Patents by Inventor Michael A. Rodriguez
Michael A. Rodriguez 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: 20210186485Abstract: A knotless tissue repair assembly for attachment of tissue to bone includes an anchoring implant with a length of suture threaded therethrough. The implant is preferably a soft flexible three-dimensional structure. The implant may be actuated from a first elongate low profile shape into a second short radially expanded shape having a larger diameter than the hole through which it was placed. The suture extends through the anchor, through a tissue to be secured, and back through a designated suture-binding region or passageway within the anchor enabling the suture to be secured therein and without the need for a physician to tie a knot. Further tension applied to a suture leg approximates the tissue to the anchor until a desired tension or distance between the tissue and anchor is achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2021Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Christopher Michael Rodriguez, Tri Nguyen
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Publication number: 20210186483Abstract: A graft suspension device for suspending a ligament in a bone hole having a first loop and a second loop suspending from an 8-hole anchor, and a cradle at the opposite end of the loops to the anchor. The loose ends of the suture are routed through holes in the anchor separate from the loops and are joined together to form a single tail. A finger loop allows a surgeon to adjust the distance of the cradle from the anchor with the cradle staying centered with respect to the anchor as the distance is adjusted.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2021Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Christopher Michael Rodriguez, Norman Gordon, Tri Nguyen, Stephen Santangelo
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Patent number: 10959719Abstract: A graft suspension device for suspending a ligament in a bone hole having a first loop and a second loop suspending from an 8-hole anchor, and a cradle at the opposite end of the loops to the anchor. The loose ends of the suture are routed through holes in the anchor separate from the loops and are joined together to form a single tail. A finger loop allows a surgeon to adjust the distance of the cradle from the anchor with the cradle staying centered with respect to the anchor as the distance is adjusted.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2019Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Michael Rodriguez, Norman Gordon, Tri Nguyen, Stephen Santangelo
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Patent number: 10958324Abstract: A wireless audio system including a transmitter using multiple antenna diversity techniques for different signal types is provided. Multipath performance may be optimized, along with improved spectral efficiency of the system.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2020Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Michael Rodriguez, Robert Mamola
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Patent number: 10944535Abstract: A method for synchronizing baseband clocks in an OFDMA wireless microphone system is disclosed. An example method includes receiving a plurality of pilot subcarriers from an audio transmitter. The method also includes determining a timing offset estimate based on the pilot subcarriers. The method further includes determining a tuning value by passing the timing offset estimate through a proportional-integral controller. The method still further includes determining a modified reference signal by modifying a reference oscillator based on the tuning value. And the method yet further includes controlling (i) an audio sample clock and (ii) an antenna data clock based on the modified reference signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2019Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Michael Rodriguez, Honghui Xu
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Publication number: 20210044338Abstract: A wireless audio system including a transmitter using multiple antenna diversity techniques for different signal types is provided. Multipath performance may be optimized, along with improved spectral efficiency of the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2020Publication date: February 11, 2021Inventors: Michael Rodriguez, Robert Mamola
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Publication number: 20210012606Abstract: A food product storage and vending kiosk includes a cold storage unit, an oven unit, and a transportation mechanism. The cold storage unit includes a plurality of food packages, an active shelving system storing the plurality of food packages, and a freezer. Each of the food packages includes a food product in a box. The oven unit includes a base oven deck for receiving the food product and rising to meet and seal with a main body to form a sealed oven cavity for cooking the food product. The transportation mechanism is for moving a food package out of the cold storage unit, onto an elevator platform that lifts the food package to the oven unit, pushing the food product from the box onto the base oven deck for cooking, and pushing the food product off of the base oven deck into the box and out of a delivery chute.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Inventors: Beverly A. BARNUM, Adrian M. ABORDO, Ryan Michael RODRIGUEZ, Michael Jay DOBIE, Neal S. COOPER
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Publication number: 20200393381Abstract: A method for determining the presence of an odorous material on a fabric includes applying a benzofurazan indicator to the fabric, tagging the odorous material with the indicator, exposing the fabric to a light at a predefined wavelength to produce fluorescence of the tagged odorous material, and observing the fluorescence of the tagged odorous material through a bandpass filter. Also disclosed is a system including the fabric, the indicator applied to the fabric and configured to tag the odorous material, at least one light source arranged about the fabric and configured to direct light on the fabric to produce fluorescence of the tagged odorous material, and an imaging device arranged about the fabric to capture an image of the fabric through a bandpass filter with the image including at least one illuminated portion representing the tagged odorous material. Also disclosed is a method for determining the efficacy of a laundry product.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2019Publication date: December 17, 2020Inventors: Mark A. Granja, Christopher Michael Rodriguez, Andrew Bernard, Robert M. Doris, William I. Bannerman
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Publication number: 20200382268Abstract: A method for synchronizing baseband clocks in an OFDMA wireless microphone system is disclosed. An example method includes receiving a plurality of pilot subcarriers from an audio transmitter. The method also includes determining a timing offset estimate based on the pilot subcarriers. The method further includes determining a tuning value by passing the timing offset estimate through a proportional-integral controller. The method still further includes determining a modified reference signal by modifying a reference oscillator based on the tuning value. And the method yet further includes controlling (i) an audio sample clock and (ii) an antenna data clock based on the modified reference signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2019Publication date: December 3, 2020Inventors: Michael Rodriguez, Honghui Xu
