Patents by Inventor Joseph Ortner

Joseph Ortner 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).

  • CLINICAL APPLICATIONS OF STO2 ANALYSIS
    Publication number: 20070203406
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a method and apparatus for using StO2 values to predict an outcome of a subject's health status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Applicant: HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
    Inventors: LeAnn Anderson, Dean Myers, Joseph Ortner, Gregory Wheatley
  • Patient interface for spectroscopy applications
    Publication number: 20060258928
    Abstract: A patient interface and method of locating the patient interface for use particularly in spectroscopy applications. The patient interface includes a concave region and first and second convex regions. A wing extends from the concave region to help locate the patient interface properly. The convex regions provide additional adhesion support, particularly when used on the thenar eminence. The patient interface may be placed in a number of locations on a patient to determine an optimum location for measurement prior to affixing the interface to the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2005
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Applicant: Hutchinson Technology Incorporated
    Inventors: Joseph Ortner, Bryan Scheele