Patents by Inventor Robert D. Zellers

Robert D. Zellers 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: 20220183584
    Abstract: Methods, devices and systems for location of the disposition of a medical probe in a subject are disclosed. An array of electromagnetic drive coil sets, each having two or three dimensionally oriented drive coils, a sensor coil being electromagnetically communicative with the array of electromagnetic drive coil sets, a discrete core wire providing response to electrical stimuli of the subject, and a controller communicative with and adapted to energize one or more of the electromagnetic coils in the array of electromagnetic drive coil sets are disclosed. Energizing of the one or more of the electromagnetic coils including one or more of energizing the coils singly, or in pairs of x-y and y-z or x-z coils while measuring the response of the sensor coil, whereby the system uses the measurements of the responses of the sensor coil to calculate the location of the sensor coil relative to said drive coil sets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Peter E. NELSON, Robert D. ZELLERS, Charles W. HENRY
  • Patent number: 11150207
    Abstract: Methods, devices and systems for three-dimensional location of the disposition of a sensor coil in a subject including are disclosed. The systems include an array of three or more triplet or quadruplet drive coil sets, at least one moveable sensor coil configured to be disposed in a subject and to provide one or more sensor coil response signals responsive to the respective electromagnetic wave fields, a receiving component configured to control drive signals to the array of drive coil sets and to measure sensor coil response signals from the moveable sensor coil, and a processor is configured to determine a sensor coil disposition in the subject relative to said triplet or quadruplet drive coil sets. The receiving component provides a modified drive signal to maximize or optimize the generated respective electromagnetic wave fields, or the one or more sensor coil response signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: TELEFLEX LIFE SCIENCES LIMITED
    Inventors: Peter E. Nelson, Robert D. Zellers, Charles W. Henry
  • Patent number: 11122991
    Abstract: Methods, devices and systems for location of the disposition of a medical probe in a subject are disclosed. An array of electromagnetic drive coil sets, each set having two or three dimensionally oriented drive coils, a sensor coil being electromagnetically communicative with the array of electromagnetic drive coil sets, a discrete core wire providing response to electrical stimuli of the subject, and a system controller communicative with and adapted to energize one or more of the electromagnetic coils in the array of electromagnetic drive coil sets are disclosed. The energizing of the one or more of the electromagnetic coils including one or more of energizing the coils singly, or in pairs of x-y and y-z or x-z coils while measuring the response of the sensor coil, whereby the system uses the measurements of the responses of the sensor coil to calculate the location of the sensor coil relative to said drive coil sets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: TELEFLEX LIFE SCIENCES LIMITED
    Inventors: Peter E. Nelson, Robert D. Zellers, Charles W. Henry
  • Publication number: 20200085343
    Abstract: Methods, devices and systems for location of the disposition of a medical probe in a subject are disclosed. An array of electromagnetic drive coil sets, each set having two or three dimensionally oriented drive coils, a sensor coil being electromagnetically communicative with the array of electromagnetic drive coil sets, a discrete core wire providing response to electrical stimuli of the subject, and a system controller communicative with and adapted to energize one or more of the electromagnetic coils in the array of electromagnetic drive coil sets are disclosed. The energizing of the one or more of the electromagnetic coils including one or more of energizing the coils singly, or in pairs of x-y and y-z or x-z coils while measuring the response of the sensor coil, whereby the system uses the measurements of the responses of the sensor coil to calculate the location of the sensor coil relative to said drive coil sets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Peter E. NELSON, Robert D. ZELLERS, Charles W. HENRY
  • Patent number: 10480959
