Patents by Inventor Duane DeJong

Duane DeJong 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: 20160066886
    Abstract: An intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) imaging system is provided. The IVUS imaging system includes an intravascular device including a transducer shaft with an ultrasound transducer at a distal end. The IVUS imaging system also includes an interface module removably coupled to the intravascular device. The interface module includes a connector rotatably coupled to a proximal end of the transducer shaft; a motor coupled to the connector; a spinning element coupled to the motor, wherein the spinning element comprises four conductive rings; a stationary element comprising a plurality of brushes, wherein the stationary element is disposed proximate the spinning element such that a different one of the plurality of brushes is in mechanical contact with each of the four conductive rings; and four conductors coupled to the connector and the spinning element such that the stationary element and the intravascular device are in electrical communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Sherwood Kantor, Douglas E. Meyer, Duane DeJong, Paul Hoseit
  • Patent number: 7261309
    Abstract: A wheelchair which shifts between forward and reverse by virtue of a roller mechanism which grabs in one direction and slips an opposite direction, thereby preventing binding. The shift mechanism is initiated by rotation of a shift paddle which is located on a extremity of a lever arm remote from the roller mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Watwood, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian M. Watwood, Duane DeJong, Errol C. Armstrong
  • Publication number: 20050167942
    Abstract: A wheelchair which shifts between forward and reverse by virtue of a roller mechanism which grabs in one direction and slips an opposite direction, thereby preventing binding. The shift mechanism is initiated by rotation of a shift paddle which is located on a extremity of a lever arm remote from the roller mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2005
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: Brian Watwood, Duane DeJong, Errol Armstrong
  • Patent number: 6893035
    Abstract: A wheelchair which shifts between forward and reverse by virtue of a roller mechanism which grabs in one direction and slips an opposite direction, thereby preventing binding. The shift mechanism is initiated by rotation of a shift paddle which is located on a extremity of a lever arm remote from the roller mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Inventors: Brian M. Watwood, Duane DeJong, Errol C. Armstrong
  • Patent number: 6755430
    Abstract: A wheelchair drive mechanism having a transmission providing forward, rearward and neutral motion through movement of a drive arm in an arcuate path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Inventors: Brian M. Watwood, Errol C. Armstrong, Dayn E. Beals, Duane DeJong
  • Publication number: 20040104554
    Abstract: A wheelchair which shifts between forward and reverse by virtue of a roller mechanism which grabs in one direction and slips an opposite direction, thereby preventing binding. The shift mechanism is initiated by rotation of a shift paddle which is located on a extremity of a lever arm remote from the roller mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2002
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Inventors: Brian M. Watwood, Duane DeJong, Errol C. Armstrong
  • Patent number: D504041
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: Roush USA Incorporated
    Inventors: James Dudley, Jubal DeLong, Victor Robinson, Duane DeJong