Patents by Inventor Tom Roberts
Tom Roberts 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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Publication number: 20240108850Abstract: A urinary catheter and container. The urinary catheter can include a catheter shaft attached to a handle and a coating disposed on an outer surface of the catheter shaft. The coating can include a hydrogel, water and/or glycerin, and a polyethylene gylcol (PEG). The PEG can have a molecular weight equal to or less than 600, for example one or more of polyethylene glycol (PEG) 300 and PEG 400. The coating can be applied in a wet state and remain wet for an extended period of time in the container, thereby obviating the need for a lubricant, such as a water sachet or gel package, to accompany the catheter in the container. The container can include a gas impermeable foil material. The container can include an adhesive tab covering a perforated section, the adhesive tab including a pull loop.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Zhihui Yin, David Fish, Tom Roberts
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Patent number: 11850370Abstract: A urinary catheter and container are described. The urinary catheter may have a catheter shaft attached to a handle, and a coating disposed on an outer surface of the catheter shaft. The coating may include a hydrogel, water and/or glycerin, and a polyethylene gylcol (PEG). The PEG may have a molecular weight equal to or less than 600, for example one or more of polyethylene glycol (PEG) 300 and PEG 400. The coating may be applied in a wet state and remain wet for an extended period of time in the container, thereby obviating the need for a lubricant, such as a water sachet or gel package, to accompany the catheter in the container. The container may include a gas impermeable foil material. The container may include an adhesive tab covering a perforated section, the adhesive tab including a pull loop.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2020Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.Inventors: Zhihui Yin, David Fish, Tom Roberts
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Publication number: 20230058911Abstract: A urinary-catheter package (100) includes a container (120) including a urinary catheter (110) and a lubricant (140). The urinary catheter includes a catheter tube (112) and a drainage lumen extending through the urinary catheter, the drainage lumen fluidly coupling a plurality of eyelets in a distal-end portion of the catheter tube with an opening in a proximal end of the urinary catheter. The container includes a catheter section (122), a lubricant section (124) in a distal-end portion of the container, and a separator (126) between the catheter section and the lubricant section. The catheter section is configured to hold the urinary catheter, and the lubricant section is configured to hold the lubricant. The separator is configured to separate the lubricant in the lubricant section from the urinary catheter in the catheter section until the separator is broken by a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2020Publication date: February 23, 2023Inventors: Abigail Nabors, D. Claire Gloeckner, Russell Riescher, Tom Roberts, Ana Minchew
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Publication number: 20210113808Abstract: A urinary catheter and container are described. The urinary catheter may have a catheter shaft attached to a handle, and a coating disposed on an outer surface of the catheter shaft. The coating may include a hydrogel, water and/or glycerin, and a polyethylene gylcol (PEG). The PEG may have a molecular weight equal to or less than 600, for example one or more of polyethylene glycol (PEG) 300 and PEG 400. The coating may be applied in a wet state and remain wet for an extended period of time in the container, thereby obviating the need for a lubricant, such as a water sachet or gel package, to accompany the catheter in the container. The container may include a gas impermeable foil material. The container may include an adhesive tab covering a perforated section, the adhesive tab including a pull loop.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Zhihui Yin, David Fish, Tom Roberts
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Patent number: 10857324Abstract: A urinary catheter and container are described. The urinary catheter may have a catheter shaft attached to a handle, and a coating disposed on an outer surface of the catheter shaft. The coating may include a hydrogel, water and/or glycerin, and a polyethylene glycol (PEG). The PEG may have a molecular weight equal to or less than 600, for example one or more of polyethylene glycol (PEG) 300 and PEG 400. The coating may be applied in a wet state and remain wet for an extended period of time in the container, thereby obviating the need for a lubricant, such as a water sachet or gel package, to accompany the catheter in the container. The container may include a gas impermeable foil material. The container may include an adhesive tab covering a perforated section, the adhesive tab including a pull loop.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2015Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.Inventors: Zhihui Yin, David Fish, Tom Roberts
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Patent number: 10004982Abstract: Various embodiments described herein are directed toward alterable tokens. The alterable token may include a base including an RFID pattern. The base may include an electrical contact electrically coupled to the RFID pattern. The alterable token may include a rotatable body mounted to the base. The body may include first and second RFID tags. The body may include a first electrical contact coupled to the first RFID tag and a second electrical contact coupled to the second RFID tag. The body may be rotatable to a first and a second position. The RFID pattern may be electrically coupled to the first RFID tag when the first electrical contact contacts the electrical contact of the base in the first position. The RFID pattern may be electrically coupled to the second RFID tag when the second electrical contact contacts the electrical contact of the base in the second position.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2016Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: Performance Designed Products LLCInventors: Tom Roberts, Steven Lavache
