Patents by Inventor Richard K. Ferlito

Richard K. Ferlito 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).

  • Ear temperature monitor and method of temperature measurement
    Patent number: 7306565
    Abstract: A continuous body core temperature monitor comprises a pliable ear plug that conforms to the shape of an ear canal and incorporates a temperature sensor that is clamped between the plug and the ear canal wall. The external surface of the plug is connected to an external temperature sensor and a heating element that compensate for a heat lost from the ear canal to the environment by maintaining the temperature gradient between the temperature sensor and the heating element close to zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: Advanced Monitors Corporation
    Inventors: Jacob Fraden, Richard K. Ferlito
  • Ear temperature monitor and method of temperature measurement
    Publication number: 20040254497
    Abstract: A continuous body core temperature monitor comprises a pliable ear plug that conforms to the shape of an ear canal and incorporates a temperature sensor that is clamped between the plug and the ear canal wall. The external surface of the plug is connected to an external temperature sensor and a heating element that compensate for a heat lost from the ear canal to the environment by maintaining the temperature gradient between the temperature sensor and the heating element close to zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: Jacob Fraden, Richard K. Ferlito
  • Ear temperature monitor and method of temperature measurement
    Patent number: 6773405
    Abstract: A continuous body core temperature monitor comprises a pliable ear plug that conforms to the shape of an ear canal and incorporates a temperature sensor that is clamped between the plug and the ear canal wall. The external surface of the plug is connected to an external temperature sensor and a heating element that compensate for a heat lost from the ear canal to the environment by maintaining the temperature gradient between the temperature sensor and the heating element close to zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Inventors: Jacob Fraden, Richard K. Ferlito
  • Ear temperature monitor and method of temperature measurement
    Publication number: 20020035340
    Abstract: A continuous body core temperature monitor comprises a pliable ear plug that conforms to the shape of an ear canal and incorporates a temperature sensor that is clamped between the plug and the ear canal wall. The external surface of the plug is connected to an external temperature sensor and a heating element that compensate for a heat lost from the ear canal to the environment by maintaining the temperature gradient between the temperature sensor and the heating element close to zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2001
    Publication date: March 21, 2002
    Inventors: Jacob Fraden, Richard K. Ferlito