Patents by Inventor Darleen SAWYER

Darleen SAWYER 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).

  • Trachcollar safety alarm
    Patent number: 11890413
    Abstract: A device to monitor movement of a tracheostomy tube is described. The device includes a faceplate that is releasably attached to a tracheostomy collar such that the faceplate may be used without the tracheostomy collar. The tracheostomy collar includes a sensor component and an actuator component each located proximate the faceplate. The actuator component actuates when the sensor component moves from a first position to a second position. The second position is further from the actuator component than the first position. The sensor component transmits a signal to an alarm assembly in response to the actuator component actuating. The alarm assembly produces an alert in response to receiving the signal from the sensor component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Innovations Unlimited, LLC
    Inventors: Dorothy Owens, Darleen Sawyer
  • TRACHCOLLAR SAFETY ALARM
    Publication number: 20210146073
    Abstract: A device to monitor movement of a tracheostomy tube is described. The device includes a faceplate that is releasably attached to a tracheostomy collar such that the faceplate may be used without the tracheostomy collar. The tracheostomy collar includes a sensor component and an actuator component each located proximate the faceplate. The actuator component actuates when the sensor component moves from a first position to a second position. The second position is further from the actuator component than the first position. The sensor component transmits a signal to an alarm assembly in response to the actuator component actuating. The alarm assembly produces an alert in response to receiving the signal from the sensor component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Dorothy OWENS, Darleen SAWYER