Patents by Inventor J. Bruce Sentilles

J. Bruce Sentilles 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).

  • Apparatus and method for projecting germicidal ultraviolet radiation
    Patent number: 5871522
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for projecting a concentrated beam of germicidal ultraviolet radiation onto a preselected target area on the body of a patient undergoing surgery, without substantial emanation of ultraviolet radiation outside the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1999
    Assignee: Senasco, Inc.
    Inventor: J. Bruce Sentilles
  • Apparatus for applying coatings to lenses and curing the coatings
    Patent number: 5820673
    Abstract: An apparatus for coating a lens and curing the coating on the lens including a lens carrier for griping and holding the lens, a housing having a first set of walls defining a coating chamber with an opening in one of the first walls, the housing also having a second set of walls defining a curing chamber with an opening in one of the second walls. An arrangement for applying a coating to the lens within the coating chamber, an arrangement for projecting ultraviolet radiation within the curing chamber for curing the coating on the lens, and an arrangement for selectively blocking the ultraviolet radiation from passing into the coating chamber are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Inventors: J. Bruce Sentilles, James T. Sentilles, Sr., James T. Sentilles, Jr.