Patents by Inventor Heike Thiele

Heike Thiele 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).

  • Patent number: 11298483
    Abstract: A user interface for respiratory apparatus comprises a combination of a menu display (302), push buttons (304, 308, 310) and a rotary control dial (306). The user interface may include a menu control for detecting at least one parameter from the user's operation of the controls to navigate the menu and applying this to subsequent operation of the user interface controls. The user parameter may be a direction of operation of the rotary control dial which the user associates with a particular direction of navigation within the menu.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Phoebe Katherine Hill, Mark Bertinetti, Rohan Neil Primrose, Heike Thiele, Alexander Virr, Andrew Mikael Price, Sandra Robyn Curtis, Andrew Roderick Bath
  • Publication number: 20190134325
    Abstract: A ventilator device (10) includes a display screen (50, 101) to display a plurality of ventilator functions/modes (or menus) and a plurality of parameters (or sub-menus) associated with at least one of said ventilator functions/modes. A control member, e.g., in the form of a multifunction finger-operable dial (55, 102) is provided to select from the plurality of ventilator functions/modes and/or parameters, the dial being manipulatable in a first manner (e.g., rotation) to scroll between said parameters, and being manipulatable in a second manner (e.g., touching, pressing and/or depressing) to select one of the ventilator functions/modes and/or parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Mark BERTINETTI, David Peter WAWRZONEK, Phoebe Katherine HILL, Rohan Neil PRIMROSE, Heike THIELE, Alexander VIRR, Andrew Roderick BATH, Sandra Robyn CURTIS, Andrew Mikael PRICE
  • Patent number: 10149952
    Abstract: A continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device to non-invasively treat a sleep disordered breathing disorder of a user may include a humidifier indicator backlight configured to indicate operation of a humidifier and a heated tube, the humidifier indicator backlight having an on state and an off state, a first backlit color and a second backlit color, and a first brightness and a second brightness, and the humidifier indicator backlight being configured to change between the first backlit color and the second backlit color and/or between the first brightness and the second brightness in response to user adjustment of a humidifier setting and/or a heated tube setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: RESMED LIMITED
    Inventors: Mark Bertinetti, David Peter Wawrzonek, Phoebe Katherine Hill, Rohan Neil Primrose, Heike Thiele, Alexander Virr, Andrew Roderick Bath, Sandra Robyn Curtis, Andrew Mikael Price
  • Publication number: 20180333550
    Abstract: A user interface for respiratory apparatus comprises a combination of a menu display (302), push buttons (304, 308, 310) and a rotary control dial (306). The user interface may include a menu control for detecting at least one parameter from the user's operation of the controls to navigate the menu and applying this to subsequent operation of the user interface controls. The user parameter may be a direction of operation of the rotary control dial which the user associates with a particular direction of navigation within the menu.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Phoebe Katherine HILL, Mark Bertinetti, Rohan Neil Primrose, Heike Thiele, Alexander Virr, Andrew Mikael Price, Sandra Robyn Curtis, Andrew Roderick Bath
  • Patent number: 10046128
    Abstract: An apparatus for treating sleep disordered breathing may include: a flow generator to deliver a supply of air at positive pressure to a patient; a user interface, the user interface comprising: a display configured to display a plurality of screens; and a set of controls; and a controller in communication with the user interface and configured to control operation of the flow generator, wherein the flow generator is configured to couple with at least one accessory device and during a first mode of operation of the flow generator the controller determines a first screen of the plurality of screens to display on the display based on the at least one accessory device, the first screen of the plurality of screens being configured to enable adjustment of one or more parameters related to the operation of the at least one accessory device or the flow generator using the set of controls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Phoebe Katherine Hill, Mark Bertinetti, Rohan Neil Primrose, Heike Thiele, Alexander Virr, Andrew Mikael Price, Sandra Robyn Curtis, Andrew Roderick Bath
  • Publication number: 20150290406
    Abstract: A continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device to non-invasively treat a sleep disordered breathing disorder of a user may include a humidifier indicator backlight configured to indicate operation of a humidifier and a heated tube, the humidifier indicator backlight having an on state and an off state, a first backlit color and a second backlit color, and a first brightness and a second brightness, and the humidifier indicator backlight being configured to change between the first backlit color and the second backlit color and/or between the first brightness and the second brightness in response to user adjustment of a humidifier setting and/or a heated tube setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Mark BERTINETTI, David Peter WAWRZONEK, Phoebe Katherine HILL, Rohan Neil PRIMROSE, Heike THIELE, Alexander VIRR, Andrew Roderick BATH, Sandra Robyn CURTIS, Andrew Mikael PRICE
