Patents by Inventor Robert Barry

Robert Barry 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: 12133670
    Abstract: A method for treating emphysema with a condensable vapor includes creating a plurality of collateral channels through the airway walls, and delivering the condensable vapor to the airways. The condensable vapor flows to the diseased parenchymal tissue through the airways and the collateral channels. Condensable vapor to contact the tissue heats the tissue, reducing it in volume. Apparatuses are described to create the openings and ablate the lung tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Uptake Medical Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Barry, Erik Henne
  • Patent number: 12117601
    Abstract: Disclosed in one aspect is a method for performing a complete blood count (CBC) on a sample of whole blood by metering a predetermined amount of the whole blood and mixing it with a predetermined amount of diluent and stain and transferring a portion thereof to an imaging chamber of fixed dimensions and utilizing an automated microscope with digital camera and cell counting and recognition software to count every white blood cell and red blood corpuscle and platelet in the sample diluent/stain mixture to determine the number of red cells, white cells, and platelets per unit volume, and analyzing the white cells with cell recognition software to classify them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Medica Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald Jones, Adrian Gropper, Robert Hagopian, Charles Rogers, Thomas Vitella, Donald Barry, Jr., Dirk Osterloh, Chen Yi, Tyler Cote
  • Patent number: 12102368
    Abstract: A bone positioning guide may include a main body member, a shaft, and a bone engagement member. The shaft can be movably connected to the main body member and have the bone engagement member rotatably coupled to its distal end. The bone engagement member can have a surface configured to engage a bone. The main body member can also include a tip opposite the bone engagement member for engaging a second bone. In use, the bone engagement member may be positioned in contact with a medial side of a first metatarsal while the tip is positioned in contact with a lateral side of a different metatarsal, such as a second metatarsal. The shaft can then be moved to advance the bone engagement member toward the tip, causing realignment of the first metatarsal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.
    Inventors: W. Bret Smith, Paul Dayton, Sean F. Scanlan, F. Barry Bays, Carlos Eduardo Gil, John T. Treace, Robert D. Santrock, Daniel J. Hatch, Joe W. Ferguson
  • Patent number: 12099963
    Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of acquiring, by a processor node, identification data from an asset producer node over a supply blockchain, generating, by the processor node, a unique identifier (ID) for the asset producer node, and executing a smart contract to: map the ID to the identification data and provide an entitlement to the asset producer node to a plurality of supplier nodes based on the mapped ID.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Nathan Robert Barry, Sheela Shetty, Yi-Min Chee
  • Publication number: 20240307668
    Abstract: An expandable introducer sheath with an interlock dilator. The present technology provides an expandable sheath with a step feature inside its distal opening, and a dilator with an interlock that includes a catch surface configured to engage with the step feature and resist further relative movement so that the body of the dilator is prevented from exiting the distal end of the expandable sheath. This interlocking engagement may allow the dilator to be used to extend and maintain tension on the expandable sheath during insertion into a patient, and then to be retracted from the expandable sheath by pulling the dilator in the opposite direction. The present technology also provides a dilator hub with a spring mechanism configured to achieve and maintain a desired tension on the expandable sheath and to prevent overextension of the expandable sheath when the dilator is being inserted into the expandable sheath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: ABIOMED, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Nason Korkuch, Robert Fishman, Michael Thomas Finnegan, Charles DeLorenzo, Andrew Gentile, Anne Gabrielle McLoughlin, Robert Swierczek, Matthew D'Agostino, Jonathan Barry
  • Patent number: 12080409
    Abstract: Systems and techniques to ensure reliable operation of devices, such as medical devices, that are configured to execute installed software are described. A secure software update process for the device utilizes multiple integrity checks in order to prove that software integrity has not been compromised before the device is allowed to be put into service with the software installed thereon. Also described is a computer architecture for an external defibrillator that isolates the execution of installed software applications by separately compiling the code for those applications and by executing the separately-compiled applications on different processors of the defibrillator. Among other things, this allows the defibrillator to be “brought online” faster, such as to deliver a shock to a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis M. Skelton, Steven Barry Duke, Richard Mackie, Mark Rutzer, James Wootten, Alexander Frolov, Mark G. Killebrew, Seshadri K. Padmanabha, David B. Stewart, Robert Bales, Dale R. Beuning
  • Publication number: 20240268876
    Abstract: A technique for correcting a bone deformity, such as a bunion, may be performed using an instrument. In some examples, the technique involves inserting the instrument between a first metatarsal and a second metatarsal. The technique further includes preparing an end of the first metatarsal and preparing an end of a medial cuneiform opposing the end of the first metatarsal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: F. Barry Bays, Robert D. Santrock, Paul Dayton, Daniel J. Hatch, W. Bret Smith, Carlos Eduardo Gil, Sean F. Scanlan, Joe William Ferguson, John T. Treace
  • Publication number: 20240268836
    Abstract: A bone cutting guide may include a support that contains a shaft movable relative to the support. The shaft may carry a guide member having one or more cut guides through which a clinician inserts a cutting member to cut bone positioned under the guide cut guides. In operation, a clinician may fixate the support of the bone cutting guide to a bone and translate the guide member until the one or more cut guides are positioned at a desired cut location. The clinician may then perform a cut through the cut guide. In some examples, the bone cutting guide includes additional components, such as bridging member or secondary cut guide, to provide additional functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Paul Dayton, Robert D. Santrock, Daniel J. Hatch, W. Bret Smith, Carlos Eduardo Gil, Sean F. Scanlan, Joe William Ferguson, F. Barry Bays, John T. Treace
  • Publication number: 20240245438
