Patents by Inventor Karen P. Becker

Karen P. Becker 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).

  • Publication number: 20230381042
    Abstract: An incubator includes a sensor configured to measure a temperature of a baby. The incubator also includes a temperature control device configured to modify a temperature of an environment. The incubator also includes a computing system configured to obtain a first desired environmental temperature (DET) for the baby. The computing system is also configured to obtain a DET zone for the baby based at least partially upon the first DET. The computing system is also configured to control the temperature of the environment with the temperature control device during a first period time based at least partially upon the first DET, the DET zone, or both. The computing system is also configured to compare a second DET to the first DET, the DET zone, or both. The computing system is also configured to trigger an alarm in response to the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Steven M. Falk, Karen P. Becker
  • Publication number: 20230181402
    Abstract: An infant care station can include a lighting system, at least one access point, and a processor that can detect that the at least one access point is open. The processor can also provide, using the lighting system, a first color light in response to the detecting that the at least one access point is open, and provide the first color light with a modified brightness or provide a second color light with the lighting system after a predetermined period of time elapses with the at least one access point being open.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Karen P. Becker, Rajendra Naik, Thomas L. Valent
  • Publication number: 20230157915
    Abstract: A neonatal care system includes an enclosure configured to provide a microenvironment for a neonate, one or more physiological sensors configured to sense a plurality of physiological parameters of the neonate, one or more microenvironmental sensors configured to sense a plurality of microenvironmental parameters within the enclosure, and at least one external environmental sensor configured to sense at least one external parameter outside the enclosure. A control system is configured to control the microenvironment based on a plurality of control settings, track at least one setting change to any of the control settings and in corresponding time of change, and store at least one event and a corresponding time for each event. A longitudinal log is generated including each of the physiological parameters, microenvironmental parameters, external parameter, setting change, and event with respect to time. A display is then generated and displayed based on the longitudinal log.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventor: Karen P. Becker
  • Publication number: 20230056244
    Abstract: A medical device for warming a patient. The medical device includes bed configured to support the patient thereon and a heater configured to produce heat for the patient when supported on the bed. A temperature sensor is configured to detect an ambient air temperature apart from the bed. A controller is provided in communication with the temperature sensor, where the controller produces a signal based on the ambient air temperature from the temperature sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventor: Karen P. Becker