Patents by Inventor Robert Kovacs
Robert Kovacs 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).
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Patent number: 8166977Abstract: A urological drape is provided defining a vaginal aperture and a finger cot for accessing the rectum of a patient without making contact therewith. The drape includes an adhesive backing for fixing the drape relative to the patient. Preferably, a pouch is provided which is constructed and arranged to catch any fluids which might be discharged from the vagina during an examination or surgical procedure.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2007Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: AMS Research CorporationInventors: S. Robert Kovac, Robert E. Lund
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Publication number: 20120037551Abstract: The invention relates to a carrier insert for accommodating and maintaining the biofilm culture of fluid cleaning structures, which contains a spatial web made of staple fibres using the hosiery method.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2011Publication date: February 16, 2012Inventors: István Kenyeres, Robert Kovács
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Patent number: 8088131Abstract: A surgical instrument for suturing soft tissue is disclosed. The surgical instrument is capable of probing tissue, and preferably provides tactile feedback concerning the condition of the tissue. The instrument can then be used to pass and retrieve a suture without the need for an additional suture retrieval tool.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2009Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: AMS Research CorporationInventors: Brian P. Watschke, Robert E. Lund, S. Robert Kovac, John W. Westrum, Jr., Johann J. Neisz, Timothy A. Bachman, Gary A. Rocheleau, Robert S. Runman
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Publication number: 20110137113Abstract: Described are methods and devices useful for supporting posterior vaginal tissue for various purposes such as treating or preventing vaginal prolapse or enterocele, especially in a patient not having a uterus, the devices including implants designed to contact the vaginal cuff and connect to sacral anatomy such as the sacrum or the uterosacral ligaments.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2011Publication date: June 9, 2011Applicant: AMS Research CorporationInventors: S. Robert Kovac, James E. Cox
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Patent number: 7901346Abstract: Described are methods and devices useful for supporting posterior vaginal tissue for various purposes such as treating or preventing vaginal prolapse or enterocele, especially in a patient not having a uterus, the devices including implants designed to contact the vaginal cuff and connect to sacral anatomy such as the sacrum or the uterosacral ligaments.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2005Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: AMS Research CorporationInventors: S. Robert Kovac, James E. Cox
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Publication number: 20100023027Abstract: A surgical instrument for suturing soft tissue is disclosed. The surgical instrument is capable of probing tissue, and preferably provides tactile feedback concerning the condition of the tissue. The instrument can then be used to pass and retrieve a suture without the need for an additional suture retrieval tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2009Publication date: January 28, 2010Inventors: Brian P. Watschke, Robert E. Lund, S. Robert Kovac, John W. Westrum, JR., Johann J. Neisz, Timothy A. Bachman, Gary A. Rocheleau, Robert S. Runman
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Patent number: 7615059Abstract: A surgical instrument for suturing soft tissue is disclosed. The surgical instrument is capable of probing tissue, and preferably provides tactile feedback concerning the condition of the tissue. The instrument can then be used to pass and retrieve a suture without the need for an additional suture retrieval tool.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2002Date of Patent: November 10, 2009Assignee: AMS Research CorporationInventors: Brian P. Watschke, Robert E. Lund, S. Robert Kovac, John W. Westrum, Jr., Johann J. Neisz, Timothy A. Bachman, Gary A. Rocheleau, Robert S. Runman
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Publication number: 20080127985Abstract: A urological drape is provided defining a vaginal aperture and a finger cot for accessing the rectum of a patient without making contact therewith. The drape includes an adhesive backing for fixing the drape relative to the patient. Preferably, a pouch is provided which is constructed and arranged to catch any fluids which might be discharged from the vagina during an examination or surgical procedure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2007Publication date: June 5, 2008Inventors: S. Robert Kovac, Robert E. Lund
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Patent number: 7299803Abstract: A urological drape is provided defining a vaginal aperture and a finger cot for accessing the rectum of a patient without making contact therewith. The drape includes an adhesive backing for fixing the drape relative to the patient. Preferably, a pouch is provided which is constructed and arranged to catch any fluids which might be discharged from the vagina during an examination or surgical procedure.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2000Date of Patent: November 27, 2007Assignee: AMS Research CorporationInventors: S. Robert Kovac, Robert E. Lund
