Patents by Inventor Michael Patrick Murphy
Michael Patrick Murphy 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: 20170182170Abstract: The invention relates to novel NO donors which are targeted to the mitochondria. The NO donor compounds of the invention allow NO to be selectively provided to the mitochondria.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2017Publication date: June 29, 2017Inventors: Robin Andrew James SMITH, Michael Patrick MURPHY
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Patent number: 9662794Abstract: A robotic finger is provided. The robotic finger includes a first member that has a plurality of rigid sections that are rotatably connected end-to-end through respective first joints. The robotic finger also includes a second member that has a plurality of flexible sections that are connected end-to-end at respective second joints. The robotic finger also includes a plurality of linkages connecting the first member and the second member so as to align the plurality of flexible sections with the plurality of rigid sections side-by-side, and a respective linkage connects a respective first joint of the first member to a respective second joint of the second member. The robotic finger further includes a fingertip section that connects a distal end the first member to a distal end of the second member.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2016Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Marc Strauss, Michael Patrick Murphy
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Publication number: 20170135977Abstract: The invention relates to a succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor or a prodrug and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for use in the treatment or prevention of reperfusion injury, such as ischemia-reperfusion injury, by inhibiting the accumulation of succinate, wherein the inhibitor or prodrug and/or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is a cell-permeable reversible inhibitor of succinate dehydrogenase.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2015Publication date: May 18, 2017Inventors: Edward CHOUCHANI, Thomas KRIEG, Michael Patrick MURPHY, Lorraine WORK, Christian FREZZA
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Patent number: 9651133Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system that uses linear actuators to generate a torque on a shaft. In an example implementation, a system may include a shaft and an attached cam. The cam includes an involute portion. The system also includes a first linear actuator and a second linear actuator configured to move along a first axis and a second axis, respectively. The linear actuators are configured to detachably couple to the cam based on at least a reference angle of the shaft. That is, as the shaft rotates about its rotational axis at the reference angle, the first and the second linear actuators may couple to, and decouple from, various portions of the cam. As the linear actuators couple to, and decouple from, the various portions of the cam, different rotational torques and/or different ranges of such torques may be imparted onto the shaft.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2015Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Michael Patrick Murphy, Christopher Everett Thorne
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Patent number: 9629859Abstract: The invention relates to novel NO donors which are targeted to the mitochondria. The NO donor compounds of the invention allow NO to be selectively provided to the mitochondria.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2015Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: Medical Research CouncilInventors: Robin Andrew James Smith, Michael Patrick Murphy
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Patent number: 9533419Abstract: A robotic finger is provided. The robotic finger includes a first member that has a plurality of rigid sections that are rotatably connected end-to-end through respective first joints. The robotic finger also includes a second member that has a plurality of flexible sections that are connected end-to-end at respective second joints. The robotic finger also includes a plurality of linkages connecting the first member and the second member so as to align the plurality of flexible sections with the plurality of rigid sections side-by-side, and a respective linkage connects a respective first joint of the first member to a respective second joint of the second member. The robotic finger further includes a fingertip section that connects a distal end the first member to a distal end of the second member.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2015Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Marc Strauss, Michael Patrick Murphy
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Patent number: 9492929Abstract: Examples described here include a device that has a housing defining a cavity, and a force sensor. The device also includes a first hydraulic actuator positioned in the cavity, and a second hydraulic actuator positioned in the cavity. The first and second hydraulic actuators move between respectively relaxing modes and thrusting modes along respective longitudinal axes. The longitudinal axis of the first hydraulic actuator is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the second hydraulic actuator. The device also includes a first actuated member coupled to the first hydraulic actuator, and a second actuated member coupled to the second hydraulic actuator.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2015Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Marc Strauss, Michael Patrick Murphy
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Patent number: 9486919Abstract: Example joints for a robotic device are provided. An example robotic joint may include an upper portion, a lower portion, and a connecting link positioned between the upper portion and the lower portion. The upper portion may be coupled to the connecting link via a first revolute joint, and the lower portion may be coupled to the connecting link via a second revolute joint. The robotic joint may also include an actuator having a first end coupled to the upper portion and a second end coupled to the connecting link, where the actuator is configured to apply a torque to the connecting link. The robotic joint may also include a coupling element configured to transfer the torque applied to the connecting link into a rotational motion of the lower portion about the second revolute joint.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2014Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Christopher Everett Thorne, Michael Patrick Murphy
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Publication number: 20160288338Abstract: An example device may include an annular flexure hub including a first stationary head, a second stationary head, a first rotatable head, and a second rotatable head. Each of the heads comprise an annular sector of the flexure hub, and the first and second stationary heads are interleaved between the first and second rotatable heads. The device may also include a stationary housing coupled to the first stationary head and the second stationary head of the flexure hub. The device may also include a first sensor positioned adjacent to the first rotatable head of the flexure hub, and a second sensor positioned adjacent to the second rotatable head of the flexure hub. The device may also include a rotatable housing coupled to the first rotatable head and the second rotatable head of the flexure hub.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2015Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventors: Michael Patrick Murphy, Donald Campbell
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Publication number: 20160289252Abstract: The invention relates to compounds having Formula (1): A-L-B or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein: A is a dicarbonyl sequestering moiety comprising a substituted aryl group or a substituted heteroaryl group; L is an optional linker moiety; and B is a mitochondrial targeting moiety. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and salts, and to the use of such compounds and salts for treating diabetes, preferably hyperglycemic diabetes. A mass spectrometry probe and to a method of labelling a biological molecule 1 for mass spectrometry detection are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2014Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventors: Michael Patrick MURPHY, Robin Andrew James SMITH, Richard Charles HARTLEY
