Patents by Inventor Thomas Cooper

Thomas Cooper 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: 20240245479
    Abstract: Techniques for operating a kinematic structure by manual motion of a link coupled to the kinematic structure include a system comprising a first manipulating means and processing means. The processing means is for detecting whether a first means for accessing an internal worksite is mounted to the first manipulating means; detecting an input indicating the system is to be in a set-up mode; and inhibiting, in response to detecting that the first means is mounted to the first manipulating means, transition of the system to the set-up mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Paul GRIFFITHS, Paul MOHR, Nitish SWARUP, Michael COSTA, David LARKIN, Thomas COOPER, Michael HANUSCHIK
  • Patent number: 11974828
    Abstract: Techniques for operating a kinematic structure by manual motion of a link coupled to the kinematic structure include a system having a kinematic structure configured to support an instrument and a processor. The processor is configured to place the system in a clutching mode; transition the system from the clutching mode to a set-up mode in response to detecting a joint operation of the kinematic structure; while in the set-up mode, determine an input displacement of a link from an initial positional relationship relative to a portion of the kinematic structure to a displaced positional relationship relative to the portion of the kinematic structure; and while in the set-up mode and in response to the determined input displacement, drive the kinematic structure so that the link returns toward the initial positional relationship relative to the portion of the kinematic structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Paul Griffiths, Paul Mohr, Nitish Swarup, Michael Costa, David Larkin, Thomas Cooper, Michael Hanuschik
  • Publication number: 20230005666
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a device comprising: a capacitor and at least one encapsulant. In some embodiments, the at least one encapsulant comprises at least one polymer. In some embodiments, the at least one encapsulant at least partially encapsulates the capacitor. In some embodiments, the at least one encapsulant has a stable Young's modulus. Some embodiments of the present disclosure further relate to methods of manufacturing and using the device described herein. In the examples the at least one polymer is a PVDF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Luis Emmanuelli, Thomas Cooper, Robert Bell, Venkateswaran Santhanam
  • Publication number: 20220183781
    Abstract: Techniques for operating a kinematic structure by manual motion of a link coupled to the kinematic structure include a system having a kinematic structure configured to support an instrument and a processor. The processor is configured to place the system in a clutching mode; transition the system from the clutching mode to a set-up mode in response to detecting a joint operation of the kinematic structure; while in the set-up mode, determine an input displacement of a link from an initial positional relationship relative to a portion of the kinematic structure to a displaced positional relationship relative to the portion of the kinematic structure; and while in the set-up mode and in response to the determined input displacement, drive the kinematic structure so that the link returns toward the initial positional relationship relative to the portion of the kinematic structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Paul GRIFFITHS, Paul MOHR, Nitish SWARUP, Michael COSTA, David LARKIN, Thomas COOPER, Michael HANUSCHIK
  • Publication number: 20220188731
    Abstract: This application discloses a computing system implementing a line balancing tool to generate a structured bill of materials for a wire harness based on a harness design and available fabrication processes. The computing system can decompose the structured bill of materials into tasks and assign the tasks to workstations in a production line configured to manufacture the wire harness. The computing system can determine dependencies between a plurality of the tasks and verify the tasks assigned to the workstation conform to the dependencies between the plurality of the tasks. The dependencies can indicate an order for performance of the operations associated with the tasks. The computing system can identify unassigned tasks capable of assignment to one or more of the workstations and determine which of the workstations the unassigned assembly tasks, if assigned, would conform with the dependencies between the plurality of the assembly tasks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Vikas Maddukuri, Jean-Marc Yvon, Andrew Thomas Cooper
  • Patent number: 11298200
    Abstract: Techniques for operating a kinematic structure by manual motion of a link coupled to the kinematic structure include a system having a kinematic structure configured to support an instrument and a processor. The processor is configured to place the system in a clutching mode, transition the system from the clutching mode to a set-up mode in response to detecting a joint operation of the kinematic structure, establish a desired reference location of a link relative to a portion of the kinematic structure, detect an error between an actual reference location of the link relative to the portion and the desired reference location of the link, and drive the kinematic structure so as to decrease the error. The link is distal to the portion on the kinematic structure. The error is due to manual movement of the link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Paul Griffiths, Paul Mohr, Nitish Swarup, Michael Costa, David Larkin, Thomas Cooper, Michael Hanuschik
  • Patent number: 10976076
