Patents by Inventor John T. Butters

John T. Butters 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: 11633619
    Abstract: A measurement system includes a container configured to contain a solvated target molecule and at least one magnetoresistive (MR) sensor device including at least one MR sensor disposed near the container and configured to measure a magnetic field generated by the solvated target molecule, each of the at least one MR sensor including a pin layer having a pinned direction of magnetization, a free layer having a direction of magnetization that varies with an applied magnetic field, and a non-conductive layer separating the pin layer and the free layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: NEARFIELD ATOMICS INC.
    Inventor: John T. Butters
  • Publication number: 20220296912
    Abstract: A measurement system includes a container configured to contain a solvated target molecule and at least one magnetoresistive (MR) sensor device including at least one MR sensor disposed near the container and configured to measure a magnetic field generated by the solvated target molecule, each of the at least one MR sensor including a pin layer having a pinned direction of magnetization, a free layer having a direction of magnetization that varies with an applied magnetic field, and a non-conductive layer separating the pin layer and the free layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventor: John T. Butters
  • Publication number: 20220274604
    Abstract: A system for delivery of ultra-low radio frequency energy to an individual to assist the individual to remain, or become, alert, awake, or focused includes at least one delivery coil and a delivery device that includes at least one memory; at least one data file configured for producing signals derived from measurements of at least one molecule; and at least one processor coupled to the at least one memory and the at least one delivery coil. The at least one processor is configured to perform actions that include directing generation of the signals using the at least one data file and directing delivery of the signals to the at least one delivery coil to produce the ultra-low radio frequency energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: John T. Butters, Lisa C. Butters
  • Publication number: 20220226663
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for providing a portable magnetic field therapy system for inducing an effect of a chemical or biochemical agent to a mammalian subject, such as for the treatment of diseases and adverse health conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: John T. Butters, Bennett M. Butters, Mike Ammerman, Scott Conway, Robert Fish, Larry Hood, Jared Nathanson, Kevin Oberkramer, Kathryn Kukulka, Andrew March
  • Publication number: 20220195373
    Abstract: An incubator system includes an incubator unit including incubator chamber defined by chamber walls formed of a non-magnetic material; a control unit physically separated from the incubator unit and including operational controls for operation of the incubator system; and at least one duct coupling the incubator unit to the control unit, wherein the incubator system is configured so that the incubator chamber experiences a magnetic field variation of no more than 100 nT arising from the incubator system during incubation operation of the incubation system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: John T. Butters, Lisa C. Butters, George Smilov, Jered L. Singleton, Philip J. Brock, John Thomas Sarlina, Ben Johannes Decock
  • Publication number: 20210361969
    Abstract: A therapy delivery system includes a near field magnetic induction (NFMI) transceiver device configured to be worn or otherwise disposed on a patient, the NFMI transceiver device including a NFMI transceiver; and a therapy delivery device including a NFMI receiver configured to receive signals from the NFMI transceiver device and a therapy delivery circuit configured to deliver a therapeutic magnetic signal, based, at least in part, on the received signals from the NFMI transceiver device, to the patient when the patient wears the therapy delivery device or has the therapy delivery device disposed on skin of the patient or has the therapy delivery device implanted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventor: John T. Butters
  • Patent number: 11103721
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for providing a portable magnetic field therapy system for treatment of diseases and adverse health conditions, such as cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Natives, Inc.
    Inventors: John T. Butters, Bennett M. Butters, Mike Ammerman, Scott Conway, Robert Fish, Larry Hood, Jared Nathanson, Kevin Oberkramer, Kathryn Kukulka, Andrew March
  • Publication number: 20190184188
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for providing a portable magnetic field therapy system for treatment of diseases and adverse health conditions, such as cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: John T. Butters, Bennett M. Butters, Mike Ammerman, Scott Conway, Robert Fish, Larry Hood, Jared Nathanson, Kevin Oberkramer, Kathryn Kukulka, Andrew March
  • Patent number: 10046172
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for providing a portable magnetic field therapy system for treatment of diseases and adverse health conditions, such as cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Nativis, Inc.
    Inventors: John T. Butters, Bennett M. Butters, Mike Ammerman, Scott Conway, Robert Fish, Larry Hood, Jared Nathanson, Kevin Oberkramer, Kathryn Kukulka, Andrew March
  • Publication number: 20170067969
    Abstract: A system for analyzing signals produced from a sample is described, where the system includes at least one magnetometer, where the magnetometer is capable of detecting magnetic fields produced by a sample. The magnetometer is positioned proximate to the sample, and is miniaturized (e.g. has a size less than 6 cm per side). A noise producing component is configured to uniformly produce noise surrounding the sample and the magnetometer, where the noise produced is capable of inducing stochastic resonance in the sample to amplify characteristic signals of the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Bennett M. BUTTERS, John T. BUTTERS
  • Patent number: 9417257
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing an effect of a chemical or biochemical agent on a system responsive to such agent, are disclosed. In practicing the method, a plurality of low-frequency time-domain signals of the agent are generated, each at a different at a different noise level within a selected noise level range. The signals are analyzed by producing spectral plots of the time-domain signals, and identifying an optimized agent-specific time-domain signal based on information in the spectral plots. A chemical or biological system responsive to the agent is exposed to the optimized time-domain signal by placing the system within the magnetic field of an electromagnetic transducer, and applying the signal to the transducer at a signal amplitude and for a period sufficient to produce in the system an agent-specific effect on the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Nativis, Inc.
