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Anthony Trevor Copeland, Chicago, IL US
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20150191188 | Ski Porter - The Ski Porter provides a convenient and practical way for snow skiers to transport their skis, boots and poles when they are not skiing. The Ski Porter attaches using the boot binding and utilizes two (2) wheels for easy transport. | 07-09-2015 |
Brian R. Copeland, San Fernando TT
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20090013851 | G-Pan Musical Instrument - An ensemble of acoustic steelpan musical instruments, being an innovation which significantly improves upon traditional acoustic steelpan prior art. Said improvements include an extension of note range across the assemblage of G-Pans, a substantial reduction in the number of steelpans required to effectively cover the steelpan musical range, the use of a compound design whereby individual component parts of the instrument, specifically the playing surface, chime, rear attachment, or skirt and the playing stick or mallet, are optimized for their specific function, the application of a variety of techniques for eliminating or reducing, non-musical sympathetic vibrations and the inclusion of a variety of mechanical and acoustic resonator designs, to enhance optimally, the sound projection of the aforementioned instrument. | 01-15-2009 |
20100180755 | Apparatus for Percussive Harmonic Musical Synthesis Utilizing Midi Technology - An Apparatus for Percussive Harmonic Musical Synthesis (APHAMS) which facilitates state-of-the-art musical expression, through generation of melodic sound, bearing well defined tone and note pitch, by the striking of uniquely configured multiple note activitation trigger mechanism surfaces, termed muzi-pads, with an appropriately sized mallet, stick, or other such similar playing implement, for the generation of a desired note, by a given MIDI device and which provides an enhanced emulation of the traditional tenor steelpan, in its interface with the player. | 07-22-2010 |
20110162510 | G-PAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENT - An ensemble of acoustic steelpan musical instruments, being an innovation which significantly improves upon traditional acoustic steelpan prior art. Said improvements include an extension of note range across the assemblage of G-Pans, a substantial reduction in the number of steelpans required to effectively cover the steelpan musical range, the use of a compound design whereby individual component parts of the instrument, specifically the playing surface, chime, rear attachment, or skirt and the playing stick or mallet, are optimized for their specific function, the application of a variety of techniques for eliminating or reducing, non-musical sympathetic vibrations and the inclusion of a variety of mechanical and acoustic resonator designs, to enhance optimally, the sound projection of the aforementioned instrument. | 07-07-2011 |
Bruce W. Copeland, Tucker, GA US
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20150182729 | CATHETER SYSTEM FOR DELIVERY OF SOLUTIONS - A catheter system may include an adapter and a catheter configured to improve the field of vision and support of a catheter during surgical and interventional procedures, such as open-heart procedures. The adapter may include at least one suture securing member configured to releasably secure a suture with respect to a catheter. The adapter may include at least one grip section configured to be gripped by digit(s) of a user. The catheter may include a platform member that includes at least one connecting member configured to receive and support a lumen of a catheter. | 07-02-2015 |
Cameron G. Copeland, Logan, UT US
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20150292120 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING FIBERS FROM PROTEINS - Methods and apparatuses for preparing protein fibers (biofilaments) from recombinant biofilament proteins are disclosed. The methods are particularly useful for spinning fibers of spider silk or silkworm silk proteins from recombinant sources and may be used to spin such fibers for use in the manufacture of industrial and commercial products. | 10-15-2015 |
Colin Copeland, Bristol GB
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20160084156 | VARIABLE FLOW-RESTRICTING TURBINE ASSEMBLY FOR A TURBOCHARGER, CORRESPONDING TURBOCHARGER ENGINE AND VEHICLE, AND OPERATING METHOD - A variable flow-restricting turbine assembly for a turbocharger is disclosed. The assembly comprises a housing, a turbine mounted for rotation in the housing, and a variable flow-restrictor. The variable flow-restrictor comprises a first series of angularly-distributed flow-restrictor portions distributed around the turbine wheel and located in an exhaust flow path to the wheel, and a second series of angularly-distributed flow-restrictor portions distributed around the first series and located in the exhaust path. At least one of the first and second series is rotatable in the housing to vary the relative angular positions of the first and second series. The restrictor portions are arranged such that the first portions align with the second portions at each of a plurality of relative angular positions to open flow channels between the portions and such that they misalign between those positions to close the flow channels. | 03-24-2016 |
