Patents by Inventor Owen J. Gill

Owen J. Gill 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: 12320505
    Abstract: A user-wearable illumination assembly comprising eyeglass frames supporting a pair of lenses, a mounting structure on a bridge of the eyeglass frames, a headlamp removably coupled to the mounting structure, a battery housing removably coupled to the headlamp, and a battery inside the battery housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: Metrex Research, LLC
    Inventors: Brian L. Wilt, James Onderak, Owen J. Gill, Shane Siegel
  • Publication number: 20240230069
    Abstract: A user-wearable illumination assembly comprising eyeglass frames supporting a pair of lenses, a mounting structure on a bridge of the eyeglass frames, a headlamp removably coupled to the mounting structure, a battery housing removably coupled to the headlamp, and a battery inside the battery housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2024
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: Metrex Research, LLC
    Inventors: Brian L. Wilt, James Onderak, Owen J. Gill, Shane Siegel
  • Patent number: 11965642
    Abstract: A user-wearable illumination assembly comprising eyeglass frames supporting a pair of lenses, a mounting structure on a bridge of the eyeglass frames, a headlamp removably coupled to the mounting structure, a battery housing removably coupled to the headlamp, and a battery inside the battery housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Metrex Research, LLC
    Inventors: Brian L. Wilt, James Onderak, Owen J. Gill, Shane Siegel
  • Publication number: 20220268427
    Abstract: A user-wearable illumination assembly comprising eyeglass frames supporting a pair of lenses, a mounting structure on a bridge of the eyeglass frames, a headlamp removably coupled to the mounting structure, a battery housing removably coupled to the headlamp, and a battery inside the battery housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: Kerr Corporation
    Inventors: Brian L. Wilt, James Onderak, Owen J. Gill, Shane Siegel
  • Patent number: 11280480
    Abstract: A user-wearable illumination assembly comprising eyeglass frames supporting a pair of lenses, a mounting structure on a bridge of the eyeglass frames, a headlamp removably coupled to the mounting structure, a battery housing removably coupled to the headlamp, and a battery inside the battery housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Kerr Corporation
    Inventors: Brian L. Wilt, James Onderak, Owen J. Gill, Shane Siegel
  • Publication number: 20210025574
    Abstract: A user-wearable illumination assembly comprising eyeglass frames supporting a pair of lenses, a mounting structure on a bridge of the eyeglass frames, a headlamp removably coupled to the mounting structure, a battery housing removably coupled to the headlamp, and a battery inside the battery housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: Envista Holdings Corporation
    Inventors: Brian L. Wilt, James Onderak, Owen J. Gill, Shane Siegel
  • Patent number: 10801707
    Abstract: A user-wearable illumination assembly comprising eyeglass frames supporting a pair of lenses, a mounting structure on a bridge of the eyeglass frames, a headlamp removably coupled to the mounting structure, a battery housing removably coupled to the headlamp, and a battery inside the battery housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Kerr Corporation
    Inventors: Brian L. Wilt, James Onderak, Owen J. Gill, Shane Siegel
  • Patent number: 9987110
    Abstract: A curing light device includes a body with a tip portion that has a plurality of elements for providing electrical energy to the distal end of the tip and for removing heat from the distal end of the tip. A light engine includes at least one light emitting element operable for emitting light and is positioned on the distal end of the tip portion. A power supply is positioned in the body and is rechargeable and includes at least one ultracapacitor element. Spring electrical contacts are positioned in the body and electrically coupled with the ultracapacitor element. The spring electrical contacts are spaced along the length of the body and configured for electrically engaging the tip portion along its length for delivering power to the light engine and for provide a spring alignment of the tip portion in the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Kerr Corporation
    Inventors: Owen J. Gill, Ruth Barry, Stacy Lee Wyatt, Gopikrishnan Soundararajan
  • Publication number: 20170370561
    Abstract: A user-wearable illumination assembly comprising eyeglass frames supporting a pair of lenses, a mounting structure on a bridge of the eyeglass frames, a headlamp removably coupled to the mounting structure, a battery housing removably coupled to the headlamp, and a battery inside the battery housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: Kerr Corporation
    Inventors: Brian L. Wilt, James Onderak, Owen J. Gill, Shane Siegel
  • Patent number: 9851080
    Abstract: In one aspect, a user-wearable illumination assembly includes eyeglass frames and a headlamp removably coupled to the eyeglass frames. Electrical circuitry may be integrated with the eyeglass frames. The headlamp and the eyeglass frames have mounting structure that cooperate to removably support the headlamp thereon. A light source is disposed within the headlamp and electrical communication between the light source and the electrical circuitry of the eyeglass frames is provided by electrical contacts associated with the mounting structures of the headlamp and eyeglass frames. In another aspect, a user-wearable illumination assembly for use with eyeglass frames includes a clip assembly that is selectively removably couplable to a bridge portion of the eyeglass frames, and a headlamp coupled to the clip assembly. The illumination assembly further includes a battery that is selectively removably couplable to the eyeglass frames and at least one electrical conductor coupling the battery to the headlamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Kerr Corporation
    Inventors: Brian L. Wilt, James Onderak, Owen J. Gill, Shane Siegel
  • Publication number: 20170258566
