Patents by Inventor Thomas J. McAvoy

Thomas J. McAvoy 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).

  • Patent number: 11967987
    Abstract: An invisible light communication system can communicate using infrared or ultraviolet light signals to provide more secure communications. The system includes a software definable and hardware configurable transmitter that uses an input, an encoder, an invisible light source, and an optic to transmit an invisible light signal. The system also includes a software definable and hardware configurable receiver that receives the invisible light signal using an optic, a detector, a detector, and an output. Applications for the invisible light communication system include fixed, deployable, vehicle, and wearable configurations for voice, video and data transmission and receipt in support of a variety of use cases: remote sensing; data exfiltration; remote control, ordnance detonation; tactical chat/messaging; point-to-point and point-to-multipoint audio communications; and full motion video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: eSTS, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis L. Gette, Thomas J. McAvoy
  • Publication number: 20220385363
    Abstract: An invisible light communication system can communicate using infrared or ultraviolet light signals to provide more secure communications. The system includes a software definable and hardware configurable transmitter that uses an input, an encoder, an invisible light source, and an optic to transmit an invisible light signal. The system also includes a software definable and hardware configurable receiver that receives the invisible light signal using an optic, a detector, a detector, and an output. Applications for the invisible light communication system include fixed, deployable, vehicle, and wearable configurations for voice, video and data transmission and receipt in support of a variety of use cases: remote sensing; data exfiltration; remote control, ordnance detonation; tactical chat/messaging; point-to-point and point-to-multipoint audio communications; and full motion video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Dennis L. Gette, Thomas J. McAvoy
  • Patent number: 8042209
    Abstract: Techniques for improving treatment delivered to a target site in a patient include delivering a treatment from a treatment delivery device to a target site in a patient supported by a patient support structure. During the delivery of treatment, a state of the patient is measured to produce real-time measurement data. Measuring the state is non-invasive; and the measured state is a correlated surrogate for position of the target site. Compensating movement data is determined based on the real-time measurement data to cause the target site to maintain a particular spatial relationship with the treatment delivery device. Either the treatment delivery device, or the support structure, or both, are moved based on the compensating movement data. When the delivery device alone is moved, the correlation between measured state and target site is based on partial least squares applied to pre-treatment measurements of both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignees: University of Maryland, University of Maryland
    Inventors: Warren D. D'Souza, X. Cedric Yu, Mohan Suntharalingam, William F. Regine, Thomas J. McAvoy
  • Publication number: 20080212737
    Abstract: Techniques for improving treatment delivered to a target site in a patient include delivering a treatment from a treatment delivery device to a target site in a patient supported by a patient support structure. During the delivery of treatment, a state of the patient is measured to produce real-time measurement data. Measuring the state is non-invasive; and the measured state is a correlated surrogate for position of the target site. Compensating movement data is determined based on the real-time measurement data to cause the target site to maintain a particular spatial relationship with the treatment delivery device. Either the treatment delivery device, or the support structure, or both, are moved based on the compensating movement data. When the delivery device alone is moved, the correlation between measured state and target site is based on partial least squares applied to pre-treatment measurements of both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicants: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND , BALTIMORE, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK
    Inventors: Warren D. D'Souza, X. Cedric Yu, Mohan Suntharalingam, William F. Regine, Thomas J. McAvoy
  • Patent number: 6095681
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for operating a sensor to differentiate between first and second analytes in a sample. The method comprises the steps of determining a input profile for the sensor which will enhance the difference in the output profiles of the sensor as between the first analyte and the second analyte; determining a first analyte output profile as observed when the input profile is applied to the sensor; determining a second analyte output profile as observed when the temperature profile is applied to the sensor; introducing the sensor to the sample while applying the temperature profile to the sensor, thereby obtaining a sample output profile; and evaluating the sample output profile as against the first and second analyte output profiles to thereby determine which of the analytes is present in the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Commerce
    Inventors: Tekin Kunt, Richard E. Cavicchi, Stephen Semancik, Thomas J. McAvoy