacent a distal portion of the first jaw member and configured to impede tissue from distally escaping the jaw members.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2011Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LPInventors: David Farascioni, Dino Kasvikis, Paul A. Scirica, Danyel Racenet, Michael Robbins
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Publication number: 20120145714Abstract: A cartridge shipping aid is provided to retain staples within staple pockets of a staple cartridge during shipment. The cartridge shipping aid includes a base and a longitudinal rib extending perpendicularly from an underside of the base and indiscernible into a knife slot formed in a staple cartridge. One or more perpendicular keys are formed along a lower edge of the longitudinally extending rib for engagement with an underside surface of the staple cartridge. The cartridge shipping aid may additionally include sidewalls projecting perpendicularly from outer edges of the base. Projections are formed on one end of the base for engagement with associate detents formed on the staple cartridge. Grasping structure is formed adjacent one end of the base and longitudinal rib.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2010Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: Tyco Healthcare Group LPInventors: David Farascioni, Dino Kasvikis, Russell Estrella, Michael Robbins, Jonathan Sapienza
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Patent number: 8199109Abstract: A system for controlling a remote vehicle, the system comprising: a hand-held controller having a plurality of buttons; a display including a graphical user interface having soft buttons; and a processor in communication with the hand-held controller and the display. Buttons of the hand-held controller are mapped to soft buttons of the graphical user interface to allow actuation of soft buttons of the graphical user interface, and the hand-held controller is capable of switching between two or more button function modes, wherein each button function mode assigns different functions to one or more of the buttons of the hand-held controller.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2010Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Irobot CorporationInventors: Michael A. Robbins, Samuel H. Kenyon, Roger Gerson, Travis Woodbury, Melissa N. Ledoux
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Publication number: 20110264137Abstract: A surgical instrument is disclosed. The surgical instrument includes a handle assembly, a drive assembly, an endoscopic portion, a pair of jaw members, a dynamic clamping member, and a tissue stop. The drive assembly is disposed in mechanical cooperation with a movable handle of the handle assembly. The endoscopic portion defines a first longitudinal axis. The jaw members are each longitudinally curved with respect to the longitudinal axis. The dynamic clamping member is disposed in mechanical cooperation with a distal portion of the drive assembly and includes an upper beam, a lower beam, and a vertical beam having a cutting edge on a distal portion thereof. At least a portion of the dynamic clamping member is longitudinally curved with respect to the longitudinal axis. The tissue stop is disposed adjacent a distal portion of the first jaw member and configured to impede tissue from distally escaping the jaw members.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2011Publication date: October 27, 2011Inventors: David Farascioni, Dino Kasvikis, Paul A. Scirica, Danyel Racenet, Michael Robbins
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Patent number: 7988028Abstract: A surgical instrument is disclosed. The surgical instrument includes a handle assembly, a drive assembly, an endoscopic portion, a pair of jaw members, a dynamic clamping member, and a tissue stop. The drive assembly is disposed in mechanical cooperation with a movable handle of the handle assembly. The endoscopic portion defines a first longitudinal axis. The jaw members are each longitudinally curved with respect to the longitudinal axis. The dynamic clamping member is disposed in mechanical cooperation with a distal portion of the drive assembly and includes an upper beam, a lower beam, and a vertical beam having a cutting edge on a distal portion thereof. At least a portion of the dynamic clamping member is longitudinally curved with respect to the longitudinal axis. The tissue stop is disposed adjacent a distal portion of the first jaw member and configured to impede tissue from distally escaping the jaw members.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2009Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LPInventors: David Farascioni, Dino Kasvikis, Paul A. Scirica, Danyel Racenet, Michael Robbins
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Publication number: 20110161173Abstract: Methods and systems for providing advertising content online, through handheld devices or interactive digital television where the user selects the commercial desired from a list. The audiovisual advertisement is only served when the user selects the specific commercial to watch in order to gain free access to content or services.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2010Publication date: June 30, 2011Inventor: Michael Robbins
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Publication number: 20110109549Abstract: A system for controlling a remote vehicle, the system comprising: a hand-held controller having a plurality of buttons; a display including a graphical user interface having soft buttons; and a processor in communication with the hand-held controller and the display. Buttons of the hand-held controller are mapped to soft buttons of the graphical user interface to allow actuation of soft buttons of the graphical user interface, and the hand-held controller is capable of switching between two or more button function modes, wherein each button function mode assigns different functions to one or more of the buttons of the hand-held controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2010Publication date: May 12, 2011Inventors: Michael A. Robbins, Samuel H. Kenyon, Roger Gerson, Travis Woodbury, Melissa N. Ledoux
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Patent number: 7843431Abstract: Control system for a remote vehicle comprises a twin grip hand-held controller including: a left grip shaped to be held between a left little finger, ring finger, and the ball of the thumb, leaving the left index finger, middle finger, and thumb free; a left control zone adjacent to the left grip, including a first analog joystick and a first 4-way directional control manipulable by the left thumb, and a left rocker control located on a shoulder portion of the controller; a right handed grip shaped to be held between the right little finger, ring finger, and the ball of the thumb, leaving the left index finger, middle finger, and thumb free; and a right control zone adjacent the right grip, including a second analog joystick and a second 4-way directional control manipulable by the right thumb, and a right rocker control located on a shoulder portion of the controller.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2007Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Assignee: iRobot CorporationInventors: Michael A. Robbins, Samuel H. Kenyon, Roger Gerson, Travis Woodbury, Melissa N. Ledoux
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Publication number: 20100072258Abstract: A surgical instrument is disclosed. The surgical instrument includes a handle assembly, a drive assembly, an endoscopic portion, a pair of jaw members, a dynamic clamping member, and a tissue stop. The drive assembly is disposed in mechanical cooperation with a movable handle of the handle assembly. The endoscopic portion defines a first longitudinal axis. The jaw members are each longitudinally curved with respect to the longitudinal axis. The dynamic clamping member is disposed in mechanical cooperation with a distal portion of the drive assembly and includes an upper beam, a lower beam, and a vertical beam having a cutting edge on a distal portion thereof. At least a portion of the dynamic clamping member is longitudinally curved with respect to the longitudinal axis. The tissue stop is disposed adjacent a distal portion of the first jaw member and configured to impede tissue from distally escaping the jaw members.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2009Publication date: March 25, 2010Inventors: David Farascioni, Dino Kasvikis, Paul A. Scirica, Danyel Racenet, Michael Robbins
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Publication number: 20080266254Abstract: A control system for operation of a remote vehicle comprises a twin-grip hand-held controller having a volume of less than 1 liter and a weight of less than 1 lb.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2007Publication date: October 30, 2008Applicant: IROBOT CORPORATIONInventors: Michael A. Robbins, Samuel H. Kenyon, Roger Gerson, Travis Woodbury, Melissa N. Ledoux
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Publication number: 20080167211Abstract: This invention relates to compositions and methods for treating surfaces, especially shower surfaces, with dilute hypochlorite and hypochlorous acid compositions. The compositions have between 100 and 900 ppm available chlorine. These compositions can contain surfactants, especially betaine or sulfobetaine surfactants, and hydrotropes.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2007Publication date: July 10, 2008Inventors: Nicholas L. Pivonka, Michael Robbins, William L. Smith