Patents by Inventor Laura Lyons

Laura Lyons 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).

  • ACOUSTICAL GUIDANCE AND MONITORING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240091477
    Abstract: An apparatus for acoustically detecting the location of a distal end of a tube relative to a body conduit into which the tube is being inserted is provided. The apparatus including a speaker positioned to generate a sound pulse in the tube and a sensor for detecting a sound pulse in the tube at a distal position relative to the speaker, and for generating a signal corresponding to the detected sound pulse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Jeffrey MANSFIELD, Laura LYONS, Sven SCHREIBER, David GUNN, Thomas BUMGARDNER
  • Acoustical guidance and monitoring system
    Patent number: 11878117
    Abstract: An apparatus for acoustically detecting the location of a distal end of a tube relative to a body conduit into which the tube is being inserted is provided. The apparatus including a speaker positioned to generate a sound pulse in the tube and a sensor for detecting a sound pulse in the tube at a distal position relative to the speaker, and for generating a signal corresponding to the detected sound pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Jeffrey Mansfield, Laura Lyons, Sven Schreiber, David Gunn, Thomas Bumgardner
  • ACOUSTICAL GUIDANCE AND MONITORING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230108437
    Abstract: An apparatus for acoustically detecting the location of a distal end of a tube relative to a body conduit into which the tube is being inserted is provided. The apparatus including a speaker positioned to generate a sound pulse in the tube and a sensor for detecting a sound pulse in the tube at a distal position relative to the speaker, and for generating a signal corresponding to the detected sound pulse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Jeffrey MANSFIELD, Laura LYONS, Sven SCHREIBER, David GUNN, Thomas BUMGARDNER
  • Acoustical guidance and monitoring system
    Patent number: 11517695
    Abstract: An apparatus for acoustically detecting the location of a distal end of a tube relative to a body conduit into which the tube is being inserted is provided. The apparatus including a speaker positioned to generate a sound pulse in the tube and a sensor for detecting a sound pulse in the tube at a distal position relative to the speaker, and for generating a signal corresponding to the detected sound pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Jeffrey Mansfield, Laura Lyons, Sven Schreiber, David Gunn, Thomas Bumgardner
  • ACOUSTICAL GUIDANCE AND MONITORING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200384227
    Abstract: An apparatus for acoustically detecting the location of a distal end of a tube relative to a body conduit into which the tube is being inserted is provided. The apparatus including a speaker positioned to generate a sound pulse in the tube and a sensor for detecting a sound pulse in the tube at a distal position relative to the speaker, and for generating a signal corresponding to the detected sound pulse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Jeffrey Mansfield, Laura Lyons, Sven Schreiber, David Gunn, Thomas Bumgardner
  • Acoustical guidance and monitoring system
    Patent number: 10668240
    Abstract: An apparatus for acoustically detecting the location of a distal end of a tube relative to a body conduit into which the tube is being inserted is provided. The apparatus including a speaker positioned to generate a sound pulse in the tube and a sensor for detecting a sound pulse in the tube at a distal position relative to the speaker, and for generating a signal corresponding to the detected sound pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: SonarMed Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Mansfield, Laura Lyons, Sven Schreiber, David Gunn, Thomas Bumgardner
  • ACOUSTICAL GUIDANCE AND MONITORING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160279366
    Abstract: An apparatus for acoustically detecting the location of a distal end of a tube relative to a body conduit into which the tube is being inserted is provided. The apparatus including a speaker positioned to generate a sound pulse in the tube and a sensor for detecting a sound pulse in the tube at a distal position relative to the speaker, and for generating a signal corresponding to the detected sound pulse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Jeffrey Mansfield, Laura Lyons, Sven Schreiber, David Gunn, Thomas Bumgardner