Patents by Inventor Cindy A. O'Connor

Cindy A. O'Connor 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).

  • Cooling and refrigeration based on vacuum-driven water evaporation
    Patent number: 11779488
    Abstract: Apparatus for cooling an object, space, or tissues of a patient. A vacuum chamber is designed to be placed in thermal contact with the object or space to be cooled, or against a patient to be treated. A water sprayer is configured to spray water into the vacuum chamber or against a cooling wall of the chamber. A vacuum pump and control are designed to maintain vacuum below ambient pressure in the vacuum chamber sufficient to cause accelerated evaporation of the water and cooling to a temperature desired for cooling of the object, space, or patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Arktikus LLC
    Inventors: John P. O'Connor, Cindy A. O'Connor, Ellen E. Sheets
  • Cooling and Refrigeration Based on Vacuum-Driven Water Evaporation
    Publication number: 20200323682
    Abstract: Apparatus for cooling an object, space, or tissues of a patient. A vacuum chamber is designed to be placed in thermal contact with the object or space to be cooled, or against a patient to be treated. A water sprayer is configured to spray water into the vacuum chamber or against a cooling wall of the chamber. A vacuum pump and control are designed to maintain vacuum below ambient pressure in the vacuum chamber sufficient to cause accelerated evaporation of the water and cooling to a temperature desired for cooling of the object, space, or patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: ArktiKus LLC
    Inventors: John P. O'Connor, Cindy A. O'Connor, Ellen E. Sheets