Patents by Inventor Andrew Roderick Bath
Andrew Roderick Bath 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).
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Patent number: 10799657Abstract: A respiratory treatment apparatus provides respiratory treatment with improved power management control to permit more efficient power consumption and power supply units, such as battery powered operation. In one embodiment, power management prioritizes the flow generator (104) over other accessories such as the heating elements (111, 135) of a humidifier (112) and/or a delivery tube. The flow generator may control operations of the heating elements as a function of a detected respiratory cycle. For example, the timing of operation of the heating elements may be interleaved with the portion of an inspiratory phase of the respiratory cycle to permit the flow generator to operate during a peak power operation without a power drain or with a lower power drain from these components. Operations of distinct sets of components of the system (e.g., different heating elements) may also be interleaved to prevent simultaneous peak power operations.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2014Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: ResMed Pty LtdInventors: Ronald James Huby, Andrew Roderick Bath, John David Oates
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Publication number: 20200316332Abstract: A respiratory pressure therapy (RPT) device is disclosed for treatment of respiratory-related disorders. The RPT device includes a pressure generator, a pneumatic block, a chassis and a device outlet for delivering a supply of flow of gas to a patient interface. The RPT device also comprises a humidifier including a water reservoir.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Inventors: Andrew Roderick BATH, Mark BERTINETTI, Paul Frederick BIRCHALL, Tommy Chung Yeung CHUI, Dawn Rosemary CHURCHILL, Clementine LE LOC'H, Justin John FORMICA, Matthew Rolf HARRINGTON, Ronald James HUBY, Jeegarkumar KAPADIA, Barton John KENYON, Dimitri Marco MAURER, Saad NASR, Joseph Samuel ORMROD, Jose Ignacio ROMAGNOLI, Nathan John ROW, Ian Malcolm SMITH, Robert John SPARROW, Luke Andrew STANISLAS, Zhuo Ran TANG, Ernie Wei-Chih TSAI, Hargopal VERMA, Chengwei ZHU
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Publication number: 20200306490Abstract: A respiratory pressure therapy (RPT) device is disclosed for treatment of respiratory-related disorders. The RPT device includes a pressure generator, a pneumatic block, a chassis and a device outlet for delivering a supply of flow of gas to a patient interface. The RPT device also comprises an integrated humidifier including a water reservoir. An RPT device is also disclosed that includes a wireless data communication interface integrated with the housing and configured to connect to another device or a network.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Andrew Roderick BATH, Mark BERTINETTI, Paul Frederick BIRCHALL, Tommy Chung Yeung CHUI, Dawn Rosemary CHURCHILL, Clementine LE LOC'H, Justin John FORMICA, Matthew Rolf HARRINGTON, Ronald James HUBY, Jeegarkumar KAPADIA, Barton John KENYON, Dimitri Marco MAURER, Saad NASR, Joseph Samuel ORMROD, Jose Ignacio ROMAGNOLI, Nathan John ROW, Ian Malcolm SMITH, Robert John SPARROW, Luke Andrew STANISLAS, Zhuo Ran TANG, Ernie Wei-Chih TSAI, Hargopal VERMA, Chengwei ZHU
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Patent number: 10758701Abstract: Methods of an apparatus determine a quantity of a body of water in a humidifier such as by indirect measurement. The quantity of water may be determined by measuring one or more properties or characteristics, from which the quantity of water may be inferred. Characteristics of a flow of air, the humidifier, and/or the body of water may be measured. The characteristics may be, for example, pressure, flow rate, noise, vibration, temperature, electrical or mechanical. These may be measured by one or more sensors, which may be located in the humidifier, RPT device, air circuit or the patient interface. The methods described may have advantages, for example in being able to detect the quantity of water without requiring sensors to be present in a disposable component, and in some cases, without introduction of additional sensors.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2014Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: ResMed Pty LtdInventors: Andrew Roderick Bath, Matthew Rolf Harrington, Liam Holley, Ronald James Huby, Richard Llewelyn Jones, Ian Malcolm Smith
