Inventor

Lowell L. Wood, Jr.

Inventor

Bellevue, WA, US

Overview

1977–2021

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 1,955 as inventor

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

A61Bprimary

A61BDiagnosis7%

G06FElectric digital data processing5%

G06QInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes4%

G16HHealthcare informatics, i.e. information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical or healthcare data4%

A61MDevices for introducing media into, or onto, the body4%

A61NElectrotherapy3%

A61KPreparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes3%

A61FFilters implantable into blood vessels2%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification2%

Y02EReduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution2%

PatentTitleYear

11,012,552Wireless device with an aggregate user interface for controlling other devices2021 10,987,048Systems, methods, and devices to incentivize inhaler use2021 10,941,971Temperature-controlled portable cooling units2021 10,875,525Ability enhancement2020 10,874,577Obtaining, with a sleep-apnea device, information related to sleep-apnea events and sleep-apnea treatment, and correlating sleep apnea events and sleep-apnea treatment with subject lifestyle and wellbeing2020 10,853,819Cost-effective resource apportionment technologies suitable for facilitating therapies2020 10,839,965Nuclear fission reactor, flow control assembly, methods therefor and a flow control assembly system2020 10,826,335Ad-hoc wireless sensor package2020 10,825,441Steerable acoustic resonating transducer systems and methods2020 10,820,855Systems, methods, and devices to incentivize inhaler use2020 10,788,624Artificially-structured materials with smart elements2020 10,786,626Methods and systems for modifying bioactive agent use2020 10,785,832Systems and methods for selective sensing and selective thermal heating using nanostructures2020 10,783,989Devices, systems, and methods for automated data collection2020 10,780,017Treating sleep apnea with negative pressure2020 10,765,817Methods, systems, and devices related to delivery of alcohol with an inhaler2020 10,758,673Systems for dispensing a medicament to a subject and related methods2020 10,733,396Systems and methods for scanning a user environment and evaluating data of interest2020 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 10,707,683Directing or modulating electrical power drawn by one or more loads from a solar photovoltaic module array while maintaining a buffer margin2020 10,706,979Controlling spatial position of a propagating nuclear fission deflagration wave within a burning wavefront heat generating region2020 10,705,203Multi-elevational antenna systems and methods of use2020 10,692,599Patient medical support system and related method2020 10,683,365Tubular nanostructure targeted to cell membrane2020 10,679,309Evidence-based healthcare information management protocols2020 10,681,199Wireless device with an aggregate user interface for controlling other devices2020 10,674,685Systems and methods for selective pollination2020 10,671,168Tactile feedback generated by non-linear interaction of surface acoustic waves2020 10,673,145Antenna system facilitating reduction of interfering signals2020 10,668,305Garment system including at least one therapeutic stimulation delivery device and related methods2020 10,665,332Systems and methods for facilitating physiological data collection prior to appointment2020 10,646,602Methods and systems for sterilization2020 10,629,338Magnetic plasmonic nanoparticle positioned on a magnetic plasmonic substrate2020 10,610,635Device, system, and method including micro-patterned cell treatment array2020 10,609,270Devices, methods and systems for visual imaging arrays2020 10,606,989Computational systems and methods for verifying personal information during transactions2020 10,596,365Garment system including at least one sensor and at least one actuator responsive to the sensor and related methods2020 10,589,105Method and system for controlling ear stimulation2020 10,587,156Systems and methods for providing wireless power to a power-receiving device, and related power-receiving devices2020 10,575,834Devices and methods for profiling microbiota of skin2020 10,575,476Reflective articles and methods for increasing photosynthesis2020 10,575,093Portable electronic device directed audio emitter arrangement system and method2020 10,572,629Combination treatment selection methods and systems2020 10,559,380Evidence-based healthcare information management protocols2020 10,552,581Evidence-based healthcare information management protocols2020 10,548,760Correlating a condition of a subject with a degree of sleep apnea being experienced by the subject2020 10,546,295Computational systems and methods for regulating information flow during interactions2020 10,546,652Computational systems for biomedical