  • Patent number: 9072848
    Abstract: A ventilator device (10) includes a display screen (50, 101) to display a plurality of ventilator functions/modes (or menus) and a plurality of parameters (or sub-menus) associated with at least one of said ventilator functions/modes. A control member, e.g., in the form of a multifunction finger-operable dial (55, 102) is provided to select from the plurality of ventilator functions/modes and/or parameters, the dial being manipulatable in a first manner (e.g., rotation) to scroll between said parameters, and being manipulatable in a second manner (e.g., touching, pressing and/or depressing) to select one of the ventilator functions/modes and/or parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: RESMED LIMITED
    Inventors: Mark Bertinetti, David Peter Wawrzonek, Phoebe Katherine Hill, Rohan Neil Primrose, Heike Thiele, Alexander Virr, Andrew Roderick Bath, Sandra Robyn Curtis, Andrew Mikael Price
  • Publication number: 20150114390
    Abstract: An apparatus for treating sleep disordered breathing may include: a flow generator to deliver a supply of air at positive pressure to a patient; a user interface, the user interface comprising: a display configured to display a plurality of screens; and a set of controls; and a controller in communication with the user interface and configured to control operation of the flow generator, wherein the flow generator is configured to couple with at least one accessory device and during a first mode of operation of the flow generator the controller determines a first screen of the plurality of screens to display on the display based on the at least one accessory device, the first screen of the plurality of screens being configured to enable adjustment of one or more parameters related to the operation of the at least one accessory device or the flow generator using the set of controls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Phoebe Katherine HILL, Mark Bertinetti, Rohan Neil Primrose, Heike Thiele, Alexander Virr, Andrew Mikael Price, Sandra Robyn Curtis, Andrew Roderick Bath
  • Patent number: 8944057
    Abstract: A user interface for respiratory apparatus comprises a combination of a menu display (302), push buttons (304, 308, 310) and a rotary control dial (306). The user interface may include a menu control for detecting at least one parameter from the user's operation of the controls to navigate the menu and applying this to subsequent operation of the user interface controls. The user parameter may be a direction of operation of the rotary control dial which the user associates with a particular direction of navigation within the menu.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Phoebe Katherine Hill, Mark Bertinetti, Rohan Neil Primrose, Heike Thiele, Alexander Virr, Andrew Mikael Price, Sandra Robyn Curtis, Andrew Roderick Bath
  • Publication number: 20110164002
    Abstract: A user interface for respiratory apparatus comprises a combination of a menu display (302), push buttons (304, 308, 310) and a rotary control dial (306). The user interface may include a menu control for detecting at least one parameter from the user's operation of the controls to navigate the menu and applying this to subsequent operation of the user interface controls. The user parameter may be a direction of operation of the rotary control dial which the user associates with a particular direction of navigation within the menu.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventors: Phoebe Katherine Hill, Mark Bertinetti, Rohan Neil Primrose, Heike Thiele, Alexander Virr, Andrew Mikael Price, Sandra Robyn Curtis, Andrew Roderick Bath
  • Publication number: 20100229867
    Abstract: A ventilator device (10) includes a display screen (50, 101) to display a plurality of ventilator functions/modes (or menus) and a plurality of parameters (or sub-menus) associated with at least one of said ventilator functions/modes. A control member, e.g., in the form of a multifunction finger-operable dial (55, 102) is provided to select from the plurality of ventilator functions/modes and/or parameters, the dial being manipulatable in a first manner (e.g., rotation) to scroll between said parameters, and being manipulatable in a second manner (e.g., touching, pressing and/or depressing) to select one of the ventilator functions/modes and/or parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Mark Bertinetti, David Peter Wawrzonek, Phoebe Katherine Hill, Rohan Neil Primrose, Heike Thiele, Alexander Virr, Andrew Roderick Bath, Sandra Robyn Curtis, Andrew Mikael Price
  • Publication number: 20090199857
    Abstract: A mask includes a patient interface and a reminder system provided to the patient interface. The reminder may manifest itself in mechanical, electronic, chemical, and/or electro-mechanical forms, and may be provided to various portions of the patient interface, e.g., mask frame, cushion, hoses, headgear, etc. Moreover, the reminder system may be a stand-alone system, or it may be provided to other portions of the CPAP/PPV apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: RESMED LIMITED
    Inventors: Gregory Robert Peake, Klaus Henry Schindhelm, Dieter Heidmann, Philip Rodney Kwok, Paul Anthony Green, Heike Thiele, Christopher John Baxter, Thomas Evan Miller, Robert Edward Henry