Patents by Inventor Doh C. Lee

Doh C. Lee 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).

  • Publication number: 20110275947
    Abstract: Aspects according to the present invention provide a method and implant suitable for implantation inside a human body that includes a power consuming means responsive to a physiological requirement of the human body, a power source and a power storage device. The power source comprises a piezoelectric assembly that is configured to generate an electrical current when flexed by the tissue of the body and communicate the generated current to the power storage device, which is electrically coupled to the power source and to the power consuming means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Marc D. Feldman, Shaochen Chen, Li-Hsin Han, Carlos A. Aguilar, Arturo A. Ayon, C. Mauli A Grawal, David M. Lighthart, Devang N. Patel, Steven R. Bailey, Brian A. Korgel, Doh C. Lee, Tushar Sharma, Christopher J. Ellison, Xiaojing Zhang
  • Publication number: 20100160994
    Abstract: Aspects according to the present invention provide a method and implant suitable for implantation inside a human body that includes a power consuming means responsive to a physiological requirement of the human body, a power source and a power storage device. The power source comprises a sheathed piezoelectric assembly that is configured to generate an electrical current when flexed by the tissue of the body and communicate the generated current to the power storage device, which is electrically coupled to the power source and to the power consuming means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
    Inventors: Marc D. Feldman, Shaochen Chen, Li-Hsin Han, Carlos A. Aguilar, Arturo A. Ayon, C. Mauli Agrawal, David M. Johnson, Devang N. Patel, Steven R. Bailey, Brian A. Korgel, Doh C. Lee