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Publication number: 20060130052Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for migrating an operating system from a source computer to a destination computer. Some embodiments include identifying a destination adapter of the destination computer that is coupled for data communications to a SAN that is also coupled for data communications to a source adapter of the source computer, logging off a virtual port name of the source adapter from the login manager, deregistering the virtual port name from the source adapter, registering the virtual port name with the destination adapter, and logging on the destination adapter to the login manager with the virtual port name. Typical embodiments also include transferring the operating system from the source computer to the destination computer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2004Publication date: June 15, 2006Inventors: James Allen, Daniel Eisenhauer, Giles Frazier, Robert Kovacs, Satya Sharma
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Publication number: 20060041878Abstract: Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for implementing a generic kernel extension framework that operate generally to allow one kernel extension to register a function callable by other kernel extensions. A kernel extension can be loaded even if a function it potentially could need is not available. If in fact the running kernel extension does eventually request a function that no other kernel extension has registered to provide, it is failed gracefully with a return error code. The client kernel extension can still function normally, assuming the desired service is non-critical. Example services in the non-critical category may include, for example, advanced error handling functions, statistical functions, reporting functions, and so on, including many others as will occur to those of skill in the art.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2004Publication date: February 23, 2006Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Andre Albot, Robert Kovacs, Michael Lyons, James Pafumi, Wojciech Stryjewski
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Publication number: 20030216608Abstract: The bone anchor implantation device of the present invention comprises a shaft or body having a grip at a first end of the shaft, an anchor mount at a distal end of the shaft, and a bone anchor removably mounted in the anchor mount. The shaft is preferably bent so that the anchor mount generally faces the grip such that the bone anchor can be implanted at an anchoring site in a bone by pulling rearwardly on the device. The body is adapted to be separable from the anchor after the anchor has been implanted in bone. A suture thread is attached to the bone anchor such that the suture thread is accessible to a surgeon using the device after the bone anchor has been implanted in bone and after the body has been separated from the bone anchor. The shaft is at least partially hollow, and the suture thread is housed in the shaft. The anchor mount comprises a cannula at the distal end of the shaft. The cannula is sized to removably receive an end of the anchor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2003Publication date: November 20, 2003Inventor: S. Robert Kovac
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Patent number: 6641524Abstract: A pubic bone-mounted urethra stabilization and support system and method therefor for the long term cure of recurrent female urinary incontinence. The system comprises, a pair of anchors affixed to the posterior/inferior pubic bone, sutures attach to the anchors and a mesh sling passing behind and about the urethra and the adjacent endopelvic fascia and having ends attached to the anchors by the anchor-mounted sutures. The method includes the steps of accessing said urethra with the endopelvic fascia therebehind and the pubic bone, properly locating and attaching the anchors to the pubic bone, properly locating the sling about the urethra and adjacent endopubic fascia and suturing and tensioning the ends of the sling to the anchors, causing said sling to restore, support and stabilize functional urethral continence anatomy and prevent urethral descent under intraabdominal pressure.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2001Date of Patent: November 4, 2003Assignee: AMS Research CorporationInventor: S. Robert Kovac
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Patent number: 6599235Abstract: The bone anchor implantation device of the present invention comprises a shaft or body having a grip at a first end of the shaft, an anchor mount at a distal end of the shaft, and a bone anchor removably mounted in the anchor mount. The shaft is preferably bent so that the anchor mount generally faces the grip such that the bone anchor can be implanted at an anchoring site in a bone by pulling rearwardly on the device. The body is adapted to be separable from the anchor after the anchor has been implanted in bone. A suture thread is attached to the bone anchor such that the suture thread is accessible to a surgeon using the device after the bone anchor has been implanted in bone and after the body has been separated from the bone anchor. The shaft is at least partially hollow, and the suture thread is housed in the shaft. The anchor mount comprises a cannula at the distal end of the shaft. The cannula is sized to removably receive an end of the anchor.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2000Date of Patent: July 29, 2003Assignee: American Medical Systems Inc.Inventor: S. Robert Kovac
