Patents by Inventor Robert A. Rousseau

Robert A. Rousseau 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).

  • Patent number: 12101615
    Abstract: A loudspeaker diaphragm (12) comprising a woven fibre body supports damping material (25), for example PVA polymer, on a rearward-facing surface (24). The woven fibre body may be formed of lengths (14) non-metallic fibre material (for example glass fibre) coating with a thin metal coating (32). The mass of the layer of damping material (25) may be less than the mass of the woven fibre body. An attractive sparkly looking loudspeaker diaphragm (12) may thus be provided which damps undesirable vibration whilst providing a flatter frequency-response curve (50).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: B&W Group Ltd.
    Inventors: Thomas O′Brien, Martial Andre Robert Rousseau
  • Patent number: 12011161
    Abstract: A needle camera adaptor includes a tube-shaped body having a proximal end, a distal end, a longitudinal axis, and a lumen that extends along the longitudinal axis. A centrally-located lateral access opening is formed in an outer wall of the tube-shaped body. A needle securing channel is formed in the outer wall and extends between the lateral access opening and the distal end of the tube-shaped body. A curved suture needle is disposed within the needle securing channel. The needle securing channel and the curved suture needle extend along an axis that defines an oblique angle with the longitudinal axis of the needle camera adaptor. A visualization device, facing distally, is positioned within the lumen at the proximal end of the tube-shaped body. The lateral access opening, the needle securing channel, and the curved suture needle are located within a field of view of the visualization device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Doug Souls, Robert Rousseau, Alexander M. Cannara, Noha Elmouelhi, Jared Schneider, Wayne Holloway
  • Publication number: 20240164778
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a proximal body portion configured to be gripped by a user, a distal body portion that terminates at a spreading tip configured to spread a topical skin adhesive along an application surface, and a flexural body portion that interconnects the proximal and distal body portions to define a monolithic body. In response to an input force applied by a user to the proximal body portion when the spreading tip is positioned against the application surface, the flexural body portion is configured to buckle non-uniformly along a lateral width of the apparatus. Additionally, or alternatively, the flexural body portion is configured to elastically deform so that the distal body portion angularly deflects relative to the proximal body portion to thereby limit to a predetermined range a resultant normal force exerted by the spreading tip on the topical skin adhesive along the application surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Jason T. Perkins, Grant S. Miller, Douglas E. Souls, Robert A. Rousseau
  • Publication number: 20240048910
    Abstract: A loudspeaker diaphragm (12) comprising a woven fibre body supports damping material (25), for example PVA polymer, on a rearward-facing surface (24). The woven fibre body may be formed of lengths (14) non-metallic fibre material (for example glass fibre) coating with a thin metal coating (32). The mass of the layer of damping material (25) may be less than the mass of the woven fibre body. An attractive sparkly looking loudspeaker diaphragm (12) may thus be provided which damps undesirable vibration whilst providing a flatter frequency-response curve (50).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas O'Brien, Martial Andre Robert Rousseau
  • Patent number: 11832812
    Abstract: A system for making a surgical suture having a reformed tip includes a receiver die having a top surface, a bottom surface, and an elongated channel formed in the top surface that extends between first and second ends of said receiver die. The elongated channel includes a suture channel having a first end and a second end, a first sloping surface that extends downwardly between the first end of the suture channel and the first end of the receiver die, and a second sloping surface that extends downwardly between the second end of the suture channel and the second end of the receiver die. The system includes an upper die having a top surface and a bottom surface that opposes the top surface of the receiver die. The system has an open die position in which the bottom surface of the upper die is spaced away from the top surface of the receiver die and a closed die position in which the bottom surface of the upper die is in contact with the top surface of the receiver die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert A. Rousseau
  • Patent number: 11743651
    Abstract: A loudspeaker diaphragm (12) comprising a woven fibre body supports damping material (25), for example PVA polymer, on a rearward-facing surface (24). The woven fibre body may be formed of lengths (14) non-metallic fibre material (for example glass fibre) coating with a thin metal coating (32). The mass of the layer of damping material (25) may be less than the mass of the woven fibre body. An attractive sparkly looking loudspeaker diaphragm (12) may thus be provided which damps undesirable vibration whilst providing a flatter frequency-response curve (50).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: B&W Group Ltd.
