Patents by Inventor Steven Bennett

Steven Bennett 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: 9144611
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hydrogel composition and methods of using the same. The hydrogel composition may include precursors that react with each other upon contact as well as precursors that react upon contact with an initiator. In embodiments, the resulting hydrogels may have varying levels of crosslinking with both denser and less dense regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Steven Bennett, Nathaniel Mast, Kevin Lavigne, Walter Skalla, Saumya Banerjee, Timothy Sargeant, Joshua Stopek
  • Patent number: 9072863
    Abstract: A catheter assembly for intracranial treatment of a subject that includes an outer tube that may be connected to an infusion or osmotic pump and delivered through a bendable catheter to the target brain site of the subject. The assembly facilitates regular accurate placement of drug or compound delivery at the tissue region without additional contact and minimizes trauma to the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: University of South Florida
    Inventor: Steven Bennett
  • Publication number: 20150150977
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hydrogel composition and methods of using the same. The hydrogel composition may include precursors that react with each other upon contact as well as precursors that react upon contact with an initiator. In embodiments, the resulting hydrogels may have varying levels of crosslinking with both denser and less dense regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Steven Bennett, Nathaniel Mast, Kevin Lavigne, Walter Skalla
  • Publication number: 20150071501
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are described for adjudicating votes made on voter-marked paper ballots. Voter-marked paper ballots may be scanned to obtain optical image data of the voter-marked paper ballots. The optical image may be analyzed to determine the votes contained in the ballot for tabulation purposes. One or more votes on the ballot may be identified as requiring adjudication by an election official. Adjudication information, according to various embodiments, is appended to the optical images of the voter-marked paper ballots such that the image of the ballot and the image of the adjudication information may be viewed in an optical image. The optical image may be stored in a file format that allows the ballot image and the appended adjudication information to be viewed using readily available image viewers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: JAMES HOOVER, JUSTIN BALES, STEVEN BENNETT, ERIC COOMER, SEAN DEAN, GENEICE MATHEWS, BENJAMIN RICE
  • Patent number: 8968783
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hydrogel composition and methods of using the same. The hydrogel composition may include precursors that react with each other upon contact as well as precursors that react upon contact with an initiator. In embodiments, the resulting hydrogels may have varying levels of crosslinking with both denser and less dense regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Steven Bennett, Nathaniel Mast, Kevin Lavigne, Walter Skalla
  • Publication number: 20150024022
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hydrogel composition and methods of using the same. The hydrogel composition may include precursors that react with each other upon contact as well as precursors that react upon contact with an initiator. In embodiments, the resulting hydrogels may have varying levels of crosslinking with both denser and less dense regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Steven Bennett, Nathaniel Mast, Kevin Lavigne, Walter Skalla, Saumya Banerjee, Timothy Sargeant, Joshua Stopek
  • Patent number: 8913787
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are described for adjudicating votes made on voter-marked paper ballots. Voter-marked paper ballots may be scanned to obtain optical image data of the voter-marked paper ballots. The optical image may be analyzed to determine the votes contained in the ballot for tabulation purposes. One or more votes on the ballot may be identified as requiring adjudication by an election official. Adjudication information, according to various embodiments, is appended to the optical images of the voter-marked paper ballots such that the image of the ballot and the image of the adjudication information may be viewed in an optical image. The optical image may be stored in a file format that allows the ballot image and the appended adjudication information to be viewed using readily available image viewers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Dominion Voting Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: James Hoover, Justin Bales, Steven Bennett, Eric Coomer, Sean Dean, Geneice Mathews, Benjamin Rice
  • Patent number: 8883185
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hydrogel composition and methods of using the same. The hydrogel composition may include precursors that react with each other upon contact as well as precursors that react upon contact with an initiator. In embodiments, the resulting hydrogels may have varying levels of crosslinking with both denser and less dense regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Steven Bennett, Nathaniel Mast, Kevin Lavigne, Walter Skalla, Saumya Banerjee, Timothy Sargeant, Joshua Stopek
  • Publication number: 20140255337
    Abstract: The subject invention concerns materials and methods for treating a person or animal having cognitive impairment. In one embodiment, the method comprises administering an effective amount of one or more inflammatory mediator(s), for example, fms-related tyrosine kinase 3 (Flt3) ligand, interleukin-6 (IL-6), macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), interleukin-1 (IL-1), interleukin-3 (IL-3), erythropoietin (EPO), vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A), hypoxia-inducible transcription factor (HIF-1alpha), insulin like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), tumor necrosis factor (TNF), granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF), Stem Cell Factor (SCF), Darbepoetin (ARANESP), and metalloproteinases, to an animal or person in need of treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
    Inventors: HUNTINGTON POTTER, GARY W. ARENDASH, STEVEN BENNETT, TIMOTHY BOYD
  • Publication number: 20140242024