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Patent number: 6583882Abstract: A signal conditioning circuit reduces an interferrometric fiber optic gyro (IFOG) noise, the IFOG including a light source, Integrated Optics Chips (IOC) and a coupler to output an optical power signal corresponding to a rotation-induced phase shift in a fiber coil of the IFOG. The signal conditioning circuit includes a photodiode that converts the optical power signal to a corresponding electrical compensation signal and one or more switched integrators that receive and process the electrical compensation signal by selectively switching between a plurality of modes of each one of the one or more switched integrators. A method of signal conditioning in the IFOG to reduce IFOG noise includes the steps of converting the optical power signal to a corresponding electrical compensation signal and selectively integrating a current of the electrical compensation signal using at least one switched integrator.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2000Date of Patent: June 24, 2003Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Michael K. Scruggs, Peter A. Wall, Ming-Hsing Yu, Robert A. Kovacs
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Patent number: 6545257Abstract: A noise reducing thermal-electrically cooled photodetector for an Interferrometric Fiber Optic Gyro (IFOG) includes a photodiode that converts an optical power signal received from a coupler of the IFOG to an electrical compensation signal. The photodiode is in mechanical contact with one or more thermoelectric coolers (TEC) to lower an operating temperature of the photodiode. The photodetector also includes an amplifier circuit to amplify the electrical compensation signal. The amplifier circuit includes an operational amplifier having an input and an output, with a feedback resistor interposed between the input and output. The feedback resistor is also in mechanical contact with a TEC to lower an operating temperature of the feedback resistor. By reducing the operating temperature of the feedback resistor and the photodiode the thermal noise of the IFOG is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2001Date of Patent: April 8, 2003Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Michael K. Scruggs, Peter A. Wall, Ming-Hsing Yu, Robert A. Kovacs
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Publication number: 20030023250Abstract: A surgical instrument for suturing soft tissue is disclosed. The surgical instrument is capable of probing tissue, and preferably provides tactile feedback concerning the condition of the tissue. The instrument can then be used to pass and retrieve a suture without the need for an additional suture retrieval tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2002Publication date: January 30, 2003Inventors: Brian P. Watschke, Robert E. Lund, S. Robert Kovac, John W. Westrum, Johann J. Neisz, Timothy A. Bachman, Gary A. Rocheleau, Robert S. Runman
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Publication number: 20020078964Abstract: A urological drape is provided defining a vaginal aperture and a finger cot for accessing the rectum of a patient without making contact therewith. The drape includes an adhesive backing for fixing the drape relative to the patient. Preferably, a pouch is provided which is constructed and arranged to catch any fluids which might be discharged from the vagina during an examination or surgical procedure.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2000Publication date: June 27, 2002Applicant: American Medical Systems, Inc.Inventors: S. Robert Kovac, Robert E. Lund
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Publication number: 20020022841Abstract: A pubic bone-mounted urethra stabilization and support system and method therefor for the long term cure of recurrent female urinary incontinence. The system comprises, a pair of anchors affixed to the posterior/inferior pubic bone, sutures attach to the anchors and a mesh sling passing behind and about the urethra and the adjacent endopelvic fascia and having ends attached to the anchors by the anchor-mounted sutures. The method includes the steps of accessing said urethra with the endopelvic fascia therebehind and the pubic bone, properly locating and attaching the anchors to the pubic bone, properly locating the sling about the urethra and adjacent endopubic fascia and suturing and tensioning the ends of the sling to the anchors, causing said sling to restore, support and stabilize functional urethral continence anatomy and prevent urethral descent under intraabdominal pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2001Publication date: February 21, 2002Inventor: S. Robert Kovac
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Patent number: 6328686Abstract: A pubic bone-mounted urethra stabilization and support system includes a pair of anchors which are affixed to the posterior/inferior pubic bone, sutures attached to the anchors, and a mesh sling which is passed behind and about the urethra and the adjacent endopelvic fascia. The ends of the sling are attached to the anchors by the anchor-mounted sutures. The method includes the steps of accessing the urethra and the pubic bone through a vaginal incision, properly locating and attaching the anchors to the pubic bone, properly locating the sling about the urethra and adjacent endopubic fascia and suturing and tensioning the ends of the sling to the anchors, causing said sling to restore, support and stabilize functional urethral continence anatomy and prevent urethral descent under intraabdominal pressure.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 1999Date of Patent: December 11, 2001Assignee: American Medical Systems, Inc.Inventor: S. Robert Kovac