Patents by Inventor Sherman L. Livingston

Sherman L. Livingston 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).

  • Method of providing radiation therapy to the head of a patient
    Patent number: 6376846
    Abstract: An adjustable head rest for supporting the head of a patient during radiation therapy is shown. The head rest includes a table plate, an adjustable lead screw rotatable coupled to the table plate, a base plate threadably coupled to the lead screw and a uniframe including a molded member removably coupled to the base plate for supporting the head of the patient. The method of providing radiation therapy to a patient includes the steps of supporting the front portion of the head of the patient within a molded member that matches the contours of the front portion of the head of the patient; adjusting the vertical elevation of the molded member; by rotating the lead screw; and delivering a prescribed amount of radiation to the rear portion of the head of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Now Machining & Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Sherman L. Livingston
  • Adjustable head rest
    Publication number: 20020007512
    Abstract: An adjustable head rest for supporting the head of a patient during radiation therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventor: Sherman L. Livingston
  • Adjustable head rest
    Patent number: 6282739
    Abstract: An adjustable head rest for supporting the head of a patient during radiation therapy is shown. The head rest can include a table plate, an adjustable lead screw rotatably coupled to the table plate, a base plate threadably coupled to the lead screw and a uniframe including a molded member removably coupled to the base plate for supporting the head of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Now Machining & Manufacturing
    Inventor: Sherman L. Livingston