Patents by Inventor Earl A. Clark
Earl A. Clark 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).
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Patent number: 11022152Abstract: The present application is directed to a system for converting linear motion to rotary motion. The system includes at least first and second cylinders. The first and second cylinders are in fluid communication with each other. The system also includes a first piston. The first piston is slidably disposed in the first cylinder. The system further includes a second piston. The second piston is slidably disposed in the second cylinder. The first and second cylinders contain an incompressible fluid. The first piston is in operative connection with the second piston such that movement of the first piston in a first direction causes movement of the second piston in a second direction, wherein the second direction is opposite the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Inventor: Thomas Earl Clark
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Publication number: 20200124145Abstract: The present application is directed to a system for converting linear motion to rotary motion. The system includes at least first and second cylinders. The first and second cylinders are in fluid communication with each other. The system also includes a first piston. The first piston is slidably disposed in the first cylinder. The system further includes a second piston. The second piston is slidably disposed in the second cylinder. The first and second cylinders contain an incompressible fluid. The first piston is in operative connection with the second piston such that movement of the first piston in a first direction causes movement of the second piston in a second direction, wherein the second direction is opposite the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventor: Thomas Earl Clark
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Patent number: 10321838Abstract: An active low impedance electrode (20) employing an electrical activity sensor (21) connected to a voltage sense contact (22), a current flow contact (23) and an active electrode coupler (24). In operation, responsive to the voltage sense contact (22) and the current flow contact (23) being attached to the anatomical region (13) of the patient, the electrical activity sensor (21) controls a directional flow of a sensor current between the electrical activity sensor (21) and the anatomical region (13) to establish an equivalence between a patient voltage at voltage sense contact (22) and a sensor voltage at active electrode coupler (24), and/or a patient contact impedance between the voltage sense contact (22) and the current flow contact (23) is greater than an active electrode impedance at the active electrode coupler (24).Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2015Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventor: Earl Clark Herleikson
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Patent number: 10194815Abstract: An electrocardiogram high pass filter (25) employs a baseline low pass filter (40), a signal delay (44) and a signal extractor (45). In operation, baseline low pass filter (40) includes a finite impulse response filter (41) and an infinite impulse response low pass filter (42) cooperatively low pass filtering a baseline unfiltered electrocardiogram signal (ECGbu) to output a filtered baseline signal (BSEf). Baseline low pass filter (40) further includes a baseline wander estimator (43) dynamically adjusting a corner frequency of baseline low pass filter (40) as a function of an estimation of any baseline wander within the baseline unfiltered electrocardiogram signal (ECGbu).Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2014Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventor: Earl Clark Herleikson
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Patent number: 10046169Abstract: A defibrillator (20) employs a ECG monitor (23), a shock source (24) and a controller (25). In operation, the controller synchronizes a ECG analysis window (EAW) to a shock activation of the defibrillator, and analyzes a ECG waveform (30) of a heart (11) of a patient (10) as monitored by the ECG monitor within the ECG analysis window for detecting the patient experiencing an organized heartbeat condition or an unorganized heartbeat condition. The controller further controls a delivery by the shock source of a synchronized defibrillation shock to the heart of the patient in response to a detection within the ECG analysis window by the controller of the patient experiencing the organized heartbeat condition, or controls a delivery by the shock source of an unsynchronized defibrillation shock to the heart of the patient in response to a detection by the controller within the ECG analysis window of the patient experiencing one of the unorganized heartbeat condition or an undetected organized heartbeat condition.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2014Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventor: Earl Clark Herleikson
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Patent number: 9833632Abstract: A defibrillator system employs an external ECG monitor (40) and a defibrillator (20). In operation, external ECG monitor (40) generates a synchronized cardioversion input signal as one of an external ECG waveform (50) of a heart (11) of a patient (10) or an external synchronized pulse (51) indicative of a detection by the external ECG monitor (40) of at least one QRS complex of the external ECG waveform (50). Defibrillator (40) includes a synchronized cardioversion input channel (29) for receiving the synchronized cardioversion input signal from external ECG monitor (40), and controls a conditional delivery of a defibrillation shock synchronized with the synchronized cardioversion input signal to the patient (10) in response to the defibrillator (20) receiving the synchronized cardioversion input signal. One condition for shock delivery is a measured time delay between an internal ECG waveform (30) and the synchronized cardioversion input signal being less than a baseline time delay.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2014Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventor: Earl Clark Herleikson
