Patents Examined by Micheal Astorino
  • Patent number: 6450953
    Abstract: A portable signal transfer unit for relaying a signal representative of physiological data of a mammalian subject from a remote physiological sensor to a remote receiver unit. The portable transfer unit includes an input device which operably receives the signal, a memory for buffering the signal, and an output device which wirelessly transmits the signal to the remote unit. The signal transfer unit also includes a signal processor for relaying the signal from the signal input to the output device, wherein the signal processor has two or more receivers each receiver adapted to handle a specified signal carrier frequency. An indicator is also provided which indicates to the subject whether the signal transfer unit is within range of the remote unit to enable effective transmission of the signal from the signal transfer unit to the remote unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Nexan Limited
    Inventors: John D. Place, Paul Johnson, Steven Jones, Harpal S. Kumar, William J. Mullarkey, William New, Jr., Laurence J. Nicolson, Peter M. Relph
  • Patent number: 6117069
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-invasive penile erection device having a constrictor ring designed to fit against the base of a male genital or penis, and a diaphragm seal that forms a substantially air tight seal against the constrictor ring. The constrictor ring is designed to comfortably and securely fit the base of the penis. The substantially air tight seal enables the pump to produce vacuum pressures of over 17 inches of mercury. The diaphragm seal is designed to collapse around the constrictor ring and remain on during sexual activity. The diaphragm seal cooperates with the constrictor ring to apply pressure to the surface of the penis. The placement of the constrictor ring on the base of the penis and the greater vacuum pressure achieved by the device tend to draw the root or "oz" of the penis into the constrictor ring so that a more natural erection is achieved and maintained after the vacuum tube is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: Andrew J. Vollrath
    Inventors: Andrew J. Vollrath, Jiji Secong Vollrath, Gwo Bao Wu