Patents by Inventor Thomas C. Yee

Thomas C. Yee 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: 20210310637
    Abstract: A device includes lamps and LED devices emitting ultraviolet light mounted to movable arms. In an optional embodiment, a housing for the lamps includes shutters that close to redirect light from the lamps into an air passage and open to permit the movable arms to redirect the UV light into the environment. Optionally, the shutters, arms, and lamps are controlled by a controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventor: Thomas C. YEE
  • Patent number: 6669661
    Abstract: A method and device for intentionally inducing whole-body hyperthermia or hypothermia in a patient for medical treatment while protecting the central nervous system from damage includes a tub for immersing the patient's body in a solution with a temperature greater than or less than normal body temperature to thereby increase or decrease the patient's body temperature. The patient's cerebral spinal fluid is circulated and maintained at temperatures less drastically altered from normal temperatures by a pump and a heater and cooler connected to the patient's spine through catheters. The patient's central nervous system blood is separated from the rest of the circulatory system and circulated and maintained at temperatures less drastically altered from normal temperatures by pumps and a heater and cooler. The remaining blood in the patient's body is circulated and temperature controlled through pumps and a heater and cooler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Inventor: Thomas C. Yee