Patents by Inventor Larry L. Russel, Sr.

Larry L. Russel, Sr. 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).

  • Patent number: 5099837
    Abstract: Method and apparatus are described for supplying medical gas such as oxygen to patients through flexible conduiting terminating in a cannula. Pulses of select duration of the oxygen are supplied in response to the negative pressure associated with a detected patient inhalation. Following the supply of a given pulse, the apparatus dwells for a predetermined interval, for example 0.6 seconds, whereupon a next pulse is supplied if inhalation continues. The first pulse supplied in response to any negative inhalation pressure has a quantity corresponding with a prescribed oxygen flow. Thus, subsequent pulses may supply oxygen ambulatory activities of the patient. The apparatus includes a triggering suppression feature avoiding the false pulsing effects otherwise occasioned by pneumatic transients generated by the pulsing technique. Additionally, a pulse triggering sensitivity which is manually adjustable is incorporated with the control circuit of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1992
    Inventors: Larry L. Russel, Sr., George A. Anderson