Patents by Inventor Aidan Browne

Aidan Browne 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for histogramming
    Patent number: 11982770
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present technology may provide methods and apparatus for region of interest histogramming. The apparatus may use a state machine in conjunction with a memory to generate a first histogram having a fixed number of bins over a first range and generate a second histogram having the fixed number of bins over a region of interest selected based on the first peak of the first histogram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Colin Barry, Steven John Buckley, Aidan Browne
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR HISTOGRAMMING
    Publication number: 20220171037
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present technology may provide methods and apparatus for region of interest histogramming. The apparatus may use a state machine in conjunction with a memory to generate a first histogram having a fixed number of bins over a first range and generate a second histogram having the fixed number of bins over a region of interest selected based on the first peak of the first histogram.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Colin BARRY, Steven John BUCKLEY, Aidan BROWNE
  • Method and apparatus for detection and management of air-in-line
    Patent number: 9408968
    Abstract: In an infusion pump operable to deliver fluid to a patient at a programmed therapy flow rate, air-in-line sensing is improved by commanding the pumping mechanism to deliver a bolus volume of fluid at a flow rate higher than the therapy flow rate when an uninterrupted volume of air is detected that exceeds a first threshold. In many cases, the bolus will be effective to clear microbubbles from an observation zone of the air-in-line sensor to avoid an air-in-line alarm condition. If the uninterrupted volume of air continues to grow beyond a second threshold in spite of the bolus, then an alarm may be triggered. The invention reduces false alarms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Zevex, Inc.
    Inventors: Aidan Browne, Jeffery T. Juretich, Ramji Gupta, Daniel A. Martel
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF AIR-IN-LINE
    Publication number: 20130345658
    Abstract: In an infusion pump operable to deliver fluid to a patient at a programmed therapy flow rate, air-in-line sensing is improved by commanding the pumping mechanism to deliver a bolus volume of fluid at a flow rate higher than the therapy flow rate when an uninterrupted volume of air is detected that exceeds a first threshold. In many cases, the bolus will be effective to clear microbubbles from an observation zone of the air-in-line sensor to avoid an air-in-line alarm condition. If the uninterrupted volume of air continues to grow beyond a second threshold in spite of the bolus, then an alarm may be triggered. The invention reduces false alarms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: ZEVEX, INC.
    Inventors: Aidan Browne, Jeffery T. Juretich, Ramji Gupta, Daniel A. Martel