data2020 10,546,651Modifying a cosmetic product based on a microbe profile2020 10,546,306Computational systems and methods for regulating information flow during interactions2020 10,537,262Systems and methods for detecting strokes2020 10,539,941Energy dissipative cushioning elements2020 10,535,437Method, system, and apparatus for the thermal storage of nuclear reactor generated energy2020 10,528,913Evidence-based healthcare information management protocols2020 10,531,190Portable electronic device directed audio system and method2020 10,523,618Computational systems and methods for identifying a communications partner2019 10,518,877Inter-vehicle communication for hazard handling for an unoccupied flying vehicle (UFV)2019 10,520,373Nanostructure sensors and sensing systems2019 10,512,420Systems to monitor body portions for injury after impact2019 10,512,783User interface method and system for ear stimulation2019 10,503,872Computational systems for biomedical data2019 10,490,013Vending devices having ad-watching as consideration2019 10,491,796Devices, methods and systems for visual imaging arrays2019 10,491,050Ad hoc wireless sensor package2019 10,475,142Evidence-based healthcare information management protocols2019 10,469,830Unauthorized viewer detection system and method2019 10,456,604Garment system including at least one therapeutic stimulation delivery device and related methods2019 10,460,080Accessing predictive data2019 10,448,815Imaging via blood vessels2019 10,455,284Dynamic customization and monetization of audio-visual content2019 10,448,929Systems, methods, and devices for assessing microbiota of skin2019 10,445,846Cost-effective resource apportionment technologies suitable for facilitating therapies2019 10,426,857Systems, devices, and methods including implantable devices with anti-microbial properties2019 10,430,557Monitoring treatment compliance using patient activity patterns2019 10,429,514Unoccupied flying vehicle (UFV) location assurance2019 10,420,666Apparatus, system, and method for controlling movement of an orthopedic joint prosthesis in a mammalian subject2019 10,411,343Electromagnetic beam steering antenna2019 10,406,376Multi-factor control of ear stimulation2019 10,406,018Correlating a condition of a subject with a degree of sleep apnea being experienced by the subject2019 10,409,088Adjustable contact lens system2019 10,402,927Evidence-based healthcare information management protocols2019 10,398,902Neural stimulation method and system with audio output2019 10,402,637Autogenerating video from text2019 10,403,147Systems and methods for automatically documenting an accident2019 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 10,376,357Intraocular lens systems and related methods2019 10,368,496Systems and methods for pruning plants2019 10,371,814Systems and methods for detecting soil characteristics2019 10,358,945Heat engine system2019 10,348,948Mobile device for requesting the capture of an image2019 10,346,899Identifying one or more substitute automated customized food generation machines for generating one or more substitute customized food items2019 10,348,884Customized hardware selection for a mobile phone2019 10,342,735Multi-monodose containers2019 10,336,453System and method for payload management for unmanned aircraft2019 10,335,086Item attachable to a subject and including a sensor for sensing an object that a body portion of the subject may contact2019 10,340,034Evidence-based healthcare information management protocols2019 10,327,984Controlling ear stimulation in response to image analysis2019 10,314,733Sensor-based control of active wearable system2019 10,318,123Quantified-self machines, circuits and interfaces reflexively related to food fabricator machines and circuits2019 10,319,471Computational systems and methods for health services planning and matching2019 10,311,293Photonic fence2019 10,311,700Systems with interactive management of environmental objects relative to human appendages2019 10,304,572Nuclear fission igniter2019 10,301,789Biomass storage system2019 10,304,068Estimating fees and costs incurred by a patient receiving a healthcare service2019 10,304,733Connectible nanotube circuit2019 10,296,720Computational systems and methods related to nutraceuticals2019 10,293,158Controlling ear stimulation in response to a status of a subject2019 10,291,983Portable electronic device directed audio system and method2019 10,290,372Systems and devices for controlling delivery of breast milk supplementation2019 10,285,220Nanostructure heaters and heating systems and methods of fabricating the same2019 10,279,200Monitoring and treating pain with epidermal electronics2019 10,279,906Automated hazard handling routine engagement2019 10,279,201Monitoring and treating pain with epidermal electronics2019 10,278,864Systems and methods for chromatic aberration correction2019 10,271,772Systems and methods for