Patents by Inventor Timothy Proulx
Timothy Proulx 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).
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Patent number: 11219478Abstract: A surgical tool for removing a portion of an implant is provided that includes a housing, a motor contained within the housing and coupled to the housing, and an output shaft having a distal end and a proximal end opposite the distal end, wherein the proximal end is coupled to the motor and the distal end has an opening configured to rotateably engage an implant. The surgical tool further includes a counter-torque sleeve extending around the output shaft having a proximal end and a distal end opposite the proximal end, wherein the proximal end is coupled to the housing and the distal end is configured to couple to the implant relative to the counter-torque sleeve. Upon a rotational force to the implant, the forces transmitted by the output shaft and the counter-torque sleeve are balanced by the coupling of the output shaft and counter-torque sleeve through the housing.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2019Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.Inventors: Jeff Beale, Harold Taylor, Jeffrey Chapin, Timothy Proulx, Jared Alden Judson
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Patent number: 11083144Abstract: There is provided by the present invention planting containers and associated trays for the production, distribution and display of plants where the planting containers have a channel in the base for engaging with a production or display tray for positioning plant pots in a desired orientation. In one embodiment, the plant container is a flower pot which comprises an upper part; a middle part connected at one end to the upper part; and a bottom part connected to an opposite end of the middle part; the bottom part having a channel extending from one side of the bottom part to the other side of the bottom part; said channel having an apex perpendicular to an axis of the pot, first and second sides, and a plurality of slots at the apex for engaging with a rail system on the tray having teeth.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2016Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: Syngenta Participations AGInventors: Timothy Proulx, Ari Tao Adler, Matthew Patrick Brown, Cindy Ellen Wieland, Gerardo Joaquin Suazo, Alexander Prohodski
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Patent number: 10736440Abstract: The present application provides a refrigerated merchandising case. The refrigerated merchandising case may include a refrigerated product area, a rear panel with a roller channel and a number of support apertures, and a number of shelves with a roller and a number of attachment prongs. The shelves may maneuver along the rear panel via the roller within roller channel and attach via the attachment prongs and the support apertures.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2014Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: KYSOR WARREN EPTA US CORPORATIONInventors: Ajay Iyengar, Robert Paul DelVentura, Oivind Brockmeier, Todd A. Hoff, James Kenneth Knudsen, Richard Henry Kon, Timothy Proulx, William C. Stewart
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Publication number: 20200078069Abstract: A surgical tool for removing a portion of an implant is provided that includes a housing, a motor contained within the housing and coupled to the housing, and an output shaft having a distal end and a proximal end opposite the distal end, wherein the proximal end is coupled to the motor and the distal end has an opening configured to rotateably engage an implant. The surgical tool further includes a counter-torque sleeve extending around the output shaft having a proximal end and a distal end opposite the proximal end, wherein the proximal end is coupled to the housing and the distal end is configured to couple to the implant relative to the counter-torque sleeve. Upon a rotational force to the implant, the forces transmitted by the output shaft and the counter-torque sleeve are balanced by the coupling of the output shaft and counter-torque sleeve through the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Applicant: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.Inventors: JEFF BEALE, HAROLD TAYLOR, JEFFREY CHAPIN, TIMOTHY PROULX, JARED ALDEN JUDSON
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Patent number: 10478235Abstract: A surgical tool for removing a portion of an implant is provided that includes a housing, a motor contained within the housing and coupled to the housing, and an output shaft having a distal end and a proximal end opposite the distal end, wherein the proximal end is coupled to the motor and the distal end has an opening configured to rotatably engage an implant. The surgical tool further includes a counter-torque sleeve extending around the output shaft having a proximal end and a distal end opposite the proximal end, wherein the proximal end is coupled to the housing and the distal end is configured to couple to the implant relative to the counter-torque sleeve. Upon a rotational force to the implant, the forces transmitted by the output shaft and the counter-torque sleeve are balanced by the coupling of the output shaft and counter-torque sleeve through the housing.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.Inventors: Jeff Beale, Harold Taylor, Jeffrey Chapin, Timothy Proulx, Jared Alden Judson
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Publication number: 20180303040Abstract: There is provided by the present invention planting containers and associated trays for the production, distribution and display of plants where the planting containers have a channel in the base for engaging with a production or display tray for positioning plant pots in a desired orientation. In one embodiment, the plant container is a flower pot which comprises an upper part; a middle part connected at one end to the upper part; and a bottom part connected to an opposite end of the middle part; the bottom part having a channel extending from one side of the bottom part to the other side of the bottom part; said channel having an apex perpendicular to an axis of the pot, first and second sides, and a plurality of slots at the apex for engaging with a rail system on the tray having teeth.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2016Publication date: October 25, 2018Applicant: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AGInventors: Timothy Proulx, Ari Tao Adler, Matthew Patrick Brown, Cindy Ellen Wieland, Gerardo Joaquin Suazo, Alexander Prohodski