    Abstract: A bone positioning guide may include a main body member, a shaft, and a bone engagement member. The shaft can be movably connected to the main body member and have the bone engagement member rotatably coupled to its distal end. The bone engagement member can have a surface configured to engage a bone. The main body member can also include a tip opposite the bone engagement member for engaging a second bone. In use, the bone engagement member may be positioned in contact with a medial side of a first metatarsal while the tip is positioned in contact with a lateral side of a different metatarsal, such as a second metatarsal. The shaft can then be moved to advance the bone engagement member toward the tip, causing realignment of the first metatarsal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: W. Bret Smith, Paul Dayton, Sean F. Scanlan, F. Barry Bays, Carlos Eduardo Gil, John T. Treace, Robert D. Santrock, Daniel J. Hatch, Joe W. Ferguson
  • Publication number: 20240245437
    Abstract: Methods for temporarily fixing an orientation of a bone or bones. Methods of correcting a bunion deformity. Bone positioning devices. Methods of using a bone positioning device. Bone preparation guides. Methods of using a bone preparation guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Robert D. Santrock, Paul Dayton, Daniel J. Hatch, W. Bret Smith, F. Barry Bays, Carlos Eduardo Gil, Sean F. Scanlan, Joe W. Ferguson, John T. Treace
  • Publication number: 20240047052
    Abstract: A system and method that utilizes machine learning, volume prediction, input staffing and acuity data, and simulation data to align staffing coverage with forecasted coverage needs of an institution, such as a healthcare facility. The system can better match staffing coverage with staffing needs and patient demand resulting in cost savings and reducing the risk of overworking existing staff.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Nicholas Jordan Ruiz, Jeremy Charles Martin, Robert Barry Reilly
  • Publication number: 20240039207
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed towards a distribution module assembly configured for mounting to a marine vessel and comprising a mounting bracket connected to a housing to aid in the stabilization of the marine vessel moving through water. The distribution module assembly further comprises a printed circuit board, a connector plate, and connectors which may connect to a variety of electronic components which also aid in the stabilization of the marine vessel. The printed circuit board is further configured to interface with various electronic components on the marine vessel such as a software control module, an engine control module, a navigation system, a gyroscopic stabilizer, a water engagement device, an engine, and other similar components that could provide the intended functionality and stability during operation of a marine vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Robert Barry, Nicholas J. Troche, Stephen Scott
  • Patent number: 11876890
    Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of generating, by a processor node, an identifier (ID) for an asset producer node, mapping, by the processor node, the ID to an identity of an asset producer node, receiving, by the processor node, a request from a supplier node from a plurality of supplier nodes for the asset producer node to be added to a supply blockchain, and providing entitlements to the plurality of the supplier nodes based on the mapped ID.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Nathan Robert Barry, Sheela Shetty, Yi-Min Chee
  • Publication number: 20230042024
    Abstract: A vapor ablation handpiece for assisting a physician perform vapor ablation with a vapor ablation catheter includes a vapor generating element arranged in a coil shape. A mandrel seated in the body of the handpiece affixes the vapor generating element in the coiled arrangement. A voltage difference is supplied across the length of the vapor generating element when activated, causing the vapor generating element to heat liquid therein converting the liquid to vapor. The heated condensable vapor is delivered to a target tissue through the catheter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Erik HENNE, Joshua Pieter KROON, Joseph Jin Hyo LEE, Robert BARRY
  • Publication number: 20220395309
    Abstract: A method for treating emphysema with a condensable vapor includes creating a plurality of collateral channels through the airway walls, and delivering the condensable vapor to the airways. The condensable vapor flows to the diseased parenchymal tissue through the airways and the collateral channels. Condensable vapor to contact the tissue heats the tissue, reducing it in volume. Apparatuses are described to create the openings and ablate the lung tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: Uptake Medical Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Barry, Erik HENNE
  • Patent number: 11512806
    Abstract: A restraint system for use in securing temporary flow lines that include multiple pipe sections, each pair of pipe sections connected together with a fitting or coupling such as a hammer joint coupling. The system includes multiple pluralities of endless loop slings connected end to end with a cow hitch or girth hitch knot. Disconnectable fittings (e.g., shackles) are placed every three or more slings so that easy disassembly is afforded in case of leakage or other failure. In one embodiment, a waterproof sleeve is an outer layer that surrounds or encapsulates an inner layer so that the inner layer remains dry and thus will not freeze.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: GULFSTREAM SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Barry Bond, Jr., James Brian Bordelon, Mark P. Charpentier, Michael F. Mire
  • Patent number: 11490946
    Abstract: A vapor ablation handpiece for assisting a physician perform vapor ablation with a vapor ablation catheter includes a vapor generating element arranged in a coil shape. A mandrel seated in the body of the handpiece affixes the vapor generating element in the coiled arrangement. A voltage difference is supplied across the length of the vapor generating element when activated, causing the vapor generating element to heat liquid therein converting the liquid to vapor. The heated condensable vapor is delivered to a target tissue through the catheter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Uptake Medical Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Erik Henne, Joshua Pieter Kroon, Joseph Jin Hyo Lee, Robert Barry
  • Patent number: D1009803
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Seakeeper, Inc.
    Inventors: Nabil I. Imam, Nicholas J. Troche, Robert Barry
  • Patent number: D1039369
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Seakeeper, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Barry, Brian Steele
  • Patent number: D1039959
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Seakeeper, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Barry, Brian Steele