Patents by Inventor William E. McGrady, II

William E. McGrady, II 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).

  • Virtual reality entertainment system for treatment of phantom limb pain and methods for making and using same
    Patent number: 8568231
    Abstract: Visual feedback systems and methods implementing the system are disclosed that use computer generated images of lost limbs to display visual images of the limb being used in activities on a display unit providing visual feedback of the use of the missing limb to the brain to ameliorate, reduce, treat or eliminate phantom limb pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Daneshvari R. Solanki, Thomas K. Doan, William E. McGrady, II
  • Digital endotracheal tube sound acquisition and localization device
    Patent number: 8038629
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for determining proper endotreachal placement is disclosed. The apparatus includes an audio receiver having a body, a microphone mount in a center thereof the body and an audio cavity, an audio processing unit; and a signal cable connected at a first end to the microphone and at a second end, where the receiver is adapted to be positioned in a suprasternal notch of a patient and the acoustic signal detected after inflation of a balloon associated with an endotracheal tube. The method uses the apparatus to detect and analyze an audio signal. The audio signal is then used to confirm endotracheal tube placement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Daneshvari R. Solanki, Thomas K. Doan, William E. McGrady, II
  • VIRTUAL REALITY ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM FOR TREATMENT OF PHANTOM LIMB PAIN AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME
    Publication number: 20110065505
    Abstract: Visual feedback systems and methods implementing the system are disclosed that use computer generated images of lost limbs to display visual images of the limb being used in activities on a display unit providing visual feedback of the use of the missing limb to the brain to ameliorate, reduce, treat or eliminate phantom limb pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
    Inventors: Daneshvari R. Solanki, Thomas K. Doan, William E. McGrady, II
  • DIGITAL ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE SOUND ACQUISITION AND LOCALIZATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20090099479
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for determining proper endotreachal placement is disclosed. The apparatus includes an audio receiver having a body, a microphone mount in a center thereof the body and an audio cavity, an audio processing unit; and a signal cable connected at a first end to the microphone and at a second end, where the receiver is adapted to be positioned in a suprasternal notch of a patient and the acoustic signal detected after inflation of a balloon associated with an endotracheal tube. The method uses the apparatus to detect and analyze an audio signal. The audio signal is then used to confirm endotracheal tube placement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: The Board of Regents of The University of Texas Syatem
    Inventors: Daneshvari R. Solanki, Thomas K. Doan, William E. McGrady, II