Patents by Inventor Edward F. Karst

Edward F. Karst 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).

  • Publication number: 20090241956
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for controlling the delivery of a breathing gas to a patient. The method may include regulating the fractional inspired oxygen (FiO2) of the breathing gas delivered to the patient, determining a blood oxygenation level of the patient, determining a ventilation parameter, and automatically adjusting the FiO2 of the breathing gas delivered to the patient based on the determined blood oxygenation level and the determined ventilation parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC
    Inventors: Clark R. Baker, Jr., Joseph Douglas Vandine, Edward F. Karst