Patents by Inventor Matthew Hickcox
Matthew Hickcox 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).
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Publication number: 20200345965Abstract: A system for generating nitric oxide can include an apparatus positioned in a trachea of a mammal, the apparatus including a respiration sensor for collecting information related to one or more triggering events associated with the trachea, an oxygen sensor for collecting information related to a concentration of oxygen in a gas, and one or more pairs of electrodes for initiating a series of electric arcs to generate nitric oxide, and the system for generating nitric oxide can also include a controller for determining one or more control parameters based on the information collected by the respiration sensor and the oxygen sensor, wherein the series of electric arcs is initiated based on the control parameters determined by the controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2020Publication date: November 5, 2020Inventors: Warren M. Zapol, Binglan Yu, Paul Hardin, Matthew Hickcox
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Publication number: 20200345966Abstract: In some additional aspects, an apparatus for generating nitric oxide (NO) can include one or more pairs of electrodes configured to initiate a series of electric arcs to synthesize a reactant gas into a product gas comprising NO, a sensor configured to measure a flow of a gas in a respiratory system into which the product gas is provided, a controller in communication with the one or more pairs of electrodes and the sensor. The controller is configured to adjust at least one of a pulse width, pulse period, pulse count per pulse group, pulse groups per second, energy generated by the one or more pairs of electrodes, arc frequency, arc current, and a voltage supplied to the one or more pairs of electrodes based on the measured flow to control a concentration of nitric oxide in the product gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2020Publication date: November 5, 2020Inventors: Warren M. Zapol, Binglan Yu, Paul Hardin, Matthew Hickcox
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Patent number: 10773047Abstract: In some additional aspects, an apparatus can include a chamber having an inlet valve for receiving a reactant gas and an outlet valve for delivering a product gas, a piston positioned inside the chamber and configured to move along a length of the chamber for adjusting pressure in the chamber, a sensor for collecting information related to one or more conditions of a respiratory system associated with a patient, a controller for determining one or more control parameters based on the collected information, and one or more pairs of electrodes positioned inside the chamber for initiating a series of electric arcs external to the patient to generate nitric oxide based on the determined control parameters.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: The General Hospital CorporationInventors: Warren M. Zapol, Binglan Yu, Paul Hardin, Matthew Hickcox
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Patent number: 10646682Abstract: A system for generating nitric oxide can include an apparatus positioned in a trachea of a mammal, the apparatus including a respiration sensor for collecting information related to one or more triggering events associated with the trachea, an oxygen sensor for collecting information related to a concentration of oxygen in a gas, and one or more pairs of electrodes for initiating a series of electric arcs to generate nitric oxide, and the system for generating nitric oxide can also include a controller for determining one or more control parameters based on the information collected by the respiration sensor and the oxygen sensor, wherein the series of electric arcs is initiated based on the control parameters determined by the controller.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2019Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: The General Hospital CorporationInventors: Warren M. Zapol, Binglan Yu, Paul Hardin, Matthew Hickcox
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Publication number: 20200030567Abstract: A system for generating nitric oxide can include an apparatus positioned in a trachea of a mammal, the apparatus in-eluding a respiration sensor for collecting information related to one or more triggering events associated with the trachea, an oxygen sensor for collecting information related to a concentration of oxygen in a gas, and one or more pairs of electrodes for initiating a series of electric arcs to generate nitric oxide, and the system for generating nitric oxide can also include a controller for determining one or more control parameters based on the information collected by the respiration sensor and the oxygen sensor, wherein the series of electric arcs is initiated based on the control parameters determined by the controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2019Publication date: January 30, 2020Inventors: Warren M. Zapol, Binglan Yu, Paul Hardin, Matthew Hickcox
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Patent number: 10434276Abstract: A system for generating nitric oxide can include an apparatus positioned in a trachea of a mammal, the apparatus in eluding a respiration sensor for collecting information related to one or more triggering events associated with the trachea, an oxygen sensor for collecting information related to a concentration of oxygen in a gas, and one or more pairs of electrodes for initiating a series of electric arcs to generate nitric oxide, and the system for generating nitric oxide can also include a controller for determining one or more control parameters based on the information collected by the respiration sensor and the oxygen sensor, wherein the series of electric arcs is initiated based on the control parameters determined by the controller.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2018Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: The General Hospital CorporationInventors: Warren M. Zapol, Binglan Yu, Paul Hardin, Matthew Hickcox
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Patent number: 10293133Abstract: A system for generating nitric oxide can include an apparatus positioned in a trachea of a mammal, the apparatus including a respiration sensor for collecting information related to one or more triggering events associated with the trachea, an oxygen sensor for collecting information related to a concentration of oxygen in a gas, and one or more pairs of electrodes for initiating a series of electric arcs to generate nitric oxide, and the system for generating nitric oxide can also include a controller for determining one or more control parameters based on the information collected by the respiration sensor and the oxygen sensor, wherein the series of electric arcs is initiated based on the control parameters determined by the controller.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: The General Hospital CorporationInventors: Warren M. Zapol, Binglan Yu, Paul Hardin, Matthew Hickcox
