Patents by Inventor Michael Long

Michael Long 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).

  • Publication number: 20250143795
    Abstract: A surgical robotic system can include a robotic arm coupled to a flexible scope and a viewer for displaying a field of view of a surgical site derived from the flexible scope. The surgical robotic system may be configured to operate the flexible scope in a particular mode of a plurality of modes. In accordance with a determination that the flexible scope is operating in the particular mode, the surgical robotic system may provide electrical signals for presenting a first visual indicator, corresponding to the respective mode, on the viewer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Drake Michael LONG, Juan Bajana MERIZALDE, Fabien Y. SCHMITT
  • Publication number: 20250091711
    Abstract: Systems and methods of aircraft modal suppression informed by an underlying non-uniform vertical turbulence model and uniform lateral turbulence model. The systems and methods include receiving a plurality of signals from on-board inertial sensors of an aircraft, utilizing the plurality of signals to generate a plurality of observers, utilizing the observers to determine a control law command for controlling one or more control surfaces of the aircraft, and moving the one or more control surfaces of the aircraft in accordance with the determined control law command such that lateral mode vibrations of the aircraft are diminished.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Paul C. Strefling, John M. Nappi, Jr., Jared D. Weaver, Sascha K. Ruegamer, William J. Wheeler, Tyler B. Wilhelm, Thomas D. Potter, Abraham J. Pachikara, Michael A. Long, Matthew E. Gajda, Christopher A. Jensen, Brad E. Xanthopoulos, Bryan A. Lopez, Brian L. Beechinor, Kimberly A. Hinson, Alexander C. Ho
  • Patent number: 12213592
    Abstract: A seat assembly includes a fabric component with a seat surface and with an interior segment directly attached to the fabric component. The interior segment extends from an exterior segment that has a greater flexural resistance than the interior segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Martin Oomen, Samuel Smith, Robert A. Bratty, Michael Long, Kelly Washburn
  • Patent number: 12122059
    Abstract: Razor handles with integrated spring elements and/or methods of fabricating the same. In one example, a handle for a razor can comprise a head portion and a spring element having a distal end and a proximal end that longitudinally opposes the distal end to define an arc length of the spring element. The head portion can facilitate coupling razor cartridges in pivotal relation with the handle. The spring element can extend integrally from the head portion at the proximal end. The spring element can deflect as an abutment surface on the distal end travels in sliding engagement with a cam surface of a razor cartridge to an end point of the cam surface while exerting progressively increasing return torque as the razor cartridge rotates about a front pivot axis from a neutral position. The end point can fall proximal to a rear edge of the razor cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Michael Hal Bruno, Jeffrey Michael Mitrou, Michael Sullivan, Matthew Michael Long
  • Patent number: 11965585
    Abstract: A powertrain system for a commercial electric vehicle includes an electric motor, a multi-speed transmission, and a drive line. A reducer assembly is added prior to connection to the drive line to decease the rotational speed generated by the electric motor prior to being transmitted to the drive line. The reducer assembly can be placed before the multi-speed transmission input, after the multi-speed transmission output, or somewhere in between those two locations. The reducer assembly includes a reducer gearset for decreasing shaft rotational speed. The reducer assembly may include adjacent idler gears to reduce the pressure load on the gear teeth of the reducer assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Integrated Electric Drives, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Long, Jeffrey Barber
  • Publication number: 20240068552
    Abstract: A powertrain system for a commercial electric vehicle includes an electric motor, a multi-speed transmission, and a drive line. A reducer assembly is added prior to connection to the drive line to decease the rotational speed generated by the electric motor prior to being transmitted to the drive line. The reducer assembly can be placed before the multi-speed transmission input, after the multi-speed transmission output, or somewhere in between those two locations. The reducer assembly includes a reducer gearset for decreasing shaft rotational speed. The reducer assembly may include adjacent idler gears to reduce the pressure load on the gear teeth of the reducer assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Integrated Electric Drives, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Long, Jeffrey Barber
  • Publication number: 20230292923
    Abstract: A seat assembly includes a fabric component with a seat surface and with an interior segment directly attached to the fabric component. The interior segment extends from an exterior segment that has a greater flexural resistance than the interior segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Craig Martin Oomen, Samuel Smith, Robert A. Bratty, Michael Long, Kelly Washburn
  • Patent number: 11690454
