Patents by Inventor Mark Ziegler

Mark Ziegler 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).

  • Patent number: 10265442
    Abstract: Disclosed is a chest drainage system which reduces or eliminates pooling of blood/liquid and/or clogging/clotting in the drainage tube and/or chest tube, and provides objective and accurate measures of drained fluid volume and chest air leak. The chest drainage system continuously monitors chest tube and drainage tube status and clears pooled liquid in the drainage tube, and/or a clogged chest tube when necessary to restore negative pressure to the chest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Esculon, LLC
    Inventors: Evan S. Luxon, Daniel R. Burnett, Randy Preston, Ryan Coughlin, Mark Ziegler, Derek Wallin
  • Publication number: 20180177458
    Abstract: Systems, devices and methods for sensing physiologic data and draining and analyzing bodily fluids are described which are capable of sensing physiologic data based on sensors incorporated into a catheter adapted to reside in any of a urinary tract, gastrointestinal tract, rectal location, pre-peritoneal, pleural space or other body cavity. The devices aid emptying of the bladder, measure urine output and various urine parameters such as oxygen tension, urine conductance and urine specific gravity, monitor renal function, analyze urine parameters, including urine content, including the presence of infection, and track and/or control fluid administration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: Potrero Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel R. BURNETT, Evan S. LUXON, Rich KEENAN, Marcie HAMILTON, Saheel SUTARIA, Mark ZIEGLER, Alex YEE, Griffeth TULLY, Christina SKIELLER, Stephen BOYD
  • Publication number: 20180140252
    Abstract: Devices and methods for monitoring physiologic parameters are described where an airway device, in one embodiment, may comprise a mouthpiece section and an opening section defining one or more airway lumens therethrough with a first sensor in fluid communication with the one or more airway lumens and a second sensor positioned upon a hand-piece for contact against a portion of the user. The first sensor may be configured to detect an airway pressure when a user inhales or exhales through the one or more airway lumens, and the second sensor may be configured to detect a physiological signal from the user. Additionally, a controller may be in communication with the first and second sensors where the controller is programmed to correlate pressure oscillations in the airway pressure with heartbeats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: Respirix, Inc.
    Inventors: Evan S. LUXON, Daniel R. BURNETT, Alexander VERGARA, Mark ZIEGLER, Nikhil VISWANATHAN, Michael HEMATI
  • Publication number: 20180104391
    Abstract: Disclosed is a chest drainage system which reduces or eliminates pooling of blood/liquid and/or clogging/clotting in the drainage tube and/or chest tube, and provides objective and accurate measures of drained fluid volume and chest air leak. The chest drainage system continuously monitors chest tube and drainage tube status and clears pooled liquid in the drainage tube, and/or a clogged chest tube when necessary to restore negative pressure to the chest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: Esculon, LLC
    Inventors: Evan S. LUXON, Daniel R. BURNETT, Randy PRESTON, Ryan COUGHLIN, Mark ZIEGLER, Derek WALLIN
  • Publication number: 20170143880
    Abstract: Disclosed is a chest drainage system which reduces or eliminates pooling of blood/liquid and/or clogging/clotting in the drainage tube. Generally, the chest drainage system continuously monitors chest tube status and clears pooled liquid when necessary to restore negative pressure to the chest. The system may include a valve device which is located between the patient's chest tube and drainage tube and may be used with any standard chest tube. The chest drainage system also includes a controller for monitoring the pressure at or near the valve device and/or at or near the suction device, and possibly a pump for assisting in clearance of pooled liquid and/or clots. The controller may also control the valve device and/or suction device in response to pressure signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Evan S. LUXON, Daniel R. BURNETT, Mark ZIEGLER
  • Publication number: 20160310711
    Abstract: A device for draining bodily fluids is described herein which generally may comprise an elongate body defining one or more lumens configured to receive a bodily fluid from a cavity, e.g., bladder, of a patient body. The one or more lumens are in fluid communication with a reservoir which may receive the bodily fluid. A pumping mechanism may be used to urge the bodily fluid through the one or more lumens, where the pumping mechanism is configured to maintain an open space within the one or more lumens such that outflow of the bodily fluid through the one or more lumens remains unobstructed such that a negative pressure buildup in the cavity is inhibited. The device may also include a vent or valve mechanism in communication with the elongate body to allow air to enter or exit the one or more lumens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Evan S. LUXON, Marcie HAMILTON, Daniel R. BURNETT, Mark ZIEGLER
  • Patent number: 8332505
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides testing of a storage system. The test may compare the storage array controller LUNs which may be configured to be accessible by a host with the LUNs which are currently available to prevent a zero path scenario from occurring. The test may verify at least one path exists for each LUN to a storage controller of a storage array before injecting an error into another storage controller of the storage array. The present disclosure also provides verification of the configuration of a storage system. The configuration verification may verify that the storage array controller LUNs which are configured to be accessible by a host are actually accessible by the host. If the configuration verification is unable to verify the configuration of storage system, the configuration verification may display an error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: LSI Corporation
    Inventors: Steven G. Hagerott, Robert R. Stankey, Jr., Glenn Tefft, Mark Ziegler
  • Publication number: 20090228748
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides testing of a storage system. The test may compare the storage array controller LUNs which may be configured to be accessible by a host with the LUNs which are currently available to prevent a zero path scenario from occurring. The test may verify at least one path exists for each LUN to a storage controller of a storage array before injecting an error into another storage controller of the storage array. The present disclosure also provides verification of the configuration of a storage system. The configuration verification may verify that the storage array controller LUNs which are configured to be accessible by a host are actually accessible by the host. If the configuration verification is unable to verify the configuration of storage system, the configuration verification may display an error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Steven G. Hagerott, Robert R. Stankey, JR., Glenn Tefft, Mark Ziegler
  • Patent number: 4090133
    Abstract: Intervals between zero crossings of tone signals on two incoming lines are measured by a clock driven, free running binary counter common to the two lines and by an overflow counter individual to each line. The overflow counter is reset by the reception of the zero crossing of the tone signal and is then advanced by each overflow and recycle of the common counter. The common count number, produced when the zero crossing at the start of the interval is received, is processed with the common count number and the overflow number, produced when the zero crossing at the end of the interval is received, to calculate the duration of the interval and thereby determine the frequency of the tone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1977
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1978
    Assignee: Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated
    Inventors: Battle Hargrove Klyce, Frank Peter Sansone, Roger Mark Ziegler