Patents by Inventor David A. Tong

David A. Tong 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: 6912414
    Abstract: An electrode system for reducing noise from an electronic signal, the system including an electrode that provides the electronic signal, and a sensor that senses motion and provides a motion signal. The electrode system includes a controller that determines a noise value based on an analysis of the motion signal, and subtracts the noise value from the electronic signal. The electrode system can reduce or eliminate motion artifact from an electronic signal that can result in misdiagnosis, prolong procedural duration and inappropriate treatment of a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignee: Southwest Research Institute
    Inventor: David A. Tong
  • Publication number: 20030171661
    Abstract: An electrode system for reducing noise from an electronic signal, the system including an electrode that provides the electronic signal, and a sensor that senses motion and provides a motion signal. The electrode system includes a controller that determines a noise value based on an analysis of the motion signal, and subtracts the noise value from the electronic signal. The electrode system can reduce or eliminate motion artifact from an electronic signal that can result in misdiagnosis, prolong procedural duration and inappropriate treatment of a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2003
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Applicant: SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: David A. Tong
  • Patent number: 6480111
    Abstract: A method and system for physiological monitoring using a microprocessor-enhanced magnetic field sensor to measure the mechanical effects of body motion is described. The measurements may be used for a variety of applications, such as detection of respiration, cardiac rhythms, and blood pressure. The source or detector may be made sufficiently small so as to be implantable. The system is sufficiently sensitive to provide output data for very small movements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Southwest Research Institute
    Inventors: Larry D. Canady, Kevin S. Honeyager, Jerome A. Helffrich, David A. Tong
  • Publication number: 20010026222
    Abstract: A method and system for physiological monitoring using a microprocessor-enhanced magnetic field sensor to measure the mechanical effects of body motion is described. The measurements may be used for a variety of applications, such as detection of respiration, cardiac rhythms, and blood pressure. The source or detector may be made sufficiently small so as to be implantable. The system is sufficiently sensitive to provide output data for very small movements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2001
    Publication date: October 4, 2001
    Inventors: Larry D. Canady, Kevin S. Honeyager, Jerome A. Helffrich, David A. Tong
  • Patent number: 5280293
    Abstract: A mobile direction finder for tracking a remote transmitter computes the transmitter direction relative to the direction finder and time-averages with reference to a datum derived from a predetermined orientation independent of the direction finder orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1994
    Assignee: Datong Electronics Limited
    Inventor: David A. Tong
  • Patent number: 4809012
    Abstract: Radio direction finding equipment has an array of direction finding antennas. The antennas are connected to receivers and signals from the antennas are processed, for example with a microcomputer, to give direction information derived from the phase difference between the signals. A reference antenna is also provided and this is of greater sensitivity than the other antennas. The direction information is derived from phase differences determined between the signal from the reference antenna and the signals from the other antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1989
    Inventor: David A. Tong