Patents by Inventor Paul A. Muller

Paul A. Muller 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: 11980376
    Abstract: A guide for a bone cut comprises a guide base having an inner wall defining an opening. The inner wall has a plurality of detents distributed around the opening. The guide base has a proximal surface adapted to contact a skin of a person. An inner collar has one or more spring loaded devices extending outward from the inner collar in opposite directions. The inner collar is mountable with the spring loaded devices fitting within one or more of the plurality of detents. The inner collar has an inner wall defining a bore for receiving a cutting tool. The inner collar is configured to pivot the cutting tool about an axis, for cutting a bone. The axis lies along or parallel to a line along which the spring loaded devices lie.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Paul Luttrell, Erin Muller, Daniel E. Free, Joseph Ryan Woodard, Jesse G. Moore
  • Publication number: 20240151331
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for connecting rigid pipes and for connecting flexible pipes. The pipes have corresponding outer diameters, with a press jaw having a press contour, with at least one first fitting for press-fitting to a rigid pipe, the at least one first fitting having a first press sleeve with a first outer contour, with at least one second fitting for press-fitting to a flexible pipe, the at least one second fitting having a second press sleeve with a second outer contour, the at least one second fitting having a second press sleeve with a second outer contour has a second press sleeve with a second outer contour, the outer contour of the first press sleeve and the outer contour of the second press sleeve in each case being adapted at least in sections to the press contour of the press jaw of the press jaw and can be pressed by the press jaw and wherein the outer contours of the first press sleeve and of the second press sleeve correspond at least in sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Sudi Sinoplu, Stefan Rocksloh, Fabian Düperthal, Anton Hartmann, Paul Köster, Philipp Dasbach, Mesut Avci, Jörg Rosenthal, Andreas Müller
  • Publication number: 20240138820
    Abstract: An apparatus having a separation cell for separating drops of biological liquid from transport air in a flow coming from an endoscope is provided. The separation cell has an inner chamber having an upper inlet fluidically connectable to the endoscope, for receiving a flow containing drops of biological liquid mixed with transport air, a bottom outlet for exit of the drops of biological liquid, fluidically connectable to a suction pump and to an element for collecting and/or analyzing the drops of biological liquid, and an upper outlet for exit of the transport air and optionally of the drops of biological liquid and/or rinse water, fluidically connectable to a vacuum source. The separation cell forms a depression arranged between the upper inlet and the upper outlet. The depression extends downwards into the inner chamber and determines, for incoming transport air, a V-shaped path between the upper inlet and the upper outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventor: Paul MULLER
  • Patent number: 11969158
    Abstract: A catheter system includes a catheter, an introducer sheath, and a tubular plug. The catheter comprises an elongate body having an expandable medical device coupled with a distal end thereof. The introducer sheath comprises an elongate body defining a lumen therein. The introducer sheath is disposed over the catheter to form a gap therebetween. The tubular plug comprises an elongate body and extends through the lumen of the introducer sheath. The tubular plug is disposed between the catheter and the introducer sheath to occlude the gap. Further, the tubular plug is releasably fixed relative to the introducer sheath such that the tubular plug is removable from the lumen to allow the expandable medical device to pass therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: TC1 LLC
    Inventors: Paul Muller, Keif Fitzgerald, Ted Su, Michael Butler
  • Publication number: 20240123783
    Abstract: A load introduction element (3) for a chassis component (1) of a chassis, having a receiving opening (5) for receiving a joint arrangement (6) and a spline (8) with teeth (9A, 9B) extending substantially axially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the load introduction element (3), The load introduction element (3) is made from a fiber-reinforced plastic semifinished product, and has flat blanks (13, 14, 15) of the plastic semifinished product which are arranged one above the other in layers in an assembly direction (AR) and form a base body (11) of the load introduction element (3), wherein the blanks (13, 14, 15) of the base body (11) have at least two different geometries with different preferential fiber directions (20, 21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Andre STIEGLITZ, Ingolf MÜLLER, Eva Sophie JURGELEIT, Paul NIEMÖLLER
  • Patent number: 11928095
    Abstract: Example embodiments relate to a system to generate and cause display of a specially configured graphical user interface to receive and present collections of images. According to certain example embodiments, an image analysis system: receives an image file from a client device; generates a hash value based on the image file; performs a comparison of the hash value with a list that comprises a collection of hash values; identifies a match to the hash value among the collection of hash values; assigns a label to the image file in response to identifying the match among the collection of image files from the list; and indexes the image file at a memory location identified by the label assigned to the image file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Palantir Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Stein, Adam Campbell, Alicia Monfre, Angela Muller, Enoch Hsiao, Lucas Ray, Matthew Brady, Michelle Brown, Paul Lisker
