Patents by Inventor Ryan Abbott

Ryan Abbott 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: 20240027395
    Abstract: A silicon-based chip mounted on a graphene membrane that allows for more efficient DNA translocation measurements and nucleotide probing and analysis includes a Si substrate; a SiO2 layer on top of the Si substrate; a SiNx layer; an electrode; and a graphene membrane on top of a surface of the SiNx layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Ana Cornell, Ryan Abbott, Jake Turner
  • Patent number: 11812952
    Abstract: A surgical implant comprising a receiver member and deployment member for clamping and sealing tissue of variable thickness, a corresponding applicator tool and surgical system for connecting, sealing, fastening and/or attaching tissue to itself, to other tissue and/or to non-tissue structures, and/or sealing the flow of fluid at and/or between structures such as tissue and vessel structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Abbott, Robert Pearson, Monroe C. Stewart, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20230127207
    Abstract: A simple nuclear reactor in which most of the reflector material is outside of the reactor vessel is described. The reactor vessel is a cylinder that contains all of the fuel salt and a displacement component, which may be a reflector, in the upper section of the reactor vessel. Other than the displacement component, the reflector elements including a radial reflector and a bottom reflector are located outside the vessel. The salt flows around the outside surface of the displacement component through a downcomer heat exchange duct defined by the exterior of the displacement component and the interior surface of the reactor vessel. This design reduces the overall size of the reactor vessel for a given volume of salt relative to designs with internal radial or bottom reflectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Ryan Abbott, Darryl Appelgate, Haley Barsa, Michael T. Blatnik, Karl Britsch, Anselmo T. Cisneros, JR., Brian C. Kelleher, Samuel S. Goodrich, Ramesh Rajasekaran, Daniel J. Walter, Kent E. Wardle, Matthew D. Wargon
  • Publication number: 20220386858
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a tubular structure having a proximal end, a distal end, and a body extending between the proximal and distal ends, wherein the body includes a lumen for housing at least a part of an imaging device, and a fluid delivery channel that is fixed in position relative to the body, and an opening that is in fluid communication with the fluid delivery channel, wherein the fluid delivery channel has a first portion, and a second portion that forms an angle with an axis of the first portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: Maquet Cardiovascular LLS
    Inventors: Ravinder D. Pamnani, Thang Tom Ung, Fred Ginnebaugh, Ryan Abbott
  • Patent number: 11488731
    Abstract: This disclosure describes various configurations and components of a molten fuel fast or thermal nuclear reactor for managing the operating temperature in the reactor core. The disclosure includes various configurations of direct reactor auxiliary cooling system (DRACS) heat exchangers and primary heat exchangers as well as descriptions of improved flow paths for nuclear fuel, primary coolant and DRACS coolant through the reactor components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: TerraPower, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Abbott, Anselmo T. Cisneros, Jr., Daniel Flowers, Charles Gregory Freeman, Mark A. Havstad, Kevin Kramer, Jeffery F. Latkowski, Jon D. McWhirter, John R. Suyes, III
  • Patent number: 11452572
    Abstract: A medical device includes a first link, a second link, and a band. A proximal end portion of the first link is coupled to a shaft. A proximal end portion of the second link is rotatably coupled to a distal end portion of first link about a first axis. The distal end portion of the second link includes a connector coupled to a tool member that is rotatable relative to the second link about a second axis that is non-parallel to the first axis. The first link defines a first guide channel and the second link defines a second guide channel. A distal end of the band is disposed within the first guide channel and the second guide channel, and is coupled to the tool member. The second link is rotatable relative to the first link about the first axis when the distal end of the band is moved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Abbott, Isabelle Heye
  • Patent number: 11419487
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a tubular structure having a proximal end, a distal end, and a body extending between the proximal and distal ends, wherein the body includes a lumen for housing at least a part of an imaging device, and a fluid delivery channel that is fixed in position relative to the body, and an opening that is in fluid communication with the fluid delivery channel, wherein the fluid delivery channel has a first portion, and a second portion that forms an angle with an axis of the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR LLC
