Patents by Inventor Michael Whetzel

Michael Whetzel 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).

  • Publication number: 20260175037
    Abstract: Devices and systems for providing neurostimulation to a target location, may include an implantable neurostimulator device including a first transducer device that includes a gas matrix piezoelectric (GMP) array or a piezoelectric micromachined ultra-sound transducer (pMUT) array; the implantable neurostimulator device has a length of 5 mm to 20 mm and a diameter of 1 mm to 5 mm and an energy delivery device including a second transducer device; the second transducer device includes a gas matrix piezoelectric (GMP) array, a polymer matrix piezocomposite array, a capacitive micro-machined acoustic transducer (cMUT) array, or a pMUT ar-2024/097917 ray; and a beam-forming processor to cause the second transducer device to produce an acoustic wave, the implantable neurostimulator device is to receive the acoustic wave from the energy delivery device, convert the acoustic wave to an electrical energy signal, and apply the electrical energy signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Publication date: June 25, 2026
    Inventors: Anuj Bhardwaj, Jeffrey Heyman, Mikel Langron, Kashyap Patel, Michael Whetzel
  • Patent number: 12397178
    Abstract: Devices for providing an acoustic wave to a target location include at least one transducer device and at least one beam-forming processor to cause the at least one transducer device to produce a first acoustic wave, the first acoustic wave includes a plurality of pulses having a pulse repetition frequency, where a pulse width of each pulse is in a range of 10 ns to 10 ?s and the pulse repetition frequency is in a range of 1 Hz to 50 Hz, receive data associated with a second acoustic wave, wherein the second acoustic wave is a reflection of the first acoustic wave, determine a characteristic of the second acoustic wave, and determine whether to change a beam path of an acoustic wave produced by the at least one transducer device based on the characteristic of the second acoustic wave. Methods and computer program products are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2025
    Assignee: SecondWave Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Anuj Bhardwaj, Jeffrey Heyman, Mikel Langron, Kashyap Patel, Michael Whetzel
  • Patent number: 12115555
    Abstract: A phased ultrasonic transducer and method for transmitting sound or ultrasound through a gaseous medium into a solid spectrum with ultrasound beam steering and focusing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: The Ultran Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Anuj M. Bhardwaj, Mahesh C. Bhardwaj, Mikel Langron, Michael Whetzel
  • Publication number: 20230293910
    Abstract: Devices for providing an acoustic wave to a target location include at least one transducer device and at least one beam-forming processor to cause the at least one transducer device to produce a first acoustic wave, the first acoustic wave includes a plurality of pulses having a pulse repetition frequency, where a pulse width of each pulse is in a range of 10 ns to 10 ?s and the pulse repetition frequency is in a range of 1 Hz to 50 Hz, receive data associated with a second acoustic wave, wherein the second acoustic wave is a reflection of the first acoustic wave, determine a characteristic of the second acoustic wave, and determine whether to change a beam path of an acoustic wave produced by the at least one transducer device based on the characteristic of the second acoustic wave. Methods and computer program products are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Anuj Bhardwaj, Jeffrey Heyman, Mikel Langron, Kashyap Patel, Michael Whetzel
  • Publication number: 20210339282
    Abstract: A phased ultrasonic transducer and method for transmitting sound or ultrasound through a gaseous medium into a solid spectrum with ultrasound beam steering and focusing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Anuj M. Bhardwaj, Mahesh C. Bhardwaj, Mikel Langron, Michael Whetzel
  • Patent number: 11090688
    Abstract: A phased ultrasonic transducer and method for transmitting sound or ultrasound through a gaseous medium into a solid spectrum with ultrasound beam steering and focusing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Inventors: Anuj M. Bhardwaj, Mahesh C. Bhardwaj, Mikel Langron, Michael Whetzel
  • Patent number: 10702615
    Abstract: An apparatus for sterilization of objects or materials comprises an enclosure for containing a gaseous atmosphere; an acoustically transparent platform located within the enclosure for supporting the objects or materials to be sterilized; one or more non-contact ultrasound transducers positioned within the enclosure and spaced from the platform; and an electric power amplifier for exciting the one or more transducers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: The Ultran Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Kashyap Patel, Mahesh Bhardwaj, Michael Whetzel, Anuj Bhardwaj, Mikel Langron
  • Publication number: 20180126418
    Abstract: A phased ultrasonic transducer and method for transmitting sound or ultrasound through a gaseous medium into a solid spectrum with ultrasound beam steering and focusing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Anuj M. Bhardwaj, Mahesh C. Bhardwaj, Mikel Langron, Michael Whetzel
  • Publication number: 20180126017
    Abstract: An apparatus for sterilization of objects or materials comprises an enclosure for containing a gaseous atmosphere; an acoustically transparent platform located within the enclosure for supporting the objects or materials to be sterilized; one or more non-contact ultrasound transducers positioned within the enclosure and spaced from the platform; and an electric power amplifier for exciting the one or more transducers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Kashyap Patel, Mahesh Bhardwaj, Michael Whetzel, Anuj Bhardwaj, Mikel Langron