Daniel Copeland, Franklin, TN US
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20150246795 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL OF BALLAST - A ballast system for heavy equipment including a ballast weight configured to be removably mounted, proximate to an end of a portion of the horizontal structure of the heavy equipment, at least one actuator mounted on the horizontal structure of the heavy equipment, operable between a first position and a second position, and oriented to actuate horizontally along at least a portion of the horizontal structure, at least one tension member that connects the ballast weight to the actuator and is configured to move the ballast weight vertically in response to the at least one actuator actuating along at least a portion of the horizontal structure; and a locking mechanism configured to removably attach the ballast weight to the end portion of the horizontal structure. | 09-03-2015 |
20150247303 | REMOTELY ACTUATED SWING LOCKING MECHANISM FOR MACHINERY WITH ROTATABLE UPPER WORKS - A locking mechanism for heavy equipment having a first structure moveable relative to a second structure, the locking mechanism having an actuator mechanism, coupled to one of the first structure and the second structure, operable between a deployed position and a retracted position, a biasing member, a carriage member operable between a restricted position, in response to the actuator being in the retracted position, and an extended position. The biasing member is configured to bias the carriage member toward the extended position in response to the actuator mechanism being in a deployed position and the carriage member is configured to prevent relative movement between the first structure and the second structure in the extended position. | 09-03-2015 |
Darren Copeland, West Midlands GB
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20100263249 | Structural Support - The invention relates to a support structure for use in supporting a road sign or the like. A longitudinal tubular support member has a uniform cross-section that includes a plurality of circular or part-circular port sections for receiving an end anchorage. Enclosing wall sections extend between the port sections and are shaped to include a concave form so as to promote inward collapsing of the support member in the event of an impact to the support structure. | 10-21-2010 |
Darren Victor Copeland, Birmingham GB
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20080283806 | Multi-Rail Parapet - A vehicle safety parapet comprises a plurality of rails ( | 11-20-2008 |
Gary W. Copeland, Peoria, IL US
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20160138697 | GEAR ASSEMBLY - A gear assembly is provided. The gear assembly includes a first gear. The first gear defines at least one slot provided on a surface thereof. The gear assembly also includes a second gear. The second gear includes at least one tab extending axially from a surface of the second gear. The at least one tab is configured to engage at least partially within the at least one slot of the first gear. The gear assembly further includes a resilient material provided within the at least one slot and in contact with the at least one tab of the second gear. The resilient material is configured to provide a restoring force to bias the at least one tab toward an end of the at least one slot for controlling backlash during meshing of the gear assembly. | 05-19-2016 |
Gavin Copeland, Dublin IE
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20120038967 | ADVANCED ELECTRODE STRUCTURES AND ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES - The present invention provides for a display device and a method to manufacture the display device. The display device includes: a transparent layer; a coloring electrode; a separator; a second electrode; an electrolyte permeating throughout the display device; and a back layer positioned on the back side of the display. The transparent layer, which has a top surface and a bottom surface, is positioned at the viewer side of the display. The coloring electrode is positioned on the transparent layer bottom surface and includes: a connected conductor system formed from one or more heterogeneous conductive layers and a coloring layer, with the proviso that the heterogeneous conductive layers are not positioned between the transparent layer bottom surface and the coloring layer. The conductor heterogeneity includes variations in one or more of: conductor material composition; conductor layer dimension; conductor layer pattern; conductor layer grid design, and combinations thereof. The separator layer is positioned between the coloring electrode and the second electrode. | 02-16-2012 |
George Scott Copeland, Wethersfield, CT US
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20160130114 | ELEVATOR NOISE MONITORING - A method includes receiving, from a portable recording device, multiple recordings of sounds made by an elevator during operation of the elevator, the multiple recordings generated at different times. The method includes analyzing, by a sound analysis circuit, the multiple recordings generated at the different times to detect changes in an elevator characteristic over time and generating, based on detecting the changes in the elevator characteristic over time, a notification to perform an action on the elevator. | 05-12-2016 |
