Patents by Inventor Mitchell Barham
Mitchell Barham 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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Patent number: 10926402Abstract: A robotic arm system is provided. The system includes a one or more roll and/or angle actuators driven by a unidirectional drive. One or more clutches allow the actuators to engage and disengage with a drive shaft or a reverser assembly or angle drive coupled to the drive shaft, thereby permitting changes in rotational direction for the actuators without a change in the rotational direction of the drive.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2017Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: X Development LLCInventors: Alex Shafer, Bruce Schena, Mitchell Barham
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Publication number: 20190184551Abstract: A robotic arm system is provided. The system includes a one or more roll and/or angle actuators driven by a unidirectional drive. One or more clutches allow the actuators to engage and disengage with a drive shaft or a reverser assembly or angle drive coupled to the drive shaft, thereby permitting changes in rotational direction for the actuators without a change in the rotational direction of the drive.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2017Publication date: June 20, 2019Inventors: Alex Shafer, Bruce Schena, Mitchell Barham
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Patent number: 8023675Abstract: Various embodiments provide systems, methods and assemblies for in situ removal of cerumen from hearing devices positioned in the ear canal. One embodiments provides a fitting for in situ cerumen removal comprising a top portion shaped to be removably coupled to a hearing device component surface and a plurality of leg members extending axially from a perimeter of the top portion. The top portion has a plurality of openings and at least one flexible retaining element configured to releasably engage a retaining feature on the hearing device. The leg members are configured to fit over another surface of the hearing device component. The fitting is configured to remove cerumen obstructing a feature on the device component and can be removed from the device component without removing the hearing device from the ear canal. The fitting can also include a removal loop that has a non-deployed state and a deployed state.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2009Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignee: InSound Medical, Inc.Inventors: Alex Tilson, Steve Blumenkranz, Pat Contioso, David P. Knight, Mitchell Barham
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Publication number: 20090238389Abstract: Various embodiments provide systems, methods and assemblies for in situ removal of cerumen from hearing devices positioned in the ear canal. One embodiments provides a fitting for in situ cerumen removal comprising a top portion shaped to be removably coupled to a hearing device component surface and a plurality of leg members extending axially from a perimeter of the top portion. The top portion has a plurality of openings and at least one flexible retaining element configured to releasably engage a retaining feature on the hearing device. The leg members are configured to fit over another surface of the hearing device component. The fitting is configured to remove cerumen obstructing a feature on the device component and can be removed from the device component without removing the hearing device from the ear canal. The fitting can also include a removal loop that has a non-deployed state and a deployed state.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2009Publication date: September 24, 2009Applicant: InSound Medical, Inc.Inventors: Alex Tilson, Steve Blumenkranz, Pat Contioso, David P. Knight, Mitchell Barham
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Patent number: 7558394Abstract: Various embodiments provide systems, methods and assemblies for in situ removal of cerumen from hearing devices positioned in the ear canal. One embodiments provides a fitting for in situ cerumen removal comprising a top portion shaped to be removably coupled to a hearing device component surface and a plurality of leg members extending axially from a perimeter of the top portion. The top portion has a plurality of openings and at least one flexible retaining element configured to releasably engage a retaining feature on the hearing device. The leg members are configured to fit over another surface of the hearing device component. The fitting can be removed from the device component without removing the hearing device from the ear canal. The fitting can also include a removal loop that has a non-deployed state and a deployed state. The fitting is configured to remove cerumen obstructing a feature on the device component.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2006Date of Patent: July 7, 2009Assignee: InSound Medical, Inc.Inventors: Alex Tilson, Steve Blumenkranz, Pat Contioso, David P. Knight, Mitchell Barham
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Patent number: 7466836Abstract: A removal tool for atraumatically removing a removable fitting from a hearing device inserted deeply in the ear canal comprises a housing adapted to be grasped in the hand and a plurality of flexible members partially positioned in the housing and extending from the housing. The members have an outwardly flared portion at a distal portion of the member. At least one member includes an engagement element positioned at the flared distal portion of the member for engaging a removal element on the fitting. The tool also comprises a mechanism for engaging the engagement element with the removal element for removal of the fitting independent of a radial orientation of the housing with respect to the hearing device.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2006Date of Patent: December 16, 2008Assignee: InSound Medical, Inc.Inventors: Alex Tilson, Steve Blumenkranz, Pat Contioso, David P. Knight, Mitchell Barham
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Publication number: 20080039893Abstract: A single trigger system and associated method for manipulating tissues and anatomical or other structures in medical applications for the purpose of treating diseases or disorders or other purposes. In one aspect, the system includes a delivery device configured to deploy and implant anchor devices for such purposes.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2007Publication date: February 14, 2008Applicant: NEOTRACT, INC.Inventors: Matt McLean, Floria Cheng, Daniel Merrick, Mitchell Barham, Andrew Johnston, Joseph Catanese, Theodore Lamson, Joshua Makower
