Patents by Inventor Patrick M. Kane

Patrick M. Kane 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).

  • System and method for real time control of an autonomous device
    Patent number: 11927457
    Abstract: An autonomous vehicle having sensors advantageously varied in capabilities, advantageously positioned, and advantageously impervious to environmental conditions. A system executing on the autonomous vehicle that can receive a map including, for example, substantially discontinuous surface features along with data from the sensors, create an occupancy grid based upon the map and the data, and change the configuration of the autonomous vehicle based upon the type of surface on which the autonomous vehicle navigates. The device can safely navigate surfaces and surface features, including traversing discontinuous surfaces and other obstacles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: DEKA Products Limited Partnership
    Inventors: Dirk A. Van Der Merwe, Arunabh Mishra, Christopher C. Langenfeld, Michael J. Slate, Christopher J. Principe, Gregory J. Buitkus, Justin M. Whitney, Raajitha Gummadi, Derek G. Kane, Emily A. Carrigg, Patrick Steele, Benjamin V. Hersh, Fnu G Siva Perumal, David Carrigg, Daniel F. Pawlowski, Yashovardhan Chaturvedi, Kartik Khanna
  • Hybrid radiolucent screw with radiopaque components and radiolucent components and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 11534219
    Abstract: A hybrid radiolucent screw having radiopaque components and radiolucent components, which collaboratively define a tip of the screw and a head of the screw. In this manner, distortion is minimized during fluoroscopy or radiography of the screw while visualization of the screw and surrounding area is enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: ESP Medical Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick M. Kane, Eon K. Shin, Sidney Jacoby
  • HYBRID RADIOLUCENT SCREW WITH RADIOPAQUE COMPONENTS AND RADIOLUCENT COMPONENTS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
    Publication number: 20190151000
    Abstract: A hybrid radiolucent screw having radiopaque components and radiolucent components, which collaboratively define a tip of the screw and a head of the screw. In this manner, distortion is minimized during fluoroscopy or radiography of the screw while visualization of the screw and surrounding area is enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Patrick M. Kane, Eon K. Shin, Sidney Jacoby
  • Method, apparatus, and program for source code translation from COBOL to object-oriented code
    Patent number: 7386840
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and program for translating source code programs from COBOL into an object-oriented language and then utilize an “object” that emulates the COBOL's Working-Storage Section. By emulating the Working-Storage Section in an object-oriented program, the object-oriented program source code can closely resemble the original COBOL source code as well as have a very clean syntax. This allows it to be kept in a highly maintainable and readable form after translation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Robert M. Cockerham, Patrick M. Kane