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).
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Patent number: 12064172Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 15, 2018Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: CREO MEDICAL LIMITEDInventors: Christopher Paul Hancock, Rohan Monico, Steve Morris, Tom Craven, Stefanie Pohlmann
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Publication number: 20240157204Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2023Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventors: Thomas M. Malota, Steve Morris
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Patent number: 11980413Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 3, 2022Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: CREO MEDICAL LIMITEDInventors: Christopher Paul Hancock, Rohan Monico, Huw Hopkins, Tom Craven, Steve Morris
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Publication number: 20230069086Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Applicant: The Hillshire Brands CompanyInventors: Rick Strickland, Jonathon Tran, Jason Robertson, Jeffrey Anthony Czarny, Steve Morris, Ty Baublits, Bryce Gerlach, Mary Lou Resh
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Publication number: 20220183751Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2022Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: Christopher Paul HANCOCK, Rohan Monico, Huw Hopkins, Tom Craven, Steve Morris
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Patent number: 10936257Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 7, 2019Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: HP Indigo B.V.Inventors: Amir Gaash, Steve Morris, Shlomi Kramer, Muhannad Ismael, Guy Bibi, Hadar Peled Vaissman
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Patent number: 10509605Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 4, 2014Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: HP Indigo B.V.Inventors: Amir Gaash, Steve Morris, Shlomi Kramer, Muhannad Ismael, Guy Bibi, Hadar Peled Vaissman
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Patent number: 10413642Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 19, 2016Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Inventors: James Michael Berry, Steve Morris
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Publication number: 20180321759Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventor: Steve Morris
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Patent number: 9760325Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 25, 2015Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Indigo B.V.Inventors: Steve Morris, Philippe Mucher, Nir Gilon
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Patent number: 9538020Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 23, 2015Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Indigo B.V.Inventors: David Yasinover, Ilan Meiri, Ran Lev, Raffael Kraus, Itzik Kent, Uri Weiner, Steve Morris
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Publication number: 20160317725Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2016Publication date: November 3, 2016Inventors: James Michael Berry, Steve Morris
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Patent number: 9170758Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 25, 2012Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Indigo B.V.Inventors: Steve Morris, Philippe Mucher, Nir Gilon
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Publication number: 20150232172Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2014Publication date: August 20, 2015Inventor: Donald Steve Morris
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Publication number: 20150227877Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2014Publication date: August 13, 2015Applicant: Essilor International (Compagnie Generale d'Optique) S.A.Inventors: Abbas Kafi, Steve Morris, Jason Maxfield
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Publication number: 20150215479Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2015Publication date: July 30, 2015Inventors: David Yasinover, Ilan Meiri, Ran Lev, Raffael Kraus, Itzik Kent, Uri Weiner, Steve Morris
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Publication number: 20150196353Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2013Publication date: July 16, 2015Inventors: Christopher Paul Hancock, Steve Morris, Duncan Fitzsimmons, Brian Saunders, Andrew Pacey, Malcolm White
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Patent number: 9025195Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 30, 2012Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Indigo B.V.Inventors: David Yasinover, Ilan Meiri, Ran Lev, Rafael Kraus, Itzik Kent, Uri Weiner, Steve Morris
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Patent number: 8783270Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 13, 2011Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Technoperm LimitedInventors: Mark Elsom-Cook, Steve Morris
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Publication number: 20130286410Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2012Publication date: October 31, 2013Inventors: David Yasinover, Ilan Meiri, Ran Lev, Rafael Kraus, Itzik Kent, Uri Weiner, Steve Morris