Patents by Inventor Frank Menzel
Frank Menzel 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).
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Patent number: 9149188Abstract: A patient monitor system synchronizes patient data acquired by a plurality of sensor modules. Patient data from the sensor modules are synchronized by transmitting, from a patient monitor host, a start message that each newly connected sensor module uses to determine when to begin transmitting patient data to the patient monitor host. At a predetermined count interval, the patient monitor host also broadcasts an incrementing sequence count value to each of the connected sensor modules. The sensor modules use the sequence count values and the start message to determine when the patient monitor host expects each sensor module to transmit data packets. Each data packet sent by the sensor modules includes a sequence count value that the patient monitor host uses to align the various waveforms for display.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2010Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: SHENZHEN MINDRAY BIO-MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.Inventors: William Eng, Daniel A. Zahner, Frank Menzel
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Patent number: 9125630Abstract: A patient monitoring system may be configured to acquire data signals relating to various physiological parameters of a patient. For example, the patient monitoring system may be used to determine or record a patient's blood pressure, heart rate, temperature, and/or other physiological parameters. The patient monitoring system may process the data signals and generate patient parameter information. The patient parameter information may be displayed on a display unit. The patient monitoring system may be configured to dynamically reconfigure a visual display of the patient parameter information based on the orientation (e.g., portrait or landscape) of the patient monitoring system. Additionally, the patient monitoring system may be configured to selectively enter a transport mode, in which the touch screen and/or user inputs are locked or partially locked. The patient monitoring system may automatically enter a transport mode when the display unit is rotated to a landscape orientation.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2011Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: SHENZHEN MINDRAY BIO-MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.Inventor: Frank Menzel
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Publication number: 20150204477Abstract: A method for continuous production of a thermally insulating mixture comprising silica particles and opacifier particles, in which a premixed stream comprising a carrier gas, silica particles and opacifier particles is introduced into a fine impact mill, ground and mixed therein, after which the solid is separated from the gas stream, wherein the fine impact mill is an air-stream mill comprising grinding tracks arranged one above the other on a rotatable shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2013Publication date: July 23, 2015Applicant: EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBHInventors: Frank Menzel, Tobias Banert, Hubert Mueller, Matthias Geisler, Thorsten Schultz
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Publication number: 20140150242Abstract: Process for hydrophobizing a microporous thermal insulation molding comprising hydrophilic silica, in which the molding is treated with at least one organosilane and in which one or more organosilanes which are gaseous under the reaction conditions are introduced into a chamber containing the microporous thermal insulation molding comprising hydrophilic silica until the pressure difference ?p is ?20 mbar.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2011Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbHInventors: Guenter Kratel, Gerd Borchert, Frank Menzel
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Patent number: 8744875Abstract: A patient monitor is synchronized with a portable sensor module by detecting a first coupling of the portable sensor module to the patient monitor. In response to the first coupling, the portable sensor module and the patient monitor each store configuration settings and record patient data acquired through the portable sensor module. After the portable sensor module is decoupled from the patient monitor, the portable sensor module continues to store patient data and the configuration settings stored in the patient monitor and the portable sensor module are allowed to change relative to one another. Upon detecting a second coupling of the portable sensor module to the patient monitor, the portable sensor module and the patient monitor resynchronize with one another to remove any differences in the configuration settings and to provide copies of any patient data missing from either the portable sensor module and the patient monitor.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2009Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Mindray DS USA, Inc.Inventors: Scott Eaton, James Fidacaro, Frank Menzel, Jack Balji
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Publication number: 20140030525Abstract: Silicon dioxide powder in the form of aggregated primary particles has a specific pore length L of 2.5×105 to 4×105 m/?g, where L is defined as the quotient formed from the square of the BET surface area and the cumulative 2-50 nm pore volume determined using the BJH method, as per the formula L=(BET×BET)/BJH volume. A silanized silicon dioxide powder in the form of aggregated primary particles has a specific pore length L of 2.5×105 to 3.5×105 m/?g, and in it the surface area of the aggregates or parts thereof is occupied by chemically bound silyl groups. A thermal insulant comprises the silicon dioxide powder and/or the silanized silicon dioxide powder.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2012Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbHInventors: Frank Menzel, Michael Hagemann, Andreas Hille, Arkadi Maisels
