Patents by Inventor Paul Smith

Paul Smith 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).

  • Medical devices and related methods
    Patent number: 11224480
    Abstract: A medical device includes a shaft including a lumen configured to direct a flow of fluid through the shaft and an electrode. A proximal end of the electrode and a distal end of the shaft form a coupling configured to releasably couple the proximal end of the electrode with the distal end of the shaft. When the proximal end of the electrode is coupled to the distal end of the shaft, fluid delivered through the lumen is emitted from the electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Smith, Aidan McGlinchey, Allyn Jensrud, Ramon Estevez, Mingxiang Xu, Niklas Andersson, Gary Jordan
  • MODIFIED POLYMERASES FOR IMPROVED INCORPORATION OF NUCLEOTIDE ANALOGUES
    Publication number: 20220010290
    Abstract: The invention relates to modified polymerase enzymes which exhibit improved incorporation of nucleotide analogues bearing substituents at the 3? position of the sugar moiety that are larger in size than the naturally occurring 3?hydroxyl group. Also described are methods of using the polymerases to incorporate nucleotides into polynucleotides, particularly in the context of DNA sequencing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: Illumina Cambridge Limited
    Inventors: Geoffrey Paul Smith, David Mark Dunstan Bailey, Raquel Maria Sanches-Kuiper, Harold Swerdlow, David James Earnshaw
  • METHOD OF MATCHING EMPLOYERS WITH JOB SEEKERS
    Publication number: 20220004943
    Abstract: A method of facilitating a match between an employer with at least one job opening and job seekers is provided. The employer has a set of position preferences related to the job opening. The job seekers have suitability data, resumes, etc., that are provided to the employer. The suitability data includes normalized assessment data. The method includes the steps of: determining a position quotient based on the position preferences; deriving a performance quotient for each job seeker, the performance quotient including normalized assessment data; comparing each the performance quotient to the position quotient; and ranking each the job seeker based on the comparison of the performance quotient to the position quotient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Bradley Paul Smith, Sanford G. Kulkin
  • TISSUE RETRACTION DEVICE AND DELIVERY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220000466
    Abstract: Medical devices and methods of using medical devices are disclosed. An example tissue retraction device includes a first engagement member having a first end and a second end, a second engagement member having a first end and a second end, a first elastic member attached to the second end of the first engagement member, and a first alignment member having a first end, a second end and a lumen extending therethrough. Further, the tissue retraction device has a first length, the first alignment member has a second length, the first elastic member extends within the lumen of the first alignment member and the second length of the first alignment member is less than or equal to the first length of the tissue retraction device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Danny Shu-Huan Lee, Paul Smith, Ryan V. Wales, Jialiang Wang, Niklas Andersson, Gregory Hurley, Jon Taylor, John Unger, Irina Pyataeva
  • Systems and Methods for Optimizing Drop Test Configurations
    Publication number: 20220003647
    Abstract: In one aspect, a method for conducting a drop test of an article with one or more target parameters can include dropping the article and a drop carriage of a drop tower from an initial height with respect to a base of the drop tower for an initial drop test. The article can be coupled to the drop carriage. The method can include detecting accelerometer data with respect to the article for an initial impact between the drop carriage and the base of the drop tower; determining a constant energy balance curve; determining, based on the constant energy balance curve and a target pulse duration, a target complex stiffness and/or a target total weight; adjusting, based on the target complex stiffness or the target total weight, the complex stiffness and/or the total weight for a subsequent drop test; and conducting the subsequent drop test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Jonathan Miller, Paul Smith, Mark Vincent Brancale
  • Twist needle passer closure device
    Patent number: 11213289
    Abstract: A tissue closure device includes a needle and a suture extending therefrom, a proximal head including a proximal slot and a proximal locking mechanism for releasably engaging a first end of the needle in the proximal slot in a first configuration, and a distal head movably coupled to the proximal head so that the proximal and distal heads are movable relative to one another between an open configuration, in which a target tissue is received therebetween, and a closed configuration, in which the target tissue gripped therebetween. The distal head includes a distal slot and a distal locking mechanism for releasably engaging a second end of the needle in the distal slot in a second configuration, the needle movable between the first and second configurations by rotating the needle, the needle alternatingly passed between the proximal and distal heads to thread the suture through the target tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Raybin, Paul Smith, Kevin James McElwee, John B. Golden, Matthew Robert Jagelski, Ray Hewenson Tong, Naroun Suon
  • Systems and methods for body passage navigation and visualization
    Patent number: 11202617
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for enhanced navigation and visualization of body passages. In particular, the systems and methods of the present disclosure provide enhanced navigation through the pulmonary peripheries, and enhanced visualization within larger pulmonary passages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean P. Fleury, Peter L. Dayton, Ryan V. Wales, Paul Smith, Scott E. Brechbiel
  • UV curable sealant composition and protector applied to wood and porous substrates
    Patent number: 11203700
    Abstract: An essentially 100% solids, single-component, UV curable, low-viscosity, penetrating sealant composition for wood substrates and other porous substrates is prepared from an acrylate-methacrylate mixture, a functionalized resin, an unsaturated fatty acid triglyceride oil, and a photoinitiator. The sealant composition may further contain a metal catalyst, an amine synergist, fillers, pigments, dyes, flow and leveling additives, air release chemicals, UV absorbers, hindered amine light stabilizers, fungicides, insect repellents, and/or mold inhibitors. The sealant composition exhibits fast cure times along with resistance to degradation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: BOND DISTRIBUTING, LTD.
