Patents by Inventor Erik Stauber
Erik Stauber 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).
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Patent number: 11974816Abstract: The present is directed to improved systems and methods for skin cooling treatments. A skin cooling treatment system can include a mechanical arm that can have a proximal end and an distal end. The system can include a processor that can control the mechanical arm, and a cryospray applicator. The cryospray applicator can be coupled to the distal end of the mechanical arm and can be moveable by the mechanical arm to deliver a spray of cryogen to a portion of an area of skin tissue for treatment. The cryospray applicator can include an array of orifices through which the cryogen can be sprayed.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2019Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: R2 Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jesse Rosen, Erica Elford, Dylan McReynolds, Erik Stauber
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Patent number: 11786286Abstract: The present invention is directed to improved systems, devices, and methods for delivery of a cryogen to the skin of a patient for skin treatment. A cryospray device configured to deliver a cryogen to a patient's skin can include an applicator, a supply channel, and a nozzle assembly. The applicator can include a head portion, and the supply channel can extend through at least a portion of the head portion. The nozzle assembly can be coupled to the head portion and can be fluidly coupled to the supply channel. The nozzle assembly can include a linear array of orifices that are configured to direct a planar spray of the cryogen to cool an area of a skin tissue of the patient in a linear cooling treatment.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: R2 Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jesse Rosen, Erik Stauber, Steven Harrington, Ryan Richard Butrym
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Publication number: 20220233345Abstract: The present invention generally relates to improved medical devices, systems, and methods, with exemplary embodiments providing improved cooling treatment probes and cooling treatment methods and systems. In some embodiments, freezing of the skin may be desirable to effect the hypopigmentation of the skin of the patient. Generally, embodiments may limit supercooling of the skin of the patient during a cooling treatment. Additionally, embodiments may limit adverse side effects such as hyperpigmentation. It has been found that the freezing behavior (frequency and time to freeze) can be modified by adjusting the thermal parameters of the cooling applicator. Accordingly, in some aspects of the invention, a method of treating the skin may be provided where the thermal parameters of the cooling applicator are adjusted during treatment.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2022Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventors: Jesse Rosen, Kevin Springer, Kristine Tatsutani, Michael O'Neil, Benjamin Sun, Erik Stauber
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Publication number: 20220226149Abstract: Dermatological treatments and systems employing cooling, topicals, and/or abrasion are disclosed herein. The system can include a cold plate and a suspension assembly tip. The suspension assembly tip can be selectively coupleable to the cold plate. The suspension assembly tip can include a suspension tip and a suspension. The suspension tip can include a contact surface that can be contacted onto a patient's skin to provide a treatment. The suspension can couple to both the cold plate and to the suspension tip. The suspension can be thermally conductive so as to closely thermally couple the suspension tip to the cold plate, or the suspension tip can have a low thermal conductivity so as to not closely thermally coupled the suspension tip to the cold plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2022Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventors: Kevin Springer, Jesse Rosen, Erik Stauber, Rico Stenson, Bryan Jon Weber, Gregory F. Hirth, James Edward Hastings, Timothy Dwaine Holt, Kristine Tatsutani, Noel John Ronsvalle
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Patent number: 11266524Abstract: The present invention generally relates to improved medical devices, systems, and methods, with exemplary embodiments providing improved cooling treatment probes and cooling treatment methods and systems. In some embodiments, freezing of the skin may be desirable to effect the hypopigmentation of the skin of the patient. Generally, embodiments may limit supercooling of the skin of the patient during a cooling treatment. Additionally, embodiments may limit adverse side effects such as hyperpigmentation. It has been found that the freezing behavior (frequency and time to freeze) can be modified by adjusting the thermal parameters of the cooling applicator. Accordingly, in some aspects of the invention, a method of treating the skin may be provided where the thermal parameters of the cooling applicator are adjusted during treatment.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2017Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: R2 TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Jesse Rosen, Kevin Springer, Kristine Tatsutani, Michael O'Neil, Benjamin Sun, Erik Stauber
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Publication number: 20210407201Abstract: Time-of flight camera system and methods for automated dermatological cryospray treatments are disclosed herein. A method of controlling a skin cooling treatment system including a mechanical arm with a cryospray applicator coupled to a distal end of the mechanical arm, can include receiving a point cloud generated from a portion of skin of a patient for receiving a skin cooling treatment and generating a polygon mesh surface representative of the portion of skin of the patient from the point cloud. The polygon mesh surface can include a plurality of linked vertices. The method can include generating waypoints and delivery vectors based on the polygon mesh surface, linking the waypoints to form a treatment path, and delivering a skin treatment to the portion of skin according to the treatment path.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Rico Stenson, Erik Stauber
