Luis V Baez

US Patent:

20110282584, Nov 17, 2011

Filed:

May 3, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/099894

Inventors:

Luis R. Baez - Houston TX, US
Douglas N. Valleau - Conroe TX, US
Paul M. Basinski - Houston TX, US
Gerald Eric Michael - Katy TX, US

Assignee:

CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY - Houston TX

International Classification:

G06F 19/00

US Classification:

702 13

Abstract:

Methods and systems are provided for rapidly estimating the hydrocarbon production potential of a subsurface hydrocarbon shale prospect or prospects. In short, the methods disclosed herein provide rapid mechanisms to determine sorbed gas storage of a shale reservoir with minimal delay and resource expenditure to aid operators in determining which prospects to exploit.In certain embodiments, an empirical implemented method for rapidly assessing hydrocarbon content of a shale reservoir comprises extracting one or more shale samples, performing a rock eval pyrolysis on the shale samples to determine certain geochemical properties of the shale, using the geochemical properties to determine a thermal maturity of the shale, determining a Langmuir volume of the shale, generating a adsorption isotherm of the shale, and determining a gas storage capacity of the shale. Advantages of the methods include a more efficient and rapid determination of shale gas storage with a minimal expenditure of resources.

US Patent:

20220367303, Nov 17, 2022

Filed:

Apr 19, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/723643

Inventors:

- Lowell MA, US
David Hoag - Santa Clara CA, US
Luis Baez - Santa Clara CA, US
Margaret Barter - Santa Clara CA, US
James Brogle - Santa Clara CA, US

International Classification:

H01L 23/29
H01L 21/56
H01L 23/31

Abstract:

A semiconductor device architecture includes a silicon substrate having sidewalls that are passivated by encapsulating the sidewalls in dielectric materials having high electric field strength. Encapsulating all the sidewalls using high field strength dielectric materials eliminates electrical paths in air or vacuum and confines the electric fields in these high field strength materials, increasing the breakdown voltage relative to unencapsulated devices and allowing the device to withstand greater standoff voltages. In some cases, encapsulating the sidewalls in this manner can allow the device to withstand voltages of 500V or greater.

US Patent:

20210282868, Sep 16, 2021

Filed:

May 26, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/303287

Inventors:

- Redwood City CA, US
Surag MANTRI - East Palo Alto CA, US
Peter BENTLEY - Reno NV, US
Luis BAEZ - Mountain View CA, US
James Luis BADIA - Redwood City CA, US

Assignee:

PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation - Redwood City CA

International Classification:

A61B 34/20
A61B 17/3203
A61B 5/055
A61B 5/00
A61B 5/06
A61B 1/00
A61B 34/00
A61B 1/005
A61B 1/018
A61B 17/32
A61B 18/14

Abstract:

A surgical treatment apparatus comprises an elongate support, an elongate tube, and a movable endoscope having a stiff distal portion, in which the stiff distal portion of the endoscope is configured to move one or more components of the apparatus when the support remains substantially fixed. The support may comprise a plurality of spaced apart aspiration openings near the distal end in order to facilitate alignment with the treatment site. In many embodiments, an image guided treatment apparatus is configured for use with an imaging device. In many embodiments, a target resection profile is provided. The target resection profile and one or more tissue structures are displayed on an image, and the target resection profile displayed on the image is adjusted with user input.

US Patent:

20200375622, Dec 3, 2020

Filed:

Apr 10, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/846159

Inventors:

- Redwood City CA, US
Surag MANTRI - East Palo Alto CA, US
Luis BAEZ - Mountain View CA, US
George SURJAN - Redwood City CA, US
Michael W. SASNETT - Los Altos CA, US
Jonathan FOOTE - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation - Redwood City CA

International Classification:

A61B 17/3203
A61B 34/00
A61B 1/307
A61B 90/00
A61B 17/00
A61B 18/14
A61B 18/04

Abstract:

A system to treat a patient comprises a user interface that allows a physician to view an image of tissue to be treated in order to develop a treatment plan to resect tissue with a predefined removal profile. The image may comprise a plurality of images, and the planned treatment is shown on the images. The treatment probe may comprise an anchor, and the image shown on the screen may have a reference image marker shown on the screen corresponding to the anchor. The planned tissue removal profile can be displayed and scaled to the image of the target tissue of an organ such as the prostate, and the physician can adjust the treatment profile based on the scaled images to provide a treatment profile in three dimensions. The images shown on the display may comprise segmented images of the patient with treatment plan overlaid on the images.