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Publication number: 20180111046Abstract: An interactive toy having a housing in the shape of a videogame character and equipped with electronic components including a sensor to detect the toy's orientation and position relative to a gaming zone, and to generate a first signal indicative of the position or orientation. The toy is equipped with a processing engine to receive the first signal and cause a transceiver to transmit a second signal indicative of the orientation or position, and a feedback component to provide an audible sound responsive to the occurrence of a videogame event. The transceiver receives a third signal from the gaming console responsive to a second event occurring in the videogame. The processing engine causes the feedback component to generate an audible sound indicative of an effect of the second event on the videogame character associated with the toy.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2017Publication date: April 26, 2018Inventors: Tom Roberts, Scott Terrell, Storm Orion
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Publication number: 20180104444Abstract: A urinary catheter and container are described. The urinary catheter may have a catheter shaft attached to a handle, and a coating disposed on an outer surface of the catheter shaft. The coating may include a hydrogel, water and/or glycerin, and a polyethylene glycol (PEG). The PEG may have a molecular weight equal to or less than 600, for example one or more of polyethylene glycol (PEG) 300 and PEG 400. The coating may be applied in a wet state and remain wet for an extended period of time in the container, thereby obviating the need for a lubricant, such as a water sachet or gel package, to accompany the catheter in the container. The container may include a gas impermeable foil material. The container may include an adhesive tab covering a perforated section, the adhesive tab including a pull loop.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2015Publication date: April 19, 2018Applicants: C. R. Bard, Inc., C. R. Bard, Inc.Inventors: Zhihui Yin, David Fish, Tom Roberts, Adam Silver
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Patent number: 9901515Abstract: A smart cap for a medication container is disclosed. The smart cap includes a circuit board and a weight sensor electrically coupled to the circuit board and configured to generate electrical input signals representative of the total weight of medication units in the medication container. The smart cap may include a processor for processing the electrical input signals generated by the weight sensor, and a memory for storing medication information associated with medication in the medication container, including the processed electrical input signals generated by the weight sensor. The smart cap may transmit the stored information to a computing device communicatively coupled to the cap.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2016Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: Perfomance Designed Products LLCInventors: Tom Roberts, Chris Richards, Steve Lavache, Ireck Briones, Mario Andres Quiros
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Publication number: 20180021481Abstract: A urinary catheter and container are described. The urinary catheter may have a catheter shaft attached to a handle, and a coating disposed on an outer surface of the catheter shaft. The coating may include a hydrogel, water and/or glycerin, and a polyethylene glycol (PEG). The PEG may have a molecular weight equal to or less than 600, for example one or more of polyethylene glycol (PEG) 300 and PEG 400. The coating may be applied in a wet state and remain wet for an extended period of time in the container, thereby obviating the need for a lubricant, such as a water sachet or gel package, to accompany the catheter in the container. The container may include a gas impermeable foil material. The container may include an adhesive tab covering a perforated section, the adhesive tab including a pull loop.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2017Publication date: January 25, 2018Inventors: Zhihui Yin, David Fish, Tom Roberts, Adam Silver, Brian Chapman
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Publication number: 20170203839Abstract: A hybrid propulsion aircraft is described having a distributed electric propulsion system. The distributed electric propulsion system includes a turbo shaft engine that drives one or more generators through a gearbox. The generator provides AC power to a plurality of ducted fans (each being driven by an electric motor). The ducted fans may be integrated with the hybrid propulsion aircraft's wings. The wings can be pivotally attached to the fuselage, thereby allowing for vertical take-off and landing. The design of the hybrid propulsion aircraft mitigates undesirable transient behavior traditionally encountered during a transition from vertical flight to horizontal flight. Moreover, the hybrid propulsion aircraft offers a fast, constant-altitude transition, without requiring a climb or dive to transition. It also offers increased efficiency in both hover and forward flight versus other VTOL aircraft and a higher forward max speed than traditional rotorcraft.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2017Publication date: July 20, 2017Inventors: Francesco Giannini, Martin Gomez, Dan Cottrell, Jean-Charles Lede, Tom Roberts, Carl G. Schaefer, JR., Dorian Colas, Brian Whipple, Tim Nuhfer, Herb Hunter, Jonathan Grohs, Steve Petullo
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Publication number: 20160327427Abstract: A weight sensor assembly including a strain gauge load cell is disclosed. The weight sensor assembly may be used in a smart cap. The weight sensor includes a platform for weighing objects and a load cell. The load cell includes an annular portion, and first and second beams coupled to the platform. Each of the beams includes a first end fixed to the annular portion and a second end that deforms as the platform displaces downward in response to an applied force. One or more strain gauges are mounted on the beams.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2016Publication date: November 10, 2016Applicant: Performance Designed Products LLCInventors: Ireck Briones, Tom Roberts, Chris Richards, Steve Lavache, Mario Andres Quiros
