Patents by Inventor Tammy J. Doherty

Tammy J. Doherty 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).

  • Body thermoregulation using skin temperature feedback
    Patent number: 7837723
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for cooling a human being utilizes skin temperature feedback to control the amount of cooling. When the measured skin temperature reaches a preset high temperature, the human being is cooled until the measured skin temperature reaches a preset low temperature, and then cooling of the human being stops. In one embodiment, the preset high temperature is about 35 degrees Centigrade and the preset low temperature is about 33 degrees Centigrade. Cooling of the human being resumes whenever the preset high temperature is reached and pauses whenever the preset low temperature is reached to thereby provide intermittent cooling to the human being. The invention is also applicable to heating a human being.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Scott J. Montain, Tammy J. Doherty, Samuel N. Cheuvront, Margaret A. Kolka, Lou Ann Stephenson, Bruce S. Cadarette, Robert Carter, Michael N. Sawka