warning of a protruding body part of a wheelchair occupant2019 10,271,591Protective garment systems for protecting an individual and methods of using the same2019 10,265,219Wound dressing monitoring systems including appurtenances for wound dressings2019 10,260,819Thermosiphons for use with temperature-regulated storage devices2019 10,263,936Computational systems and methods for identifying a communications partner2019 10,262,352Directing one or more users to one or more automated customized food generation machines2019 10,251,541Unobtrusive active eye interrogation2019 10,249,921Fast thermal dumping for batteries2019 10,245,366Implantable heart treatment systems, devices, and methods2019 10,237,613Methods and systems for viewing dynamically customized audio-visual content2019 10,235,737Interactive surgical drape, system, and related methods2019 10,232,165Garment system including at least one sensor and at least one actuator responsive to the sensor and related methods2019 10,236,080Patient medical support system and related method2019 10,234,594Security scanning device2019 10,232,102Implantable heart treatment systems, devices, and methods2019 10,230,267Ad-hoc wireless sensor package2019 10,226,219Interactive surgical drape, system, and related methods2019 10,226,212Appurtenances to cavity wound dressings2019 10,229,607Systems and methods for competency training and use authorization for dispensing an agent2019 10,220,311System and method for game playing using vestibular stimulation2019 10,221,465Material processing systems and methods2019 10,219,789Systems, methods, and devices for assessing microbiota of skin2019 10,217,177Electronically determining compliance of a medical treatment of a subject with a medical treatment plan for the subject2019 10,207,723Train suspension control systems and methods2019 10,199,793Method and system for pumping of an optical resonator2019 10,198,729Computational systems and methods for regulating information flow during interactions2019 10,184,867Systems and methods for helmet liner evaluation2019 10,186,333Traveling wave nuclear fission reactor, fuel assembly, and method of utilizing control rods to control burnfront2019 10,186,395Microstructured surface with low work function2019 10,182,869Systems and methods for wearable injection guides2019 10,185,814Computational systems and methods for verifying personal information during transactions2019 10,181,247System and method for impact prediction and proximity warning2019 10,181,248Systems to monitor proximity of body portions relative to an environment2019 10,181,314Portable electronic device directed audio targeted multiple user system and method2019 10,176,505Systems and methods for providing customized food items that are customized based, at least in part, on customized food item integrity preference2019 10,165,975Pregnancy monitoring devices, systems, and related methods2019 10,169,821Systems and methods for insurance based upon status of vehicle software2019 10,170,831Systems, methods and devices for mechanically producing patterns of electromagnetic energy2019 10,169,339Context-sensitive query enrichment2019 10,171,677Systems and methods for monitoring sound during an in-building emergency2019 10,165,973Pregnancy monitoring devices, systems, and related methods2019 10,166,466Feedback for enhanced situational awareness2019 10,165,974Pregnancy monitoring devices, systems, and related methods2019 10,159,439Devices and methods for remote hydration measurement2018 10,163,403Systems and methods for producing narrowband images2018 10,158,928Appurtenances for reporting information regarding wound dressings2018 10,154,897Intraocular lens systems and related methods2018 10,143,423Systems to monitor body portions for injury after impact2018 10,141,073Systems and methods for controlling acquisition of sensor information2018 10,140,424Modifying a cosmetic product based on a microbe profile2018 10,137,024Apparatus, system, and method for controlling movement of an orthopedic joint prosthesis in a mammalian subject2018 10,130,301Devices and methods for remote hydration measurement2018 10,134,342Systems and methods for producing narrowband images2018 10,136,437Automatically adjustable radiofrequency link2018 10,135,302Mobile phone having a wireless power module2018 10,130,518Appurtenances including sensors for reporting information regarding wound dressings2018 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 10,112,710Motor vehicle with captive aircraft2018 10,114,461Tactile control system2018 10,098,995Implantable heart treatment systems, devices, and methods2018 10,099,379Systems, devices, and methods including a wheelchair-assist robot2018 10,099,053Epidermal electronics to monitor repetitive stress injuries and arthritis2018 10,092,692Method and system for modulating neural activity2018 10,095,836Computational systems for biomedical data2018 10,093,194Communication