Patents by Inventor Michael William Ford

Michael William Ford 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).

  • REMOVABLE MEDICAL RETRACTOR TIP
    Publication number: 20170360423
    Abstract: The exemplary embodiments illustrated provide the discovery of systems, methods, and apparatuses of removable tips for use with medical retractors in laparoscopic surgery that provide many benefits, including but not limited to, improving the efficiency and navigation to the target anatomy while maintaining adequate exposure to the target anatomy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Andrew R.L. Stevenson, Tiffany Burleigh, Michael William Ford, Carolina Gutierrez, Michael Carl Junger, James Macnaughtan, Caitlin Vizcay-Wilson
  • REMOVABLE MEDICAL RETRACTOR TIP
    Publication number: 20130317305
    Abstract: The exemplary embodiments illustrated provide the discovery of systems, methods, and apparatuses of removable tips for use with medical retractors in laparoscopic surgery that provide many benefits, including but not limited to, improving the efficiency and navigation to the target anatomy while maintaining adequate exposure to the target anatomy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: Cook Medical Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Andrew R.L. Stevenson, Tiffany Burleigh, Michael William Ford, Carolina Gutierrez, Michael Carl Junger, James Macnaughtan, Caitlin Vizcay-Wilson
  • Piezoelectric vibrating beam force sensor
    Patent number: 7958788
    Abstract: A force sensor (10) is forced from a vibrating beam (11), an excitation piezoelectric device (12) to cause a vibration in the beam at its resonate frequency and a measurement piezoelectric device (12) to measure the frequencies being indication of the force applied to the beam (11). The excitation and measurement piezoelectric devices (12) are attached to the beam adjacent to each other at one end of the beam (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Michael William Ford
  • PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATING BEAM FORCE SENSOR
    Publication number: 20090133509
    Abstract: A force sensor (10) is forced from a vibrating beam (11), an excitation piezoelectric device (12) to cause a vibration in the beam at its resonate frequency and a measurement piezoelectric device (12) to measure the frequencies being indication of the force applied to the beam (11). The excitation and measurement piezoelectric devices (12) are attached to the beam adjacent to each other at one end of the beam (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventor: Michael William Ford