Patents by Inventor Leroy Wood

Leroy Wood 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).

  • Fiber optic positioner
    Patent number: 5671317
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for stabilizing a fiber optic relative to the skin surface of a patient so that radiation from the fiber optic strikes a defined surface area on the skin independently of patient movement. The apparatus comprises a polypod support having a fiber optic supporting platform and at least three legs to form a tripod. Each of the legs has two ends, a first of which is secured to the fiber optic supporting platform and the second of which is securely attached to the skin of the patient, either directly or by means of a foot attached to the second end. The method of the present invention comprises attaching a polypod, as above described, to the skin of a patient and irradiating a defined surface area by means of an end of a fiber optic held by the polypod support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1997
    Assignee: Health Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Weishaupt, William R. Potter, Leroy Wood
  • Submersible lens fiberoptic assembly for use in PDT treatment
    Patent number: 5403308
    Abstract: A submersible lens fiberoptic assembly for PDT treatment includes an optical fiber, a fiber jacket, a ball lens made of zirconia and a housing. This fiberoptic assembly is simple and inexpensive to manufacture, and has a high quality of output light beam. A submersible lens fiberoptic assembly for PDT treatments is also disclosed which uses a hemisphere ball lens for treatment of areas inaccessible to a normal "forward looking" lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1995
    Assignee: Health Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Leroy Wood, Donn Boyle, William R. Potter
  • Submersible lens fiberoptic assembly for use in PDT treatment
    Patent number: 5190536
    Abstract: A submersible lens fiberoptic assembly for PDT treatment includes an optical fiber, a fiber jacket, a ball lens made of zirconia and a housing. This fiberoptic assembly is simple and inexpensive to manufacture, and has a high quality of output light beam. A submersible lens fiberoptic assembly for PDT treatments is also disclosed which uses a hemisphere ball lens for treatment of areas inaccessible to a normal "forward looking" lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1993
    Assignee: Health Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Leroy Wood, Donn Boyle, William R. Potter