Patents by Inventor William A. Curtis
William A. Curtis 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: 11957429Abstract: In some embodiments, a hand controller apparatus for controlling a tool in a robotic surgery system can include a body with a proximal end and a distally located interface end configured to be coupled to an input apparatus configured to control the tool. The hand controller apparatus can also include a control lever attached to a pivot joint proximate a side surface of the body and extending along the body and away from the proximal end, the control lever being laterally moveable relative to the side surface of the body about the pivot joint. The hand controller apparatus can additionally include a lateral movement detector configured to magnetically or inductively detect a lateral movement of the control lever.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Titan Medical Inc.Inventors: Brandon Michael Kelly, Michael Darter Collins, Zachary Kevin Durand, William Jacob Ward, Mark Curtis Rector
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Publication number: 20240108199Abstract: A surgical apparatus includes a housing, a test port retainer, a pressure test chamber, and an image capture assembly. The housing includes a pressure test port. The test port retainer includes a test port retainer housing, a probe seal, and a liquid exclusion barrier. In one aspect, the test port retainer also includes a hydrophobic membrane mounted within the test port retainer housing. The pressure test chamber includes a manifold and a central tube. The first end of the central tube is affixed to the image capture assembly to form a pressure seal, and the second end of the central tube is coupled to the test port retainer so that the pressure test port communicates with the interior volume of the central tube through the test port retainer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: William Jason CULMAN, Jaime G. BLACKSTAD, Peter M. HERZLINGER, Willard Curtis LOMAX
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Publication number: 20240104785Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating compressed representations of synthetic images. One of the methods is a method of generating a synthetic image using a generative neural network, and includes: generating, using the generative neural network, a plurality of coefficients that represent the synthetic image after the synthetic image has been encoded using a lossy compression algorithm; and decoding the synthetic image by applying the lossy compression algorithm to the plurality of coefficients.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2022Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Charlie Thomas Curtis Nash, Peter William Battaglia
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Patent number: 11911000Abstract: An endoscope includes a first subassembly, a second subassembly, a third subassembly, and a fourth subassembly, which are sequentially assembled and tested in making the endoscope. The first subassembly includes a pressure-sealed electrical cable connected to an image capture unit. The second subassembly includes the first subassembly, a shell, a light pipe, and a lid. The third subassembly includes the second subassembly, a central tube, and a flange. The fourth subassembly includes the third subassembly, a base, a shaft, and optionally an articulating assembly.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.Inventors: William Jason Culman, Jaime G. Blackstad, Dominique D. Brichard, Peter M. Herzlinger, Willard Curtis Lomax
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Publication number: 20240026127Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composite particle comprising a dye, an amphiphilic block copolymer and a free radical scavenger, and the use thereof in the preparation of ophthalmic lenses and/or thin-film coating such as sol-gel coating on ophthalmic lenses. The present disclosure also relates to methods of optical filtration using the composite particles of the present disclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2021Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: William Curtis, Morrgan Payne, Raymond Bennett, Gabrielle Tina Masone
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Publication number: 20230173354Abstract: This application discloses a novel protective case for Golf Documents. Golfers typically use protective cases for yardage books or green guides and consult these documents frequently during a round of golf. The claimed invention uses a means for securing one of the covers to the Golf Documents and locks it into place within a sleeve built into the case. This allows the other cover for the Golf Documents to rest unsecured within a separate sleeve. When a golfer consults their Golf Documents, one cover is secured in place and the other moves freely within a protective sleeve. This allows the golfer to repeatedly open and close the book without damaging the Golf Documents.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2021Publication date: June 8, 2023Inventor: William Curtis Worden
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Patent number: 11551486Abstract: A data logging device tracks the operation of a vehicle or driver actions. The device includes a storage device, which may be removable or portable, having a first memory portion that may be read from and may be written to in a vehicle and a second memory portion that may be read from and may be written to in the vehicle. The second memory portion may retain data attributes associated with the data stored in the first removable storage device. A processor reads data from an automotive bus that transfers data from vehicle sensors to other automotive components. The processor writes data to the first memory portion and the second memory portion that reflect a level of risk or safety. A communication device links the storage device to a network of computers. The communication device may be accessible through software that allows a user to access files related to a level of risk or safety and other software that may be related to those files.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2017Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANYInventors: William Curtis Everett, Richard Ashton Hutchinson, Wilbert John Steigerwald, III, William Andrew Say, Patrick Lawrence O'Malley, Dane Allen Shrallow, Raymond Scott Ling, Robert John McMillan