Gregory T. Copeland, Claremont, CA US
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20150322433 | POST-SYNTHETIC ORTHOGANAL AMIDATION PLUS METAL CATALYZED AZIDE-ALKYNE CYCLOADDITION CLICK CHEMISTRY ON siRNA - This invention relates to the post-synthetic chemical modifications of RNA at the 2′-position on the ribose rings via orthogonal chemistry involving amidation reactions plus metal catalyzed alkyne-azide cycloaddition (click) reactions. | 11-12-2015 |
Hugh D. Copeland, Chula Vista, CA US
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20140358367 | INTELLIGENT VEHICLE POWER CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present disclosure provides a system and method for managing a vehicle electrical system providing power to auxiliary systems. The system comprises a power control device with the ability to control the power to multiple auxiliary systems. The device has one or more sensor inputs for reading the system voltage and other data. The device can be configured with preset voltage thresholds for turning individual accessories on or off at predetermined voltage levels, or otherwise entering shutdown procedures. The system may also comprise a computer that is running dedicated software for managing the system and reconfiguring the device behavior. | 12-04-2014 |
Jack Copeland, Sheffield GB
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20120180448 | ROTATING ASSEMBLY FOR GRASS TREATMENT DEVICE - A grass treatment device ( | 07-19-2012 |
James Copeland, West Sussex GB
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20090315195 | Carburettors - A carburettor includes a flow duct ( | 12-24-2009 |
James Copeland, Massillon, OH US
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20150047193 | PRE-STRESSED TORQUE CONVERTER SHELL - A method for manufacturing a torque converter shell is provided to induce favorable residual stress in a direction of a loading condition to improve durability during cycle pressurization. The method includes inducing favorable residual stress on a front cover, an impeller shell, or both the front cover and the impeller shell to improve the durability of these components. The induced residual stresses reduce the stress experienced by these components during operation. The front cover and impeller shell are welded together to form the torque converter shell. | 02-19-2015 |
20150233431 | CONCENTRIC SLAVE CYLINDER INCLUDING ONE-WAY CLUTCH - A concentric slave cylinder is provided. The concentric slave cylinder includes a housing including a wall; a piston slidable along the wall in a forward direction and a return direction, the piston including a first angled surface, the piston and the housing forming a hydraulic chamber therebetween; and a ring slidable along the wall in the hydraulic chamber in the forward direction and limiting sliding of the piston in the return direction, the ring including a frustoconical portion having a second angled surface for engaging the first angled surface to limit the sliding of the piston in the return direction. | 08-20-2015 |
James A. Copeland, Oakmont, PA US
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20140352196 | FISHING ROD HOLDER - An improved fishing rod holder comprises: a vertical stake capable of inserting into the ground; a bracket connected substantially perpendicular to that stake; a plurality of prongs affixed to the bracket, at least one prong opening in a first direction and another prong opening in an opposite direction, said prongs adapted for holding a fishing rod. The holder further includes a magnetic connector affixed along the bracket and bobber element that has a magnetic head connect at one end, a fishing line guidance shaft at the opposite end and a signal bell adjacent the line guidance shaft. | 12-04-2014 |
John Robert Copeland, Kensington AU
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20120263856 | PATIENT PAD FOR OPERATING THEATRE - A disposable gel pad for cushioning the plate of an operating table's patient support apparatus is a block of gel with one face of the block adapted to locate the pad on the plate. Usually the pad will be enclosed in a film envelope. A pocket in the envelope allows the pad to engage the plate. Stick on patches which provide a pocket and sacroiliac pads axe variants. Sacroiliac pads can be cast with a soft gel front for patient contact joined to a hard gel rear for screw or bayonet fixing to the patient support apparatus. | 10-18-2012 |
Jonathan Copeland, Lakeland, FL US
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20150338982 | SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EMULATING USER INTERACTION WITH A TOUCH SCREEN DEVICE - An apparatus for emulating user interaction with a touch screen device, including an actuator array having rows and columns of actuator pads, the actuator pads being arranged to interact with a tactile surface of the touch screen of the touch screen device, each actuator pad being configured to generate a touch event on the tactile surface of the touch screen device, an actuator array driver including driving units for each actuator pad, each driving unit configured to receive a control signal for generating the touch event by starting and stopping the touch event of the corresponding actuator pad, and an actuator array controller connected to the actuator array driver, the actuator array controller configured to generate the control signal for the driver. | 11-26-2015 |
