Patents by Inventor Thomas C. Joos

Thomas C. Joos 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: 9101296
    Abstract: A goggle based light-weight VOG/EOG system includes at least one digital camera connected to and powered by a laptop computer through a firewire connection. The EOG system is incorporated directly into a goggle base. The digital camera may digitally center the pupil in both the X and Y directions. A calibration mechanism may be incorporated onto the goggle base. The VOG system may track and record 3-D movement of the eye, track pupil dilation, head position and goggle slippage. An animated eye display provides data in a more meaningful fashion. The VOG system is a modular design whereby the same goggle frame or base is used to build a variety of digital camera VOG systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: NEURO KINETICS
    Inventors: John Howison Schroeder, Alexander D Kiderman, Thomas C. Joos, Floris L. Wuyts, Steven T Moore, Hamish G MacDougall
  • Publication number: 20130033677
    Abstract: A high speed pupil dilation tracking can be incorporated into a light-weight VOG system which includes at least one digital camera connected to and powered by a laptop computer through a firewire connection. An EOG system may be incorporated directly into a VOG system base. The digital camera may digitally center the pupil in both the X and Y directions. A calibration mechanism may be incorporated onto the VOG system base. The VOG system may track and record head position and VOG system base slippage. An animated eye display may provide data in a more meaningful fashion. The VOG system may be a modular design whereby the same goggle frame or base is used to build a variety of digital camera VOG systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: Neuro Kinetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Hamish G. MacDougall, Alexander D. Kiderman, John Howison Schroeder, Thomas C. Joos, Floris L. Wuyts, Steven T. Moore
  • Patent number: 7866818
    Abstract: A goggle based light-weight VOG system includes at least one digital camera connected to and powered by a laptop computer through a firewire connection and allows for region of interest image processing. The VOG system is a modular design whereby the same goggle frame or base is used to build a variety of digital camera VOG systems. The VOG system may track and record head position and goggle slippage. An animated eye display may provide data in a more meaningful fashion. An EOG system may be incorporated directly into a goggle base. The digital camera may digitally center the pupil in both the X and Y directions. A calibration mechanism may be incorporated onto the goggle base. The VOG system may be a modular design whereby the same goggle frame or base is used to build a variety of digital camera VOG systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Neuro Kinetics, Inc
    Inventors: John Howison Schroeder, Alexander D Kiderman, Thomas C. Joos, Floris L. Wuyts, Steven T Moore, Hamish G MacDougall
  • Patent number: 7753523
    Abstract: A goggle based light-weight VOG system includes an integral calibration laser and at least one digital camera connected to and powered by a laptop computer through a firewire connection. The digital camera may digitally center the pupil in both the X and Y directions. A calibration mechanism may be incorporated onto the goggle base. An EOG system may also be incorporated directly into the goggle. The VOG system may track and record 3-D movement of the eye, track pupil dilation, head position and goggle slippage. An animated eye display provides data in a more meaningful fashion. The VOG system is a modular design whereby the same goggle frame or base is used to build a variety of digital camera VOG systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Neuro Kinetics
    Inventors: Alexander D Kiderman, John Howison Schroeder, Thomas C. Joos, Floris L. Wuyts, Steven T Moore, Hamish G MacDougall
  • Patent number: 7731360
    Abstract: A goggle based light-weight VOG system includes at least one digital camera connected to and powered by a laptop computer through a firewire connection. The digital camera may digitally center the pupil in both the X and Y directions. A calibration mechanism may be incorporated onto the goggle base. An EOG system may also be incorporated directly into the goggle. The VOG system may track and record 3-D movement of the eye, track pupil dilation, head position and goggle slippage. An animated eye display provides data in a more meaningful fashion. The VOG system is a modular design whereby the same goggle frame or base is used to build a variety of digital camera VOG systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Neuro Kinetics
    Inventors: Hamish G. MacDougall, Alexander D. Kiderman, John Howison Schroeder, Thomas C. Joos, Floris L. Wuyts, Steven T. Moore
  • Patent number: 7665845
    Abstract: A goggle based light-weight VOG system includes at least one digital camera connected to and powered by a laptop computer through a firewire connection and allows for high speed pupil dilation tracking. An EOG system may be incorporated directly into a goggle base. The digital camera may digitally center the pupil in both the X and Y directions. A calibration mechanism may be incorporated onto the goggle base. The VOG system may track and record head position and goggle slippage. An animated eye display may provide data in a more meaningful fashion. The VOG system may be a modular design whereby the same goggle frame or base is used to build a variety of digital camera VOG systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Neuro Kinetics
    Inventors: Alexander D Kiderman, John Howison Schroeder, Thomas C. Joos, Floris L. Wuyts, Steven T Moore, Hamish G MacDougall
