Patents by Inventor Rodney A. Gooden

Rodney A. Gooden 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).

  • Assisted learning device
    Patent number: 8376747
    Abstract: An assisted learning (AL) system for a vehicle including vehicle systems with input devices is provided. The AL system includes: memory that stores usage instructions for the input devices; an AL input device; an audio output device; and a control module that retrieves a respective one of the usage instructions associated with a selected one of the input devices when the selected one of the input devices is actuated after the AL input device is actuated and that outputs the usage instructions to the audio output device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Inventors: Robert B. Powers, Charles A. Massoll, Mark J. Person, Rodney A. Gooden, Vivian T. Williams, Joel D. Lutz, David E. Bojanowski, Irwin J. Karwick
  • Assisted learning device
    Publication number: 20060286543
    Abstract: An assisted learning (AL) system for a vehicle including vehicle systems with input devices is provided. The AL system includes: memory that stores usage instructions for the input devices; an AL input device; an audio output device; and a control module that retrieves a respective one of the usage instructions associated with a selected one of the input devices when the selected one of the input devices is actuated after the AL input device is actuated and that outputs the usage instructions to the audio output device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Inventors: Robert Powers, Charles Massoll, Mark Person, Rodney Gooden, Vivian Williams, Joel Lutz, David Bojanowski, Irwin Karwick
  • Apparatus and method for performing a tracheotomy
    Publication number: 20050039755
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods provide for a tracheotomy to be performed on a patient. The apparatus includes an applicator base with an aperture placed over the trachea. A firing mechanism is triggered by application of manual force to an actuator to propel a cutting instrument and grommet through the aperture of the applicator base to insert the grommet into the trachea. A supply of breathable gas such as ambient air, air from a bag mask, or oxygen from a supply line may be provided through an air passage of the grommet and into the trachea and lungs of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventor: Rodney Gooden