Patents by Inventor Samuel Ridgley

Samuel Ridgley 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).

  • CLEANING HEAD FOR A SURFACE TREATMENT APPARATUS HAVING ONE OR MORE STABILIZERS AND SURFACE TREATMENT APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20250031925
    Abstract: An example of a surface cleaning head may include a main body, a neck pivotally coupled to the main body, a stabilizer, and a linkage pivotally coupled to the main body and the stabilizer. The linkage may be configured to cause the stabilizer to transition between an extended position and a retracted position in response to a pivotal movement of the neck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Jason B. THORNE, Kai XU, Zongnan CHENG, Ian LIU, AiMing XU, Wenxiu GAO, Andre D. BROWN, Samuel Emrys JAMES, Jordan RIDGLEY, Nicholas SARDAR, Christopher P. PINCHES, David S. CLARE, Lee M. COTTRELL
  • Ocular cannula guide
    Patent number: 12171688
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a body, and anchoring feature, and a guide feature. The body is sized and configured to be positioned on an eye of a patient. The anchoring feature is configured to secure the body to the eye of the patient. The guide feature is configured to guide a cannula into a scleral incision formed in the eye of the patient along a path that is substantially tangential relative to the eye of the patient. The guide feature is sized and configured to allow the cannula to pivot laterally through a range of angular motion at the scleral incision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Meyer, Mark Hedgeland, Benjamin Ko, Thomas Gernetzke, Olivia Enneking, Eric Kennedy, Robert Roth, Michael Auld, Jacob Schubert, Samuel Ridgley
  • OCULAR CANNULA GUIDE
    Publication number: 20230390111
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a body, and anchoring feature, and a guide feature. The body is sized and configured to be positioned on an eye of a patient. The anchoring feature is configured to secure the body to the eye of the patient. The guide feature is configured to guide a cannula into a scleral incision formed in the eye of the patient along a path that is substantially tangential relative to the eye of the patient. The guide feature is sized and configured to allow the cannula to pivot laterally through a range of angular motion at the scleral incision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas E. Meyer, Mark Hedgeland, Benjamin Ko, Thomas Gernetzke, Olivia Enneking, Eric Kennedy, Robert Roth, Michael Auld, Jacob Schubert, Samuel Ridgley
  • ORGAN RETRACTOR
    Publication number: 20220133293
    Abstract: An organ retractor includes a plurality of retractor jaws, a central support structure, and a central housing. The central housing includes a threaded portion. The plurality of retractor jaws is hingedly connected to the central housing. The central support structure is coupled to the central housing. The plurality of retractor jaws is disposed in an open position by a spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Sirisha Manam, Krishnakumarsinh Parmar, Elizabeth Dovec, Olivia Enneking, Tony Siebel, Stephen Truesdell, Maria Caterina Rizzoni, Sophie Fain, Samuel Ridgley