Patents by Inventor Eric C.-P. Chua

Eric C.-P. Chua 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).

  • Method and system for monitoring sleep
    Patent number: 10154790
    Abstract: A method of monitoring sleep comprises simultaneously recording a person's electrocardiogram (ECG) and photoplethysmogram (PPG), deriving a plurality of parameters from the recorded data, and providing an output indicative of a sleep characteristic based upon an analysis of the parameters. The ECG and PPG may be recorded using an apparatus which is a combination of a Holter monitor and a pulse oximeter, which is wearable in ambulatory manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: University College Dublin, National University of Ireland
    Inventors: Conor Heneghan, Eric C.-P. Chua, Gareth McDarby
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING SLEEP
    Publication number: 20110124979
    Abstract: A method of monitoring sleep comprises simultaneously recording a person's electrocardiogram (ECG) and photoplethysmogram (PPG), deriving a plurality of parameters from the recorded data, and providing an output indicative of a sleep characteristic based upon an analysis of the parameters. The ECG and PPG may be recorded using an apparatus which is a combination of a Holter monitor and a pulse oximeter, which is wearable in ambulatory manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2008
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventors: Conor Heneghan, Eric C.-P. Chua, Gareth Mcdarby