Patents by Inventor Kevin Whitty

Kevin Whitty 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).

  • Ultrasonic temperature measurement device
    Patent number: 9212956
    Abstract: An ultrasonic thermometer for measuring a temperature profile along a measurement axis of a structure, comprising a continuous measurement pathway of a structure (310) having a longitudinal measurement axis and proximal (202) and distal ends (204), and at least two backscatterers (332) formed therein transverse to the longitudinal axis and separated by a predetermined separation distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventors: Mikhail Skliar, Kevin Whitty, Anthony Butterfield
  • ULTRASONIC TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150030050
    Abstract: An ultrasonic thermometer for measuring a temperature profile along a measurement axis of a structure, comprising a continuous measurement pathway of a structure (310) having a longitudinal measurement axis and proximal (202) and distal ends (204), and at least two backscatterers (332) formed therein transverse to the longitudinal axis and separated by a predetermined separation distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Mikhail Skliar, Kevin Whitty, Anthony Butterfield
  • Ultrasonic temperature measurement device
    Patent number: 8801277
    Abstract: An ultrasonic thermometer for measuring a temperature profile along a measurement axis of a solid structure, comprising a continuous measurement pathway of a solid structure (310) having a longitudinal measurement axis and proximal (202) and distal ends (204), and at least two backscatterers (332) formed therein transverse to the longitudinal axis and separated by a predetermined separation distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventors: Mikhail Skliar, Kevin Whitty, Anthony Butterfield
  • ULTRASONIC TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20130121373
    Abstract: An ultrasonic thermometer for measuring a temperature profile along a measurement axis of a solid structure, comprising a continuous measurement pathway of a solid structure (310) having a longitudinal measurement axis and proximal (202) and distal ends (204), and at least two backscatterers (332) formed therein transverse to the longitudinal axis and separated by a predetermined separation distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Inventors: Mikhail Skliar, Kevin Whitty, Anthony Butterfield