Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Phillips

Jeffrey Phillips 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: 12377018
    Abstract: A focused extracorporeal shock wave therapy (f-ESWT) system includes an f-ESWT device and a plurality of interchangeable standoff structures. The f-ESWT device includes a housing. The f-ESWT device is configured to generate a focused shock wave as a combination of a plurality of individual shock waves. Each standoff structure is configured for removable connection to the housing to receive and to transmit the plurality of individual shock waves. Each standoff structure of the plurality of interchangeable standoff structures includes a rigid exterior shell defining a shell space, and an elastomeric interior at least partially located in the shell space. The plurality of individual shock waves is transmitted through the rigid exterior shell and the elastomeric interior of a selected standoff structure of the plurality of interchangeable standoff structures that is removably connected to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: Curative Sound, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Phillip McAteer, Geoffry N. Barber, James V. Olson, Jr., Randal Douglas Wood
  • Patent number: 12357531
    Abstract: A focused extracorporeal shock wave therapy (f-ESWT) device includes a handheld housing, a battery, and a transducer assembly. The battery is located in the handheld housing. The transducer assembly is located in the handheld housing and is operably connected to the battery. The transducer assembly is configured to generate a focused shock wave using electrical energy from the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Curative Sound, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Phillip McAteer, Geoffry N. Barber, James V. Olson, Jr., Randal Douglas Wood
  • Patent number: 12329712
    Abstract: A handheld focused extracorporeal shock wave therapy (f-ESWT) device includes a plurality of piezoelectric elements, a power supply circuit, and a plurality of driver circuits. The piezoelectric elements are each configured to generate an individual shock wave. The power supply circuit is configured to output a first DC voltage and a second DC voltage. The first DC voltage greater than the second DC voltage. The driver circuits are each operably connected to the first DC voltage, the second DC voltage, and to a corresponding piezoelectric element of the plurality of piezoelectric elements. Each driver circuit includes a switching element electronically configurable in an open state and in a closed state. When the switching element is in the open state, the first DC voltage and the second DC voltage are applied to the corresponding piezoelectric element to pre-charge the corresponding piezoelectric element with a DC pre-charge voltage having a first polarity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Curative Sound, LLC
    Inventors: James V. Olson, Jr., Jeffrey Phillip McAteer, Samuel C. Welsh, Randal Douglas Wood
  • Publication number: 20250120609
    Abstract: A system for measuring and characterizing respiration-related parameters using sound. A microphone in an existing application (such as an aviation oxygen mask) can be used. Alternatively, a microphone can be added to carry out the present invention. Such a microphone is preferably added to an existing device—such as a nasal dilator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventor: Jeffrey Phillips
  • Patent number: 12277427
    Abstract: A graphical user interface described herein can allow a user to easily explore and interact with a complex software application in a distributed computing environment. In one example, a system can generate a graphical user interface (GUI) for display on a display device. The GUI can depict a topological view of a group of software components of a distributed software application in a distributed computing environment. The topological view can include a group of nodes representing the group of software components. Each node in the group of nodes can represent a software component and have a status indicator for at least one container pod including the software component. The topological view can also include at least one link between the group of nodes, where the at least one link represents at least one relationship among the group of software components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Red Hat, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Vogt, Serena Nichols, Jeffrey Phillips, Steven Speicher, Veethika Mishra
  • Patent number: 12160349
    Abstract: A device includes a controller body, at least one user input device supported by the controller body, a communication device, and a status indicator. The communication device communicates at least one property of the at least one user input device to a selected endpoint connection. The status indicator is located proximate a surface of the body, and the status indicator dynamically indicates the selected endpoint connection of the communication device, where the selected endpoint connection is selected from a plurality of endpoint connections including at least a local electronic device and an access point configured to communicate with a cloud service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Stephanie Wen Su, Ryan Jeffrey Phillips, Ryan Eugene Whitaker
  • Patent number: 12058471
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provided herein generally relate to methods and video system components that have integrated background differentiation capabilities that allow for background replacement and/or background modification. In some embodiments, undesired portions of video data generated in a video environment are separated from desired portions of the video data by taking advantage of the illumination and decay of the intensity of electromagnetic radiation, provided from an illuminator, over a distance. Due to the decay of intensity with distance, the electromagnetic radiation reflected from the undesired background has a lower intensity when received by the sensor than the electromagnetic radiation reflected from the desired foreground. The difference in the detected intensity at the one or more wavelengths can then be used to separate and/or modify the undesired background from the desired foreground for use in a video feed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: LOGITECH EUROPE S.A.
