Patents by Inventor Emma E. Hellmann

Emma E. Hellmann 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).

  • Reattachable SpO2 sensor with ambient light attenuation
    Patent number: 12161483
    Abstract: A sensing device for acquiring data via a finger. The device includes a wrap having a central portion with a tip wing, a first side wing, and a second side wing each extending therefrom. The wrap has an exterior side and an opposite finger side that faces towards the finger. An electronics system is coupled to the wrap and has a sensor configured to acquire the data from the finger. An adhesive is configured to adhere the sensing device to the finger. First and second attachment portions are positioned on finger side of the first side wing and on the exterior side of the second side wing, respectively, where the first and second attachment portions removably attach to each other to non-adhesively secure the wrap around the finger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Juha P. Virtanen, Emma E. Hellmann, Terho Pulliainen
  • REATTACHABLE SpO2 SENSOR WITH AMBIENT LIGHT ATTENUATION
    Publication number: 20220146494
    Abstract: A sensing device for acquiring data via a finger. The device includes a wrap having a central portion with a tip wing, a first side wing, and a second side wing each extending therefrom. The wrap has an exterior side and an opposite finger side that faces towards the finger. An electronics system is coupled to the wrap and has a sensor configured to acquire the data from the finger. An adhesive is configured to adhere the sensing device to the finger. First and second attachment portions are positioned on finger side of the first side wing and on the exterior side of the second side wing, respectively, where the first and second attachment portions removably attach to each other to non-adhesively secure the wrap around the finger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Juha P. Virtanen, Emma E. Hellmann, Terho Pulliainen