Patents by Inventor Thomas A. BATES

Thomas A. BATES 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).

  • Publication number: 20240120022
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for performing protein design. In one aspect, a method comprises: processing an input characterizing a target protein structure of a target protein using an embedding neural network having a plurality of embedding neural network parameters to generate an embedding of the target protein structure of the target protein; determining a predicted amino acid sequence of the target protein based on the embedding of the target protein structure, comprising: conditioning a generative neural network having a plurality of generative neural network parameters on the embedding of the target protein structure; and generating, by the generative neural network conditioned on the embedding of the target protein structure, a representation of the predicted amino acid sequence of the target protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Andrew W. Senior, Simon Kohl, Jason Yim, Russell James Bates, Catalin-Dumitru Ionescu, Charlie Thomas Curtis Nash, Ali Razavi-Nematollahi, Alexander Pritzel, John Jumper
  • Patent number: 11925431
    Abstract: A motion feedthrough for a surgical drape, the motion feedthrough comprising a drive transfer element comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being releasably engageable with a portion of a robot arm and the second portion being releasably engageable with a portion of an instrument, the drive transfer element being movable relative to a bulk portion of the drape so as to transfer drive between the robot arm and the instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: CMR SURGICAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Keith Marshall, Nikki Priyam Su-Ling Phoolchund, Thomas Bates Jackson
  • Patent number: 11839438
    Abstract: A surgical drape for covering at least a portion of a surgical robot arm, the arm comprising at least one drive assembly interface element for transferring drive between the arm and an instrument engageable with the arm, the drape comprising an interface portion locatable between the arm and the instrument when the instrument is engaged with the arm; and a bulk portion encompassing the interface portion; the interface portion and the bulk portion being adjacent one another, the interface portion comprising one or more of a material or configuration having a lower modulus than that of the bulk portion in at least one direction, and a movable portion, the movable portion being movable relative to the bulk portion, so as to permit repeatable movement of a portion of the interface portion relative to the bulk portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: CMR SURGICAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Keith Marshall, Nikki Priyam Su-Ling Phoolchund, Thomas Bates Jackson
  • Publication number: 20230173693
    Abstract: A robot arm comprising a first arm segment and a second arm segment coupled to each other by a first revolute joint having a first rotation axis and a second revolute joint having a second rotation axis non-parallel to the first rotation axis, and a joint mechanism for articulating the first arm segment relative to the second arm segment about the first and second rotation axes, the joint mechanism comprising: a first driven gear disposed about an axle coincident with the first rotation axis, the axle being fast with a first arm segment of the robot arm; a second driven gear disposed about the second rotation axis and fast with a second arm segment of the robot arm and fast with the first driven gear about the first rotation axis; a first drive gear configured to drive the first driven gear to rotate about the axle, the first drive gear being arranged to engage the first driven gear; a second drive gear for driving the second driven gear to rotate about the second rotation axis; and an intermediary gear arran
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: James Oliver GRANT, Keith MARSHALL, Thomas Bates JACKSON
  • Publication number: 20230074346
    Abstract: An interface structure for detachably interfacing a surgical robot arm to a surgical instrument, the interface structure comprising: a base portion comprising a first surface for facing the surgical instrument and a second surface for facing the surgical robot arm; and a plurality of first fasteners supported by the base portion and protruding from the first surface, the plurality of first fasteners configured to engage the surgical instrument so as to retain the interface structure to the surgical instrument. The interface structure engages the surgical robot arm so as to retain the interface structure to the surgical robot arm, wherein the plurality of first fasteners and the remainder of the interface structure are shaped such that when the surgical instrument is detached from the surgical robot arm the interface structure is retained to the surgical robot arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Nikki Priyam Su-Ling Phoolchund, Keith Marshall, Thomas Bates Jackson, Jonathan Peter Whittle, Dominic Martin McBrien
  • Publication number: 20230072227
    Abstract: An interface structure for detachably interfacing a surgical robot arm to a surgical instrument, the interface structure comprising: a base portion comprising a first surface for facing the surgical instrument and a second surface for facing the surgical robot arm; and a plurality of first fasteners supported by the base portion and protruding from the first surface, the plurality of first fasteners configured to engage the surgical instrument so as to retain the interface structure to the surgical instrument. The interface structure engages the surgical robot arm so as to retain the interface structure to the surgical robot arm, wherein the plurality of first fasteners and the remainder of the interface structure are shaped such that when the surgical instrument is detached from the surgical robot arm the interface structure is retained to the surgical robot arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Nikki Priyam Su-Ling Phoolchund, Keith Marshall, Thomas Bates Jackson, Jonathan Peter Whittle, Dominic Martin McBrien
