Patents by Inventor Nathan Brown
Nathan Brown 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: 11963872Abstract: Delivery devices for a stented prosthetic heart valve. The delivery device includes a spindle, at least one cord, and a covering feature associated with the spindle for selectively covering at least a portion of a stented prosthetic heart valve tethered to the spindle in a delivery state. In some embodiments, the covering feature includes a tip mounted to the spindle. The tip can include an overhang region for selectively covering a portion of the stented prosthetic heart valve. In other embodiments, the tip can include a tip body and a compressible foam bumper. In yet other embodiments, the covering feature includes an outer sheath arranged to selectively cover the stented prosthetic heart valve. The outer sheath can be elastic and stretchable for recapturing a partially expanded prosthesis, for example by including one or more windows covered by a stretchable covering layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2020Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.Inventors: Brendan Vaughan, Maeve Britton, Martha Barajas-Torres, Susheel Deshmukh, Leonel Mendoza, Siyan Som, Michele Silver, Don Tran, Nathan Brown, Jill Mendelson
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Publication number: 20240123002Abstract: Provided herein are methods for treating a health condition of a subject. The method may comprise detection of a microorganism in a sample from the subject and, subsequent to identification of the microorganism, generating a bacteriophage mixture comprising at least one bacteriophage capable of lysing the microorganism. One or more processes described herein may comprise shotgun metagenomic sequencing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Nathan Brown, Natalise Kalea Robinson
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Patent number: 11951596Abstract: A rotary impact tool includes a motor housing, an electric motor supported in the motor housing, and a drive assembly for converting a continuous torque input from the motor to consecutive rotational impacts upon a workpiece. The drive assembly includes an anvil including an anvil lug and a hammer that is both rotationally and axially movable relative to the anvil. The hammer includes a hammer lug for imparting the consecutive rotational impacts upon the anvil lug. The rotary impact tool further comprises a printed circuit board assembly including a sensor that is configured to detect rotation of the anvil. The printed circuit board assembly is spaced from the anvil to define an axial gap therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Jacob P. Schneider, Evan Brown, Benjamin J. Farley, Nathan P. Sievers, Braden A. Roberts, John S. Dev, IV
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Publication number: 20240107258Abstract: Systems and methods for rendering spatial audio in accordance with embodiments of the invention are illustrated. One embodiment includes a spatial audio system, including a primary network connected speaker, including a plurality of sets of drivers, where each set of drivers is oriented in a different direction, a processor system, memory containing an audio player application, wherein the audio player application configures the processor system to obtain an audio source stream from an audio source via the network interface, spatially encode the audio source, decode the spatially encoded audio source to obtain driver inputs for the individual drivers in the plurality of sets of drivers, where the driver inputs cause the drivers to generate directional audio.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: SYNG, Inc.Inventors: Christopher John Stringer, Afrooz Family, Fabian Renn-Giles, David Narajowski, Joshua Phillip Song, John Moreland, Pooja Patel, Pere Aizcorbe Arrocha, Nicholas Knudson, Nathan Hoyt, Marc Carino, Mark Rakes, Ryan Mihelich, Matthew Brown, Bas Ording, Robert Tilton, Jay Sterling Coggin, Lasse Vetter, Christos Kyriakakis, Matthew Robbetts, Matthias Kronlachner, Yuan-Yi Fan
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Publication number: 20240016605Abstract: Numerous delivery devices for delivery of a stented prosthesis, such as a stented prosthetic heart valve. Various delivery devices include a capsule that is advanced proximally to retain the stented prosthesis, which is secured over an inner shaft assembly of the delivery device. The delivery device further includes a bumper or bumper assembly to provide a smooth transition of the capsule over the stented prosthesis. In some alternate disclosed embodiments, the bumper further serves to connect various elements of the inner shaft assembly. Additional embodiments include a bumper assembly arranged and configured to longitudinally expand and contract to substantially fill any open space as the capsule is retracted from the stented prosthesis, which prevents kinking in the capsule. Additional embodiments include proximal and/or distal bumpers for temporarily covering and smoothing the ends of the stented prosthesis as part of a delivery device that does not include a capsule.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: Don Tran, Martha Barajas-Torres, Marian Lally, Michael Gloss, Timothy Groen, Leonel Mendoza, Siyan Som, Michele Silver, Nathan Brown, Jill Mendelson