US Patent:

20180263647, Sep 20, 2018

Filed:

Nov 28, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/825040

Inventors:

- Redwood City CA, US
Surag MANTRI - Sunnyvale CA, US
Luis BAEZ - Mountain View CA, US
George SURJAN - Redwood City CA, US
Michael W. SASNETT - Los Altos CA, US
Jonathan FOOTE - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

A61B 17/3203
A61B 18/12
A61B 18/14
A61B 34/10

Abstract:

A fluid stream is directed toward tissue to generate a plurality of shedding clouds. The fluid stream can be scanned such that the plurality of shedding clouds arrive a different overlapping locations. Each of the plurality of shedding clouds can remove a portion of the tissue. In many embodiments, an apparatus to ablate tissue comprises a source of pressurized fluid, and a nozzle coupled to the source of pressurized fluid to release a fluid stream, in which the fluid stream generates a plurality of shedding clouds.

US Patent:

20170245878, Aug 31, 2017

Filed:

May 11, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/593158

Inventors:

- Redwood City CA, US
Surag MANTRI - Sunnyvale CA, US
Luis BAEZ - Mountain View CA, US
George SURJAN - Redwood City CA, US
Michael W. SASNETT - Los Altos CA, US
Jonathan FOOTE - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

A61B 17/3203
A61B 90/00
A61B 18/22
A61B 17/00
A61B 18/14
A61B 1/307
A61B 34/00

Abstract:

A system to treat a patient comprises a user interface that allows a physician to view an image of tissue to be treated in order to develop a treatment plan to resect tissue with a predefined removal profile. The image may comprise a plurality of images, and the planned treatment is shown on the images. The treatment probe may comprise an anchor, and the image shown on the screen may have a reference image marker shown on the screen corresponding to the anchor. The planned tissue removal profile can be displayed and scaled to the image of the target tissue of an organ such as the prostate, and the physician can adjust the treatment profile based on the scaled images to provide a treatment profile in three dimensions. The images shown on the display may comprise segmented images of the patient with treatment plan overlaid on the images.

US Patent:

20170172668, Jun 22, 2017

Filed:

Mar 1, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/446853

Inventors:

- Redwood City CA, US
Surag Mantri - Sunnyvale CA, US
Peter Bentley - Newark CA, US
Luis Baez - Mountain View CA, US
James Luis Badia - Redwood City CA, US

International Classification:

A61B 34/20
A61B 17/3203
A61B 1/005
A61B 1/00
A61B 1/018
A61B 17/32
A61B 18/14

Abstract:

A surgical treatment apparatus comprises an elongate support, an elongate tube, and a movable endoscope having a stiff distal portion, in which the stiff distal portion of the endoscope is configured to move one or more components of the apparatus when the support remains substantially fixed. The support may comprise a plurality of spaced apart aspiration openings near the distal end in order to facilitate alignment with the treatment site. In many embodiments, an image guided treatment apparatus is configured for use with an imaging device. In many embodiments, a target resection profile is provided. The target resection profile and one or more tissue structures are displayed on an image, and the target resection profile displayed on the image is adjusted with user input.

US Patent:

20150335344, Nov 26, 2015

Filed:

Aug 3, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/816747

Inventors:

- Redwood City CA, US
Surag MANTRI - Sunnyvale CA, US
Luis BAEZ - Mountain View CA, US
George SURJAN - Redwood City CA, US
Michael W. SASNETT - Los Altos CA, US
Jonathan FOOTE - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

A61B 17/3203

Abstract:

A fluid stream is directed toward tissue to generate a plurality of shedding clouds. The fluid stream can be scanned such that the plurality of shedding clouds arrive a different overlapping locations. Each of the plurality of shedding clouds can remove a portion of the tissue. In many embodiments, an apparatus to ablate tissue comprises a source of pressurized fluid, and a nozzle coupled to the source of pressurized fluid to release a fluid stream, in which the fluid stream generates a plurality of shedding clouds.