Patents by Inventor Robert Maston

Robert Maston 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: 12373799
    Abstract: Road maintenance activities are subject to data analytics. Data regarding a road can be received from a variety of sources including vehicle mounted sensors and network accessible services. A road treatment recommendation, such as plowing or treatment material distribution, can be automatically determined or inferred based on received data. The treatment recommendation can be conveyed to a service center or driver to facilitate road maintenance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: CVG Management Corporation
    Inventor: Robert Maston
  • Publication number: 20240216158
    Abstract: Described herein are delivery devices and methods for deploying expandable implants into elongate tubular organs. The delivery devices may be configured to advance implants such as self-expanding springs within the tubular organ and release the springs at a target location where they expand and apply force to the wall of the tubular organ to lengthen the tubular organ. Delivery of the expandable implants for the treatment of small bowel syndrome is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2024
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: James C. Y. DUNN, Andre P. BESSETTE, Robert MASTON, Carl Lance BOLING, Gary BOSECK, Xitlalic SOTO-SIDA
  • Publication number: 20240139507
    Abstract: Flexible catheters adapted to be inserted into a body to deliver high-voltage, fast (e.g., microsecond, sub-microsecond, nanosecond, picosecond, etc.) electrical energy to target tissue may include a plurality of conductive layers, that may be coaxial. These catheters and method of using them to treat tissue are configured to reduce or avoid arcing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: David J. DANITZ, Kevin L. MOSS, Wesley C. JOE, Christopher J. FOSTER, Gary L. BOSECK, Xitlalic Y. SOTO-SIDA, Robert MASTON, John P. LUNSFORD
  • Patent number: 11931570
    Abstract: Flexible catheters adapted to be inserted into a body to deliver high-voltage, fast (e.g., microsecond, sub-microsecond, nanosecond, picosecond, etc.) electrical energy to target tissue may include a plurality of conductive layers, that may be coaxial. These catheters and method of using them to treat tissue are configured to reduce or avoid arcing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Pulse Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Danitz, Kevin L. Moss, Wesley C. Joe, Christopher J. Foster, Gary L. Boseck, Xitlalic Y. Soto-Sida, Robert Maston, John P. Lunsford
  • Publication number: 20230334436
    Abstract: Road maintenance activities are subject to data analytics. Data regarding a road can be received from a variety of sources including vehicle mounted sensors and network accessible services. A road treatment recommendation, such as plowing or treatment material distribution, can be automatically determined or inferred based on received data. The treatment recommendation can be conveyed to a service center or driver to facilitate road maintenance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventor: Robert Maston
  • Patent number: 11727362
    Abstract: Road maintenance activities are subject to data analytics. Data regarding a road can be received from a variety of sources including vehicle mounted sensors and network accessible services. A road treatment recommendation, such as plowing or treatment material distribution, can be automatically determined or inferred based on received data. The treatment recommendation can be conveyed to a service center or driver to facilitate road maintenance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: CVG Management Corporation
    Inventor: Robert Maston
  • Publication number: 20230149710
    Abstract: Flexible catheters adapted to be inserted into a body to deliver high-voltage, fast (e.g., microsecond, sub-microsecond, nanosecond, picosecond, etc.) electrical energy to target tissue may include a plurality of conductive layers, that may be coaxial. These catheters and method of using them to treat tissue are configured to reduce or avoid arcing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: David J. DANITZ, Kevin L. MOSS, Wesley C. JOE, Christopher J. FOSTER, Gary L. BOSECK, Xitlalic Y. SOTO-SIDA, Robert MASTON, John P. LUNSFORD
  • Patent number: 11571569
    Abstract: Flexible catheters adapted to be inserted into a body to deliver high-voltage, fast (e.g., microsecond, sub-microsecond, nanosecond, picosecond, etc.) electrical energy to target tissue may include a plurality of conductive layers, that may be coaxial. These catheters and method of using them to treat tissue are configured to reduce or avoid arcing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Pulse Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Danitz, Kevin L. Moss, Wesley C. Joe, Christopher J. Foster, Gary L. Boseck, Xitlalic Y. Soto-Sida, Robert Maston, John P. Lunsford