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Patent number: 11806236Abstract: Numerous delivery devices for delivery of a stented prosthesis, such as a stented prosthetic heart valve. Various delivery devices include a capsule that is advanced proximally to retain the stented prosthesis, which is secured over an inner shaft assembly of the delivery device. The delivery device further includes a bumper or bumper assembly to provide a smooth transition of the capsule over the stented prosthesis. In some alternate disclosed embodiments, the bumper further serves to connect various elements of the inner shaft assembly. Additional embodiments include a bumper assembly arranged and configured to longitudinally expand and contract to substantially fill any open space as the capsule is retracted from the stented prosthesis, which prevents kinking in the capsule. Additional embodiments include proximal and/or distal bumpers for temporarily covering and smoothing the ends of the stented prosthesis as part of a delivery device that does not include a capsule.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2020Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.Inventors: Don Tran, Martha Barajas-Torres, Marian Lally, Michael Gloss, Timothy Groen, Leonel Mendoza, Siyan Som, Michele Silver, Nathan Brown, Jill Mendelson
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Patent number: 11598597Abstract: A firearm with dual-acting safety mechanism includes a hammer, sear operable to hold the hammer in a cocked position, and trigger mechanism including a trigger and trigger bar which collectively operates to rotate the sear to release the hammer. The safety mechanism includes a safety mode selector or actuator cooperating with a secondary safety link. In one arrangement, linearly moving the selector actuates and rotates the safety link which simultaneously both blocks the hammer and displaces the trigger bar such that the sear can no longer be actuated via a trigger pull.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Inventors: Jonathan Barrett, Nathan Brown, Darin Nebeker, Todd Wilkinson
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Publication number: 20220406412Abstract: A computer-implemented method of designing a molecule and determining a route to synthesise the molecule is provided. The method comprises: receiving one or more desired properties of the molecule; generating one or more candidate molecules using a first machine learning technique that uses the one or more desired properties of the molecule as an input; and for at least one candidate molecule, computing one or more routes to synthesise the candidate molecule using a second machine learning technique.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2020Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: BENEVOLENTAI TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Marwin Segler, Nathan Brown
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Patent number: 11493293Abstract: A magazine for a firearm comprises a tubular magazine body defining a cavity for holding cartridges, a spring, and a follower biased by the spring for dispensing cartridges from the magazine. A spring base disposed on the body includes a cantilevered resiliently deformable spring arm supporting the spring in one embodiment. The base is held in place by the floor plate. Sliding the floor plate onto the magazine body engages an inclined ramp of the floor plate with spring arm which automatically moves the spring arm from an undeflected to deflected position. When the floor plate is fully coupled to the magazine tube such that the spring arm clears the ramp, the spring arm snaps back to the undeflected position and locks the floor plate in place on the tubular body via interlocked retention features without use of tools.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2020Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Inventors: Nathan Brown, Dwight Potter
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Publication number: 20220047397Abstract: Deployable Euler Spiral Connectors (DESCs) are introduced as compliant deployable flexures that can span gaps between segments in a mechanism and then lay flat when under strain in a stowed position. This paper presents models of Euler spiral beams combined in series and parallel that can be used to design compact compliant mechanisms. Constraints on the flexure parameters of DESCs are also presented. Analytic models developed for the force-deflection behavior and stress were compared to finite element analysis and experimental data. A spinal implant and a linear ratcheting system are presented as illustrative applications of DESCs.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2021Publication date: February 17, 2022Inventors: Larry L. Howell, Collin Ynchausti, Anton E. Bowden, Nathan Brown