and control system and method regarding electric vehicle for wireless electric vehicle electrical energy transfer2018 10,094,921Multi-elevational antenna systems and methods of use2018 10,086,251Systems and methods for determining penalties2018 10,086,938Systems and methods for drone marking of airborne materials2018 10,080,495Unobtrusive active eye interrogation2018 10,080,823Substrates for nitric oxide releasing devices2018 10,076,241Vision system responsive to a presence of a wearable ophthalmic element2018 10,076,409Vision system responsive to a presence of a wearable ophthalmic element2018 10,077,122Method of packaging multi-monodose containers2018 10,079,929Determining threats based on information from road-based devices in a transportation-related context2018 10,079,811Computational systems and methods for encrypting data for anonymous storage2018 10,072,503Dual element turbine blade2018 10,074,113Computational systems and methods for disambiguating search terms corresponding to network members2018 10,073,179Systems, methods and devices for satellite navigation reconciliation2018 10,074,879Instrumented fluid-surfaced electrode2018 10,068,303Computational systems for biomedical data2018 10,067,006Nanostructure sensors and sensing systems2018 10,065,739Systems and methods for drone tracking of airborne materials2018 10,068,446Detection and classification of abnormal sounds2018 10,052,159Systems and methods for wearable injection guides2018 10,052,469Tattooing systems and methods2018 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 10,056,219Applications of graphene grids in vacuum electronics2018 10,042,980Providing assistance related to health2018 10,039,909Fluid spraying apparatuses, and related systems and methods2018 10,039,928Ear stimulation with neural feedback sensing2018 10,042,083Systems and methods for microwave sensing of object properties2018 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 10,033,185Systems and methods for controlled startup of electrical devices loading a power line2018 10,032,060Reporting imaged portions of a patient's body part2018 10,022,486Device, system, and method including micro-patterned cell treatment array2018 10,027,873Devices, methods and systems for visual imaging arrays2018 10,019,000Unmanned device utilization methods and systems2018 10,016,249Accessing predictive data2018 10,015,971Articles and methods for administering CO2018 10,015,931Production of electricity from plants2018 10,016,341Systems and devices for controlling delivery of breast milk supplementation2018 10,017,392Articles and methods for administering CO2018 10,011,180Communication and control system and method regarding electric vehicle charging equipment for wireless electric vehicle electrical energy transfer2018 10,007,820Systems and methods for scanning a user environment and evaluating data of interest2018 10,008,750Load-managed electrochemical energy generation system2018 10,008,286Self-testing data storage devices and methods2018 10,006,994Systems and methods for detecting soil characteristics2018 10,008,294Methods and systems for migrating fuel assemblies in a nuclear fission reactor2018 10,001,496Systems for allergen detection2018 9,999,776Secure operation of implanted device2018 9,997,033Systems and methods for monitoring use of rail on a footpath2018 9,993,852Surface cleaning unmanned aerial vehicle2018 9,997,913Systems and methods for operation of an AC power supply distribution circuit2018 9,997,495Non-contacting inductive interconnects2018 9,995,823Systems and methods for utilizing compressed sensing in an entertainment system2018 9,987,592Systems and methods for abating waste methane2018 9,989,077Systems and methods for selective control of fuel tanks2018 9,987,489Controlling ear stimulation in response to electrical contact sensing2018 9,980,427Systems and methods for sorting seedlings for planting2018 9,975,561Power system for locomotives2018 9,973,111Graphene sheet and nanomechanical resonator2018 9,968,523Systems and devices for controlling delivery of breast milk supplementation2018 9,969,490Motor vehicle with captive aircraft2018 9,972,403Self-testing data storage devices and methods2018 9,956,531Device including multilayer membrane to control fluid drainage and methods of use thereof2018 9,949,411Power supply system and method of managing the same2018 9,946,922Photonic fence2018 9,947,452Electrical device with emergency cooling system2018 9,941,552Electrochemical energy generation system having individually controllable cells2018 9,942,951Microwave heating element2018 9,942,583Devices, methods and systems for multi-user capable visual imaging arrays2018 9,940,683Managing a risk of a liability that is incurred if a subject treated for a condition is retreated within a specified time period2018 9,936,114Mobile device for requesting the capture of an image2018 9,930,898Pasteurization