Wayne F Phillips

US Patent:

20130190702, Jul 25, 2013

Filed:

Aug 13, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/584724

Inventors:

Paul Longo - Portland OR, US
Andrew Barofsky - Lake Oswego OR, US
Wayne Phillips - Hudson WI, US

International Classification:

A61M 35/00

US Classification:

604290, 604310, 604311

Abstract:

Embodiments provide a medical device in the form of an applicator for applying a medical composition to a patient. The applicator includes a body, a tip, and a delivery mechanism. The body defines a storage chamber for the medical composition and has an opening for deploying the medical composition from the storage chamber. The tip covers the opening and has a closed state wherein the tip maintains the medical composition in the storage chamber and an open state wherein the medical composition can be deployed through the opening and the tip.

US Patent:

58053115, Sep 8, 1998

Filed:

Aug 18, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/516682

Inventors:

Wayne G. Phillips - Loveland CO

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Company - Palo Alto CA

International Classification:

H04N 104
H04N 136

US Classification:

358500

Abstract:

An optical scanning device is disclosed that generates data representative of a color image of an object using only one linear photosensor array. Image data corresponding to two or more color components is collected by making multiple incremental, reciprocal displacements of a scanning head with a different filter or other color selection mechanism in place during different incremental displacements. By traversing the scanned object in a series of reciprocal movements, color component data corresponding to relatively small portions of the scanned object is sequentially collected in and then removed from dynamic memory. As this data from each path segment is removed from dynamic memory, it is processed to place it in a correlated form representative of a polychromatic image of that path segment and is then stored in an ordered array in another, typically longer term, memory device such as a hard disk.

US Patent:

57738149, Jun 30, 1998

Filed:

Sep 22, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/532378

Inventors:

Wayne G. Phillips - Loveland CO
Kenneth D. Gennetten - Fort Collins CO
Paul M. Hubel - Mountain View CA
David D. Bohn - Fort Collins CO

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Company - Palo Alto CA

International Classification:

H01J 4014
H04N 907

US Classification:

2502081

Abstract:

A sensor assembly and an optical image color scanner using the sensor assembly. The sensor assembly is of the type having three separate rows of optical sensors. Two of the three sensor rows have color filters and one is unfiltered (receptive to white light). For gray scale scanning, only the unfiltered (white) sensor row is used, thereby maximizing the speed of gray scale scanning. For color scanning, three color values are computed as a linear transformation of values from the two filtered and one unfiltered values. The linear transformation may be as simple as subtracting signals from the two filtered sensor rows from the signal from the unfiltered (white) sensor row. For color scanning, memory buffers are required for two of the three sensor output signals. For highest accuracy in color scanning, the exposure time for the white sensor row is reduced relative to the exposure time for the two filtered sensor rows. An optional white channel bandpass filter (passing all wavelengths within the human visual range and rejecting wavelengths outside the human visual range) provides improved accuracy if the light source has significant wavelengths outside the human visual range.

US Patent:

40516954, Oct 4, 1977

Filed:

Apr 27, 1976

Appl. No.:

5/680542

Inventors:

Wayne E. Phillips - Boulder CO
Glen R. Scheuermann - Hollywood CA

Assignee:

Airco, Inc. - Montvale NJ

International Classification:

F16D 302

US Classification:

64 8

Abstract:

A coupling for use between two rotating shafts in a high-temperature, high-vacuum environment is described. The coupling includes a socket having two closed loop, axially spaced, interior bearing surfaces and a roller having two closed loop, axially spaced, exterior bearing surfaces for rolling contact with the interior bearing surfaces of the socket. The interior and exterior bearing surfaces make rolling contact at two radially opposed and axially spaced locations, and the second shaft is disposed at a desired angle with respect to the first shaft. Means are provided for preventing disengagement of the roller and shaft as they rotate. In a preferred embodiment, the angle between the shafts is constant as they rotate and the roller is sized so that it is easily removed from the socket when the axes of the shafts are approximately aligned. The coupling of this invention enables a substrate to be rotated while supported at a desired angle to a coating vapor source and a substrate heater inside an evacuated chamber.