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Patent number: 11205522Abstract: An apparatus and method to remotely perform automated piping and piping attachment weld inspections. The apparatus has two spaced positioning arms that rotate out from one side of a frame structure and a kicker arm that rotates out from an opposite side of the frame structure at a location between the two positioning arms. The positioning arms and the kicker arm wedge the frame structure between an object to be scanned and an opposing structure. A scanning subassembly supported on the frame structure is configured to pivot and move in an appropriate direction and to pilot a transducer around the surface of the object to be scanned.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2020Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Company LLCInventors: Kevin J. Foley, Nathan A. Brown, Charles R. Barrett
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Publication number: 20210231396Abstract: A magazine for a firearm comprises a tubular magazine body defining a cavity for holding cartridges, a spring, and a follower biased by the spring for dispensing cartridges from the magazine. A spring base disposed on the body includes a cantilevered resiliently deformable spring arm supporting the spring in one embodiment. The base is held in place by the floor plate. Sliding the floor plate onto the magazine body engages an inclined ramp of the floor plate with spring arm which automatically moves the spring arm from an undeflected to deflected position. When the floor plate is fully coupled to the magazine tube such that the spring arm clears the ramp, the spring arm snaps back to the undeflected position and locks the floor plate in place on the tubular body via interlocked retention features without use of tools.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2020Publication date: July 29, 2021Inventors: Nathan Brown, Dwight Potter
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Publication number: 20210093451Abstract: Numerous delivery devices for delivery of a stented prosthesis, such as a stented prosthetic heart valve. Various delivery devices include a capsule that is advanced proximally to retain the stented prosthesis, which is secured over an inner shaft assembly of the delivery device. The delivery device further includes a bumper or bumper assembly to provide a smooth transition of the capsule over the stented prosthesis. In some alternate disclosed embodiments, the bumper further serves to connect various elements of the inner shaft assembly. Additional embodiments include a bumper assembly arranged and configured to longitudinally expand and contract to substantially fill any open space as the capsule is retracted from the stented prosthesis, which prevents kinking in the capsule. Additional embodiments include proximal and/or distal bumpers for temporarily covering and smoothing the ends of the stented prosthesis as part of a delivery device that does not include a capsule.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2020Publication date: April 1, 2021Applicant: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.Inventors: Don Tran, Martha Barajas-Torres, Marian Lally, Michael Gloss, Timothy Groen, Leonel Mendoza, Siyan Som, Michele Silver, Nathan Brown, Jill Mendelson
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Publication number: 20210080211Abstract: A firearm with dual-acting safety mechanism includes a hammer, sear operable to hold the hammer in a cocked position, and trigger mechanism including a trigger and trigger bar which collectively operates to rotate the sear to release the hammer. The safety mechanism includes a safety mode selector or actuator cooperating with a secondary safety link. In one arrangement, linearly moving the selector actuates and rotates the safety link which simultaneously both blocks the hammer and displaces the trigger bar such that the sear can no longer be actuated via a trigger pull.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: Jonathan Barrett, Nathan Brown, Darin Nebeker, Todd Wilkinson
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Patent number: 10921075Abstract: A magazine for a firearm such as long guns comprises a housing defining a cavity for holding a double staggered stack of cartridges and spring-biased tiltable follower for dispensing the cartridges into the action of the firearm. Features include an accordion type flat spring specially configured to fold into a flat condition in which adjacent bends of the spring are arranged side-by-side to reduce the folded height of the spring. The follower includes bosses slideable in mating vertical housing slots to guide the follower upward/downward motion and allow front to rear tilting action. A coupling mechanism includes a plurality of interlocking mounting teeth forming a selectively interlocked arrangement for detachably assembling the floor plate to magazine housing. A resilient snap fit tab on the floor plate secures the coupling. The magazine is longitudinally elongated and configured to fit flushly with the underside of the firearm when mounted.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2019Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Nathan Brown, Matthew S. Willson, Dean M. Cousino, Maksim Sakalouski
