Patents by Inventor Jeffrey E. Price
Jeffrey E. Price 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: 9095873Abstract: A cover for a shaft of an electronic thermometer probe. The cover includes a tubular body having an open end and a closed end opposite the open end. The body defines a cavity sized and shaped to slidably receive the shaft of the electronic thermometer probe. At least a portion of the tubular body is formed from a nanotube composite material including a polymer matrix material and a carbon nanotube filler material.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2013Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: Covidien LPInventor: Jeffrey E. Price
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Publication number: 20140079880Abstract: A cover for a shaft of an electronic thermometer probe. The cover includes a tubular body having an open end and a closed end opposite the open end. The body defines a cavity sized and shaped to slidably receive the shaft of the electronic thermometer probe. At least a portion of the tubular body is formed from a nanotube composite material including a polymer matrix material and a carbon nanotube filler material.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2013Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: Covidien LPInventor: Jeffrey E. Price
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Patent number: 8540424Abstract: A cover for a shaft of an electronic thermometer probe. The cover includes a tubular body having an open end and a closed end opposite the open end. The body defines a cavity sized and shaped to slidably receive the shaft of the electronic thermometer probe. At least a portion of the tubular body is formed from a nanotube composite material including a polymer matrix material and a carbon nanotube filler material.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2009Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: Covidien LPInventor: Jeffrey E. Price
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Patent number: 8277196Abstract: A pumping apparatus for use with a pump set to deliver fluid through the pump set includes a housing capable of receiving at least a portion of the pump set. A pumping device is moveably mounted in the housing and includes a motor that turns independently from movement of the pumping device when activated. The pumping device contacting the pump set when the pump set is received by the housing so the pumping device acts on the pump set to produce fluid flow in the pump set upon activation of the motor.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2010Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LPInventors: Thomas G. Lewis, Jeffrey E. Price
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Patent number: 8123401Abstract: A probe cover for an infrared electronic thermometer including a generally tubular body having open first and second ends. The body is sized and shaped to receive a probe of the infrared electronic thermometer into the body through the first end. The probe cover further includes a film closing the second end of the body. The film has a metallic region defining a blackbody portion for rapidly equilibrating to a temperature corresponding to the temperature of an object for viewing by a sensor of the electronic thermometer to measure the temperature of the object.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2009Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Covidien AGInventor: Jeffrey E. Price
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Publication number: 20110305584Abstract: A pumping apparatus for use with a pump set to deliver fluid through the pump set includes a housing capable of receiving at least a portion of the pump set. A pumping device is moveably mounted in the housing and includes a motor that turns independently from movement of the pumping device when activated. The pumping device contacting the pump set when the pump set is received by the housing so the pumping device acts on the pump set to produce fluid flow in the pump set upon activation of the motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2010Publication date: December 15, 2011Applicant: TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LPInventors: Thomas G. Lewis, Jeffrey E. Price
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Patent number: 8053721Abstract: A medical pump including an electromagnetic emitter and detector is provided. The emitter emits electromagnetic radiation of a predetermined wavelength. A pump set that is compatible with the medical pump modifies the emitted electromagnetic radiation when properly installed in the pump. The detector receives electromagnetic radiation, and a filter circuit excludes electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength other than the predetermined wavelength. The pump monitors the filtered signal to determine whether the received electromagnetic radiation corresponds to the emitted electromagnetic radiation as modified by a properly loaded, compatible pump set and determines whether a compatible pump set is properly loaded in the pump as a function thereof.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2009Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LPInventors: Michael E. Bisch, Jeffrey E. Price, Gary J. Waldhoff, Jeffrey E. Forrest
