Patents by Inventor Ruth Barry

Ruth Barry 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).

  • Dental light device
    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
  • DENTAL LIGHT DEVICE
    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
  • Dental light device
    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
  • DENTAL LIGHT DEVICE
    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
  • Dental light device
    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
  • DENTAL LIGHT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140038124
    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: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventors: Owen Gill, Ruth Barry, Stacy Lee Wyatt, Gopikrishnan Soundararajan