Patents by Inventor Philip Matthews

Philip Matthews 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).

  • Publication number: 20240373846
    Abstract: The present invention relates to herbicidal composition comprising A) a herbicidally effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) wherein G is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, —C(O)CH3 and —C(O)OCH3; and (B) at least one herbicide, or an agrochemically acceptable ester or salt thereof, selected from the group consisting of: B1 a hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD)-inhibiting herbicide: B2 a very long chain fatty acid (VLCFA)-inhibiting herbicide: B3 an acetolactate synthase (ALS)-inhibiting herbicide: B4 a photosystem-II (PS-II) inhibiting herbicide: and B5 a herbicide selected from the group consisting of tetflupyrolimet (B5a), cyclopyrimorate (B5b), bixlozone (B5c) and rimisoxafen (B5d). The present invention further relates to methods of controlling weeds comprising the herbicidal compositions of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
    Inventors: Philip Matthew JOYCE, Joao Renato VAZ DA SILVA
  • Publication number: 20240341309
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a herbicidal composition comprising (A) a herbicidally effective amount of a compound of Formula (I), wherein G is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, —C(O)CH3 and —C(O)OCH3; and (B) at least one herbicide selected from the group consisting of 2,4-D, clopyralid, dicamba, florpyrauxifen, fluroxypyr, halauxifen, triclopyr and 4-amino-3-chloro-5-fluoro-6-(7-fluoro-1H-indol-6-yl)pyridine-2-carboxylic acid including agrochemically acceptable esters or salts of any of the aforementioned (B) compounds. The present invention further relates to methods of controlling weeds comprising the herbicidal compositions of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
    Inventors: Philip Matthew JOYCE, Joao Renato VAZ DA SILVA
  • Publication number: 20240324595
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a herbicidal composition comprising (A) a herbicidally effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or an agrochemically acceptable ester or salt thereof; and (B) at least one herbicide, agrochemically acceptable ester or salt thereof, selected from the group consisting of: B1 glufosinate; B2 glyphosate; B3 a protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO)-inhibiting herbicide; and B4 a herbicide selected from the group consisting of paraquat (B4a), diquat (B4b) and a herbicidal pyridazine a compound of Formula (II) (B4c). The present invention further relates to methods of controlling weeds comprising the herbicidal compositions of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
    Inventors: Philip Matthew JOYCE, Joao Renato VAZ DA SILVA
  • Publication number: 20240306642
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a herbicidal composition comprising (A) a herbicidally effective amount of a compound of Formula (I), (I) wherein G is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, —C(O)CH; and —C(O)OCH3; and (B) an acetyl COA Carboxy lase (ACCase) inhibiting herbicide. The present invention further relates to methods of controlling weeds comprising the herbicidal compositions of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
    Inventors: Philip Matthew JOYCE, Joao Renato VAZ DA SILVA
  • Patent number: 12089894
    Abstract: A system for predicting post-operative vignetting in an eye of a subject includes a controller having a processor and a tangible, non-transitory memory on which instructions are recorded. The controller is in communication with a diagnostic module adapted to store pre-operative anatomic data of the eye as an eye model. The system includes a projection module and a ray tracing module selectively executable by the controller. The projection module is adapted to determine imputed post-operative variables of the eye based at least partially on the pre-operative anatomic data and the intraocular lens. The ray tracing module is adapted to calculate propagation of light through the eye. The ray tracing module is executed to determine a light distribution for respective visual field angles across a predefined field of view. The controller is configured to determine one or more post-operative vignetting parameters based at least partially on the light distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Alcon Inc.
