Inventor

Charles Whitmer

Inventor

North Bend, WA, US

Overview

2009–2020

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 413 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

A61Bprimary

A61BDiagnosis7%

G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus5%

Y02EReduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution4%

G06FElectric digital data processing4%

G21CNuclear reactors3%

G06QInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes3%

B82YSpecific uses or applications of nanostructures3%

H04WWireless communication networks2%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification2%

G01NInvestigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties2%

PatentTitleYear

10,875,525Ability enhancement2020 10,839,965Nuclear fission reactor, flow control assembly, methods therefor and a flow control assembly system2020 10,785,832Systems and methods for selective sensing and selective thermal heating using nanostructures2020 10,772,507Systems, devices and methods for monitoring breastfeeding2020 10,716,727Garment system including at least one muscle or joint activity sensor and at least one actuator responsive to the sensor and related methods2020 10,667,742Systems, devices and methods for monitoring breastfeeding2020 10,668,305Garment system including at least one therapeutic stimulation delivery device and related methods2020 10,629,338Magnetic plasmonic nanoparticle positioned on a magnetic plasmonic substrate2020 10,609,270Devices, methods and systems for visual imaging arrays2020 10,589,105Method and system for controlling ear stimulation2020 10,520,373Nanostructure sensors and sensing systems2019 10,512,783User interface method and system for ear stimulation2019 10,512,420Systems to monitor body portions for injury after impact2019 10,490,013Vending devices having ad-watching as consideration2019 10,491,796Devices, methods and systems for visual imaging arrays2019 10,456,604Garment system including at least one therapeutic stimulation delivery device and related methods2019 10,406,376Multi-factor control of ear stimulation2019 10,398,902Neural stimulation method and system with audio output2019 10,390,755Monitoring body movement or condition according to motion regimen with conformal electronics2019 10,383,550Monitoring body movement or condition according to motion regimen with conformal electronics2019 10,346,899Identifying one or more substitute automated customized food generation machines for generating one or more substitute customized food items2019 10,335,086Item attachable to a subject and including a sensor for sensing an object that a body portion of the subject may contact2019 10,327,984Controlling ear stimulation in response to image analysis2019 10,318,123Quantified-self machines, circuits and interfaces reflexively related to food fabricator machines and circuits2019 10,311,700Systems with interactive management of environmental objects relative to human appendages2019 10,304,572Nuclear fission igniter2019 10,304,733Connectible nanotube circuit2019 10,293,158Controlling ear stimulation in response to a status of a subject2019 10,279,200Monitoring and treating pain with epidermal electronics2019 10,285,220Nanostructure heaters and heating systems and methods of fabricating the same2019 10,279,201Monitoring and treating pain with epidermal electronics2019 10,262,352Directing one or more users to one or more automated customized food generation machines2019 10,251,541Unobtrusive active eye interrogation2019 10,221,465Material processing systems and methods2019 10,186,333Traveling wave nuclear fission reactor, fuel assembly, and method of utilizing control rods to control burnfront2019 10,184,867Systems and methods for helmet liner evaluation2019 10,181,248Systems to monitor proximity of body portions relative to an environment2019 10,176,505Systems and methods for providing customized food items that are customized based, at least in part, on customized food item integrity preference2019 10,166,466Feedback for enhanced situational awareness2019 10,143,423Systems to monitor body portions for injury after impact2018 10,136,437Automatically adjustable radiofrequency link2018 10,127,361Quantified-self