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Publication number: 20160324726Abstract: A smart cap for a medication container is disclosed. The smart cap includes a circuit board and a weight sensor electrically coupled to the circuit board and configured to generate electrical input signals representative of the total weight of medication units in the medication container. The smart cap may include a processor for processing the electrical input signals generated by the weight sensor, and a memory for storing medication information associated with medication in the medication container, including the processed electrical input signals generated by the weight sensor. The smart cap may transmit the stored information to a computing device communicatively coupled to the cap.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2016Publication date: November 10, 2016Applicant: Performance Designed Products LLCInventors: Tom Roberts, Chris Richards, Steve Lavache, Ireck Briones, Mario Andres Quiros
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Patent number: 9375332Abstract: Devices for palliating gastrointestinal strictures using rapid exchange type enteral stent placement catheters. The catheter may include an inner member and an outer member, with the two members being slidable with respect to one another. In various device embodiments, a ramp for directing a guidewire out from within the catheter is provided using portions of the outer member or a shaped mandrel. The inner member may take a number of forms, including a tubular distal portion, a skived or integrally attached elongate midsection, and a proximal portion. A mandrel can be used in a portion proximal of the guidewire ramp, with the mandrel taking one of several disclosed forms.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2013Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Gary A. Jordan, Gary J. Leanna, George Tom Roberts
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Patent number: 8820381Abstract: A system for applying a tin-tie, from a supply of tin-ties releaseably adhered along the length of a liner, with the tin-tie length generally aligned along a length of packaging moving in a first direction includes a tamp applicator for extending and retracting along a second direction substantially transverse to the first direction. The tamp applicator includes a magnet for carrying the tin-tie after it is released from the liner by a peeler, an air assist for aid in releasing and positioning the tin-tie, and a recess and edge for positioning the tin-tie. Part of the tamp applicator carrying the released tin-tie is also moveable in the same first direction, allowing travel in the same first direction as the moving packaging material when putting the tin-tie on the moving packaging material. A spring biases the part to return in a third direction opposite the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2012Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Plitek L.L.C.Inventors: Karl K. Hoffman, Tom Roberts, Steve Kaganovich, Clay Ladd, Arthur A. Sagy
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Publication number: 20140074220Abstract: A prosthesis including a composite wire forming a mesh, the mesh having a variable diameter wherein at least one end region has a larger diameter than a middle portion; the mesh having an exterior surface and an interior surface, wherein at least one of the surfaces is covered with silicone; and a retrieval loop positioned at at least one end of the mesh.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2013Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Claude O. Clerc, Paul K. Norton, Michael E. Zupkofska, Gary J. Leanna, George Tom Roberts
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Publication number: 20130274685Abstract: Devices for palliating gastrointestinal strictures using rapid exchange type enteral stent placement catheters. The catheter may include an inner member and an outer member, with the two members being slidable with respect to one another. In various device embodiments, a ramp for directing a guidewire out from within the catheter is provided using portions of the outer member or a shaped mandrel. The inner member may take a number of forms, including a tubular distal portion, a skived or integrally attached elongate midsection, and a proximal portion. A mandrel can be used in a portion proximal of the guidewire ramp, with the mandrel taking one of several disclosed forms.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2013Publication date: October 17, 2013Inventors: Gary A. Jordan, Gary J. Leanna, George Tom Roberts
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Publication number: 20120247346Abstract: A system for applying a tin-tie, from a supply of tin-ties releaseably adhered along the length of a liner, with the tin-tie length generally aligned along a length of packaging moving in a first direction includes a tamp applicator for extending and retracting along a second direction substantially transverse to the first direction. The tamp applicator includes a magnet for carrying the tin-tie after it is released from the liner by a peeler, an air assist for aid in releasing and positioning the tin-tie, and a recess and edge for positioning the tin-tie. Part of the tamp applicator carrying the released tin-tie is also moveable in the same first direction, allowing travel in the same first direction as the moving packaging material when putting the tin-tie on the moving packaging material. A spring biases the part to return in a third direction opposite the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Inventors: Karl K. Hoffman, Tom Roberts, Steve Kaganovich, Clay Ladd, Arthur A. Sagy
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Publication number: 20120193149Abstract: Disclosed is a rolling cone drill bit with inner row cutting teeth having portions shielded with an erosion-resistant material that differs in material properties from the tooth's core portion that is more impact resistant. The tooth includes shielding on at least a portion of the upstream end and along portions of the flanking surfaces. It includes shield-free portions on the flanks between the root and the tooth crest. Most of the tooth's perimeter is made of the core material and is free of shielding. Gage row teeth may be angled and form a channel to direct drilling fluid from the gage region of the borehole to locations where the inner row teeth are generating most cuttings. Nozzles are provided with non-uniform orientations.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2011Publication date: August 2, 2012Applicant: National Oilwell DHT, L.P.Inventors: Tom Roberts, Thang Vo, Douglas Caraway, Craig Ivie
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Patent number: D790966Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2016Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: PERFORMANCE DESIGNED PRODUCTS LLCInventors: Tom Roberts, Chris Richards, Steve Lavache, Ireck Briones, Mario Andres Quiros