Patents by Inventor Paul Andrew Doyle

Paul Andrew Doyle 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).

  • Rotary and Linear Actuated Robotic Catheter Steering System
    Publication number: 20250009440
    Abstract: A catheter driving system is configured to navigate various medical catheters through complex narrow tissue openings or between organs and tissue planes, which may include lung bronchi pathway openings of 3 millimeters or less. These catheters may comprise one or more sections and optional steering cables. The catheter driving device comprises at least one rotary actuator configured to rotate at least one region of the catheter and at least one steering cable actuator configured to apply flexing force to control the direction of the catheter. To prevent the rotary actuator from tangling the steering cables, the system is further configured to rotate at least one steering cable along with the rotation of the rotated catheter region. This cable rotation may be 1:1 (e.g., synchronously) with the catheter rotation or may be configured to vary somewhat to accommodate catheter twisting, spring action, windup, and other effects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: SyncRobotix, Inc.,
    Inventors: Gregory P. Schmitz, Paul Andrew Doyle
  • Stabilizing a substrate using a vacuum preload air bearing chuck
    Patent number: 7607647
    Abstract: Substrate processing method and apparatus are disclosed. The substrate processing apparatus includes a non-contact air bearing chuck with a vacuum preload.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: KLA-Tencor Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Guoheng Zhao, Alexander Belyaev, Christian H. Wolters, Paul Andrew Doyle, Howard W. Dando, Mehdi Vaez-Iravani
  • STABILIZING A SUBSTRATE USING A VACUUM PRELOAD AIR BEARING CHUCK
    Publication number: 20080229811
    Abstract: Substrate processing method and apparatus are disclosed. The substrate processing apparatus includes a non-contact air bearing chuck with a vacuum preload.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: KLA-Tencor Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Guoheng Zhao, Alexander Belyaev, Christian H. Wolters, Paul Andrew Doyle, Howard W. Dando, Mehdi Vaez-Iravani