Patents by Inventor Gary J. Bellinger

Gary J. Bellinger 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).

  • Biological tissue stimulation by optical energy
    Patent number: 5951596
    Abstract: Biological tissue of a living subject is irradiated with optical energy at a wavelength and at a power dissipation level to cause the amount of optical energy absorbed and converted to heat in the tissue to be within a range bounded by a minimum absorption rate sufficient to elevate the average temperature of the irradiated tissue to a level above the basal body temperature, but which is less than the absorption rate at which tissue is converted into a collagenous substance. According to this method, a therapeutic, warming effect is produced within the irradiated tissue, but without causing tissue damage by thermal overheating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Inventor: Gary J. Bellinger
  • Biological tissue stimulation by low level optical energy
    Patent number: 5445146
    Abstract: Biological tissue of a living subject is irradiated with optical energy at a wavelength and at a power dissipation level to cause the amount of optical energy absorbed and converted to heat in the tissue to be within a range bounded by a minimum absorption rate sufficient to elevate the average temperature of the irradiated tissue to a level above the basal body temperature, but which is less than the absorption rate at which tissue is converted into a collagenous substance. According to this method, a therapeutic, warming effect is produced within the irradiated tissue, but without causing tissue damage by thermal overheating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1995
    Inventor: Gary J. Bellinger