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Patent number: 8603353Abstract: A thermal insulation material comprising a precipitated silica having a modified tapped density of less than or equal to 70 g/l.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2010Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbHInventors: Frank Menzel, Karl Meier, Christian Panz
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Publication number: 20130245173Abstract: A processing aid is used in the processing of thermoplastic polyurethanes to give various articles including a self-supporting film. The processing aid contains a) 10-50% by weight of hydrophobized, at least partially aggregated, metal oxide particles selected from the group consisting of aluminium oxide, silicon dioxide and mixtures thereof, b) 20-75% by weight of one or more thermoplastic polyurethanes, c) 0.5-25% by weight of one or more isocyanates, d) 0.5-15% by weight of one or more compounds which act as lubricant and dispersant, the sum of the constituents a) to d) amounting to at least 90% by weight, based on a total weight of said processing aid.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2013Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbHInventors: Thomas Welker, Ulrich Boes, Frank Menzel, Dieter Kuhn, Uwe Schachtely, Didier Lagneaux, Henri Sautel
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Patent number: 8484393Abstract: A patient monitoring system includes a patient monitor and a plurality of docking stations. Each docking station is associated with a set of patient monitor configurations. Interfacing the patient monitor with a particular docking station allows a user to select one or more of the set of patient monitor configurations associated with the particular docking station for use in the patient monitor.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2012Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Mindray DS USA, Inc.Inventors: Scott Eaton, Jack Balji, James Fidacaro, Frank Menzel
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Publication number: 20130109928Abstract: A patient monitoring system may be configured to acquire data signals relating to various physiological parameters of a patient. For example, the patient monitoring system may be used to determine or record a patient's blood pressure, heart rate, temperature, and/or other physiological parameters. The patient monitoring system may process the data signals and generate patient parameter information. The patient parameter information may be displayed on a display unit. The patient monitoring system may be configured to dynamically reconfigure a visual display of the patient parameter information based on the orientation (e.g., portrait or landscape) of the patient monitoring system. Additionally, the patient monitoring system may be configured to selectively enter a transport mode, in which the touch screen and/or user inputs are locked or partially locked. The patient monitoring system may automatically enter a transport mode when the display unit is rotated to a landscape orientation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2011Publication date: May 2, 2013Applicant: MINDRAY DS USA, INC.Inventor: Frank Menzel
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Publication number: 20130109927Abstract: A system that includes a local patient monitor and a plurality of remote patient monitors. The local patient monitor may display a plurality of patient parameter waveforms and patient parameter numerical values for a local patient in a primary display area. The local patient monitor may further display patient parameter numerical values for a plurality of remote patients in a secondary display area. According to one embodiment, a medical practitioner may select one of the remote patients in order to display a plurality of patient parameter waveforms and patient parameter numerical values for a remotely located patient in the primary display area. According to one embodiment, a server may include a monitor communications module configured to identify remote patient data to be displayed on each of the plurality of patient monitors.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2011Publication date: May 2, 2013Applicant: MINDRAY DS USA, INC.Inventor: Frank Menzel
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Publication number: 20130109929Abstract: A portable patient monitoring system may be configured to automatically identify a patient using remote sensing technology, such as radio frequency identification (RFID) or Long Wavelength ID (LWID). A patient monitoring system, such as a portable spot-checking monitor, may be brought in proximity with a patient in order for a remote sensor to receive identification information from an electronic identification device (EID), such as an RFID tag or an LWID tag, associated with the patient. The patient monitoring system may acquire data signals relating to the patient's physiological parameters. The patient monitoring system may process the data signals and generate patient parameter information. The patient monitoring system may then associate the patient parameter information with the identification information and store the information within a memory unit, display the information, and/or upload the information.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2011Publication date: May 2, 2013Applicant: MINDRAY DS USA, INC.Inventor: Frank Menzel