    Inventors: Scott Fishel, Connor Fishel, Paul Smith
  • Torque Sensing Device and Method
    Publication number: 20210389196
    Abstract: A torque sensor can be configured to detect the positions of rotor targets relative to the position of respective receiver structures. A torque sensor can include an oscillator circuit coupled to an excitation coil. The oscillator circuit can be configured to generate a periodic voltage signal and energize the excitation coil with the periodic voltage signal. The inductive torque sensor can include a stator circuit board including receivers with receiver structures that are periodically repeated. The inductive torque sensor can include rotor targets coupled to respective rotors, the rotor targets can be configured to affect the strength of the inductive coupling between the excitation coil and the respective receivers. The inductive torque sensor can include processing circuitry configured to provide signals associated with positions of the rotor targets relative to their respective receiver structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: David Witts, Paul Smith
  • Position Sensing Apparatus and Method
    Publication number: 20210381853
    Abstract: Position sensing apparatus is provided. In one example implementation, the position sensing apparatus comprises a first member having an excitation conductive winding and a detection conductive winding formed thereon, and a second member having a resonant circuit formed thereon. An integrated circuit comprising excitation signal generation and detection signal processing circuitry is arranged to generate an alternating excitation signal at a resonant frequency of the resonant circuit and to process an alternating detection signal induced in the detection conductive winding as a result of a magnetic field generated by the alternating excitation signal flowing through the detection conductive winding, and the excitation conductive winding and the detection conductive winding are arranged so that the detection signal varies in dependence on the relative position of the first and second member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: David Witts, Peter Constantinou, Paul Smith, Timothy Biggs, Andrew Parker
  • Rotary Position Sensing Apparatus and Method
    Publication number: 20210372823
    Abstract: Rotary position sensors are provided. In one example implementation, a rotary position sensor can include a first member and a second member, one of the first and second members having a transmit aerial and a receive aerial and the other of the first and second members having an intermediate coupling element. The receive aerial has at least one receive conductive winding arranged to form a first set of current loops and a second set of current loops. The intermediate coupling element comprises a conductive material arranged in a pattern. The pattern of the intermediate coupling element and the layout of the first and second set of current loops are mutually arranged such that any electromotive force induced in the first set of current loops by a background magnetic field is substantially balanced by an electromotive force induced in the second set of current loops by the background magnetic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: ABX Elektronik GMBH
    Inventors: David Witts, Timothy Biggs, Paul Smith, Peter Constantinou
  • Expanded Pellets and Method for Manufacturing Molded Components Using Them
    Publication number: 20210370561
    Abstract: The invention refers to a method for producing expanded polymer pellets, which comprises the following steps: melting a polymer comprising a polyamide; adding at least one blowing agent; expanding the melt through at least one die for producing an expanded polymer; and pelletizing the expanded polymer. The invention further concerns polymer pellets produced with the method as well as their use, e.g. for the production of cushioning elements for sports apparel, such as for producing soles or parts of soles of sports shoes. A further aspect of the invention concerns a method for the manufacture of molded components, comprising loading pellets of an expanded to polymer material into a mold, and connecting the pellets by providing heat energy, wherein the expanded polymer material of the pellets or beads comprises a chain extender. The molded components may be used in broad ranges of application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher Edward Holmes, Tru Huu Minh Le, Sabrina Kerling, Dharan Kirupanantham, Volker Altstädt, Amir Fathi, Daniel Raps, Clemens Keilholz, Thomas Koeppl, Paul Smith, Jan Hill, Angus Wardlaw, Daniel Stephen Price, James Tarrier, Christopher Robertson
  • ARTICULATION MECHANISMS AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20210353274
    Abstract: An accessory device for use with a medical device includes a first cuff secured to a distal end of the medical device, a second cuff secured to the medical device proximal of the first cuff, an actuator, and at least one actuation wire extending from the first cuff, through the second cuff, to the actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Conor REID, Andrea CAHILL, Tara Ann JAROBSKI, Paul SMITH, Tyler CLOYD, Nestor Allan IBANEZ, Jan WEBER
  • Facilitating dynamic satellite and mobility convergence for mobility backhaul in advanced networks