    Abstract: Methods, devices and systems for three-dimensional location of the disposition of a sensor coil in a subject including are disclosed. The systems include an array of three or more quadruplet drive coil sets, where each quadruplet drive coil set include at least four discrete drive coils, at least one moveable sensor coil configured to provide one or more sensor coil response signals, a first system component providing AC drive signals to energize the discrete drive coils, a second system component for receiving the one or more sensor coil response signals from the at least one moveable sensor coil, and a processor configured to determine a sensor coil disposition of the at least one moveable sensor coil in the subject relative to the quadruplet drive coil sets based on the one or more sensor coil response signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: TELEFLEX MEDICAL DEVICES S.À R.L
    Inventors: Peter E. Nelson, Robert D. Zellers, Charles W. Henry
  • Publication number: 20190150784
    Abstract: Methods, devices and systems for location of the disposition of a medical probe in a subject are disclosed. An array of electromagnetic drive coil sets, each set having two or three dimensionally oriented drive coils, a sensor coil being electromagnetically communicative with the array of electromagnetic drive coil sets, a discrete core wire providing response to electrical stimuli of the subject, and a system controller communicative with and adapted to energize one or more of the electromagnetic coils in the array of electromagnetic drive coil sets are disclosed. The energizing of the one or more of the electromagnetic coils including one or more of energizing the coils singly, or in pairs of x-y and y-z or x-z coils while measuring the response of the sensor coil, whereby the system uses the measurements of the responses of the sensor coil to calculate the location of the sensor coil relative to said drive coil sets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Peter E. NELSON, Robert D. ZELLERS, Charles W. HENRY
  • Publication number: 20190086349
    Abstract: Methods, devices and systems for three-dimensional location of the disposition of a sensor coil in a subject including are disclosed. The systems include an array of three or more triplet or quadruplet drive coil sets, at least one moveable sensor coil configured to be disposed in a subject and to provide one or more sensor coil response signals responsive to the respective electromagnetic wave fields, a receiving component configured to control drive signals to the array of drive coil sets and to measure sensor coil response signals from the moveable sensor coil, and a processor is configured to determine a sensor coil disposition in the subject relative to said triplet or quadruplet drive coil sets. The receiving component provides a modified drive signal to maximize or optimize the generated respective electromagnetic wave fields, or the one or more sensor coil response signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Peter E. NELSON, Robert D. ZELLERS, Charles W. HENRY
  • Patent number: 10197518
    Abstract: Methods, devices and systems for three-dimensional location of the disposition of a sensor coil in a subject including are disclosed. The systems include an array of three or more triplet or quadruplet drive coil sets, at least one moveable sensor coil configured to be disposed in a subject and to provide one or more sensor coil response signals responsive to the respective electromagnetic wave fields, a receiving component configured to control drive signals to the array of drive coil sets and to measure sensor coil response signals from the moveable sensor coil, and a processor is configured to determine a sensor coil disposition in the subject relative to said triplet or quadruplet drive coil sets. The receiving component provides a modified drive signal to maximize or optimize the generated respective electromagnetic wave fields, or the one or more sensor coil response signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: TELEFLEX MEDICAL DEVICES S.À R.L.
    Inventors: Peter E. Nelson, Robert D. Zellers, Charles W. Henry
  • Patent number: 10119928
    Abstract: Methods, devices and systems for three-dimensional location of the disposition of a sensor coil in a subject including are disclosed. The systems include an array of three or more triplet or quadruplet drive coil sets, at least one moveable sensor coil configured to be disposed in a subject and to provide one or more sensor coil response signals responsive to the respective electromagnetic wave fields, a receiving component configured to control drive signals to the array of drive coil sets and to measure sensor coil response signals from the moveable sensor coil, and a processor is configured to determine a sensor coil disposition in the subject relative to said triplet or quadruplet drive coil sets. The receiving component provides a modified drive signal to maximize or optimize the generated respective electromagnetic wave fields, or the one or more sensor coil response signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: TELEFLEX MEDICAL DEVICES S.À R.L.
