Patents by Inventor Cuikun Lin

Cuikun Lin 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).

  • Respirator designed to mitigate deep lung infections
    Patent number: 12053578
    Abstract: The present invention includes an apparatus and method for breaking up mucus in a lung comprising: a chamber having an inlet and an outlet; a pressure oscillating unit in fluid communication with the chamber for supplying and vacuuming air into/out of the chamber, wherein the pressure oscillating unit creates ultrasound waves; a control unit for selecting a positive air pressure or a negative air pressure from the pressure oscillating unit, a fluid container in fluid communication with the chamber; a pressure sensor in fluid communication with the chamber; and an outlet connected to the chamber to send respiration gas to a patient, ultrasonic waves in the respiration gas are capable of breaking up mucus in the lung.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Texas Tech University System
    Inventors: Robert V. Duncan, Annette L. Sobel, Cuikun Lin, Christopher Carty, Robert Baca, Moses Trevor Dardik
  • RESPIRATOR DESIGNED TO MITIGATE DEEP LUNG INFECTIONS
    Publication number: 20230100974
    Abstract: The present invention includes an apparatus and method for breaking up mucus in a lung comprising: a chamber having an inlet and an outlet; a pressure oscillating unit in fluid communication with the chamber for supplying and vacuuming air into/out of the chamber, wherein the pressure oscillating unit creates ultrasound waves; a control unit for selecting a positive air pressure or a negative air pressure from the pressure oscillating unit, a fluid container in fluid communication with the chamber; a pressure sensor in fluid communication with the chamber; and an outlet connected to the chamber to send respiration gas to a patient, ultrasonic waves in the respiration gas are capable of breaking up mucus in the lung.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Robert V. Duncan, Annette L. Sobel, Cuikun Lin, Christopher Carty, Robert Baca, Moses Trevor Dardik