Patents by Inventor Kari Vaino Piipponen

Kari Vaino Piipponen 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOW POWER PULSE OXIMETRY
    Publication number: 20230157642
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for lowering power consumption in an optical sensor, such as a pulse oximeter. In one example, a method for an optical sensor includes illuminating a light emitter of the optical sensor according to set sensor parameters, the sensor parameters set based on hardware noise or external interference characterization and light transmission or reflection of a tissue contributing to a signal output by the optical sensor, the sensor parameters including current drive parameters of the light emitter, and adjusting the current drive parameters of the light emitter to maintain a target signal to noise ratio of the signal output by the optical sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2023
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Matti VeliTapani Huiku, Sakari Matias Lamminmaki, Kari Vaino Piipponen
  • Systems and methods for low power pulse oximetry
    Patent number: 11564630
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for lowering power consumption in an optical sensor, such as a pulse oximeter. In one example, a method for an optical sensor includes illuminating a light emitter of the optical sensor according to set sensor parameters, the sensor parameters set based on hardware noise or external interference characterization and light transmission or reflection of a tissue contributing to a signal output by the optical sensor, the sensor parameters including current drive parameters of the light emitter, and adjusting the current drive parameters of the light emitter to maintain a target signal to noise ratio of the signal output by the optical sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Matti VeliTapani Huiku, Sakari Matias Lamminmaki, Kari Vaino Piipponen
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOW POWER PULSE OXIMETRY
    Publication number: 20210068761
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for lowering power consumption in an optical sensor, such as a pulse oximeter. In one example, a method for an optical sensor includes illuminating a light emitter of the optical sensor according to set sensor parameters, the sensor parameters set based on hardware noise or external interference characterization and light transmission or reflection of a tissue contributing to a signal output by the optical sensor, the sensor parameters including current drive parameters of the light emitter, and adjusting the current drive parameters of the light emitter to maintain a target signal to noise ratio of the signal output by the optical sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Matti VeliTapani Huiku, Sakari Matias Lamminmaki, Kari Vaino Piipponen
  • Systems and methods for low power pulse oximetry
    Patent number: 10874352
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for lowering power consumption in an optical sensor, such as a pulse oximeter. In one example, a method for an optical sensor includes illuminating a light emitter of the optical sensor according to set sensor parameters, the sensor parameters set based on hardware noise or external interference characterization and light transmission or reflection of a tissue contributing to a signal output by the optical sensor, the sensor parameters including current drive parameters of the light emitter, and adjusting the current drive parameters of the light emitter to maintain a target signal to noise ratio of the signal output by the optical sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Matti VeliTapani Huiku, Sakari Matias Lamminmaki, Kari Vaino Piipponen
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOW POWER PULSE OXIMETRY
    Publication number: 20200138379
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for lowering power consumption in an optical sensor, such as a pulse oximeter. In one example, a method for an optical sensor includes illuminating a light emitter of the optical sensor according to set sensor parameters, the sensor parameters set based on hardware noise or external interference characterization and light transmission or reflection of a tissue contributing to a signal output by the optical sensor, the sensor parameters including current drive parameters of the light emitter, and adjusting the current drive parameters of the light emitter to maintain a target signal to noise ratio of the signal output by the optical sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Matti VeliTapani Huiku, Sakari Matias Lamminmaki, Kari Vaino Piipponen