Patents by Inventor Jeffrey R. Gray

Jeffrey R. Gray 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: 10537464
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for treating a human condition by providing an appendage chamber having a thermal exchange member. Negative pressure may be applied to a human appendage when placed within the appendage chamber. Blood flowing through the arteriovenous anastomosis (AVA) of the appendage may be heated or cooled at the thermal exchange member for therapeutic application of thermal energy to adjust blood viscosity in the human to alleviate symptoms associated with a number of autoimmune, circulatory, neurological, lymphatic, and endocrinal maladies. A load sensor may be coupled to the thermal exchange member and configured to measure a force of the appendage applied to the thermal exchange member. In addition, a negative pressure sensor may measure pressure within the appendage chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: AVACEN Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas G. Muehlbauer, Jeffrey R. Gray
  • Patent number: 9687385
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for treating a human condition by providing an appendage chamber having a thermal exchange member. Negative pressure may be applied to a human appendage when placed within the appendage chamber. Blood flowing through the arteriovenous anastomosis (AVA) of the appendage may be heated or cooled at the thermal exchange member for therapeutic application of thermal energy to adjust blood viscosity in the human to alleviate symptoms associated with a number of autoimmune, circulatory, neurological, lymphatic, and endocrinal maladies. A load sensor may be coupled to the thermal exchange member and configured to measure a force of the appendage applied to the thermal exchange member. In addition, a negative pressure sensor may measure pressure within the appendage chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: AVACEN, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas G. Muehlbauer, Jeffrey R. Gray
  • Patent number: 9192509
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for treating a human condition by providing an appendage chamber having a thermal exchange member. Negative pressure may be applied to a human appendage when placed within the appendage chamber. Blood flowing through the arteriovenous anastomosis (AVA) of the appendage may be heated or cooled at the thermal exchange member for therapeutic application of thermal energy to adjust blood viscosity in the human to alleviate symptoms associated with a number of autoimmune, circulatory, neurological, lymphatic, and endocrinal maladies. A load sensor may be coupled to the thermal exchange member and configured to measure a force of the appendage applied to the thermal exchange member. In addition, a negative pressure sensor may measure pressure within the appendage chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: AVACEN, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas G. Muehlbauer, Jeffrey R. Gray
  • Publication number: 20070284871
    Abstract: A method of personalizing a gift card by a user includes purchasing a blank gift card having no predetermined monetary value, providing a marking implement capable of leaving a permanent mark on the front panel of the card, personalizing the card by releasing a marking ink from the marking implement onto the blank writing surface on the front of the card, and loading the card with a predetermined monetary value. After personalizing the card, the giver presents the loaded personalized gift card to a gift recipient, thereby facilitating a consumer exchange with a vendor when the gift recipient presents the personalized gift card to the vendor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventor: Jeffrey R. Gray