Patents by Inventor Robert Mackin

Robert Mackin 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).

  • Non-contact cable state testing
    Patent number: 7705606
    Abstract: A method of determining the state of a cable including at least one electrical conductor, uses a generated test signal and applies it to at least one conductor by a non-contact coupling transmitter. The resulting signal is propagated along the at least one conductor and a non-contact electrical coupling receiver picks up a reflected signal, and compares the reflected signal to expected state signal values for the cable to determine its current state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Lancaster University Business Enterprises Limited
    Inventors: Anthony Joseph Peyton, Paul Colton, Robert Mackin, John Anthony Kelly
  • Non-Contact Cable State Testing
    Publication number: 20080224712
    Abstract: A method of determining the state of a cable comprising at least one electrical conductor, uses a generated test signal and applies it to at least one conductor by a non-contact coupling transmitter. The resulting signal is propagated along the at least one conductor and a non-contact electrical coupling receiver picks up a reflected signal, and compares the reflected signal to expected state signal values for the cable to determine its current state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2005
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Anthony Joseph Peyton, Paul Colton, Robert Mackin, John Anthony Kelly
  • Detachable Endotracheal Camera
    Publication number: 20080021273
    Abstract: A low cost camera and radio frequency transmitter are detachably coupled to an endotracheal tube to obtain an image in real time of tissue at the distal end of the endotracheal tube. The image recorded by the camera is transmitted to a low cost radio frequency receiver nearby and conveyed to a video monitor to display the image. The use of a wireless transmission system avoids the presence of wires and cords that otherwise might become entangled and cause the endotracheal tube to be inadvertently repositioned or pulled out of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Inventor: Robert MacKin
  • Endotracheal camera
    Publication number: 20050177024
    Abstract: A low cost camera and radio frequency transmitter are coupled to an endotracheal tube to obtain an image in real time of tissue at the distal end of the endotracheal tube. The image recorded by the camera is transmitted to a low cost radio frequency receiver nearby and conveyed to a video monitor to display the image. The use of a wireless transmission system avoids the presence of wires and cords that otherwise might become entangled and cause the endotracheal tube to be inadvertently repositioned or pulled out of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2004
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Inventor: Robert Mackin