Dennis I Robbins

US Patent:

6510567, Jan 28, 2003

Filed:

Aug 16, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/930025

Inventors:

Dennis L. Robbins - Bedford TX 76021

International Classification:

A61G 714

US Classification:

5 861, 5 811, 2803041, 297DIG 4

Abstract:

A folding wheel chair assembly has at least one fold-down platform that permits the person on the seat to be moved laterally to another seat. The fold-down platform is on a mounting rod that folds upward and them may be turned to a position behind the wheel chair set out of the way when the wheel chair is being moved from one position to another. There may be a fold-down platform on each side of the wheel chair so that a person maybe moved from the wheel chair from either side. The wheel chair may include an adjustment device to raise or lower the position of the chair seat.

US Patent:

7871366, Jan 18, 2011

Filed:

Jul 30, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/830488

Inventors:

John C. Criscione - College Station TX, US
Saurabh Biswas - Bryan TX, US
Stan Hall - Colleyville TX, US
Lewis Harrison - Arlington TX, US
Dennis Robbins - Richardson TX, US

Assignee:

The Texas A&M University System - College Station TX
Corinnova Incorporated - Houston TX

International Classification:

A61N 1/362
A61M 1/12

US Classification:

600 16

Abstract:

The present invention provides methods, systems, kits and devices that reduce dyskinesis and hypokinesis. For example, the direct compression cardiac device may be positioned about at least a portion of a heart, and includes a resilient inner panel in contact with at least a portion of the heart periphery, one or more resilient members positioned about the resilient inner panel and at least partially surrounded by an expandable outer panel. The resistance supplied by the inner panel to the heart may be modulated to control the end-diastolic heart volume and remodel the heart, the resistance supplied by the expandable outer panel to the heart may be modulated to control the end-systolic heart volume and remodel the heart or both.

US Patent:

8520550, Aug 27, 2013

Filed:

Nov 2, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/667794

Inventors:

Oren E. Eliezer - Plano TX, US
Dennis I. Robbins - Richardson TX, US
Aditya Awasthi - Richardson TX, US
Zahid Islam - Dallas TX, US
Ahmad Gomaa - Qaliobiah, EG

Assignee:

XW LLC - Dallas TX

International Classification:

G01R 31/08

US Classification:

370252, 370329

Abstract:

Various embodiments of a method of mitigating interference in an OFDMA cellular network and a user terminal incorporating various of the embodiments. In one embodiment, the method includes: (1) selecting at least one dominant interfering signal, (2) generating estimates of a desired signal and the at least one dominant interfering signal, (3) jointly deciding based on the estimates such that an energy of a residual error is reduced and (4) mitigating interference based on the estimates.

US Patent:

8545387, Oct 1, 2013

Filed:

Nov 4, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/290810

Inventors:

Lewis Harrison - Arlington TX, US
Stanley Dean Hall - Colleyville TX, US
Dennis Robbins - Richardson TX, US

Assignee:

Corinnova Incorporated - Houston TX

International Classification:

A61B 17/00

US Classification:

600 37

Abstract:

A method and related apparatus for the minimally invasive implantation about a heart of at least a deployable device such as a heart assist device or cardiac compression device. The method comprises the steps of performing a left thoracotomy or subxiphoid incision; obtaining access to the pericardial sac; making a generally linear incision in the pericardial sac; positioning an assembly having an insertion aperture member with an upper ring and a lower ring or flange and insertion tube having therein a deployable device. The apparatus of the present invention includes an insertion aperture member having an upper ring and a lower ring or flange; and an insertion tube having therein a deployable device adapted to be deployed from the insertion tube inside the pericardial sac via a generally linear incision.

US Patent:

8588286, Nov 19, 2013

Filed:

Apr 14, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/086517

Inventors:

Naofal M. Al-Dhahir - Plano TX, US
Oren E. Eliezer - Plano TX, US
Jaiminkumar A. Mehta - Richardson TX, US
Dennis I. Robbins - Richardson TX, US
Aaron M. Lancour - Amarillo TX, US
Aditya Awasthi - Richardson TX, US

Assignee:

XW, LLC - Dallas TX

International Classification:

H04B 1/38

US Classification:

375222, 375220, 375296

Abstract:

A method of cancelling alien noise in coordinated DSL lines, a method of smoothing an alien noise covariance estimate, and a processor and modem for cancelling alien noise in coordinated DSL lines. In one embodiment, the method of cancelling alien noise includes: (1) estimating alien noise vectors for at least some training symbols, (2) arranging the alien noise vectors in a matrix dimensioned for a number of coordinated DSL lines, (3) orthonormally transforming the matrix into a lower-triangular matrix and (4) computing alien noise prediction filters from the lower-triangular matrix.

US Patent:

20050234564, Oct 20, 2005

Filed:

Mar 30, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/093681

Inventors:

Rainer Fink - College Station TX, US
Sankar Pemmaraju - Keller TX, US
Dennis Robbins - Richardson TX, US
Robert Schwartz - Richardson TX, US
Pradeep Shah - Dallas TX, US
Tachung Yih - San Antonio TX, US

International Classification:

A61F002/58
A61F002/56

US Classification:

623062000, 623901000, 623064000

Abstract:

An enhanced-functionality prosthetic limb is disclosed, comprising a prosthetic hand or gripping device, and forearm, which may be body-powered or motor-powered, targeted primarily for pediatric use, attachable to the arm stump of a below-elbow, or above-elbow, with the inclusion of a prosthetic elbow, amputee individual, with incorporation of one or more of the following features: expandability in length or size to accommodate child growth or other expandability needs, grasp locking capability, individual finger locking capability, three degree of freedom wrist joint, dynamic tensional rotation control of wrist, dynamic grasp control to allow grasping of irregular objects, extended grasp for gripping larger objects, excessive force breakaway, and algorithms to support by user of care-provider adjustment of the prosthesis.

US Patent:

20110021864, Jan 27, 2011

Filed:

Jul 22, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/842005

Inventors:

John C. Criscione - College Station TX, US
Michael R. Moreno - Bryan TX, US
Lewis D. Harrison - Arlington TX, US
Saurabh Biswas - College Station TX, US
Dennis I. Robbins - Richardson TX, US

Assignee:

The Texas A&M University System - College Station TX
Corlnnova Incorporated - Houston TX

International Classification:

A61F 2/04

US Classification:

600 16

Abstract:

The present invention provides methods and direct cardiac contact diastolic recoil device to improve diastolic recoil of a heart and includes a biocompatible film attached to or enclosing one or more structural elements that store elastic energy during heart contraction and release energy during heart filling.

US Patent:

20110060181, Mar 10, 2011

Filed:

Jul 22, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/842021

Inventors:

William C. Altman - Houston TX, US
Saurabh Biswas - College Station TX, US
John C. Criscione - College Station TX, US
Lewis D. Harrison - Arlington TX, US
Michael R. Moreno - Bryan TX, US
Dennis I. Robbins - Richardson TX, US

Assignee:

The Texas A&M University System - College Station TX
Corlnnova Incorporated - Houston TX

International Classification:

A61F 2/00

US Classification:

600 37

Abstract:

The present invention provides a direct cardiac contact device adapted to be implanted in a patient suffering from congestive heart failure and related cardiac pathologies, said cardiac device having means for providing ventricular assist, ventricular support and diastolic recoil, or for providing ventricular support and diastolic recoil only.