    Abstract: A solar vapor generator includes an absorber to absorb sunlight and an emitter, in thermal communication with the absorber, to radiatively evaporate a liquid under less than 1 sun illumination and without pressurization. The emitter is physically separated from the liquid, substantially reducing fouling of the emitter. The absorber and the emitter may also be heated to temperatures higher than the boiling point of the liquid and may thus may be used to further superheat the vapor. Solar vapor generation can provide the basis for many sustainable desalination, sanitization, and process heating technologies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Gang Chen, Svetlana Boriskina, George Ni, Thomas Cooper, Seyed Hadi Zandavi
  • Patent number: 10839787
    Abstract: Examples described herein provide various devices that enable users to participate in a multiplayer session. The examples allow a user that is unable to speak, or that is incapable of speaking, to participate in an in-session voice chat by inputting text and having the text converted to speech (e.g., synthesized voice data) that can then be sent to other devices participating in the session. The user enables a text-to-speech conversion feature on his or her own device. Based on the enabled feature, functionality enabling text to be entered is activated and the entered text is converted into speech data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Kepner, Evelyn R. Thomas, David Ruzyski, Jeremy L. Dewey, Martin Hall, Joshua R. McCammon, Stephen E. Giscombe, Thomas Cooper, Dana Ludwig
  • Patent number: 10760131
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of, and assay and kits for, detecting and diagnosing arterial plaque rupture using the expression of miR-222, mi-221 and circ284. Also disclosed are methods of treating arterial plaque rupture and methods of identifying agents for use thin the treatment of arterial plaque rupture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Cooper Woods, Hernan Antonio Bazan
  • Publication number: 20200229883
    Abstract: Techniques for operating a kinematic structure by manual motion of a link coupled to the kinematic structure include a system having a kinematic structure configured to support an instrument and a processor. The processor is configured to place the system in a clutching mode, transition the system from the clutching mode to a set-up mode in response to detecting a joint operation of the kinematic structure, establish a desired reference location of a link relative to a portion of the kinematic structure, detect an error between an actual reference location of the link relative to the portion and the desired reference location of the link, and drive the kinematic structure so as to decrease the error. The link is distal to the portion on the kinematic structure. The error is due to manual movement of the link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Paul GRIFFITHS, Paul MOHR, Nitish SWARUP, Michael COSTA, David LARKIN, Thomas COOPER, Michael HANUSCHIK
  • Patent number: 10646297
    Abstract: Robotic and/or surgical devices, systems, and methods include a manipulator configured to be mounted to a cannula and a processor. The processor is configured to detect a mounting state of the cannula, detect an input indicating the system is to be in a set-up mode, and inhibit transition of the system to the set-up mode in response to the detected mounting state. In some embodiments, detecting the input indicating the system is to be in the set-up mode includes detecting an activation of a dedicated input button. In some embodiments, detecting the input indicating the system is to be in the set-up mode comprises detecting a joint operation of a first kinematic structure coupling the manipulator with a platform that is supported by a second kinematic structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Griffiths, Paul Mohr, Nitish Swarup, Michael Costa, David Larkin, Thomas Cooper, Michael Hanuschik
  • Publication number: 20200109877
    Abstract: A solar vapor generator includes an absorber to absorb sunlight and an emitter, in thermal communication with the absorber, to radiatively evaporate a liquid under less than 1 sun illumination and without pressurization. The emitter is physically separated from the liquid, substantially reducing fouling of the emitter. The absorber and the emitter may also be heated to temperatures higher than the boiling point of the liquid and may thus may be used to further superheat the vapor. Solar vapor generation can provide the basis for many sustainable desalination, sanitization, and process heating technologies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Gang Chen, Svetlana Boriskina, George Ni, Thomas Cooper, Seyed Hadi Zandavi
  • Patent number: 10510184
    Abstract: A method includes: dividing the 3D virtual scene by using a plurality of grids; acquiring location information about a plurality of first points at which a plurality of rays originating from a light source are incident on one or more objects located within the 3D virtual scene and location information about a plurality of first grids including the plurality of first points; acquiring location information about a plurality of second points at which the plurality of rays reflected from the plurality of first points are incident on the one or more objects and location information about a plurality of second grids including the plurality of second points; and determining illumination of each of the plurality of grids based on the location information about the plurality of first grids and the location information about the plurality of second grids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: David Bernardino Martins Sena, Thomas Cooper, Andrew William Garrard
  • Patent number: 10442824