machines and circuits reflexively related to kiosk systems and associated food-and-nutrition machines and circuits2018 10,119,592Vehicle drivetrain with active magnetic bearings2018 10,116,804Systems and methods for positioning a user of a hands-free intercommunication2018 10,115,142Directing one or more users to one or more automated customized food generation machines2018 10,099,053Epidermal electronics to monitor repetitive stress injuries and arthritis2018 10,086,251Systems and methods for determining penalties2018 10,080,495Unobtrusive active eye interrogation2018 10,079,929Determining threats based on information from road-based devices in a transportation-related context2018 10,072,503Dual element turbine blade2018 10,073,179Systems, methods and devices for satellite navigation reconciliation2018 10,074,879Instrumented fluid-surfaced electrode2018 10,067,006Nanostructure sensors and sensing systems2018 10,053,280Systems and methods for providing customized packagings for customized food items that were customized based, at least in part, on customized food item integrity preference2018 10,039,928Ear stimulation with neural feedback sensing2018 10,035,643Systems and methods for providing customized packagings for customized food items that were customized based, at least in part, on customized food item integrity preference2018 10,033,994Systems and methods for differentiating between dominant and weak eyes in 3D display technology2018 10,027,873Devices, methods and systems for visual imaging arrays2018 10,015,931Production of electricity from plants2018 10,015,971Articles and methods for administering CO2018 10,017,392Articles and methods for administering CO2018 10,008,294Methods and systems for migrating fuel assemblies in a nuclear fission reactor2018 9,997,033Systems and methods for monitoring use of rail on a footpath2018 9,995,823Systems and methods for utilizing compressed sensing in an entertainment system2018 9,987,489Controlling ear stimulation in response to electrical contact sensing2018 9,949,411Power supply system and method of managing the same2018 9,942,583Devices, methods and systems for multi-user capable visual imaging arrays2018 9,924,109'Devices, methods, and systems for visual imaging arrays'2018 9,922,733'Methods and systems for migrating fuel assemblies in a nuclear fission reactor'2018 9,922,307'Quantified-self machines, circuits and interfaces reflexively related to food'2018 9,922,518'Notification of incoming projectiles'2018 9,919,779'Natural gas transport vessel'2018 9,905,072'Vending devices having ad-watching as consideration'2018 9,905,217'Active cancellation of noise in temporal bone'2018 9,886,834'Systems to monitor proximity of body portions relative to an environment'2018 9,881,477'Device having a sensor for sensing an object and a communicator for coupling the sensor to a determiner for determining whether a subject may collide with the object'2018 9,876,762Cost-effective mobile connectivity protocols2018 9,866,765'Devices, methods, and systems for visual imaging arrays'2018 9,851,618Enhanced photoluminescence2017 9,844,983Systems and methods for anticipatory tire pressure control2017 9,832,628Cost-effective mobile connectivity protocols2017 9,826,534'Automatically adjustable radiofrequency link'2017 9,824,845'Variable field emission device'2017 9,824,382'Systems and methods for providing customized food items that are customized based, at least in part, on customized food item integrity preference'2017 9,819,184'Balancing power grid parameters using distributed energy control'2017 9,810,819'Camouflage for transmission towers and lines'2017 9,804,303'Systems for tunable nanocube plasmonic resonators and methods for forming'2017 9,799,416'Methods and systems for migrating fuel assemblies in a nuclear fission reactor'2017 9,795,877'Centralized system proving notification of incoming projectiles'2017 9,792,490'Systems and methods for enhancement of facial expressions'2017 9,793,014'Heat pipe fission fuel element'2017 9,786,392'Methods and systems for migrating fuel assemblies in a nuclear fission reactor'2017 9,779,593'Systems and methods for positioning a user of a hands-free intercommunication