  • Publication number: 20240074769
    Abstract: An instrument for use in cartilage removal comprises an elongate body having a first end and a longitudinal axis having a longitudinal direction. A cartilage removal portion is coupled to the elongate body at the first end. The cartilage removal portion includes a plurality of serrated blades substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and adapted for removing material while moving in the longitudinal direction. Each serrated blade has a centroid located along the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph Ryan WOODARD, Paul LUTTRELL, Brian Robert THOREN, Erin MULLER, Terrance W. STROHKIRCH, Gary W. LOWERY
  • Publication number: 20230409863
    Abstract: An RFID assembly and an assembly method thereof are provided. The assembly method for an RFID assembly comprises a step of providing at least one integrated circuit which includes at least one IC contact and at least one dielectric layer, and a deposition of at least one electrical contact and of at least one re-passivation layer. The at least one electrical contact is deposited on at least one first portion and the at least one re-passivation layer is deposited on at least one second portion, which is distinct of the at least one first portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: EM Microelectronic-Marin SA
    Inventors: Paul MULLER, Christophe ENTRINGER, Pierre MULLER, Thomas COULOT, Arthur Hugh MACDOUGALL
  • Publication number: 20230358912
    Abstract: A system and method that includes querying a database to obtain offset well data collected while drilling previously drilled wells. The system and method also include determining if at least one risk is identified with respect to a planned well based on the offset well data. The system and method additionally include generating a machine learning model based on the at least one risk that is identified based on the offset well data. The system and method further include predicting at least one drilling risk based on the machine learning model, wherein a drill plan that includes drilling parameters is adjusted based on the at least one predicted drilling risk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Cheolkyun Jeong, Francisco Jose Gomez, Maurice Ringer, Paul Bolchover, Paul Muller
  • Publication number: 20230301642
    Abstract: A catheter system includes a catheter, an introducer sheath, and a tubular plug. The catheter comprises an elongate body having an expandable medical device coupled with a distal end thereof. The introducer sheath comprises an elongate body defining a lumen therein. The introducer sheath is disposed over the catheter to form a gap therebetween. The tubular plug comprises an elongate body and extends through the lumen of the introducer sheath. The tubular plug is disposed between the catheter and the introducer sheath to occlude the gap. Further, the tubular plug is releasably fixed relative to the introducer sheath such that the tubular plug is removable from the lumen to allow the expandable medical device to pass therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Paul Muller, Keif Fitzgerald, Ted Su, Michael Butler
  • Patent number: 11747502
    Abstract: A method, computing system, and non-transitory computer-readable medium, of which the method includes receiving offset well data collected while drilling one or more offset wells, generating a machine learning model configured to predict drilling risks from drilling measurements or inferences, based on the offset well data, receiving drilling parameters for a new well, determining that the drilling parameters are within an engineering design window, generating a drilling risk profile for the new well using the machine learning model, and adjusting one or more of the drilling parameters for the new well, after determining the drilling parameters are within the engineering design window, and after determining the drilling risk profile, based on the drilling risk profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Cheolkyun Jeong, Francisco Jose Gomez, Maurice Ringer, Paul Bolchover, Paul Muller
  • Patent number: 11690606
    Abstract: A catheter system includes a catheter including an elongate body having an expandable medical device coupled with a distal end thereof, and an introducer sheath assembly disposed over a proximal section of the catheter. The introducer sheath assembly includes an introducer sheath disposed over the catheter to form a gap therebetween, and a tubular plug. The introducer sheath includes an elongate body extending from a proximal end to a distal end and defining a lumen therein. The tubular plug extends through the lumen and includes an elongate body extending from a proximal end to a distal end that protrudes from the introducer sheath distal end. The plug is disposed between the catheter and the introducer sheath to occlude the gap. The plug is releasably fixed relative to the introducer sheath such that the plug is removable from the lumen to allow the expandable medical device to pass therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: TC1 LLC
    Inventors: Paul Muller, Keif Fitzgerald, Ted Su, Michael Butler
  • Patent number: 11674384
    Abstract: A method can include receiving sensor data from a system; encoding the sensor data to a latent space representation via a trained encoder; generating a control action using the latent space representation; and issuing an instruction that corresponds to the control action for control of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Ziyao Li, Paul Muller, Prasanna Nirgudkar
  • Patent number: 11408985
