Patents by Inventor Thomas Zappia

Thomas Zappia 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: 20210068614
    Abstract: A system for preventing inadvertent actuation of a medical device. The system includes an elongate tube having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end. The lumen is configured to receive a medical device configured to transition between an actuated state and an inactive state. The device further includes a detection system configured to determine a position of a distal end of the medical device relative to the distal end of the elongate tube. The detection system includes a transmitting element and a receiving element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas ZAPPIA, Brian MacLEAN
  • Patent number: 10869591
    Abstract: A system for preventing inadvertent actuation of a medical device. The system includes an elongate tube having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end. The lumen is configured to receive a medical device configured to transition between an actuated state and an inactive state. The device further includes a detection system configured to determine a position of a distal end of the medical device relative to the distal end of the elongate tube. The detection system includes a transmitting element and a receiving element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Zappia, Brian MacLean
  • Publication number: 20180206703
    Abstract: A system for preventing inadvertent actuation of a medical device. The system includes an elongate tube having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end. The lumen is configured to receive a medical device configured to transition between an actuated state and an inactive state. The device further includes a detection system configured to determine a position of a distal end of the medical device relative to the distal end of the elongate tube. The detection system includes a transmitting element and a receiving element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Zappia, Brian Maclean
  • Publication number: 20180132703
    Abstract: An insertion device may include a hollow handle and a shaft extending distally of the hollow handle. The insertion device may also include a cap coupled to a distal end of the shaft. The cap may include a camera and an LED coupled thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth REEVER, Richard TAH, Brian MacLEAN, Thomas ZAPPIA, Maria MAILLET, Zakh SOKOLOVSKIY, Peter BOROS, Joseph ARRUDA
  • Patent number: 9949615
    Abstract: A system for preventing inadvertent actuation of a medical device. The system includes an elongate tube having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end. The lumen is configured to receive a medical device configured to transition between an actuated state and an inactive state. The device further includes a detection system configured to determine a position of a distal end of the medical device relative to the distal end of the elongate tube. The detection system includes a transmitting element and a receiving element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Zappia, Brian MacLean
  • Publication number: 20130072753
    Abstract: A system for preventing inadvertent actuation of a medical device. The system includes an elongate tube having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end. The lumen is configured to receive a medical device configured to transition between an actuated state and an inactive state. The device further includes a detection system configured to determine a position of a distal end of the medical device relative to the distal end of the elongate tube. The detection system includes a transmitting element and a receiving element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Zappia, Brian MacLean
  • Patent number: 7657127
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for strobed image capture includes stroboscopic illumination synchronized with one or more cameras to improve a signal to noise ratio, reduce motion blur and avoid object damage in sensor systems used to analyze illumination sensitive objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Sarnoff Corporation
    Inventors: Dominick Lolacono, James R. Matey, Oleg Naroditsky, Michael Tinker, Thomas Zappia
  • Publication number: 20090232418
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for strobed image capture includes stroboscopic illumination synchronized with one or more cameras to improve a signal to noise ratio, reduce motion blur and avoid object damage in sensor systems used to analyze illumination sensitive objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventors: Dominick Lolacono, James R. Matey, Oleg Naroditsky, Michael Tinker, Thomas Zappia
  • Patent number: 7542628
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for strobed image capture includes stroboscopic illumination synchronized with one or more cameras to improve a signal to noise ratio, reduce motion blur and avoid object damage in sensor systems used to analyze illumination sensitive objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Sarnoff Corporation
    Inventors: Dominick Lolacono, James R. Matey, Oleg Naroditsky, Michael Tinker, Thomas Zappia
  • Publication number: 20060274918
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for designing an iris biometrics system that operates in minimally constrained settings. The image acquisition system has fewer constraints on subjects than traditional methods by extending standoff distance and capture volume. The method receives design parameters and provides derived quantities that are useful in designing an image acquisition system having a specific set of performance requirements. Exemplary scenarios of minimally constrained settings are provided, such as a high volume security checkpoint, an office, an aircraft boarding bridge, a wide corridor, and an automobile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Inventors: Robert Amantea, James Bergen, Dominick LoIacono, James Matey, Oleg Naroditsky, Michael Tinker, Thomas Zappia
  • Publication number: 20060245623
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for strobed image capture includes stroboscopic illumination synchronized with one or more cameras to improve a signal to noise ratio, reduce motion blur and avoid object damage in sensor systems used to analyze illumination sensitive objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventors: Dominick Loiacono, James Matey, Oleg Naroditsky, Michael Tinker, Thomas Zappia