Patents by Inventor Austin Crowder

Austin Crowder 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: 9386912
    Abstract: A surgical light that uses multiple LEDs to produce superior illumination. Heat sinks are used to help dissipate heat produced from the LEDs. The light from the LEDs is directed, using collimizers, into fiber optic cables. The fiber light from the optic cables, using an LED combiner, is then combined and focused on a working area. The LED combiner may include an adjustable lens so that the device's illumination may be focused at multiple focal distances and with varied areas of illumination. The LEDs may be powered by a battery and may comprise one or more red LEDs, one or more blue LEDs, and one or more green LEDs. The surgical light may be used configured for use with headlamps, surgical scopes and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: VIKON SURGICAL, LLC
    Inventors: Bruce Hoadley, Lucus Parker Cohn, Austin Crowder
  • Publication number: 20140275789
    Abstract: A surgical light that uses multiple LEDs to produce superior illumination. Heat sinks are used to help dissipate heat produced from the LEDs. The light from the LEDs is directed, using collimizers, into fiber optic cables. The fiber light from the optic cables, using an LED combiner, is then combined and focused on a working area. The LED combiner may include an adjustable lens so that the device's illumination may be focused at multiple focal distances and with varied areas of illumination. The LEDs may be powered by a battery and may comprise one or more red LEDs, one or more blue LEDs, and one or more green LEDs. The surgical light may be used configured for use with headlamps, surgical scopes and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: VIKON SURGICAL, LLC
    Inventors: Lucus Parker Cohn, Bruce Hoadley, Austin Crowder
  • Patent number: 8789962
    Abstract: A surgical headlight that uses multiple LEDs to produce superior illumination. Heat sinks are used to help dissipate heat produced from the LEDs. The light from the LEDs is directed, using collimizers, into fiber optic cables. The fiber light from the optic cables, using an LED combiner, is then combined and focused on a working area. The LED combiner may include an adjustable lens so that the device's illumination may be focused at multiple focal distances and with varied areas of illumination. The LEDs may be powered by a battery and may comprise one or more red LEDs, one or more blue LEDs, and one or more green LEDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Vikon Surgical, LLC
    Inventor: Austin Crowder
  • Publication number: 20120314428
    Abstract: A headlight having a housing, a light assembly, at least one heat sink, and an air mover. The housing has a front end, a rear end, an air inlet, an air outlet, an intake chamber in fluid communication with the air inlet, an exhaust chamber in fluid communication with the air outlet, and a passageway establishing fluid communication between the intake chamber and the exhaust chamber. The passageway is positioned forward of both the air inlet opening and the air outlet opening. The heat sink is positioned in at least one of the intake chamber and the exhaust chamber. The air mover is supported by the housing in such a way as to move air into the housing through the air inlet, through the intake chamber, over the heat sink, through the exhaust chamber, and out of the housing through the air outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventors: Daniel Thomas, John Tepper, Austin Crowder
  • Patent number: 8075154
    Abstract: A headlight having a housing, a light assembly, at least one heat sink, and an air mover. The housing has a front end, a rear end, an air inlet, an air outlet, an intake chamber in fluid communication with the air inlet, an exhaust chamber in fluid communication with the air outlet, and a passageway establishing fluid communication between the intake chamber and the exhaust chamber. The passageway is positioned forward of both the air inlet opening and the air outlet opening. The heat sink is positioned in at least one of the intake chamber and the exhaust chamber. The air mover is supported by the housing in such a way as to move air into the housing through the air inlet, through the intake chamber, over the heat sink, through the exhaust chamber, and out of the housing through the air outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Alpha-Med Surge
    Inventors: Daniel Thomas, John Tepper, Austin Crowder
  • Publication number: 20090225534
    Abstract: A headlight having a housing, a light assembly, at least one heat sink, and an air mover. The housing has a front end, a rear end, an air inlet, an air outlet, an intake chamber in fluid communication with the air inlet, an exhaust chamber in fluid communication with the air outlet, and a passageway establishing fluid communication between the intake chamber and the exhaust chamber. The passageway is positioned forward of both the air inlet opening and the air outlet opening. The heat sink is positioned in at least one of the intake chamber and the exhaust chamber. The air mover is supported by the housing in such a way as to move air into the housing through the air inlet, through the intake chamber, over the heat sink, through the exhaust chamber, and out of the housing through the air outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2009
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Daniel Thomas, John Tepper, Austin Crowder
  • Publication number: 20090227847
    Abstract: A surgical illumination device for illuminating a surgical field to provide enhanced visual perception of a tissue during a medical procedure. The surgical illumination device includes a surgical light and a tunable light controller. The surgical light includes a first light source providing a first wavelength of light, a second light source providing a second wavelength of light, and a combiner receiving and combining the first and second wavelengths of light. The tunable light controller includes a database and a tuning device. The database is organized by medical procedure and stores an identification of the medical procedure and at least one pre-programmed color setting for each medical procedure. The preprogrammed color setting is adapted to facilitate a first assigned illumination. The tuning device communicates with the database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2009
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: John Tepper, Austin Crowder
  • Publication number: 20070097702
    Abstract: A surgical headlight that uses multiple LEDs to produce superior illumination. Heat sinks are used to help dissipate heat produced from the LEDs. The light from the LEDs is directed, using collimizers, into fiber optic cables. The fiber light from the optic cables, using an LED combiner, is then combined and focused on a working area. The LED combiner may include an adjustable lens so that the device's illumination may be focused at multiple focal distances and with varied areas of illumination. The LEDs may be powered by a battery and may comprise one or more red LEDs, one or more blue LEDs, and one or more green LEDs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2005
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventor: Austin Crowder