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Publication number: 20160223057Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system that uses linear actuators to generate a torque on a shaft. In an example implementation, a system may include a shaft and an attached cam. The cam includes an involute portion. The system also includes a first linear actuator and a second linear actuator configured to move along a first axis and a second axis, respectively. The linear actuators are configured to detachably couple to the cam based on at least a reference angle of the shaft. That is, as the shaft rotates about its rotational axis at the reference angle, the first and the second linear actuators may couple to, and decouple from, various portions of the cam. As the linear actuators couple to, and decouple from, the various portions of the cam, different rotational torques and/or different ranges of such torques may be imparted onto the shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2015Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventors: Michael Patrick Murphy, Christopher Everett Thorne
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Publication number: 20160151911Abstract: Example embodiments may relate to a robotic system that includes a hydraulic actuator and an electric actuator both coupled to a joint of the robotic system. Operation of the actuators may be based on various factors such as based on desired joint parameters. For instance, such desired joint parameters may include a desired output torque/force of the joint, a desired output velocity of the joint, a desired acceleration of the joint, and/or a desired joint angle, among other possibilities. Given a model of power consumption as well as a model of the actuators, the robotic system may determine operating parameters such as hydraulic and electric operating parameters as well as power system parameters, among others. The robotic system may then control operation of the actuators, using the determined operating parameters, to obtain the desired joint parameters such that power dissipation in the system is minimized (i.e., maximizing actuation efficiency).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2016Publication date: June 2, 2016Inventors: John Aaron Saunders, Alex Khripin, Steven Potter, Michael Patrick Murphy, Christopher Everett Thorne
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Patent number: 9333107Abstract: A brace system includes a medial brace and a lateral brace securable via cross members. Each brace has an upper portion, a lower portion, and a hinge assembly between the upper and lower portion configured to allow translation of the lower portion relative to the upper portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2013Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Steven D. Potter, Christopher Everett Thorne, Michael Patrick Murphy
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Patent number: 9283949Abstract: Example embodiments may relate to a robotic system that includes a hydraulic actuator and an electric actuator both coupled to a joint of the robotic system. Operation of the actuators may be based on various factors such as based on desired joint parameters. For instance, such desired joint parameters may include a desired output torque/force of the joint, a desired output velocity of the joint, a desired acceleration of the joint, and/or a desired joint angle, among other possibilities. Given a model of power consumption as well as a model of the actuators, the robotic system may determine operating parameters such as hydraulic and electric operating parameters as well as power system parameters, among others. The robotic system may then control operation of the actuators, using the determined operating parameters, to obtain the desired joint parameters such that power dissipation in the system is minimized (i.e., maximizing actuation efficiency).Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2014Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: John Aaron Saunders, Alex Khripin, Steven Potter, Michael Patrick Murphy, Christopher Everett Thorne
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Patent number: 9252961Abstract: On embodiment accesses a set of information comprising one or more elements of information relating to a subject matter, wherein the one or more elements of information have been shared among one or more users of a social-networking system; for each element of information, determines a rate of sharing of the element of information among the one or more users and identifies one or more first users who cause the rate of sharing of the element of information to increase; and identifies one or more influencers associated with the subject matter from the one or more first users identified for each element of information.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2014Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Garrod Bosworth, Michael Patrick Murphy
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Publication number: 20160023647Abstract: Example embodiments may relate to a robotic system that includes a hydraulic actuator and an electric actuator both coupled to a joint of the robotic system. Operation of the actuators may be based on various factors such as based on desired joint parameters. For instance, such desired joint parameters may include a desired output torque/force of the joint, a desired output velocity of the joint, a desired acceleration of the joint, and/or a desired joint angle, among other possibilities. Given a model of power consumption as well as a model of the actuators, the robotic system may determine operating parameters such as hydraulic and electric operating parameters as well as power system parameters, among others. The robotic system may then control operation of the actuators, using the determined operating parameters, to obtain the desired joint parameters such that power dissipation in the system is minimized (i.e., maximizing actuation efficiency).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2014Publication date: January 28, 2016Inventors: John Aaron Saunders, Alex Khripin, Steven Potter, Michael Patrick Murphy, Christopher Everett Thorne
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Publication number: 20150250804Abstract: The invention relates to novel NO donors which are targeted to the mitochondria. The NO donor compounds of the invention allow NO to be selectively provided to the mitochondria.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2015Publication date: September 10, 2015Inventors: Robin Andrew James Smith, Michael Patrick Murphy
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Patent number: 9045505Abstract: The invention relates to novel NO donors which are targeted to the mitochondria. The NO donor compounds of the invention allow NO to be selectively provided to the mitochondria.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2010Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignees: University of Otago, Medical Research CouncilInventors: Robin Andrew James Smith, Michael Patrick Murphy
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Publication number: 20150081793Abstract: On embodiment accesses a set of information comprising one or more elements of information relating to a subject matter, wherein the one or more elements of information have been shared among one or more users of a social-networking system; for each element of information, determines a rate of sharing of the element of information among the one or more users and identifies one or more first users who cause the rate of sharing of the element of information to increase; and identifies one or more influencers associated with the subject matter from the one or more first users identified for each element of information.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2014Publication date: March 19, 2015Inventors: Andrew Garrod Bosworth, Michael Patrick Murphy
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Publication number: 20150051527Abstract: A brace system includes a medial brace and a lateral brace securable via cross members. Each brace has an upper portion, a lower portion, and a hinge assembly between the upper and lower portion configured to allow translation of the lower portion relative to the upper portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2013Publication date: February 19, 2015Applicant: Boston Dynamics, Inc.Inventors: Steven D. Potter, Christopher Everett Thorne, Michael Patrick Murphy