Patents by Inventor Kathy L. McDermott

Kathy L. McDermott 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: 6839595
    Abstract: A method for providing electromagnetic therapy to a patient includes placing the patient in proximity to an electromagnetic therapy apparatus. The electromagnetic therapy apparatus includes an electrical circuit for generating an electrical drive signal, a first transducer coil and a second transducer coil for generating respective electromagnetic fields in response to the drive signal, a first portion with a configuration corresponding generally with a chair seat, and a second portion with a configuration corresponding generally with a chair back. The first transducer coil is disposed within the first portion and the second transducer coil is disposed within the second portion. The method further includes stimulating the patient with a pulsed electromagnetic field from at least the first and second transducer coils. The pulsed electromagnetic field having a number of pulses, each pulse having a pulse period of ten microseconds to twenty microseconds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: AMEI Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: John C. Tepper, Peter Kuo, Kathy L. McDermott
  • Publication number: 20020165583
    Abstract: A method for providing electromagnetic therapy to a patient includes placing the patient in proximity to an electromagnetic therapy apparatus. The electromagnetic therapy apparatus includes an electrical circuit for generating an electrical drive signal, a first transducer coil and a second transducer coil for generating respective electromagnetic fields in response to the drive signal, a first portion with a configuration corresponding generally with a chair seat, and a second portion with a configuration corresponding generally with a chair back. The first transducer coil is disposed within the first portion and the second transducer coil is disposed within the second portion. The method further includes stimulating the patient with a pulsed electromagnetic field from at least the first and second transducer coils. The pulsed electromagnetic field having a number of pulses, each pulse having a pulse period of ten microseconds to twenty microseconds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2002
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Applicant: AMEI Technologies Inc., a Delaware corporation
    Inventors: John C. Tepper, Peter Kuo, Kathy L. McDermott
  • Patent number: 6418345
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for providing PEMF therapy to selected portions of a patient's body such as the hips and spine. The apparatus preferably includes at least two transducer coils. Electronics for driving the coils are contained in a housing. The housing is preferably connected to the transducer coil by a flexible cable. The housing preferably includes a battery power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: AMEI Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: John C. Tepper, Peter Kuo, Kathy L. McDermott