Patents by Inventor Steve Morris

Steve Morris 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: 12064172
    Abstract: An electrosurgical instrument for delivering electromagnetic energy to biological tissue, the instrument comprising an active tip having an electrically conductive protective hull mounted on an underside thereof. The hull has a smoothly contoured convex undersurface, and is formed as a shaped piece of electrically conductive bio-compatible material having a low coefficient of friction with biological tissue (e.g. stainless steel) which has the dual function of (i) physically protecting tissue that lies underneath the active tip, and (ii) providing an electrical connection between a coaxial feed line and the active tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: CREO MEDICAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Christopher Paul Hancock, Rohan Monico, Steve Morris, Tom Craven, Stefanie Pohlmann
  • Publication number: 20240157204
    Abstract: Described herein is a method for treating a metallic golf club head in a series of post-assembly steps, to provide a hardened dark coating. The method described herein includes a quench-polish-quench (QPQ) process that results in a surface coating with improved hardness, uniformity, and porosity characteristics, thereby reducing visible surface deformation and durability loss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas M. Malota, Steve Morris
  • Patent number: 11980413
    Abstract: An interface joint with one or both of a needle actuation mechanism or an integrated shaft rotation mechanism. The interface joint comprises a flexible shaft between a housing and an electrosurgical instrument, e.g. for conveying power and/or fluid therebetween. The needle actuation mechanism comprises an actuation rod extending out of the housing and an actuator movably mounted on the housing. The shaft rotation mechanism comprises a rotation actuator rotatably mounted on the housing and operably coupled to the flexible shaft. Providing an integrated shaft rotation mechanism may obviate the need for a separate torque transmission unit. The improved needle actuation mechanism may use a pivoting connection to enable longer needle extension distances to be achieved for a given actuation distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: CREO MEDICAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Christopher Paul Hancock, Rohan Monico, Huw Hopkins, Tom Craven, Steve Morris
  • Publication number: 20230069086
    Abstract: A package for retaining a food item includes a base and at least one side wall extending away from the base and terminating at a flange. The flange includes a sealing edge configured to contact a film wrap. The sealing edge is positioned inward of at least a portion of the side wall to guide fluids toward an interior volume of the package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: The Hillshire Brands Company
    Inventors: Rick Strickland, Jonathon Tran, Jason Robertson, Jeffrey Anthony Czarny, Steve Morris, Ty Baublits, Bryce Gerlach, Mary Lou Resh
  • Publication number: 20220183751
    Abstract: An interface joint with one or both of a needle actuation mechanism or an integrated shaft rotation mechanism. The interface joint comprises a flexible shaft between a housing and an electrosurgical instrument, e.g. for conveying power and/or fluid therebetween. The needle actuation mechanism comprises an actuation rod extending out of the housing and an actuator movably mounted on the housing. The shaft rotation mechanism comprises a rotation actuator rotatably mounted on the housing and operably coupled to the flexible shaft. Providing an integrated shaft rotation mechanism may obviate the need for a separate torque transmission unit. The improved needle actuation mechanism may use a pivoting connection to enable longer needle extension distances to be achieved for a given actuation distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher Paul HANCOCK, Rohan Monico, Huw Hopkins, Tom Craven, Steve Morris
  • Patent number: 10936257
    Abstract: Multiple packages are manufactured by defining a package template, with at least one individualized image area, and selecting at least one image seed. For each package, an index key is selected and, based on the selected index key, a plurality of image attribute modifications are determined from within applicable ranges of image attribute modifications. The determined image attribute modifications are applied to the image seed or seeds to generate respective images, and the image or images are applied to the respective individualized image area of the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: HP Indigo B.V.
    Inventors: Amir Gaash, Steve Morris, Shlomi Kramer, Muhannad Ismael, Guy Bibi, Hadar Peled Vaissman
  • Patent number: 10509605
    Abstract: Multiple packages are manufactured by defining a package template, with at least one individualized image area, and selecting at least one image seed. For each package, an index key is selected and, based on the selected index key, a plurality of image attribute modifications are determined from within applicable ranges of image attribute modifications. The determined image attribute modifications are applied to the image seed or seeds to generate respective images, and the image or images are applied to the respective individualized image area of the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: HP Indigo B.V.
