Patents by Inventor Judith F. Dickens

Judith F. Dickens 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).

  • Medical apparatus and system
    Patent number: 4691710
    Abstract: A medical apparatus includes a light source for casting a light pattern upon a patient. The light source is fixed vertically with respect to a reference such as the position of a transducer. The light source is movable about a horizontal axis once its vertical position is fixed to adjust the angle of the light pattern with respect to horizontal. A level is fixed with respect to the light source to indicate when the light source is level so that the position of the light pattern cast upon a patient indicates the relative vertical position of the patient with respect to the reference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1987
    Inventors: Judith F. Dickens, John J. Loughlin