    Abstract: A curing light device includes a body with a tip portion that has a plurality of elements for providing electrical energy to the distal end of the tip and for removing heat from the distal end of the tip. A light engine includes at least one light emitting element operable for emitting light and is positioned on the distal end of the tip portion. A power supply is positioned in the body and is rechargeable and includes at least one ultracapacitor element. Spring electrical contacts are positioned in the body and electrically coupled with the ultracapacitor element. The spring electrical contacts are spaced along the length of the body and configured for electrically engaging the tip portion along its length for delivering power to the light engine and for provide a spring alignment of the tip portion in the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Owen J. Gill, Ruth Barry, Stacy Lee Wyatt, Gopikrishnan Soundararajan
  • Patent number: 9693846
    Abstract: A curing light device includes a body with a tip portion that has a plurality of elements for providing electrical energy to the distal end of the tip and for removing heat from the distal end of the tip. A light engine includes at least one light emitting element operable for emitting light and is positioned on the distal end of the tip portion. A power supply is positioned in the body and is rechargeable and includes at least one ultracapacitor element. Spring electrical contacts are positioned in the body and electrically coupled with the ultracapacitor element. The spring electrical contacts are spaced along the length of the body and configured for electrically engaging the tip portion along its length for delivering power to the light engine and for provide a spring alignment of the tip portion in the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Kerr Corporation
    Inventors: Owen J. Gill, Ruth Barry, Stacy Lee Wyatt, Gopikrishnan Soundararajan
  • Publication number: 20150377462
    Abstract: In one aspect, a user-wearable illumination assembly includes eyeglass frames and a headlamp removably coupled to the eyeglass frames. Electrical circuitry may be integrated with the eyeglass frames. The headlamp and the eyeglass frames have mounting structure that cooperate to removably support the headlamp thereon. A light source is disposed within the headlamp and electrical communication between the light source and the electrical circuitry of the eyeglass frames is provided by electrical contacts associated with the mounting structures of the headlamp and eyeglass frames. In another aspect, a user-wearable illumination assembly for use with eyeglass frames includes a clip assembly that is selectively removably couplable to a bridge portion of the eyeglass frames, and a headlamp coupled to the clip assembly. The illumination assembly further includes a battery that is selectively removably couplable to the eyeglass frames and at least one electrical conductor coupling the battery to the headlamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Brian L. Wilt, James Onderak, Owen J. Gill, Shane Siegel
  • Publication number: 20150320530
    Abstract: A curing light device includes a body with a tip portion that has a plurality of elements for providing electrical energy to the distal end of the tip and for removing heat from the distal end of the tip. A light engine includes at least one light emitting element operable for emitting light and is positioned on the distal end of the tip portion. A power supply is positioned in the body and is rechargeable and includes at least one ultracapacitor element. Spring electrical contacts are positioned in the body and electrically coupled with the ultracapacitor element. The spring electrical contacts are spaced along the length of the body and configured for electrically engaging the tip portion along its length for delivering power to the light engine and for provide a spring alignment of the tip portion in the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: Kerr Corporation
    Inventors: Owen J. Gill, Ruth Barry, Stacy Lee Wyatt, Gopikrishnan Soundararajan
  • Patent number: 9072572
    Abstract: A light device includes a body and a tip structure configured to be removably coupled with the housing. The tip includes a light engine that is operable for emitting light positioned at a distal end of the tip. A power supply circuit is positioned in the housing and coupled to the light engine. The power supply circuit is rechargeable and includes at least one ultracapacitor element. A non-imaging element is coupled with the light engine at the distal end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Kerr Corporation
    Inventors: Owen J. Gill, Ruth Barry, Stacy L. Wyatt, Gopikrishnan Soundararajan
  • Patent number: 8113830
    Abstract: An instrument for curing light-curable compounds that includes at least one light-emitting element operable for emitting light in a band of wavelengths and is capable of curing a light-curable compound. A control circuit controls the operation of the light-emitting element. The control circuit is operable for providing a power signal to the light-emitting element at a steady state power level to drive the element to emit a steady state light output. The control circuit, while continuing with a power signal at the steady state power level, is further operable to provide temporary micro-pulses in the power signal to temporarily provide an increased power level to the light-emitting element above the steady state power level before returning to the steady state power level, to thereby increase the light output of the instrument while controlling heat generated thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Kerr Corporation
    Inventors: Owen J. Gill, Denis J. Lachance
  • Patent number: 6918762
    Abstract: The invention relates to light-generating instruments, which are small, compact and convenient to use. More particularly, the light-generating instruments are generally powered by air, electricity, or light provided by the operating unit, such as the dental chair. Air, electricity, and light provided by the dentist's chair allow for convenience to the dentist while eliminating potential risks and hazards associated with use of an electrical cord to power the instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Kerr Corporation
    Inventors: Owen J. Gill, Edward Robert Shellard
  • Publication number: 20040185413
    Abstract: The invention relates to light-generating instruments, which are small, compact and convenient to use. More particularly, the light-generating instruments are generally powered by air, electricity, or light provided by the operating unit, such as the dental chair. Air, electricity, and light provided by the dentist's chair allow for convenience to the dentist while eliminating potential risks and hazards associated with use of an electrical cord to power the instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Applicant: Kerr Corporation
    Inventors: Owen J. Gill, Edward Robert Shellard