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Publication number: 20210244459Abstract: The present invention is directed to improved systems, devices, and methods for delivery of a cryogen to the skin of a patient for skin treatment. A cryospray device configured to deliver a cryogen to a patient's skin can include an applicator, a supply channel, and a nozzle assembly. The applicator can include a head portion, and the supply channel can extend through at least a portion of the head portion. The nozzle assembly can be coupled to the head portion and can be fluidly coupled to the supply channel. The nozzle assembly can include a linear array of orifices that are configured to direct a planar spray of the cryogen to cool an area of a skin tissue of the patient in a linear cooling treatment.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Jesse Rosen, Erik Stauber, Steven Harrington, Ryan Richard Butrym
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Patent number: 11013547Abstract: The present invention is directed to improved systems, devices, and methods for delivery of a cryogen to the skin of a patient for skin treatment. A cryospray device configured to deliver a cryogen to a patient's skin can include an applicator, a supply channel, and a nozzle assembly. The applicator can include a head portion, and the supply channel can extend through at least a portion of the head portion. The nozzle assembly can be coupled to the head portion and can be fluidly coupled to the supply channel. The nozzle assembly can include a linear array of orifices that are configured to direct a planar spray of the cryogen to cool an area of a skin tissue of the patient in a linear cooling treatment.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2018Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: R2 TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Jesse Rosen, Erik Stauber, Steven Harrington, Ryan Richard Butrym
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Patent number: 10972721Abstract: System and method for performance characterization of multi configuration near eye displays includes: a mirror; a lamp; a beamsplitter; a collimating and reflective lens for collimating light reflected from the beamsplitter and reflecting it back towards an image sensor having a view finder; a field-of-view (FOV) aperture to project light from the lamp onto the DUT through the objective lens; a video viewfinder digital camera for capturing an virtual image of the DUT; a spectroradiometers for performing spectroradiometric measurements on a captured image of the defined measurement area to characterize the performance of the DUT; and a controller circuit for characterizing performance of the DUT based on the spectroradiometric measurements.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: GAMMA SCIENTIFIC INC.Inventors: Richard L. Austin, Erik Stauber, Brian C. Drews
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Publication number: 20200214757Abstract: The present is directed to improved systems, methods, and devices for providing skin cooling treatment. The skin cooling treatment system can include a mechanical arm and a cryospray applicator coupled to a distal end of the mechanical arm. The skin cooling treatment system can include a processor that can receive imagery of a portion of skin of a patient for receiving a skin cooling treatment and automatically identify boundaries from the received imagery to designate portions of the skin of the patient for receiving the skin cooling treatment. The processor can determine an instantaneous treatment footprint and can generate a treatment path based on the treatment footprint. The processor can control the cryospray applicator to deliver the skin cooling treatment to the skin according to the treatment path.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2019Publication date: July 9, 2020Inventors: Jesse Rosen, Erica Elford, Dylan McReynolds, Erik Stauber
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Publication number: 20200197104Abstract: The present is directed to improved systems and methods for skin cooling treatments. A skin cooling treatment system can include a mechanical arm that can have a proximal end and an distal end. The system can include a processor that can control the mechanical arm, and a cryospray applicator. The cryospray applicator can be coupled to the distal end of the mechanical arm and can be moveable by the mechanical arm to deliver a spray of cryogen to a portion of an area of skin tissue for treatment. The cryospray applicator can include an array of orifices through which the cryogen can be sprayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2019Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventors: Jesse Rosen, Erica Elford, Dylan McReynolds, Erik Stauber
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Publication number: 20190191151Abstract: System and method for performance characterization of multi configuration near eye displays includes: a mirror; a lamp; a beamsplitter; a collimating and reflective lens for collimating light reflected from the beamsplitter and reflecting it back towards an image sensor having a view finder; a field-of-view (FOV) aperture to project light from the lamp onto the DUT through the objective lens; a video viewfinder digital camera for capturing an virtual image of the DUT; a spectroradiometers for performing spectroradiometric measurements on a captured image of the defined measurement area to characterize the performance of the DUT; and a controller circuit for characterizing performance of the DUT based on the spectroradiometric measurements.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2019Publication date: June 20, 2019Inventors: Richard L. Austin, Erik Stauber, Brian C. Drews
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Patent number: 10257509Abstract: System and method for performance characterization of multi configuration near eye displays includes: a mirror; a lamp; a beamsplitter; a collimating and reflective lens for collimating light reflected from the beamsplitter and reflecting it back towards an image sensor having a view finder; a field-of-view (FOV) aperture to project light from the lamp onto the DUT through the objective lens; a video viewfinder digital camera for capturing an virtual image of the DUT; a spectroradiometers for performing spectroradiometric measurements on a captured image of the defined measurement area to characterize the performance of the DUT; and a controller circuit for characterizing performance of the DUT based on the spectroradiometric measurements.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2017Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: GAMMA SCIENTIFIC INC.Inventors: Richard L. Austin, Erik Stauber, Brian C. Drews
