Patents by Inventor William Donnelly

William Donnelly 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).

  • Patent number: 12324615
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present disclosure relates to a method of evaluating soft tissue tension surrounding a hip of a patient using navigation and software to track positions of the femur and a pelvis of the patient in real time. The method begins with intra-operative reduction of a femoral implant into an acetabulum of a patient and retrieval of first coordinates of a femoral head center of the femoral implant when the femoral implant is in a reduced position. Performance of a shuck test follows where the femur is distracted relative to the acetabulum. Retrieval of second coordinates of the femoral head center occurs when the femoral implant is distracted from the acetabulum, and a difference between the first coordinates and the second coordinates in a coronal plane is used to determine a shuck length vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: Mako Surgical Corp.
    Inventors: William Donnelly, Matthew Thompson
  • Publication number: 20230141368
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present disclosure relates to a method of evaluating soft tissue tension surrounding a hip of a patient using navigation and software to track positions of the femur and a pelvis of the patient in real time. The method begins with intra-operative reduction of a femoral implant into an acetabulum of a patient and retrieval of first coordinates of a femoral head center of the femoral implant when the femoral implant is in a reduced position. Performance of a shuck test follows where the femur is distracted relative to the acetabulum. Retrieval of second coordinates of the femoral head center occurs when the femoral implant is distracted from the acetabulum, and a difference between the first coordinates and the second coordinates in a coronal plane is used to determine a shuck length vector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: William Donnelly, Matthew Thompson
  • Patent number: 11389152
    Abstract: A tissue anchor includes a shaft, a tissue-coupling element, and a flexible elongate tension member. The tissue-coupling element includes a wire, which is shaped as an open loop having more than one turn when the tissue anchor is unconstrained. The tension member includes a distal portion that is fixed to a site on the open loop, a proximal portion, which has a longitudinal segment that runs alongside at least a portion of the shaft, and a crossing portion, which (i) is disposed between the distal and the proximal portions along the tension member, and (ii) crosses at least a portion of the open loop when the tissue anchor is unconstrained. The tissue anchor is configured to allow relative axial motion between the at least a portion of the shaft and the longitudinal segment of the proximal portion of the tension member when the tissue anchor is unconstrained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: 4TECH INC.
    Inventors: Michael Gilmore, Paolo Denti, Kevin Lynn, Idan Tobis, Evin William Donnelly, Charlotte Murphy, Thomas Campbell
  • Publication number: 20220042306
    Abstract: This disclosure provides methods, systems, and kits for building seawalls using mechanically interlocking blocks. The interlocking blocks have interiors that can be filled with sand, gravel, or cementitious material after formation of a wall. The interlocking blocks that can be connected on any side to form a structure, wall, foundation, floor, building, flotation device, gardening structure, or toy. The interlocking blocks typically comprise center openings and connecting openings on each side and can be connected with hardware through the connecting openings. The center openings allow for materials such as pipes, wires, conduit, and rebar to pass through interlocked blocks. Connected blocks can also be filled with fortifying material to strengthen the structure. Sides of connected blocks can be covered with faceplates to direct flow of fortifying material and aid in the creation of desired configurations. Also provided are connectors for connecting sides of the interlocking blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventor: William Donnelly
  • Publication number: 20190127976
    Abstract: This disclosure provides interlocking blocks that can be connected on any side to form a structure, wall, foundation, floor, building, flotation device, gardening structure, or toy. The interlocking blocks typically comprise center openings and connecting openings on each side and can be connected with hardware through the connecting openings. The center openings allow for materials such as pipes, wires, conduit, and rebar to pass through interlocked blocks. Connected blocks can also be filled with fortifying material to strengthen the structure. Sides of connected blocks can be covered with faceplates to direct flow of fortifying material and aid in the creation of desired configurations. Also provided are connectors for connecting sides of the interlocking blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventor: William Donnelly
  • Patent number: 8701538
    Abstract: Multiple embodiments of a system are disclosed for defeating enemy missiles and rockets by the use of a non-lethal cloud of pellets that collide with the missile a certain distance away from the target causing premature detonation of the missile, and/or possible severe damage to the missile, and/or deflection of the missile, and/or a deformation to the ogive cones to cause a short in the fuze circuit, and/or deposition of conductive material to cause a short in the fuze circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Mechanical Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: William Donnelly Marscher, William Joseph Kelly
  • Publication number: 20120312149
    Abstract: Multiple embodiments of a system are disclosed for defeating enemy missiles and rockets by the use of a non-lethal cloud of pellets that collide with the missile a certain distance away from the target causing premature detonation of the missile, and/or possible severe damage to the missile, and/or deflection of the missile, and/or a deformation to the ogive cones to cause a short in the fuze circuit, and/or deposition of conductive material to cause a short in the fuze circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: MECHANICAL SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: William Donnelly Marscher, William Joseph Kelly
  • Publication number: 20110180959
    Abstract: A method is disclosed utilizing off the shelf constant cross section thickness sandwich panels comprised of Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic (FRTP) resin skins and low density thermoplastic (TP) core material wherein the steps of selectively and controllably exposing the panels to heat and incrementally thermoforming the skin-core into a consolidated composite edge or intra-panel area in consideration of subsequent mating and attachment of the FRTP sandwich panel to other structures is achieved. The exact configuration of articles so thermoformed is design optimized to overcome manufacturing, assembly, weight, in-service and structural performance shortcomings of prior art and FRP sandwich panel structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Inventors: Matthew William Donnelly, William Andrew Kasoff, Patrick Carl McCulloch, Frederick Truman Williams
