Patents by Inventor Mark Shih-Cheih LIN

Mark Shih-Cheih LIN 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).

  • Publication number: 20230338669
    Abstract: A medical device (10) includes a device housing (12). An in-line thermal mass flow sensor (26) includes a heater (28) and at least one temperature sensor (30). The in-line thermal mass flow sensor is vertically mounted on or in the device housing. The in-line thermal mass flow sensor is configured to measure a flow rate of the fluid through the medical device. At least one electronic processor (18) is programmed to: read the flow rate of the fluid measured by the in-line thermal mass flow sensor; and detect at least one bubble in the fluid based on the measured flow rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Francis Patrick O'NEILL, Ronald Paul CONSIGLIO, Mark Shih-Cheih LIN, Carolus Gerardus THIJSSEN
  • Patent number: 11730895
    Abstract: A medical device (10) includes a device housing (12). An in-line thermal mass flow sensor (26) includes a heater (28) and at least one temperature sensor (30). The in-line thermal mass flow sensor is vertically mounted on or in the device housing. The in-line thermal mass flow sensor is configured to measure a flow rate of the fluid through the medical device. At least one electronic processor (18) is programmed to: read the flow rate of the fluid measured by the in-line thermal mass flow sensor, and detect at least one bubble in the fluid based on the measured flow rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Francis Patrick O'Neill, Ronald Paul Consiglio, Mark Shih-Cheih Lin, Carolus Gerardus Thijssen
  • Publication number: 20190240423
    Abstract: A medical device (10) includes a device housing (12). An in-line thermal mass flow sensor (26) includes a heater (28) and at least one temperature sensor (30). The in-line thermal mass flow sensor is vertically mounted on or in the device housing. The in-line thermal mass flow sensor is configured to measure a flow rate of the fluid through the medical device. At least one electronic processor (18) is programmed to: read the flow rate of the fluid measured by the in-line thermal mass flow sensor, and detect at least one bubble in the fluid based on the measured flow rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Francis Patrick O'NEILL, Ronald Paul CONSIGLIO, Mark Shih-Cheih LIN, Carolus Gerardus THIJSSEN