Patents by Inventor Darrin Paul MILNER

Darrin Paul MILNER 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).

  • LED on flexible printed circuit with thermal protection for phototherapy treatment
    Patent number: 11344743
    Abstract: A phototherapy device includes a clothing item. Illuminators are secured to the clothing item and arranged to illuminate at least a portion of a patient wearing the clothing item. The illuminators include light emitting diodes (LEDs) mounted on at least one flexible printed circuit board (PCB). A temperature sensor is secured to the clothing item and positioned to measure a temperature proximate to the patient wearing the clothing item. A control circuit is connected to receive the temperature from the temperature sensor and operative to turn off the illuminators responsive to the temperature exceeding a maximum permitted temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Matthew Lukens Behler, David Hunt, Darrin Paul Milner
  • LED ON FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT WITH THERMAL PROTECTION FOR PHOTOTHERAPY TREATMENT
    Publication number: 20200139152
    Abstract: A phototherapy device (10) includes a clothing item (12). Illuminators (14) are secured to the clothing item and arranged to illuminate at least a portion of a patient wearing the clothing item. The illuminators include light emitting diodes (LEDs) (16) mounted on at least one flexible printed circuit board (PCB) (18). A temperature sensor (20) is secured to the clothing item and positioned to measure a temperature proximate to the patient wearing the clothing item. A control circuit (24) is connected to receive the temperature from the temperature sensor and operative to turn off the illuminators responsive to the temperature exceeding a maximum permitted temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Matthew Lukens BEHLER, David HUNT, Darrin Paul MILNER