  • Publication number: 20090173250
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for defeating enemy missiles and rockets, particularly rocket propelled grenades (RPG's). The first step is to identify the firing of a missile by the use of sensors that give the approximate distance and bearing of the incoming missile. A non-lethal cloud of pellets is then launched from the target, which can be a building or vehicle or the like, in the general direction of the missile. The pellets are housed in a series of warhead containers mounted at locations on the target in various orientations. The warheads are triggered to fire a low velocity cloud of pellets toward the incoming missile. The pellets then collide with the missile a certain distance away from the target causing premature detonation of the missile, and/or possible severe damage to the missile, and/or deflection of the missile, due to the relatively high velocity of the missile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: MECHANICAL SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: William Donnelly Marscher, William Joseph Kelly, Paul James Guthrie, Joseph John DeLorenzo, George DeMassi
  • Publication number: 20080060404
    Abstract: A mandrel assembly for manufacturing a tubular product, including: a first plate, a cantilever drive roller extending from the first plate, at least one cantilever idler roller extending from the first plate, and mechanism for rotating the drive roller whereby, in use, a strip may be engaged and advanced by the driver roller to the at least one idler roller and thereby wound about the rollers to form a tubular product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2005
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventor: William Donnelly
  • Publication number: 20080060713
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a flexible tubular duct includes a mandrel, and a substrate feeding assembly for feeding a strip of flexible substrate material to the mandrel. Apparatus is provided for bending the strip of substrate material to have a rounded encapsulating portion, into which is fed a stream of loose fibrous insulating material. A mechanism is further provided for delivering an elongate reinforcing element onto the strip of flexible substrate material. In operation, the rounded encapsulating portion and the reinforcing element are wound in a helical path around the mandrel so that the loose fibrous material is encapsulated as a core in the helically wound rounded encapsulating portion the reinforcing element is also encapsulated by the strip of substrate material, whereby to form a reinforced flexible tubular duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventor: William Donnelly
  • Publication number: 20080041483
    Abstract: A flexible duct construction and method of manufacture is provided in which the duct is formed from a continuously wound elongate member comprising a core of insulating material, a reinforcing wire element and a casing comprising a strip of substrate material extending around the core and the reinforcing element. In the preferred method of manufacture, adhesive is applied to one side of the strip of substrate, the casing has a tail part extending from a generally circular part which encapsulates the core and the reinforcing element, and the elongate encapsulated insulating member is wound helically so that the circular part of one winding overlies and adheres to the tail part of the previous winding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventor: William Donnelly
  • Patent number: 7311216
    Abstract: An improved, load bearing, modular design container structure assembled from thermoformed FRTP sandwich panels in which is utilized the unique core-skin edge configuration of the present invention in consideration of improved load bearing performance, improved useful load volume, reduced manufacturing costs, structural weight savings, impact and damage tolerance and repair and replace issues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Aerobox Composites Structures, LLC
    Inventors: Mathew William Donnelly, William Andrew Kasoff, Patrick Carl Mcculloch, Frederick Truman Williams
  • Publication number: 20070185795
    Abstract: A graphical user interface of a product configurator is accessible by user computers over a network. In one embodiment, the product configurator presents a plurality of product-based customization options from which a user may select. In response to such options, a user may provide product-based customization information to the product configurator. This information is usable to generate a product-based customized image that may be imprinted across the face of a financial instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2006
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Applicant: BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Kammie Petrime, William Donnelly
  • Publication number: 20040112907
    Abstract: A method is disclosed utilizing off the shelf constant cross section thickness sandwich panels comprised of Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic (FRTP) resin skins and low density thermoplastic (TP) core material wherein the steps of selectively and controllably exposing the panels to heat and incrementally thermoforming the skin-core into a consolidated composite edge or intra-panel area in consideration of subsequent mating and attachment of the FRTP sandwich panel to other structures is achieved. The exact configuration of articles so thermoformed is design optimized to overcome manufacturing, assembly, weight, in-service and structural performance shortcomings of prior art and FRP sandwich panel structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Matthew William Donnelly, William Andrew Kasoff, Patrick Carl Mcculloch, Frederick Truman Williams
  • Publication number: 20020091776
    Abstract: An email received from an email server (2) is delivered to a mail store controller (3) from which it is then stored in a mail store memory (5) with attachments in another storage location (6). The server controller (4) prepares a header for the email classifying the email having regard to what information it can immediately read. The first or initial header is sent to a router (15). The router (15) reads the header and sends it firstly to a profile controller (12) where the header is read and a profile database (13) is consulted which would have been inputted by management with various rules. Then, the header may be augmented with some instruction such as the need to copy another individual with the email and sent back to the router (15) where it is then sent to various conversion controllers (10, 12, 14) where various conversion operations take place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2001
    Publication date: July 11, 2002
    Inventors: Brendan Nolan, Gerald Conheady, William Donnelly, Eamonn De Leastar, Lorcan Kennedy
  • Patent number: 6001715
    Abstract: Bulk crystalline materials are annealed by introducing into them mechanical energy of sufficient intensity to create a large amplitude sound wave. The mechanical energy may be introduced into the material, for example, by laser ablation. Where the bulk crystalline material is a doped semiconductor, the process also electrically activates the material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Charles Keith Manka, Jacob Grun, Billy Charles Covington, David William Donnelly