Patents by Inventor Michael C. Makay

Michael C. Makay 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).

  • Patent number: 11432835
    Abstract: A system for connection to a catheter to aspirate clot from the vasculature of a patient includes a vacuum console and a canister assembly which can be removably mounted in a mounting region of the vacuum console. The canister assembly includes a clear canister with an interior and an open top. A lid is removably attachable over the open top of the clear canister, and the clear canister has a vacuum port and a pressure sensing port each formed in a wall of the canister. The vacuum port aligns with a vacuum connector on the enclosure and the pressure sensing port aligns with a pressure sensing connector on the enclosure when the canister assembly is mounted on the mounting region of the vacuum console. The clear canister has a filter plate configured to be suspended in the interior of the clear canister at a location mid-way between the open top and a bottom to separate clot from blood as they are aspirated from the catheter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: PENUMBRA, INC.
    Inventors: Robyn Shaffer, Stephen Pons, Kyle West, Alex Rabkin, Sharice Quan Handa, Robert A. Riccomini, Daniel K. Harden, Michael C. Makay, Cole J. Derby
  • Patent number: 11160325
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper defining an interior void and a first cable movable in a tightening direction to move the upper into a tightened state and movable in a loosening direction to move the upper into a loosened state. The article of footwear also includes a tightening grip operable to be moved away from the upper in a first direction to move the first cable in the tightening direction and a cable lock operable in a locked state to restrict movement of the first cable in the loosening direction and operable in an unlocked state to permit movement of the first cable in the loosening direction. A release grip is operable to be moved away from the upper in a second direction to move the cable lock from the locked state to the unlocked state, whereby the release grip is separate from the tightening grip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Caleb W. Dyer, Peter Lam, Austin Orand, Andrea M. Vinet, Peter P. Williams, II, Samantha Young, Michael C. Makay
  • Publication number: 20200029649
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper defining an interior void and a first cable movable in a tightening direction to move the upper into a tightened state and movable in a loosening direction to move the upper into a loosened state. The article of footwear also includes a tightening grip operable to be moved away from the upper in a first direction to move the first cable in the tightening direction and a cable lock operable in a locked state to restrict movement of the first cable in the loosening direction and operable in an unlocked state to permit movement of the first cable in the loosening direction. A release grip is operable to be moved away from the upper in a second direction to move the cable lock from the locked state to the unlocked state, whereby the release grip is separate from the tightening grip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Caleb W. Dyer, Peter Lam, Austin Orand, Andrea M. Vinet, Peter P. Williams, II, Samantha Young, Michael C. Makay
  • Patent number: 10477912
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper defining an interior void and a first cable movable in a tightening direction to move the upper into a tightened state and movable in a loosening direction to move the upper into a loosened state. The article of footwear also includes a tightening grip operable to be moved away from the upper in a first direction to move the first cable in the tightening direction and a cable lock operable in a locked state to restrict movement of the first cable in the loosening direction and operable in an unlocked state to permit movement of the first cable in the loosening direction. A release grip is operable to be moved away from the upper in a second direction to move the cable lock from the locked state to the unlocked state, whereby the release grip is separate from the tightening grip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Caleb W. Dyer, Peter Lam, Austin Orand, Andrea M. Vinet, Peter P. Williams, II, Samantha Young, Michael C. Makay
  • Patent number: 10444791
    Abstract: A wearable device assembly has a housing supporting a controller, display and indicator system thereon. The controller has at least one sensor wherein activity of a user wearing the device is detected. The controller selectively illuminates the indicator system to indicate a level of activity of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Jamian R. Cobbett, Kwamina Crankson, Brian L. Kash, Lola Oyibo, Aaron B. Weast, J. Gerson Goldberg, Michael C. Makay, Robert A. Riccomini
  • Publication number: 20180353194
    Abstract: A system for connection to a catheter to aspirate clot from the vasculature of a patient includes a vacuum console and a canister assembly which can be removably mounted in a mounting region of the vacuum console. The canister assembly includes a clear canister with an interior and an open top. A lid is removably attachable over the open top of the clear canister, and the clear canister has a vacuum port and a pressure sensing port each formed in a wall of the canister. The vacuum port aligns with a vacuum connector on the enclosure and the pressure sensing port aligns with a pressure sensing connector on the enclosure when the canister assembly is mounted on the mounting region of the vacuum console. The clear canister has a filter plate configured to be suspended in the interior of the clear canister at a location mid-way between the open top and a bottom to separate clot from blood as they are aspirated from the catheter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: Penumbra, Inc.
