Andrew R Knight

US Patent:

6811555, Nov 2, 2004

Filed:

Sep 1, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/654605

Inventors:

Geoffrey H. Willis - Redwood City CA
Thomas A. Kramer - San Carlos CA
Paul A. Spence - Louisville KY
George T. Christakis - Toronto, CA
Timothy J. McCoy - San Carlos CA
John W. Davis - Mountain View CA
Bradley D. Blackwood - San Carlos CA
Peter Callas - Redwood City CA
Michael Francis Wei - San Mateo CA
Jonathan L. Podmore - San Francisco CA
Andrew Knight - Portola Valley CA
Thomas J. Ward - Grandview Heights OH

Assignee:

Origin Medsystems, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

A61B 1708

US Classification:

606153, 606151, 606213, 606219

Abstract:

A ring for use in anastomosis. Preferably, the ring is integrally formed from metal, and includes a ring portion and tines and docking members that extend from the ring portion. The ring portion and tines are malleable, and preferably also the docking members are malleable. The ring portion and tines are malleable in the sense that once deformed from a first shape into a second shape, they will not relax back into the first shape from the second. To install the ring in a vessel with the ring portion extending around an incision or other orifice, the tines pierce the tissue around the orifice and are curled against an anvil. The action of curling the tines inverts the tissue near the orifice edges to expose the inside surface of the vessel or organ. Other aspects of the invention are a method and apparatus for installing an anastomosis ring in an incision or other orifice in a vessel or other organ, a method and apparatus for precisely aligning two anastomosis rings (each installed in an incision or other orifice of a different organ) and fastening the aligned rings together. The clips can be crimped onto the aligned rings, or they can be spring clips which are sprung onto the aligned rings to clamp the rings together by spring force.

US Patent:

7197438, Mar 27, 2007

Filed:

Oct 18, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/981954

Inventors:

Deepak Mehta - Raritan NJ, US
Andrew Knight - Piscataway NJ, US
Deepak Sabharwal - Fremont CA, US

Assignee:

Virage Logic Corp. - Fremont CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/10

US Classification:

703 2, 703 14, 703 24, 703 21, 716 5, 716 1, 365191, 365194, 365200

Abstract:

A memory compiler characterization system and method for determining parametric data, wherein memory compilers of a first type are rigorously characterized and memory compilers of a second type are sparsely characterized with respect to a particular parameter. Absolute scale factors are determined based on the ratio of the parametric data points of two congruent memory compilers, one from each type. Interpolated scale factors are obtained based on the absolute scale factors. Parametric data for the remaining compilers of the sparsely characterized compiler set is filled out by applying the interpolated scale factors in conjunction with the data of the congruent memory compilers of the first type.

US Patent:

7497865, Mar 3, 2009

Filed:

May 26, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/855604

Inventors:

Geoffrey H. Willis - Redwood City CA, US
Thomas A. Kramer - San Carlos CA, US
Paul A. Spence - Louisville KY, US
George T. Christakis - Toronto, CA
Timothy J. McCoy - San Carlos CA, US
John W. Davis - Mountain View CA, US
Bradley D. Blackwood - San Carlos CA, US
Peter Callas - Redwood City CA, US
Michael Francis Wei - San Mateo CA, US
Jonathan L. Podmore - San Francisco CA, US
Andrew Knight - San Francisco CA, US
Thomas J. Ward - Grandview Heights OH, US

Assignee:

MAQUET Cardiovascular, LLC - San Jose CA

International Classification:

A61B 17/08
A61B 17/10
A61B 17/04

US Classification:

606153, 606142, 2271751

Abstract:

A ring for use in anastomosis. Preferably, the ring is integrally formed from metal, and includes a ring portion and tines and docking members that extend from the ring portion. The ring portion and tines are malleable, and preferably also the docking members are malleable. The ring portion and tines are malleable in the sense that once deformed from a first shape into a second shape, they will not relax back into the first shape from the second. To install the ring in a vessel with the ring portion extending around an incision or other orifice, the tines pierce the tissue around the orifice and are curled against an anvil. The action of curling the tines inverts the tissue near the orifice edges to expose the inside surface of the vessel or organ. Other aspects of the invention are a method and apparatus for installing an anastomosis ring in an incision or other orifice in a vessel or other organ, a method and apparatus for precisely aligning two anastomosis rings (each installed in an incision or other orifice of a different organ) and fastening the aligned rings together. The clips can be crimped onto the aligned rings, or they can be spring clips which are sprung onto the aligned rings to clamp the rings together by spring force.

US Patent:

20090077092, Mar 19, 2009

Filed:

Sep 18, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/857226

Inventors:

Andrew Frederick Knight - Ewing NJ, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707 10

Abstract:

A method of implementing an invention exchange includes soliciting an invention disclosure of an invention, publishing the invention disclosure, selling a plurality of shares of rights to the invention to raise revenue, establishing a first threshold, determining if at least one of the revenue, number of shares sold, and total size of shares sold exceeds the first threshold, and based at least in part on the determining, causing at least one of a prior art search report to be drafted on the invention and a patent application to be drafted on the invention.

US Patent:

20130227399, Aug 29, 2013

Filed:

Apr 9, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/859464

Inventors:

Andrew D. Knight - Belmont MA, US

Assignee:

Cambridge Reading Project, LLC - Belmont MA

International Classification:

G06F 17/21

US Classification:

715244

Abstract:

A method for displaying text including the steps of providing a text, arranging the text into a plurality of word clusters, wherein at least one selected word cluster of the plurality of word clusters includes at least two lines of words and each line of words includes at least two words, and emphasizing at least one word in the selected word cluster.