Patents by Inventor Keegan Paul Cole

Keegan Paul Cole 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).

  • Sensor system, implantable sensor and method for remote sensing of a stimulus in vivo
    Patent number: 9662066
    Abstract: A sensor system for sensing a stimulus in vivo includes an implantable sensor. The sensor comprises a passive resonator circuit having a resonant frequency and including at least a pair of generally parallel spirally wound unconnected conductive coils sandwiching a layer of solid dielectric material that manifest a change in property affecting the resonant frequency in response to application of the stimulus to the layer. A resonant frequency of the sensor is modulated by altering the spacing or gap between the coils or altering the overlapping area of the coils. The sensor is energized through application of radiofrequency energy and the responding resonant frequency is detected. The sensor can be advantageously attached to a medical implant to form a practical smart implant for clinical purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: IO Surgical, LLC
    Inventors: Eric Howard Ledet, Rebecca Ann Wachs, Keegan Paul Cole, David Fiorella
  • SENSOR SYSTEM, IMPLANTABLE SENSOR AND METHOD FOR REMOTE SENSING OF A STIMULUS IN VIVO
    Publication number: 20140378783
    Abstract: A sensor system for sensing a stimulus in vivo includes an implantable sensor. The sensor comprises a passive resonator circuit having a resonant frequency and including at least a pair of generally parallel spirally wound unconnected conductive coils sandwiching a layer of solid dielectric material that manifest a change in property affecting the resonant frequency in response to application of the stimulus to the layer. A resonant frequency of the sensor is modulated by altering the spacing or gap between the coils or altering the overlapping area of the coils. The sensor is energized through application of radiofrequency energy and the responding resonant frequency is detected. The sensor can be advantageously attached to a medical implant to form a practical smart implant for clinical purposes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Eric Howard Ledet, Rebecca Ann Wachs, Keegan Paul Cole, David Fiorella