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing a titanium containing catalyst, wherein the catalyst includes one or more titanium alpha-hydroxy carboxylate species, e.g., titanium citrate, and one or more titanium oxide species, e.g., TiOx, wherein x is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 2, wherein the sum of all of the above titanium oxide species relative to the sum of all titanium alpha-hydroxy carboxylate species in the titanium containing catalyst is greater than 0 but less than 1.00 mol.-%. The method of production involves, for example, reacting tetraisopropyl orthotitanate with an aqueous solution of citric acid, and removing the byproduct of 2-propanol by distillation. Also disclosed is a method for the production of polyesters by the use of the catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignees: UHDE INVENTA-FISCHER GMBH, CATALYTIC TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Matthias Schoennagel, Alan Thomas Cooper
  • Publication number: 20190251953
    Abstract: Examples described herein provide various devices that enable users to participate in a multiplayer session. The examples allow a user that is unable to speak, or that is incapable of speaking, to participate in an in-session voice chat by inputting text and having the text converted to speech (e.g., synthesized voice data) that can then be sent to other devices participating in the session. The user enables a text-to-speech conversion feature on his or her own device. Based on the enabled feature, functionality enabling text to be entered is activated and the entered text is converted into speech data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Jason Kepner, Evelyn R. Thomas, David Ruzyski, Jeremy L. Dewey, Martin Hall, Joshua R. McCammon, Stephen E. Giscombe, Thomas Cooper, Dana Ludwig
  • Patent number: 10311857
    Abstract: Examples described herein provide various devices that enable users to participate in a multiplayer session. The examples allow a user that is unable to speak, or that is incapable of speaking, to participate in an in-session voice chat by inputting text and having the text converted to speech (e.g., synthesized voice data) that can then be sent to other devices participating in the session. The user enables a text-to-speech conversion feature on his or her own device. Based on the enabled feature, functionality enabling text to be entered is activated and the entered text is converted into speech data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Kepner, Evelyn R. Thomas, David Ruzyski, Jeremy L. Dewey, Martin Hall, Joshua R. McCammon, Stephen E. Giscombe, Thomas Cooper, Dana Ludwig
  • Patent number: 10194022
    Abstract: A system is provided for thwarting the undesired incoming calls and eliminating the impact of robocalls, tollfree pumping, political spam, data collection bots, and other phone fraud forms. The system has a spam detection unit with a plurality of spam type modules and each spam type module is configured to detect a different type of spam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: DIALOGTECH INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Cooper, Kenneth J. Mitchner
  • Publication number: 20180365886
    Abstract: A method includes: dividing the 3D virtual scene by using a plurality of grids; acquiring location information about a plurality of first points at which a plurality of rays originating from a light source are incident on one or more objects located within the 3D virtual scene and location information about a plurality of first grids including the plurality of first points; acquiring location information about a plurality of second points at which the plurality of rays reflected from the plurality of first points are incident on the one or more objects and location information about a plurality of second grids including the plurality of second points; and determining illumination of each of the plurality of grids based on the location information about the plurality of first grids and the location information about the plurality of second grids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: David Bernardino MARTINS SENA, Thomas COOPER, Andrew William GARRARD
  • Patent number: 10126022
    Abstract: A refrigeration system including a condenser, a compressor, a first transportation system passing refrigerant between the compressor and the condenser, a first evaporator, a second evaporator, a second transportation system passing the refrigerant between the condenser and a holding vessel, with the holding vessel including refrigerant in gas and liquid form, a third transportation system passing the refrigerant between the holding vessel and a pump, a fourth transportation system passing the refrigerant between the pump and the first evaporator, a fifth transportation system passing the refrigerant between the pump and the second evaporator, and a heat exchanger wherein the refrigerant in the second transportation system exchanges heat with the refrigerant in the fifth transportation system to heat the refrigerant in the fifth transportation system before the refrigerant passes to the second evaporator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: COOPER RESEARCH, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Cooper
  • Publication number: 20180320932
    Abstract: A refrigeration system including a condenser, a compressor, a first transportation system passing refrigerant between the compressor and the condenser, a first evaporator, a second evaporator, a second transportation system passing the refrigerant between the condenser and a holding vessel, with the holding vessel including refrigerant in gas and liquid form, a third transportation system passing the refrigerant between the holding vessel and a pump, a fourth transportation system passing the refrigerant between the pump and the first evaporator, a fifth transportation system passing the refrigerant between the pump and the second evaporator, and a heat exchanger wherein the refrigerant in the second transportation system exchanges heat with the refrigerant in the fifth transportation system to heat the refrigerant in the fifth transportation system before the refrigerant passes to the second evaporator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventor: Thomas COOPER