Patents by Inventor Michael Flanagan

Michael Flanagan 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: 11978547
    Abstract: The example systems, methods, and/or computer-readable media described herein help with design treatment plans for orthodontic treatments. Treatment templates expressed according to treatment domain-specific protocols may be processed to provide treatment planning software, including automated or real-time treatment planning software, that accommodates treatment preferences of a practitioner and/or patient data relevant to a treatment plan. These methods and systems may be also be useful for planning, designing and producing as series of dental appliances (e.g., aligners).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Adi Levin, Anton Lapshin, Behnam J. Foroodian, Eric P. Meyer, Konstantin Tenzin, Andrey Chekhonin, Pavel Sokolov, René M. Sterental, Jason Ramos, Evgeniy Malashkin, Anna Sivakova, Michael Flanagan
  • Publication number: 20240122615
    Abstract: A method for removing one or more objects or materials from a body lumen includes delivering a tube and an expandable device to the body lumen to a position proximal to the one or more objects or materials. The expandable device is positioned with a lumen of the tube, and the expandable device includes a lumen extending from a distal portion to a proximal portion. The method further includes proximally retracting the tube such that the expandable device remains in the position proximal to the one or more objects or materials, distally advancing the expandable device such that the distal portion of the expandable device at least partially surrounds the one or more objects or materials, at least partially closing a distal end of the expandable device, and moving the expandable device proximally to remove the expandable device and the one or more objects or materials from the lumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Enda CONNAUGHTON, Anthony O'BRIEN, Aiden FLANAGAN, Charlene DEANE, Michael HUGHES, Richard CRAWFORD, Martin Lawrence FAWDRY, Stephen McCOOEY
  • Publication number: 20240115287
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a tissue debridement device and describes an example treatment for ANP using the tissue debridement device. The tissue debridement device has a sheath, a distal tip, and a plurality of rotating tines coupled to the distal tip and the sheath. The distal tip can be adjusted to be closer or further from the sheath to change a diameter of the rotating tines, thereby changing a cutting diameter of the tissue debridement device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Enda Connaughton, Charlene Deane, Aiden Flanagan, Richard Crawford, Martin Lawrence Fawdry, Michael Hughes, Anthony O'Brien
  • Patent number: 11953438
    Abstract: An improved device and system for facilitating polymerase chain reaction including a light source, detector, waveguide, and filters that occupy minimal space and facilitate detection of stationary samples, reduced sample read time, and simultaneous reading of multiple light wavelengths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: STRECK LLC
    Inventors: Matthew R. Kreifels, Scott E. Whitney, Gregg Wilder, John Flanagan, James Dowling, Philip Hills, Michael Tilleman, Jeremie Jackson
  • Patent number: 11932854
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds, compositions, and methods for the study, diagnosis, and treatment of traits, diseases and conditions that respond to the modulation of gene expression and/or activity, and/or modulate a gene expression pathway. Specifically, the invention relates to double-stranded nucleic acid molecules including small nucleic acid molecules, such as short interfering nucleic acid (siNA) molecules that are capable of mediating or that mediate RNA interference (RNAi) against target gene expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Sirna Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Cancilla, James John Cunningham, William Michael Flanagan, Henry J. Haringsma, Denise M. Kenski, Matthew G. Stanton, Steven M. Stirdivant, Aarron T. Willingham
  • Publication number: 20240065717
    Abstract: A cannulation device is adapted to gain access to the patient's common bile duct. In some instances, the cannulation device includes a first guidewire lumen extending through an elongate shaft and terminating at a first oblique guidewire port, and a second guidewire lumen extending through the elongate shaft and terminating at a second oblique guidewire port. In some instances, the cannulation device includes an inflatable balloon that is inflatable from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration in which the inflatable balloon is adapted to occlude the patient's pancreatic duct. In some instances, the cannulation device includes an expandable element that is expandable from a collapsed configuration in which the expandable element is disposed within the guidewire lumen and an extended configuration in which a portion of the expandable element extends distally from a guidewire port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Crawford, Enda Connaughton, Anthony O'Brien, Martin Lawrence Fawdry, Michael Hughes, Aiden Flanagan, Claire Guinane
  • Publication number: 20240072436
