Patents by Inventor Michael McDermott

Michael McDermott 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: 20260137864
    Abstract: A system and computer program product are disclosed for occlusion detection and/or pressure limiting in a fluid injector system. A fluid injector system includes at least one fluid injector device, one or more drive components, and a control device. The control device includes at least one processor programmed provide instructions to the fluid injector system to deliver fluid at a predetermined fluid flow rate, determine a first fluid pressure measurement within the fluid injector device at a first time, determine a second fluid pressure measurement at a second time, determine a pressure differential between the first fluid pressure measurement and the second fluid pressure measurement, calculate a change in compliance volume based on the determined pressure differential, compare the calculated change in compliance volume with the predetermined fluid flow rate, repeat the steps throughout the fluid injection procedure, and determine whether an occlusion or a partial occlusion has occurred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2026
    Publication date: May 21, 2026
    Inventor: Michael McDermott
  • Patent number: 12564688
    Abstract: A fluid injection system and a fluid verification system for confirming that a syringe, containing a fluid for injection, is fully filled with fluid and neither has free space (i.e., air) near the distal end thereof when the syringe is provided in an upright position nor contains air bubbles. Imaging processing techniques and systems are also provided to determine various injection parameters and to verify the type and certain properties of fluid that is present within a syringe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2026
    Assignee: BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Cowan, Michael Spohn, Michael McDermott
  • Publication number: 20260027295
    Abstract: A fluid injector system includes a control device operatively associated with a first drive component configured to pressurize and inject a first fluid and a second drive component configured to pressurize and inject a second fluid. The control device includes at least one processor programmed or configured to: during a first phase of a multi-phase injection protocol, actuate at least the first drive component to inject the first phase; during the first phase of the injection protocol and prior to transitioning to a second phase of the injection protocol, actuate the second drive component to pressurize the second fluid relative to a pressure of the first fluid; and during the second phase of the injection protocol, actuate the second drive component to inject at least the second fluid so that a desired steady-state ratio of the first fluid and the second fluid in the second phase is reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2025
    Publication date: January 29, 2026
    Inventors: Amy Chaya, Michael Spohn, Michael McDermott, William Barone
  • Publication number: 20260023799
    Abstract: A device may obtain, from a data structure, interaction information regarding first actions performed by a first device of a first entity and regarding second actions performed by a second device of a second entity. The first actions and the second actions may cause notifications to be provided to devices of a plurality of users. The device may determine, based on the interaction information, a first measure of similarity between the first entity and a first candidate entity, a second measure of similarity between the first entity and a second candidate entity, a first measure of popularity of the first candidate entity, and a second measure of popularity of the second candidate entity. The device may provide candidate information regarding the first candidate entity and regarding the second candidate entity, based on the measures of similarity and the measures of popularity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2025
    Publication date: January 22, 2026
    Applicant: PlentyofFish Media ULC
    Inventors: Michael MCDERMOTT, Maysam EMADI, Fitsum TEKLE, Jacky LOK
  • Patent number: 12527913
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are disclosed for occlusion detection and/or pressure limiting in a fluid injector system. A fluid injector system may include at least one fluid injector device, one or more drive components, and a control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2026
    Assignee: BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC
    Inventor: Michael Mcdermott
  • Publication number: 20250381349
    Abstract: A fluid injection system and a fluid verification system for confirming that a syringe, containing a fluid for injection, is fully filled with fluid and neither has free space (i.e., air) near the distal end thereof when the syringe is provided in an upright position nor contains air bubbles. Imaging processing techniques and systems are also provided to determine various injection parameters and to verify the type and certain properties of fluid that is present within a syringe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2025
    Publication date: December 18, 2025
    Inventors: Kevin Cowan, Michael Spohn, Michael McDermott
  • Patent number: 12495941
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention described herein relate to vacuum cleaners. The vacuum cleaners described herein can include a motor, a lid, a collection receptacle, and at least one support member to permit access to the interior of the vacuum cleaner. Also described herein are vacuum cleaners having a motor, a lid, a collection receptacle, and an accessory holder that can be pivotally mounted to the collection receptacle to permit access to the contents thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2025