  • Publication number: 20220133512
    Abstract: Described herein are delivery devices and methods for deploying expandable implants into elongate tubular organs. The delivery devices may be configured to advance implants such as self-expanding springs within the tubular organ and release the springs at a target location where they expand and apply force to the wall of the tubular organ to lengthen the tubular organ. Delivery of the expandable implants for the treatment of small bowel syndrome is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: James C. Y. DUNN, Andre P. BESSETTE, Robert MASTON, Carl Lance BOLING, Gary BOSECK, Xitlalic SOTO-SIDA
  • Patent number: 10782187
    Abstract: Infrared (IR) temperature measurement and stabilization systems, and methods related thereto are provided. One or more embodiments passively stabilizes temperatures of objects in proximity and within the path between an infrared (IR) sensor and target object. An overmolded sensor assembly may include an IR sensor, which may include a sensing element or IR element and a circuit or signal processor. The IR element may be thermally bonded with a frame or conductive top hat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: CVG MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Robert Maston
  • Publication number: 20200261720
    Abstract: Described herein are flexible catheters adapted to be inserted into a body to deliver high-voltage, fast (e.g., microsecond, sub-microsecond, nanosecond, picosecond, etc.) electrical energy to target tissue. Also disclosed herein systems including these catheters and method of using them to treat tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: David J. DANITZ, Kevin L. MOSS, Wesley C. JOE, Christopher J. FOSTER, Gary L. BOSECK, Xitlalic Y. SOTO-SIDA, Robert MASTON, John P. LUNSFORD
  • Publication number: 20200042953
    Abstract: Road maintenance activities are subject to data analytics. Data regarding a road can be received from a variety of sources including vehicle mounted sensors and network accessible services. A road treatment recommendation, such as plowing or treatment material distribution, can be automatically determined or inferred based on received data. The treatment recommendation can be conveyed to a service center or driver to facilitate road maintenance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventor: Robert Maston
  • Publication number: 20180266888
    Abstract: Infrared (IR) temperature measurement and stabilization systems, and methods related thereto are provided. One or more embodiments passively stabilizes temperatures of objects in proximity and within the path between an infrared (IR) sensor and target object. An overmolded sensor assembly may include an IR sensor, which may include a sensing element or IR element and a circuit or signal processor. The IR element may be thermally bonded with a frame or conductive top hat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventor: Robert Maston
  • Publication number: 20170122811
    Abstract: Infrared (IR) temperature measurement and stabilization systems, and methods related thereto are provided. One or more embodiments passively stabilizes temperatures of objects in proximity and within the path between an infrared (IR) sensor and target object. A protective housing may encase an IR sensor, which may include a sensing element or IR element, a circuit or signal processor, and a housing seal plug. The IR element may be thermally bonded with a frame or conductive top hat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: CVG MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Robert MASTON
  • Publication number: 20060224111
    Abstract: A system and method for delivering a drug to a target site within a patient's body. The system and method include a steerable guide catheter and a drug delivery catheter. The steerable guide catheter has a first extension tube and a second extension tube that are joined together and form a shoulder. The delivery catheter has a distal docking segment and a proximal docking segment. The guide catheter is inserted into the patient's body, then the delivery catheter is inserted into the guide catheter. The distal docking segment engages the first extension tube, the proximal docking segment engages the second extension tube, and the shoulder limits the distance the delivery catheter can be inserted into the guide catheter. Also, once the delivery catheter is inserted it can be rotated to attach the helical tip to the target site. The guide catheter also includes a steering mechanism as well as a friction mechanism which controls the tension on the steering mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventors: Daniel Rosenman, Peter Altman, Brian Hakim, Daniel Kayser, Robert Maston, Douglas McEtchin