    Abstract: A seat assembly includes a fabric component having a seat surface and a frame including an interior segment directly attached to the fabric component. The interior segment extends from an exterior segment that has a greater flexural resistance than the interior segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Craig Martin Oomen, Samuel Smith, Robert A. Bratty, Michael Long, Kelly Washburn
  • Patent number: 11681730
    Abstract: The invention provides a comprehensive system, method and computer program product for data structure clustering based on variation in data attribute performance. In general, the invention is configured to link a sub-set of data structures out of a global set of data structures based on identifying stimulus type attributes that are structured to produce a functional performance parameter of the associated data structure, particularly in the field of hospital data analysis. Typically, the invention is configured to receive a request for construction of a peer data cluster for a first functional performance parameter of the first entity data structure. The invention may then determine at least one second entity data structure of a plurality of entity data structures that is a peer entity data structure, and linking the first entity data structure and the second entity data structure to form the peer data cluster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Premier Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Herron, Michael Long
  • Patent number: 11667223
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a support structure, a seat surface (14) and a molded polymeric frame (18). The frame has an edge region and the seat surface (14) is mounted to the frame (18) and the frame is mounted to the support structure. At least a portion of the edge region is flexible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Martin Oomen, Samuel Smith, Manfred Mueller, Michael Long, Kelly Washburn, Robert A. Bratty
  • Publication number: 20230158695
    Abstract: A shaving razor cartridge having a housing having a blade platform. The blade platform includes a first blade retention member having a front wall with a first lateral end and a second lateral end. The front wall is formed by at least a first wall and a second wall. The second wall defines a blade support region. The first wall extends along a plane from the second wall at an obtuse angle from the second wall to the first lateral end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventor: Matthew Michael Long
  • Publication number: 20230150158
    Abstract: A shaving razor cartridge with a blade platform having a first blade retention member having a front wall with a first lateral end, a second lateral end, and only one blade support region between the first lateral end and the second lateral end of the front wall of the first blade retention member, a second blade retention member having a front wall and a rear wall, the rear wall facing the front wall of the first blade retention member and having a first lateral end, a second lateral end, and only one blade support region between the first lateral end and the second lateral end of the rear wall of the second blade retention member. The front wall of the second blade retention member has only one blade support region between the first lateral end and the second lateral end of the rear wall of the second blade retention member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventor: Matthew Michael Long
  • Patent number: 11648697
    Abstract: A shaving razor cartridge with a housing having a blade platform. A first blade retention member is positioned on the blade platform and has a front wall formed by a first wall and a second wall that define an obtuse included angle. A second blade retention member is positioned on the blade platform and has a rear wall facing the front wall of the first blade retention member. The rear wall has a first wall and a second wall that define an obtuse included angle. A blade member is positioned between the front wall and the rear wall. The second walls have a contact length of about 0.2 mm to about 1.0 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventor: Matthew Michael Long
  • Patent number: D999988
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Natalie Anne Devarona, Matthew Michael Long, Jahdiel Fyfield
  • Patent number: D1014847
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Michael Long, Michael Sullivan, Jeffrey Michael Mitrou, Michael Hal Bruno, Jonathon Albert Riehle, Rory Frederick Wellington McGarry
  • Patent number: D1021248
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Michael Tejpaul Verasamy, Ashok Bakul Patel, Michael Hal Bruno, Jack Anthony Washington, Matthew Michael Long, Zachary Oliver Veugen, Robert Harold Johnson, Jessy Lee Cusack
  • Patent number: D1042958
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Michael Hal Bruno, Matthew Michael Long, Michael Sullivan, Jeffrey Michael Mitrou, Jonathon Albert Riehle, Rory Frederick Wellington McGarry
  • Patent number: D1046290
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Michael Mitrou, Michael Hal Bruno, Michael Sullivan, Matthew Michael Long
  • Patent number: D1046291
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Michael Long, Jonathon Albert Riehle, Rory Frederick Wellington McGarry
  • Patent number: D1055382
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Xavier Michael Brissett, Ruike Wang, Matthew Michael Long, Jahdiel Fyfield