Patents by Inventor Christopher Kinsella

Christopher Kinsella 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).

  • Patent number: 11555724
    Abstract: A device (1) for determining the mass flow rate of milk turbulently flowing with air in a pipe (2) in pulsed milk slugs comprises sampling a signal from a microphone (8) of the device (1) indicative of sonic signals produced by the milk flow. The sampled signals are read by a microprocessor (15) which applies a Fast Fourier Transform to the sampled signal to produce the frequency domain of the sampled signal. The microprocessor (15) is configured to compute the average energy value of the sampled signal in the frequency bandwidth of 6 kHz to 15 kHz during consecutive monitoring periods. The average energy values are inserted into a calibration equation, which may be a power law equation, a polynomial equation, a logarithmic equation or any other such suitable equation in order to convert the average energy value to a mass flow rate of the milk flowing through the pipe 2 during that predefined monitoring period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: DAIRYMASTER
    Inventors: John Gerard Daly, Edmond Patrick Harty, Christopher Kinsella
  • Publication number: 20220142504
    Abstract: A respiration monitoring system has deformation transducers on a flexible substrate arranged to adhere to a patient's torso. A processor receives signals in channels from the transducers and processes them to eliminate, reduce or compensate for noise arising from patient motion artefacts, to provide an output representative of respiration. The transducers have a size and a mutual location on the substrate so that a first transducer can overlie at least part of the 10th rib and a second transducer can overlie at least part of the 11th rib or the abdomen, and the processor processes data from the first transducer as being primarily representative of rib distending respiration and from the second transducer as being primarily representative of either diaphragm respiration or patient motion artefacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Myles MURRAY, Stephen CUSACK, Christopher KINSELLA
  • Patent number: 11259716
    Abstract: A respiration monitoring system has deformation transducers on a flexible substrate arranged to adhere to a patient's torso. A processor receives signals in channels from the transducers and processes them to eliminate, reduce or compensate for noise arising from patient motion artefacts, to provide an output representative of respiration. The transducers have a size and a mutual location on the substrate so that a first transducer can overlie at least part of the 10th rib and a second transducer can overlie at least part of the 11th rib or the abdomen, and the processor processes data from the first transducer as being primarily representative of rib distending respiration and from the second transducer as being primarily representative of either diaphragm respiration or patient motion artefacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: PMD DEVICE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Myles Murray, Stephen Cusack, Christopher Kinsella
  • Patent number: 11172844
    Abstract: A monitoring method is performed by a digital processor while a subject is asleep or with little movement. The method includes receiving transducer signals for a subject and training a model for characteristics of a subject or subject group. The model is used in generating sleep data according to real-time correspondence and values of transducer signals including subject rib displacement, subject abdomen displacement, subject torso movement, and subject orientation. Combinations of the transducer inputs are used to determine features from which outputs such as an AHI score are determined. A feature matrix is normalized based on dynamically-generated positional epochs bordered by subject movements to new positions and used to provide a normalization matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: PMD Device Solutions Limited
    Inventors: Myles Murray, Christopher Kinsella, Kevin Sweeney, Seán Kinsella
  • Publication number: 20200056918
    Abstract: A device (1) for determining the mass flow rate of milk turbulently flowing with air in a pipe (2) in pulsed milk slugs comprises sampling a signal from a microphone (8) of the device (1) indicative of sonic signals produced by the milk flow. The sampled signals are read by a microprocessor (15) which applies a Fast Fourier Transform to the sampled signal to produce the frequency domain of the sampled signal. The microprocessor (15) is configured to compute the average energy value of the sampled signal in the frequency bandwidth of 6 kHz to 15 kHz during consecutive monitoring periods. The average energy values are inserted into a calibration equation, which may be a power law equation, a polynomial equation, a logarithmic equation or any other such suitable equation in order to convert the average energy value to a mass flow rate of the milk flowing through the pipe 2 during that predefined monitoring period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: John Gerard Daly, Edmond Patrick Harty, Christopher Kinsella
  • Patent number: 10540913
    Abstract: A mannequin has a torso portion with a simulated vertebral column and anatomical aortic zones for the REBOA procedure. A fluid pressure source provides a fluid to the torso portion, and a fluid collection reservoir receives fluid from the torso portion. Conduits extend between the fluid pressure source and collection reservoir. Valves associated with the conduits and the fluid pressure source and collection reservoir may be positioned to simulate injuries in the first, second and third REBOA zones. A main conduit simulates the aorta. A simulated groin portion is configured to receive a REBOA catheter. The simulated groin portion has a conduit simulating the femoral artery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: MEDALUS INC.
