Patents by Inventor Michel B. Ducharme

Michel B. Ducharme 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).

  • Torso Heating Apparatus for Warming Hands and Feet
    Publication number: 20090230112
    Abstract: A heating vest containing heaters for warming the torso, sensors for detecting skin temperature of the torso, and a feedback device for feeding torso skin temperature to a heater controller. Other sensors detect the skin temperature of the extremities which is also fed to the heater controller. Heating of the torso causes warm blood to flow to the extremities to warm the latter, making it possible to work at relatively cold temperatures without thick coverings on the extremities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2007
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventors: Michel B. Ducharme, John Frim
  • Field-deployable forced air warming system
    Patent number: 6409745
    Abstract: A portable, forced air apparatus for warming a hypothermia victim in the field includes a stretcher, strips of material extending across the stretcher for supporting the torso of the victim above the stretcher bottom, a canopy for covering the victim's torso, a blower operated heater in a compartment in the stretcher beneath the victim's legs for delivering hot air to the canopy in the area of the torso for warming the victim's body while the legs and arms are covered to prevent heat loss, a heated head and neck support for controlled warming of the victim's head and neck, and sleeves for covering the victim's arms and legs to prevent heat loss therefrom during torso warming. The heating system is complemented by warm IV infusion and warm oxygen delivery to the victim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of National Defence of Her Majesty's Canadian Government
    Inventors: Michel B. Ducharme, John Frim
  • FIELD-DEPLOYABLE FORCED AIR WARMING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20020077681
    Abstract: A portable, forced air apparatus for warming a hypothermia victim in the field includes a stretcher, strips of material extending across the stretcher for supporting the torso of the victim above the stretcher bottom, a canopy for covering the victim's torso, a blower operated heater in a compartment in the stretcher beneath the victim's legs for delivering hot air to the canopy in the area of the torso for warming the victim's body while the legs and arms are covered to prevent heat loss, a heated head and neck support for controlled warming of the victim's head and neck, and sleeves for covering the victim's arms and legs to prevent heat loss therefrom during torso warming. The heating system is complemented by warm IV infusion and warm oxygen delivery to the victim.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2000
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: Michel B. Ducharme, John Frim