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Patent number: 9662160Abstract: A surgical tool for removing a portion of an implant is provided that includes a housing, a motor contained within the housing and coupled to the housing, and an output shaft having a distal end and a proximal end opposite the distal end, wherein the proximal end is coupled to the motor and the distal end has an opening configured to rotateably engage an implant. The surgical tool further includes a counter-torque sleeve extending around the output shaft having a proximal end and a distal end opposite the proximal end, wherein the proximal end is coupled to the housing and the distal end is configured to couple to the implant relative to the counter-torque sleeve. Upon a rotational force to the implant, the forces transmitted by the output shaft and the counter-torque sleeve are balanced by the coupling of the output shaft and counter-torque sleeve through the housing.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2013Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: Warsaw Othropedic, Inc.Inventors: Jeff Beale, Harold Taylor, Jeffrey R. Chapin, Timothy Proulx, Jared Alden Judson
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Publication number: 20170112550Abstract: A surgical tool for removing a portion of an implant is provided that includes a housing, a motor contained within the housing and coupled to the housing, and an output shaft having a distal end and a proximal end opposite the distal end, wherein the proximal end is coupled to the motor and the distal end has an opening configured to rotateably engage an implant. The surgical tool further includes a counter-torque sleeve extending around the output shaft having a proximal end and a distal end opposite the proximal end, wherein the proximal end is coupled to the housing and the distal end is configured to couple to the implant relative to the counter-torque sleeve. Upon a rotational force to the implant, the forces transmitted by the output shaft and the counter-torque sleeve are balanced by the coupling of the output shaft and counter-torque sleeve through the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2017Publication date: April 27, 2017Applicant: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.Inventors: JEFF BEALE, HAROLD TAYLOR, JEFFREY CHAPIN, TIMOTHY PROULX, JARED ALDEN JUDSON
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Patent number: 9078671Abstract: A tool for use during surgery includes a housing including a distal end and a proximal end, a motor disposed within the housing, and an output shaft having a proximal end connected to the motor and a distal end extending from the distal end of the housing. The tool further includes a battery pack contained within the housing, and a passage extending from the distal end to the proximal end of the housing through the output shaft and the battery pack, wherein the passage is defined by an interior surface of the output shaft and a channel through the battery.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2008Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.Inventors: Jeff Beale, Harold Taylor, Oivind Brockmeier, Jared Alden Judson, Jeffrey R. Chapin, Timothy Proulx, Ari Tao Adler, Jason Robinson
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Patent number: 9017333Abstract: A surgical tool for removing a portion of an implant is provided that includes a housing, a motor contained within the housing and coupled to the housing, and an output shaft having a distal end and a proximal end opposite the distal end, wherein the proximal end is coupled to the motor and the distal end has an opening configured to rotatably engage an implant. The surgical tool further includes a counter-torque sleeve extending around the output shaft having a proximal end and a distal end opposite the proximal end, wherein the proximal end is coupled to the housing and the distal end is configured to couple to the implant relative to the counter-torque sleeve. Upon a rotational force to the implant, the forces transmitted by the output shaft and the counter-torque sleeve are balanced by the coupling of the output shaft and counter-torque sleeve through the housing.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2008Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.Inventors: Jeff Beale, Harold Taylor, Jeffrey R. Chapin, Timothy Proulx, Jared Alden Judson
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Publication number: 20130253525Abstract: A surgical tool for removing a portion of an implant is provided that includes a housing, a motor contained within the housing and coupled to the housing, and an output shaft having a distal end and a proximal end opposite the distal end, wherein the proximal end is coupled to the motor and the distal end has an opening configured to rotateably engage an implant. The surgical tool further includes a counter-torque sleeve extending around the output shaft having a proximal end and a distal end opposite the proximal end, wherein the proximal end is coupled to the housing and the distal end is configured to couple to the implant relative to the counter-torque sleeve. Upon a rotational force to the implant, the forces transmitted by the output shaft and the counter-torque sleeve are balanced by the coupling of the output shaft and counter-torque sleeve through the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.Inventors: JEFF BEALE, Harold Taylor, Jeffrey R. Chapin, Timothy Proulx, Jared Alden Judson
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Publication number: 20090264893Abstract: A surgical tool for removing a portion of an implant is provided that includes a housing, a motor contained within the housing and coupled to the housing, and an output shaft having a distal end and a proximal end opposite the distal end, wherein the proximal end is coupled to the motor and the distal end has an opening configured to rotateably engage an implant. The surgical tool further includes a counter-torque sleeve extending around the output shaft having a proximal end and a distal end opposite the proximal end, wherein the proximal end is coupled to the housing and the distal end is configured to couple to the implant relative to the counter-torque sleeve. Upon a rotational force to the implant, the forces transmitted by the output shaft and the counter-torque sleeve are balanced by the coupling of the output shaft and counter-torque sleeve through the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2008Publication date: October 22, 2009Applicant: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.Inventors: Jeff Beale, Harold Taylor, Jeffrey R. Chapin, Timothy Proulx, Jared Alden Judson