  • Patent number: 11597102
    Abstract: A robot arm comprising a first arm segment and a second arm segment coupled to each other by a first revolute joint having a first rotation axis and a second revolute joint having a second rotation axis non-parallel to the first rotation axis, and a joint mechanism for articulating the first arm segment relative to the second arm segment about the first and second rotation axes, the joint mechanism comprising: a first driven gear disposed about an axle coincident with the first rotation axis, the axle being fast with a first arm segment of the robot arm; a second driven gear disposed about the second rotation axis and fast with a second arm segment of the robot arm and fast with the first driven gear about the first rotation axis; a first drive gear configured to drive the first driven gear to rotate about the axle, the first drive gear being arranged to engage the first driven gear; a second drive gear for driving the second driven gear to rotate about the second rotation axis; and an intermediary gear arran
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: CMR Surgical Limited
    Inventors: James Oliver Grant, Keith Marshall, Thomas Bates Jackson
  • Patent number: 11564763
    Abstract: A motion feedthrough for a surgical drape, the motion feedthrough comprising a drive transfer element comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being releasably engageable with a portion of a robot arm and the second portion being releasably engageable with a portion of an instrument, the drive transfer element being movable relative to a bulk portion of the drape so as to transfer drive between the robot arm and the instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: CMR SURGICAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Keith Marshall, Nikki Priyam Su-Ling Phoolchund, Thomas Bates Jackson
  • Publication number: 20230022025
    Abstract: A motion feedthrough for a surgical drape, the motion feedthrough comprising a drive transfer element comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being releasably engageable with a portion of a robot arm and the second portion being releasably engageable with a portion of an instrument, the drive transfer element being movable relative to a bulk portion of the drape so as to transfer drive between the robot arm and the instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Keith Marshall, Nikki Priyam Su-Ling Phoolchund, Thomas Bates Jackson
  • Patent number: 11559882
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure include a torque sensor arrangement configured to attach between a first part and a second part to sense torque therebetween, the torque sensor arrangement comprising an interface member having on its exterior an engagement configuration configured to rotationally engage the first part, a torsion member comprising a deflectable body attached at one end thereof to the interface member and comprising, at the other end of the deflectable body, an engagement configuration configured to fixedly engage the second part, and a deflection sensor attached to the deflectable body, wherein the interface member defines a rigid sleeve extending around the deflectable body and the torque sensor arrangement further comprises a bushing located between and in contact with both the sleeve and the deflectable body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: CMR SURGICAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Thomas Bates Jackson, Edward John Mottram, Gordon Thomas Deane, Keith Marshall, Paul Christopher Roberts, Ricardo Michael Henderson Da Silva
  • Patent number: 11559361
    Abstract: A locator of a surgical port of a surgical robot system, the surgical robot system comprising an instrument attached to a robot arm, the instrument having an instrument shaft able to pass through the surgical port to a surgical site, the locator comprising: an interface configured to couple to the surgical port; a mechanism configured to permit relative linear and/or rotational motion of the interface and the instrument shaft; and a controller comprising a processor operable to estimate the position of a part of the robot arm, the controller configured to control the mechanism in dependence on the estimated position of the part of the robot arm such that as the robot arm retracts the instrument from the patient, the locator moves the port away from the robot arm and provides a reaction force to keep the port in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: CMR Surgical Limited
    Inventors: Andrew Murray Scholan, Ben Robert Chaplin, Keith Marshall, Luke David Ronald Hares, Nikki Priyam Su-Ling Phoolchund, Thomas Bates Jackson
  • Patent number: 11547501
    Abstract: An interface structure for detachably interfacing a surgical robot arm to a surgical instrument, the interface structure comprising: a base portion comprising a first surface for facing the surgical instrument and a second surface for facing the surgical robot arm; and a plurality of first fasteners supported by the base portion and protruding from the first surface, the plurality of first fasteners configured to engage the surgical instrument so as to retain the interface structure to the surgical instrument. The interface structure engages the surgical robot arm so as to retain the interface structure to the surgical robot arm, wherein the plurality of first fasteners and the remainder of the interface structure are shaped such that when the surgical instrument is detached from the surgical robot arm the interface structure is retained to the surgical robot arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: CMR Surgical Limited
    Inventors: Nikki Priyam Su-Ling Phoolchund, Keith Marshall, Thomas Bates Jackson, Jonathan Peter Whittle, Dominic Martin McBrien
  • Publication number: 20220331021
    Abstract: A drive transfer element for transferring drive between a surgical robot arm and a surgical instrument, the drive transfer element comprising a drive transfer element recess being releasably engageable with an interface protrusion; and a drive transfer element protrusion being releasably engageable with an interface recess; the drive transfer element protrusion comprising a cavity in communication with the drive transfer element recess so as to enable the interface protrusion engageable with the drive transfer element recess to project into the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Ben Robert Chaplin, James Oliver Grant, Keith Marshall, Nikki Priyam Su-Ling Phoolchund, Thomas Bates Jackson