    Inventors: Peter E. Nelson, Robert D. Zellers, Charles W. Henry
  • Patent number: 10098567
    Abstract: Methods, devices and systems for location of the disposition of a medical probe in a subject are disclosed. An array of electromagnetic drive coil sets, each set having two or three dimensionally oriented drive coils, a sensor coil being electromagnetically communicative with the array of electromagnetic drive coil sets, a discrete core wire providing response to electrical stimuli of the subject, and a system controller communicative with and adapted to energize one or more of the electromagnetic coils in the array of electromagnetic drive coil sets are disclosed. The energizing of the one or more of the electromagnetic coils including one or more of energizing the coils singly, or in pairs of x-y and y-z or x-z coils while measuring the response of the sensor coil, whereby the system uses the measurements of the responses of the sensor coil to calculate the location of the sensor coil relative to said drive coil sets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: TELEFLEX MEDICAL DEVICES S.À R.L
    Inventors: Peter E. Nelson, Robert D. Zellers, Charles W. Henry
  • Publication number: 20160320210
    Abstract: Methods, devices and systems for location of the disposition of a medical probe in a subject are disclosed. An array of electromagnetic drive coil sets, each set having two or three dimensionally oriented drive coils, a sensor coil being electromagnetically communicative with the array of electromagnetic drive coil sets, a discrete core wire providing response to electrical stimuli of the subject, and a system controller communicative with and adapted to energize one or more of the electromagnetic coils in the array of electromagnetic drive coil sets are disclosed. The energizing of the one or more of the electromagnetic coils including one or more of energizing the coils singly, or in pairs of x-y and y-z or x-z coils while measuring the response of the sensor coil, whereby the system uses the measurements of the responses of the sensor coil to calculate the location of the sensor coil relative to said drive coil sets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Peter E. Nelson, Robert D. Zellers, Charles W. Henry
  • Publication number: 20160245670
    Abstract: Methods, devices and systems for three-dimensional location of the disposition of a sensor coil in a subject including are disclosed. The systems include an array of three or more quadruplet drive coil sets, where each quadruplet drive coil set include at least four discrete drive coils, at least one moveable sensor coil configured to provide one or more sensor coil response signals, a first system component providing AC drive signals to energize the discrete drive coils, a second system component for receiving the one or more sensor coil response signals from the at least one moveable sensor coil, and a processor configured to determine a sensor coil disposition of the at least one moveable sensor coil in the subject relative to the quadruplet drive coil sets based on the one or more sensor coil response signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Peter E. Nelson, Robert D. ZELLERS, Charles W. HENRY
  • Patent number: 8391956
    Abstract: Methods, devices and systems for one or both of two- or three-dimensional location of the disposition of a sensor coil in a subject including: an array of electromagnetic drive coil sets, each set having two or three dimensionally oriented drive coils; a sensor coil being electromagnetically communicative with the array of electromagnetic drive coil sets; and, a system controller communicative with and adapted to energize one or more of the electromagnetic coils in the array of electromagnetic drive coil sets, the energizing of the one or more of the electromagnetic coils including one or more of energizing the coils singly, or in pairs of x-y and y-z or x-z coils, or in triplets of x-y-z coils while measuring the response of the sensor coil; whereby the system uses the measurements of the responses of the sensor coil to calculate the location and orientation of the sensor coil relative to said drive coil sets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Inventors: Robert D. Zellers, Peter E. Nelson, Charles W. Henry
  • Patent number: 8380289
    Abstract: Methods, devices and systems for one or both of two- or three-dimensional location of the disposition of a sensor coil in a subject including: an array of electromagnetic drive coil sets, each set having two or three dimensionally oriented drive coils; a sensor coil being electromagnetically communicative with the array of electromagnetic drive coil sets; and, a system controller communicative with and adapted to energize one or more of the electromagnetic coils in the array of electromagnetic drive coil sets, the energizing of the one or more of the electromagnetic coils including one or more of energizing the coils singly, or in pairs of x-y and y-z or x-z coils, or in triplets of x-y-z coils while measuring the response of the sensor coil; whereby the system uses the measurements of the responses of the sensor coil to calculate the location and orientation of the sensor coil relative to said drive coil sets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Inventors: Robert D. Zellers, Peter E. Nelson, Charles W. Henry
