Patents by Inventor MICHAEL ANTHONY BORRELLO
MICHAEL ANTHONY BORRELLO 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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Patent number: 11904094Abstract: A method for controlling oxygen mix for a single-limb non-invasive ventilator comprising a pressure controller, and both a blower and a pressurized oxygen source downstream of the blower, each comprising a controller and a flow valve controlling flow, comprising: (i) generating a flow trajectory; (ii) providing the generated flow trajectory to a pair of complimentary flow coupling filters comprising a blower flow coupling filter and an oxygen flow coupling filter; (iii) generating an output from each of the filters, comprising an input flow trajectory for the blower flow controller and an input flow trajectory for the oxygen flow controller; and (iv) adjusting, by the blower flow controller and/or oxygen flow controller based on the input flow trajectory, target pressure, and oxygen mix, the blower speed controller and/or the pressurized oxygen source proportional flow valve.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventor: Michael Anthony Borrello
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Publication number: 20230393593Abstract: A system for controlling a valve disposed in fluid communication with a fluid circuit is provided. The system includes a flow sensor configured to determine a measured flow and a pressure sensor configured to determine a measured pressure of fluid flowing from the fluid circuit to the valve. The system includes an adaptive controller configured to determine a desired flow based at least on the measured pressure, the measured flow, and a target pressure; determine a flow error as a difference between the desired flow and the measured flow; and determine a desired position of the valve based on the flow error, such that the flow error is reduced. The system includes a position controller configured to determine an actuating electric parameter based at least on the desired position and a valve actuator configured to apply an actuating force on the valve based at least on the actuating electric parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2023Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventor: Michael Anthony Borrello
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Patent number: 11389608Abstract: A method (800) for estimating patient airway flow in a non-invasive ventilator system includes: (i) determining (830) an estimated gas flow; (ii) determining (840) a proximal pressure error value; (iii) compensating (850) for the determined proximal pressure estimate error value; (iv) compensating (854) for an error in the estimated gas flow; (v) determining (856) an estimated gas flow leak; (vi) monitoring (860) on a breath to breath basis for a leak; (vii) determining (870) a gas flow leak factor; (viii) adjusting (880) the estimated gas flow leak; (ix) detecting (872) a bias on the airway flow estimate; (x) determining (874) that the system is within a quiescent state of a breath; (xi) de -biasing (976) the estimated gas flow to drive the bias to near zero; and (xii) suspending (878) breath to breath bias correction on an immediately subsequent breath.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2017Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventor: Michael Anthony Borrello
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Patent number: 11027082Abstract: A method (200) for determining compliance of a connecting circuit in a non-invasive ventilator system. The method includes the steps of: (i) providing (210) a non-invasive ventilator system, the system having a flow or pressure controller; (ii) generating (220) a test signal for the flow or pressure controller; (iii) exciting (230) the flow or pressure controller with the generated test signal for a predetermined time period; (iv) obtaining (240), during the excitation of the flow or pressure controller, one or more measurements of the non-invasive ventilator system; (v) determining (250) a vector of the obtained measurements; and (vi) processing (260) the vector to determine an estimate of a physical parameter of the circuit.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2016Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Koninklijke Philps N.V.Inventor: Michael Anthony Borrello
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Patent number: 11027081Abstract: A method for estimating patient airway flow in a non-invasive ventilator system. The method includes the steps of (i) determining an estimated gas flow at the proximal end of the tubing; (ii) determining a proximal pressure error value by subtracting the measured pressure at the proximal end of the tubing from the estimated pressure at the proximal end of the tubing; (iii) compensating for the determined proximal pressure estimate error value; (iv) compensating for an error in the estimated gas flow at the proximal end of the tubing by feeding the estimate back into a sum of accumulated flows; (v) determining an estimated gas flow leak; (vi) monitoring for a leak in the non-invasive ventilator system; (vii) determining a gas flow leak factor; (viii) adjusting the estimated gas flow leak; and (ix) compensating for bias in the patient airway flow.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2016Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventor: Michael Anthony Borrello
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Publication number: 20210069437Abstract: A method for controlling oxygen mix for a single-limb non-invasive ventilator comprising a pressure controller, and both a blower and a pressurized oxygen source downstream of the blower, each comprising a controller and a flow valve controlling flow, comprising: (i) generating a flow trajectory; (ii) providing the generated flow trajectory to a pair of complimentary flow coupling filters comprising a blower flow coupling filter and an oxygen flow coupling filter; (iii) generating an output from each of the filters, comprising an input flow trajectory for the blower flow controller and an input flow trajectory for the oxygen flow controller; and (iv) adjusting, by the blower flow controller and/or oxygen flow controller based on the input flow trajectory, target pressure, and oxygen mix, the blower speed controller and/or the pressurized oxygen source proportional flow valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventor: Michael Anthony Borrello