    Inventors: Joseph Yao-Hua Chu, Jeffrey Phillip Fisher, Ting Chia Hsu
  • Patent number: 12005197
    Abstract: A urological device, that provides for the guided placement of the distal end of an indwelling catheter into a patient's bladder, includes: (a) a cylinder whose proximal end has a larger diameter than its distal end, (b) a confirmation lumen in the cylinder that is configured to allow for drainage of urine from a patient's bladder to confirm the necessary placement of the device's distal end in a patient's bladder, (c) a guide wire lumen in the cylinder that extends between its ends, (d) a guide wire, and (e) wherein the guide wire lumen is configured to first allow for the passage of the guide wire's distal end through the guide wire lumen and into the patient's bladder and then the withdrawal of the cylinder from the patient's urethra while leaving behind the guide wire's distal end in the patient's urethra for use in the insertion of an indwelling catheter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignees: Ouron Medical Inc., Delmarva Sharpening Service, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Phillips, Joy Maulik
  • Patent number: 11800048
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provided herein generally relate to methods and video system components that have integrated background differentiation capabilities that allow for background replacement and/or background modification. In some embodiments, undesired portions of video data generated in a video environment are separated from desired portions of the video data by taking advantage of the illumination and decay of the intensity of electromagnetic radiation, provided from an illuminator, over a distance. Due to the decay of intensity with distance, the electromagnetic radiation reflected from the undesired background has a lower intensity when received by the sensor than the electromagnetic radiation reflected from the desired foreground. The difference in the detected intensity at the one or more wavelengths can then be used to separate and/or modify the undesired background from the desired foreground for use in a video feed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.
    Inventors: Joseph Yao-Hua Chu, Jeffrey Phillip Fisher, Ting Chia Hsu
  • Patent number: 11800056
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure generally relate to video-conferencing systems, and more particularly, to advanced camera devices with integrated background differentiation capabilities, such as background removal, background replacement, and/or background blur capabilities, which are suitable for use in a video-conferencing application. Generally, the camera devices described herein use a combination of integrated hardware and software to differentiate between the desired portion of a video stream and the undesired portion of the video stream to-be-replaced. The background differentiation and/or background replacement methods disclosed herein are generally performed, using a camera device, before encoding the video stream for transmission of the video stream therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.
    Inventors: Joseph Yao-Hua Chu, Ting Chia Hsu, Jeffrey Phillip Fisher
  • Publication number: 20230328199
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provided herein generally relate to methods and video system components that have integrated background differentiation capabilities that allow for background replacement and/or background modification. In some embodiments, undesired portions of video data generated in a video environment are separated from desired portions of the video data by taking advantage of the illumination and decay of the intensity of electromagnetic radiation, provided from an illuminator, over a distance. Due to the decay of intensity with distance, the electromagnetic radiation reflected from the undesired background has a lower intensity when received by the sensor than the electromagnetic radiation reflected from the desired foreground. The difference in the detected intensity at the one or more wavelengths can then be used to separate and/or modify the undesired background from the desired foreground for use in a video feed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Joseph Yao-Hua CHU, Jeffrey Phillip FISHER, Ting Chia HSU
  • Publication number: 20230172623
    Abstract: A platelet-rich plasma (PRP) activation system for activating PRP contained in a container includes a housing, a power supply, a piezoelectric transducer array, a support structure, and a coupling medium. The power supply is located in the housing. The piezoelectric transducer array is operably connected to the power supply and is located in the housing. The piezoelectric transducer array is configured to generate a focused shock wave using power from the power supply. The support structure is operably connected to the housing and is configured (i) to receive the container, and (ii) to position the container at least partially within the housing, such that at least a portion of the PRP is located at a focal volume formed by the focused shock wave. The coupling medium is located in the housing and is positioned between the piezoelectric transducer array and the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffrey Phillip McAteer, James V. Olson, JR., Randal Douglas Wood, Geoffry N. Barber
  • Patent number: 11659133
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provided herein generally relate to methods and video system components that have integrated background differentiation capabilities that allow for background replacement and/or background modification. In some embodiments, undesired portions of video data generated in a video environment are separated from desired portions of the video data by taking advantage of the illumination and decay of the intensity of electromagnetic radiation, provided from an illuminator, over a distance. Due to the decay of intensity with distance, the electromagnetic radiation reflected from the undesired background has a lower intensity when received by the sensor than the electromagnetic radiation reflected from the desired foreground. The difference in the detected intensity at the one or more wavelengths can then be used to separate and/or modify the undesired background from the desired foreground for use in a video feed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: LOGITECH EUROPE S.A.