    Inventors: George Hunter Pettit, Mark Andrew Zielke, Victor Manuel Hernandez, Philip Matthew McCulloch
  • Publication number: 20240148491
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a three-lens IOL system including a first, anterior lens, a second, posterior lens rigidly connected to the first lens by at least one rigid member such that the second lens is a fixed distance from the first lens along an axis, a third, center, moveable lens positioned between the first lens and the second lens and adapted to move linearly along the axis anteriorly in a direction of the first lens or posteriorly in a direction of the second lens to change an optical power of the system, and an articulating actuator that contacts the moveable lens and a capsular bag of an eye when the IOL system is implanted in the capsular bag, the articulating actuator adapted to move the moveable lens linearly along the axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventor: Philip Matthew McCulloch
  • Patent number: 11903820
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a three-lens IOL system including a first, anterior lens, a second, posterior lens rigidly connected to the first lens by at least one rigid member such that the second lens is a fixed distance from the first lens along an axis, a third, center, moveable lens positioned between the first lens and the second lens and adapted to move linearly along the axis anteriorly in a direction of the first lens or posteriorly in a direction of the second lens to change an optical power of the system, and an articulating actuator that contacts the moveable lens and a capsular bag of an eye when the IOL system is implanted in the capsular bag, the articulating actuator adapted to move the moveable lens linearly along the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Alcon Inc.
    Inventor: Philip Matthew McCulloch
  • Publication number: 20230165649
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling a robotic device to perform a tissue modification task are disclosed. The methods include receiving a task plan relative to a patient's image data. The task plan includes information relating to an entry point of a surgical tool into a tissue and a planned trajectory of the surgical tool inside the tissue for performing the tissue modification task. The methods also include controlling the robotic device to autonomously or semi-autonomously execute the tissue modification task by identifying datum point as the entry point of the surgical tool into the tissue, activating the surgical tool to perform the tissue modification task along the planned trajectory from the datum point, determining whether the surgical tool has reached an end of the planned trajectory, and retracting the surgical tool from the tissue upon determining that the surgical tool has reached the end of the planned trajectory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Philip Matthew FITZSIMONS, Angad SINGH
  • Publication number: 20230083797
    Abstract: A modular intraocular lens (IOL) with a ring configured to prevent glare artifacts. The ring includes a flange on the posterior rim, in which an anterior surface on the flange has a first profile and a posterior surface of the flange has a second profile non-parallel with the first profile. Non-parallel surfaces of the flange can be configured to defocus light transmitted at off-axis angles through an optic and the flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Stephen John Collins, Philip Matthew McCulloch, Rudolph F. Zacher
  • Patent number: 11534290
    Abstract: A modular intraocular lens (IOL) with a ring configured to prevent glare artifacts. The ring includes a flange on the posterior rim, in which an anterior surface on the flange has a first profile and a posterior surface of the flange has a second profile non-parallel with the first profile. Non-parallel surfaces of the flange can be configured to defocus light transmitted at off-axis angles through an optic and the flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Alcon Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen John Collins, Philip Matthew McCulloch, Rudolph F. Zacher
  • Publication number: 20220183821
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a three-lens IOL system including a first, anterior lens, a second, posterior lens rigidly connected to the first lens by at least one rigid member such that the second lens is a fixed distance from the first lens along an axis, a third, center, moveable lens positioned between the first lens and the second lens and adapted to move linearly along the axis anteriorly in a direction of the first lens or posteriorly in a direction of the second lens to change an optical power of the system, and an articulating actuator that contacts the moveable lens and a capsular bag of an eye when the IOL system is implanted in the capsular bag, the articulating actuator adapted to move the moveable lens linearly along the axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventor: Philip Matthew McCulloch
  • Publication number: 20220183547
    Abstract: A system for predicting post-operative vignetting in an eye of a subject includes a controller having a processor and a tangible, non-transitory memory on which instructions are recorded. The controller is in communication with a diagnostic module adapted to store pre-operative anatomic data of the eye as an eye model. The system includes a projection module and a ray tracing module selectively executable by the controller. The projection module is adapted to determine imputed post-operative variables of the eye based at least partially on the pre-operative anatomic data and the intraocular lens. The ray tracing module is adapted to calculate propagation of light through the eye. The ray tracing module is executed to determine a light distribution for respective visual field angles across a predefined field of view. The controller is configured to determine one or more post-operative vignetting parameters based at least partially on the light distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: George Hunter Pettit, Mark Andrew Zielke, Victor Manuel Hernandez, Philip Matthew McCulloch
  • Patent number: 11298221
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a three-lens IOL system including a first, anterior lens, a second, posterior lens rigidly connected to the first lens by at least one rigid member such that the second lens is a fixed distance from the first lens along an axis, a third, center, moveable lens positioned between the first lens and the second lens and adapted to move linearly along the axis anteriorly in a direction of the first lens or posteriorly in a direction of the second lens to change an optical power of the system, and an articulating actuator that contacts the moveable lens and a capsular bag of an eye when the IOL system is implanted in the capsular bag, the articulating actuator adapted to move the moveable lens linearly along the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Alcon Inc.