Lucian James Copeland, Rochester, NY US
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20150274279 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROL INPUT DETECTION - The Control Input Detection System determines if a crewmember in the Pilot (aft) crew station and/or crewmember in the Co-Pilot Gunner (fore) crew station have/has their hands on the appropriate control surface. A current is routed to each crew station via an Input Analyzer. The current returns a control voltage to the voltmeter. When gloves (or hands) make contact with the control surface, the resistance of the circuit is altered, returning a voltage to the respective control's voltmeter different from the control voltage. The IA will monitor the voltmeters' returns to determine at least one pilot has his hand(s) on the controls. If the control voltage is returned from all four voltmeters, the IA would send a signal a System Processor, for a Display Processor to send an audio tone to the Pilot and CPG's helmets, and an advisory to be displayed on the Enhanced Up-Front Display. | 10-01-2015 |
Mark A. Copeland, Silvis, IL US
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20150197166 | HORIZONTAL ACTION SEAT TILT MECHANISM AND BEZEL - A seat tilt mechanism comprising a cam connected to a lever wherein the lever moves horizontally from a first position to a second position to actuate the cam; a latch configured to engage with the at least one detent and disengage with the cam when the lever is in the first position and configured to engage with the cam and disengage with the at least one detent when the lever is in the second position; said detent includes at least two positions which can be selectively engaged by the latch; and a seat rod configured for attachment between a seat frame and the at least one detent such that when the latch is engaged with the selected position, the tilt of the seat is defined. | 07-16-2015 |
20160114202 | Fire Extinguisher Mounting Bracket for Vehicle - A mounting bracket for a fire extinguisher comprising a base configured for attachment to a vehicle or seat; an endcap pivotably mounted to the base, wherein the endcap comprises at least one receptacle which is configured to accommodate a fire extinguisher tank; and a neck clamp configured to engage a bottle neck on a fire extinguisher. | 04-28-2016 |
Nathan Copeland, Pella, IA US
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20150090496 | HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILLING SYSTEM INCLUDING SONDE POSITION DETECTION USING GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS - A locator device and methods of use are disclosed. The locator device includes a first locating system configured to generate to sense an electromagnetic field emanating from a sonde associated with a drill head, and a second locating system including a global positioning system. The locator device includes a display on the locating system configured to display a map of the area in which the locator device resides based on a location detected by the global positioning system. The locator device also includes control electronics configured to, upon receipt of an input from a user, record location data in a memory associated with the locator device for use by a horizontal directional drilling control system. | 04-02-2015 |
Nicholas Copeland, Cheshire GB
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20100089743 | APPARATUS FOR TREATING SUBSTRATES - Apparatus for coating a substrate with a material in a chamber subject, during use, to substantial evacuation, which includes a coating station within the chamber for coating a substrate by sputtering and/or by evaporation; at least one treating station disposed in serial with the coating station and equipped with a plasma treater incorporating a plasma generator in sufficient proximity to the substrate to treat the substrate; a magnetic device for generating a magnetic field; at least one cylindrical electrode surrounding the magnetic device, the plasma treater incorporates a device for rotating the electrode about its longitudinal axis. | 04-15-2010 |
20130026036 | APPARATUS FOR TREATING SUBSTRATES - Apparatus for coating a substrate with a material in a chamber subject, during use, to substantial evacuation, which includes a coating station within the chamber for coating a substrate by sputtering and/or by evaporation; at least one treating station disposed in serial with the coating station and equipped with a plasma treater incorporating a plasma generator in sufficient proximity to the substrate to treat the substrate; a magnetic device for generating a magnetic field; at least one cylindrical electrode surrounding the magnetic device, the plasma treater incorporates a device for rotating the electrode about its longitudinal axis. | 01-31-2013 |
Philip Raeburn Copeland, Manly AU
