Patents by Inventor Mollie Casey

Mollie Casey 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).

  • Patent number: 11672559
    Abstract: A surgical instrument end effector includes a first jaw, a second jaw, a staple cartridge, and a retention cap. The second jaw including an anvil having a plurality of staple forming pockets. The first and second jaws are operable to clamp and staple tissue positioned therebetween. The staple cartridge is configured for receipt within the first jaw. The staple cartridge includes a cartridge body, a lower tray, and a plurality of staples. The cartridge body and the lower tray are configured to couple together. The retention cap is configured to fasten to a proximal end of the cartridge body and to engage the lower tray. The retention cap is further configured to fix the position of the lower tray relative to the cartridge body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Cilag GmbH International
    Inventors: Gregory G. Scott, Ryan W. McGhee, Patrick M. Schleitweiler, Stephen J. Balek, Thomas W. Lytle, IV, Bryan R. Keller, Mollie Casey
  • Publication number: 20220358261
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a curation system to facilitate curation of artwork. The curation system may permit a curator to construct a collection for a project; organize and arrange works of art within the collection on a floorplan; and share the collection with a client. The client may be capable of providing feedback, allowing the curator to implement the feedback quickly and efficiently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Martha Weidmann, Molly Casey
  • Publication number: 20210393287
    Abstract: A surgical instrument end effector includes a first jaw, a second jaw, a staple cartridge, and a retention cap. The second jaw including an anvil having a plurality of staple forming pockets. The first and second jaws are operable to clamp and staple tissue positioned therebetween. The staple cartridge is configured for receipt within the first jaw. The staple cartridge includes a cartridge body, a lower tray, and a plurality of staples. The cartridge body and the lower tray are configured to couple together. The retention cap is configured to fasten to a proximal end of the cartridge body and to engage the lower tray. The retention cap is further configured to fix the position of the lower tray relative to the cartridge body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Gregory G. Scott, Ryan W. McGhee, Patrick M. Schleitweiler, Stephen J. Balek, Thomas W. Lytle, IV, Bryan R. Keller, Mollie Casey
  • Publication number: 20090221372
    Abstract: Described herein are games and game systems including a text messaging phone keypad foot mat. The phone keypad foot mat typically includes regions similar to the buttons of an enlarged telephone keypad. A user can step on these input regions (“buttons” or “keys”) to type a text. Thus, a player “types” a text message by stepping or dancing on the keyboard foot mat similar to the way that a text message may be typed by hand on a telephone keypad (e.g., sending a text message from a cell phone). Various games can be played using the devices, systems and methods described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2009
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Molly Casey, Patricia L. Christen, Frederick P. Dillon, IV, Nicole Lee Guthrie, Ellen Louise LaPointe, Lalita Kikuyo Suzuki, Richard L. Tate, II, Mark A. Wallace, Elizabeth Ji-Eun Song, Daniel E. Cawley, Christine B. Brumback, Sven D. Newman, Rajiv Kantilal Patel, Phong David Ngo