Patents by Inventor Nathaniel Quinn

Nathaniel Quinn 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: 12184258
    Abstract: An automatic impedance matching system that reads the input impedance of an electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) electrical circuit and automatically select appropriate input impedance matching by combining components from a built-in selection of a matching circuitry. A Vector Network Analyzer or similar impedance measuring circuit is connected to the EMAT electrical circuit to measure the input impedance of the EMAT electrical circuit comprising an RF coil, coil cable, and conductive material to be inspected at a given material lift-off, and to relay measurement information to the system processor. The processor uses this information to adjust the overall input impedance of the EMAT electrical circuitry by selecting appropriate components such as capacitors and transformer taps of the built-in selection of the matching circuitry connected between the system pulser/receiver and the coil cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Innerspec Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Borja Lopez Jauregui, Philip Haywood Cox, Nathaniel Quinn Huggins
  • Publication number: 20240146278
    Abstract: An automatic impedance matching system that can read the input impedance of an EMAT electrical circuit and automatically select the appropriate impedance matching by combining components from a built-in selection of matching circuitry. A Vector Network Analyzer or similar impedance measuring circuit is connected to the EMAT electrical circuit and measures the impedance of the EMAT RF coil, coil cable, and conductive material to be inspected at a given material lift-off, and relies on the information to the system processor. The processor uses this information to adjust the overall impedance by selecting appropriate capacitors and transformer taps on a programmable impedance matching circuit connected between the system pulser/receiver and the RF coil cable. The system can work in either pulse-echo (same transmitter and receiver) or pitch-catch (different transmitter and receiver).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Innerspec Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Borja Lopez Jauregui, Philip Haywood Cox, Nathaniel Quinn Huggins
  • Patent number: 10265177
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are provided for orthopedic implants. The implants may include a base member, such as an acetabular shell or an augment, that is configured to couple with an augment, flange cup, mounting member, or any other suitable orthopedic attachment. An implant may include a base member that has at least two projections with a gap between the projections. The gap between the projections allows the implant to fee implanted around another implanted component, such as around a bone screw of an acetabular shell. The implant may include a fixation element, such as a screw or a cement trough, on one or more projections to couple the implant to an implanted acetabular shell. The implant may also include timing marks to facilitate alignment with corresponding marks on another implanted component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathaniel Quinn, Jeffrey Joel Shea
  • Patent number: 9949836
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are provided for orthopedic implants. The implants may include a base member, such as an acetabular shell or an augment, that is configured to couple with an augment, flange cup, mounting member, or any other suitable orthopedic attachment. An implant may include abuse member that has at least two projections with a gap between the projections. The gap between the projections allows the implant to be implanted around another implanted component, such as around a bone screw of an acetabular shell. The implant may include a fixation element, such as a screw or a cement trough, on one or more projections to couple the implant to an implanted acetabular shell. The implant may also include timing marks to facilitate alignment with corresponding marks on another implanted component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathaniel Quinn, Jeffrey Joel Shea
  • Publication number: 20170196694
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are provided for orthopedic implants. The implants may include a base member, such as an acetabular shell or an augment, that is configured to couple with an augment, flange cup, mounting member, or any other suitable orthopedic attachment. An implant may include a base member that has at least two projections with a gap between the projections. The gap between the projections allows the implant to fee implanted around another implanted component, such as around a bone screw of an acetabular shell. The implant may include a fixation element, such as a screw or a cement trough, on one or more projections to couple the implant to an implanted acetabular shell. The implant may also include timing marks to facilitate alignment with corresponding marks on another implanted component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Nathaniel Quinn, Jeffrey Joel Shea
  • Patent number: 9468530
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are provided for orthopedic implants. The implants may include a base member, such as an acetabular shell or an augment, that is configured to couple with an augment, flange cup, mounting member, or any other suitable orthopedic attachment. An implant may include abuse member that has at least two projections with a gap between the projections. The gap between the projections allows the implant to be implanted around another implanted component, such as around a bone screw of an acetabular shell. The implant may include a fixation element, such as a screw or a cement trough, on one or more projections to couple the implant to an implanted acetabular shell. The implant may also include timing marks to facilitate alignment with corresponding marks on another implanted component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathaniel Quinn, Jeffrey Joel Shea
  • Publication number: 20150173907
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are provided for orthopedic implants. The implants may include a base member, such as an acetabular shell or an augment, that is configured to couple with an augment, flange cup, mounting member, or any other suitable orthopedic attachment. An implant may include abuse member that has at least two projections with a gap between the projections. The gap between the projections allows the implant to be implanted around another implanted component, such as around a bone screw of an acetabular shell. The implant may include a fixation element, such as a screw or a cement trough, on one or more projections to couple the implant to an implanted acetabular shell. The implant may also include timing marks to facilitate alignment with corresponding marks on another implanted component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Nathaniel Quinn, Jeffrey Joel Shea
  • Publication number: 20150150686
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are provided for orthopedic implants, The implants may include a base member, such as an acetabular shell or an augment, that is configured to couple with an augment, flange cup, mounting member, or any other suitable orthopedic attachment. An implant may include abuse member that has at least two projections with a gap between the projections. The gap between the projections allows the implant to be implanted around another implanted component, such as around a bone screw of an acetabular shell. The implant may include a fixation element, such as a screw or a cement trough, on one or more projections to couple the implant to an implanted acetabular shell. The implant may also include timing marks to facilitate alignment with corresponding marks on another implanted component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Nathaniel Quinn, Jeffrey Joel Shea
  • Patent number: 8979926
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are provided for orthopedic implants. The implants may include a base member, such as an acetabular shell or an augment, that is configured to couple with an augment, flange cup, mounting member, or any other suitable orthopedic attachment. An implant may include a base member that has at least two projections with a gap between the projections. The gap between the projections allows the implant to be implanted around another implanted component, such as around a bone screw of an acetabular shell. The implant may include a fixation element, such as a screw or a cement trough, on one or more projections to couple the implant to an implanted acetabular shell. The implant may also include timing marks to facilitate alignment with corresponding marks on another implanted component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathaniel Quinn, Jeffrey Joel Shea
  • Publication number: 20120089235
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are provided for orthopedic implants. The implants may include a base member, such as an acetabular shell or an augment, that is configured to couple with an augment, flange cup, mounting member, or any other suitable orthopedic attachment. Mounting members include, for example, flanges, blades, hooks, and plates. In some embodiments, the orthopedic attachments may be adjustably positionable about the base member or other attachments, thereby providing modularity for assembling and implanting the device, and various securing and/or locking mechanisms may be used between the components of the implant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Justin Steve Conway, Michael Brian Cooper, Luke Andrew Gibson, David C. Kelman, Richard D. Lambert, Ryan L. Landon, Nathaniel Quinn, Jeffrey A. Sharp, Jeffrey Joel Shea, Stanley Tsai, Brian Ronald Yokoo, James P. Waddell
  • Publication number: 20120022663
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are provided for orthopedic implants. The implants may include a base member, such as an acetabular shell or an augment, that is configured to couple with an augment, flange cup, mounting member, or any other suitable orthopedic attachment. An implant may include a base member that has at least two projections with a gap between the projections. The gap between the projections allows the implant to be implanted around another implanted component, such as around a bone screw of an acetabular shell. The implant may include a fixation element, such as a screw or a cement trough, on one or more projections to couple the implant to an implanted acetabular shell. The implant may also include timing marks to facilitate alignment with corresponding marks on another implanted component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
    Inventors: Nathaniel Quinn, Jeffrey Joel Shea