Patents by Inventor Sean O'Sullivan

Sean O'Sullivan 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).

  • IMMUNOMODULATORY OLIGOSACCHARIDES FOR THE TREATMENT OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER
    Publication number: 20240041908
    Abstract: The disclosure provides for methods of treating autism spectrum disorder with certain oligosaccharides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Sean O'Sullivan, Alexander Martinez, Jason Ferrone
  • Percutaneous papillary muscle relocation
    Patent number: 11678988
    Abstract: A system for treating mitral regurgitation may include an outer sheath having a lumen extending to a distal end of the outer sheath, an intermediate sheath slidably disposed within the lumen of the outer sheath, the intermediate sheath having a lumen extending to a distal end of the intermediate sheath, and an inner sheath slidably disposed within the lumen of the intermediate sheath, wherein the inner sheath includes a first anchor disposed within a lumen of the inner sheath, the first anchor being configured to penetrate and secure to a first papillary muscle. The intermediate sheath may include a tissue grasping mechanism at the distal end of the intermediate sheath, the tissue grasping mechanism being configured to hold and stabilize the first papillary muscle for penetration and securement of the first anchor to the first papillary muscle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Patricia McAfee, Sean O'Sullivan, Tim O'Connor, Aiden Flanagan, Ewa Klusak
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ETA CALCULATION IN A SHARED TRANSPORT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230177956
    Abstract: The network system triggers registration of the start of a transport journey in response to a communication of a transport user device and a transport provider device with each other, performs a continuous coordinated proximity monitoring to verify the identity of a transport user and a transport provider vehicle, and triggers registration of the end of the transport journey through communication of the transport user device and the transport provider device with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventor: Sean O'SULLIVAN
  • RIDE MATCHING TO A DESTINATION CATEGORY OR PURPOSE IN A SHARED TRANSPORT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230131085
    Abstract: The network system triggers registration of the start of a transport journey in response to a communication of a transport user device and a transport provider device with each other, performs a continuous coordinated proximity monitoring to verify the identity of a transport user and a transport provider vehicle, and triggers registration of the end of the transport journey through communication of the transport user device and the transport provider device with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventor: Sean O'SULLIVAN
  • Systems and methods for providing safety for drivers and riders in a shared transport system
    Patent number: 11574542
    Abstract: The network system triggers registration of the start of a transport journey in response to a communication of a transport user device and a transport provider device with each other, performs a continuous coordinated proximity monitoring to verify the identity of a transport user and a transport provider vehicle, and triggers registration of the end of the transport journey through communication of the transport user device and the transport provider device with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: CARMA TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventor: Sean O'Sullivan
  • Systems and methods for utilizing a shared transport network with a transport provider destination mode
    Patent number: 11568742
    Abstract: The network system triggers registration of the start of a transport journey in response to a communication of a transport user device and a transport provider device with each other, performs a continuous coordinated proximity monitoring to verify the identity of a transport user and a transport provider vehicle, and triggers registration of the end of the transport journey through communication of the transport user device and the transport provider device with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: CARMA TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventor: Sean O'Sullivan
  • Systems and methods for generating vehicle indicators for signaling assigned transport vehicles
    Patent number: 11538339
    Abstract: The network system triggers registration of the start a transport journey in response to a communication of a transport user device and a transport provider device with each other, performs a continuous coordinated proximity monitoring to verify the identity of a transport user and a transport provider vehicle, and triggers registration of the end of the transport journey through communication of the transport user device and the transport provider device with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Carma Technology Limited
    Inventor: Sean O'Sullivan
  • Systems and methods for verifying a shared journey in a shared transport system
    Patent number: 11538340
    Abstract: The network system triggers registration of the start of a transport journey in response to a communication of a transport user device and a transport provider device with each other, performs a continuous coordinated proximity monitoring to verify the identity of a transport user and a transport provider vehicle, and triggers registration of the end of the transport journey through communication of the transport user device and the transport provider device with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Carma Technology Limited
    Inventor: Sean O'Sullivan
  • METHOD OF CONTROLLING SELF-PROPELLED FLYING DEVICES
    Publication number: 20220404122
    Abstract: A method of controlling a self-propelled flying device that seeks a target. A desired time to reach the target is obtained. The position of the target is acquired. A bias value is calculated, and the flight of the device towards the target is adjusted for a period of time using the bias value. The bias value is calculated so that the device reaches the target at the desired time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: MBDA UK LIMITED
    Inventor: Sean O' SULLIVAN
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VERIFYING A SHARED JOURNEY IN A SHARED TRANSPORT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220215754
    Abstract: The network system triggers registration of the start of a transport journey in response to a communication of a transport user device and a transport provider device with each other, performs a continuous coordinated proximity monitoring to verify the identity of a transport user and a transport provider vehicle, and triggers registration of the end of the transport journey through communication of the transport user device and the transport provider device with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventor: Sean O'SULLIVAN
  • Systems and methods for identity verification in a shared transport system
    Patent number: 11308803
