Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Shea

Thomas J. Shea 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: 11977218
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for medical imaging. The system may comprise a scope assembly. The scope assembly may comprise a housing unit configured to releasably couple to at least a portion of an elongated scope. The scope assembly may comprise an imaging unit operably coupled to the housing unit, wherein the imaging unit comprises an optics assembly configured to (i) receive one or more light beams that are transmitted through the elongated scope and (ii) direct at least a portion of the one or more light beams onto two or more locations within a subject's body. At least one of the two or more locations may comprise a target site. The imaging unit may be configured to move via a rotational and/or translational motion relative to the housing unit to alter a field of view when imaging within the subject's body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Activ Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Hossein Dehghani, Vasiliy E. Buharin, Roman Stolyarov, Thomas Calef, Liam O'Shea, Alexander J. Dye, Chris J. Situ
  • Patent number: 11963676
    Abstract: A robotic suture knot tying system includes a first robotic arm, a second robotic arm, a suturing device including a suturing end effector operatively coupled to the first robotic arm, and a suture handling device operatively coupled to the second robotic arm. The system also includes a control system operatively coupled to the first robotic arm, the second robotic arm, the suturing device, and the suture handling device and configured to control operation thereof to cooperatively perform a suture knot tying procedure on a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Activ Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Liam O'Shea, Thomas J. Calef, Dana Zitnick
  • Patent number: 10334968
    Abstract: A bracket assembly for one of a signage system and a merchandising display system. The bracket assembly includes a base element, at least one securing element and a mounting element. The at least one securing element is carried by the base element. The mounting element is carried by the base element and releasably engages one of a sign and a merchandising display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: T.M. Shea Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas M. Shea, Thomas J. Shea, Lucas M. Shea
  • Publication number: 20180064265
    Abstract: A bracket assembly for one of a signage system and a merchandising display system. The bracket assembly includes a base element, at least one securing element and a mounting element. The at least one securing element is carried by the base element. The mounting element is carried by the base element and releasably engages one of a sign and a merchandising display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas M. SHEA, Thomas J. SHEA, Lucas M. SHEA
  • Patent number: 5781797
    Abstract: A method and system for configuring and executing device drivers in a computer system is provided. In a preferred embodiment, the device drivers comprise a plurality of component drivers. Each component driver performs a function (e.g., disk caching) that may be used in accessing a device. The component drivers of a device driver are ordered from a top layer to a bottom layer. When accessing a device, the top layer component driver of the device driver is first invoked. Each component driver performs its function and invokes the next lower layer component driver. The bottom layer component driver interacts directly with the device. An operating system, preferably, dynamically configures the device drivers at computer system startup. The operating system has a plurality of component drivers that are available to be configured into a device driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1998
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew P. R. Crick, Mike Glass, Thomas J. Shea, Shishir Shah