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Publication number: 20200268991Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for performing diagnostics on patient devices. The patient devices may include respiratory therapy devices that operate in accordance with instruction sets, such as software or firmware. A server may maintain a database of diagnostic data indicating faults in one or more of a plurality of patient devices. The server may transmit this diagnostic data to one or more computing devices, including identification of faults that have occurred. The server may also transmit service data to the plurality of patient devices in order to address the identified faults.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: RESMED INC.Inventors: Peter DELANGRE, Andrew Roderick Bath, Paul Frederick Birchall, Dawn Rosemary Churchill, Graham Stephen Cutcliffe, Peter James Dassos, Mina Samir Kirollos, Rehana Nathwani, Chinmayee Somaiya, Hayden Thomas Stephenson, Bradley Scott Templeton, Wendall Eric Trull, Natalie Zotelo
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Patent number: 10688271Abstract: A reservoir configured to retain a volume of liquid for use in an apparatus for humidifying a flow of pressurised air comprises a base portion and a lid portion. The reservoir may be configured to improve its level of thermal contact to the heater plate using the flow of pressurised air. The reservoir may be configured to improve thermal contact between the reservoir and the heater plate by pre-compression upon engagement of the reservoir with the humidifier. The reservoir may comprise a removable intermediate portion, which may include the inlet tube and/or the outlet tube, for improved access for cleaning. The reservoir may also be configured to prevent overfilling. Overfill prevention features in the reservoir may include defined flow egress paths and/or formation of air locks.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2019Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: ResMed Pty LtdInventors: Andrew Roderick Bath, Mark Bertinetti, Justin John Formica, Matthew Rolf Harrington, Saad Nasr, Joseph Samuel Ormrod, Jose Ignacio Romagnoli, Nathan John Row, Luke Andrew Stanislas, Hargopal Verma
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Publication number: 20200114098Abstract: A respiratory treatment device includes a blower for providing flow of breathable gas to a patient and one or more accessory devices. The respiratory treatment device includes active power management to distribute power from a power source that does not have sufficient power to simultaneously power the blower and the accessory devices. The active power management prioritizes power to the blower and limits, based on current measurements of the blower and the accessory devices, the power supplied to the accessory devices to keep the sum of the power drawn at or below the capacity of the power supply. When additional power is available, due reduced power consumption of the blower, the power to one or more accessory devices is raised beyond a target in order to compensate for when power was not supplied to the one or more accessory devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2019Publication date: April 16, 2020Inventors: Andrew Roderick BATH, Rudi VOON, David CREUSOT, Dmitri Anatolievich DOUDKINE, Mike ZHU, Adam PANARELLO
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Publication number: 20200086073Abstract: A reservoir configured to retain a volume of liquid for use in an apparatus for humidifying a flow of pressurised air comprises a base portion and a lid portion. The reservoir may be configured to improve its level of thermal contact to the heater plate using the flow of pressurised air. The reservoir may be configured to improve thermal contact between the reservoir and the heater plate by pre-compression upon engagement of the reservoir with the humidifier. The reservoir may comprise a removable intermediate portion, which may include the inlet tube and/or the outlet tube, for improved access for cleaning. The reservoir may also be configured to prevent overfilling. Overfill prevention features in the reservoir may include defined flow egress paths and/or formation of air locks.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventors: Andrew Roderick BATH, Mark BERTINETTI, Justin John FORMICA, Matthew Rolf HARRINGTON, Saad NASR, Joseph Samuel ORMROD, Jose Ignacio ROMAGNOLI, Nathan John ROW, Luke Andrew STANISLAS, Hargopal VERMA
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Publication number: 20200078549Abstract: A humidifier for humidification of air to be delivered to a patient's airways may include a humidification chamber, a reservoir and a water delivery mechanism. The humidification chamber may include a water retention feature such as a wick, a heating element for heating the humidification chamber, and an air flow baffle configured to promote humidification. The humidifier may be further configured to execute one or more algorithms, for example to determine a condition of the humidifier and/or to mitigate any detected faults. In some forms, the humidifier may also comprise algorithms for controlling one or more components of the humidifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Inventors: Matthew Rolf HARRINGTON, Dmitri Anatolievich DOUDKINE, Roger Mervyn Lloyd FOOTE, Ronald James HUBY, Zhuo Ran TANG, Nan Hai WU, Quangang YANG, Andrew Roderick BATH