    Inventor: Christopher Kinsella
  • Patent number: 10517275
    Abstract: A device (5) attached to the neck (6) of an animal (2) comprises an accelerometer (17) which produces first and second signals indicative of the raised and lowered state of the head (7) of the animal (2) and movement of the animal (2). A microprocessor (20) in the device (5) processes the first and second signals to determine if the animal is ruminating, resting, feeding or in a highly active state during respective second predefined time periods of approximately 15 minutes duration. Data indicative of the ruminating, resting, feeding and the highly active state of the animal is stored by the microprocessor (20) in the device (5) and is periodically wirelessly communicated to a base station computer which further processes the data to determine various health states of the animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: DAIRYMASTER
    Inventors: Edmond Patrick Harty, Liam Eoghan Mullane, John Gerard Daly, Christopher Kinsella
  • Patent number: 10480975
    Abstract: The mass flow rate of milk flowing in a pipe in pulsed milk slugs is determined by sampling a signal from a microphone indicative of sonic signals produced by the milk flow. A microprocessor applies a Fast Fourier Transform to the sampled signal to produce the frequency domain of the sampled signal. The microprocessor computes the average energy value of the sampled signal in a relevant frequency band during consecutive monitoring periods. The average energy values are inserted into a calibration equation to convert the average energy value to a mass flow rate. The total mass flow of milk flowing through the pipeline during a period T1-T2 is determined by integrating the determined mass flow rate of milk from T1-T2. Disengagement of a milking cluster from the animal teats during milking is determined when the monitored microphone signal transitions to a continuous relatively high energy noise signal indicative of air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: DAIRYMASTER
    Inventors: John Gerard Daly, Edmond Patrick Harty, Christopher Kinsella
  • Publication number: 20190150787
    Abstract: A monitoring method is performed by a digital processor while a subject is asleep or with little movement. The method includes receiving transducer signals for a subject and training a model for characteristics of a subject or subject group. The model is used in generating sleep data according to real-time correspondence and values of transducer signals including subject rib displacement, subject abdomen displacement, subject torso movement, and subject orientation. Combinations of the transducer inputs are used to determine features from which outputs such as an AHI score are determined. A feature matrix is normalized based on dynamically-generated positional epochs bordered by subject movements to new positions and used to provide a normalization matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: PMD Device Solutions Limited
    Inventors: Myles MURRAY, Christopher KINSELLA, Kevin SWEENEY, Seán KINSELLA
  • Publication number: 20170330488
    Abstract: A mannequin has a torso portion with a simulated vertebral column and anatomical aortic zones for the REBOA procedure. A fluid pressure source provides a fluid to the torso portion, and a fluid collection reservoir receives fluid from the torso portion. Conduits extend between the fluid pressure source and collection reservoir. Valves associated with the conduits and the fluid pressure source and collection reservoir may be positioned to simulate injuries in the first, second and third REBOA zones. A main conduit simulates the aorta. A simulated groin portion is configured to receive a REBOA catheter. The simulated groin portion has a conduit simulating the femoral artery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventor: Christopher Kinsella
  • Publication number: 20160223376
    Abstract: A device (1) for determining the mass flow rate of milk turbulently flowing with air in a pipe (2) in pulsed milk slugs comprises sampling a signal from a microphone (8) of the device (1) indicative of sonic signals produced by the milk flow. The sampled signals are read by a microprocessor (15) which applies a Fast Fourier Transform to the sampled signal to produce the frequency domain of the sampled signal. The microprocessor (15) is configured to compute the average energy value of the sampled signal in the frequency bandwidth of 6 kHz to 15 kHz during consecutive monitoring periods. The average energy values are inserted into a calibration equation, which may be a power law equation, a polynomial equation, a logarithmic equation or any other such suitable equation in order to convert the average energy value to a mass flow rate of the milk flowing through the pipe 2 during that predefined monitoring period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: DAIRYMASTER
    Inventors: John Gerard DALY, Edmond Patrick HARTY, Christopher KINSELLA
  • Publication number: 20160135433
    Abstract: A device (5) attached to the neck (6) of an animal (2) comprises an accelerometer (17) which produces first and second signals indicative of the raised and lowered state of the head (7) of the animal (2) and movement of the animal (2). A microprocessor (20) in the device (5) processes the first and second signals to determine if the animal is ruminating, resting, feeding or in a highly active state during respective second predefined time periods of approximately 15 minutes duration. Data indicative of the ruminating, resting, feeding and the highly active state of the animal is stored by the microprocessor (20) in the device (5) and is periodically wirelessly communicated to a base station computer which further processes the data to determine various health states of the animal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: DAIRYMASTER
    Inventors: Edmond Patrick HARTY, Liam Eoghan MULLANE, John Gerard DALY, Christopher KINSELLA
  • Publication number: 20160000376
    Abstract: A respiration monitoring system has deformation transducers on a flexible substrate arranged to adhere to a patient's torso. A processor receives signals in channels from the transducers and processes them to eliminate, reduce or compensate for noise arising from patient motion artefacts, to provide an output representative of respiration. The transducers have a size and a mutual location on the substrate so that a first transducer can overlie at least part of the 10th rib and a second transducer can overlie at least part of the 11th rib or the abdomen, and the processor processes data from the first transducer as being primarily representative of rib distending respiration and from the second transducer as being primarily representative of either diaphragm respiration or patient motion artefacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: PMD DEVICE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Myles MURRAY, Stephen CUSACK, Christopher KINSELLA
  • Publication number: 20100122993
    Abstract: A pocket supported dispenser for dispensing small amounts of disinfecting fluid from a container holding the disinfecting fluid is provided with a pump spray head secured to an upper end thereof for dispensing small amounts of fluid from the container through a nozzle of the spray head. The container is supported from a pocket support that is contoured and dimensioned for supporting the container from the bottom interior of a pocket, such as the side pocket of a lab coat, leaving the pump spray head exposed above a top edge of the pocket for downward hand pumping compressions of the pump spray head to dispense fluid through the nozzle. The support for the container includes a lip protruding outwardly over an upper edge of the pocket and extends in the same direction of the spray emanating from the pump spray nozzle off to a forward side of the pocket for engagement by the operator's fingers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Inventors: Kelly James Tenbrink, Christopher Kinsella