    Inventors: Amir Gaash, Steve Morris, Shlomi Kramer, Muhannad Ismael, Guy Bibi, Hadar Peled Vaissman
  • Patent number: 10413642
    Abstract: A method and system of controlling medical suction is disclosed. The system comprises a vacuum regulator comprising a valve, wherein the first end of the regulator may be fluidly connected to a vacuum source and the second end of the regulator may be fluidly connected to a patient interface. The valve may comprise a small orifice or pathway, allowing fluid to pass from the second end of the regulator to the first end of the regulator while the valve is closed. The system may also comprise a flow detector, wherein the flow detector is capable of sensing when the patient interface is in contact with a liquid and cause the valve to open, thereby allowing full flow of fluids from the second regulator end to the first regulator end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Inventors: James Michael Berry, Steve Morris
  • Publication number: 20180321759
    Abstract: A wearable computing device may comprise a processor, a base portion, an articulation portion movably coupled to the base portion, and an articulation sensor movably coupling the articulation portion to the base portion. The articulation portion may include a display with a graphical user interface to display an image to the user. The articulation sensor may be disposed in between the articulation portion and the base portion, and be substantially centered behind the display. The articulation sensor may detect an articulation direction of the articulation portion and provide an input to the processor based on the detected direction. The processor may output a revised image on the graphical user interface corresponding to the provided input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventor: Steve Morris
  • Patent number: 9760325
    Abstract: A press load balancer automatically balances the printing load over a number of presses by taking into account the load on each press and the substrates (i.e., paper types) and inks installed on the presses to improve throughput while minimizing load on the press operators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Indigo B.V.
    Inventors: Steve Morris, Philippe Mucher, Nir Gilon
  • Patent number: 9538020
    Abstract: Providing for workflow and finishing solutions for printing are disclosed herein. By way of example, disclosed workflow provides grouping and managing a stream(s) of digital images across a substrate width, for maximizing print productivity and profitability. Digital images are re-sized according to print instructions and oriented into a print stream. Multiple print streams can be organized onto the substrate width, to improve substrate packing. Moreover, disclosed finishing solutions provide for outputting streams of prints according to an output format, in conjunction with rendering the digital images in physical form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Indigo B.V.
    Inventors: David Yasinover, Ilan Meiri, Ran Lev, Raffael Kraus, Itzik Kent, Uri Weiner, Steve Morris
  • Publication number: 20160317725
    Abstract: A method and system of controlling medical suction is disclosed. The system comprises a vacuum regulator comprising a valve, wherein the first end of the regulator may be fluidly connected to a vacuum source and the second end of the regulator may be fluidly connected to a patient interface. The valve may comprise a small orifice or pathway, allowing fluid to pass from the second end of the regulator to the first end of the regulator while the valve is closed. The system may also comprise a flow detector, wherein the flow detector is capable of sensing when the patient interface is in contact with a liquid and cause the valve to open, thereby allowing full flow of fluids from the second regulator end to the first regulator end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: James Michael Berry, Steve Morris
  • Patent number: 9170758
    Abstract: A press load balancer automatically balances the printing load over a number of presses by taking into account the load on each press and the substrates (i.e., paper types) and inks installed on the presses to improve throughput while minimizing load on the press operators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Indigo B.V.