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hydrogel composition and methods of using the same. The hydrogel composition may include precursors that react with each other upon contact as well as precursors that react upon contact with an initiator. In embodiments, the resulting hydrogels may have varying levels of crosslinking with both denser and less dense regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Steven Bennett, Nathaniel Mast, Kevin Lavigne, Walter Skalla, Timothy Sargeant, Joshua Stopek
  • Patent number: 8813077
    Abstract: Embodiments of apparatuses and methods for processing virtualization events in a layered virtualization architecture are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a event logic and evaluation logic. The event logic is to recognize a virtualization event. The evaluation logic is to determine whether to transfer control from a child guest to a parent guest in response to the virtualization event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Bennett, Andrew Anderson, Gilbert Neiger, Scott Rodgers, Richard Uhlig, Lawrence Smith, III, Barry Huntley
  • Publication number: 20140228453
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hydrogel composition and methods of using the same. The hydrogel composition may include precursors that react with each other upon contact as well as precursors that react upon contact with an initiator. In embodiments, the resulting hydrogels may have varying levels of crosslinking with both denser and less dense regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Steven Bennett, Nathaniel Mast, Kevin Lavigne, Walter Skalla
  • Patent number: 8754564
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hydrogel composition and methods of using the same. The hydrogel composition may include precursors that react with each other upon contact as well as precursors that react upon contact with an initiator. In embodiments, the resulting hydrogels may have varying levels of crosslinking with both denser and less dense regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Steven Bennett, Nathaniel Mast, Kevin Lavigne, Walter Skalla, Timothy Sargeant, Joshua Stopek
  • Patent number: 8734824
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hydrogel composition and methods of using the same. The hydrogel composition may include precursors that react with each other upon contact as well as precursors that react upon contact with an initiator. In embodiments, the resulting hydrogels may have varying levels of crosslinking with both denser and less dense regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Covidien LLP
    Inventors: Steven Bennett, Nathaniel Mast, Kevin Lavigne, Walter Skalla
  • Patent number: 8734930
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hydrogel composition and methods of using the same. The hydrogel composition may include precursors that react with each other upon contact as well as precursors that react upon contact with an initiator. In embodiments, the resulting hydrogels may have varying levels of crosslinking with both denser and less dense regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Steven Bennett, Nathaniel Mast, Kevin Lavigne, Walter Skalla, Timothy Sargeant, Joshua Stopek, Saumya Banerjee, Arpan Desai
  • Patent number: 8591950
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hydrogel composition and methods of using the same. The hydrogel composition may include precursors that react with each other upon contact as well as precursors that react upon contact with an initiator. In embodiments, the resulting hydrogels may have varying levels of crosslinking with both denser and less dense regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Steven Bennett, Nathaniel Mast, Kevin Lavigne, Walter Skalla, Timothy Sargeant, Joshua Stopek
  • Patent number: 8591929
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hydrogel composition and methods of using the same. The hydrogel composition may include precursors that react with each other upon contact as well as precursors that react upon contact with an initiator. In embodiments, the resulting hydrogels may have varying levels of crosslinking with both denser and less dense regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Steven Bennett, Nathaniel Mast, Kevin Lavigne, Walter Skalla
  • Publication number: 20130301873
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are described for adjudicating votes made on voter-marked paper ballots. Voter-marked paper ballots may be scanned to obtain optical image data of the voter-marked paper ballots. The optical image may be analyzed to determine the votes contained in the ballot for tabulation purposes. One or more votes on the ballot may be identified as requiring adjudication by an election official. Adjudication information, according to various embodiments, is appended to the optical images of the voter-marked paper ballots such that the image of the ballot and the image of the adjudication information may be viewed in an optical image. The optical image may be stored in a file format that allows the ballot image and the appended adjudication information to be viewed using readily available image viewers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: DOMINION VOTING SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: James Hoover, Justin Bales, Steven Bennett, Eric Coomer, Sean Dean, Geneice Mathews, Benjamin Rice
  • Publication number: 20130236720
    Abstract: Rare-earth-free, noble-metal-free nanostructured magnetic material thin films and methods of synthesis are described. Magnetocrystalline, ferrimagnetic thin films with islands of aligned single magnetic domains possess large coercivity. In particular, MnxGa thin films are described. These materials provide a potential substitute to rare-earth-based and noble-metal-based magnets in applications related to electric motors and generators, audio headphones and speakers, recording media and magnetic hard drive memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Donald HEIMAN, Steven BENNETT, Thomas NUMMY, Thomas CARDINAL
  • Patent number: 8518440
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a drug delivery device including a biodegradable housing and a hydrogel within the biodegradable housing. The housing, the hydrogel, or both, may include a bioactive agent. Also disclosed is a method of drug delivery including the steps of forming the biodegradable housing, in embodiments a hydrogel, suspending a bioactive agent in the hydrogel, and introducing a second hydrogel and/or precursors of a second hydrogel into the biodegradable housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignees: Confluent Surgical, Inc., Covidien LP
    Inventors: Phillip Blaskovich, Rachit Ohri, Steven Bennett