Patents by Inventor R. Bailey

R. Bailey 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).

  • Method of shutterless non-uniformity correction for infrared imagers
    Patent number: 9251595
    Abstract: A method of correcting an infrared image is provided. The method includes receiving an image from a camera comprising a first pixel with a first pixel value and a neighbor pixel with a neighbor pixel value. The first pixel and the neighbor pixel can be assumed to view the same object. The method further includes storing the first and neighbor pixel values in an image table, generating a corrected image table by adding the first pixel value to a corrected pixel value in a correction table, determining that the camera is not moving, and masking edges in the corrected image table. The method further includes updating the correction table by: determining that the first pixel value and neighbor pixel value are not edges, computing the difference between the first and neighbor pixel values, and storing the difference in the correction table. The method further includes providing an output image table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLC
    Inventors: John R. Bailey, Rustin W. Allred
  • ENDOLUMINAL CARDIAC AND VENOUS VALVE PROSTHESES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND DELIVERY THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150366667
    Abstract: This invention relates to prosthetic cardiac and venous valves and a single catheter device and minimally invasive techniques for percutaneous and transluminal valvuloplasty and prosthetic valve implantation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Steven R. Bailey, Christopher T. Boyle
  • DEVICE FOR IN VIVO DELIVERY OF BIOACTIVE AGENTS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150342761
    Abstract: The drug eluting device consists of an implantable structural element for in vivo controlled delivery of bioactive active agents to a situs in a body. The implantable structural element may be configured as an implantable prosthesis, such as an endoluminal stent, cardiac valve, osteal implant or the like, which serves a dual function of being prosthetic and a carrier for a bioactive agent. Control over elution of the bioactive agents occurs through a plurality of cantilever-like cover members which prevent drug elution until an endogenous or exogenous stimulus causes the cover members to open and permit drug elution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Denes MARTON, Steven R. BAILEY, Christopher E. BANAS, Christoper T. BOYLE
  • Method and apparatus for preparing organs and tissues for laparoscopic surgery
    Patent number: 9198635
    Abstract: High intensity ultrasound (HIU) is used to facilitate surgical procedures, such as a laparoscopic partial nephrectomy, with minimal bleeding. An apparatus is configured to emit HIU from one or more transducers that are attached to a minimally invasive surgical instrument. Such a tool preferably can provide sufficient clamping pressure to collapse blood vessels' walls, so that they will be sealed by the application of the HIU, and by the resulting thermal ablation and tissue cauterization. Such an instrument can provide feedback to the user that the lesion is completely transmural and that blood flow to the region distal of the line of thermal ablation has ceased. Similar instruments having opposed arms can be configured for use in conventional surgical applications as well. Instruments can be implemented with transducers on only one arm, and an ultrasound reflective material disposed on the other arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: University of Washington
    Inventors: Lawrence A. Crum, Peter J. Kaczkowski, Stuart B. Mitchell, Michael R. Bailey
  • Methods and Systems for Detecting an Object in a Subject with Ultrasound
    Publication number: 20150320384
    Abstract: A system and method for detecting, via ultrasound, a concretion in a subject are provided. One or more ultrasound pulses are transmitted into the concretion and at least one object of interest, such as a bubble, present in the concretion. Reflection signals from the concretion and the bubble are then contrasted using the twinkling artifact, and a filter removes motion signals. An output device, such as a display, provides an indication of the presence of the concretion based on the reflection signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Bryan Cunitz, Wei Lu, Neil Owen, Oleg A. Sapozhnikov, Michael R. Bailey, Lawrence A. Crum, John Kucewicz, Barbrina Dunmire, Adam Maxwell, Mathew D. Sorensen
  • Methods and Systems for Estimating a Size of an Object in a Subject with Ultrasound
    Publication number: 20150320383
    Abstract: A system and method for determining, via ultrasound, a size of a concretion in a subject are provided. One or more ultrasound pulses are transmitted into a tissue in the subject, which are then reflected from the tissue and received by the ultrasound transducer. A shadow region obscured by the concretion that does not provide reflected signals is generated, and the width of the shadow region is measured. The width of the object is determined based on the width of the shadow region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Barbrina Dunmire, Bryan Cunitz, Oleg A. Sapozhnikov, Michael R. Bailey, Franklin Lee, Mathew D. Sorensen, Jonathan D. Harper, Yasser Haider
  • Method to Detect Drilling Dysfunctions
    Publication number: 20150275648
    Abstract: Methods and systems for detecting downhole bit dysfunction in a drill bit penetrating a subterranean formation comprising receiving a plurality of drilling parameters characterizing a wellbore drilling operation and calculating bit aggressiveness (?) at each of a plurality of points during drilling, wherein each point corresponds to time, depth, or both. A depth-of-cut (DOC), time derivative of bit aggressiveness ({dot over (?)}), calculated as d?/dt, or both, is calculated at each of the plurality of points. A two-dimensional data representation of the plurality of points, comprising ? in one dimension and DOC, {dot over (?)}, or both, in another dimension is created. Data features are extracted from the two-dimensional data representation and downhole bit dysfunction is identified by comparing the extracted data features with predefined criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Lei WANG, Jeffrey R. BAILEY, Brian J. O'DONNELL, Dar-Lon CHANG, Gregory S. PAYETTE
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PELLETIZED RECYCLED ASPHALT SHINGLES
    Publication number: 20150252534
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to compositions of and methods for pelletized recycled asphalt shingles used in asphalt pavement. In particular, the recycled asphalt shingle pellets include a soft center with a biofuel or bio-oil diluent, and a harder, water-resistant shell coating. It is believed that by using a biofuel, such as biodiesel, more recycled asphalt shingles material may be used in the formulation of asphalt cement without compromising the performance grade of the asphalt cement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: ROOF 2 ROAD, INC.
