Patents by Inventor James B. Kinsman

James B. Kinsman 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).

  • Asynchronous cycling of mechanical ventilators
    Patent number: 5359999
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for the use of two mechanical ventilators, wherein one of the ventilators is used to ventilate both lungs of a patient and the second ventilator is used to inflate a pneumobelt or similar device. Both ventilators are controlled to asynchronously cycle off and on at different times. Alternatively, the first and second ventilators are used to ventilate the first and second lung, respectively, of a patient using a double-lumen endotracheal tube, with both ventilators being controlled to asynchronously cycle off and on at different times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1994
    Inventor: James B. Kinsman