Patents by Inventor Domenic A. Bellino

Domenic A. Bellino 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).

  • Motility analysis, display, and interpretation system
    Patent number: 6740047
    Abstract: The system includes an array of transducers that simultaneously senses multiple intralumenal pressures, a data acquisition module that acquires and stores samples of the measured pressures, software routines for signal analysis, a software module for multi-dimensional data display presentations, and a software module to perform pattern recognition on the acquired data set to identify potential maladies that may be indicated by the analysis. The transduction elements are cylindrical segments that deform according to the circumferential pressures encountered. Distributing a quantity of these sensor segments at desired locations along a flexible support structure and providing a flexible sheath over the entire length forms the sensor array. Measuring the sensor deformation provides an electrical analog of the pressure causing the deformation. Acquiring these measurements in a suitable data acquisition and processing unit, including a display, printing, and plotting capability, completes the hardware elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Inventors: Harlan K. Holmes, Ray E. Clouse, Domenic A. Bellino
  • Motility analysis, display, and interpretation system
    Publication number: 20030144604
    Abstract: The system includes an array of transducers that simultaneously senses multiple intralumenal pressures, a data acquisition module that acquires and stores samples of the measured pressures, software routines for signal analysis, a software module for multi-dimensional data display presentations, and a software module to perform pattern recognition on the acquired data set to identify potential maladies that may be indicated by the analysis. The transduction elements are cylindrical segments that deform according to the circumferential pressures encountered. Distributing a quantity of these sensor segments at desired locations along a flexible support structure and providing a flexible sheath over the entire length forms the sensor array. Measuring the sensor deformation provides an electrical analog of the pressure causing the deformation. Acquiring these measurements in a suitable data acquisition and processing unit, including a display, printing, and plotting capability, completes the hardware elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Inventors: Harlan K. Holmes, Ray E. Clouse, Domenic A. Bellino