Patents by Inventor Dwayne Dickey

Dwayne Dickey 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).

  • SWITCHED PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20080033339
    Abstract: A photodynamic therapy apparatus and method in which (1) phototoxic drug is supplied to a target tissue, (2) delivery of drug activating light to the target tissue through probes is controlled by sequential selection of operation of the probes, (3) an automatic radiance probe is used for efficient optical characterization of the target tissue, and (4) an optical dose is monitored by sequential selection of probes as transmitters and receivers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Inventors: John Tulip, Ronald Moore, Dwayne Dickey
  • Switched photodynamic therapy apparatus and method
    Publication number: 20060282136
    Abstract: A photodynamic therapy apparatus and method in which (1) phototoxic drug is supplied to a target tissue, (2) delivery of drug activating light to the target tissue through probes is controlled by sequential selection of operation of the probes, (3) an automatic radiance probe is used for efficient optical characterization of the target tissue, and (4) an optical dose is monitored by sequential selection of probes as transmitters and receivers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2006
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventors: John Tulip, Ronald Moore, Dwayne Dickey