    Assignee: Lowe's Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Fording, Eduardo Gonzalez, Michael McDermott, Claude E. Reynolds, Jr., James Townsend, Trevor N. Devine, Steven P. Gerstein, Kevin D. Fry
  • Patent number: 12472311
    Abstract: A fluid injection system and a fluid verification system for confirming that a syringe, containing a fluid for injection, is fully filled with fluid and neither has free space (i.e., air) near the distal end thereof when the syringe is provided in an upright position nor contains air bubbles. Imaging processing techniques and systems are also provided to determine various injection parameters and to verify the type and certain properties of fluid that is present within a syringe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2025
    Assignee: BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Cowan, Michael Spohn, Michael McDermott
  • Patent number: 12427249
    Abstract: A fluid injector system includes a control device operatively associated with a first drive component configured to pressurize and inject a first fluid and a second drive component configured to pressurize and inject a second fluid. The control device includes at least one processor programmed or configured to: during a first phase of a multi-phase injection protocol, actuate at least the first drive component to inject the first fluid; during the first phase of the multi-phase injection protocol and prior to transitioning to a second phase of the multi-phase injection protocol, actuate the second drive component to pressurize the second fluid relative to a pressure of the first fluid; and during the second phase of the multi-phase injection protocol, actuate the second drive component to inject at least the second fluid so that a desired steady-state ratio of the first fluid and the second fluid in the second phase is reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2025
    Assignee: BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC
    Inventors: Amy Chaya, Michael Spohn, Michael McDermott, William Barone
  • Patent number: 12430393
    Abstract: A device may obtain, from a data structure, interaction information regarding first actions performed by a first device of a first entity and regarding second actions performed by a second device of a second entity. The first actions and the second actions may cause notifications to be provided to devices of a plurality of users. The device may determine, based on the interaction information, a first measure of similarity between the first entity and a first candidate entity, a second measure of similarity between the first entity and a second candidate entity, a first measure of popularity of the first candidate entity, and a second measure of popularity of the second candidate entity. The device may provide candidate information regarding the first candidate entity and regarding the second candidate entity, based on the measures of similarity and the measures of popularity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2025
    Assignee: PlentyofFish Media ULC
    Inventors: Michael McDermott, Maysam Emadi, Fitsum Tekle, Jacky Lok
  • Publication number: 20250221892
    Abstract: A syringe for delivery of liquid to a container has a body with proximal end, a frustoconical distal end, and a cylindrical sidewall extending a longitudinal axis. The syringe includes a nozzle at a distal portion of the syringe, the nozzle having a throughbore providing fluid communication between an interior volume of the syringe and a medical connector configured to be connected to the nozzle. The nozzle includes a plurality of longitudinal ribs formed on an inner surface of the nozzle. The plurality of longitudinal ribs directs a flow of a medical fluid along an inner surface of the frustoconical distal end and along an interior surface of the cylindrical sidewall of the syringe under a Coand? effect. Syringe and methods for reducing a number of bubbles formed in a medical fluid during a syringe filling procedure are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2025
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Inventors: Kevin Cowan, James A. Dedig, Michael Spohn, Michael McDermott
  • Publication number: 20250161591
    Abstract: An injector system for delivering a medical fluid may include at least one syringe defining a reservoir operatively connected to a piston; and at least one processor programmed or configured to, based on an air check protocol for detecting air in the reservoir, determine a baseline value comprising baseline compressibility data for the at least one syringe of the injector system, deliver the first amount of the medical fluid from the reservoir; refill the reservoir with a second amount of the medical fluid; based on the air check protocol, perform an air check pressurization sequence by gathering air check compressibility data for the at least one syringe of the injector system; and based on the air check protocol, compare the air check compressibility data with the baseline compressibility data to determine a volume of air present in the reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2025
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Inventors: MICHAEL MCDERMOTT, WILLIAM BARONE, BARRY IDDON, JOHN VOLKAR
  • Publication number: 20250152813
