Patents by Inventor Ryan Higgins

Ryan Higgins 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: 11141115
    Abstract: A system of generating a pre-operative assessment of a patient includes one or more client electronic devices, and an assessment system configured to communication with the client electronic devices via a communication network. The assessment system includes one or more computing devices and a computer-readable storage medium. The computer-readable storage medium includes programming instructions that, when executed, cause the computing devices to receive patient information pertaining to a patient one or more of the client electronic devices, use at least a portion of the patient information to access one or more medical images associated with the patient, perform one or more image processing techniques on the medical images to identify, from medical images, a condition associated with the patient, generate a pre-operative assessment for the patient based on the patient information and the condition, and cause the assessment to be displayed on a display device of the client electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas M. Benson, Rodney R. Ballard, Ryan Higgins
  • Patent number: 11104489
    Abstract: An annular seal element includes a seal body having a radially inner surface and at least one seal lip extending radially outward from the seal body. There is an open, radially inwardly facing circumferential channel in the radially inner surface and a garter spring is disposed entirely within the circumferential channel. Also, a seal plug including the annular seal element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Tadd McBride, Ryan Higgins
  • Publication number: 20200113524
    Abstract: A system of generating a pre-operative assessment of a patient includes one or more client electronic devices, and an assessment system configured to communication with the client electronic devices via a communication network. The assessment system includes one or more computing devices and a computer-readable storage medium. The computer-readable storage medium includes programming instructions that, when executed, cause the computing devices to receive patient information pertaining to a patient one or more of the client electronic devices, use at least a portion of the patient information to access one or more medical images associated with the patient, perform one or more image processing techniques on the medical images to identify, from medical images, a condition associated with the patient, generate a pre-operative assessment for the patient based on the patient information and the condition, and cause the assessment to be displayed on a display device of the client electronic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: NICHOLAS M. BENSON, Rodney R. Ballard, Ryan Higgins
  • Publication number: 20200017259
    Abstract: An annular seal element includes a seal body having a radially inner surface and at least one seal lip extending radially outward from the seal body. There is an open, radially inwardly facing circumferential channel in the radially inner surface and a garter spring is disposed entirely within the circumferential channel. Also, a seal plug including the annular seal element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Tadd McBride, Ryan Higgins