Patents by Inventor ALLAN RICHARD KIRCHHOFF

ALLAN RICHARD KIRCHHOFF 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).

  • Interactive education system for teaching patient care
    Patent number: 10943509
    Abstract: A patient simulator system includes a right eye assembly including a right eyelid and a right pupil, and a left eye assembly including a left eyelid and a left pupil, wherein the right pupil moves within an area of the right eye and the left pupil moves within an area of the left eye. In various embodiments, right/left optical sensors provide right/left electrical signals based on sensed light conditions associated with the right/left eyes, and a microprocessor changes a size of the right iris based on the right electrical signal, and changes a size of the left iris based on the left electrical signal. In various embodiments, the microprocessor electrically actuates at least one blink motor to rotate, wherein rotation of the at least one blink motor results in motion of the right eyelid and/or the left eyelid to simulate blinking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Gaumard Scientific Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan Richard Kirchhoff, Roberto R. Robaina
  • INTERACTIVE EDUCATION SYSTEM FOR TEACHING PATIENT CARE
    Publication number: 20170039894
    Abstract: A patient simulator system includes a right eye assembly including a right eyelid and a right pupil, and a left eye assembly including a left eyelid and a left pupil, wherein the right pupil moves within an area of the right eye and the left pupil moves within an area of the left eye. In various embodiments, right/left optical sensors provide right/left electrical signals based on sensed light conditions associated with the right/left eyes, and a microprocessor changes a size of the right iris based on the right electrical signal, and changes a size of the left iris based on the left electrical signal. In various embodiments, the microprocessor electrically actuates at least one blink motor to rotate, wherein rotation of the at least one blink motor results in motion of the right eyelid and/or the left eyelid to simulate blinking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: ALLAN RICHARD KIRCHHOFF, ROBERTO R. ROBAINA