Patents by Inventor Joseph E. Underwood

Joseph E. Underwood 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).

  • Radiotherapy chamber and method
    Patent number: 7796729
    Abstract: A radiotherapy chamber is provided that comprises a substantially air-tight enclosure adapted to accept a patient; a radiation source disposed inside the enclosure; a patient support system disposed inside the enclosure and in working arrangement with the radiation source; and a screw compressor and an outlet flow modulator fluidly connected to the enclosure. A method for treatment of a subject in need thereof using the radiation chamber is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Inventors: William J. O'Brien, III, Joseph E. Underwood, Jr.
  • VARIABLE PRESSURE CHAMBER HAVING A SCREW COMPRESSOR
    Publication number: 20080210234
    Abstract: A variable pressure chamber is provided for operation at hypobaric or hyperbaric pressure. The variable pressure chamber comprises a substantially air-tight enclosure having a sufficient volume to enclose a patient, a sealable opening adapted to provide access to the enclosure, a closure mechanism adapted to seal the sealable opening, a reversible compressor fluidly connected to the enclosure and an outlet flow modulator. A method of treatment of a subject in need thereof using the variable pressure chamber is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventors: William J. O'Brien, Joseph E. Underwood
  • RADIOTHERAPY CHAMBER AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20080192894
    Abstract: A radiotherapy chamber is provided that comprises a substantially air-tight enclosure adapted to accept a patient; a radiation source disposed inside the enclosure; a patient support system disposed inside the enclosure and in working arrangement with the radiation source; and a screw compressor and an outlet flow modulator fluidly connected to the enclosure. A method for treatment of a subject in need thereof using the radiation chamber is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: William J. O'Brien, Joseph E. Underwood