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Patent number: 8041964Abstract: An apparatus for selectively enabling power including a power supply, and a device having a controller and an input activated by a user. The controller is selectively powered by the power supply. While the device is in a sleep state, a sensing circuit senses activation of the input by the user and enables the power supply to provide power to the controller in response to the sensed activation of the input by the user. A latch circuit causes the power supply to continue to provide power to the controller. The controller is responsive to the sensed activation of the input by the user for enabling the latch circuit and for disabling the latch circuit, thereby reentering the device into a sleep state.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2009Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: Covidien AGInventors: Jeffrey E. Price, Michael E. Bisch, Hector Hernandez, Jeffrey E. Forrest
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Patent number: 7998109Abstract: A flow control apparatus includes a flow control apparatus adapted to load a re-certification feeding set. The apparatus further includes a software subsystem in communication with the flow control apparatus having a re-certification procedure that determines whether a user has performed manual tests on the apparatus to verify that at least one component of the apparatus is functioning within a predetermined operational range. The subsystem disables automatic testing if it determines that manual testing has not been performed and executes a reiterative process prompting the user to conduct manual testing if the subsystem determines that manual testing has been performed.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2009Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: Covidien AGInventors: Robert B. Gaines, Christopher A. Knauper, Jeffrey E. Price
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Publication number: 20110150037Abstract: A cover for a shaft of an electronic thermometer probe. The cover includes a tubular body having an open end and a closed end opposite the open end. The body defines a cavity sized and shaped to slidably receive the shaft of the electronic thermometer probe. At least a portion of the tubular body is formed from a nanotube composite material including a polymer matrix material and a carbon nanotube filler material.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2009Publication date: June 23, 2011Applicant: Tyco Healthcare Group LPInventor: Jeffrey E. Price
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Patent number: 7862535Abstract: A process for verifying that at least one component of a flow control apparatus is functioning within a predetermined operational range comprises loading a re-certification feeding set to a flow control apparatus and sensing that the re-certification feeding set has been loaded. Software comprising a re-certification procedure verifies at least one component of the flow control apparatus is functioning within a predetermined operational range.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2009Date of Patent: January 4, 2011Assignee: Covidien AGInventors: Robert B. Gaines, Christopher A. Knauper, Jeffrey E. Price
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Patent number: 7794423Abstract: A flow control apparatus adapted to load a re-certification feeding set is disclosed. The flow control apparatus comprises a sensor for sensing the loading of the re-certification feeding set to the flow control apparatus, and a software subsystem in operative association with the sensor that includes a re-certification procedure for verifying that at least one component of the flow control apparatus is functioning within a predetermined operational range. Also disclosed is a method for verifying that at least one component of a flow control apparatus is functioning within a predetermined operational range.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2004Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Covidien AGInventors: Robert B. Gaines, Chris Knauper, Jeffrey E. Price
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Patent number: 7731418Abstract: A method for calibrating a thermometer is provided. The method includes deriving values of at least two different reference calibration coefficients of a reference calibration equation. The reference calibration equation relates temperature of a reference temperature sensor to at least two different calibration coefficients and a measured characteristic of the reference temperature sensor. A primary temperature sensor of the thermometer is calibrated using the derived values of the at least two different reference calibration coefficients. In another method for calibrating a thermometer, value of at least one reference calibration coefficient is derived from a reference calibration equation. The reference calibration equation is a non-linear equation relating the temperature of the reference temperature sensor to the at least one calibration coefficient and a measured characteristic of the reference temperature sensor.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2009Date of Patent: June 8, 2010Assignee: Covidien AGInventor: Jeffrey E. Price
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Publication number: 20100030361Abstract: A flow control apparatus includes a flow control apparatus adapted to load a re-certification feeding set. The apparatus further includes a software subsystem in communication with the flow control apparatus having a re-certification procedure that determines whether a user has performed manual tests on the apparatus to verify that at least one component of the apparatus is functioning within a predetermined operational range. The subsystem disables automatic testing if it determines that manual testing has not been performed and executes a reiterative process prompting the user to conduct manual testing if the subsystem determines that manual testing has been performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2009Publication date: February 4, 2010Inventors: Robert B. Gaines, Christopher A. Knauper, Jeffrey E. Price