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20110066934 | GENERATION OF ELECTRONIC FORMS - A computerized system, method, computer program product, client processing system and/or server processing system for generating electronic forms are disclosed. In particular, the computerized system is configured to obtain selection data indicative of a selected form template including one or more component templates; present a form composition environment including a plurality of components available for composing a form, wherein the plurality of components available includes at least one templated component being a modification of a base component defined by one of the component templates; generate form composition data indicative of a user composing, within the form composition environment, a form composition using at least one of the templated components; and generate the electronic form based upon the form composition data. | 03-17-2011 |
Reginald Copeland, Sheffield GB
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20140231738 | New Locking System for a Stair Assistance Device - A stair assistance device for use with a handrail, the device comprising a sleeve engageable with and slideable relative to the handrail, and a brake element to hinder or prevent sliding movement of the sleeve, wherein, when the sleeve is engaged with a handrail, the brake element is resiliently biased towards the handrail, to hinder or prevent movement of the sleeve when the device is not in use. | 08-21-2014 |
Rhys David Copeland, Cambridge GB
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20110035589 | Content usage monitor - A trusted content usage monitor for monitoring content usage is provided. A unique identifier generation unit generates a unique identifier indicative of content being rendered and a packet generator generates a trusted packet comprising the unique identifier. The trusted packet is trust signed by the trusted content usage monitor, so that it can be trusted by its recipient. The trusted content usage monitor has at least one mode of operation in which content rendering cannot be decoupled from operation of the unique identifier generation unit, so that generated packets can be trusted as truly indicative of content usage. | 02-10-2011 |
20150261551 | HARDWARE SIMULATION - Simulation of execution of a processing workload by a target hardware device is provided by providing workload data specifying the processing workload, passing the workload data to both a primary partial simulation and a complementary partial simulation that run in parallel and acquire input data from different levels of abstraction of the target hardware and then simulating execution of the processing workload using a primary partial simulation to generate primary partial result state data and using the complementary partial simulation to generate complementary partial result state data. The target hardware device may be a graphics processing unit and the workload data may specify the processing to be performed in a hardware independent form, such as, for example, OpenGL ES. The host system supporting the simulation may include a graphics processing unit serving to provide the complementary partial simulation due to its own execution of the workload data. | 09-17-2015 |
Stephen Copeland, Lakeland, FL US
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20150338982 | SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EMULATING USER INTERACTION WITH A TOUCH SCREEN DEVICE - An apparatus for emulating user interaction with a touch screen device, including an actuator array having rows and columns of actuator pads, the actuator pads being arranged to interact with a tactile surface of the touch screen of the touch screen device, each actuator pad being configured to generate a touch event on the tactile surface of the touch screen device, an actuator array driver including driving units for each actuator pad, each driving unit configured to receive a control signal for generating the touch event by starting and stopping the touch event of the corresponding actuator pad, and an actuator array controller connected to the actuator array driver, the actuator array controller configured to generate the control signal for the driver. | 11-26-2015 |
Thomas John Hector Copeland, Hertfordshire GB
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20130150681 | THORACIC ACCESS ASSEMBLY - A surgical access assembly for accessing a cavity of a patient includes a proximal frame member, a distal frame member, and a membrane between the proximal and distal frame members. The proximal frame member is positionable adjacent an external surface of tissue and has first and second frame portions movable between a contracted condition and an expanded condition to expand an opening defined therethrough. The membrane defines a loop disposed about at least a portion of the proximal frame member at a proximal end thereof and is engaged to the distal frame member at a distal end thereof. The membrane is transitionable between a crumpled condition and an extended condition upon transitioning of the proximal frame member between the contracted condition and the expanded condition. | 06-13-2013 |