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Publication number: 20090264940Abstract: A tool for use during surgery includes a housing including a distal end and a proximal end, a motor disposed within the housing, and an output shaft having a proximal end connected to the motor and a distal end extending from the distal end of the housing. The tool further includes a battery pack contained within the housing, and a passage extending from the distal end to the proximal end of the housing through the output shaft and the battery pack, wherein the passage is defined by an interior surface of the output shaft and a channel through the battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2008Publication date: October 22, 2009Applicant: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.Inventors: Jeff Beale, Harold Taylor, Oivind Brockmeier, Jared Alden Judson, Jeffrey R. Chapin, Timothy Proulx, Ari Tao Adler, Jason Robinson
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Publication number: 20070167752Abstract: Synthetic transmit aperture is provided for three-dimensional ultrasound imaging. A transducer may have separate transmit and receive elements. Broad beams are transmitted, allowing fewer transmit elements and/or more rapid scanning. A multidimensional receive array generates data in response to sequential transmissions, such as transmissions from different angles. The data is combined to increase resolution. A transducer array with offset transmit elements for forming a transmit line source may be used.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2005Publication date: July 19, 2007Inventors: Timothy Proulx, Christopher Daft, J. Mohr, Walter Wilser, Charles Bradley, Paul Wagner, Igal Ladabaum
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Publication number: 20070038082Abstract: A medical diagnostic ultrasound transducer system has at least a first and a second set of transducer layers of an element. Each set has one or more transducer layers with independent electrical access. A transmit event through a first set of transducer layers with broadband electrical signals generates acoustic signals containing at least two different frequency bands, and a receive event through a second and different set of transducer layers receives multiple tissue harmonic signals to generate a wide bandwidth response. Fundamental signals can be reduced with a pulse inversion technique through a second transmit event of inverted pulses, a second receive event and superposition of signals from the two receive events.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2005Publication date: February 15, 2007Inventors: Jian-Hua Mo, Timothy Proulx, Charles Bradley
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Publication number: 20060241468Abstract: In k31 mode, a vibration is along an axis or orthogonal to the poling or electric field orientation. The direction of vibration is toward a face of an ultrasound transducer array. For each element of the array, electrodes are formed perpendicular to the face of the array, such as along the sides of the elements. Piezoelectric material is poled along a dimension parallel with the face of the transducer and perpendicular to the direction of acoustic energy propagation. Using elements designed for k31 resonant mode operation may provide for a better electrical impedance match, such as where small elements sizes are provided for a multi-dimensional transducer arrays. For additional impedance matching, the elements may be made from multiple layers of piezoelectric ceramic. Since the elements operate from a k31 mode, the layers are stacked along the poling direction or perpendicular to a face of the transducer array for transmitting or receiving acoustical energy.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2005Publication date: October 26, 2006Inventors: Xuan-Ming Lu, Timothy Proulx, Lewis Thomas, Worth Walters
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Publication number: 20050277836Abstract: A multi-dimensional, such as a two-dimensional, array is provided within a transesophageal probe housing. Since the size of the transesophageal probe housing is limited for comfort of a patient, active electronics are positioned spaced away from the multi-dimensional transducer array, such as within a handle of the transesophageal probe housing. Signal conductors connect the multi-dimensional transducer array to the active electronics. The elements of the multi-dimensional transducer array have a capacitance much lower than parasitic capacitance of the connecting cables. To provide a higher signal-to-noise ratio, the elements are formed from multiple layers of transducer material, increasing the capacitance of each element.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2005Publication date: December 15, 2005Inventors: Timothy Proulx, Lewis Thomas, Walter Wilser, Mirsaid Bolorforosh
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Patent number: D729080Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2014Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Filip Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Gregory Wolos, Sten Kirkbak, Pål Selnæs, William Herbert Darden, IV, Dirk Ahlgrim, Timothy Proulx, Ari Adler, Jonathan Peachey, Martin Hanssmann
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Patent number: D730209Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2014Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: Filip Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Gregory Wolos, Sten Kirkbak, Pål Selnæs, William Herbert Darden, IV, Dirk Ahlgrim, Timothy Proulx, Ari Adler, Jonathan Peachey, Martin Hanssmann
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Patent number: D744892Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2014Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: Filip Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Gregory Wolos, Sten Kirkbak, Dirk Ahlgrim, Timothy Proulx, Ari Adler, Jonathan Peachey, Martin Hanssmann