    Abstract: A fluid injector system and computer program product on a control device of the fluid injector system is described. The control device has at least one processor programmed or configured to actuate a second drive component to pressurize and inject the second fluid through the fluid conduit, and while the second drive component is actuated, actuate a first drive component to introduce intermittent pulses of the first fluid to create a flow front interface between the first fluid and the second fluid in the fluid conduit to prevent backflow of the second fluid through the fluid conduit into the first fluid reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2025
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Inventors: Michael McDermott, William Barone, John Volkar
  • Publication number: 20250153966
    Abstract: A system is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2025
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Samuel Hopper, Scott R. Johnson, Walter F. Kailey, Michael McDermott
  • Patent number: 12285242
    Abstract: A system and method for promoting and safeguarding the wellbeing of patients in relation to a fluid injection may obtain patient data; determine, based on the patient data, an initial risk prediction for a patient for a fluid injection to be administered to the patient, the initial risk prediction including a probability that the patient experiences at least one adverse event in response to the fluid injection; provide, to a user device, before the fluid injection is administered to the patient, the initial risk prediction; determine, after the fluid injection is started, sensor data associated with the patient; determine, based on the sensor data determined after the fluid injection is started, a current risk prediction including a probability that the patient experiences the at least one adverse event in response to the fluid injection; and provide, to the user device, the current risk prediction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC
    Inventors: Johannes Anton Thüring, Arthur Uber, III, David Griffiths, Michael McDermott, Charles Lang, Linda Van Roosmalen, Barry Skirble, Adam Czibur, Daniel Moore, Vincenzo Caruso, Brandon Clarke
  • Patent number: 12263136
    Abstract: A syringe for delivery of a medical liquid to a container has a body with proximal end, a frustoconical distal end, and a cylindrical sidewall extending between the proximal end and the distal end along a longitudinal axis. The syringe includes a nozzle at a distal portion of the frustoconical distal end of the syringe, the nozzle having a throughbore providing fluid communication between an interior volume of the syringe and a medical connector configured to be connected to the nozzle. The nozzle includes a plurality of longitudinal ribs formed on an inner surface of the nozzle. The syringe is designed so that the plurality of longitudinal ribs directs a flow of a medical fluid along an inner surface of the frustoconical distal end and along an interior surface of the cylindrical sidewall of the syringe under a Coand? effect. Syringe and connector assemblies and methods for reducing a number of bubbles formed in a medical fluid during a syringe filling procedure are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Cowan, James A. Dedig, Michael Spohn, Michael McDermott
  • Patent number: 12251544
    Abstract: An injector system for delivering a medical fluid may include at least one syringe defining a reservoir operatively connected to a piston; and at least one processor programmed or configured to, based on an air check protocol for detecting air in the reservoir, determine a baseline value comprising baseline compressibility data for the at least one syringe of the injector system, deliver the first amount of the medical fluid from the reservoir; refill the reservoir with a second amount of the medical fluid; based on the air check protocol, perform an air check pressurization sequence by gathering air check compressibility data for the at least one syringe of the injector system; and based on the air check protocol, compare the air check compressibility data with the baseline compressibility data to determine a volume of air present in the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC
    Inventors: Michael McDermott, William Barone, Barry Iddon, John Volkar
  • Patent number: 12234113
    Abstract: A system is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Samuel Hopper, Scott R. Johnson, Walter F. Kailey, Michael McDermott
  • Patent number: 12214155
    Abstract: A system and method for correcting a volume of fluid delivered by a fluid injector during an injection procedure is described. The method included determining and compensating for a volume factor associated with compliance of the fluid injector system and correcting for the volume by one of over-driving the distance that the drive member travels in a fluid reservoir, under-driving the distance that the drive member travels in the fluid reservoir, or lengthening or shortening a fluid delivery time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC
    Inventors: Michael Mcdermott, Michael Spohn, William Barone, Chelsea Marsh
  • Patent number: 12208239
    Abstract: A fluid injector system and method for preventing pressurized backflow of a second fluid into a first reservoir containing a fluid is described. The fluid injector system includes a control device programmed or configured to actuate a second drive component to pressurize and inject the second fluid through the fluid conduit, and while the second drive component is actuated, actuate a first drive component to introduce intermittent pulses of the first fluid to create a flow front interface between the first fluid and the second fluid in the fluid conduit to prevent backflow of the second fluid through the fluid conduit into the first fluid reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC
    Inventors: Michael McDermott, William Barone, John Volkar