    Patent number: 11171719
    Abstract: Facilitating dynamic satellite and mobility convergence for mobility backhaul in advanced networks (e.g., 4G, 5G, 6G and beyond) is provided herein. Operations of a system can comprise determining that a group of user equipment devices are located in a defined geographic area and are consuming more than a defined level of resources of a wireless communications network based on an amount of network traffic received from the group of user equipment devices. The operations also can comprise configuring an integrated network comprising a first group of terrestrial network devices and a second group of satellite network devices. Further, the operations can comprise routing at least a portion of network traffic associated with the group of user equipment devices among the first group of terrestrial network devices and the second group of satellite network devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property 1, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Zhi Cui, Paul Smith, Jr., Sangar Dowlatkhah
  • FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM HAVING A FUEL OXYGEN REDUCTION UNIT
    Publication number: 20210339878
    Abstract: A fuel oxygen reduction unit assembly for a fuel system is provided. The fuel oxygen reduction unit assembly includes: a fuel oxygen reduction unit located downstream from the fuel source and defining a stripping gas flowpath and a liquid fuel flowpath, the fuel oxygen reduction unit comprising a means for transferring an amount of oxygen from a liquid fuel flow through the liquid fuel flowpath to a gas flow through the stripping gas flowpath; and an oxygen conversion unit in flow communication with the stripping gas flowpath configured to extract a flow of oxygen from a gas flow through the stripping gas flowpath, the oxygen conversion unit defining an oxygen outlet configured to provide the extracted flow of oxygen to an external system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Daniel Alan Niergarth, Brandon Wayne Miller, John Michael Pyles, Ethan Patrick O'Connor, Justin Paul Smith, William James Mailander
  • Microservices coordinator for 5G or other next generation network
    Patent number: 11159990
    Abstract: A microservices coordinator function can be utilized to apply dynamic policy changes for microservices. For example, based on outlined service provider policies, user equipment state data, and/or network state data, the microservices coordinator function can determine which microservices to use and what order to use the microservices to increase a performance of the network. The microservices coordinator can perform conflict resolution based on how network traffic should be treated in certain scenarios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T MOBILITY II LLC
    Inventors: Zhi Cui, Paul Smith, Jr., Sangar Dowlatkhah
  • DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ACCESSING A BODY LUMEN
    Publication number: 20210321995
    Abstract: The disclosure relates generally to the field of medical devices for accessing body lumens. In an embodiment, a catheter may include a shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, and a length along a longitudinal axis extending through the shaft. A plurality of lumens may extend along the length of the shaft. At least one reinforcing filament may extend along the length of the shaft and between at least two of the plurality of lumens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew J. Schaubhut, Laura E. Christakis, Ryan V. Wales, Paul Smith, Gene T. Storbeck
  • AUTOMATIC QUERY CONSTRUCTION FOR KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERY
    Publication number: 20210319328
    Abstract: A system for discovering biological knowledge patterns of interest is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: BENEVOLENTAI TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Daniel Paul Smith, Jiajie Zhang
  • Method of preparing libraries of template polynucleotides
    Patent number: 11142789
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a library of template polynucleotides and use thereof in methods of solid-phase nucleic acid amplification. More specifically, the invention relates to a method for preparing a library of template polynucleotides that have common sequences at their 5? ends and at their 3? ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Illumina Cambridge Limited
    Inventors: Niall Anthony Gormley, Geoffrey Paul Smith, David Bentley, Roberto Rigatti, Shujun Luo
  • Pre-populating continuous delivery test cases
    Patent number: 11144437
    Abstract: A method is provided for categorizing a problem report in a repository of a problem reporting system as an enhancement request or as a defect. Based on the problem report being the defect and having a high severity level, determining a score indicating a probability that a text portion of the problem report includes problem reproduction steps. In response to the score indicating the probability of problem reproduction steps, flagging the problem report to automate. For each problem report to automate, copying the text portion of the problem report to an automated test script, whereby the test script runs in a continuous pipeline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Corville O. Allen, Monica A. Murray, Mario A. Maldari, Paul A. Smith