Patents by Inventor John Thomas Ferguson
John Thomas Ferguson 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).
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Publication number: 20200030053Abstract: A lamp having a front surface from which light is emitted and that includes a high efficiency light source assembly producing a beam having a 3 dB beamwidth of greater than 100°, and which includes a substrate, a high efficiency light source supported by the substrate; and a dome-lens that contains the high efficiency light source. Also, an optical assembly is positioned to receive light from the light emitting diode assembly and to produce a headlamp light beam emitted from the front surface of the lamp. Further, an annular light block defines an annulus and is placed about the lens, so that the lens protrudes through the annulus, thereby creating a sharp boundary for the output light beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2019Publication date: January 30, 2020Applicant: RIVERPOINT MEDICAL, LLCInventor: JOHN THOMAS FERGUSON
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Publication number: 20200025365Abstract: A lighting device, for attachment to an object structured to be worn on at least one facial feature of a human user, having a releasable fastener adapted for attachment to the above-noted object and a pole, having a first end pivotably connected to the releasable fastener, and a second end, opposed to the first end. An electric lamp is pivotably connected to the second end. Further, the pole defines an internal cavity and has battery contacts positioned to contact a battery set placed in the internal cavity. A conductive assembly is electrically connected between the battery contacts and the electric lamp, so as to power the electric lamp.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2019Publication date: January 23, 2020Applicant: RIVERPOINT MEDICAL, LLCInventor: JOHN THOMAS FERGUSON
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Patent number: 10441378Abstract: A lamp having a front surface from which light is emitted and that includes a high efficiency light source assembly producing a beam having a 3 dB beamwidth of greater than 100°, and which includes a substrate, a high efficiency light source supported by the substrate; and a dome-lens that contains the high efficiency light source. Also, an optical assembly is positioned to receive light from the light emitting diode assembly and to produce a headlamp light beam emitted from the front surface of the lamp. Further, an annular light block defines an annulus and is placed about the lens, so that the lens protrudes through the annulus, thereby creating a sharp boundary for the output light beam.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2017Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: RIVERPOINT MEDICAL, LLCInventor: John Thomas Ferguson
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Publication number: 20190183603Abstract: A medical headlamp and camera system having an articulated linkage-and-headlamp assembly, including an articulated linkage supporting a headlamp and a video camera, which produces a first video data signal. A headband assembly, supporting the articulated linkage-and-headlamp assembly, and including at least one battery port, supporting a battery, and further including an electrical network, including a microcontroller, that supplies electrical power to the headlamp, in reliance on computations performed by the microcontroller, from the battery and also delivers electrical power from the battery to the video camera. Also, a data compression network, is electrically connected to the video camera and receives the first video data signal and compresses it into a compressed data signal, Finally, a wireless transceiver supported by the headband assembly and electrically connected to the data compression network wirelessly transmits the compressed data signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2019Publication date: June 20, 2019Applicant: RIVERPOINT MEDICAL, LLCInventor: JOHN THOMAS FERGUSON
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Patent number: 10258411Abstract: A video headband assembly, having a headband structure, made at least in part of polymeric material, a battery port, a power management network having at least one output lead, and which supplies power from the battery port to the output lead and a multi-pin connector, accessible from outside the headband structure. Also, a video data signal transformation network is supported within the polymeric material of the headband structure and electrically connected to the multi-pin connector. Finally, a first video data signal input to the multi-pin connector is transformed by the video data signal transformation network, which produces a transformed video data signal in response to the first video data signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2014Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: RIVERPOINT MEDICAL, LLCInventor: John Thomas Ferguson
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Publication number: 20190093862Abstract: A medical headlamp, having a tubular housing, an electrical conductor, entering the housing, and an electrical network connected to the electrical conductor. An LED assembly is connected to the electrical network, and has a front surface, through which light is emitted. An iris assembly, including a toroidal housing, an iris diaphragm defining a width-adjustable aperture, seated in the housing, and an actuator, permitting a user to adjust the width of the width adjustable aperture. Further, the toroidal housing defines a front interior space, to the front of the iris diaphragm and a rear interior space, to the rear. A prime lens is placed in front of the iris diaphragm and has a rear surface. A further optical assembly, including at least a light-focusing lens is placed in front of the iris assembly. Finally, the prime lens rear surface has an opaque annular coating, acting as an annular light block.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Applicant: RIVERPOINT MEDICAL, LLCInventor: JOHN THOMAS FERGUSON