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Publication number: 20220250318Abstract: Provided herein are systems and methods for printing a 3D object on a pliable substrate. In some aspects, the pliable substrate is moved through a vat of polymeric precursor while a mechanism (e.g., having opposing belts) maintains contact with the peripheral edges of the substrate. The systems and methods described herein can have certain advantages, such as precise control over the pliable substrate, allowing for precision printing of 3D articles.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2022Publication date: August 11, 2022Applicant: OPT Industries, Inc.Inventors: Jifei Ou, William Curtis Stone, Carlo Bares, August Rabe
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Publication number: 20220148026Abstract: An example e-commerce system includes an e-commerce platform to: receive a purchase order from a guest user, the purchase order including a guest user identifier representing a means of communication for the guest user; match the guest user identifier to a customer identifier; send a confirmation of the purchase order to the guest user via the means of communication for the guest user; and a loyalty rewards system to communicate with the e-commerce platform, the loyalty rewards system to: associate the customer identifier with a guest user account of the loyalty rewards system; and track reward points from the purchase order in association with the guest user account.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2021Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: William Curtis, Eryn Alexa Dickison, Jose Bento, Dustin Duffy, Clayton Passmore, Matthew Hennessy, Buraa Al Burghli, Sivakumar Kailasam, Edgar Alexander Willemsma, Timothy Schmitke, Ely Joaquin Alvarado Meza, Nathaniel Lutz
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Patent number: 11288243Abstract: A computer-implemented method for assessing data quality of one or more data records. The method is implemented using a quality assessment (QA) computing device. The method includes storing, into a data warehouse, predefined data quality assessment criteria to be applied to the one or more data records to assess the data quality of the one or more data records. The method further includes assessing, by the QA computing device, the one or more data fields of each data record in the one or more views using the assessment criteria, wherein a data quality value is assigned to the one or more data fields based on the data quality.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2019Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATEDInventors: Cristina Irene Hall, Robert Brent Gardner, William Curtis Jones, Charles E. Wheeler, Brian L. Wetter
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Publication number: 20220023181Abstract: The present disclosure provides biophotonic topical compositions, kits and their uses. In some aspects, the biophotonic topical compositions of the present disclosure comprise a first chromophore, a salt selected from one or more bicarbonate or carbonate salts or a combination of the foregoing salts, and one or more gelling agents. In some aspects, the biophotonic topical compositions of the present disclosure comprise a first chromophore, one or more polyols, and one or more gelling agents. The biophotonic compositions of the present disclosure do not include an oxidant selected from the group consisting of a peroxide, a peroxy acid, hydrogen peroxide, carbamide peroxide, an alkali metal peroxide, an alkali metal percarbonate, peroxyacetic acid, and an alkali metal perborate. The biophotonic compositions are useful for promoting wound healing and skin rejuvenation, as well as treating acne and various skin disorders.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Inventors: Francesco BELLINI, David OHAYON, Remigio PIERGALLINI, Nikolaos LOUPIS, William CURTIS
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Publication number: 20210396743Abstract: A radical departure from the classical E1-E2-E3 three-enzyme mediated ubiquitination of eukaryotes, the bacterial enzymes of the SidE family of Legionella pneumophila effectors utilize NAD+ to ligate ubiquitin onto target substrate proteins achieved via a two-step mechanism involving (1) ADP-ribosylation of ubiquitin followed by (2) phosphotransfer to a target serine residue. Using fluorescent NAD+ analogues as well as synthetic substrate mimics, a continuous assay system enabling real-time monitoring of both steps of this mechanism is disclosed herein. These assays are amenable to biochemical studies and high-throughput screening of inhibitors of these effectors, and enable the discovery and characterization of putative enzymes similar to the SidE family in other organisms.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2021Publication date: December 23, 2021Applicant: Purdue Research FoundationInventors: Chittaranjan Das, Kedar Puvar, Aya M. Saleh, Ryan William Curtis, Tamara Lea Kinzer-Ursem, Jean Anne Chmielewski
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Patent number: 11135146Abstract: The present disclosure provides biophotonic topical compositions, kits and their uses. In some aspects, the biophotonic topical compositions of the present disclosure comprise a first chromophore, a salt selected from one or more bicarbonate or carbonate salts or a combination of the foregoing salts, and one or more gelling agents. In some aspects, the biophotonic topical compositions of the present disclosure comprise a first chromophore, one or more polyols, and one or more gelling agents. The biophotonic compositions of the present disclosure do not include an oxidant selected from the group consisting of a peroxide, a peroxy acid, hydrogen peroxide, carbamide peroxide, an alkali metal peroxide, an alkali metal percarbonate, peroxyacetic acid, and an alkali metal perborate. The biophotonic compositions are useful for promoting wound healing and skin rejuvenation, as well as treating acne and various skin disorders.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2016Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: KLOX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDInventors: Francesco Bellini, David Ohayon, Remigio Piergallini, Nikolaos Loupis, William Curtis