system'2017 9,781,664'Cost-effective mobile connectivity protocols'2017 9,779,607'Systems to monitor proximity of body portions relative to an environment'2017 9,772,062'Multi-layer phononic crystal thermal insulators'2017 9,754,474'Systems with interactive management of environmental objects relative to human appendages'2017 9,740,893'Systems with interactive management of environmental objects relative to human appendages'2017 9,739,883'Systems and methods for ultrasonic velocity and acceleration detection'2017 9,734,922'System and method for operating a modular nuclear fission deflagration wave reactor'2017 9,730,656'Systems, devices, and methods for lowering dental x-ray dosage including feedback sensors'2017 9,734,689'Systems with interactive management of environmental objects relative to human appendages'2017 9,724,055'Systems, devices, and methods for lowering dental x-ray dosage including feedback sensors'2017 9,719,902'Systems and methods for helmet liner evaluation'2017 9,721,677'Nuclear fission reactor, a vented nuclear fission fuel module, methods therefor, and a vented nuclear fission fuel module system'2017 9,721,679'Nuclear fission reactor fuel assembly adapted to permit expansion of the nuclear fuel contained therein'2017 9,715,159'Enhanced photoluminescence from plasmonic apparatus with two resonant cavity wavelengths'2017 9,716,548'Data center with free-space optical communications'2017 9,704,604'Nuclear fission reactor fuel assembly and system configured for controlled removal of a volatile fission product and heat released by a burn wave in a traveling wave nuclear fission reactor and method for same'2017 9,696,119'Camouflage for transmission towers and lines'2017 9,687,404'Garment system including at least one muscle or joint activity sensor and at least one actuator responsive to the sensor and related methods'2017 9,691,500'Casimir effect memory cell'2017 9,677,147'System and method for annealing nuclear fission reactor materials'2017 9,677,897'Dead reckoning system for vehicles'2017 9,681,557'Metastable gas heating'2017 9,667,034'Enhanced photoluminescence'2017 9,659,673'Nuclear fission reactor fuel assembly and system configured for controlled removal of a volatile fission product and heat released by a burn wave in a traveling wave nuclear fission reactor and method for same'2017 9,655,285'Power supply system and method of managing the same'2017 9,653,187'Standing wave nuclear fission reactor and methods'2017 9,653,128'Systems and methods for acoustic wave enabled data storage'2017 9,642,340'Remote pet monitoring systems and methods'2017 9,648,309'Controllable lenticular lenslets'2017 9,627,114'Magnetic plasmonic nanoparticle positioned on a magnetic plasmonic substrate'2017 9,627,115'Magnetic plasmonic nanoparticle dimer'2017 9,618,618'Systems and methods for ultrasonic position and motion detection'2017 9,617,646'Comminution water contaminant removal system'2017 9,611,057'Systems, methods and devices for satellite navigation'2017 9,605,806'Liquefied breathing gas systems for underground mines'2017 9,587,482'Mining drill with gradient sensing and method of using same'2017 9,591,437'Computational systems and methods for locating a mobile device'2017 9,576,688'Movement of materials in a nuclear reactor'2017 9,562,396'Kinetic penetrator with a retrieval tether'2017 9,565,284'Systems and methods for automatically connecting a user of a hands-free intercommunication system'2017 9,557,635'Ionizing-radiation-responsive compositions, methods, and systems'2017 9,549,406'Automatically adjustable radiofrequency link'2017 9,547,975'Systems and methods for monitoring use of rail on a footpath'2017 9,526,216'System for facilitating cloud formation and cloud precipitation'2016 9,511,634'Systems and methods for anticipatory tire pressure control'2016 9,502,145'Nuclear reactor operation and simulation'2016 9,486,386'Using a 3D display to train a weak eye'2016 9,488,670'Systems and methods for detecting overhead line motion'2016 9,480,991'Radiofrequency particle separator'2016 9,482,737'Computational systems and methods for locating a mobile device'2016 9,481,430'Natural gas transport vessel'2016 9,480,398'Unobtrusive active eye interrogation'2016 