    Inventors: William P. Dempsey, William R. Bailey
  • Sulfonyl semicarbazides, semicarbazides and ureas, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods for treating hemorrhagic fever viruses, including infections associated with Arenaviruses
    Patent number: 9115065
    Abstract: Compounds, methods and pharmaceutical compositions for treating viral infections, by administering certain novel semicarbazides, sulfonyl carbazides, ureas and related compounds in therapeutically effective amounts are disclosed. Methods for preparing the compounds and methods of using the compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof are also disclosed. In particular, the treatment and prophylaxis of viral infections such as caused by hemorrhagic fever viruses is disclosed, i.e., including but not limited to Arenaviridae (Junin, Machupo, Guanavito, Sabia and Lassa), Filoviridae (ebola and Marburg viruses), Flaviviridae (yellow fever, omsk hemorrhagic fever and Kyasanur Forest disease viruses), and Bunyaviridae (Rift Valley fever).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Kineta, Inc.
    Inventors: Dongcheng Dai, Tove Bolken, Sean M. Amberg, Dennis E. Hruby, Thomas R. Bailey
  • Device for in vivo delivery of bioactive agents and method of manufacture thereof
    Patent number: 9107605
    Abstract: The present invention consists of an implantable structural element for in vivo controlled delivery of bioactive active agents to a situs in a body. The implantable structural element may be configured as an implantable prosthesis, such as an endoluminal stent, cardiac valve, osteal implant or the like, which serves a dual function of being prosthetic and a carrier for a bioactive agent. Control over elution of the bioactive agents occurs through a plurality of cantilever-like cover members which prevent drug elution until an endogenous or exogenous stimulus causes the cover members to open and permit drug elution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Advanced Bio Prosthetic Surfaces, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Palmaz Scientific, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher T. Boyle, Steven R. Bailey, Denes Marton, Christopher E. Banas
  • EVALUATION OF FIELD REPLACEABLE UNIT DEPENDENCIES AND CONNECTIONS
    Publication number: 20150205618
    Abstract: To select a master controller from a plurality of controllers, a computing system may consider whether connections between components within field replaceable units (FRUs) are functional as well as the data dependencies between the FRUs. For example, in addition to identifying whether the connections between the FRUs and the controllers are functional, the computing system sends instructions to each of the FRUs coupled to the controllers to determine if inter- and intra-FRU connections required for booting a compute node hosting the FRUs are functional. For instance, one FRU may depend on data from another FRU in order to boot. If a communication link between the FRUs is non-functional, the compute node may fail to boot. The computer system uses these evaluations to determine which of the controllers to select as the master.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sheldon R. BAILEY, Brent W. JACOBS
  • EVALUATION OF FIELD REPLACEABLE UNIT DEPENDENCIES AND CONNECTIONS
    Publication number: 20150205617
    Abstract: To select a master controller from a plurality of controllers, a computing system may consider whether connections between components within field replaceable units (FRUs) are functional as well as the data dependencies between the FRUs. For example, in addition to identifying whether the connections between the FRUs and the controllers are functional, the computing system sends instructions to each of the FRUs coupled to the controllers to determine if inter- and intra-FRU connections required for booting a compute node hosting the FRUs are functional. For instance, one FRU may depend on data from another FRU in order to boot. If a communication link between the FRUs is non-functional, the compute node may fail to boot. The computer system uses these evaluations to determine which of the controllers to select as the master.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sheldon R. BAILEY, Brent W. JACOBS
  • Sulfonyl semicarbazides, semicarbazides and ureas, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods for treating hemorrhagic fever viruses, including infections associated with arenaviruses
    Patent number: 9067873
    Abstract: Compounds, methods and pharmaceutical compositions for treating viral infections, by administering certain novel semicarbazides, sulfonyl carbazides, ureas and related compounds in therapeutically effective amounts are disclosed. Methods for preparing the compounds and methods of using the compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof are also disclosed. In particular, the treatment and prophylaxis of viral infections such as caused by hemorrhagic fever viruses is disclosed, i.e., including but not limited to Arenaviridae (Junin, Machupo, Guanavito, Sabia and Lassa), Filoviridae (ebola and Marburg viruses), Flaviviridae (yellow fever, omsk hemorrhagic fever and Kyasanur Forest disease viruses), and Bunyaviridae (Rift Valley fever).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Kineta Four, LLC