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Patent number: 10174912Abstract: A medical headlamp that includes a tubular housing an electrical network electrically connected to an electrical conductor, a bare LED assembly electrically connected to the electrical network, an annular light block defining an aperture placed in front of the LED, and an optical assembly including at least a light focusing lens placed in front of the annular light block. A central beam of light from the LED passes through the aperture, and peripheral light from the LED is blocked by the light block such that the central light beam is focused by the optical assembly to create a beam of light having sharp edges.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2017Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: R IVERPOINT MEDICAL, LLCInventor: John Thomas Ferguson
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Patent number: 9772102Abstract: A lighting device, for attachment to an object structured to be worn on at least one facial feature of a human user, having a releasable fastener adapted for attachment to the above-noted object and a pole, having a first end pivotably connected to the clip, and a second end, opposed to the first end. An electric lamp is pivotably connected to the second end. Further, the pole defines an internal cavity and has battery contacts positioned to contact a battery set placed in the internal cavity. A conductive assembly is electrically connected between the battery contacts and the electric lamp, so as to power the electric lamp.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2017Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: RIVERPOINT MEDICAL, LLCInventor: John Thomas Ferguson
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Publication number: 20170252122Abstract: A lamp having a front surface from which light is emitted and that includes a high efficiency light source assembly producing a beam having a 3 dB beamwidth of greater than 100°, and which includes a substrate, a high efficiency light source supported by the substrate; and a dome-lens that contains the high efficiency light source. Also, an optical assembly is positioned to receive light from the light emitting diode assembly and to produce a headlamp light beam emitted from the front surface of the lamp. Further, an annular light block defines an annulus and is placed about the lens, so that the lens protrudes through the annulus, thereby creating a sharp boundary for the output light beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2017Publication date: September 7, 2017Applicant: RIVERPOINT MEDICAL, LLCInventor: JOHN THOMAS FERGUSON
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Patent number: 9707707Abstract: A battery headlamp assembly that includes a light engine bezel, an adjustable linkage supporting the bezel and including an electrically conductive system terminating at the bezel. Also, a headband assembly supports the adjustable linkage and includes a longitudinal rigid-flex circuit assembly. This assembly has a strip of rigid-flex circuit having two longitudinally opposed ends and including battery contacts on the ends. Also, two networks of electrical components are each supported by and electrically connected together, and to one of the battery contacts, by the strip of rigid-flex circuit, which includes conductive traces connecting both the networks to the electrically conductive system and to each other, to power the bezel from the battery contacts and to permit communications between the networks. In addition, a further electrically conductive element, electrically connects at least one conductive trace of the rigid-flex circuit to the electrically conductive system of the adjustable linkage.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2016Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: RIVERPOINT MEDICAL, LLCInventor: John Thomas Ferguson
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Patent number: 9687314Abstract: A lamp having a front surface from which light is emitted and that includes a high efficiency light source assembly producing a beam having a 3 dB beamwidth of greater than 100°, and which includes a substrate, a high efficiency light source supported by the substrate; and a dome-lens that contains the high efficiency light source. Also, an optical assembly is positioned to receive light from the light emitting diode assembly and to produce a headlamp light beam emitted from the front surface of the lamp. Further, an annular light block defines an annulus and is placed about the lens, so that the lens protrudes through the annulus, thereby creating a sharp boundary for the output light beam.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2013Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: RIVERPOINT MEDICAL, LLCInventor: John Thomas Ferguson
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Patent number: 9568177Abstract: A medical headlamp assembly, having a headband subassembly, including an electrical network, including a battery and an electrical jack, and a headlamp mount. Also, an electrical headlamp subassembly, has a mounting element matingly and removably engaged to the headlamp mount, and an electrical plug, matingly and removably engaged to the jack and an electrical headlamp, electrically connected to the plug. Further, the headband subassembly produces an electrical input for the headlamp subassembly and the headband subassembly includes a key resistor, the resistance value of which sets a characteristic of the electrical input.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2015Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: RIVERPOINT MEDICAL, LLCInventor: John Thomas Ferguson
