Patents by Inventor John Brian Dunn

John Brian Dunn 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: 5698866
    Abstract: A light delivery device including an interchangeable handpiece and a semiconductor light source module adapted to releasably attach to the handpiece. The light source module includes a two-dimensional array of light emitting diodes (LED's) disposed on a surface of a fluid-cooled electrically conductive support plate. The device is adapted for uniformly illuminating a tissue surface with phototherapeutic light. The phototherapeutic light is produced by an array of over-driven LED's mounted on the surface of the heat-sinked support. The semiconductor light source employs a multi-layer construction wherein electrically conductive layers are thermally isolated from each other. The device is rugged, inexpensive and can produce high optical power while operating at a temperature well below the temperature at which device failure occurs. The light source module is adapted to be releasably connected to an interchangeable LED handpiece which provides power to the LED's and conducts a coolant fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Assignee: PDT Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel R. Doiron, Gregory S. Graham, John Brian Dunn, A. Charles Lytle, Brian K. Dalton