Patents by Inventor Dan Erichsen

Dan Erichsen 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: 10667725
    Abstract: One variation of a method for detecting and responding to falls by residents within a facility includes: at a wearable device worn by a resident, writing sensor data from a sensor integrated into the wearable device to a buffer, inputting sensor data into a compressed fall detection model—defining a compressed form of a complete fall detection model and stored locally on the wearable device—to detect a fall event at a first time, and transmitting a corpus of sensor data from the buffer and a cue for confirmation of the fall event to a local wireless hub in response to detecting the fall event; and, remotely from the wearable device, inputting the corpus of sensor data into the complete fall detection model—stored remotely from the wearable device—to confirm the fall event and dispatching a care provider to assist the resident in response to confirming the fall event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Richard Heaton, Vikram Devdas, Dan Erichsen, Joe Edwards
  • Patent number: 10607469
    Abstract: One variation of a method for detecting and handling falls by residents of a facility includes: receiving a notification for a fall event from a first resident wearable device associated with a resident; determining a location of the resident within a facility at a time of the fall; in response to the notification, distributing a fall response prompt to a set of computing devices, each computing device associated with a care provider; and, in response to proximity of the first computing device to the first resident wearable device, authorizing edit permissions for an electronic incident report by a first care provider exclusive of a second care provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Vikram Devdas, Dan Erichsen, Kenneth Wagner, Richard Heaton
  • Publication number: 20190167156
    Abstract: One variation of a method for detecting and responding to falls by residents within a facility includes: at a wearable device worn by a resident, writing sensor data from a sensor integrated into the wearable device to a buffer, inputting sensor data into a compressed fall detection model—defining a compressed form of a complete fall detection model and stored locally on the wearable device—to detect a fall event at a first time, and transmitting a corpus of sensor data from the buffer and a cue for confirmation of the fall event to a local wireless hub in response to detecting the fall event; and, remotely from the wearable device, inputting the corpus of sensor data into the complete fall detection model—stored remotely from the wearable device—to confirm the fall event and dispatching a care provider to assist the resident in response to confirming the fall event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Richard Heaton, Vikram Devdas, Dan Erichsen, Joe Edwards
  • Publication number: 20190147722
    Abstract: One variation of a method for detecting and handling falls by residents of a facility includes: receiving a notification for a fall event from a first resident wearable device associated with a resident; determining a location of the resident within a facility at a time of the fall; in response to the notification, distributing a fall response prompt to a set of computing devices, each computing device associated with a care provider; and, in response to proximity of the first computing device to the first resident wearable device, authorizing edit permissions for an electronic incident report by a first care provider exclusive of a second care provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Vikram Devdas, Dan Erichsen, Kenneth Wagner, Richard Heaton
  • Patent number: 10226204
    Abstract: One variation of a method for detecting and responding to falls by residents within a facility includes: at a wearable device worn by a resident, writing sensor data from a sensor integrated into the wearable device to a buffer, inputting sensor data into a compressed fall detection model—defining a compressed form of a complete fall detection model and stored locally on the wearable device—to detect a fall event at a first time, and transmitting a corpus of sensor data from the buffer and a cue for confirmation of the fall event to a local wireless hub in response to detecting the fall event; and, remotely from the wearable device, inputting the corpus of sensor data into the complete fall detection model—stored remotely from the wearable device—to confirm the fall event and dispatching a care provider to assist the resident in response to confirming the fall event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Richard Heaton, Vikram Devdas, Dan Erichsen, Joe Edwards
  • Patent number: 10198927
    Abstract: One variation of a method for detecting and handling falls by residents of a facility includes: receiving a notification for a fall event from a resident wearable device associated with a resident; determining a location of the resident within a facility at a time of the fall; in response to the notification, distributing a fall response prompt to a set of computing devices, each computing device associated with a care provider; in response to receipt of a fall response confirmation from a first computing device, deescalating the fall response prompt at a second computing device; and, in response to proximity of the first computing device to the resident wearable device, authorizing edit permissions for an electronic incident report by a first care provider exclusive of a second care provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Vikram Devdas, Dan Erichsen, Kenneth Wagner, Richard Heaton
  • Publication number: 20180165937