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Publication number: 20160207228Abstract: A battery headlamp assembly that includes a light engine bezel, an adjustable linkage supporting the bezel and including an electrically conductive system terminating at the bezel. Also, a headband assembly supports the adjustable linkage and includes a longitudinal rigid-flex circuit assembly. This assembly has a strip of rigid-flex circuit having two longitudinally opposed ends and including battery contacts on the ends. Also, two networks of electrical components are each supported by and electrically connected together, and to one of the battery contacts, by the strip of rigid-flex circuit, which includes conductive traces connecting both the networks to the electrically conductive system and to each other, to power the bezel from the battery contacts and to permit communications between the networks. In addition, a further electrically conductive element, electrically connects at least one conductive trace of the rigid-flex circuit to the electrically conductive system of the adjustable linkage.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2016Publication date: July 21, 2016Applicant: Riverpoint Medical, LLCInventor: John Thomas Ferguson
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Patent number: 9351799Abstract: A battery headlamp assembly that includes a light engine bezel, an adjustable linkage supporting the bezel and including an electrically conductive system terminating at the bezel. Also, a headband assembly supports the adjustable linkage and includes a longitudinal rigid-flex circuit assembly. This assembly has a strip of rigid-flex circuit having two longitudinally opposed ends and including battery contacts on the ends. Also, two networks of electrical components are each supported by and electrically connected together, and to one of the battery contacts, by the strip of rigid-flex circuit, which includes conductive traces connecting both the networks to the electrically conductive system and to each other, to power the bezel from the battery contacts and to permit communications between the networks. In addition, a further electrically conductive element, electrically connects at least one conductive trace of the rigid-flex circuit to the electrically conductive system of the adjustable linkage.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2013Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: Riverpoint Medical, LLCInventor: John Thomas Ferguson
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Publication number: 20160123563Abstract: A medical headlamp having a front from which light is selectively emitted. The headlamp includes a beam origination portion that produces a light beam and an iris assembly, positioned in front of the beam origination portion, having a user accessible actuator and an iris, responsive to the actuator to block a user selectable portion of the light beam. The iris is also responsive to the actuator to block none of the light beam, for maximum efficiency, when a user so selects.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2016Publication date: May 5, 2016Applicant: RIVERPOINT MEDICAL, LLCInventors: John Thomas Ferguson, Ned Nestorovic
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Patent number: 9234653Abstract: A medical headlamp having a front from which light is selectively emitted. The headlamp includes a beam origination portion that produces a light beam and an iris assembly, positioned in front of the beam origination portion, having a user accessible actuator and an iris, responsive to the actuator to block a user-selectable portion of the light beam. The iris is also responsive to the actuator to block none of the light beam, for maximum efficiency, when a user so selects.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2014Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignee: RIVERPOINT MEDICAL, LLCInventor: John Thomas Ferguson
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Publication number: 20150289943Abstract: A medical headlamp assembly, having a headband subassembly, including an electrical network, including a battery and an electrical jack, and a headlamp mount. Also, an electrical headlamp subassembly, has a mounting element matingly and removably engaged to the headlamp mount, and an electrical plug, matingly and removably engaged to the jack and an electrical headlamp, electrically connected to the plug. Further, the headband subassembly produces an electrical input for the headlamp subassembly and the headband subassembly includes a key resistor, the resistance value of which sets a characteristic of the electrical input.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2015Publication date: October 15, 2015Applicant: RIVERPOINT MEDICAL, LLCInventor: John Thomas Ferguson
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Patent number: 9091428Abstract: A medical headlamp assembly has a headband subassembly, including an electrical network, including a battery and an electrical jack and a headlamp mount. An electrical headlamp subassembly, has a mounting element that is matingly and removably engaged to the headlamp mount, and an electrical plug that is matingly and removably engaged to the jack and an electrical headlamp, electrically connected to the plug.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2014Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: RIVERPOINT MEDICAL, LLCInventor: John Thomas Ferguson
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Patent number: D875251Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2018Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: RIVERPOINT MEDICAL, LLCInventor: John Thomas Ferguson
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Patent number: D875252Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2018Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: RIVERPOINT MEDICAL, LLCInventor: John Thomas Ferguson