    Inventors: Ravinder D. Pamnani, Thang Tom Ung, Fred Ginnebaugh, Ryan Abbott
  • Patent number: 11367536
    Abstract: Configurations of molten fuel salt reactors are described that allow for active cooling of the containment vessel of the reactor by the primary coolant. Furthermore, naturally circulating reactor configurations are described in which the reactor cores are substantially frustum-shaped so that the thermal center of the reactor core is below the outlet of the primary heat exchangers. Heat exchanger configurations are described in which welded components are distanced from the reactor core to reduce the damage caused by neutron flux from the reactor. Radial loop reactor configurations are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: TerraPower, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Abbott, Anselmo T. Cisneros, Jr., Daniel Flowers, Charles Gregory Freeman, Mark A. Havstad, Christopher J. Johns, Brian C. Kelleher, Kevin Kramer, Jeffery F. Latkowski, Jon D. McWhirter
  • Patent number: 11145424
    Abstract: A molten chloride fast reactor (MCFR) includes a plurality of reflectors defining a central core having a core geometric center. A flow channel fluidically connected to the central core. The flow channel includes an outlet flow channel downstream of the central core and an inlet flow channel upstream from the central core. A primary heat exchanger (PHX) disposed outside the central core and between the outlet flow channel and the inlet flow channel. The MCFR also includes a decay heat heat exchanger (DHHX). At least a portion of the DHHX is disposed above the core geometric center, and a fuel salt is configured to circulate at least partially through the outlet flow channel, the DHHX, the PHX, the inlet flow channel, and the central core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: TerraPower, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Abbott, Anselmo T. Cisneros, Kevin Kramer, James A. Roecker, Daniel J. Walter, Kent E. Wardle
  • Patent number: 11075013
    Abstract: This disclosure describes various configurations and components of a molten fuel fast or thermal nuclear reactor in which one or more primary heat exchangers are located above the reactor core of the nuclear reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: TerraPower, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Abbott, Anselmo T. Cisneros, Jr., Mark R. Werner
  • Publication number: 20210220041
    Abstract: An actuator for use in a surgical instrument, the actuator includes an upper portion configured to be actuated by one or more fingers, wherein the upper portion has an upper distal portion for operating the surgical instrument in a first mode of operation, and an upper proximal portion for operating the surgical instrument in a second mode of operation, and wherein the upper distal portion and the upper proximal portion have different respective tactile configurations for informing the user of the first and second modes of operation, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR LLC
    Inventors: Fred GINNEBAUGH, Joseph N. LAMBERTI, Rohit GIROTRA, Ryan ABBOTT, Kenny L. DANG, Justin WILLIAMS
  • Publication number: 20210210222
    Abstract: This disclosure describes various configurations and components of a molten fuel fast or thermal nuclear reactor for managing the operating temperature in the reactor core. The disclosure includes various configurations of direct reactor auxiliary cooling system (DRACS) heat exchangers and primary heat exchangers as well as descriptions of improved flow paths for nuclear fuel, primary coolant and DRACS coolant through the reactor components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Ryan Abbott, Anselmo T. Cisneros, JR., Daniel Flowers, Charles Gregory Freeman, Mark A. Havstad, Kevin Kramer, Jeffery F. Latkowski, Jon D. McWhirter, John R. Suyes, III
  • Publication number: 20210169597
    Abstract: A medical device includes a first link, a second link, and a band. A proximal end portion of the first link is coupled to a shaft. A proximal end portion of the second link is rotatably coupled to a distal end portion of first link about a first axis. The distal end portion of the second link includes a connector coupled to a tool member that is rotatable relative to the second link about a second axis that is non-parallel to the first axis. The first link defines a first guide channel and the second link defines a second guide channel. A distal end of the band is disposed within the first guide channel and the second guide channel, and is coupled to the tool member. The second link is rotatable relative to the first link about the first axis when the distal end of the band is moved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan ABBOTT, Isabelle HEYE
  • Patent number: 10973568
