Patents by Inventor James Stuart Ledwith

James Stuart Ledwith 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: 12268366
    Abstract: Systems and methods may determine an amount of current being drawn by a light source and determine, based on the amount of current, a type of light source. Based on the type of light source, an amount of time associated with disabling the light source may be determined. A voltage may be supplied to the light source for the amount of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Welch Allyn, Inc.
    Inventors: David Matthew Babson, Kenneth V. Coon, III, James Stuart Ledwith, Jeffrey K. Moat, David Gregory Perkins
  • Publication number: 20220330789
    Abstract: Systems and methods may determine an amount of current being drawn by a light source and determine, based on the amount of current, a type of light source. Based on the type of light source, an amount of time associated with disabling the light source may be determined. A voltage may be supplied to the light source for the amount of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: David Matthew Babson, Kenneth V. Coon, III, James Stuart Ledwith, Jeffrey K. Moat, David Gregory Perkins
  • Publication number: 20220330793
    Abstract: Disclosed are medical examination or diagnostic instruments and methods of operating such instruments. The method can include coupling an instrument head to a handle to form a medical examination or diagnostic instrument; detecting by the instrument head, a characteristic of the handle; and based at least in part on detecting the characteristic of the handle, determining, by the instrument head, a handle type associated with the handle, or detecting by the handle, a characteristic of the instrument head, and based at least in part on detecting the characteristic of the instrument head, an instrument head type associated with the instrument head. In some implementations, the emission of light can be controlled to be approximately linear in relation to a user input signal, as perceived by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: Welch Allyn, Inc.
    Inventors: David Matthew Babson, Kenneth V. Coon III, David Gregory Perkins, James Paul Knoop, James Stuart Ledwith