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Patent number: 10893938Abstract: Numerous delivery devices for delivery of a stented prosthesis, such as a stented prosthetic heart valve. Various delivery devices include a capsule that is advanced proximally to retain the stented prosthesis, which is secured over an inner shaft assembly of the delivery device. The delivery device further includes a bumper or bumper assembly to provide a smooth transition of the capsule over the stented prosthesis. In some alternate disclosed embodiments, the bumper further serves to connect various elements of the inner shaft assembly. Additional embodiments include a bumper assembly arranged and configured to longitudinally expand and contract to substantially fill any open space as the capsule is retracted from the stented prosthesis, which prevents kinking in the capsule. Additional embodiments include proximal and/or distal bumpers for temporarily covering and smoothing the ends of the stented prosthesis as part of a delivery device that does not include a capsule.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2017Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.Inventors: Don Tran, Martha Barajas-Torres, Marian Lally, Michael Gloss, Timothy Groen, Leonel Mendoza, Siyan Som, Michele Silver, Nathan Brown, Jill Mendelson
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Publication number: 20200352714Abstract: Delivery devices for a stented prosthetic heart valve. The delivery device includes a spindle, at least one cord, and a covering feature associated with the spindle for selectively covering at least a portion of a stented prosthetic heart valve tethered to the spindle in a delivery state. In some embodiments, the covering feature includes a tip mounted to the spindle. The tip can include an overhang region for selectively covering a portion of the stented prosthetic heart valve. In other embodiments, the tip can include a tip body and a compressible foam bumper. In yet other embodiments, the covering feature includes an outer sheath arranged to selectively cover the stented prosthetic heart valve. The outer sheath can be elastic and stretchable for recapturing a partially expanded prosthesis, for example by including one or more windows covered by a stretchable covering layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.Inventors: Brendan Vaughan, Maeve Britton, Martha Barajas-Torres, Susheel Deshmukh, Leonel Mendoza, Siyan Som, Michele Silver, Don Tran, Nathan Brown, Jill Mendelson
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Publication number: 20200350087Abstract: An apparatus and method to remotely perform automated piping and piping attachment weld inspections. The apparatus has two spaced positioning arms that rotate out from one side of a frame structure and a kicker arm that rotates out from an opposite side of the frame structure at a location between the two positioning arms. The positioning arms and the kicker arm wedge the frame structure between an object to be scanned and an opposing structure. A scanning subassembly supported on the frame structure is configured to pivot and move in an appropriate direction and to pilot a transducer around the surface of the object to be scanned.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2020Publication date: November 5, 2020Applicant: Westinghouse Electric Company LLCInventors: Kevin J. FOLEY, Nathan A. BROWN, Charles R. BARRETT
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Patent number: 10788287Abstract: An adjustable stock for a firearm includes a longitudinally-extending chassis supporting a receiver, a butt pad assembly adjustable in longitudinal position for varying the length of pull, and a cheek rest. The cheek rest is adjustable in longitudinal and vertical positions. A triple-acting locking mechanism having locked and unlocked positions is operable to simultaneously lock the butt pad assembly in longitudinal position and the cheek rest in both longitudinal and vertical positions. The locking mechanism may be a cam lever assembly in non-limiting examples having a pivotable cam lever operable to simultaneously unlock or lock the butt pad assembly and cheek rest, thereby providing a single point of operation for making all the foregoing stock adjustments.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2018Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Inventors: Benjamin Keyes Parker, Jonathan Philip Mather, Jarod John Wendholt, Robert Earl Craig, Matthew Scott Willson, Nathan Brown
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Patent number: 10758350Abstract: Delivery devices for a stented prosthetic heart valve. The delivery device includes a spindle, at least one cord, and a covering feature associated with the spindle for selectively covering at least a portion of a stented prosthetic heart valve tethered to the spindle in a delivery state. In some embodiments, the covering feature includes a tip mounted to the spindle. The tip can include an overhang region for selectively covering a portion of the stented prosthetic heart valve. In other embodiments, the tip can include a tip body and a compressible foam bumper. In yet other embodiments, the covering feature includes an outer sheath arranged to selectively cover the stented prosthetic heart valve. The outer sheath can be elastic and stretchable for recapturing a partially expanded prosthesis, for example by including one or more windows covered by a stretchable covering layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2017Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.Inventors: Brendan Vaughan, Maeve Britton, Martha Barajas-Torres, Susheel Deshmukh, Leonel Mendoza, Siyan Som, Michele Silver, Don Tran, Nathan Brown, Jill Mendelson