Patents by Inventor Kevin McGuinness

Kevin McGuinness 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).

  • Method for generating output data
    Patent number: 7761302
    Abstract: A method for generating output data identifying a class of a predetermined plurality of classes. The method comprises receiving data representing an acoustic signal; determining an amplitude of at least a first predetermined frequency component of said acoustic signal; and comparing the or each amplitude with a respective primary threshold; and generating output data identifying one of said classes to which said acoustic signal should be allocated, based upon said comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: South Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust
    Inventors: Ashley Arthur Woodcock, Jaclyn Ann Smith, Kevin McGuinness
  • Method for generating output data
    Publication number: 20060277037
    Abstract: A method for generating output data identifying a class of a predetermined plurality of classes. The method comprises receiving data representing an acoustic signal; determining an amplitude of at least a first predetermined frequency component of said acoustic signal; and comparing the or each amplitude with a respective primary threshold; and generating output data identifying one of said classes to which said acoustic signal should be allocated, based upon said comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2005
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Inventors: Ashley Woodcock, Jaclyn Smith, Kevin McGuinness
  • Drug delivery arrangement
    Patent number: 6116233
    Abstract: An arrangement for delivering a drug aerosol comprises a sensor (3) which detects turbulent air flow during inhalation and causes the nebulizer (8,9,10,11,12,13) to generate the aerosol only during the inhalation phase of the breathing cycle. Airflow is diverted from the sensor during exhalation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: Medic-Aid Limited
    Inventors: Jonathan Stanley Harold Denyer, Kevin McGuinness