公开(公告)号：US20130081479A1

公开(公告)日：2013-04-04

申请号：US13631971

申请日：2012-09-29

申请人： CRAIG MILLER ,  MICHAEL STURDEVANT ,  WILLIAM KAIGLER

发明人： CRAIG MILLER ,  MICHAEL STURDEVANT ,  WILLIAM KAIGLER

IPC分类号： G01L1/02 ,  A61B5/024 ,  A61B5/08

CPC分类号： A61B5/1113 ,  G01L1/02 ,  G06F19/3418 ,  G06F19/3456 ,  G16H40/40 ,  G16H50/20

摘要： A presence sensor system includes at least one resilient extending member defining an enclosed sensing volume. The sensing volume includes a fluid therein. A pressure within the sensing volume changes upon application of force to the extending member. The presence sensor system further includes a pressure sensor in fluid connection with the sensing volume, a processor system in communicative connection with the pressure sensor and a communication system in communicative connection with the processor system. In a number of embodiments, the presence sensor system is adapted to determine a pressure threshold associated with onset of presence after being placed in use.

摘要翻译： 存在传感器系统包括限定封闭的感测体积的至少一个弹性延伸构件。 感测体积包括其中的流体。 感测体积内的压力在对延伸部件施加力时发生变化。 存在传感器系统还包括与感测体积流体连接的压力传感器，与压力传感器通信连接的处理器系统和与处理器系统通信连接的通信系统。 在多个实施例中，存在传感器系统适于确定在放置使用之后与存在的开始相关联的压力阈值。

公开(公告)号：US20120056746A1

公开(公告)日：2012-03-08

申请号：US13222478

申请日：2011-08-31

申请人： WILLIAM KAIGLER ,  MICHAEL STURDEVANT ,  JERRY CONNELLY ,  CRAIG MILLER

发明人： WILLIAM KAIGLER ,  MICHAEL STURDEVANT ,  JERRY CONNELLY ,  CRAIG MILLER

IPC分类号： G08B23/00 ,  G06F19/00

CPC分类号： G06F19/3418 ,  A61B5/0022 ,  A61B2505/07 ,  G16H50/20

摘要： A system for monitoring wellness of a person, includes a local system in the vicinity of the person. The local system includes a plurality of sensor systems. Each of the plurality of sensor systems is associated with at least one monitored system to monitor changes in state of the monitored systems caused by activity or lack of activity of the person. The local system further includes a local data communication device in communicative connection with each of the plurality of sensor system to receive data from each of the plurality of sensor systems. The system further includes a remote system in communication with the local data communication device. The remote system includes a processing system to process data from the plurality of sensor system based upon predetermined rules. The local data communication device is programmed to transmit data to the remote system. The data transmitted to the remote system includes information on state history of the monitored systems. The data on state history may, for example, include at least a time of a change in from a first state to a second and data related to duration of the second state.

摘要翻译： 用于监测人的健康的系统包括在该人附近的本地系统。 本地系统包括多个传感器系统。 多个传感器系统中的每一个与至少一个被监视的系统相关联，以监测由活动或人的活动缺乏引起的被监视系统的状态变化。 本地系统还包括与多个传感器系统中的每一个进行通信连接的本地数据通信设备，以从多个传感器系统中的每一个接收数据。 该系统还包括与本地数据通信设备通信的远程系统。 远程系统包括处理系统，用于基于预定的规则处理来自多个传感器系统的数据。 本地数据通信设备被编程为将数据传输到远程系统。 发送到远程系统的数据包括关于所监视系统的状态历史的信息。 关于状态历史的数据可以例如包括从第一状态到第二状态的变化的至少一个时间以及与第二状态的持续时间有关的数据。

公开(公告)号：US5438981A

公开(公告)日：1995-08-08

申请号：US129950

申请日：1993-09-30

申请人： John R. Starr ,  Eric W. Starr ,  William Kaigler ,  John R. Pujol ,  Pat Devinney ,  Andrew Serowski

发明人： John R. Starr ,  Eric W. Starr ,  William Kaigler ,  John R. Pujol ,  Pat Devinney ,  Andrew Serowski

IPC分类号： A61M16/20 ,  A62B7/12 ,  A62B9/02 ,  A62B18/02 ,  A62B18/10

CPC分类号： A62B7/12 ,  A61M16/208

摘要： A self-regulating valve device adapted for use with respiratory equipment of a type which produces a pressurized flow of breathing gas. The valve device affords automatic access to the ambient atmosphere in the event of respiratory equipment malfunction and includes a primary inlet, a secondary inlet and an outlet. The primary inlet is adapted for connection to a ported exhalation valve which, in turn, is connected to one end of an elongated flexible tube, the opposite end of which is connected to a gas flow generator. The outlet, in turn, is connected to the inlet of an oral, nasal or oral/nasal respiratory mask respectively adapted to cover the patient's mouth, nose or mouth and nose. The valve device further comprises a pressure-responsive valve element for regulating gas flow into the inlet of the respiratory mask. In accordance with a further aspect of the invention, there is additionally provided a diffuser element positioned generally at the valve outlet/mask inlet junction. The diffuser element diffuses or disperses the flow of incoming gas (pressurized or ambient) to the mask, whereby the patient's comfort is enhanced while undergoing treatment for sleep apnea, or other respiratory treatment.

