Patents by Inventor J. Donald Knight

J. Donald Knight 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).

  • Patent number: 9630030
    Abstract: A method and system for reducing vascular plaque non-invasively including imaging at least a portion of a mammalian body to produce an image; determining the location of at least one vascular plaque in said image; ascertaining the location of the base of said vascular plaque, said location of base being the target location; precisely determining the relative position of said target location with respect to the cardiac rhythm in the body; delivering a beam of ultrasound energy waves from a source to the relative position to elevate temperature of said target location in a pre-determined manner; monitoring the temperature of the target location; and discontinuing delivery of ultrasound energy waves when said target location achieves a predetermined set temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL CARDIO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yolande Appelman, Pieter A. Doevendans, J. Donald Knight
  • Publication number: 20150352379
    Abstract: A method and system for reducing vascular plaque non-invasively including imaging at least a portion of a mammalian body to produce an image; determining the location of at least one vascular plaque in said image; ascertaining the location of the base of said vascular plaque, said location of base being the target location; precisely determining the relative position of said target location with respect to the cardiac rhythm in the body; delivering a beam of ultrasound energy waves from a source to the relative position to elevate temperature of said target location in a pre-determined manner; monitoring the temperature of the target location; and discontinuing delivery of ultrasound energy waves when said target location achieves a predetermined set temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL CARDIO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yolande APPELMAN, Pieter A. DOEVENDANS, J. Donald KNIGHT
  • Patent number: 9144693
    Abstract: A method and system for reducing vascular plaque non-invasively comprising the steps of imaging at least a portion of a mammalian body to produce an image; determining the location of at least one vascular plaque in said image; ascertaining the location of the base of said vascular plaque, said location of base being the target location; precisely determining the relative position of said target location with respect to the cardiac rhythm in the body; delivering a beam of ultrasound energy waves from a source to the relative position to elevate temperature of said target location in a pre-determined manner; monitoring the temperature of the target location; and discontinuing delivery of ultrasound energy waves when said target location achieves a pre-determined set temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL CARDIO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yolande Appelman, Pieter A. Doevendans, J. Donald Knight
  • Publication number: 20090048546
    Abstract: A method and system for reducing vascular plaque non-invasively comprising the steps of imaging at least a portion of a mammalian body to produce an image; determining the location of at least one vascular plaque in said image; ascertaining the location of the base of said vascular plaque, said location of base being the target location; precisely determining the relative position of said target location with respect to the cardiac rhythm in the body; delivering a beam of ultrasound energy waves from a source to the relative position to elevate temperature of said target location in a pre-determined manner; monitoring the temperature of the target location; and discontinuing delivery of ultrasound energy waves when said target location achieves a pre-determined set temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventors: Yolande Appelman, Pieter A. Doevendans, J. Donald Knight