Patents Represented by Attorney Mathew J. Temmerman
  • Patent number: 7161120
    Abstract: There is disclosed a garment warming device providing a portable electrically-heated insulated water resistant and weather resistant clothing warmer having a clamshell design that warms clothing, robes, slippers, towels, blankets or other cloth-like materials placed inside it. The device further comprises a liquid tight seal preventing moisture from entering the device, as well as safety features to ensure cloth materials placed inside the device do not become dangerously hot. The device may easily stand due to a neutral center of gravity and may comprise latches and a handle capable of folding flush against the outer surface of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Inventors: Michael Maurice Stroud, Veronica Viloria Stroud
  • Patent number: 7133715
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for evaluation of hearing loss is disclosed. The apparatus and method use evoked Auditory Brainstem Responses (ABR) to determine if the subject is able to hear click stimuli that are repeatedly administered. In order to facilitate efficient differentiation of the ABR from the accompanying noise, normative data is used to detect test conditions where physiological, non-physiological, and ambient acoustic noise would interfere with the progression of test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: Natus Medical Inc.
    Inventors: Matthijs P. Smits, Bryan P. Flaherty
  • Patent number: 7131990
    Abstract: A phototherapy system and device is disclosed, including an array of light sources arranged so as to achieve substantially uniform distribution of light on a subject. The light sources can be arranged in a number of configurations, including but not limited to distributions in which the density of lights sources is greater in the periphery than in the center. The present invention also includes a light diffusing panel to increase exposure uniformity, and a targeting mechanism to ensure that the device is properly aligned over the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: Natus Medical Inc.
    Inventors: Vineet Bansal, Bryan Flaherty, Chris Chung
  • Patent number: 7007687
    Abstract: A campfire grilling device comprising (i) a stake, (ii) a slide hammer on the stake, (iii) a horizontal support, with grilling surface, (iv) a frictional engager to hold the horizontal support to the stake, and (v) a grill lifting tool is disclosed. Using the grill lifting tool and a handle on the horizontal support, a campfire cook can easily adjust the height of the grilling surface, even while the campfire is burning. The horizontal support can also be pivoted about the stake, so the grilling surface can be swiveled on or off the fire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Inventor: Kevin A. Lewis