20140058207 | EXPANDABLE THORACIC ACCESS PORT - A surgical access assembly for positioning within an opening in tissue including an outer member positionable outside a patient and defining an opening therein to receive a surgical instrument. The outer member has a first portion and a second portion wherein at least one of the first and second portions is movable with respect to the other portion. The assembly also includes an inner member positionable within a patient and a flexible member extending between the inner member and outer member, wherein movement of one of the first and second portions of the outer member adjusts tension on the flexible member to retract tissue. A locking mechanism locks the outer member in a plurality of select expanded positions. The locking mechanism includes first engagement structure on the first portion engageable with the second portion and a slidable member movable to a locking position to retain the first and second portions in the select expanded position. | 02-27-2014 |
Thomas John Hector Copeland, Cambridge GB
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20120041269 | EXPANDABLE THORACIC ACCESS PORT - A surgical access assembly for positioning within an opening in tissue including an outer member positionable outside a patient and defining an opening therein to receive a surgical instrument. The outer member has a first portion and a second portion wherein at least one of the first and second portions is movable with respect to the other portion. The assembly also includes an inner member positionable within a patient and a flexible member extending between the inner member and outer member, wherein movement of one of the first and second portions of the outer member adjusts tension on the flexible member to retract tissue. A locking mechanism locks the outer member in a plurality of select expanded positions. The locking mechanism includes first engagement structure on the first portion engageable with the second portion and a slidable member movable to a locking position to retain the first and second portions in the select expanded position. | 02-16-2012 |
20120041335 | THORACIC ACCESS PORT - A surgical access port for accessing a cavity of a patient having an outer frame including first and second frame portions, wherein at least one of the frame portions is movable with respect to the other frame portion. The outer frame has a first length greater than the first width, wherein movement of at least one of the frame portions away from the other frame portion increases the outer frame to a third length greater than the first length. An inner member has a second length and a second width, the second length being substantially transverse to the first length of the outer frame and the second width being substantially transverse to the first width of the outer frame. A flexible member extends between the outer frame and inner member and is movable by movement of at least one of the frame portions. | 02-16-2012 |
20120143008 | Expandable Surgical Access Port - A surgical access assembly for positioning within an opening in tissue including an outer frame positionable outside a patient and defining an opening therein dimensioned to receive a surgical instrument therethrough. The outer frame includes a first portion, a second portion and a locking portion. An inner member is positionable within a patient and a flexible member extends between the inner member and outer frame and is spreadable by actuation of the outer frame. | 06-07-2012 |
20120143009 | Expandable Surgical Access Port - A method of accessing an internal portion of a patient including the steps of providing an access assembly including an outer frame, an inner member and a flexible member, inserting the inner member through an opening in tissue into a body of a patient with the flexible member extending proximally through the opening in tissue, moving at least a first portion or second portion of the outer member to a select unlocked spread position to enlarge the opening in tissue and the passageway through the flexible member, and subsequently moving the locking member to move the first and second engagement structures into a locking position to lock the first portion in the select spread position. | 06-07-2012 |
20120222466 | DEVICE - Device for measuring hair damage comprising a handle ( | 09-06-2012 |
20150094541 | Expandable Surgical Access Port - A surgical access assembly for positioning within an opening in tissue including an outer frame positionable outside a patient and defining an opening therein dimensioned to receive a surgical instrument therethrough. The outer frame includes a first portion, a second portion and a locking portion. An inner member is positionable within a patient and a flexible member extends between the inner member and outer frame and is spreadable by actuation of the outer frame. | 04-02-2015 |
20150126816 | THORACIC ACCESS ASSEMBLY - A surgical access assembly for accessing a cavity of a patient includes a proximal frame member, a distal frame member, and a membrane between the proximal and distal frame members. The proximal frame member is positionable adjacent an external surface of tissue and has first and second frame portions movable between a contracted condition and an expanded condition to expand an opening defined therethrough. The membrane defines a loop disposed about at least a portion of the proximal frame member at a proximal end thereof and is engaged to the distal frame member at a distal end thereof. The membrane is transitionable between a crumpled condition and an extended condition upon transitioning of the proximal frame member between the contracted condition and the expanded condition. | 05-07-2015 |