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Patent number: 10279139Abstract: In some additional aspects, an apparatus can include a chamber having an inlet valve for receiving a reactant gas and an outlet valve for delivering a product gas, a piston positioned inside the chamber and configured to move along a length of the chamber for adjusting pressure in the chamber, a sensor for collecting information related to one or more conditions of a respiratory system associated with a patient, a controller for determining one or more control parameters based on the collected information, and one or more pairs of electrodes positioned inside the chamber for initiating a series of electric arcs external to the patient to generate nitric oxide based on the determined control parameters.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2018Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: The General Hospital CorporationInventors: Warren M. Zapol, Binglan Yu, Paul Hardin, Matthew Hickcox
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Publication number: 20190070383Abstract: A system for generating nitric oxide can include an apparatus positioned in a trachea of a mammal, the apparatus in eluding a respiration sensor for collecting information related to one or more triggering events associated with the trachea, an oxygen sensor for collecting information related to a concentration of oxygen in a gas, and one or more pairs of electrodes for initiating a series of electric arcs to generate nitric oxide, and the system for generating nitric oxide can also include a controller for determining one or more control parameters based on the information collected by the respiration sensor and the oxygen sensor, wherein the series of electric arcs is initiated based on the control parameters determined by the controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2018Publication date: March 7, 2019Inventors: Warren M. Zapol, Binglan Yu, Paul Hardin, Matthew Hickcox
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Publication number: 20180242916Abstract: A system and method for monitoring a subject are provided. In some aspects, a provided electroencephalogram (“EEG”) system includes an electrode patch assembly configured to attach to a subject's skin, the assembly including a flexible circuit layer having electrical leads configured to acquire EEG signals from the subject, the flexible circuit layer having a shielding layer configured to substantially reduce a coupling of the plurality of electrical leads to external sources of noise, and a holder to which the flexible circuit layer is secured. The system also includes an electronics module removably coupled to the holder and configured to engage electrical contacts on the flexible circuit layer, the module including a front-end module configured to perform an active noise cancellation process on the acquired EEG signals and generate digitized data using noise cancelled signals, and a processor configured to transmit the digitized data using a wireless communication module.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2016Publication date: August 30, 2018Inventors: Patrick L. Purdon, Michael J. Prerau, Nathaniel M. Sims, Matthew Hickcox
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Publication number: 20180221619Abstract: In some additional aspects, an apparatus can include a chamber having an inlet valve for receiving a reactant gas and an outlet valve for delivering a product gas, a piston positioned inside the chamber and configured to move along a length of the chamber for adjusting pressure in the chamber, a sensor for collecting information related to one or more conditions of a respiratory system associated with a patient, a controller for determining one or more control parameters based on the collected information, and one or more pairs of electrodes positioned inside the chamber for initiating a series of electric arcs external to the patient to generate nitric oxide based on the determined control parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2018Publication date: August 9, 2018Inventors: Warren M. Zapol, Binglan Yu, Paul Hardin, Matthew Hickcox
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Publication number: 20160038710Abstract: A system for generating nitric oxide can include an apparatus positioned in a trachea of a mammal, the apparatus including a respiration sensor for collecting information related to one or more triggering events associated with the trachea, an oxygen sensor for collecting information related to a concentration of oxygen in a gas, and one or more pairs of electrodes for initiating a series of electric arcs to generate nitric oxide, and the system for generating nitric oxide can also include a controller for determining one or more control parameters based on the information collected by the respiration sensor and the oxygen sensor, wherein the series of electric arcs is initiated based on the control parameters determined by the controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: February 11, 2016Inventors: WARREN M. ZAPOL, Binglan Yu, Paul Hardin, Matthew Hickcox
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Publication number: 20160030699Abstract: In some additional aspects, an apparatus can include a chamber having an inlet valve for receiving a reactant gas and an outlet valve for delivering a product gas, a piston positioned inside the chamber and configured to move along a length of the chamber for adjusting pressure in the chamber, a sensor for collecting information related to one or more conditions of a respiratory system associated with a patient, a controller for determining one or more control parameters based on the collected information, and one or more pairs of electrodes positioned inside the chamber for initiating a series of electric arcs external to the patient to generate nitric oxide based on the determined control parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: February 4, 2016Inventors: Warren M. Zapol, Binglan Yu, Paul Hardin, Matthew Hickcox
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Publication number: 20070090296Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring the consumption of fluid by a user, particularly fluids being drank from a container. The apparatus may be used with wide variety of container types. The fluid monitoring unit uses a pair of gears in rotational engagement with each other such that fluid passes around them and rotation of at least one gear is indicative of fluid consumption. The gears in at least one exemplary embodiment are arranged to have low frictional resistance with respect to each other and their respective axles such that the gears quickly and easily rotate and over a wide fluid flow range. This allows the apparatus to accurately and consistently monitor fluid flow from very low flow rates to high flow rates and therefore provide very reliable consumption information. The apparatus in one exemplary embodiment includes an electromagnetic drinking straw embodiment that allows a user to monitor the consumption of fluids from virtually any container type.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2006Publication date: April 26, 2007Inventors: Reed Hoyt, Scott Montain, Michael Wollowitz, Matthew Hickcox