    Inventors: Steve Morris, Philippe Mucher, Nir Gilon
  • Publication number: 20150232172
    Abstract: Airfoil assemblies and methods of using them are provided to accelerate air flow relative to the airfoil assemblies and to improve laminar air flow over airfoils. The airfoil may include a cathode disposed near a leading portion of the airfoil to ionize on rushing air and for initiating an electric field. An anode disposed near an opposite portion of the airfoil completes the electric field to accelerate ionized air flowing relative to the airfoil, whereby ionized positively charged air particles tend to separate and accelerate continuously toward the anode in a substantially smooth laminar path of travel uninterruptedly. An air ionizing antenna may be employed for radiating an electromagnetic field transversely to the electric field to cause the electromagnetic field to ionize additional air flowing relative to the airfoil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventor: Donald Steve Morris
  • Publication number: 20150227877
    Abstract: Systems and methods for processing jobs in a Laboratory Management System (LMS) are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method may include identifying, by a user operating an LMS interface provided via one or more computer systems, an electronic record related to one of a plurality of manufacturing orders, determining, by the user, that the identified manufacturing order is being temporarily suspended from production, and adding the electronic record to a hot jobs queue in the LMS interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: Essilor International (Compagnie Generale d'Optique) S.A.
    Inventors: Abbas Kafi, Steve Morris, Jason Maxfield
  • Publication number: 20150215479
    Abstract: Providing for workflow and finishing solutions for printing are disclosed herein. By way of example, disclosed workflow provides grouping and managing a stream(s) of digital images across a substrate width, for maximizing print productivity and profitability. Digital images are re-sized according to print instructions and oriented into a print stream. Multiple print streams can be organized onto the substrate width, to improve substrate packing. Moreover, disclosed finishing solutions provide for outputting streams of prints according to an output format, in conjunction with rendering the digital images in physical form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: David Yasinover, Ilan Meiri, Ran Lev, Raffael Kraus, Itzik Kent, Uri Weiner, Steve Morris
  • Publication number: 20150196353
    Abstract: An electrosurgical resection instrument for applying to biological tissue radiofrequency electromagnetic energy has a protective hull comprising a shaped piece of dielectric material mounted to cover an underside of an instrument tip of the instrument. The protective hull acts as a shield to protect tissue that may lie under the instrument tip from damage during treatment. The instrument may be particularly useful in procedures performed in a gastrointestinal tract, where bowel perforation is a concern, or in the pancreas, where damage to the portal vein or the pancreatic duct may occur when a tumour or other abnormality is being resected, dissected or removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Christopher Paul Hancock, Steve Morris, Duncan Fitzsimmons, Brian Saunders, Andrew Pacey, Malcolm White
  • Patent number: 9025195
    Abstract: Providing for workflow and finishing solutions for printing are disclosed herein. By way of example, disclosed workflow provides grouping and managing a stream(s) of digital images across a substrate width, for maximizing print productivity and profitability. Digital images are re-sized according to print instructions and oriented into a print stream. Multiple print streams can be organized onto the substrate width, to improve substrate packing. Moreover, disclosed finishing solutions provide for outputting streams of prints according to an output format, in conjunction with rendering the digital images in physical form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Indigo B.V.
    Inventors: David Yasinover, Ilan Meiri, Ran Lev, Rafael Kraus, Itzik Kent, Uri Weiner, Steve Morris
  • Patent number: 8783270
    Abstract: A rod for dispensing liquid to enable the penning of hair, wherein the rod comprises: a body around which in use hair is wrapped, said body comprising: a plurality of holes; and a chamber for holding liquid in fluid communication with the plurality of holes; wherein in use liquid is dispensed from the holes of the body thereby contacting the hair wrapped around the rod to enable perming of the hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Technoperm Limited
    Inventors: Mark Elsom-Cook, Steve Morris
  • Publication number: 20130286410
    Abstract: Providing for workflow and finishing solutions for printing are disclosed herein. By way of example, disclosed workflow provides grouping and managing a stream(s) of digital images across a substrate width, for maximizing print productivity and profitability. Digital images are re-sized according to print instructions and oriented into a print stream. Multiple print streams can be organized onto the substrate width, to improve substrate packing. Moreover, disclosed finishing solutions provide for outputting streams of prints according to an output format, in conjunction with rendering the digital images in physical form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: David Yasinover, Ilan Meiri, Ran Lev, Rafael Kraus, Itzik Kent, Uri Weiner, Steve Morris