  • Publication number: 20220331020
    Abstract: A drive transfer element for transferring drive between a surgical robot arm and a surgical instrument, the drive transfer element comprising a drive transfer element recess being releasably engageable with an interface protrusion; and a drive transfer element protrusion being releasably engageable with an interface recess; the drive transfer element protrusion comprising a cavity in communication with the drive transfer element recess so as to enable the interface protrusion engageable with the drive transfer element recess to project into the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Ben Robert Chaplin, James Oliver Grant, Keith Marshall, Nikki Priyam Su-Ling Phoolchund, Thomas Bates Jackson
  • Publication number: 20220226053
    Abstract: An interface structure for detachably interfacing a surgical robot arm to a surgical instrument, the interface structure comprising a main body; and a drive transfer element comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being releasably engageable with a portion of the surgical robot arm and the second portion being releasably engageable with a portion of the surgical instrument; the drive transfer element being movable relative to the main body so as to enable transfer of drive between the surgical robot arm and the surgical instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Ben Robert Chaplin, James Oliver Grant, Keith Marshall, Nikki Priyam Su-Ling Phoolchund, Thomas Bates Jackson
  • Patent number: 11385161
    Abstract: Provided are particle analyzers and related methods for verifying calibration status of the particle analyzer, including independently of the presence or absence of particles. The method and analyzers include use of distinct and non-interfering time frequency domains: a middle frequency time domain and a low frequency time domain, and optionally a high frequency time domain. The high frequency time domain generates a laser facet drive current frequency modulation to prevent the laser facet from spatial-mode hopping. The middle frequency time domain is for particle detection. The low frequency time domain is for calibration status, including laser-pulse-light self-diagnostics, for the health or calibration status of the analyzer. By carefully selecting the frequency time domain ranges, there is non-interference, with the ability to self-diagnose the instrument that is particle-independent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Particle Measuring Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas A. Bates, Matt Michaelis, Brett Haley
  • Patent number: 11369441
    Abstract: A drive transfer element for transferring drive between a surgical robot arm and a surgical instrument, the drive transfer element comprising a drive transfer element recess being releasably engageable with an interface protrusion; and a drive transfer element protrusion being releasably engageable with an interface recess; the drive transfer element protrusion comprising a cavity in communication with the drive transfer element recess so as to enable the interface protrusion engageable with the drive transfer element recess to project into the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: CMR SURGICAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Ben Robert Chaplin, James Oliver Grant, Keith Marshall, Nikki Priyam Su-Ling Phoolchund, Thomas Bates Jackson
  • Patent number: 11304765
    Abstract: An interface structure for detachably interfacing a surgical robot arm to a surgical instrument, the interface structure comprising a main body; and a drive transfer element comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being releasably engageable with a portion of the surgical robot arm and the second portion being releasably engageable with a portion of the surgical instrument; the drive transfer element being movable relative to the main body so as to enable transfer of drive between the surgical robot arm and the surgical instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: CMR SURGICAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Ben Robert Chaplin, James Oliver Grant, Keith Marshall, Nikki Priyam Su-Ling Phoolchund, Thomas Bates Jackson
  • Patent number: 11241289
    Abstract: A packaging insert configured to engage a portion of a surgical drape for locating the drape on a surgical robot arm, the drape comprising a drive transfer element for transferring drive between the robot arm and a surgical instrument, the packaging insert comprising a body and a retention portion engageable with the drive transfer element for retaining the drive transfer element in a desired position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: CMR SURGICAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Keith Marshall, Nikki Priyam Su-Ling Phoolchund, Thomas Bates Jackson
  • Publication number: 20210404936
    Abstract: Provided are particle analyzers and related methods for verifying calibration status of the particle analyzer, including independently of the presence or absence of particles. The method and analyzers include use of distinct and non-interfering time frequency domains: a middle frequency time domain and a low frequency time domain, and optionally a high frequency time domain. The high frequency time domain generates a laser facet drive current frequency modulation to prevent the laser facet from spatial-mode hopping. The middle frequency time domain is for particle detection. The low frequency time domain is for calibration status, including laser-pulse-light self-diagnostics, for the health or calibration status of the analyzer. By carefully selecting the frequency time domain ranges, there is non-interference, with the ability to self-diagnose the instrument that is particle-independent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Particle Measuring Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas A. BATES, Matt MICHAELIS, Brett HALEY