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).

  • Patent number: 9095873
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventor: Jeffrey E. Price
  • Publication number: 20140079880
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Covidien LP
    Inventor: Jeffrey E. Price
  • Patent number: 8540424
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventor: Jeffrey E. Price
  • Patent number: 8277196
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LP
    Inventors: Thomas G. Lewis, Jeffrey E. Price
  • Patent number: 8123401
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Covidien AG
    Inventor: Jeffrey E. Price
  • Publication number: 20110305584
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP
    Inventors: Thomas G. Lewis, Jeffrey E. Price
  • Patent number: 8053721
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LP
    Inventors: Michael E. Bisch, Jeffrey E. Price, Gary J. Waldhoff, Jeffrey E. Forrest
  • Patent number: 8041964
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Covidien AG
    Inventors: Jeffrey E. Price, Michael E. Bisch, Hector Hernandez, Jeffrey E. Forrest
  • Patent number: 7998109
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Covidien AG
    Inventors: Robert B. Gaines, Christopher A. Knauper, Jeffrey E. Price
  • Publication number: 20110150037
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: Tyco Healthcare Group LP
    Inventor: Jeffrey E. Price
  • Patent number: 7862535
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Covidien AG
    Inventors: Robert B. Gaines, Christopher A. Knauper, Jeffrey E. Price
  • Patent number: 7794423
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Covidien AG
    Inventors: Robert B. Gaines, Chris Knauper, Jeffrey E. Price
  • Patent number: 7731418
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Covidien AG
    Inventor: Jeffrey E. Price
  • Publication number: 20100030361
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Robert B. Gaines, Christopher A. Knauper, Jeffrey E. Price
  • Publication number: 20100004788
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventors: Robert B. Gaines, Christopher A. Knauper, Jeffrey E. Price
  • Publication number: 20090289698
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicant: SHERWOOD SERVICES AG
    Inventors: Jeffrey E. Price, Michael E. Bisch, Hector Hernandez, Jeffrey E. Forrest
  • Publication number: 20090264824
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP
    Inventors: Michael E. Bisch, Jeffrey E. Price, Gary J. Waldhoff, Jeffrey E. Forrest
  • Publication number: 20090185598
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2009
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP
    Inventor: Jeffrey E. Price
  • Patent number: 7560686
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LP
    Inventors: Michael E. Bisch, Jeffrey E. Price, Gary J. Waldhoff, Jeffrey E. Forrest
  • Publication number: 20090154519
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: Sherwood Service AG
    Inventor: Jeffrey E. Price