    Inventors: Joseph Yao-Hua Chu, Jeffrey Phillip Fisher, Ting Chia Hsu
  • Publication number: 20230128152
    Abstract: A handheld focused extracorporeal shock wave therapy (f-ESWT) device includes a plurality of piezoelectric elements, a power supply circuit, and a plurality of driver circuits. The piezoelectric elements are each configured to generate an individual shock wave. The power supply circuit is configured to output a first DC voltage and a second DC voltage. The first DC voltage greater than the second DC voltage. The driver circuits are each operably connected to the first DC voltage, the second DC voltage, and to a corresponding piezoelectric element of the plurality of piezoelectric elements. Each driver circuit includes a switching element electronically configurable in an open state and in a closed state. When the switching element is in the open state, the first DC voltage and the second DC voltage are applied to the corresponding piezoelectric element to pre-charge the corresponding piezoelectric element with a DC pre-charge voltage having a first polarity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: James V. Olson, JR., Jeffrey Phillip McAteer, Samuel C. Welsh, Randal Douglas Wood
  • Publication number: 20230127178
    Abstract: A focused extracorporeal shock wave therapy (f-ESWT) system includes an f-ESWT device and a plurality of interchangeable standoff structures. The f-ESWT device includes a housing. The f-ESWT device is configured to generate a focused shock wave as a combination of a plurality of individual shock waves. Each standoff structure is configured for removable connection to the housing to receive and to transmit the plurality of individual shock waves. Each standoff structure of the plurality of interchangeable standoff structures includes a rigid exterior shell defining a shell space, and an elastomeric interior at least partially located in the shell space. The plurality of individual shock waves is transmitted through the rigid exterior shell and the elastomeric interior of a selected standoff structure of the plurality of interchangeable standoff structures that is removably connected to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffrey Phillip McAteer, Geoffry N. Barber, James V. Olson, JR., Randal Douglas Wood
  • Publication number: 20230127742
    Abstract: A method of generating a focused shock wave with a handheld focused extracorporeal shock wave therapy (f-ESWT) device includes driving a plurality of piezoelectric elements to generate a focused shock wave based on a first plurality of time delays when a first standoff structure is removably connected to a handheld housing of the f-ESWT device, and driving the plurality of piezoelectric elements to generate the focused shock wave based on a second plurality of time delays when a second standoff structure is removably connected to the handheld housing of the f-ESWT device, the second plurality of time delays different from the first plurality of time delays, and the second standoff structure different from the first standoff structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: James V. Olson, JR., Joshua James Barr, Jeffrey Phillip McAteer, Randal Douglas Wood
  • Publication number: 20230125586
    Abstract: A focused extracorporeal shock wave therapy (f-ESWT) device includes a handheld housing, a battery, and a transducer assembly. The battery is located in the handheld housing. The transducer assembly is located in the handheld housing and is operably connected to the battery. The transducer assembly is configured to generate a focused shock wave using electrical energy from the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffrey Phillip McAteer, Geoffry N. Barber, James V. Olson, JR., Randal Douglas Wood
  • Patent number: D1013188
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Curative Sound, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Phillip McAteer, Geoffry N. Barber, Matthew C. Haws, Randal Douglas Wood
  • Patent number: D1017814
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Curative Sound, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Phillip McAteer, Geoffry N. Barber, Matthew C. Haws, Randal Douglas Wood
  • Patent number: D1050478
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Curative Sound, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Phillip McAteer, Geoffry N. Barber, Randal Douglas Wood, Matthew C. Haws, James V. Olson, Jr.