    Inventors: John T. Butters, Bennett M. Butters, Patrick Naughton, Miller Puckette
  • Publication number: 20160030761
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for providing a portable magnetic field therapy system for treatment of diseases and adverse health conditions, such as cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: John T. Butters, Bennett M. Butters, Mike Ammerman, Scott Conway, Robert Fish, Larry Hood, Jared Nathanson, Kevin Oberkramer, Kathryn Kukulka, Andrew March
  • Publication number: 20130041201
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing an effect of a chemical or biochemical agent on a system responsive to such agent, are disclosed. In practicing the method, a plurality of low-frequency time-domain signals of the agent are generated, each at a different at a different noise level within a selected noise level range. The signals are analyzed by producing spectral plots of the time-domain signals, and identifying an optimized agent-specific time-domain signal based on information in the spectral plots. A chemical or biological system responsive to the agent is exposed to the optimized time-domain signal by placing the system within the magnetic field of an electromagnetic transducer, and applying the signal to the transducer at a signal amplitude and for a period sufficient to produce in the system an agent-specific effect on the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: NATIVIS, INC.
    Inventors: John T. Butters, Bennett M. Butters, Patrick Naughton, Miller Puckette
  • Publication number: 20110195111
    Abstract: A method of forming an aqueous composition effective to produce an agent-specific effect on an agent-responsive chemical or biological system, when the composition is added to the system, is disclosed. The composition is formed by exposing an aqueous medium to a low-frequency, time-domain signal derived from the agent, until the aqueous medium acquires a detectable agent activity. Exemplary compositions are formed by exposure to a paclitaxel signal or a signal derived from a therapeutic oligonucleotide, such as GAPDH antisense RNA and PCSK9 antisense RNA. Also disclosed are methods for confirming the activity of the composition, and for preparing and testing the activity of the compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: NATIVIS, INC.
    Inventors: B. Michael Butters, John T. Butters, Christine Bonzon, Marco Gymnopoulos, Mayra Montes Camacho
  • Publication number: 20100244818
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for generating and selecting low-frequency time-domain signals capable of transducing a mammalian system, to produce an agent-specific effect on the system, are disclosed. Low-frequency time-domain signals are generated in the presence of an injected magnetic stimulus, and the resulting signals are selected by a scoring algorithm, and optionally, by testing each signal identified by the scoring algorithm for its ability to produce an agent-specific response in a in vitro system containing components that are responsive to the agent. The selected signals are used to transduce the mammalian system by applying the signals to an electromagnetic transduction coil that holds the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Christopher G. Atwood, Bennett Michael Butters, John T. Butters, Shirin M. Marfatia, Gabriel Vogeli
  • Publication number: 20090156659
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing an effect of a chemical or biochemical agent on a system responsive to such agent, are disclosed. In practicing the method, a plurality of low-frequency time-domain signals of the agent are generated, each at a different at a different noise level within a selected noise level range. The signals are analyzed by producing spectral plots of the time-domain signals, and identifying an optimized agent-specific time-domain signal based on information in the spectral plots. A chemical or biological system responsive to the agent is exposed to the optimized time-domain signal by placing the system within the magnetic field of an electromagnetic transducer, and applying the signal to the transducer at a signal amplitude and for a period sufficient to produce in the system an agent-specific effect on the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: John T. Butters, Bennett M. Butters, Patrick Naughton, Miller Puckette
  • Patent number: 7081747
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for interrogating a sample that exhibits molecular rotation are disclosed. In practicing the method, the sample is placed in a container having both magnetic and electromagnetic shielding, and Gaussian noise is injected into the sample. An electromagnetic time-domain signal composed of sample source radiation superimposed on the injected Guassian noise is detected, and this signal is cross-correlated with a second time-domain signal produced by the same or similar sample, to produce a cross-correlated signal with frequency domain components. The latter is plotted in the frequency domain by a fast Fourier transform to produce a frequency domain spectrum in a frequency range within DC to 50 KHz. From this spectrum, one or more low-frequency signal components that are characteristic of the sample being interrogated are identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: Nativis, Inc.
    Inventors: John T. Butters, Bennett M. Butters, Lisa C. Butters
  • Patent number: 6724188
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for the repeatable detection and recording of low-threshold molecular electromagnetic signals. The sample material and detection apparatus are contained with a magnetically shielded faraday cage to shield them from extraneous electromagnetic signals. The detection apparatus includes a detection coil and Super Conducting Quantum Interference Device (“SQUID”). White noise is injected external to the SQUID and the signals emitted by the sample material enhanced by stochastic resonance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: Wavbank, Inc.
    Inventors: John T. Butters, Bennett M. Butters, Lisa C. Butters
  • Publication number: 20030184289
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for the repeatable detection and recording of low-threshold molecular electromagnetic signals. The sample material and detection apparatus are contained with a magnetically shielded faraday cage to shield them from extraneous electromagnetic signals. The detection apparatus includes a detection coil and Super Conducting Quantum Interference Device (“SQUID”). White noise is injected external to the SQUID and the signals emitted by the sample material enhanced by stochastic resonance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Applicant: WavBank Inc.
    Inventors: John T. Butters, Bennett M. Butters, Lisa C. Butters
  • Patent number: 6119387
    Abstract: A safety mechanism for rifles and shot guns in which hammer movement to strike the firing pin is prevented unless the trigger is pulled, thereby precluding inadvertent discharge. The safety mechanism is retrofittable into the population of rifles and shotguns utilizing the Remington Common Fire Control System (RCFCS) and with suitable dimensional adaptation into others, and includes an interceptor designed to engage the hammer and prevent movement thereof if the sear and hammer should become disengaged for any reason other than manipulation of the trigger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Inventors: John T. Butters, Henry J. Belk