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide accurate and reliable compact sonar systems for mobile structures. A sonar system includes multiple sensor channels, each comprising a sonar transmitter and a sonar receiver, and a logic device configured to provide control signals and receive sensor signals from the sensor channels. The logic device is configured to provide transmission signals to sonar transducer assemblies, where signal patterns of the transmission signals are differentiated based at least in part on frequency content. Acoustic returns are processed using the signal patterns to reduce inter-channel pickup between the sensor channels. Resulting sonar data and/or imagery may be displayed to a user and/or used to adjust a steering actuator, a propulsion system thrust, and/or other operational systems of the mobile structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Teledyne FLIR, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Stokes, William Sayer, Paul Muller, David Wellcome, Gordon Pope
  • Patent number: 11235224
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product algorithmically analyzes scoring data from a competitive event where the scoring, determined by a plurality of evaluators, is based on subjective criteria. The method receives, and/or determines a scale factor associated with each evaluator. The method adjusts scores awarded by each evaluator, based on respectively corresponding scale factors, to arrive at normalized scores. The method, thereby minimizes influences of biases associated with the evaluators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Natesan Venkateswaran, Jayapreetha Natesan, K. Paul Muller, Brian Robert Prasky, Chunming Lin
  • Publication number: 20220026596
    Abstract: A method, computing system, and non-transitory computer-readable medium, of which the method includes receiving offset well data collected while drilling one or more offset wells, generating a machine learning model configured to predict drilling risks from drilling measurements or inferences, based on the offset well data, receiving drilling parameters for a new well, determining that the drilling parameters are within an engineering design window, generating a drilling risk profile for the new well using the machine learning model, and adjusting one or more of the drilling parameters for the new well, after determining the drilling parameters are within the engineering design window, and after determining the drilling risk profile, based on the drilling risk profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Cheolkyun Jeong, Francisco Jose Gomez, Maurice Ringer, Paul Bolchover, Paul Muller
  • Patent number: 11169841
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention disclose a method for avoiding overvoltages of a processor chip. The method includes one or more processors identifying one or more processing units of a computing device. The method further includes determining respective activity levels of one or more processing elements of the one or more processing units of the computing device. The method further includes determining respective voltages of the one or more processing units of the computing device. The method further includes regulating the respective voltages of the one or more processing units of the computing device based at least in part on the respective activity levels of the one or more processing elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Internationl Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: K Paul Muller, William V. Huott, Eberhard Engler, Christopher Raymond Conklin, Stephanie Lehrer, Andrew A. Turner
  • Patent number: 11150971
    Abstract: Pattern recognition is used to proactively treat defects of repeating circuit topologies. A component of a computing environment is monitored for failures. The component includes one or more repeating circuit topologies. A determination is made as to whether a new failure within a repeating circuit topology of the one or more repeating circuit topologies has occurred within a predefined amount of time from a previous failure matching a selected pattern, in which the selected pattern indicates a non-contiguous growing defect. Based on determining the new failure has occurred within the predefined amount of time from the previous failure matching the selected pattern, corrective action for the component is proactively taken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Uma Srinivasan, K. Paul Muller, Kevin W. Kark, Pamela Antal
  • Patent number: 11143775
    Abstract: A method, computing system, and non-transitory computer-readable medium, of which the method includes receiving offset well data collected while drilling one or more offset wells, generating a machine learning model configured to predict drilling risks from drilling measurements or inferences, based on the offset well data, receiving drilling parameters for a new well, determining that the drilling parameters are within an engineering design window, generating a drilling risk profile for the new well using the machine learning model, and adjusting one or more of the drilling parameters for the new well, after determining the drilling parameters are within the engineering design window, and after determining the drilling risk profile, based on the drilling risk profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Cheolkyun Jeong, Francisco Jose Gomez, Maurice Ringer, Paul Bolchover, Paul Muller
  • Publication number: 20210311814
    Abstract: Pattern recognition is used to proactively treat defects of repeating circuit topologies. A component of a computing environment is monitored for failures. The component includes one or more repeating circuit topologies. A determination is made as to whether a new failure within a repeating circuit topology of the one or more repeating circuit topologies has occurred within a predefined amount of time from a previous failure matching a selected pattern, in which the selected pattern indicates a non-contiguous growing defect. Based on determining the new failure has occurred within the predefined amount of time from the previous failure matching the selected pattern, corrective action for the component is proactively taken.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Uma Srinivasan, K. Paul Muller, Kevin W. Kark, Pamela Antal