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Publication number: 20190000524Abstract: The present invention is directed to improved systems, devices, and methods for delivery of a cryogen to the skin of a patient for skin treatment. A cryospray device configured to deliver a cryogen to a patient's skin can include an applicator, a supply channel, and a nozzle assembly. The applicator can include a head portion, and the supply channel can extend through at least a portion of the head portion. The nozzle assembly can be coupled to the head portion and can be fluidly coupled to the supply channel. The nozzle assembly can include a linear array of orifices that are configured to direct a planar spray of the cryogen to cool an area of a skin tissue of the patient in a linear cooling treatment.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2018Publication date: January 3, 2019Inventors: Jesse Rosen, Erik Stauber, Steven Harrington, Ryan Richard Butrym
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Publication number: 20180109783Abstract: System and method for performance characterization of multi configuration near eye displays includes: a mirror; a lamp; a beamsplitter; a collimating and reflective lens for collimating light reflected from the beamsplitter and reflecting it back towards an image sensor having a view finder; a field-of-view (FOV) aperture to project light from the lamp onto the DUT through the objective lens; a video viewfinder digital camera for capturing an virtual image of the DUT; a spectroradiometers for performing spectroradiometric measurements on a captured image of the defined measurement area to characterize the performance of the DUT; and a controller circuit for characterizing performance of the DUT based on the spectroradiometric measurements.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2017Publication date: April 19, 2018Inventors: Richard L. Austin, Erik Stauber, Brian C. Drews
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Publication number: 20170348143Abstract: The present invention generally relates to improved medical devices, systems, and methods, with exemplary embodiments providing improved cooling treatment probes and cooling treatment methods and systems. In some embodiments, freezing of the skin may be desirable to effect the hypopigmentation of the skin of the patient. Generally, embodiments may limit supercooling of the skin of the patient during a cooling treatment. Additionally, embodiments may limit adverse side effects such as hyperpigmentation. It has been found that the freezing behavior (frequency and time to freeze) can be modified by adjusting the thermal parameters of the cooling applicator. Accordingly, in some aspects of the invention, a method of treating the skin may be provided where the thermal parameters of the cooling applicator are adjusted during treatment.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Jesse Rosen, Kevin Springer, Kristine Tatsutani, Michael O'Neil, Benjamin Sun, Erik Stauber
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Patent number: 7961328Abstract: A system and method for measuring the photometric retroreflectivity of materials. The system comprises a light source and a first optical pathway along which an illumination light beam travels originating from the light source, and ending at a retroreflective surface to be measured. A second optical pathway is provided along which a retroreflected beam travels back from the retroreflective surface to an aperture array that selects multiple annular areas to be further directed to multiple detectors, one detector for each annular area selected by the aperture. Each detector has a filter for the determination of photometric retroreflectivity. The retroreflected light reaching the detectors produces currents proportion to the intensity of the light. A high-gain current-to-voltage amplifier is used to provide voltage signal to an analog-to-digital converter that converts a voltage to a digital number.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2006Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: Belfort Instrument CompanyInventors: Richard L. Austin, Charles L. Lustenberger, Erik Stauber
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Patent number: 7893336Abstract: An illuminated controller for a musical control channel, having: a light transmitting body; a mounting system holding a bottom end of the light transmitting body such that the light transmitting body can be positioned at different angular positions; a handle at a top end of the light transmitting body; at least one light source positioned to illuminate the light transmitting body; and an actuator connected to the mounting system, wherein the actuator translates the angular position of the light transmitting body into a signal for controlling a musical control channel.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2009Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Inventors: Henry Chang, Erik Stauber
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Patent number: 7851687Abstract: An illuminated cymbal, including: a light transmitting cymbal body; top and bottom coverings on opposite sides of portions of the cymbal body; a light source mounted to emit light into the cymbal body, wherein the light source is positioned such that the light is reflected between the top and bottom coverings to reflect radially outwards through the cymbal body to illuminate the cymbal body; and a striking sensor pad mounted on top of the cymbal body.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2009Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Inventors: Henry Chang, Erik Stauber
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Publication number: 20100177516Abstract: An illuminated cymbal, including: a light transmitting cymbal body; top and bottom coverings on opposite sides of portions of the cymbal body; a light source mounted to emit light into the cymbal body, wherein the light source is positioned such that the light is reflected between the top and bottom coverings to reflect radially outwards through the cymbal body to illuminate the cymbal body; and a striking sensor pad mounted on top of the cymbal body.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2009Publication date: July 15, 2010Inventors: Henry Chang, Erik Stauber