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Publication number: 20160331256Abstract: An active low impedance electrode (20) employing an electrical activity sensor (21) connected to a voltage sense contact (22), a current flow contact (23) and an active electrode coupler (24). In operation, responsive to the voltage sense contact (22) and the current flow contact (23) being attached to the anatomical region (13) of the patient, the electrical activity sensor (21) controls a directional flow of a sensor current between the electrical activity sensor (21) and the anatomical region (13) to establish an equivalence between a patient voltage at voltage sense contact (22) and a sensor voltage at active electrode coupler (24), and/or a patient contact impedance between the voltage sense contact (22) and the current flow contact (23) is greater than an active electrode impedance at the active electrode coupler (24).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2015Publication date: November 17, 2016Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILPS N.V.Inventor: EARL CLARK HERLEIKSON
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Publication number: 20160278655Abstract: An electrocardiogram high pass filter (25) employs a baseline low pass filter (40), a signal delay (43) and a signal extractor (44). In operations, baseline low pass filter (40) includes a finite impulse response low pass filter (41) and an infinite impulse response low pass filter (42) cooperatively low pass filtering a baseline unfiltered electrocardiogram signal (ECGbu) to output a filtered baseline signal (BSef). Signal delay (43) time delays the baseline unfiltered electrocardiogram signal (ECGbu) to output a delayed baseline unfiltered electrocardiogram signal (ECGdbu), and signal extractor (44) extracts the filtered baseline signal (BSef) from the delayed baseline unfiltered electrocardiogram signal (ECGdbu) to output a baseline filtered electrocardiogram signal (ECGbf).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2014Publication date: September 29, 2016Inventor: EARL CLARK HERLEIKSON
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Publication number: 20160262645Abstract: An electrocardiogram high pass filter (25) employs a baseline low pass filter (40), a signal delay (44) and a signal extractor (45). In operation, baseline low pass filter (40) includes a finite impulse response filter (41) and an infinite impulse response low pass filter (42) cooperatively low pass filtering a baseline unfiltered electrocardiogram signal (ECGbu) to output a filtered baseline signal (BSEf). Baseline low pass filter (40) further includes a baseline wander estimator (43) dynamically adjusting a corner frequency of baseline low pass filter (40) as a function of an estimation of any baseline wander within the baseline unfiltered electrocardiogram signal (ECGbu).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2014Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventor: EARL CLARK HERLEIKSON
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Publication number: 20160136447Abstract: A defibrillator (20) employs a ECG monitor (23), a shock source (24) and a controller (25). In operation, the controller synchronizes a ECG analysis window (EAW) to a shock activation of the defibrillator, and analyzes a ECG waveform (30) of a heart (11) of a patient (10) as monitored by the ECG monitor within the ECG analysis window for detecting the patient experiencing an organized heartbeat condition or an unorganized heartbeat condition. The controller further controls a delivery by the shock source of a synchronized defibrillation shock to the heart of the patient in response to a detection within the ECG analysis window by the controller of the patient experiencing the organized heartbeat condition, or controls a delivery by the shock source of an unsynchronized defibrillation shock to the heart of the patient in response to a detection by the controller within the ECG analysis window of the patient experiencing one of the unorganized heartbeat condition or an undetected organized heartbeat condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2014Publication date: May 19, 2016Inventor: EARL CLARK HERLEIKSON
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Publication number: 20160121132Abstract: A defibrillator system employs an external ECG monitor (40) and a defibrillator (20). In operation, external ECG monitor (40) generates a synchronized cardioversion input signal as one of an external ECG waveform (50) of a heart (11) of a patient (10) or an external synchronized pulse (51) indicative of a detection by the external ECG monitor (40) of at least one QRS complex of the external ECG waveform (50). Defibrillator (40) includes a synchronized cardioversion input channel (29) for receiving the synchronized cardioversion input signal from external ECG monitor (40), and controls a conditional delivery of a defibrillation shock synchronized with the synchronized cardioversion input signal to the patient (10) in response to the defibrillator (20) receiving the synchronized cardioversion input signal. One condition for shock delivery is a measured time delay between an internal ECG waveform (30) and the synchronized cardioversion input signal being less than a baseline time delay.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2014Publication date: May 5, 2016Inventor: Earl Clark Herleikson