    Abstract: One variation of a method for detecting and handling falls by residents of a facility includes: receiving a notification for a fall event from a resident wearable device associated with a resident; determining a location of the resident within a facility at a time of the fall; in response to the notification, distributing a fall response prompt to a set of computing devices, each computing device associated with a care provider; in response to receipt of a fall response confirmation from a first computing device, deescalating the fall response prompt at a second computing device; and, in response to proximity of the first computing device to the resident wearable device, authorizing edit permissions for an electronic incident report by a first care provider exclusive of a second care provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Vikram Devdas, Dan Erichsen, Kenneth Wagner, Richard Heaton
  • Patent number: 9922524
    Abstract: One variation of a method for detecting and handling falls by residents of a facility includes: receiving a notification for a fall event from a resident wearable device associated with a resident; determining a location of the resident within a facility at a time of the fall; in response to the notification, distributing a fall response prompt to a set of computing devices, each computing device associated with a care provider; in response to receipt of a fall response confirmation from a first computing device, deescalating the fall response prompt at a second computing device; and, in response to proximity of the first computing device to the resident wearable device, authorizing edit permissions for an electronic incident report by a first care provider exclusive of a second care provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Blue Willow Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Vikram Devdas, Dan Erichsen, Kenneth D. Wagner, Richard J. Heaton
  • Publication number: 20180000385
    Abstract: One variation of a method for detecting and responding to falls by residents within a facility includes: at a wearable device worn by a resident, writing sensor data from a sensor integrated into the wearable device to a buffer, inputting sensor data into a compressed fall detection model—defining a compressed form of a complete fall detection model and stored locally on the wearable device—to detect a fall event at a first time, and transmitting a corpus of sensor data from the buffer and a cue for confirmation of the fall event to a local wireless hub in response to detecting the fall event; and, remotely from the wearable device, inputting the corpus of sensor data into the complete fall detection model—stored remotely from the wearable device—to confirm the fall event and dispatching a care provider to assist the resident in response to confirming the fall event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Richard Heaton, Vikram Devdas, Dan Erichsen, Joe Edwards
  • Publication number: 20170193787
    Abstract: One variation of a method for detecting and handling falls by residents of a facility includes: receiving a notification for a fall event from a resident wearable device associated with a resident; determining a location of the resident within a facility at a time of the fall; in response to the notification, distributing a fall response prompt to a set of computing devices, each computing device associated with a care provider; in response to receipt of a fall response confirmation from a first computing device, deescalating the fall response prompt at a second computing device; and, in response to proximity of the first computing device to the resident wearable device, authorizing edit permissions for an electronic incident report by a first care provider exclusive of a second care provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Vikram Devdas, Dan Erichsen, Kenneth D. Wagner, Richard J. Heaton
  • Patent number: 8304937
    Abstract: An AMPG device for generation of electrical energy, including a bobbin, at least one magnet, and at least one spring member. The magnet is arranged to be movable together with the spring member. The device is arranged so that when exposed to an acceleration component in a possible path of mobility of the first magnet, the first magnet will, due to its association with the spring member, move in an oscillating manner in relation to the bobbin, so as to generate electrical energy. The device is arranged to at a limiting position of the mobile magnet's path of mobility a spring member with an equal or higher spring constant than the remainder portions of the magnet's mobile path acting on the magnet. An AMPG device assembly includes several AMPG devices. A method to optimize the electrical output of the device adapts the device to the frequencies appearing in the application where it shall be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Saab AB
    Inventors: Per Cederwall, Dan Erichsen
  • Publication number: 20080174188
    Abstract: An AMPG device for generation of electrical energy, including a bobbin, at least one magnet, and at least one spring member. The magnet is arranged to be movable together with the spring member. The device is arranged so that when exposed to an acceleration component in a possible path of mobility of the first magnet, the first magnet will, due to its association with the spring member, move in an oscillating manner in relation to the bobbin, so as to generate electrical energy. The device is arranged to at a limiting position of the mobile magnet's path of mobility a spring member with an equal or higher spring constant than the remainder portions of the magnet's mobile path acting on the magnet. An AMPG device assembly includes several AMPG devices. A method to optimise the electrical output of the device adapts the device to the frequencies appearing in the application where it shall be used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicant: SAAB AB
    Inventors: Per Cederwall, Dan Erichsen