    Abstract: Provided herein is a unit cell for a phased array antenna. The unit cell can include a base plate and a shell. The shell can include a plurality of spectrum element cavities, with each spectrum element cavity comprising a post. An inner surface of each of the spectrum element cavities can be coated with a conductive material such that the spectrum element cavities form a signal ear and a ground ear of the unit cell. The base plate can be configured to provide a path to ground and include a plurality of holes. The shell can be aligned with the base plate such that the post of each signal ear of each spectrum element cavity is aligned with one of the holes of the base plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: The MITRE Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Douglas ROBINSON, Laura Marie AUDINO, Francisco RAMOS-CARRIZOSA, Sean Michael FLANAGAN
  • Patent number: 11880293
    Abstract: Techniques for capturing and recording processor events and scheduler data in a production system on a per processing resource basis are discussed herein. In some examples, a process metric collection component may be associated with the scheduler and the processing resource such that the process metric collection component can capture real time data associated with the processes or threads both executed by the processing resource and waiting to execute on the processing resource. The captured data may be used by the system to monitor operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Zoox, Inc.
    Inventors: Austin Hendrix, Andrew Lewis King, Thomas Michael Flanagan
  • Patent number: 11769356
    Abstract: A collision is analysed by receiving telematics data relating to a collision and determining a feature of the collision. An entity may be notified of said collision based on the determined features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Xtract360 Ltd
    Inventors: Michael Flanagan, Joseph Hitchen, Cillian Bourke
  • Publication number: 20230056427
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for user modification of a rule or set of textual rules in plain language the reference instructions in a domain-specific treatment language that is used to generate dental appliance data. In some cases, the user may interact with a graphical user interface to modify a practitioner-specific subset of textural rules. The graphical user interface may allow modification of the practitioner-specific subset of textural rules without prior knowledge of the domain-specific treatment programming language. Each interaction region may cause sections of the predefined treatment preferences to be modified without knowledge of the dental protocol language. The example systems, methods, and/or computer-readable media described herein help with designing treatment plans for orthodontic treatments, including treatment plans based on predefined treatment preferences expressed in a dental protocol language.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Samuel BLANCO, Anton LAPSHIN, Eric P. MEYER, Michael FLANAGAN, Yury SLYNKO, Maxim SHALASHOV, Evgeniy MALASHKIN, Rowena CHEONG, Roman A. ROSCHIN, Sergei LIUBIMOV
  • Patent number: 11521732
    Abstract: In various implementations, computer-implemented method, such as one executed on a computer system or on instructions stored on computer-readable media may include: receiving from a user device associated with a user, a request to access one or more treatment plans for patient; identifying a treatment template for user, the treatment template representing treatment preferences of the user, the treatment template being expressed according to treatment domain-specific protocols; processing the treatment template with the treatment domain-specific protocols to convert one or more parts of the treatment template into one or more runtime elements that interactively display customized user interface elements related to the treatment plan, the customized user interface elements configured to provide one or more customized user interactions with the treatment plan in accordance with the treatment preferences of the user; and providing instructions to display the one or more runtime elements on the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Adi Levin, Anton Lapshin, Behnam J. Foroodian, Eric P. Meyer, Konstantin Tenzin, Andrey Chekhonin, Pavel Sokolov, René M. Sterental, Jason Ramos, Evgeniy Malashkin, Anna Sivakova, Michael Flanagan
  • Publication number: 20220378549
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses, including systems, for forming and modifying treatment plans, including modifying treatment plan in real time. In particular are methods and apparatuses for modifying and orthodontic treatment plan in real time that may include the use of an enhanced user interface including a 3D user overlay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Samuel BLANCO, Michael FLANAGAN, Eric P. MEYER, Igor LOGVANEV, Dmitry MEDNIKOV, Alexander PORYVKIN, Sergey MAKAROV, Vasily IVANOV
  • Publication number: 20220324981