9,468,932'Acoustic source fragmentation system for breaking ground material'2016 9,466,368'Connectible nanotube circuit'2016 9,456,648'Systems and methods for helmet liner evaluation'2016 9,457,666'Method and apparatus for supplying auxiliary electrical power to an electric or hybrid vehicle'2016 9,445,809'Gentle touch surgical stapler'2016 9,447,995'Temperature-stabilized storage systems with integral regulated cooling'2016 9,451,394'Cost-effective mobile connectivity protocols'2016 9,443,409'Systems to monitor proximity of body portions relative to an environment'2016 9,443,061'Devices and methods for recording information on a subject\'s body'2016 9,443,623'Nuclear fission reactor fuel assembly and system configured for controlled removal of a volatile fission product and heat released by a burn wave in a traveling wave nuclear fission reactor and method for same'2016 9,437,002'Systems and methods for a dual modality sensor system'2016 9,422,662'Energy efficient dryer systems'2016 9,424,893'Systems and methods for acoustic wave enabled data storage'2016 9,414,752'Embolism deflector'2016 9,408,581'Systems, devices, and methods for lowering dental x-ray dosage including feedback sensors'2016 9,413,396'Storage container including multi-layer insulation composite material having bandgap material'2016 9,412,028'Wheel slip or spin notification'2016 9,407,105'Systems and methods for transferring electrical energy between vehicles'2016 9,405,402'Systems and methods for parallax compensation'2016 9,401,228'Standing wave nuclear fission reactor and methods'2016 9,396,810'Systems and methods for acoustic wave enabled data storage'2016 9,396,814'Systems and methods for acoustic wave enabled data storage'2016 9,395,902'Systems and methods for parallax compensation'2016 9,389,728'Systems and methods for parallax compensation'2016 9,372,016'Temperature-stabilized storage systems with regulated cooling'2016 9,364,151'Quantified-self machines and circuits reflexively related to food-and-nutrition machines and circuits'2016 9,368,028'Determining threats based on information from road-based devices in a transportation-related context'2016 9,357,496'Computational systems and methods for locating a mobile device'2016 9,349,562'Field emission device with AC output'2016 9,339,181'Time-based unobtrusive active eye interrogation'2016 9,341,065'Dual element turbine blade'2016 9,332,393'Computational systems and methods for locating a mobile device'2016 9,321,357'Method and apparatus for supplying auxiliary electrical power to an electric or hybrid vehicle'2016 9,319,662'Systems and methods for differentiating between dominant and weak eyes in 3D display technology'2016 9,320,174'Management of exterior temperatures encountered by user of a portable electronic device in response to an inferred user contact with the portable electronic device'2016 9,295,393'Embolism deflector'2016 9,289,121'Self-aligning unobtrusive active eye interrogation'2016 9,291,400'Management of exterior temperatures encountered by user of a portable electronic device using multiple heat-rejection elements'2016 9,291,399'Management of exterior temperatures encountered by user of a portable electronic device'2016 9,291,297'Multi-layer phononic crystal thermal insulators'2016 9,286,615'Devices and methods for recording information on a subject\'s body'2016 9,281,083'Traveling wave nuclear fission reactor, fuel assembly, and method of controlling burnup therein'2016 9,275,759'Modular nuclear fission reactor'2016 9,269,462'Nuclear fission reactor, a vented nuclear fission fuel module, methods therefor and a vented nuclear fission fuel module system'2016 9,251,405'Systems and methods for enhancement of facial expressions'2016 9,245,254'Enhanced voice conferencing with history, language translation and identification'2016 9,236,150'Standing wave nuclear fission reactor and methods'2016 9,230,695'Nuclear fission igniter'2016 9,216,133'Using a 3D display to train a weak eye'2015 9,214,246'System and method for operating a modular nuclear fission deflagration wave reactor'2015 9,205,969'Temperature-stabilized storage systems'2015 9,207,270'Method and apparatus for measuring negawatt usage of an appliance'2015 