摘要翻译： 一种自调节阀装置，适用于产生加压呼吸气体流的类型的呼吸设备。 在发生呼吸设备故障的情况下，阀装置可自动进入环境大气，并包括主入口，次入口和出口。 主入口适于连接到便携式呼气阀，该呼气阀又连接到细长柔性管的一端，其另一端连接到气流发生器。 出口又连接到分别适合于覆盖患者的嘴，鼻或嘴和鼻的口腔，鼻腔或口腔/鼻呼吸面罩的入口。 阀装置还包括用于调节进入呼吸面罩入口的气流的压力响应阀元件。 根据本发明的另一方面，还提供了通常位于阀出口/掩模入口接合处的扩散器元件。 扩散器元件将进入的气体（加压或环境）的流扩散或分散到面罩中，由此当进行睡眠呼吸暂停或其它呼吸治疗的治疗时，患者的舒适度得到增强。

公开(公告)号：US20130085688A1

公开(公告)日：2013-04-04

申请号：US13631964

申请日：2012-09-29

申请人： CRAIG MILLER ,  MICHAEL STURDEVANT ,  WILLIAM KAIGLER

发明人： CRAIG MILLER ,  MICHAEL STURDEVANT ,  WILLIAM KAIGLER

IPC分类号： G01F1/66 ,  G06F19/00

CPC分类号： G01F1/66

摘要： A sensor system to monitor water usage in a conduit system includes at least one acoustic sensor adapted to be placed in operative connection with a conduit of the conduit system, a power supply, a processor system in communicative connection with the acoustic sensor, and a communication system in communicative connection with the processor system. The sensor system is adapted to determine from output from the acoustic sensor at least start of flow and cessation of flow in the conduit system.

摘要翻译： 用于监测管道系统中的用水量的传感器系统包括至少一个声学传感器，其适用于与导管系统的管道，电源，与声学传感器通信连接的处理器系统和通信 系统与处理器系统进行通信连接。 传感器系统适于从声学传感器的输出确定管道系统中至少开始流动和停止流动。

公开(公告)号：US20220215959A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-07

申请号：US17602447

申请日：2020-04-10

申请人： William Kaigler ,  Christian Kebekus

发明人： William Kaigler ,  Christian Kebekus

IPC分类号： G16H50/20 ,  A61M16/06 ,  A61M21/02 ,  A61M16/00

摘要： A method of managing sleep therapy includes inputting characterization data associated with each of a plurality of patients into a database system stored in a memory system and inputting outcome data associated with each of the plurality of patients resulting from use of one of a plurality of interface systems in sleep therapy. The method further includes determining a management option for sleep therapy for a person via execution of the algorithm based at least in part upon an optimization of at least one outcome parameter for the person predicted by at least one model of the algorithm based at least in part upon characterization data of the person input into the database system.

公开(公告)号：US20130340500A1

公开(公告)日：2013-12-26

申请号：US13829583

申请日：2013-03-14

申请人： CRAIG MILLER ,  MICHAEL STURDEVANT ,  WILLIAM KAIGLER

发明人： CRAIG MILLER ,  MICHAEL STURDEVANT ,  WILLIAM KAIGLER

IPC分类号： G01N25/56

CPC分类号： G01N25/56

摘要： A method of monitoring a space to determine at least one change in state related to at least one activity includes analyzing an amount of water vapor in the air over time and relating a change in the amount of water vapor in the air over time to the at least one change in state. In a number of embodiments, the at least one change in state is related to a kitchen activity which causes a change in the amount of water vapor in the air. Changes in dew point over time may, for example, are determined. In a number of embodiments, changes in dew point over time are determined by measuring temperature and relative humidity over time and determining dew point from measured temperature and measured relative humidity. Changes in dew point over time may, for example, used to identify or distinguish the activity from a plurality of possible activities associated with the change in state. At least one of change in dew point, change in relative humidity and change in temperature over time may be used (either alone or in any combination thereof) to identify the activity associated with the change in state.

摘要翻译： 监测空间以确定与至少一个活动相关的至少一个状态变化的方法包括分析一段时间内空气中水蒸气的量，并将空气中的水蒸汽量随着时间的变化与之相关联 至少有一个国家的变化。 在多个实施例中，状态的至少一个改变与厨房活动相关，厨房活动导致空气中的水蒸气量的变化。 例如，可以确定露点随时间的变化。 在多个实施方案中，随着时间的变化通过测量温度和相对湿度随时间而确定露点，并根据测量的温度和测得的相对湿度确定露点。 露点随时间的变化可以例如用于识别或区分活动与与状态变化相关联的多个可能活动。 可以使用露点变化，相对湿度变化和温度随时间变化的至少一个（单独地或以其任何组合）来识别与状态变化相关的活动。