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Patent number: 10818123Abstract: A food product storage and vending kiosk includes a cold storage unit, an oven unit, and a transportation mechanism. The cold storage unit includes a plurality of food packages, an active shelving system storing the plurality of food packages, and a freezer. Each of the food packages includes a food product in a box. The oven unit includes a base oven deck for receiving the food product and rising to meet and seal with a main body to form a sealed oven cavity for cooking the food product. The transportation mechanism is for moving a food package out of the cold storage unit, onto an elevator platform that lifts the food package to the oven unit, pushing the food product from the box onto the base oven deck for cooking, and pushing the food product off of the base oven deck into the box and out of a delivery chute.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2018Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: COMMERCIAL AUTOMATION, LLCInventors: Beverly A. Barnum, Adrian M. Abordo, Ryan Michael Rodriguez, Michael Jay Dobie, Neal S. Cooper
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Patent number: 10674435Abstract: An approach to acquisition of a propagation direction using a phased antenna array avoids a need to scan space. Given all possible directions for setting the antenna beam, the approach provably finds the optimal direction in logarithmic number of measurements. Further, the approach can be applied within the existing 802.11ad standard for mmWave LAN, and can support both clients and access points.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2017Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Dina Katabi, Omid Salehi-Abari, Haitham Zuhair Al-Hassanieh, Michael Rodriguez, Piotr Indyk
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Publication number: 20200141078Abstract: A snow removal system. The snow removal system includes a housing having an inlet disposed on a front side thereof, wherein the inlet is in fluid communication with a first chamber. An auger is disposed transversely across the first chamber, wherein the auger is operably connected to a motor within the housing. The auger rotates about a longitudinal axis thereof to mash snow and transport the mashed snow into a second chamber when the motor is actuated. The second chamber includes a primary heating element therein, the heating element designed to heat snow within the second chamber to produce steam. An outlet is disposed through a sidewall of the second chamber, wherein the outlet can emit steam from the second chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2019Publication date: May 7, 2020Inventor: Michael Rodriguez
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Publication number: 20190321024Abstract: A graft suspension device for suspending a ligament in a bone hole having a first loop and a second loop suspending from an 8-hole anchor, and a cradle at the opposite end of the loops to the anchor. The loose ends of the suture are routed through holes in the anchor separate from the loops and are joined together to form a single tail. A finger loop allows a surgeon to adjust the distance of the cradle from the anchor with the cradle staying centered with respect to the anchor as the distance is adjusted.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Inventors: Christopher Michael Rodriguez, Norman Gordon, Tri Nguyen, Stephen Santangelo
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Patent number: 10383617Abstract: A graft suspension device for suspending a ligament in a bone hole having a first loop and a second loop suspending from an 8-hole anchor, and a cradle at the opposite end of the loops to the anchor. The loose ends of the suture are routed through holes in the anchor separate from the loops and are joined together to form a single tail. A finger loop allows a surgeon to adjust the distance of the cradle from the anchor with the cradle staying centered with respect to the anchor as the distance is adjusted.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2017Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Michael Rodriguez, Norman Gordon, Tri Nguyen, Stephen Santangelo
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Patent number: 10351552Abstract: The invention is directed to a compound of formula I, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a pharmaceutical composition containing a compound of formula I, and a method of treatment of a disorder or condition in a mammal, including a human, selected from the group consisting of Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT), Chagas disease, Leishmaniasis, toxoplasmosis and malaria.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2017Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: MediSynergies, LLCInventors: Harry Ralph Howard, Dennis Michael Godek, Shawn-Michael Rodriguez
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Publication number: 20190177304Abstract: The invention is directed to a compound of formula I, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a pharmaceutical composition containing a compound of formula I, and a method of treatment of a disorder or condition in a mammal, including a human, selected from the group consisting of Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT), Chagas disease, Leishmaniasis, toxoplasmosis and malaria.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2017Publication date: June 13, 2019Applicant: MediSynergics, LLCInventors: Harry Ralph Howard, Dennis Michael Godek, Shawn-Michael Rodriguez
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Publication number: 20190139353Abstract: A food product storage and vending kiosk includes a cold storage unit, an oven unit, and a transportation mechanism. The cold storage unit includes a plurality of food packages, an active shelving system storing the plurality of food packages, and a freezer. Each of the food packages includes a food product in a box. The oven unit includes a base oven deck for receiving the food product and rising to meet and seal with a main body to form a sealed oven cavity for cooking the food product. The transportation mechanism is for moving a food package out of the cold storage unit, onto an elevator platform that lifts the food package to the oven unit, pushing the food product from the box onto the base oven deck for cooking, and pushing the food product off of the base oven deck into the box and out of a delivery chute.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Beverly A. BARNUM, Adrian M. ABORDO, Ryan Michael RODRIGUEZ, Michael Jay DOBIE, Neal S. COOPER
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Publication number: 20180132448Abstract: A pet bowl includes a container having a circular base and an annular sidewall including and outer wall, an inner wall, and an upper rim. The container is constructed from a consumable rawhide. Both the upper rim and the circular base have specified diameters. The annular sidewall and the circular base are integrated together as a single unit. The annular sidewall forms a concave depression for containing food or water, with the bottom of the depression being formed by the circular base. The inner and outer walls of the sidewall are concentric to each other, and terminate at their upmost in a rim.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2017Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventors: Claudia P. Rodriguez, Michael A. Rodriguez
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Patent number: D905962Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2019Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Kelsey M. Kiefiuk, Teresa Y. Yen, Shannon M. McGrath, Megan J. Burmeister, Bart Jansen, Hamish Thain, Michael Rodriguez
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Patent number: D906838Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2019Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Megan J. Burmeister, Vijay Karthik Koneru, Christopher Wiita, Duy P. Le, Hamish Thain, Bart Jansen, Michael Rodriguez, Christopher Kuh, Guillaume Raoult, Elvin Chu, Martin Gschwandtl, Robert Brunner