Patents by Inventor Timothy Shary

Timothy Shary 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).

  • Robotic knee testing (RKT) device having decoupled drive capability and systems and methods providing the same
    Patent number: 10925519
    Abstract: Various limb manipulation and evaluation devices are provided. The devices generally include three drives, namely a first drive configured to manipulate a first bone relative to a second bone in a first direction, a second drive configured to manipulate the first bone relative to the second bone in a second direction, a third drive configured to manipulate the first bone relative to the second bone in a second direction. The three directions are different relative to each other and in some embodiments represent three distinct axes. The devices are further configured such that at least one of the drives is mutually decoupled relative to at least one other drive, such that operation of the one drive does not affect the position or movement of the another drive. One or multiple of the drives may be decoupled. A corresponding method of operating such decoupled drives is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: RoboDiagnostics LLC
    Inventors: Thomas P. Branch, Shaun Kevin Stinton, Thomas Christopher Madden, Edward Dittmar, Nathaniel K. DeJarnette, Timothy Shary
  • Robotic Knee Testing (RKT) Device Having Decoupled Drive Capability and Systems and Methods Providing The Same
    Publication number: 20180146891
    Abstract: Various limb manipulation and evaluation devices are provided. The devices generally include three drives, namely a first drive configured to manipulate a first bone relative to a second bone in a first direction, a second drive configured to manipulate the first bone relative to the second bone in a second direction, a third drive configured to manipulate the first bone relative to the second bone in a second direction. The three directions are different relative to each other and in some embodiments represent three distinct axes. The devices are further configured such that at least one of the drives is mutually decoupled relative to at least one other drive, such that operation of the one drive does not affect the position or movement of the another drive. One or multiple of the drives may be decoupled. A corresponding method of operating such decoupled drives is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas P. Branch, Shaun Kevin Stinton, Thomas Christopher Madden, Edward Dittmar, Nathaniel K. DeJarnette, Timothy Shary
  • Robotic knee testing (RKT) device having decoupled drive capability and systems and methods providing the same
    Patent number: 9814411
    Abstract: Various limb manipulation and evaluation devices are provided. The devices generally include three drives, namely a first drive configured to manipulate a first bone relative to a second bone in a first direction, a second drive configured to manipulate the first bone relative to the second bone in a second direction, a third drive configured to manipulate the first bone relative to the second bone in a second direction. The three directions are different relative to each other and in some embodiments represent three distinct axes. The devices are further configured such that at least one of the drives is mutually decoupled relative to at least one other drive, such that operation of the one drive does not affect the position or movement of the another drive. One or multiple of the drives may be decoupled. A corresponding method of operating such decoupled drives is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: EMRI, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas P. Branch, Shaun Kevin Stinton, Thomas Christopher Madden, Edward Dittmar, Nathaniel K. DeJarnette, Timothy Shary
  • ROBOTIC KNEE TESTING (RKT) DEVICE HAVING DECOUPLED DRIVE CAPABILITY AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS PROVIDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20140081181
    Abstract: Various limb manipulation and evaluation devices are provided. The devices generally include three drives, namely a first drive configured to manipulate a first bone relative to a second bone in a first direction, a second drive configured to manipulate the first bone relative to the second bone in a second direction, a third drive configured to manipulate the first bone relative to the second bone in a second direction. The three directions are different relative to each other and in some embodiments represent three distinct axes. The devices are further configured such that at least one of the drives is mutually decoupled relative to at least one other drive, such that operation of the one drive does not affect the position or movement of the another drive. One or multiple of the drives may be decoupled. A corresponding method of operating such decoupled drives is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: ERMI, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas P. Branch, Shaun Kevin Stinton, Thomas Christopher Madden, Edward Dittmar, Nathaniel K. DeJarnette, Timothy Shary