Patents by Inventor Ken Kasza

Ken Kasza 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).

  • Heat transfer probe
    Patent number: 7118591
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, methods, and computer code for, among other things, monitoring the health of samples such as the brain while providing local cooling or heating. A representative device is a heat transfer probe, which includes an inner channel, a tip, a concentric outer channel, a first temperature sensor, and a second temperature sensor. The inner channel is configured to transport working fluid from an inner inlet to an inner outlet. The tip is configured to receive at least a portion of the working fluid from the inner outlet. The concentric outer channel is configured to transport the working fluid from the inner outlet to an outer outlet. The first temperature sensor is coupled to the tip, and the second temperature sensor spaced apart from the first temperature sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: The University of Chicago
    Inventors: Jeffrey I. Frank, Axel J. Rosengart, Ken Kasza, Wenhua Yu, Tai-Hsin Chien, Jeff Franklin
  • Heat transfer probe
    Publication number: 20050090881
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, methods, and computer code for, among other things, monitoring the health of samples such as the brain while providing local cooling or heating. A representative device is a heat transfer probe, which includes an inner channel, a tip, a concentric outer channel, a first temperature sensor, and a second temperature sensor. The inner channel is configured to transport working fluid from an inner inlet to an inner outlet. The tip is configured to receive at least a portion of the working fluid from the inner outlet. The concentric outer channel is configured to transport the working fluid from the inner outlet to an outer outlet. The first temperature sensor is coupled to the tip, and the second temperature sensor spaced apart from the first temperature sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2004
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Inventors: Jeffrey Frank, Axel Rosengart, Ken Kasza, Wenhua Yu, Tai-Hsin Chien, Jeff Franklin