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Patent number: 10569036Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for performing diagnostics on patient devices (720). The patient devices (720) may include respiratory therapy devices that operate in accordance with instruction sets, such as software or firmware. A server (710) may maintain a database of diagnostic data (718) indicating faults in one or more of a plurality of patient devices (720). The server (710) may transmit this diagnostic data (718) to one or more computing devices (760), including identification of faults that have occurred. The server (710) may also transmit service data to the plurality of patient devices (720) in order to address the identified faults.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2015Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: ResMed Inc.Inventors: Peter Delangre, Andrew Roderick Bath, Paul Frederick Birchall, Dawn Rosemary Churchill, Graham Stephen Cutcliffe, Peter James Dassos, Mina Samir Kirollos, Rehana Nathwani, Chinmayee Somaiya, Hayden Thomas Stephenson, Bradley Scott Templeton, Wendall Eric Trull, Natalie Zotelo
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Patent number: 10549064Abstract: A heating apparatus includes a heating element which converts electrical power to heat energy, a heatable element having a first surface and a second surface, and a dielectric laminate layer between the heating element and the first surface of the heatable element, wherein the dielectric laminate layer is thermally conductive to transfer heat energy from the heating element to the heatable element, and wherein the second surface of the heatable element is configured heat a liquid in a container.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2017Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: ResMed PTY LTDInventors: Zhuo Ran Tang, Ronald James Huby, Hargopal Verma, Andrew Roderick Bath, Roger Mervyn Lloyd Foote
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Patent number: 10518061Abstract: A humidifier for humidification of air to be delivered to a patient's airways may include a humidification chamber, a reservoir and a water delivery mechanism. The humidification chamber may include a water retention feature such as a wick that encloses part of the flow path, a heating element for heating the humidification chamber, and an air flow baffle configured to promote humidification. The humidifier may be further configured to execute one or more algorithms, for example to determine a condition of the wick or to detect condensation in the flow path. In some forms, the humidifier may also comprise algorithms for controlling one or more components of the humidifier such as to control the build up of foreign matter on the wick.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2015Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: ResMed Pty LtdInventors: Matthew Rolf Harrington, Dmitri Anatolievich Doudkine, Roger Mervyn Lloyd Foote, Ronald James Huby, Zhuo Ran Tang, Nan Hai Wu, Quangang Yang, Andrew Roderick Bath
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Publication number: 20190388643Abstract: A reservoir configured to retain a volume of liquid for use in an apparatus for humidifying a flow of pressurised air comprises a base portion and a lid portion. The reservoir may be configured to improve its level of thermal contact to the heater plate using the flow of pressurised air. The reservoir may be configured to improve thermal contact between the reservoir and the heater plate by pre-compression upon engagement of the reservoir with the humidifier. The reservoir may comprise a removable intermediate portion, which may include the inlet tube and/or the outlet tube, for improved access for cleaning. The reservoir may also be configured to prevent overfilling. Overfill prevention features in the reservoir may include defined flow egress paths and/or formation of air locks.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2019Publication date: December 26, 2019Inventors: Andrew Roderick BATH, Mark BERTINETTI, Justin John FORMICA, Matthew Rolf Harrington, Saad NASR, Joseph Samuel ORMROD, Jose Ignacio ROMAGNOLI, Nathan John ROW, Luke Andrew STANISLAS, Hargopal VERMA
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Publication number: 20190247608Abstract: A humidifier includes a heating element including a porous structure of electrically resistive and thermally conductive material configured to substantially vaporise liquid that is passed through the porous structure. The porous structure has a liquid inlet and a vapour outlet. The humidifier further includes an outer housing surrounding at least a portion of the porous structure for containing the liquid and vapour within the porous structure. The porous structure includes a first electrical connector and a second electrical connector, the first and second connectors being configured for receiving electrical power and applying a voltage across the porous structure to generate heat.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2019Publication date: August 15, 2019Inventors: Roger Mervin Lloyd FOOTE, Ronald James HUBY, Andrew Roderick BATH
