Patents by Inventor Anping Yu

Anping Yu 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).

  • Method and apparatus for controlling a medical fluid heater
    Patent number: 6869538
    Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for performing peritoneal dialysis are provided. To this end, in part, a method of controlling a medical fluid heater is provided. The method includes the steps of determining a first heater control output based on a number of measured inputs for the heater and at least one mathematical relationship between at least two of the measured inputs, determining a second heater control output based on at least one fuzzy logic membership function and at least one fuzzy logic rule, and determining a third heater control output based on the first and second outputs and using the third heater control output to control the heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Baxter International, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Anping Yu, Peter Hopping
  • Method and apparatus for controlling a medical fluid heater
    Publication number: 20030217975
    Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for performing peritoneal dialysis are provided. To this end, in part, a method of controlling a medical fluid heater is provided. The method includes the steps of determining a first heater control output based on a number of measured inputs for the heater and at least one mathematical relationship between at least two of the measured inputs, determining a second heater control output based on at least one fuzzy logic membership function and at least one fuzzy logic rule, and determining a third heater control output based on the first and second outputs and using the third heater control output to control the heater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2002
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Inventors: Alex Anping Yu, Peter Hopping