Patents by Inventor Thomas Ruby

Thomas Ruby 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: 20210349615
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems, and corresponding computer-readable media and methods for resizing a graphical user interface. For instance, the systems described herein detect a user selection of an object within a graphical user interface, segment the user selection into quadrants, and move the quadrants to resize the selected object based on the user input. The systems further place a pivot point within the selected object to partition the object into the quadrants. The systems detect movement of one or more selected edges and move the quadrants together with movement of the one or more selected edges to resize the selected object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: William Thomas Ruby, Danielle T. Morimoto
  • Patent number: 11106339
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems, and corresponding computer-readable media and methods for resizing a graphical user interface. For instance, the systems described herein detect a user selection of an object within a graphical user interface, segment the user selection into quadrants, and move the quadrants to resize the selected object based on the user input. The systems further place a pivot point within the selected object to partition the object into the quadrants. The systems detect movement of one or more selected edges and move the quadrants together with movement of the one or more selected edges to resize the selected object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: William Thomas Ruby, Danielle T. Morimoto
  • Patent number: 10802664
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods, and computer storage media for facilitating layout designs. In embodiments, an input event is detected indicating a desire to include a new object within a layout design including a first component. Thereafter, it is determined that the first component within the layout is to be modified to accommodate a second component containing the new object. The layout design is automatically modified to include the first component and the second component in the layout design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: William Thomas Ruby, Michael Spencer Cragg, Danielle Takara Morimoto
  • Publication number: 20190087073
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems, and corresponding computer-readable media and methods for resizing a graphical user interface. For instance, the systems described herein detect a user selection of an object within a graphical user interface, segment the user selection into quadrants, and move the quadrants to resize the selected object based on the user input. The systems further place a pivot point within the selected object to partition the object into the quadrants. The systems detect movement of one or more selected edges and move the quadrants together with movement of the one or more selected edges to resize the selected object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: William Thomas Ruby, Danielle T. Morimoto
  • Publication number: 20180253211
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods, and computer storage media for facilitating layout designs. In embodiments, an input event is detected indicating a desire to include a new object within a layout design including a first component. Thereafter, it is determined that the first component within the layout is to be modified to accommodate a second component containing the new object. The layout design is automatically modified to include the first component and the second component in the layout design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: William Thomas Ruby, Michael Spencer Cragg, Danielle Takara Morimoto
  • Patent number: 9861272
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods for laparoscopic abdominal surgery are disclosed. For example, a system or kit is provided for performing a procedure within a surgical space within a patient's body that includes a plurality of tool heads, and a tool head carrier including features for removably receiving one or more tool heads, the tool head carrier sized for introduction through a trocar or other port into a surgical space. The system or kit may also include a surgical tool including a tool shaft introduceable into the surgical space and including features for securing a tool head to the tool. Optionally, the tool head carrier may include a clip for securing the tool head carrier to an endoscope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANDFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Christopher Steven Pell, Bryan J. Duggan, Hattie Zhi Chen Dong, Thomas Ruby, John Avi Roop, Jonathan B. Ticker, James N. Lau, Kevin Chao
  • Publication number: 20160287232
    Abstract: A system and method for abdominal surgery is disclosed. The system can have one or more end effectors that can be attached to an introducer and/or tray and inserted into the abdomen through a large puncture through the patient's umbilicus. The end effector can have a surgical tool, such as a grasper. The system can have a manipulatable control arm that can be inserted into the abdomen through a small puncture through the patient's body wall. The end effector can be attached to the control arm and simultaneously or concurrently detached from the introducer or tray. The control arm can then manipulate the end effector to perform the surgery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Kevin Zi Jun Chao, John Avi Roop, Greg Magee, Ronald Jou, Reuben Brewer, Christopher Steven Pell, Bryan J. Duggan, Zhi Chen Dong, Thomas Ruby
  • Patent number: 9308011
    Abstract: A system and method for abdominal surgery is disclosed. The system can have one or more end effectors that can be attached to an introducer and/or tray and inserted into the abdomen through a large puncture through the patient's umbilicus. The end effector can have a surgical tool, such as a grasper. The system can have a manipulatable control arm that can be inserted into the abdomen through a small puncture through the patient's body wall. The end effector can be attached to the control arm and simultaneously or concurrently detached from the introducer or tray. The control arm can then manipulate the end effector to perform the surgery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kevin Zi Jun Chao, John Avi Roop, Greg Magee, Ronald Jou, Reuben Brewer, Christopher Steven Pell, Bryan J. Duggan, Zhi Chen Dong, Thomas Ruby
  • Publication number: 20130331646
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods for laparoscopic abdominal surgery are disclosed. For example, a system or kit is provided for performing a procedure within a surgical space within a patient's body that includes a plurality of tool heads, and a tool head carrier including features for removably receiving one or more tool heads, the tool head carrier sized for introduction through a trocar or other port into a surgical space. The system or kit may also include a surgical tool including a tool shaft introduceable into the surgical space and including features for securing a tool head to the tool. Optionally, the tool head carrier may include a clip for securing the tool head carrier to an endoscope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Christopher Steven Pell, Bryan J. Duggan, Hattie Zhi Chen Dong, Thomas Ruby, John Avi Roop, Jonathan B. Ticker, James N. Lau, Kevin Chao
  • Publication number: 20120083826
    Abstract: A system and method for abdominal surgery is disclosed. The system can have one or more end effectors that can be attached to an introducer and/or tray and inserted into the abdomen through a large puncture through the patient's umbilicus. The end effector can have a surgical tool, such as a grasper. The system can have a manipulatable control arm that can be inserted into the abdomen through a small puncture through the patient's body wall. The end effector can be attached to the control arm and simultaneously or concurrently detached from the introducer or tray. The control arm can then manipulate the end effector to perform the surgery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Kevin Zi Jun Chao, John Avi Roop, Greg Magee, Ronald Jou, Reuben Brewer, Christopher Steven Pell, Bryan Duggan, Zhi Chen Dong, Thomas Ruby