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Patent number: 8967476Abstract: Methods and apparatus for provisioning the use of multiple readers and/or wireless communication protocols within a defined area are provided. More specifically, a coordinator or the like can be used to manage the activation and deactivation of the multiple readers and/or communication protocols within a single reader such that interference between disparate technologies is avoided.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2006Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: ASSA Abloy ABInventors: David E. Andresky, Nathan Cummings, Philip Earl Clark, Jr., Gregory Kenneth Fossen, Michael William Malone, Thad Smith, III
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Publication number: 20140305042Abstract: A trigger activated apparatus capable of easily and efficiently placing an individual pelleted or non-pelleted seed into a small tray, soil cube, soil plug, and the like particularly capable of selecting a single seed from a seed hopper and placing it accurately into a small tray, soil cube, or plug such as used by both commercial and hobby farmers.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2013Publication date: October 16, 2014Inventor: Earl Clark Weber
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Publication number: 20120167587Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention is a unique gas turbine engine. Another embodiment of the present invention is also a unique gas turbine engine. A further embodiment is a unique method for operating a gas turbine engine. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for gas turbine engines and bleed air systems therefor. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application will become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2011Publication date: July 5, 2012Inventors: Robert Earl Clark, Joshua Alan Clough
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Publication number: 20100219708Abstract: An energy module utilizing permanent magnets arranged on a moveable inner shaft (33) which interact with an arrangement of permanent magnets on a rotating outer shaft (32) thereby producing torque. By moving the inner shaft (33) in and out of the rotating outer shaft (32) magnets, a continuous rotation is achieved which is similar in function to an electric motor while mainly using the power of permanent magnets. A magnetic energy advantage is created since the power to move the moveable inner shaft (33) is less than the power output of the torque generated on the rotating outer shaft (32).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2010Publication date: September 2, 2010Inventor: Thomas Earl Clark
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Patent number: 6560485Abstract: A system for identifying electrodes connected to a defibrillator. At least two electrodes with at least one connecting pin operatively connected to each electrode. Each connecting pin includes at least one pair of contacts. A receptacle receives each connecting pin. Circuitry is operatively connected to the receptacle for detecting shorting of the contacts to determine a type of electrode connected to the receptacle.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2001Date of Patent: May 6, 2003Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.Inventor: Earl Clark Herleikson
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Publication number: 20020143366Abstract: A system for identifying electrodes connected to a defibrillator. At least two electrodes with at least one connecting pin operatively connected to each electrode. Each connecting pin includes at least one pair of contacts. A receptacle receives each connecting pin. Circuitry is operatively connected to the receptacle for detecting shorting of the contacts to determine a type of electrode connected to the receptacle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2001Publication date: October 3, 2002Inventor: Earl Clark Herleikson
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Patent number: 5932671Abstract: A process for producing a water-soluble polymer which can be useful in a subterranean formation is provided. The process comprises contacting a an olefinic compound and a thiol under a solution polymerization process for producing the water-soluble polymer.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 1997Date of Patent: August 3, 1999Assignee: Phillips Petroleum CompanyInventors: Howard F. Efner, Earl Clark, Jr., Michael L. Stephens
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Patent number: 5861702Abstract: A ground fault interrupter circuit ("GFIC") device having as a switching device a flextensional electroactive transducer which, when energized, opens a supply conductor between a current source and a load. When a fault current is detected a voltage is induced in a coil; due to the condition that there is less current running through the conductor from the load than through the conductor from the power supply which both extend through the core of the coil. The voltage induced in the coil is amplified by a transistor which causes the transducer to piezoelectrically "snap" from a first neutral position to a second neutral position thereby cutting of current from the power supply to the load.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 1997Date of Patent: January 19, 1999Inventors: Richard Patten Bishop, Bradley D. Goldizen, Stephen Earl Clark
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Patent number: 5512261Abstract: A process for removing sulfur dioxide in a fluid such as, for example, sulfolene or sulfolane, comprises circulating the fluid in a loop under conditions sufficient to effect the removal of sulfur dioxide from the fluid wherein the loop comprises at least one spraying device such as, for example, a spray nozzle.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 1995Date of Patent: April 30, 1996Assignee: Phillips Petroleum CompanyInventors: Earl Clark, Jr., Jimmie J. Straw