Patents by Inventor Elaine Sheridan

Elaine Sheridan 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: 20210018263
    Abstract: The present invention is a freeze dryer that contains attachments, accessories, and equipment to assist cannabis cultivators in the drying and curing process of their cannabis produce. The present invention comprises a flexible filter assembly surrounding a vacuum release valve, that helps filter out any pollutants or harmful substances from reaching the cannabis produce. Further, the present invention eliminates the need to periodically remove the cannabis produce for inspection, by attaching moisture probes, temperature sensors, weight scales, and cannabis analyzer within the freeze dryer, and integrating the values obtained from these equipment into a display panel on the freeze dryer. Furthermore, the present invention includes a blackout panel for maintaining darkness inside the specimen chamber, as well as a collapsible worktable for additional utility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Danyelle Elaine Sheridan, Jolene Laho
  • Patent number: 10033267
    Abstract: The present application relates to power converters, particularly switch mode power converters sharing a load in which the converters are operated to share stresses between them. The application provides a controller (108) in which a stress share control loop (108a, 108b) is provided to ensure the associated converter is operating at an average stress. The stress share control loop has a proportional and an integral term in its feedback path. The integral term may be enabled or disabled. In use, the integral term is enabled in all but one controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: ROHM POWERVATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Karl Rinne, Basil Almukhtar, Elaine Sheridan
  • Publication number: 20160164400
    Abstract: The present application relates to power converters, particularly switch mode power converters sharing a load in which the converters are operated to share stresses between them. The application provides a controller (108) in which a stress share control loop (108a, 108b) is provided to ensure the associated converter is operating at an average stress. The stress share control loop has a proportional and an integral term in its feedback path. The integral term may be enabled or disabled. In use, the integral term is enabled in all but one controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Karl RINNE, Basil ALMUKHTAR, Elaine SHERIDAN
  • Patent number: 7862515
    Abstract: An apparatus for diagnosing sleep apnea only uses an electrocardiogram signal and a computer processor and associated computer code that are configured to analyze the electrocardiogram signal and classify each time period of the electrocardiogram signal as either apneic or normal. A diagnostic measure of sleep apnea for the human patient is provided based on classification results obtained by combining a results for various electrocardiogram signal time periods. A computer-readable medium has computer code that causes the computer to analyze an electrocardiogram signal relating to the human patient and classify each time period in a set of time periods as either apneic or normal. A diagnostic measure of sleep apnea is provided based on classification results obtained by combining a plurality of results from the set of time periods using either time or frequency domain processing, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Biancamed Limited
    Inventors: Philip de Chazal, Conor Heneghan, Elaine Sheridan
  • Publication number: 20060184056
    Abstract: An apparatus for diagnosing sleep apnea only uses an electrocardiogram signal and a computer processor and associated computer code that are configured to analyze the electrocardiogram signal and classify each time period of the electrocardiogram signal as either apneic or normal. A diagnostic measure of sleep apnea for the human patient is provided based on classification results obtained by combining a results for various electrocardiogram signal time periods. A computer-readable medium has computer code that causes the computer to analyze an electrocardiogram signal relating to the human patient and classify each time period in a set of time periods as either apneic or normal. A diagnostic measure of sleep apnea is provided based on classification results obtained by combining a plurality of results from the set of time periods using either time or frequency domain processing, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Applicant: BIANCAMED LIMITED
    Inventors: Philip de Chazal, Conor Heneghan, Elaine Sheridan
  • Patent number: 7025729
    Abstract: There is provided a method of determining a diagnostic measure of sleep apnea including the following steps: acquiring an electrocardiogram signal, calculating a set of RR intervals and electrocardiogram-derived respiratory signal from said electrocardiogram, and hence calculating a set of spectral and time-domain measurements over time periods including power spectral density, mean, and standard deviation. These measurements are processed by a classifier model which has been trained on a pre-existing data base of electrocardiogram signals to provide a probability of a specific time period containing apneic episodes or otherwise. These probabilities can be combined to form an overall diagnostic measure. The system also provides a system and apparatus for providing a diagnostic measure of sleep apnea.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: BiancaMed Limited
    Inventors: Philip de Chazal, Conor Heneghan, Elaine Sheridan
  • Publication number: 20030055348
    Abstract: There is provided a method of determining a diagnostic measure of sleep apnea including the following steps: acquiring an electrocardiogram signal, calculating a set of RR intervals and electrocardiogram-derived respiratory signal from said electrocardiogram, and hence calculating a set of spectral and time-domain measurements over time periods including power spectral density, mean, and standard deviation. These measurements are processed by a classifier model which has been trained on a pre-existing data base of electrocardiogram signals to provide a probability of a specific time period containing apneic episodes or otherwise. These probabilities can be combined to form an overall diagnostic measure. The system also provides a system and apparatus for providing a diagnostic measure of sleep apnea.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2001
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Applicant: University College Dublin
    Inventors: Phillip de Chazal, Conor Heneghan, Elaine sheridan