    Inventors: Robyn Shaffer, Stephen Pons, Kyle West, Alex Rabkin, Sharice Quan Handa, Robert A. Riccomini, Daniel K. Harden, Michael C. Makay, Cole J. Derby
  • Patent number: 9734477
    Abstract: A wearable device assembly has a housing supporting a controller, display and indicator system thereon. The controller has at least one sensor wherein activity of a user wearing the device is detected. The controller selectively illuminates the indicator system to indicate a level of activity of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron B. Weast, Jamian R. Cobbett, Kwamina Crankson, Brian Kash, Lola Oyibo, Edward Stephen Lowe, Jr., Marco Micheletti, Bert Buxton, Demi Raven, Kris Henderson, James Zipperer, Nikolaus Adrian Wittenstein, James Bielman, Kate Cummings, Jake Sprouse, J. Gerson Goldberg, Robert A. Riccomini, Michael C. Makay
  • Publication number: 20150142143
    Abstract: A wearable device assembly has a housing supporting a controller, display and indicator system thereon. The controller has at least one sensor wherein activity of a user wearing the device is detected. The controller selectively illuminates the indicator system to indicate a level of activity of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Jamian R. Cobbett, Kwamina Crankson, Brian L. Kash, Lola Oyibo, Aaron B. Weast, J. Gerson Goldberg, Michael C. Makay, Robert A. Riccomini
  • Patent number: 8974349
    Abstract: A wearable device assembly has a housing supporting a controller, display and indicator system thereon. The controller has at least one sensor wherein activity of a user wearing the device is detected. The controller selectively illuminates the indicator system to indicate a level of activity of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron B. Weast, Jamian R. Cobbett, Kwamina Orankson, Brian L. Kash, Lola Oyibo, J. Gerson Goldberg, Michael C. Makay, Robert A. Riccomini
  • Patent number: 8542264
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided in one example and includes a camera configured to receive image data associated with an end user involved in a video session. The apparatus further includes a display configured to interface with the camera. The camera and the display cooperate such that the apparatus can initiate the video session involving the end user, and activate a retracting mechanism configured to move the camera such that the camera is retracted from a view of the display and the camera moves to an inactive state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Torence Lu, Monica Shen Knotts, Ashok T. Desai, Richard T. Wales, Jacobus M. Berkhout, Michael C. Makay
  • Publication number: 20130106603
    Abstract: A wearable device assembly has a housing supporting a controller, display and indicator system thereon. The controller has at least one sensor wherein activity of a user wearing the device is detected. The controller selectively illuminates the indicator system to indicate a level of activity of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: NIKE, INC.
    Inventors: Aaron B. Weast, Jamian R. Cobbett, Kwamina Orankson, Brian L. Kash, Lola Oyibo, J. Gerson Goldberg, Michael C. Makay, Robert A. Riccomini
  • Publication number: 20130110264
    Abstract: A wearable device assembly has a housing supporting a controller, display and indicator system thereon. The controller has at least one sensor wherein activity of a user wearing the device is detected. The controller selectively illuminates the indicator system to indicate a level of activity of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: NIKE, INC.
    Inventors: Aaron B. Weast, Jamian R. Cobbett, Kwamina Crankson, Brian Kash, Lola Oyibo, Edward Stephen Lowe, JR., Marco Micheletti, Bert Buxton, Demi Raven, Kris Henderson, James Zipperer, Nikolaus Adnan Wittenstein, James Bielman, Kate Cummings, Jake Sprouse, J. Gerson Goldberg, Robert A. Riccomini, Michael C. Makay
  • Publication number: 20120127257
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided in one example and includes a camera configured to receive image data associated with an end user involved in a video session. The apparatus further includes a display configured to interface with the camera. The camera and the display cooperate such that the apparatus can initiate the video session involving the end user, and activate a retracting mechanism configured to move the camera such that the camera is retracted from a view of the display and the camera moves to an inactive state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Torence Lu, Monica Shen Knotts, Ashok T. Desai, Richard T. Wales, Jacobus M. Berkhout, Michael C. Makay