Patents by Inventor Gregory Fitzgibbon

Gregory Fitzgibbon 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).

  • RADAR SENSORS FOR PATIENT MONITORING
    Publication number: 20240122502
    Abstract: One or more radar sensors can be used to monitor patients in a variety of different environments and embodiments. In one embodiment, radar sensors can be used to monitor a patient's breathing, including monitoring of tidal volume, chest expansion distance, breathing rate, etc. In another embodiment, a patient position can be monitored in a patient bed, which can be used as feedback for control of bladders of a patient bed. Additional embodiments are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Stacey A. Fitzgibbons, David L. Ribble, Eric R. Meyer, Michael S. Hood, Gregory J. Shannon, Yue Wang, Charles A. Lachenbruch (Deceased), Steven D. Baker
  • Nonselective germanium deposition by UHV/CVD
    Patent number: 5286334
    Abstract: A method of depositing Ge on a Si substrate in a reaction chamber includes the steps of: precleaning the substrate; evacuating the chamber to a pressure below 10.sup.-7 Torr; heating the substrate to 300.degree.-600.degree. C.; and providing a GeH.sub.4 /B.sub.2 H.sub.6 /He mixture of gas with a GeH.sub.4 partial pressure of 2-50 mTorr and a B.sub.2 H.sub.6 partial pressure of 0.08 to 2 mTorr.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 15, 1994
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Shahzad Akbar, Jack O. Chu, Brian Cunningham, Gregory Fitzgibbon, Somnuk Ratanaphanyarat