Patents by Inventor Joseph R. Wilson, III

Joseph R. Wilson, III 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).

  • Metal clip detectors and methods of detection
    Patent number: 11253167
    Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting metal clips inserted within a portion of a body of a patient are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a clip detector assembly includes a detector having a ferrous member, a transmitting coil around the ferrous member and configured to induce a current in the metal clip, and a receiving coil around the ferrous member and configured to receive a magnetic field generated by the current induced in the metal clip. The assembly can further include a control circuit having a band-pass filter configured to pass electrical signals induced by the magnetic field from the receiving coil that are within at most 35 kHz of a resonance frequency of the metal clip. The assembly still further includes a user notification component configured to alert a user to a location of the metal clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignees: MUSC Foundation for Research Development, Clemson University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Nancy DeMore, Delphine Dean, Scott R. Slaney, Melissa McCullough, Cody Jordan, Joseph R. Wilson, III
  • METAL CLIP DETECTORS AND METHODS OF DETECTION
    Publication number: 20190269347
    Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting metal clips inserted within a portion of a body of a patient are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a clip detector assembly includes a detector having a ferrous member, a transmitting coil around the ferrous member and configured to induce a current in the metal clip, and a receiving coil around the ferrous member and configured to receive a magnetic field generated by the current induced in the metal clip. The assembly can further include a control circuit having a band-pass filter configured to pass electrical signals induced by the magnetic field from the receiving coil that are within at most 35 kHz of a resonance frequency of the metal clip. The assembly still further includes a user notification component configured to alert a user to a location of the metal clip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: DeMore Nancy, Delphine Dean, Scott R. Slaney, Melissa McCullough, Cody Jordan, Joseph R. Wilson, III