Patents by Inventor James Malcolm Thompson

James Malcolm Thompson 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).

  • Electronic apparatus control using a breathing assistance apparatus
    Patent number: 11918739
    Abstract: A breathing gases supply apparatus 1 can comprise a blower 103/105 and breathing circuit for delivering breathing gases to a patient. The apparatus also can comprise a first controller 109, the controller 109 configured to receive input from at least one sensor 110-112 indicative of patient breathing, and a transmitter 201 configured to communicate with the controller 109 and transmit control signals to an electronic apparatus 203. The controller 109 can be configured to determine sleep in a patient based on the occurrence of a breathing pattern indicative of sleep, detected from the input received from the sensor 110-112 and upon determining sleep, operate the transmitter 201 to send a control signal to control an electronic apparatus 203.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
    Inventors: James Malcolm Thompson, Fiona Elizabeth Cresswell, Donald Roy Kuriger
  • ELECTRONIC APPARATUS CONTROL USING A BREATHING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20210016030
    Abstract: A breathing gases supply apparatus 1 can comprise a blower 103/105 and breathing circuit for delivering breathing gases to a patient. The apparatus also can comprise a first controller 109, the controller 109 configured to receive input from at least one sensor 110-112 indicative of patient breathing, and a transmitter 201 configured to communicate with the controller 109 and transmit control signals to an electronic apparatus 203. The controller 109 can be configured to determine sleep in a patient based on the occurrence of a breathing pattern indicative of sleep, detected from the input received from the sensor 110-112 and upon determining sleep, operate the transmitter 201 to send a control signal to control an electronic apparatus 203.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: James Malcolm Thompson, Fiona Elizabeth Cresswell, Donald Roy Kuriger
  • Electronic apparatus control using a breathing assistance apparatus
    Patent number: 10828438
    Abstract: A breathing gases supply apparatus 1 can comprise a blower 103/105 and breathing circuit for delivering breathing gases to a patient. The apparatus also can comprise a first controller 109, the controller 109 configured to receive input from at least one sensor 110-112 indicative of patient breathing, and a transmitter 201 configured to communicate with the controller 109 and transmit control signals to an electronic apparatus 203. The controller 109 can be configured to determine sleep in a patient based on the occurrence of a breathing pattern indicative of sleep, detected from the input received from the sensor 110-112 and upon determining sleep, operate the transmitter 201 to send a control signal to control an electronic apparatus 203.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
    Inventors: James Malcolm Thompson, Fiona Elizabeth Cresswell, Donald Roy Kuriger
  • ELECTRONIC APPARATUS CONTROL USING A BREATHING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20140116440
    Abstract: A breathing gases supply apparatus 1 can comprise a blower 103/105 and breathing circuit for delivering breathing gases to a patient. The apparatus also can comprise a first controller 109, the controller 109 configured to receive input from at least one sensor 110-112 indicative of patient breathing, and a transmitter 201 configured to communicate with the controller 109 and transmit control signals to an electronic apparatus 203. The controller 109 can be configured to determine sleep in a patient based on the occurrence of a breathing pattern indicative of sleep, detected from the input received from the sensor 110-112 and upon determining sleep, operate the transmitter 201 to send a control signal to control an electronic apparatus 203.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE LIMITED
    Inventors: James Malcolm Thompson, Fiona Elizabeth Cresswell, Donald Roy Kuriger