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Patent number: 10821259Abstract: A ventilator (100) configured to control a pressure and gas mixture for an air flow. The ventilator include: a gas source (220); a proportional valve (210) configured to control a gas flow rate from the gas source; a mix controller (170) in communication with the proportional valve, the mix controller configured to monitor a flow of gas through the blower, and further configured to control a percentage of oxygen in the output flow; a blower motor (160); and a blower motor controller (162) configured to control a speed of the blower motor using a current feedback loop, a blower speed feedback loop, a flow feedback loop, and a pressure feedback loop. The ventilator can also include, for example, a pseudo-derivative feedback compensator, a complimentary filter, and/or a speed controller.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2016Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventor: Michael Anthony Borrello
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Patent number: 10754358Abstract: A method (400) for controlling a proportional valve. The method includes the steps of: (i) providing (410) a proportional flow valve system that includes: a closed loop flow controller (110) including a proportional flow control valve (140), a flow sensor (150), and an adjustable gain (180); and an adaptive controller (120) including a model (160) of the closed loop flow controller, and a gain control (170); (ii) actuating (420) the proportional flow control valve; (iii) measuring (430) actual gas flow; (iv) determining (440) a difference between the measured gas flow rate and a desired gas flow rate; (v) adjusting (450) the proportional flow valve using the determined difference; (vi) initiating (460) a response from the model of the closed loop flow controller; (vii) determining (470) a gain for the closed loop flow controller; and (viii) adjusting (480) the adjustable gain of the closed loop flow controller.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2016Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventor: Michael Anthony Borrello
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Publication number: 20190255271Abstract: A method (800) for estimating patient airway flow in a non-invasive ventilator system includes: (i) determining (830) an estimated gas flow; (ii) determining (840) a proximal pressure error value; (iii) compensating (850) for the determined proximal pressure estimate error value; (iv) compensating (854) for an error in the estimated gas flow; (v) determining (856) an estimated gas flow leak; (vi) monitoring (860) on a breath to breath basis for a leak; (vii) determining (870) a gas flow leak factor; (viii) adjusting (880) the estimated gas flow leak; (ix) detecting (872) a bias on the airway flow estimate; (x) determining (874) that the system is within a quiescent state of a breath; (xi) de -biasing (976) the estimated gas flow to drive the bias to near zero; and (xii) suspending (878) breath to breath bias correction on an immediately subsequent breath.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2017Publication date: August 22, 2019Inventor: MICHAEL ANTHONY BORRELLO
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Publication number: 20180307254Abstract: A method (400) for controlling a proportional valve. The method includes the steps of: (i) providing (410) a proportional flow valve system that includes: a closed loop flow controller (110) including a proportional flow control valve (140), a flow sensor (150), and an adjustable gain (180); and an adaptive controller (120) including a model (160) of the closed loop flow controller, and a gain control (170); (ii) actuating (420) the proportional flow control valve; (iii) measuring (430) actual gas flow; (iv) determining (440) a difference between the measured gas flow rate and a desired gas flow rate; (v) adjusting (450) the proportional flow valve using the determined difference; (vi) initiating (460) a response from the model of the closed loop flow controller; (vii) determining (470) a gain for the closed loop flow controller; and (viii) adjusting (480) the adjustable gain of the closed loop flow controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2016Publication date: October 25, 2018Inventor: MICHAEL ANTHONY BORRELLO
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Publication number: 20180280654Abstract: A ventilator (100) configured to control a pressure and gas mixture for an air flow. The ventilator include: a gas source (220); a proportional valve (210) configured to control a gas flow rate from the gas source; a mix controller (170) in communication with the proportional valve, the mix controller configured to monitor a flow of gas through the blower, and further configured to control a percentage of oxygen in the output flow; a blower motor (160); and a blower motor controller (162) configured to control a speed of the blower motor using a current feedback loop, a blower speed feedback loop, a flow feedback loop, and a pressure feedback loop. The ventilator can also include, for example, a pseudo-derivative feedback compensator, a complimentary filter, and/or a speed controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2016Publication date: October 4, 2018Inventor: MICHAEL ANTHONY BORRELLO
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Publication number: 20180256841Abstract: A method (200) for determining compliance of a connecting circuit in a non-invasive ventilator system. The method includes the steps of: (i) providing (210) a non-invasive ventilator system, the system having a flow or pressure controller; (ii) generating (220) a test signal for the flow or pressure controller; (iii) exciting (230) the flow or pressure controller with the generated test signal for a predetermined time period; (iv) obtaining (240), during the excitation of the flow or pressure controller, one or more measurements of the non-invasive ventilator system; (v) determining (250) a vector of the obtained measurements; and (vi) processing (260) the vector to determine an estimate of a physical parameter of the circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2016Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventor: MICHAEL ANTHONY BORRELLO
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Publication number: 20180200464Abstract: A method (600) for estimating patient airway flow in a non-invasive ventilator system. The method includes the steps of: (i) determining (630) an estimated gas flow at the proximal end of the tubing; (ii) determining (640) a proximal pressure error value by subtracting the measured pressure at the proximal end of the tubing from the estimated pressure at the proximal end of the tubing; (iii) compensating for the determined proximal pressure estimate error value; (iv) compensating (654) for an error in the estimated gas flow at the proximal end of the tubing by feeding the estimate back into a sum of accumulated flows; (v) determining (656) an estimated gas flow leak; (vi) monitoring (660) for a leak in the non-invasive ventilator system; (vii) determining (670) a gas flow leak factor; (viii) adjusting (680) the estimated gas flow leak; and (ix) compensating (690) for bias in the patient airway flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2016Publication date: July 19, 2018Inventor: MICHAEL ANTHONY BORRELLO