    Abstract: The invention provides methods of dosing for the treatment of cancers. In particular, provided are methods for treating human patients having lung cancer, such as non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), by administering a combination of an anti-TIGIT antagonist antibody and a PD-1 axis binding antagonist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Raymond D. MENG, Namrata Srivastava PATIL, William Michael FLANAGAN
  • Publication number: 20220276649
    Abstract: Performance anomalies in complex systems can be difficult to identify and diagnose. In an example, CPU-usage associated with one or more of the systems can be determined. An anomalous event can be determined based on the determined CPU-usage. In some examples, based at least in part on determining the event, the system may be controlled in a safe state and/or reconfigured to obviate the anomalous event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Edward Somers, Thomas Michael Flanagan, Andrew Lewis King, Arpan Silas Rajan
  • Patent number: 11397980
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and system are disclosed. The method includes receiving a first communication at a computer system, performing a search operation, sending a second communication, receiving a third communication, and storing the at least the portion of item information in a transaction storage construct. The computer system can cause presentation of a search field in a user interface displayed by a remote computer system. The first communication is received as a result of an event in the search field. Further, a search result (a result of the performing the search operation) is communicated to the remote computer system and comprises item information corresponding to an item. The second communication can cause presentation of the search results in the user interface. The third communication represents a selection of the item in the user interface, and comprises at least a portion of the item information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: CITY ELECTRIC SUPPLY COMPANY
    Inventors: Jonathan Luke, Russell Mendola, Michael Flanagan, Matthew Chappel, James Barry, Walter Sturghill
  • Publication number: 20220195433
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds, compositions, and methods for the study, diagnosis, and treatment of traits, diseases and conditions that respond to the modulation of gene expression and/or activity, and/or modulate a gene expression pathway. Specifically, the invention relates to double-stranded nucleic acid molecules including small nucleic acid molecules, such as short interfering nucleic acid (siNA) molecules that are capable of mediating or that mediate RNA interference (MAO against target gene expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Mark Cancilla, James John Cunningham, William Michael Flanagan, Henry J. Haringsma, Denise M. Kenski, Matthew G. Stanton, Steven M. Stirdivant, Aarron T. Willingham
  • Publication number: 20220098318
    Abstract: The invention provides methods of dosing for the treatment of cancers. In particular, provided are methods for treating human patients having cancer, such as a hematologic cancer, by administering a combination of an anti-TIGIT antagonist antibody and an anti-CD20 antibody or anti-CD38 antibody.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Raymond D. MENG, Robert Wenchen HSIEH, Namrata Srivastava PATIL, Sean Keith KELLEY, Karen Lynn KLING-MILLER, William Michael FLANAGAN
  • Patent number: 11281214
    Abstract: Performance anomalies in complex systems can be difficult to identify and diagnose. In an example, CPU-usage associated with one or more of the systems can be determined. An anomalous event can be determined based on the determined CPU-usage. In some examples, based at least in part on determining the event, the system may be controlled in a safe state and/or reconfigured to obviate the anomalous event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Zoox, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Edward Somers, Thomas Michael Flanagan, Andrew Lewis King, Arpan Silas Rajan
  • Publication number: 20220048042
    Abstract: The invention provides a material feed process for magnetically separating magnetic and non-magnetic particles from a material feed by means of a magnetic roller separator wherein the process is characterised therein that particle separation is independent of centrifugal force, and where the process can equally well be applied to both wet and dry particle separation. The process specifically provides feeding the particles at an incident zone above the horizontal axis centre line, and separating the magnetic and non-magnetic particles at opposite rotational sides of the roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Michael John FLANAGAN, Rory Michael FLANAGAN
  • Publication number: 20210394177
    Abstract: A system for mimicking a blood vessel of a patient includes a microfluidic device including a body and a microfluidic channel formed in the body, wherein the microfluidic channel includes a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, and a coating formed on the microfluidic channel including a plurality of blood outgrowth endothelial cells (BOECs) isolated from the patient and which define an inner surface of the microfluidic channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Abhishek Jain, Tanmay Mathur, Jonathan Michael Flanagan