Patents by Inventor Marc A. Kenton

Marc A. Kenton 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: 7561051
    Abstract: An apparatus for locating a magnet and/or determining the orientation of the apparatus relative to the magnet. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a multi-axis magnetic field sensor movable in a reciprocating manner so as to permit sensor readings at multiple spaced locations. In another embodiment, the apparatus includes a plurality of multi-axis magnetic field sensors arrayed along a straight line. The apparatus may be used in a number of medical and other applications, including tissue resection, tracking movement of a medical device in a body cavity and tracking movement of an internal organ.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Creare Inc.
    Inventors: David B. Kynor, Marc A. Kenton