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Publication number: 20080033456Abstract: Integrated system and associated method for manipulating tissues and anatomical or other structures in medical applications for the purpose of treating diseases or disorders or other purposes. In one aspect, the system includes a delivery device configured to deploy and implant anchor devices for such purposes.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2007Publication date: February 7, 2008Applicant: NEOTRACT, INC.Inventors: Joseph Catanese, Matt McLean, Theodore Lamson, Amik Nagpurkar, Daniel Merrick, Joshua Makower, Claude Vidal, Russell Redmond, Michael Collinson, Mitchell Barham, Scott West
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Publication number: 20080033458Abstract: A single trigger system and associated method for manipulating tissues and anatomical or other structures in medical applications for the purpose of treating diseases or disorders or other purposes. In one aspect, the system includes a delivery device configured to deploy and implant anchor devices for such purposes.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2007Publication date: February 7, 2008Applicant: NEOTRACT, INC.Inventors: Matt McLean, Floria Cheng, Daniel Merrick, Mitchell Barham, Andrew Johnston, Joseph Catanese, Theodore Lamson, Joshua Makower
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Publication number: 20070276412Abstract: Intergrated systems and associated method for manipulating tissues and anatomical or other structures in medical application for the purpose of treating diseases or disorders or other purposes. In one aspect, the system includes a delivery device configured to deploy and implant anchor device for such purposes.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2007Publication date: November 29, 2007Applicant: NEOTRACT, INC.Inventors: Joseph Catanese, Matt McLean, Theodore Lamson, Amik Nagpurkar, Daniel Merrick, Joshua Makower, Claude Vidal, Russell Redmond, Michael Collinson, Mitchell Barham, Scott West
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Publication number: 20070142846Abstract: Integrated systems and associated method for manipulating tissues and anatomical or other structures in medical applications for the purpose of treating diseases or disorders or other purposes. In one aspect, the system includes a delivery device configured to deploy and implant anchor devices for such purposes.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2007Publication date: June 21, 2007Applicant: NEOTRACT, INC.Inventors: Joseph Catanese, Matt McLean, Theodore Lamson, Amik Nagpurkar, Daniel Merrick, Joshua Makower, Claude Vidal, Russell Redmond, Michael Collinson, Mitchell Barham, Scott West
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Publication number: 20070009106Abstract: Various embodiments provide systems, methods and assemblies for in situ removal of cerumen from hearing devices positioned in the ear canal. One embodiments provides a fitting for in situ cerumen removal comprising a top portion shaped to be removably coupled to a hearing device component surface and a plurality of leg members extending axially from a perimeter of the top portion. The top portion has a plurality of openings and at least one flexible retaining element configured to releasably engage a retaining feature on the hearing device. The leg members are configured to fit over another surface of the hearing device component. The fitting can be removed from the device component without removing the hearing device from the ear canal. The fitting can also include a removal loop that has a non-deployed state and a deployed state. The fitting is configured to remove cerumen obstructing a feature on the device component.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2006Publication date: January 11, 2007Applicant: InSound Medical, Inc.Inventors: Alex Tilson, Steve Blumenkranz, Pat Contioso, David Knight, Mitchell Barham
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Publication number: 20070003086Abstract: Various embodiments provide systems, methods and assemblies for in situ removal of cerumen from hearing devices positioned in the ear canal. One embodiments provides a removal tool for atraumatically removing a removable fitting from a hearing device inserted deeply in the ear canal. The tool comprises a housing adapted to be grasped in the hand and a plurality of flexible members partially positioned in the housing and extending from the housing. The members have an outwardly flared portion at a distal portion of the member. At least one member includes an engagement element positioned at the flared distal portion of the member for engaging a removal element on the fitting. The tool also comprises a mechanism for engaging the engagement element with the removal element for removal of the fitting independent of a radial orientation of the housing with respect to the hearing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2006Publication date: January 4, 2007Applicant: InSound Medical, Inc.Inventors: Alex Tilson, Steve Blumenkranz, Pat Contioso, David Knight, Mitchell Barham
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Publication number: 20060064119Abstract: Devices and methods are described herein for implanting a connector to provide an anastomotic connection at a graft/host vessel junction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2004Publication date: March 23, 2006Inventors: Alexander Tilson, James Whayne, Patrick Owens, Jeffery Alvarez, Mitchell Barham
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Publication number: 20050283895Abstract: Described here are flush valves for delivering a selected amount of water from a toilet tank into a toilet bowl, particularly collapsible flush valves having substantial durability and resistance to wear and deleterious chemicals. These flush valves have a collapsible member extending from above the surface of the water in the toilet tank to the tank outlet in the normal (closed flush valve) state. Collapsing the flush valve allows water to flow into the toilet bowl through the flush valve until the toilet tank is drained to the level of the collapsed flush valve and buoyancy is restored. Flush valves may be made of a material that does not substantially deteriorate in the presence of halogen-containing toilet disinfectants, and the outer surface (the water contacting surface) of the flush valves may be a single continuous piece.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2004Publication date: December 29, 2005Inventors: Alexander Tilson, David Knight, Mitchell Barham
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Publication number: 20050251163Abstract: Devices and methods are described herein for implanting a connector to provide an anastomotic connection at a graft/host vessel junction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2004Publication date: November 10, 2005Inventors: Alexander Tilson, James Whayne, Patrick Owens, Jeffery Alvarez, Mitchell Barham