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Patent number: 10342950Abstract: A reservoir configured to retain a volume of liquid for use in an apparatus for humidifying a flow of pressurized air comprises a base portion and a lid portion. The reservoir may be configured to improve its level of thermal contact to the heater plate using the flow of pressurized air. The reservoir may be configured to improve thermal contact between the reservoir and the heater plate by pre-compression upon engagement of the reservoir with the humidifier. The reservoir may comprise a removable intermediate portion, which may include the inlet tube and/or the outlet tube, for improved access for cleaning. The reservoir may also be configured to prevent overfilling. Overfill prevention features in the reservoir may include defined flow egress paths and/or formation of air locks.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: ResMed Pty LtdInventors: Andrew Roderick Bath, Mark Bertinetti, Justin John Formica, Matthew Rolf Harrington, Saad Nasr, Joseph Samuel Ormrod, Jose Ignacio Romagnoli, Nathan John Row, Luke Andrew Stanislas, Hargopal Verma
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Patent number: 10307559Abstract: A humidifier includes a heating element including a porous structure of electrically resistive and thermally conductive material configured to substantially vaporise liquid that is passed through the porous structure. The porous structure has a liquid inlet and a vapour outlet. The humidifier further includes an outer housing surrounding at least a portion of the porous structure for containing the liquid and vapour within the porous structure. The porous structure includes a first electrical connector and a second electrical connector, the first and second connectors being configured for receiving electrical power and applying a voltage across the porous structure to generate heat.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2012Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: ResMed LimitedInventors: Roger Mervyn Lloyd Foote, Ronald James Huby, Andrew Roderick Bath
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Publication number: 20190134325Abstract: A ventilator device (10) includes a display screen (50, 101) to display a plurality of ventilator functions/modes (or menus) and a plurality of parameters (or sub-menus) associated with at least one of said ventilator functions/modes. A control member, e.g., in the form of a multifunction finger-operable dial (55, 102) is provided to select from the plurality of ventilator functions/modes and/or parameters, the dial being manipulatable in a first manner (e.g., rotation) to scroll between said parameters, and being manipulatable in a second manner (e.g., touching, pressing and/or depressing) to select one of the ventilator functions/modes and/or parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Mark BERTINETTI, David Peter WAWRZONEK, Phoebe Katherine HILL, Rohan Neil PRIMROSE, Heike THIELE, Alexander VIRR, Andrew Roderick BATH, Sandra Robyn CURTIS, Andrew Mikael PRICE
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Patent number: 10279141Abstract: A tub is configured to contain a supply of water and is configured to be inserted into a chamber of a humidifier. The tub includes a tub base configured to contain the supply of water. The tub also includes a tub lid and a flow plate provided between the tub base and the tub lid. The flow plate includes a water level indicator configured to indicate a level of the supply of water in the tub base. In addition, the water level indicator includes a generally rectangular portion and a generally triangular portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2016Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: ResMed LimitedInventors: Alexander Virr, Andrew Roderick Bath, Nathan John Row, Dan Kao, Phoebe Katherine Hill, Nicholas Andrew Earl, Hargopal Verma, Junning Chen
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Patent number: D868263Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2016Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: ResMed Pty LtdInventors: Hargopal Verma, Andrew Roderick Bath, Justin John Formica, Matthew Rolf Harrington, Joseph Samuel Ormrod
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Patent number: D889659Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2016Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: RedMed Pty LtdInventors: Andrew Roderick Bath, Mark Bertinetti, Clementine Le Loc'h, Justin John Formica, Matthew Rolf Harrington, Barton John Kenyon, Dimitri Marco Maurer, Joseph Samuel Ormrod, Henri Spaile, Hargopal Verma, Justin Peter Wagemakers, Chengwei Zhu