Patents by Inventor Audie W. Hickey

Audie W. Hickey 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).

  • Method and system for sensing activity and measuring work performed by an individual
    Patent number: 6436052
    Abstract: Systems and methods providing for the determination of an individual's rate of oxygen consumption, in order to determine the amount of work that is performed by the individual's body. A heart monitor measures the heart rate of the individual and an accelerometer measures the acceleration of the body. The heart rate and acceleration outputs are stored locally on a storage device. The outputs can be downloaded to a local base station, that in turn transmits the outputs to a central clearinghouse. The clearinghouse receives and stores the output on a central mass storage device. At the clearinghouse the raw data is processed into a usable form and the rate of oxygen consumption is mathematically determined in order to determine the amount of work that is performed on the individual's body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Telecom Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Serjan D. Nikolic, Audie W. Hickey, Kenneth P. Aron