Patents by Inventor Wayne Anderson

Wayne Anderson 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: 20260069287
    Abstract: Disclosed are devices and methods for creating a bore in bone. The devices and methods described involve driving a rotating bit in an axial direction such that both rotation and linear movement are controlled and measurable. The instrument is useful for a surgeon to control and simultaneously measure the travel of the tool into the bone and prevent injury to surrounding structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2025
    Publication date: March 12, 2026
    Applicant: Quartus Engineering, Inc.
    Inventor: Wayne Anderson
  • Patent number: 12383282
    Abstract: Disclosed are devices and methods for creating a bore in bone. The devices and methods described involve driving a rotating bit in an axial direction such that both rotation and linear movement are controlled and measurable. The instrument is useful for a surgeon to control and simultaneously measure the travel of the tool into the bone and prevent injury to surrounding structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: Quartus Engineering, Inc.
    Inventor: Wayne Anderson
  • Patent number: 12318095
    Abstract: Disclosed are devices and methods for creating a bore in bone. The devices and methods described involve driving a rotating bit in an axial direction such that both rotation and linear movement are controlled and measurable. The instrument is useful for a surgeon to control and simultaneously measure the travel of the tool into the bone and prevent injury to surrounding structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: Quartus Engineering, Inc.
    Inventor: Wayne Anderson
  • Publication number: 20240423645
    Abstract: Disclosed are devices and methods for creating a bore in bone. The devices and methods described involve driving a rotating bit in an axial direction such that both rotation and linear movement are controlled and measurable. The instrument is useful for a surgeon to control and simultaneously measure the travel of the tool into the bone and prevent injury to surrounding structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventor: Wayne Anderson
  • Publication number: 20240423644
    Abstract: Disclosed are devices and methods for creating a bore in bone. The devices and methods described involve driving a rotating bit in an axial direction such that both rotation and linear movement are controlled and measurable. The instrument is useful for a surgeon to control and simultaneously measure the travel of the tool into the bone and prevent injury to surrounding structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventor: Wayne Anderson
  • Patent number: 12108957
    Abstract: Disclosed are devices and methods for creating a bore in bone. The devices and methods described involve driving a rotating bit in an axial direction such that both rotation and linear movement are controlled and measurable. The instrument is useful for a surgeon to control and simultaneously measure the travel of the tool into the bone and prevent injury to surrounding structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: QUARTUS ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventor: Wayne Anderson
  • Publication number: 20240058016
    Abstract: A system including an instrument having a working tool configured to penetrate a tissue; a sensor configured to generate in real-time one or more torque signals related to torque of the working tool; a controller in operative communication with the sensor and configured to receive the one or more torque signals. The controller processes the torque signals into one or more processed signals representative of torque, energy, power or a combination thereof. The system also includes a display providing to the user in real-time the one or more processed signals. Related devices, systems, methods, and articles are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: Quartus Engineering Incorporated
    Inventors: Wayne Anderson, John J. Perry, Michael M. Karch, Anthony D. Truscott, Edward J. Dohring
  • Patent number: 11839385
    Abstract: A system including an instrument having a working tool configured to penetrate a tissue; a sensor configured to generate in real-time one or more torque signals related to torque of the working tool; a controller in operative communication with the sensor and configured to receive the one or more torque signals. The controller processes the torque signals into one or more processed signals representative of torque, energy, power or a combination thereof. The system also includes a display providing to the user in real-time the one or more processed signals. Related devices, systems, methods, and articles are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: QUARTUS ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventors: Wayne Anderson, John J. Perry, Michael M. Karch, Anthony D. Truscott, Edward J. Dohring
  • Publication number: 20230165592
    Abstract: Disclosed are devices and methods for creating a bore in bone. The devices and methods described involve driving a rotating bit in an axial direction such that both rotation and linear movement are controlled and measurable. The instrument is useful for a surgeon to control and simultaneously measure the travel of the tool into the bone and prevent injury to surrounding structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventor: Wayne Anderson
  • Patent number: 11651074
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed herein to accelerate security threat investigation. An example apparatus includes a model trainer to train a security investigation model, a game engine to determine a source security software product and a destination security software product of a security threat object, an actions database to store at least one of the previous security response action, the source security software product, the destination security software product, and the security threat object, an action generator to generate at least one suggested security response action in response to a user security investigation action, wherein the suggested security response action is based on an execution of the security investigation model, and a software product controller to adjust a display of the destination security software product of the security threat object in response to the security response action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: MUSARUBRA US LLC
    Inventor: Wayne Anderson
  • Patent number: 11517324
    Abstract: Disclosed are devices and methods for creating a bore in bone. The devices and methods described involve driving a rotating bit in an axial direction such that both rotation and linear movement are controlled and measurable. The instrument is useful for a surgeon to control and simultaneously measure the travel of the tool into the bone and prevent injury to surrounding structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Smart Medical Devices, Inc.