    Abstract: An actuator for use in a surgical instrument, the actuator includes an upper portion configured to be actuated by one or more fingers, wherein the upper portion has an upper distal portion for operating the surgical instrument in a first mode of operation, and an upper proximal portion for operating the surgical instrument in a second mode of operation, and wherein the upper distal portion and the upper proximal portion have different respective tactile configurations for informing the user of the first and second modes of operation, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR LLC
    Inventors: Fred Ginnebaugh, Joseph N. Lamberti, Rohit Girotra, Ryan Abbott, Kenny L. Dang, Justin Williams
  • Patent number: 10923238
    Abstract: This disclosure describes various configurations and components of a molten fuel fast or thermal nuclear reactor for managing the operating temperature in the reactor core. The disclosure includes various configurations of direct reactor auxiliary cooling system (DRACS) heat exchangers and primary heat exchangers as well as descriptions of improved flow paths for nuclear fuel, primary coolant and DRACS coolant through the reactor components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: TerraPower, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Abbott, Anselmo T. Cisneros, Jr., Daniel Flowers, Charles Gregory Freeman, Mark A. Havstad, Kevin Kramer, Jeffery F. Latkowski, Jon D. McWhirter, John R. Suyes, III
  • Publication number: 20200383739
    Abstract: A medical device includes a first link, a second link, and a band. A proximal end portion of the first link is coupled to a shaft. A proximal end portion of the second link is rotatably coupled to a distal end portion of first link about a first axis. The distal end portion of the second link includes a connector coupled to a tool member that is rotatable relative to the second link about a second axis that is non-parallel to the first axis. The first link defines a first guide channel and the second link defines a second guide channel. A distal end of the band is disposed within the first guide channel and the second guide channel, and is coupled to the tool member. The second link is rotatable relative to the first link about the first axis when the distal end of the band is moved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan ABBOTT, Isabelle HEYE
  • Publication number: 20200383738
    Abstract: A medical device includes a first link, a second link, and a band. A proximal end portion of the first link is coupled to a shaft. A proximal end portion of the second link is rotatably coupled to a distal end portion of first link about a first axis. The distal end portion of the second link includes a connector coupled to a tool member that is rotatable relative to the second link about a second axis that is non-parallel to the first axis. The first link defines a first guide channel and the second link defines a second guide channel. A distal end of the band is disposed within the first guide channel and the second guide channel, and is coupled to the tool member. The second link is rotatable relative to the first link about the first axis when the distal end of the band is moved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan ABBOTT, Isabelle HEYE
  • Publication number: 20200279660
    Abstract: Configurations of molten fuel salt reactors are described that allow for active cooling of the containment vessel of the reactor by the primary coolant. Furthermore, naturally circulating reactor configurations are described in which the reactor cores are substantially frustum-shaped so that the thermal center of the reactor core is below the outlet of the primary heat exchangers. Heat exchanger configurations are described in which welded components are distanced from the reactor core to reduce the damage caused by neutron flux from the reactor. Radial loop reactor configurations are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: TerraPower, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Abbott, Anselmo T. Cisneros, JR., Daniel Flowers, Charles Gregory Freeman, Mark A. Havstad, Christopher J. Johns, Brian C. Kelleher, Kevin Kramer, Jeffery F. Latkowski, Jon D. McWhirter
  • Patent number: 10741293
    Abstract: Configurations of molten fuel salt reactors are described that include an auxiliary cooling system which shared part of the primary coolant loop but allows for passive cooling of decay heat from the reactor. Furthermore, different pump configurations for circulating molten fuel through the reactor core and one or more in vessel heat exchangers are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: TerraPower, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Abbott, Anselmo T. Cisneros, Jr., Robert A. Corbin, Daniel Flowers, Charles Gregory Freeman, Mark A. Havstad, Christopher J. Johns, Brian C. Kelleher, Kevin Kramer, Jeffery F. Latkowski, Jon D. McWhirter
  • Publication number: 20200185114
    Abstract: This disclosure describes various configurations and components of a molten fuel fast or thermal nuclear reactor in which one or more primary heat exchangers are located above the reactor core of the nuclear reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: TerraPower, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Abbott, Anselmo T. Cisneros, JR., Mark R. Werner