9,199,193'Treatment of ruminant exhalations'2015 9,204,518'LED-based secondary general illumination lighting color slaved to alternate general illumination lighting'2015 9,194,937'Computational systems and methods for locating a mobile device'2015 9,179,327'Computational systems and methods for locating a mobile device'2015 9,174,791'Temperature-stabilized storage systems'2015 9,171,690'Variable field emission device'2015 9,159,461'Nuclear fission reactor fuel assembly and system configured for controlled removal of a volatile fission product'2015 9,159,417'Deletable nanotube circuit'2015 9,159,459'Heat pipe nuclear fission deflagration wave reactor cooling'2015 9,161,310'Computational systems and methods for locating a mobile device'2015 9,159,236'Presentation of shared threat information in a transportation-related context'2015 9,154,908'Computational systems and methods for locating a mobile device'2015 9,140,476'Temperature-controlled storage systems'2015 9,139,351'Temperature-stabilized storage systems with flexible connectors'2015 9,138,295'Temperature-stabilized medicinal storage systems'2015 9,135,657'Rewarding independent influencers'2015 9,135,686'Distorting feature compensating'2015 9,131,068'Systems and methods for automatically connecting a user of a hands-free intercommunication system'2015 9,123,049'Promotional correlation with selective vehicle modes'2015 9,107,012'Vehicular threat detection based on audio signals'2015 9,101,297'Time-based unobtrusive active eye interrogation'2015 9,091,015'Energy efficient dryer systems'2015 9,087,222'Computational systems and methods for locating a mobile device'2015 9,081,123'Evanescent electromagnetic wave conversion lenses II'2015 9,081,202'Evanescent electromagnetic wave conversion lenses I'2015 9,083,082'Evanescent electromagnetic wave conversion lenses III'2015 9,073,554'Systems and methods for providing selective control of a vehicle operational mode'2015 9,076,618'Nanotube based nanoelectromechanical device'2015 9,064,152'Vehicular threat detection based on image analysis'2015 9,053,096'Language translation based on speaker-related information'2015 9,052,502'Corrective alignment optics for optical device'2015 9,047,002'Systems and methods for parallax compensation'2015 9,046,683'Adjustable optics for ongoing viewing correction'2015 9,049,758'Multiple-filament tungsten-halogen lighting system having managed tungsten redeposition'2015 9,039,180'Self-aligning unobtrusive active eye interrogation'2015 9,039,179'Unobtrusive active eye interrogation'2015 9,033,497'Optical device with interchangeable corrective elements'2015 9,031,584'Computational systems and methods for locating a mobile device'2015 9,019,632'Negatively-refractive focusing and sensing apparatus, methods, and systems'2015 9,013,564'Controllable lenticular lenslets'2015 9,011,613'System and method for annealing nuclear fission reactor materials'2015 9,004,683'Optical device with active user-based aberration correction'2015 9,008,956'Promotional correlation with selective vehicle modes'2015 8,974,939'Fluid-surfaced electrode'2015 8,970,110'Managed multiple-filament incandescent lighting system'2015 8,970,113'Time-varying field emission device'2015 8,971,043'Management of exterior temperatures encountered by user of a portable electronic device in response to an inferred user contact with the portable electronic device'2015 8,969,848'Materials and configurations of a field emission device'2015 8,968,903'Fluid-surfaced electrode'2015 8,965,288'Cost-effective mobile connectivity protocols'2015 8,946,992'Anode with suppressor grid'2015 8,949,977'Look ahead of links/alter links'2015 8,949,084'Determining a next value of a system-simulation parameter in response to a representation of a plot having the parameter as a dimension'2015 8,942,338'Traveling wave nuclear fission reactor, fuel assembly, and method of controlling burnup therein'2015 8,938,374'Determining a next value of a system-simulation parameter in response to representations of plots having the parameter as a dimension'2015 8,934,166'Customized user options for optical device'2015 8,934,652'Visual presentation of speaker-related information'2015 8,929,505'Nuclear fission