    Abstract: The network system triggers registration of the start of a transport journey in response to a communication of a transport user device and a transport provider device with each other, performs a continuous coordinated proximity monitoring to verify the identity of a transport user and a transport provider vehicle, and triggers registration of the end of the transport journey through communication of the transport user device and the transport provider device with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Carma Technology Limited
    Inventor: Sean O'Sullivan
  • Systems and methods for a trusted transit network in a shared transport system
    Patent number: 11302190
    Abstract: The network system triggers registration of the start of a transport journey in response to a communication of a transport user device and a transport provider device with each other, performs a continuous coordinated proximity monitoring to verify the identity of a transport user and a transport provider vehicle, and triggers registration of the end of the transport journey through communication of the transport user device and the transport provider device with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Carma Technology Limited
    Inventor: Sean O'Sullivan
  • Systems and methods for verifying vehicle occupancy
    Patent number: 11295618
    Abstract: The network system triggers registration of the start of a transport journey in response to a communication of a transport user device and a transport provider device with each other, performs a continuous coordinated proximity monitoring to verify the identity of a transport user and a transport provider vehicle, and triggers registration of the end of the transport journey through communication of the transport user device and the transport provider device with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Carma Technology Limited
    Inventor: Sean O'Sullivan
  • Systems and methods for applying ratings for transport services
    Patent number: 11288960
    Abstract: The network system triggers registration of the start of a transport journey in response to a communication of a transport user device and a transport provider device with each other, performs a continuous coordinated proximity monitoring to verify the identity of a transport user and a transport provider vehicle, and triggers registration of the end of the transport journey through communication of the transport user device and the transport provider device with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Carma Technology Limited
    Inventor: Sean O'Sullivan
  • Systems and methods for determining fare amounts for transit services
    Patent number: 11270584
    Abstract: The network system triggers registration of the start of a transport journey in response to a communication of a transport user device and a transport provider device with each other, performs a continuous coordinated proximity monitoring to verify the identity of a transport user and a transport provider vehicle, and triggers registration of the end of the transport journey through communication of the transport user device and the transport provider device with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Carma Technology Limited
    Inventor: Sean O'Sullivan
  • Systems and methods for verifying high-occupancy vehicle journeys and determining preferential road allowances
    Patent number: 11263904
    Abstract: The network system triggers registration of the start of a transport journey in response to a communication of a transport user device and a transport provider device with each other, performs a continuous coordinated proximity monitoring to verify the identity of a transport user and a transport provider vehicle, and triggers registration of the end of the transport journey through communication of the transport user device and the transport provider device with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Carma Technology Limited
    Inventor: Sean O'Sullivan
  • Systems and methods for performing traffic flow data analytics in a shared transport system
    Patent number: 11250705
    Abstract: The network system triggers registration of the start of a transport journey in response to a communication of a transport user device and a transport provider device with each other, performs a continuous coordinated proximity monitoring to verify the identity of a transport user and a transport provider vehicle, and triggers registration of the end of the transport journey through communication of the transport user device and the transport provider device with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Carma Technology Limited
    Inventor: Sean O'Sullivan
  • Replacement heart valve with diaphragm
    Patent number: 11241307
    Abstract: A replacement heart valve system may include a delivery sheath and a replacement heart valve. The replacement heart valve may include a mesh anchor member disposed within the delivery sheath in an elongated delivery configuration, the mesh anchor member being expandable to a deployed configuration when unconstrained by the delivery sheath. The mesh anchor member may include an upstream chamber, a downstream chamber, and a tubular middle portion extending between the upstream chamber and the downstream chamber. The replacement heart valve may include a diaphragm disposed within the downstream chamber of the mesh anchor member, wherein the diaphragm is configured to selectively prevent fluid flow through the replacement heart valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Fionn Stapleton, Sean O'Sullivan, John Kilcooley, Niamh McNamara, Desmond McGreevy
  • Replacement heart valve delivery device
    Patent number: 11241310
    Abstract: A medical device system may include a delivery device including an outer sheath and an inner shaft having a coupler fixed to a distal end of the inner shaft, and a replacement heart valve implant releasably attached to the coupler, the replacement heart valve implant including an expandable anchor member and a plurality of locking mechanisms configured to engage with the coupler. The delivery device may include a plurality of collars configured to secure the coupler to the plurality of locking mechanisms. The delivery device may include a stop element configured to selectively prevent disengagement of the plurality of collars from the plurality of locking mechanisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Declan Loughnane, Tim O'Connor, Sean O'Sullivan
  • PERCUTANEOUS PAPILLARY MUSCLE RELOCATION
    Publication number: 20220031457
    Abstract: A system for treating mitral regurgitation may include an outer sheath having a lumen extending to a distal end of the outer sheath, an intermediate sheath slidably disposed within the lumen of the outer sheath, the intermediate sheath having a lumen extending to a distal end of the intermediate sheath, and an inner sheath slidably disposed within the lumen of the intermediate sheath, wherein the inner sheath includes a first anchor disposed within a lumen of the inner sheath, the first anchor being configured to penetrate and secure to a first papillary muscle. The intermediate sheath may include a tissue grasping mechanism at the distal end of the intermediate sheath, the tissue grasping mechanism being configured to hold and stabilize the first papillary muscle for penetration and securement of the first anchor to the first papillary muscle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Patricia McAfee, Sean O'Sullivan, Tim O'Connor, Aiden Flanagan, Ewa Klusak