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).

  • Wearable Focused Phased Array Device for Modulation
    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
  • Gas Matrix Piezoelectric Ultrasound Array Transducer
    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
  • Gas matrix piezoelectric ultrasound array transducer
    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
  • Non-contact ultrasound germicide apparatus
    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
  • Non-Contact Ultrasound Germicide Apparatus
    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
  • Gas Matrix Piezoelectric Ultrasound Array Transducer
    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