Patents by Inventor Scully Noah

Scully Noah 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).

  • System and method for applying plasma sparks to tissue
    Patent number: 8709006
    Abstract: A pulse delivery system for producing a spark in tissue is disclosed. The system can include at least two electrodes having sharp surface features, where the at least two electrodes are electrically isolated from one another. The sharp features of the electrodes can be separated by a distance of about 2 to 20 mm. The system can also include a pulse generator for delivering pulsed voltage differences between the at least two electrodes. The pulsed voltage differences can producing a voltage difference ranging from about 2.5 kV to about 35 kV for a duration of about 50 ns to 3 ?s. The system can include a controller for determining whether the plurality of pulsed voltage differences produced a spark between the at least two electrodes. A method of producing a spark in tissue for both therapeutic and cosmetic, i.e., non-therapeutic, applications is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Old Dominion Research Foundation
    Inventors: Kolb F Juergen, Scully Noah, Schoenbach H Karl, Dilip Paithankar
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLYING PLASMA SPARKS TO TISSUE
    Publication number: 20100280513
    Abstract: A pulse delivery system for producing a spark in tissue is disclosed. The system can include at least two electrodes having sharp surface features, where the at least two electrodes are electrically isolated from one another. The sharp features of the electrodes can be separated by a distance of about 2 to 20 mm. The system can also include a pulse generator for delivering pulsed voltage differences between the at least two electrodes. The pulsed voltage differences can producing a voltage difference ranging from about 2.5 kV to about 35 kV for a duration of about 50 ns to 3 ?s. The system can include a controller for determining whether the plurality of pulsed voltage differences produced a spark between the at least two electrodes. A method of producing a spark in tissue for both therapeutic and cosmetic, i.e., non-therapeutic, applications is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: Old Dominion University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Kolb F. Juergen, Scully Noah, Schoenbach H. Karl, Paithankar Dilip