Patents by Inventor Don LEM

Don LEM 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).

  • Fiber optic light delivery, monitoring and apparatus therefor
    Patent number: 11241587
    Abstract: Apparatus for illuminating comprises one or more fibers, the one or more fibers including fiber portions meeting at an apex and a bottom location to form a three dimensional cage; a detector attached to each of the fiber portions for receiving light and transmitting light along each of the fiber portions, respectively; and an illumination member situated within the cage. A method for illuminating a hollow member includes the steps of inserting one or more fibers into the hollow member, wherein one or more fibers include fiber portions that meet at a location to form a three-dimensional cage; permitting light to emit from within the three-dimensional cage and towards the fiber portions; receiving light at distinct locations on each of said fibers; and allowing each of the fibers to transmit the light received on each of the fiber portions out of the hollow member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignees: Theralase Technologies, Inc., University Health Network
    Inventors: Lothar Lilge, Arkady Mandel, Wayne Embree, Don Lem, Jenny Wu, Roger Dumoulin-White
  • FIBER OPTIC LIGHT DELIVERY, MONITORING AND APPARATUS THEREFORE
    Publication number: 20170100606
    Abstract: Apparatus for illuminating comprises one or more fibers, the one or more fibers including fiber portions meeting at an apex and a bottom location to form a three dimensional cage; a detector attached to each of the fiber portions for receiving light and transmitting light along each of the fiber portions, respectively; and an illumination member situated within the cage. A method for illuminating a hollow member includes the steps of inserting one or more fibers into the hollow member, wherein one or more fibers include fiber portions that meet at a location to form a three-dimensional cage; permitting light to emit from within the three-dimensional cage and towards the fiber portions; receiving light at distinct locations on each of said fibers; and allowing each of the fibers to transmit the light received on each of the fiber portions out of the hollow member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Lothar LILGE, Arkady MANDEL, Wayne EMBREE, Kai ZHANG, Don LEM, Jenny WU, Roger DUMOULIN-WHITE