reactor, vented nuclear fission fuel module, methods therefor and a vented nuclear fission fuel module system'2015 8,928,228'Embodiments of a field emission device'2015 8,887,944'Temperature-stabilized storage systems configured for storage and stabilization of modular units'2014 8,889,312'Instrumented fluid-surfaced electrode'2014 8,875,807'Optical power for self-propelled mineral mole'2014 8,871,121'Optical and metamaterial devices based on reactive composite materials'2014 8,865,361'Instrumented fluid-surfaced electrode'2014 8,857,539'Mining drill with gradient sensing'2014 8,855,973'Determining a next value of a parameter for system simulation'2014 8,837,058'Emitting and negatively-refractive focusing apparatus, methods, and systems'2014 8,837,677'Method and system for compton scattered X-ray depth visualization, imaging, or information provider'2014 8,831,973'Systems for rewarding influencers'2014 8,817,380'Emitting and negatively-refractive focusing apparatus, methods, and systems'2014 8,818,196'Data center with free-space optical communications'2014 8,808,276'Adaptive dispensation in a digestive tract'2014 8,808,271'Medical or veterinary digestive tract utilization systems and methods'2014 8,810,131'Field emission device with AC output'2014 8,811,638'Audible assistance'2014 8,810,161'Addressable array of field emission devices'2014 8,789,536'Medical or veterinary digestive tract utilization systems and methods'2014 8,793,155'Collecting influence information'2014 8,793,616'Look ahead of links/alter links'2014 8,784,726'System and method for annealing nuclear fission reactor materials'2014 8,773,775'Emitting and negatively-refractive focusing apparatus, methods, and systems'2014 8,773,776'Emitting and negatively-refractive focusing apparatus, methods, and systems'2014 8,774,637'Data center with free-space optical communications'2014 8,773,777'Focusing and sensing apparatus, methods, and systems'2014 8,751,038'Vending devices having ad-watching as consideration'2014 8,751,059'Selective implementation of an optional vehicle mode'2014 8,746,369'Umbilical technique for robotic mineral mole'2014 8,751,058'Selective implementation of an optional vehicle mode'2014 8,736,982'Emitting and focusing apparatus, methods, and systems'2014 8,730,591'Negatively-refractive focusing and sensing apparatus, methods, and systems'2014 8,723,421'Multiple-filament incandescent lighting system managed in response to a sensor detected aspect of a filament'2014 8,721,810'System and method for annealing nuclear fission reactor materials'2014 8,712,250'Data center with free-space optical communications'2014 8,707,964'Medical or veterinary digestive tract utilization systems and methods'2014 8,712,837'Rewarding independent influencers'2014 8,712,005'Nuclear fission reactor, a vented nuclear fission fuel module, methods therefor and a vented nuclear fission fuel module system'2014 8,705,183'Focusing and sensing apparatus, methods, and systems'2014 8,703,259'Multi-layer insulation composite material including bandgap material, storage container using same, and related methods'2014 8,693,242'Nanotube based nanoelectromechanical device'2014 8,692,226'Materials and configurations of a field emission device'2014 8,684,898'Ionizing-radiation-responsive compositions, methods, and systems'2014 8,673,219'Nasal passage insertion device for treatment of ruminant exhalations'2014 8,670,633'Distortion compensated imaging'2014

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2009–2020Based in North Bend, WA, US· patent location history

2011–2018Patents assigned to WHITMER CHARLES (181)· patent assignee history

2011–2018Patents assigned to WOOD JR LOWELL L (178)· patent assignee history

2011–2018Patents assigned to HYDE RODERICK A (170)· patent assignee history

2011–2018Patents assigned to TEGREENE CLARENCE T (154)· patent assignee history

2014–2020Patents assigned to ELWHA LLC (200)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
ELWHA LLC	200	2014–2020
WHITMER CHARLESself	181	2011–2018
WOOD JR LOWELL L	178	2011–2018
HYDE RODERICK A	170	2011–2018
TEGREENE CLARENCE T	154	2011–2018

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
North Bend, Washington, US	413	2009–2020