  • Publication number: 20120130229
    Abstract: Methods, devices and systems for one or both of two- or three-dimensional location of the disposition of a sensor coil in a subject including: an array of electromagnetic drive coil sets, each set having two or three dimensionally oriented drive coils; a sensor coil being electromagnetically communicative with the array of electromagnetic drive coil sets; and, a system controller communicative with and adapted to energize one or more of the electromagnetic coils in the array of electromagnetic drive coil sets, the energizing of the one or more of the electromagnetic coils including one or more of energizing the coils singly, or in pairs of x-y and y-z or x-z coils, or in triplets of x-y-z coils while measuring the response of the sensor coil; whereby the system uses the measurements of the responses of the sensor coil to calculate the location and orientation of the sensor coil relative to said drive coil sets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: NOSTIX LLC
    Inventors: Robert D. Zellers, Peter E. Nelson, Charles W. Henry
  • Publication number: 20120130228
    Abstract: Methods, devices and systems for one or both of two- or three-dimensional location of the disposition of a sensor coil in a subject including: an array of electromagnetic drive coil sets, each set having two or three dimensionally oriented drive coils; a sensor coil being electromagnetically communicative with the array of electromagnetic drive coil sets; and, a system controller communicative with and adapted to energize one or more of the electromagnetic coils in the array of electromagnetic drive coil sets, the energizing of the one or more of the electromagnetic coils including one or more of energizing the coils singly, or in pairs of x-y and y-z or x-z coils, or in triplets of x-y-z coils while measuring the response of the sensor coil; whereby the system uses the measurements of the responses of the sensor coil to calculate the location and orientation of the sensor coil relative to said drive coil sets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: NOSTIX LLC
    Inventors: Robert D. Zellers, Peter E. Nelson, Charles W. Henry
  • Patent number: 5440466
    Abstract: A retrofit unit for a fluorescent lighting fixture having a housing with an open face and a method for installing same. The retrofit unit includes a reflector plate for covering the open face of the housing and brackets for attaching the reflector plate to the housing. The reflector plate has slots formed therein which cooperate with the brackets for adjusting the reflector plate to fit the housing. At least one of the brackets acts as a hinge allowing the reflector plate to rotate away from the open face of the housing. The method includes providing the reflector plate and brackets, as well as inserting a bracket in a slot, adjusting the brackets relative to the slots, and adjusting fasteners relative to the brackets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1995
    Assignee: Holophane Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: William W. Belisle, Robert A. Catone, John C. McCartney, Robert D. Zeller
  • Patent number: 4719540
    Abstract: A unitized electrical component mounting device and no more than three fasteners quickly secures a capacitor, a starter and a ballast in their preferred positions within a housing. Versatility is provided by providing for detachable appendages of different sizes for securing ballasts of different sizes in place within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1988
    Assignee: Manville Corporation
    Inventors: Mark San George, Robert L. Ewing, Mark A. Rhodes, Robert D. Zeller
  • Patent number: 4214590
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing and displaying ECG waveforms and the like is comprised of a playback circuit to demodulate FM and digital signals for transcription on an endless paper loop in a series of straight lines or traces. A paper loop drive unit is capable of handling and advancing the endless loop continuously past one or more scribing pens which are offset in succession to produce a predetermined number of traces in parallel rows across the length of the loop with time segment markings closely correlated with the information recorded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1977
    Date of Patent: July 29, 1980
    Assignee: International Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Charles M. Patnoi, Daniel Cooper, Robert D. Zellers
  • Patent number: D383866
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1997
    Assignee: Holophane Corporation
    Inventors: Bonnie J. Brohard, Herbert A. Fouke, Robert D. Zeller, Peter A. Koloski