Patents by Inventor Prashanth Hegde

Prashanth Hegde 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: 20250384380
    Abstract: A store employee assistance platform is provided that is enabled with generative artificial intelligence to deliver role-specific, context-aware responses to natural language questions submitted by users, including store employees. The platform includes a store employee assistance application with a chat interface through which a user may submit a question. The platform identifies the user's role, store location, and access level, and retrieves relevant enterprise content from a vector database and historical data store. A prompt engine constructs a contextualized prompt incorporating the user's identity and the retrieved information, and submits the prompt to one or more generative AI models. The resulting response is tailored to the user's responsibilities and delivered through the chat interface, providing real-time operational guidance specific to the user's role within the retail environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2025
    Publication date: December 18, 2025
    Inventors: Bharathi INAMPUDI, Emma WILLARD, Seetharaman VENKATESAN, Prashanth HEGDE
  • Patent number: 9149287
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a femoral cut guide for preparing a distal femur to receive a prosthetic femoral component of a knee implant. The prosthetic femoral component includes a central box. The femoral cut guide replicates the size and shape of the prosthetic femoral component, such that the femoral cut guide may serve as a trial or provisional component used to reduce and test the prepared knee joint before implanting the final prosthetic femoral component. The femoral cut guide includes a detachable box cut guide for preparing the distal femur to receive the central box of the prosthetic femoral component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron M Bailey, Kevin S. Cook, Christopher M. Byrd, Prashanth Hegde
  • Publication number: 20150157342
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a femoral cut guide for preparing a distal femur to receive a prosthetic femoral component of a knee implant. The prosthetic femoral component includes a central box. The femoral cut guide replicates the size and shape of the prosthetic femoral component, such that the femoral cut guide may serve as a trial or provisional component used to reduce and test the prepared knee joint before implanting the final prosthetic femoral component. The femoral cut guide includes a detachable box cut guide for preparing the distal femur to receive the central box of the prosthetic femoral component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Aaron M. Bailey, Kevin S. Cook, Christopher M. Byrd, Prashanth Hegde
  • Patent number: 8986310
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a femoral cut guide for preparing a distal femur to receive a prosthetic femoral component of a knee implant. The prosthetic femoral component includes a central box. The femoral cut guide replicates the size and shape of the prosthetic femoral component, such that the femoral cut guide may serve as a trial or provisional component used to reduce and test the prepared knee joint before implanting the final prosthetic femoral component. The femoral cut guide includes a detachable box cut guide for preparing the distal femur to receive the central box of the prosthetic femoral component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron M Bailey, Kevin S. Cook, Christopher M. Byrd, Prashanth Hegde
  • Publication number: 20140288564
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a femoral cut guide for preparing a distal femur to receive a prosthetic femoral component of a knee implant. The prosthetic femoral component includes a central box. The femoral cut guide replicates the size and shape of the prosthetic femoral component, such that the femoral cut guide may serve as a trial or provisional component used to reduce and test the prepared knee joint before implanting the final prosthetic femoral component. The femoral cut guide includes a detachable box cut guide for preparing the distal femur to receive the central box of the prosthetic femoral component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventors: Aaron M Bailey, Kevin S. Cook, Christopher M. Byrd, Prashanth Hegde
  • Patent number: 8771280
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a femoral cut guide for preparing a distal femur to receive a prosthetic femoral component of a knee implant. The prosthetic femoral component includes a central box. The femoral cut guide replicates the size and shape of the prosthetic femoral component, such that the femoral cut guide may serve as a trial or provisional component used to reduce and test the prepared knee joint before implanting the final prosthetic femoral component. The femoral cut guide includes a detachable box cut guide for preparing the distal femur to receive the central box of the prosthetic femoral component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron M. Bailey, Kevin S. Cook, Christopher M. Byrd, Prashanth Hegde
  • Publication number: 20110218541
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a femoral cut guide for preparing a distal femur to receive a prosthetic femoral component of a knee implant. The prosthetic femoral component includes a central box. The femoral cut guide replicates the size and shape of the prosthetic femoral component, such that the femoral cut guide may serve as a trial or provisional component used to reduce and test the prepared knee joint before implanting the final prosthetic femoral component. The femoral cut guide includes a detachable box cut guide for preparing the distal femur to receive the central box of the prosthetic femoral component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: ZIMMER, INC.
    Inventors: Aaron M. Bailey, Kevin S. Cook, Christopher M. Byrd, Prashanth Hegde
  • Patent number: 7744600
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for guiding a cutter to cut a bone to receive a knee prosthesis and methods for its use. In one aspect of the invention a relative angle adjustment mechanism is provided to adjust the relative angle between first and second cut guides. In another aspect of the invention, a cut guide is hinged to a mounting base such that it is rotatable about the hinge between a first position in which the cut guide is adjacent to the bone and a second position in which the cut guide is spaced from the bone. In another aspect of the invention, a mounting base includes an initial fixation mechanism and a secondary fixation mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Zimmer Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Chetan Rangaiah, Prashanth Hegde, Maleata Y. Hall
  • Publication number: 20070173850
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for guiding a cutter to cut a bone to receive a knee prosthesis and methods for its use. In one aspect of the invention a relative angle adjustment mechanism is provided to adjust the relative angle between first and second cut guides. In another aspect of the invention, a cut guide is hinged to a mounting base such that it is rotatable about the hinge between a first position in which the cut guide is adjacent to the bone and a second position in which the cut guide is spaced from the bone. In another aspect of the invention, a mounting base includes an initial fixation mechanism and a secondary fixation mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2006
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Inventors: Chetan Rangaiah, Prashanth Hegde, Maleata Hall
  • Patent number: D646390
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron M. Bailey, Kevin S. Cook, Christopher M. Byrd, Prashanth Hegde
  • Patent number: D649640
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron M. Bailey, Kevin S. Cook, Christopher M. Byrd, Prashanth Hegde