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Publication number: 20100004788Abstract: A process for verifying that at least one component of a flow control apparatus is functioning within a predetermined operational range comprises loading a re-certification feeding set to a flow control apparatus and sensing that the re-certification feeding set has been loaded. Software comprising a re-certification procedure verifies at least one component of the flow control apparatus is functioning within a predetermined operational range.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2009Publication date: January 7, 2010Inventors: Robert B. Gaines, Christopher A. Knauper, Jeffrey E. Price
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Publication number: 20090289698Abstract: An apparatus for selectively enabling power including a power supply, and a device having a controller and an input activated by a user. The controller is selectively powered by the power supply. While the device is in a sleep state, a sensing circuit senses activation of the input by the user and enables the power supply to provide power to the controller in response to the sensed activation of the input by the user. A latch circuit causes the power supply to continue to provide power to the controller. The controller is responsive to the sensed activation of the input by the user for enabling the latch circuit and for disabling the latch circuit, thereby reentering the device into a sleep state.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2009Publication date: November 26, 2009Applicant: SHERWOOD SERVICES AGInventors: Jeffrey E. Price, Michael E. Bisch, Hector Hernandez, Jeffrey E. Forrest
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Publication number: 20090264824Abstract: A medical pump including an electromagnetic emitter and detector is provided. The emitter emits electromagnetic radiation of a predetermined wavelength. A pump set that is compatible with the medical pump modifies the emitted electromagnetic radiation when properly installed in the pump. The detector receives electromagnetic radiation, and a filter circuit excludes electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength other than the predetermined wavelength. The pump monitors the filtered signal to determine whether the received electromagnetic radiation corresponds to the emitted electromagnetic radiation as modified by a properly loaded, compatible pump set and determines whether a compatible pump set is properly loaded in the pump as a function thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2009Publication date: October 22, 2009Applicant: TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LPInventors: Michael E. Bisch, Jeffrey E. Price, Gary J. Waldhoff, Jeffrey E. Forrest
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Publication number: 20090185598Abstract: A probe cover for an infrared electronic thermometer including a generally tubular body having open first and second ends. The body is sized and shaped to receive a probe of the infrared electronic thermometer into the body through the first end. The probe cover further includes a film closing the second end of the body. The film has a metallic region defining a blackbody portion for rapidly equilibrating to a temperature corresponding to the temperature of an object for viewing by a sensor of the electronic thermometer to measure the temperature of the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2009Publication date: July 23, 2009Applicant: TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LPInventor: Jeffrey E. Price
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Patent number: 7560686Abstract: A medical pump including an electromagnetic emitter and detector is provided. The emitter emits electromagnetic radiation of a predetermined wavelength. A pump set that is compatible with the medical pump modifies the emitted electromagnetic radiation when properly installed in the pump. The detector receives electromagnetic radiation, and a filter excludes electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength other than the predetermined wavelength. The pump monitors the filtered signal to determine whether the received electromagnetic radiation corresponds to the emitted electromagnetic radiation as modified by a properly loaded, compatible pump set and determines whether a compatible pump set is properly loaded in the pump as a function thereof.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2006Date of Patent: July 14, 2009Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LPInventors: Michael E. Bisch, Jeffrey E. Price, Gary J. Waldhoff, Jeffrey E. Forrest
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Publication number: 20090154519Abstract: A method for calibrating a thermometer is provided. The method includes deriving values of at least two different reference calibration coefficients of a reference calibration equation. The reference calibration equation relates temperature of a reference temperature sensor to at least two different calibration coefficients and a measured characteristic of the reference temperature sensor. A primary temperature sensor of the thermometer is calibrated using the derived values of the at least two different reference calibration coefficients. In another method for calibrating a thermometer, value of at least one reference calibration coefficient is derived from a reference calibration equation. The reference calibration equation is a non-linear equation relating the temperature of the reference temperature sensor to the at least one calibration coefficient and a measured characteristic of the reference temperature sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2009Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: Sherwood Service AGInventor: Jeffrey E. Price