Patents by Inventor C. Andrew Schuetz

C. Andrew Schuetz 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).

  • Phototherapy device thermal control apparatus and method
    Patent number: 9302118
    Abstract: A phototherapy device includes an outlet end to be placed in contact with a person's skin, a heat exchanger, an optical structure arranged between the heat exchanger and the outlet end, and a light source arranged between the heat exchanger and the outlet end, and configured to emit light for delivery to the skin through or adjacent the optical structure. The heat exchanger may include a first heat transfer portion thermally coupled to the light source for dissipating heat from the light source, and a second heat transfer portion thermally coupled to the optical structure for dissipating heat from the optical structure. The first and second heat transfer portions of the heat exchanger may be substantially thermally isolated from each other, e.g., partially or completely physically separated from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: TRIA BEAUTY, INC.
    Inventors: Mark V. Weckwerth, C. Andrew Schuetz, Harvey Liu, Patrick Reichert, Tobin C. Island, Robert E. Grove
  • PHOTOTHERAPY DEVICE THERMAL CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20150057725
    Abstract: A phototherapy device includes an outlet end to be placed in contact with a person's skin, a heat exchanger, an optical structure arranged between the heat exchanger and the outlet end, and a light source arranged between the heat exchanger and the outlet end, and configured to emit light for delivery to the skin through or adjacent the optical structure. The heat exchanger may include a first heat transfer portion thermally coupled to the light source for dissipating heat from the light source, and a second heat transfer portion thermally coupled to the optical structure for dissipating heat from the optical structure. The first and second heat transfer portions of the heat exchanger may be substantially thermally isolated from each other, e.g., partially or completely physically separated from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Mark V. Weckwerth, C. Andrew Schuetz, Harvey Liu, Patrick Reichert, Tobin C. Island, Robert E. Grove