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Patent number: 11103199Abstract: A method of conducting a multi-pass dynamic positron emission tomography (PET) scans using continuous bed motion (CBM) mode is disclosed where the method involves acquiring PET sinogram data using CBM mode as the patient bed is moving in a first direction; acquiring PET sonogram data using CBM mode as the patient bed is moving in a second direction that is opposite from the first direction; and reconstructing 3-D PET image from the acquired PET sonogram data.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2018Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.Inventors: Jicun Hu, Vladimir Y. Panin, Anne M. Smith, William Curtis Howe, Vijay Shah, Frank Kehren, Michael E. Casey, Matthew Baker, Bernard Bendriem
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Publication number: 20210220329Abstract: The disclosure provides a method of treating triple negative breast cancer in a patient, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound selected from oxyphenisatin, oxyphenisatin acetate, and bisacodyl, or the pharmaceutically acceptable salts or hydrates of any of the foregoing to the patient. The disclosure also provides methods of using oxyphenisatin or bisacodyl, or a salt or hydrate thereof, as a first active agent in combination with one or more additional active agents to treat triple negative breast cancer. The disclosure further provides methods for determining whether a patient suffering from triple negative breast cancer would be responsive to treatment with oxyphenisatin or bisacodyl.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2019Publication date: July 22, 2021Inventors: William Curtis Reinhold, Mathew Garnett, Vinodh Nalin Rajapakse, Yves Pommier, Augustin Luna
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Patent number: 11030702Abstract: A mobile insurance architecture includes a wireless communication interface that connects mobile client devices to wireless networks. An insurance server cluster that includes a group of independent network servers operates and appears to mobile client devices as if the group of independent network servers were a single computer server. An adaptive transmission controller communicates with the insurance server cluster and processes content in multiple mobile formats that may be optimized to the screen sizes of the mobile client devices. The insurance server cluster responds to native application clients resident to the mobile client devices. The native application clients contain code stored on a non-transitory media that render insurance quoting services, insurance claims services, on-line insurance policy services, usage based insurance services, mobile monitoring services, or insurance agency management services.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2019Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANYInventors: Matthew Daniel Lehman, Bradley Thomas Philips, Pawan Kumar Divakarla, Toby Kramer Alfred, William Curtis Everett, Brian Joseph Surtz, Raymond Scott Ling
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Patent number: 10722189Abstract: A method of processing and reconstructing dynamic positron emission tomography (PET) sinogram data comprises: acquiring PET sinogram data using continuous bed motion having a varying velocity; recording a plurality of position-time coordinate pairs while acquiring the PET sinogram data; determining respective acquisition times of each of a plurality of slices of the image, based on the plurality of position-time coordinates; and reconstructing respective parametric images for each respective slice in the plurality of slices.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2017Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.Inventors: Jicun Hu, Vladimir Y. Panin, Anne M. Smith, William Curtis Howe, Vijay Shah, Frank Kehren, Michael E. Casey, Matthew Baker, Bernard Bendriem
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Patent number: 10520251Abstract: A UV light curing system is provided. The UV light curing system includes: a UV light source; a primary reflector for reflecting light emitted by the UV light source in a direction of an enclosure, the enclosure at least partially surrounding an object of interest; and a secondary reflector on an opposite side of the enclosure with respect to the primary reflector, the secondary reflector being positioned along a portion of a length of the enclosure, the secondary reflector surrounding at least 40% of the enclosure at the portion of the length of the enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2016Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: Heraeus Noblelight America LLCInventors: Darrin Leonhardt, William Curtis Harper
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Patent number: 10497063Abstract: A mobile insurance architecture includes a wireless communication interface that connects mobile client devices to wireless networks. An insurance server cluster that includes a group of independent network servers operates and appears to mobile client devices as if the group of independent network servers were a single computer server. An adaptive transmission controller communicates with the insurance server cluster and processes content in multiple mobile formats that may be optimized to the screen sizes of the mobile client devices. The insurance server cluster responds to native application clients resident to the mobile client devices. The native application clients contain code stored on a non-transitory media that render insurance quoting services, insurance claims services, on-line insurance policy services, usage based insurance services, mobile monitoring services, or insurance agency management services.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2018Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: Progressive Casualty Insurance CompanyInventors: Matthew Daniel Lehman, Bradley Thomas Philips, Pawan Kumar Divakarla, Toby Kramer Alfred, William Curtis Everett, Brian Joseph Surtz, Raymond Scott Ling
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Patent number: D1016212Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Inventor: William Curtis Arrington