US Patent:

49492063, Aug 14, 1990

Filed:

Jul 29, 1988

Appl. No.:

7/226280

Inventors:

Wayne Phillips - Arvada CO
David Normen - Boulder CO
Richard Rupp - Berthoud CO

Assignee:

MiniScribe Corporation - Longmont CO

International Classification:

G11B 555

US Classification:

360106

Abstract:

An apparatus for supporting a read/write head at a selected one of a plurality of substantially circular, concrete data tracks and for absorbing the rebound shock of a rotary actuator, the apparatus including a head actuator assembly having at least one read/write head mounted thereon, an actuator housing, and a stationary coil coupled to the head actuator. At least one permanent magnet is fixedly mounted relative to the head actuator. Upper and lower magnetic plates support the permanent magnet and each has at least two cavities which are substantially aligned with, but displaced off-axis from, the cavities of the other plate. At least two crash stops are provided, one to limit pivoting movement of the head actuator at the inner diameter of the hard disk and the other to limit movement of the head actuator at the outer disk diameter. Each of the crash stops is insertably retained within the corresponding cavities of the magnetic plates to preload the crash stops to provide a stopping force immediately upon impact with the carriage. Each crash stop is formed as a steel pin and includes a central generally cylindrical material which reduces the rebound shock of the head actuator after it strikes either of the crash stops.

US Patent:

20210378587, Dec 9, 2021

Filed:

Aug 24, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/410378

Inventors:

- Glendale CO, US
Stephen S. Kurtz - Englewood CO, US
Andrew D. Jackson - Denver CO, US
Wayne Phillips - Gilbert AZ, US

International Classification:

A61B 5/00
A61B 8/08

Abstract:

Provided is a non-invasive system and method for determining a fuel value for a target muscle and potentially at least one indicator muscle. The method includes receiving an ultrasound scan of a target muscle; evaluating at least a portion of the ultrasound scan to determine fuel value within the target muscle; recording the determined fuel value for the muscle as an element of a data set for the muscle; evaluating the fuel data set to determine a value range; and in response to the range being at least above a pre-determined threshold, establishing a target score for the muscle as based on an upper portion of the value range. The method may be repeated to identify ranges for a plurality of muscles, the muscle with the greatest range being identified as an indicator muscle. Based on these findings the muscles estimated fuel level, fuel rating and energy status may be determined. An associated system is also disclosed.

US Patent:

20210338196, Nov 4, 2021

Filed:

Jul 13, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/374779

Inventors:

- Glendale CO, US
Stephen S. Kurtz - Englewood CO, US
Andrew D. Jackson - Denver CO, US
Wayne Phillips - Gilbert AZ, US

International Classification:

A61B 8/08
A61B 8/00

Abstract:

Provided is a non-invasive system and method of determining pennation angle and/or fascicle length based on image processing. An ultrasound scan image is processed to facilitate distinguishing of muscle fiber and tendon. The processed ultrasound scan image is then analyzed. The pennation angle and/or fascicle length is determined based on the analysis. An example method includes receiving an ultrasound scan image of at least a portion of a skin layer as disposed above one or more additional tissue layers, the image provided by a plurality of pixels. The method continues by introducing noise into the pixels of the image and thresholding the pixels of the image to provide a binary image having a plurality of structural elements of different sizes. The method continues with morphing the structural elements of the binary image to remove small structural elements and connect large structural elements. With this resulting image, the method distinguishes muscle fiber and tendon from remaining elements and determines the pennation angle and/or the fascicle length from the muscle fiber and the tendon. Associated apparatuses and computer program products are also disclosed.

US Patent:

20210321979, Oct 21, 2021

Filed:

Jun 30, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/363780

Inventors:

- Glendale CO, US
Stephen S. Kurtz - Englewood CO, US
Andrew D. Jackson - Denver CO, US
Wayne Phillips - Gilbert AZ, US

International Classification:

A61B 8/08
A61B 8/00

Abstract:

Provided is a non-invasive system and method of determining muscle tissue quality based on image processing. The non-invasive system and method includes determining muscle intramuscular fat content. The methods includes receiving at least one ultrasound scan image of at least a portion of a skin layer as disposed above one or more additional tissue layers, the skin layer defining a horizontal axis and the image provided by a plurality of pixels. The method continues by blurring the pixels of the image and thresholding the pixels of the image to provide an image having a plurality of structural elements of different sizes and gray scale. The method continues with morphing the structural elements of the image to remove small structural elements and connect large structural elements. With this resulting image, the method distinguishes muscle tissue from remaining elements. A ratio of black to white elements is evaluated to determine the muscle tissue quality or intramuscular fat content. Associated apparatuses and computer program products are also disclosed.