  • Patent number: 7520614
    Abstract: A goggle based light-weight VOG system includes at least one digital camera connected to and powered by a laptop computer through a firewire connection and allows for region of interest image processing. An EOG system may be incorporated directly into a goggle base. The digital camera may digitally center the pupil in both the X and Y directions. A calibration mechanism may be incorporated onto the goggle base. The VOG system may track and record head position and goggle slippage. An animated eye display may provide data in a more meaningful fashion. The VOG system may be a modular design whereby the same goggle frame or base is used to build a variety of digital camera VOG systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Neuro Kinetics, Inc
    Inventors: Thomas C. Joos, Alexander D Kiderman, John Howison Schroeder, Floris L. Wuyts, Steven T Moore, Hamish G MacDougall
  • Publication number: 20080278685
    Abstract: A goggle based light-weight VOG system includes at least one digital camera connected to and powered by a laptop computer through a firewire connection and allows for region of interest image processing. The VOG system is a modular design whereby the same goggle frame or base is used to build a variety of digital camera VOG systems. The VOG system may track and record head position and goggle slippage. An animated eye display may provide data in a more meaningful fashion. An EOG system may be incorporated directly into a goggle base. The digital camera may digitally center the pupil in both the X and Y directions. A calibration mechanism may be incorporated onto the goggle base. The VOG system may be a modular design whereby the same goggle frame or base is used to build a variety of digital camera VOG systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: NEURO KINETICS, INC.
    Inventors: Hamish G. MacDougall, Alexander D. Kiderman, John Howison Schroeder, Thomas C. Joos, Floris L. Wuyts, Steven T. Moore
  • Patent number: 7448751
    Abstract: A goggle based light-weight VOG system includes at least one digital camera connected to and powered by a laptop computer through a firewire connection together with an integral visual light stimulus source. The digital camera may digitally center the pupil in both the X and Y directions. A calibration mechanism may be incorporated onto the goggle base. An EOG system may also be incorporated directly into the goggle. The VOG system may track and record 3-D movement of the eye, track pupil dilation, head position and goggle slippage. An animated eye display provides data in a more meaningful fashion. The VOG system is a modular design whereby the same goggle frame or base is used to build a variety of digital camera VOG systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Neuro Kinetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander D Kiderman, John Howison Schroeder, Thomas C. Joos, Floris L. Wuyts, Steven T Moore, Hamish G MacDougall
  • Publication number: 20080273084
    Abstract: A goggle based light-weight VOG/EOG system includes at least one digital camera connected to and powered by a laptop computer through a firewire connection. The EOG system is incorporated directly into a goggle base. The digital camera may digitally center the pupil in both the X and Y directions. A calibration mechanism may be incorporated onto the goggle base. The VOG system may track and record 3-D movement of the eye, track pupil dilation, head position and goggle slippage. An animated eye display provides data in a more meaningful fashion. The VOG system is a modular design whereby the same goggle frame or base is used to build a variety of digital camera VOG systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: NEURO KINETICS, INC.
    Inventors: Hamish G. MacDougall, Alexander D. Kiderman, John Howison Schroeder, Thomas C. Joos, Floris L. Wuyts, Steven T. Moore
  • Patent number: 7119471
    Abstract: A synchronous motor includes a housing 20, a stator assembly 30 mounted within the housing 20, a rotor assembly 40 rotationally mounted within the housing 20, a rotor shaft 50 having an upper mounting surface 52 attached to the rotor assembly 40, a bearing assembly 60 coupled to the housing 20 and positioned axially between the rotor assembly 40 and the upper mounting surface 52, a slip ring assembly 70 supported by the housing 20 and positioned axially at least partially within the stator assembly 30 and the rotor assembly 40, and an encoder assembly 80 adjacent the slip ring assembly 70.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Motor Kinetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander D. Kiderman, John Howison Schroeder, Thomas C. Joos
  • Patent number: 5736711
    Abstract: An improved underwater arc-welding apparatus that includes a handheld torch assembly connected to an housing that delivers electrical power, a pressurized shielding gas, and a consumable wire electrode to the site of the weldment. The housing is configured such that the diver/operator, himself, can control such welding parameters as the voltage level of the electrical power, the duration of the flow of the shielding gas, and the delivery rate of the electrode. In addition, the housing is configured to allow the entry of water into the space between its components, and these components, including an electric motor that advances the consumable wire electrode, are sealed individually from the water. Electrical connections between the components are effected using underwater cables and connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1998
    Assignee: Broco, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Joos, Taner Bayrak