    Inventors: Yijun Deng, Theodore J. Nitz, Thomas R. Bailey, Yanming Zhang, Sylvie Laquerre
  • Estimating confidence for query revision models
    Patent number: 9069841
    Abstract: An information retrieval system includes a query revision architecture that integrates multiple different query revisers, each implementing one or more query revision strategies. A revision server receives a user's query, and interfaces with the various query revisers, each of which generates one or more potential revised queries. The revision server evaluates the potential revised queries, and selects one or more of them to provide to the user. A session-based reviser suggests one or more revised queries, given a first query, by calculating an expected utility for the revised query. The expected utility is calculated as the product of a frequency of occurrence of the query pair and an increase in quality of the revised query over the first query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Bailey, Alexis J. Battle, Benedict A. Gomes, P. Pandurang Nayak
  • Manhole Security Device and Methods Thereof
    Publication number: 20150170488
    Abstract: A security device for detecting the position of a manhole cover includes a pinger device, such as an acoustic pinger, that transmits a signal in the direction of the expected position of the manhole cover. The device takes energy samples to determine if the signal has been reflected back by the manhole cover. If the device determines the signal has not been reflected, it determines that the manhole cover has been moved from the expected position. In response, the device captures an image of an area around the expected position of the manhole cover. In addition, the device can notify a remote security station via a network that the manhole cover has been moved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Robert R. Miller, Edward G. Amoroso, Susan R. Bailey, Lusheng Ji, Harry R. Worstell, David M. Britz
  • Compounds, compositions and methods for treatment and prevention of infections and associated diseases
    Patent number: 9045418
    Abstract: Methods of using di, tri, and tetracyclic acylhydrazide derivatives and analogs, as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, for the treatment or prophylaxis of viral infections and diseases associated therewith, particularly those viral infections and associated diseases caused by the orthopoxvirus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: SIGA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Jordan, Thomas R. Bailey, Susan R. Rippin, Dongcheng Dai
  • MALE CIRCUMCISCION DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20150142007
    Abstract: The present technology relates generally to surgical devices for male circumcision and associated systems and methods. In some embodiments, a circumcision device configured in accordance with the technology comprises an outer member configured to be positioned along an exterior portion of a prepuce adjacent a glans of a penis of a human patient. The outer member may include an open-ended band moveable between an unlocked position and a plurality of locked positions. The band includes circumferentially overlapping first and second ends in each of the locked positions, and defines a closed space having a different fixed diameter in each of the locked positions. The device can also include a cylindrical inner member configured to be positioned within the band of the outer member and adjacent an inner portion of the prepuce.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: John N. Krieger, Michael R. Bailey, James M. Hotaling, Brian Macconaghy, Francis Olson
  • Process for Applying a Friction Reducing Coating
    Publication number: 20150132539
    Abstract: A coated device comprising a body, a coating on at least a portion of a surface of the body, wherein the coating comprises, a terminal layer, and at least one underlayer positioned between the terminal layer and the body, the underlayer comprising a hardness of greater than 61 HRc, wherein prior to the addition of the terminal layer, at least one of the body and the underlayer is polished to a surface roughness of less than or equal to 1.0 micrometer Ra.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Jeffrey R. Bailey, Srinivasan Rajagopalan, Mehmet Deniz Ertas, Adnan Ozekcin, Bo Zhao
  • Base trial component with stem adaptor
    Patent number: D741487
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: DEPUY (IRELAND)
    Inventors: Shawn Langford, Ryan C. Keefer, Todd A. Kilpela, Jonathan C. Lee, Darren R. Bailey, William R. Macumber, Lisa M. Major
  • Tibial trial component
    Patent number: D748786
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: DEPUY (IRELAND)
    Inventors: Darren R. Bailey, Ryan C. Keefer, Todd A. Kilpela, William R. Macumber, Steven P. Gowers, Jonathan C. Lee, Lisa M. Major