system and method2018 9,928,485'Computational systems and methods for regulating information flow during interactions'2018 9,924,642'Harvesting and grafting of trees'2018 9,925,122'Systems and methods for controlling delivery of breast milk supplementation'2018 9,919,112'Active lubrication of penetrating devices'2018 9,919,779'Natural gas transport vessel'2018 9,919,797'System and method for operation and management of reconfigurable unmanned aircraft'2018 9,924,109'Devices, methods, and systems for visual imaging arrays'2018 9,923,271'Antenna system having at least two apertures facilitating reduction of interfering signals'2018 9,922,307'Quantified-self machines, circuits and interfaces reflexively related to food'2018 9,921,583'Package management system for robotic vehicles'2018 9,922,518'Notification of incoming projectiles'2018 9,922,733'Methods and systems for migrating fuel assemblies in a nuclear fission reactor'2018 9,919,111'Active lubrication of penetrating devices'2018 9,917,424'Polarized lightning arrestors'2018 9,912,379'Beam power with receiver priority selection'2018 9,911,335'Systems and methods for automatically documenting an accident'2018 9,911,165'Computational systems and methods for health services planning and matching'2018 9,902,491'Reconfigurable unmanned aircraft system'2018 9,905,217'Active cancellation of noise in temporal bone'2018 9,903,691'Electro-shock projectile launcher'2018 9,905,072'Vending devices having ad-watching as consideration'2018 9,900,668'Ad-hoc wireless sensor package'2018 9,899,106'Method and system for providing fuel in a nuclear reactor'2018 9,892,807'Method, system, and apparatus for selectively transferring thermoelectrically generated electric power to nuclear reactor operation systems'2018 9,892,435'Computational systems and methods for health services planning and matching'2018 9,893,369'Managed access electrochemical energy generation system'2018 9,893,551'Ad-hoc wireless sensor package'2018 9,893,026'Systems, methods and devices for inter-substrate coupling'2018 9,886,729'Computational systems and methods for health services planning and matching'2018 9,886,941'Portable electronic device directed audio targeted user system and method'2018 9,887,177'Systems, methods and devices for inter-substrate coupling'2018 9,886,834'Systems to monitor proximity of body portions relative to an environment'2018 9,878,786'System and method for operation and management of reconfigurable unmanned aircraft'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 9,878,787'System and method for operating unmanned aircraft'2018 9,879,579'Systems and methods for managing emissions from an engine of a vehicle'2018 9,878,631'System and method for predictive control of an energy storage system for a vehicle'2018 9,875,719Identifying a characteristic of an individual utilizing facial recognition and providing a display for the individual2018 9,876,762Cost-effective mobile connectivity protocols2018 9,864,839'Systems, devices, and method for determining treatment compliance including tracking, registering, etc. of medical staff, patients, instrumentation, events, etc. according to a treatment staging plan'2018 9,866,765'Devices, methods, and systems for visual imaging arrays'2018 9,858,540'Computational systems and methods for health services planning and matching'2018 9,852,818Systems and methods for controlling reactivity in a nuclear fission reactor2017 9,851,618Enhanced photoluminescence2017 9,848,760Devices for continual monitoring and introduction of gastrointestinal microbes2017 9,851,109Heating device with condensing counter-flow heat exchanger and method of operating the same2017

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2002–2010Based in Simi Valley, CA, US· patent location history

2005–2019Based in Livermore, CA, US· patent location history

2008–2020Patents assigned to WOOD JR LOWELL L (973)· patent assignee history

2008–2020Patents assigned to HYDE RODERICK A (736)· patent assignee history

2008–2020Patents assigned to TEGREENE CLARENCE T (448)· patent assignee history

2008–2021Based in Bellevue, WA, US· patent location history

2010–2016Patents assigned to INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I LLC (864)· patent assignee history

2013–2021Patents assigned to ELWHA LLC (760)· patent assignee history

2019Based in Bellvue, WA, US· patent location history

2021Based in San Francisco, CA, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
WOOD JR LOWELL Lself	973	2008–2020
INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I LLC	864	2010–2016
ELWHA LLC	760	2013–2021
HYDE RODERICK A	736	2008–2020
TEGREENE CLARENCE T	448	2008–2020

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Bellevue, Washington, US	1703	2008–2021
Livermore, California, US	242	2005–2019
Simi Valley, California, US	4	2002–2010
San Francisco, California, US	1	2021
Bellvue, Washington, US	1	2019