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Patent number: 8426478Abstract: Formulation comprising hydrophobicized particles of silicon dioxide, mineral oil and one or more emulsifiers, where the hydrophobicized silicon dioxide is a fumed silicon dioxide, possesses a BET surface area of 200 to 300 m2/g, has on the surface of the particles O—Si—(CnH2n+1)3 groups, where n is 1 to 3 and where the (CnH2n+1) units are alike or different, has a carbon content of 1.5% to 5% by weight, based on the hydrophobic silicon dioxide, and is present in the formulation with a fraction of 0.05% to 5% by weight.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2008Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbHInventors: Lara Dabrowski, Frank Menzel, Horst-Werner Wollenweber
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Publication number: 20130020744Abstract: Processing aid comprising a) 10-50% by weight of hydrophobized, at least partially aggregated, metal oxide particles b) 20-75% by weight of one or more thermoplastic polyurethanes, c) 0.5-50 by weight of one or more prepolymers comprising isocyanate groups the sum of the constituents a) to c) amounting to at least 80% by weight, based on the processing aid.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2011Publication date: January 24, 2013Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbHInventors: Thomas Welker, Frank Menzel, Dieter Kuhn, Uwe Schachtely, Uwe Kinzlinger, Ulrich Boes, Didier Lagneaux, Henri Sautel
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Patent number: 8349441Abstract: Pyrogenic titanium dioxide is compressed to slugs by preliminarily deaerating it, compressing it to slugs, and crushing the slugs and optionally classifying them. The slugs are characterized by a tamped density (to DIN EN ISO 787-11) of 500 to 1200 g/l.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2007Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbHInventors: Ralph Hofmann, Guenter Stein, Frank Menzel
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Publication number: 20120004516Abstract: A patient monitor system synchronizes patient data acquired by a plurality of sensor modules. Patient data from the sensor modules are synchronized by transmitting, from a patient monitor host, a start message that each newly connected sensor module uses to determine when to begin transmitting patient data to the patient monitor host. At a predetermined count interval, the patient monitor host also broadcasts an incrementing sequence count value to each of the connected sensor modules. The sensor modules use the sequence count values and the start message to determine when the patient monitor host expects each sensor module to transmit data packets. Each data packet sent by the sensor modules includes a sequence count value that the patient monitor host uses to align the various waveforms for display.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2010Publication date: January 5, 2012Applicant: MINDRAY DS USA, INC.Inventors: William Eng, Daniel A. Zahner, Frank Menzel
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Publication number: 20110315912Abstract: A thermal insulation material comprising a precipitated silica having a modified tapped density of less than or equal to 70 g/l.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2010Publication date: December 29, 2011Applicant: EVONIK DEGUSSA GmbHInventors: Frank Menzel, Karl Meier, Christian Panz
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Publication number: 20110152629Abstract: A patient monitor is synchronized with a portable sensor module by detecting a first coupling of the portable sensor module to the patient monitor. In response to the first coupling, the portable sensor module and the patient monitor each store configuration settings and record patient data acquired through the portable sensor module. After the portable sensor module is decoupled from the patient monitor, the portable sensor module continues to store patient data and the configuration settings stored in the patient monitor and the portable sensor module are allowed to change relative to one another. Upon detecting a second coupling of the portable sensor module to the patient monitor, the portable sensor module and the patient monitor resynchronize with one another to remove any differences in the configuration settings and to provide copies of any patient data missing from either the portable sensor module and the patient monitor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2009Publication date: June 23, 2011Applicant: MINDRAY DS USA, INC.Inventors: Scott Eaton, James Fidacaro, Frank Menzel, Jack Balji
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Publication number: 20110140896Abstract: A patient monitoring system allows medical personnel to customize multi-parameter alarms for particular patients and/or medical conditions. A patient monitor provides a user interface that allows medical personnel to create custom alarms by selecting patient parameters, desired levels or limits, comparators, and logic connectors to define an alarm condition that includes boundary conditions for a plurality of different patient parameters. A user may also link or group the different boundary conditions to define an order in which to process the various logic connectors.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2009Publication date: June 16, 2011Applicant: MINDRAY DS USA, INC.Inventor: Frank Menzel
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Patent number: 7923504Abstract: Thermoplastic matrix/compound, comprising thermoplastic polymer and silanised, structurally modified, pyrogenically produced silica.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2006Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbHInventors: Uwe Schachtely, Jürgen Meyer, Thomas Schiener, Frank Menzel