Patents by Inventor Shannon E. Sullivan

Shannon E. Sullivan 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).

  • Publication number: 20100009336
    Abstract: A method and system for testing fluids from a patient is provided. In one embodiment, a portable device is configured with one or more testing modules adapted perform one or more tests on a fluid sample in order to determine if a patient has bacterial vaginosis. A timer module coupled to a sample transport is configured to move a vaginal fluid sample between one or more testing modules at various stages along a predetermined testing path. In an embodiment, the timer module is configured to move the vaginal fluid sample between the testing modules along a circular testing path. The vaginal fluid sample may be processed in sequential order over predetermined time periods with respect to the processing performed by the testing module in order to detect the presence of, or lack of, Lactobacilli in the patient's vaginal flora to determine whether or not the patient has bacterial vaginosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventor: Shannon E. Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20090156970
    Abstract: A method and system to exercise and relax the eyes is provided. In one embodiment, a computer or video display system is configured to alter the way that a user's activity and tasks are displayed in order to exercise and/or relax the eyes and components of the eyes, such as the eye focusing muscles. For example, in one embodiment, images that relate to a user activity are displayed in a manner configured to cause the eyes to refocus and/or move while the user continues to perform the activity, with or without the user being aware their eyes are being refocused and/or moved. In another embodiment, images related to a user activity are displayed with the color, contrast, and/or brightness of the display changed over a predetermined time in a manner to relax the eyes, with or without the user being aware.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventor: Shannon E. Sullivan