Patents by Inventor Lockett E. Wood, JR.

Lockett E. Wood, JR. 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).

  • Sampling circuit for measuring analytes
    Patent number: 8652064
    Abstract: This disclosure describes an apparatus and method for measuring analytes in exhaled air. The device contains an inlet through which exhaled air is received. A tube, having a number of different paths running throughout the device, is coupled to the inlet which enables the exhaled air to be re-circulated through the device. At least one portion of the tube is configured in a non-linear fashion. This particular portion of the tube may be used to temporarily store a sample of the exhaled air. The device also contains a converter configured to partially convert an analyte in the exhaled breath from a first state to a second state as the exhaled air is being re-circulated. An analyte sensor is also included to measure the levels of the converted analyte in the exhaled breath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Lockett E. Wood, Jr., Ron J. Kadlac, John Andrew Battista
  • Sampling Circuit for Measuring Analytes
    Publication number: 20100081955
    Abstract: This disclosure describes an apparatus and method for measuring analytes in exhaled air. The device contains an inlet through which exhaled air is received. A tube, having a number of different paths running throughout the device, is coupled to the inlet which enables the exhaled air to be re-circulated through the device. At least one portion of the tube is configured in a non-linear fashion. This particular portion of the tube may be used to temporarily store a sample of the exhaled air. The device also contains a converter configured to partially convert an analyte in the exhaled breath from a first state to a second state as the exhaled air is being re-circulated. An analyte sensor is also included to measure the levels of the converted analyte in the exhaled breath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC
    Inventors: Lockett E. Wood, JR., Ron J. Kadlec, John Andrew Battista, JR.