    Inventors: Thomas O'Brien, Martial Andre Robert Rousseau
  • Publication number: 20230117602
    Abstract: An ironless magnet assembly (128) for a loudspeaker (101) comprising two pairs of magnets (136) is disclosed. Each magnet (136) of each pair having a north pole and a south pole, a first pair of magnets (136c, 136d) are arranged with the north poles of the magnets of that pair facing each other and a second pair of magnets (136a, 136b) are arranged with the south poles of the magnets of that pair facing each other. The first pair of magnets (136c, 136d) are located opposite the second pair of magnets (136a, 136b) to define a voice coil gap (112) therebetween with each north pole of the first pair being located opposite a south pole of the second pair across the voice coil gap (112).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Martial Andre Robert Rousseau, Marco Baratelli
  • Patent number: 11589867
    Abstract: Novel compositions and systems for closure of wounds are disclosed. The compositions provide devices of improved flexibility and elasticity and are readily applied to wound sites or over wound closure devices. The present invention is also directed to a novel platinum catalyst for use in such compositions. The catalyst provides for rapid curing on topical surfaces such as skin and bonds to such surfaces in about 2-5 minutes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Duan Li Ou, Robert Rousseau, Leo B. Kriksunov, Julian Quintero
  • Publication number: 20220329947
    Abstract: A loudspeaker diaphragm (12) comprising a woven fibre body supports damping material (25), for example PVA polymer, on a rearward-facing surface (24). The woven fibre body may be formed of lengths (14) non-metallic fibre material (for example glass fibre) coating with a thin metal coating (32). The mass of the layer of damping material (25) may be less than the mass of the woven fibre body. An attractive sparkly looking loudspeaker diaphragm (12) may thus be provided which damps undesirable vibration whilst providing a flatter frequency-response curve (50).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas O'Brien, Martial Andre Robert Rousseau
  • Publication number: 20220225983
    Abstract: A needle camera adaptor includes a tube-shaped body having a proximal end, a distal end, a longitudinal axis, and a lumen that extends along the longitudinal axis. A centrally-located lateral access opening is formed in an outer wall of the tube-shaped body. A needle securing channel is formed in the outer wall and extends between the lateral access opening and the distal end of the tube-shaped body. A curved suture needle is disposed within the needle securing channel. The needle securing channel and the curved suture needle extend along an axis that defines an oblique angle with the longitudinal axis of the needle camera adaptor. A visualization device, facing distally, is positioned within the lumen at the proximal end of the tube-shaped body. The lateral access opening, the needle securing channel, and the curved suture needle are located within a field of view of the visualization device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Doug Souls, Robert Rousseau, Alexander M. Cannara, Noha Elmouelhi, Jared Schneider, Wayne Holloway
  • Patent number: 11395069
    Abstract: A loudspeaker diaphragm (12) comprising a woven fibre body supports damping material (25), for example PVA polymer, on a rearward-facing surface (24). The woven fibre body may be formed of lengths (14) non-metallic fibre material (for example glass fibre) coating with a thin metal coating (32). The mass of the layer of damping material (25) may be less than the mass of the woven fibre body. An attractive sparkly looking loudspeaker diaphragm (12) may thus be provided which damps undesirable vibration whilst providing a flatter frequency-response curve (50).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: B&W Group Ltd.
