Patents by Inventor Terrance R. Boyd

Terrance R. Boyd 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).

  • Endoscope illumination system
    Publication number: 20040230098
    Abstract: An endoscope illumination system for use with an endoscope having both a microscopic mode and a macroscopic mode. The illumination system includes a source of broadband light and includes a source of laser illumination, which may be infrared illumination. A circuit determines the mode of operation of the endoscope. This circuit activates the source of broadband light and deactivates the source of laser illumination when the endoscope is in its macroscopic mode. Conversely, the circuit deactivates the source of broadband light and activates the source of laser illumination when the endoscope is in the microscopic mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2003
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Applicant: Inner Vision Imaging, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Richard A. Farkas, Terrance R. Boyd, Richard L. Fisher, Albert J. Boehnlein
  • Laser endoscope with safety device
    Patent number: 6767320
    Abstract: An endoscope assembly includes a housing having an outwardly extending tube with the free end adapted for insertion into a body cavity. A laser is contained within the housing which emits an output beam through the free end of the tube. A light sensor detects light in a predetermined color range which impinges upon the free end of the tube and generates an output signal representative thereof. A circuit disables the laser in response to the output signal from the light sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: Inner Vision Imaging, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Richard A. Farkas, Terrance R. Boyd, Juan F. Velazquez
  • Endoscope assembly
    Publication number: 20040034277
    Abstract: An endoscope assembly includes a housing having an outwardly extending tube with the free end adapted for insertion into a body cavity. A laser is contained within the housing which emits an output beam through the free end of the tube. A light sensor detects light in a predetermined color range which impinges upon the free end of the tube and generates an output signal representative thereof. A circuit disables the laser in response to the output signal from the light sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2002
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Applicant: Inner Vision Imaging, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Richard A. Farkas, Terrance R. Boyd, Juan F. Velazquez