Patents by Inventor Robert H. White

Robert H. White 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: 20250135157
    Abstract: A system for navigation of a luminal network including a catheter with a distal portion configured for articulation and a handle, a cradle configured to receive and support the handle, a first motor connected to the catheter, wherein the motor is operable to articulate the distal portion of the catheter, a second motor connected to the catheter, wherein the motor is operable to rotate the catheter about its longitudinal axis, and a user interface including at least one input, wherein signals generated by manipulation of the input are delivered to the first motor to articulate the catheter and to the second motor to rotate the catheter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Geoffrey A. Orth, Dany Junio, Julie A. Benton, Robert H. White, Jonathan Scott Thomson
  • Patent number: 4160802
    Abstract: A rapid, automated method for the determination of organic halogens is provided by an analytical system comprising a burner and combustion chamber for burning the organic halogen-containing sample in an oxygen-hydrogen flame; an absorption zone wherein the combustion gases are absorbed in a moving reagent film; and a colorimeter and recorder. With proper choice of reagent film, either total halogen (Cl, Br, I) content or specifically bromine content can be assayed automatically. The system is particularly useful for analysis of biological samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1978
    Date of Patent: July 10, 1979
    Assignee: University of Illinois Foundation
    Inventors: Robert H. White, Lowell P. Hager