    Inventor: Philip Matthew McCulloch
  • Publication number: 20210298892
    Abstract: A modular intraocular lens (IOL) with a ring configured to prevent glare artifacts. The ring includes a flange on the posterior rim, in which an anterior surface on the flange has a first profile and a posterior surface of the flange has a second profile non-parallel with the first profile. Non-parallel surfaces of the flange can be configured to defocus light transmitted at off-axis angles through an optic and the flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen John Collins, Philip Matthew McCulloch, Rudolph F. Zacher
  • Publication number: 20200305897
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for estimating orientation and position of surgical instrumentation or tools relative to a patient's bone structure. The system and/or method may include registering an axis and/or plane associated with a patient's bone. The system and/or method may further include receiving, from magnetic and orientation sensors, information indicative of orientation and position of the surgical instrument or tool relative to the registered axis and/or plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Angad Singh, Philip Matthew Fitzsimons, Yasser Boumenir
  • Publication number: 20200197165
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a three-lens IOL system including a first, anterior lens, a second, posterior lens rigidly connected to the first lens by at least one rigid member such that the second lens is a fixed distance from the first lens along an axis, a third, center, moveable lens positioned between the first lens and the second lens and adapted to move linearly along the axis anteriorly in a direction of the first lens or posteriorly in a direction of the second lens to change an optical power of the system, and an articulating actuator that contacts the moveable lens and a capsular bag of an eye when the IOL system is implanted in the capsular bag, the articulating actuator adapted to move the moveable lens linearly along the axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventor: Philip Matthew McCulloch
  • Patent number: 10687829
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for estimating orientation and position of surgical instrumentation or tools relative to a patient's bone structure. The system and/or method may include registering an axis and/or plane associated with a patient's bone. The system and/or method may further include receiving, from magnetic and orientation sensors, information indicative of orientation and position of the surgical instrument or tool relative to the registered axis and/or plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: MiRus LLC
    Inventors: Angad Singh, Philip Matthew Fitzsimons, Yasser Boumenir
  • Patent number: 10675499
    Abstract: An adjustable weight lifting bench includes a frame, a seat pad, and a back pad. The back pad is pivotably coupled to the frame about a first pivot axis and angularly adjustable between a plurality of user-selectable incline and decline positions. A hydraulic mechanism supports the back pad in the incline and decline positions. A movable operating lever operably coupled to the hydraulic mechanism operates to change the mechanism between an activated condition in which the back pad is movable and a deactivated condition in which the back pad locks into a selected one of the positions. When the mechanism is in activated condition, applying pressure against the back pad the lowers the back pad and removing the pressure raises the back pad. In one embodiment, the mechanism automatically raises the back pad when the pressure is removed and the mechanism is in the deactivated condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: MAXX BENCH
    Inventors: David Vorozilchak, James J. Lennox, Kenneth Brown, Philip Matthew Hunt
  • Publication number: 20200021172
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a brushless DC motor, including: a mounting plate; an endbell; a rotor with a longitudinal axis; a stator with one or more passages and one or more legs extending inward from an outer portion of the stator; and one or more fasteners positioned substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the rotor, and passing through at least a portion of the mounting plate, one or more passages of the stator, and the endbell. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Jack Rimer, Philip Matthews, Daniel Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20180320039
    Abstract: The disclosure provides for methods for reducing dust by treating a seed with a dust reducing composition described herein. The disclosure also provides for methods of reducing exposure to vacuum planter dust released during seed planting by applying a composition described herein to a seed. Methods for increasing seed lubricity by coating a seed with a composition described herein are also provided for. Compositions and seeds useful in these methods are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Yaodong HUANG, Justin Eldridge, William Hanson, Philip Matthew, Smita Patel