    Inventors: Thomas O'Brien, Martial André Robert Rousseau
  • Publication number: 20220104812
    Abstract: A system for making a surgical suture having a reformed tip includes a receiver die having a top surface, a bottom surface, and an elongated channel formed in the top surface that extends between first and second ends of said receiver die. The elongated channel includes a suture channel having a first end and a second end, a first sloping surface that extends downwardly between the first end of the suture channel and the first end of the receiver die, and a second sloping surface that extends downwardly between the second end of the suture channel and the second end of the receiver die. The system includes an upper die having a top surface and a bottom surface that opposes the top surface of the receiver die. The system has an open die position in which the bottom surface of the upper die is spaced away from the top surface of the receiver die and a closed die position in which the bottom surface of the upper die is in contact with the top surface of the receiver die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventor: Robert A. Rousseau
  • Patent number: 11224421
    Abstract: A method of making a surgical suture having a reformed tip includes providing an elongated fiber having a first end, a second end, a central axis extending between the first and second ends thereof, and an outer surface that defines a cross-sectional dimension of the elongated fiber, and compressing a center region of the elongated fiber that is located between the first and second ends thereof for reshaping the center region into a core mass and a deformed mass that extends laterally outside the cross-sectional dimension of said elongated fiber. The method includes separating the deformed mass of the center region from the core mass of the center region so that only the core mass remains for interconnecting the first and second ends of the elongated fiber, and after separating the deformed mass from the core mass, reshaping the core mass into a reformed mass having a reformed mass central axis that is offset from the central axis of the elongated fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert A. Rousseau
  • Patent number: 11207068
    Abstract: A surgical stapler having an anvil including a plurality of staple forming pockets for forming staples. The staple forming pockets include first and second staple forming cups configured to receive first and second legs of a staple respectively. The first staple forming cup within each staple forming pocket has a different depth from the second staple forming cup within that staple forming pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Shaun Weadock, Robert Rousseau
  • Publication number: 20210369276
    Abstract: Novel compositions and systems for closure of wounds are disclosed. The compositions provide devices of improved flexibility and elasticity and are readily applied to wound sites or over wound closure devices. The present invention is also directed to a novel platinum catalyst for use in such compositions. The catalyst provides for rapid curing on topical surfaces such as skin and bonds to such surfaces in about 2-5 minutes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Duan Li Ou, Robert Rousseau, Leo B. Kriksunov, Julian Quintero
  • Patent number: 11137019
    Abstract: A joint assembly between a first component and a second component comprises a ball portion configured to be connected to the first component. A socket is configured to be connected to the second component or ground and comprises a socket base, a socket cover, and a spherical joint cavity within the assembled socket base and socket cover to receive the ball portion to form a spherical joint. At least one biasing member is in the joint assembly. A clamp clamps the socket base to the socket cover such that the at least one biasing member biases the socket base and the socket cover toward one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: D-BOX TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Robert Rousseau, Benoit Lupien, Steve Boulais, Jean-Francois Menard
  • Publication number: 20200390441
    Abstract: A device is disclosed for the securement of dermal tissues. The device provides approximation and eversion of the tissue as well as the placement of a fixation element that bridges a wound. The fixation element may be produced in several fixed or dynamic configurations that may or may not alter the ability to engage tissue in response to stresses placed upon the fixation member post-deployment. The delivery device inserts the fastener percutaneously through the epidermis into the sub-dermal position without entering the wound margins with any part of the approximation portion of the delivery device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Robert A. Rousseau, David C. Lindh, SR.
  • Patent number: 10812909
    Abstract: A loudspeaker diaphragm (12) comprising a woven fibre body supports damping material (25), for example PVA polymer, on a rearward-facing surface (24). The woven fibre body may be formed of lengths (14) non-metallic fibre material (for example glass fibre) coating with a thin metal coating (32). The mass of the layer of damping material (25) may be less than the mass of the woven fibre body. An attractive sparkly looking loudspeaker diaphragm (12) may thus be provided which damps undesirable vibration whilst providing a flatter frequency-response curve (50).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: EVA Automation, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas O'Brien, Martial André Robert Rousseau
  • Patent number: 10786248
    Abstract: A device is disclosed for the securement of dermal tissues. The device provides approximation and eversion of the tissue as well as the placement of a fixation element that bridges a wound. The fixation element may be produced in several fixed or dynamic configurations that may or may not alter the ability to engage tissue in response to stresses placed upon the fixation member post-deployment. The delivery device inserts the fastener percutaneously through the epidermis into the sub-dermal position without entering the wound margins with any part of the approximation portion of the delivery device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Ethicon. Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Rousseau, David C. Lindh, Sr.
  • Publication number: 20200285448
    Abstract: Polymeric fibers, and apparatuses for and methods of processing such fibers to be useful as sutures, where at least one end of a fiber includes a termination feature. The termination feature is formed through the application of energy to a coiled region of the fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventor: Robert A. Rousseau