    Inventor: Wayne Anderson
  • Publication number: 20210342442
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed herein to accelerate security threat investigation. An example apparatus includes a model trainer to train a security investigation model, a game engine to determine a source security software product and a destination security software product of a security threat object, an actions database to store at least one of the previous security response action, the source security software product, the destination security software product, and the security threat object, an action generator to generate at least one suggested security response action in response to a user security investigation action, wherein the suggested security response action is based on an execution of the security investigation model, and a software product controller to adjust a display of the destination security software product of the security threat object in response to the security response action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventor: Wayne Anderson
  • Patent number: 10925619
    Abstract: Disclosed are devices and methods for creating a bore in bone. The devices and methods described involve controlling the drive and measuring the drilling energy of a working tool such that a user can avoid injuries to surrounding structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: SMART MEDICAL DEVICES, INC.
    Inventor: Wayne Anderson
  • Publication number: 20200323541
    Abstract: A system including an instrument having a working tool configured to penetrate a tissue; a sensor configured to generate in real-time one or more torque signals related to torque of the working tool; a controller in operative communication with the sensor and configured to receive the one or more torque signals. The controller processes the torque signals into one or more processed signals representative of torque, energy, power or a combination thereof. The system also includes a display providing to the user in real-time the one or more processed signals. Related devices, systems, methods, and articles are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: SMART MEDICAL DEVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Wayne Anderson, John J. Perry, Michael M. Karch, Anthony D. Truscott, Edward J. Dohring
  • Patent number: 10736643
    Abstract: A system including an instrument having a working tool configured to penetrate a tissue; a sensor configured to generate in real-time one or more torque signals related to torque of the working tool; a controller in operative communication with the sensor and configured to receive the one or more torque signals. The controller processes the torque signals into one or more processed signals representative of torque, energy, power or a combination thereof. The system also includes a display providing to the user in real-time the one or more processed signals. Related devices, systems, methods, and articles are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: SMART MEDICAL DEVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Wayne Anderson, John J. Perry, Michael M. Karch, Anthony D. Truscott, Edward J. Dohring
  • Publication number: 20200060694
    Abstract: Disclosed are devices and methods for creating a bore in bone. The devices and methods described involve driving a rotating bit in an axial direction such that both rotation and linear movement are controlled and measurable. The instrument is useful for a surgeon to control and simultaneously measure the travel of the tool into the bone and prevent injury to surrounding structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventor: Wayne Anderson
  • Patent number: 10456146
    Abstract: Disclosed are devices and methods for creating a bore in bone. The devices and methods described involve driving a rotating bit in an axial direction such that both rotation and linear movement are controlled and measurable. The instrument is useful for a surgeon to control and simultaneously measure the travel of the tool into the bone and prevent injury to surrounding structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Smart Medical Devices, Inc.
    Inventor: Wayne Anderson
  • Publication number: 20190247057
    Abstract: Disclosed are devices and methods for creating a bore in bone. The devices and methods described involve controlling the drive and measuring the drilling energy of a working tool such that a user can avoid injuries to surrounding structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventor: Wayne Anderson
  • Publication number: 20190029697
    Abstract: A system including an instrument having a working tool configured to penetrate a tissue; a sensor configured to generate in real-time one or more torque signals related to torque of the working tool; a controller in operative communication with the sensor and configured to receive the one or more torque signals. The controller processes the torque signals into one or more processed signals representative of torque, energy, power or a combination thereof. The system also includes a display providing to the user in real-time the one or more processed signals. Related devices, systems, methods, and articles are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: SMART MEDICAL DEVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Wayne Anderson, John J. Perry, Michael M. Karch, Anthony D. Truscott, Edward J. Dohring
  • Publication number: 20190013830
    Abstract: Disclosed are devices and methods sterilization wireless communication devices. The devices and methods described involve a sterilizable wireless communication device including a communication module. The communication module includes a transceiver capable of direct wireless communication. The sterilizable wireless communication device further includes a housing having an interior sized to contain the communication module. The communication module is hermetically sealed within the housing and the housing includes a hermetic radio frequency feedthrough configured to couple to an antenna that is external to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: David H. Hoglund, Wayne Anderson, John J. Perry, Michael M. Karch, Laura Park, Edward J. Dohring