Patents by Inventor Robert Joseph Harvey

Robert Joseph Harvey 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).

  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ELECTRICALLY COUPLING A UNIT UNDER TEST WITH A DEBUGGING COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20230184829
    Abstract: An apparatus for electrically coupling an electrical interface of a unit under test with a debugging component includes a bracket assembly having a socket configured to electrically couple with the electrical interface, a baseplate assembly configured to secure the unit under test on a plate, a crane assembly coupled to the bracket assembly, and a cable assembly. The crane assembly is configured to enable movement of the socket relative to the electrical interface in each of a horizontal direction, a vertical direction, and an angular direction; and secure the socket in place relative to the electrical interface while applying a force by the socket against the electrical interface. The cable assembly is associated in part with the bracket assembly and is configured to electrically couple with the socket at a first end and with the debugging component at a second end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Aleksandr Dean Schwerdt, Daniel Roy Ostrander, David Alexander Jachmann, Lynn Charles Berning, Robert Joseph Harvey, Eric Lee Severtson, Curtis Adam Harper
  • Step-down skeletal muscle energy conversion system
    Patent number: 5984857
    Abstract: This invention provides a simple skeletal muscle linear pull energy convertor which can harness the maximal amount of muscle power for a wide variety of implantable medical devices, including the full range of circulatory support devices. The muscle powered system provides completely implantable circulatory support as an alternative to cardiac transplantation, with a quality of life relatively free from external batteries, transcutaneous energy transmission and other electromechanical hardware.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: Thoratec Laboratories Corporation
    Inventors: Keith Evan Buck, David John Farrar, Robert Joseph Harvey, Philip Litwak, John Robert Rueff
  • Step-down skeletal muscle energy conversion system
    Patent number: 5701919
    Abstract: This invention provides a simple skeletal muscle linear pull energy convertor which can harness the maximal amount of muscle power for a wide variety of implantable medical devices, including the full range of circulatory support devices. The muscle powered system provides completely implantable circulatory support as an alternative to cardiac transplantation, with a quality of life relatively free from external batteries, transcutaneous energy transmission and other electromechanical hardware.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1997
    Assignee: Thoratec Laboratories Corporation
    Inventors: Keith Evan Buck, David John Farrar, Robert Joseph Harvey, Philip Litwak, John Robert Rueff
  • Step-down skeletal muscle energy conversion method
    Patent number: 5653676
    Abstract: This invention provides a simple skeletal muscle linear pull energy convertor which can harness the maximal amount of muscle power for a wide variety of implantable medical devices, including the full range of circulatory support devices. The muscle powered system provides completely implantable circulatory support as an alternative to cardiac transplantation, with a quality of life relatively free from external batteries, transcutaneous energy transmission and other electromechanical hardware.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1997
    Assignee: Thoratec Laboratories Corporation
    Inventors: Keith Evan Buck, David John Farrar, Robert Joseph Harvey, Philip Litwak, John Robert Rueff