Patents by Inventor Daniel R. Weinkam

Daniel R. Weinkam 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: 11583331
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a plurality of transducers of a transducer-based device may be selected for activation. A first pair of subsets of the selected transducers may be identified for initial activation, each subset of the first pair being activated with a different phase angle range than the other. No transducer in one subset is sufficiently close to a transducer in the other subset to cause a confluence of ablated tissue regions therebetween. The first pair of subsets may be activated simultaneously or concurrently. Upon activation or a conclusion thereof of the pair of subsets of the selected transducers, one or more subsequent pairs of subsets of the selected transducers may be activated iteratively on a pair-by-pair basis, until all of the selected transducers have achieved desired activation results, according to some embodiments. Each subsequent pair may include the same or similar characteristics as the first pair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: KARDIUM INC.
    Inventors: Daniel R. Weinkam, Daniel M. Reinders
  • Patent number: 11241270
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a plurality of transducers of a transducer-based device may be selected for activation. A first pair of subsets of the selected transducers may be identified for initial activation, each subset of the first pair being activated with a different phase angle range than the other. No transducer in one subset is sufficiently close to a transducer in the other subset to cause a confluence of ablated tissue regions therebetween. The first pair of subsets may be activated simultaneously or concurrently. Upon activation or a conclusion thereof of the pair of subsets of the selected transducers, one or more subsequent pairs of subsets of the selected transducers may be activated iteratively on a pair-by-pair basis, until all of the selected transducers have achieved desired activation results, according to some embodiments. Each subsequent pair may include the same or similar characteristics as the first pair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: KARDIUM INC.
    Inventors: Daniel R. Weinkam, Daniel M. Reinders
  • Publication number: 20210000529
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a plurality of transducers of a transducer-based device may be selected for activation. A first pair of subsets of the selected transducers may be identified for initial activation, each subset of the first pair being activated with a different phase angle range than the other. No transducer in one subset is sufficiently close to a transducer in the other subset to cause a confluence of ablated tissue regions therebetween. The first pair of subsets may be activated simultaneously or concurrently. Upon activation or a conclusion thereof of the pair of subsets of the selected transducers, one or more subsequent pairs of subsets of the selected transducers may be activated iteratively on a pair-by-pair basis, until all of the selected transducers have achieved desired activation results, according to some embodiments. Each subsequent pair may include the same or similar characteristics as the first pair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Daniel R. WEINKAM, Daniel M. Reinders
  • Publication number: 20200030019
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a plurality of transducers of a transducer-based device may be selected for activation. A first pair of subsets of the selected transducers may be identified for initial activation, each subset of the first pair being activated with a different phase angle range than the other. No transducer in one subset is sufficiently close to a transducer in the other subset to cause a confluence of ablated tissue regions therebetween. The first pair of subsets may be activated simultaneously or concurrently. Upon activation or a conclusion thereof of the pair of subsets of the selected transducers, one or more subsequent pairs of subsets of the selected transducers may be activated iteratively on a pair-by-pair basis, until all of the selected transducers have achieved desired activation results, according to some embodiments. Each subsequent pair may include the same or similar characteristics as the first pair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel R. WEINKAM, Daniel M. REINDERS
  • Patent number: 10470815
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a plurality of transducers of a transducer-based device may be selected for activation. A first pair of subsets of the selected transducers may be identified for initial activation, each subset of the first pair being activated with a different phase angle range than the other. No transducer in one subset is sufficiently close to a transducer in the other subset to cause a confluence of ablated tissue regions therebetween. The first pair of subsets may be activated simultaneously or concurrently. Upon activation or a conclusion thereof of the pair of subsets of the selected transducers, one or more subsequent pairs of subsets of the selected transducers may be activated iteratively on a pair-by-pair basis, until all of the selected transducers have achieved desired activation results, according to some embodiments. Each subsequent pair may include the same or similar characteristics as the first pair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: KARDIUM INC.
    Inventors: Daniel R. Weinkam, Daniel M. Reinders
  • Publication number: 20170231683
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a plurality of transducers of a transducer-based device may be selected for activation. A first pair of subsets of the selected transducers may be identified for initial activation, each subset of the first pair being activated with a different phase angle range than the other. No transducer in one subset is sufficiently close to a transducer in the other subset to cause a confluence of ablated tissue regions therebetween. The first pair of subsets may be activated simultaneously or concurrently. Upon activation or a conclusion thereof of the pair of subsets of the selected transducers, one or more subsequent pairs of subsets of the selected transducers may be activated iteratively on a pair-by-pair basis, until all of the selected transducers have achieved desired activation results, according to some embodiments. Each subsequent pair may include the same or similar characteristics as the first pair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Daniel R. WEINKAM, Daniel M. Reinders
  • Publication number: 20100238260
    Abstract: A method is provided for forming an image on a media while the media is moved relative to an imaging head. The media can include a pattern of registration sub-regions. The image can include patterns of features, such as color filter features or colored illumination sources which can be registered with the pattern of registration sub-regions. The imaging method can include operating an imaging head to emit a plurality of independently-controllable radiation beams while scanning over media to form an image on the media. The imaging channel of the imaging head can be operated to emit a radiation beam having a first intensity while scanning in a first direction over the media during a first scan and to emit a radiation beam having a second, different intensity while scanning in a second, opposite direction over the media during a second scan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventors: Daniel R. Weinkam, Ichiro Shinkoda
  • Publication number: 20040223684
    Abstract: An optical cross connect switch includes a number of monitor channels. The monitor channels can be used to calibrate the switch while it is in operation. The coordinates associated with individual channels of the switching unit may be represented in a common coordinate system. Transformations between the common coordinate system and coordinate systems of individual channels may be adjusted to compensate for drift.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2003
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Applicant: Creo SRL
    Inventors: Daniel R. Weinkam, Thomas W. Steiner