Patents by Inventor Michael J. Sciarra

Michael J. Sciarra 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: 8416088
    Abstract: A sensor (which could be detachable) to sense a condition (including pressure from body weight or moisture from incontinence; applied by adhering to skin of a human body or by putting a diaper on the human body, for example), a signal processing circuit, a periodic or continuous transmitter, and a power supply (typically including a battery) are associated with a flexible substrate in low profile enabling disposition adjacent the human body. A transmitter antenna is on the substrate. Insulator film between battery contacts and a switch-and-transistor combination are two power-on techniques. A bedside monitor, a transceiver configured to receive signals from and transmit signals to the bedside monitor, and a computer connected with the transceiver can be included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Orthocare Innovations LLC
    Inventors: Giovani M. Ortega, Michael J. Sciarra
  • Publication number: 20120119912
    Abstract: A sensor (which could be detachable) to sense a condition (including pressure from body weight or moisture from incontinence; applied by adhering to skin of a human body or by putting a diaper on the human body, for example), a signal processing circuit, a periodic or continuous transmitter, and a power supply (typically including a battery) are associated with a flexible substrate in low profile enabling disposition adjacent the human body. A transmitter antenna is on the substrate. Insulator film between battery contacts and a switch-and-transistor combination are two power-on techniques. A bedside monitor, a transceiver configured to receive signals from and transmit signals to the bedside monitor, and a computer connected with the transceiver can be included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: ORTHOCARE INNOVATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Giovani M. Ortega, Michael J. Sciarra
  • Patent number: 8111165
    Abstract: A sensor (which could be detachable) to sense a condition (including pressure from body weight or moisture from incontinence; applied by adhering to skin of a human body or by putting a diaper on the human body, for example), a signal processing circuit, a periodic or continuous transmitter, and a power supply (typically including a battery) are associated with a flexible substrate in low profile enabling disposition adjacent the human body. A transmitter antenna is on the substrate. Insulator film between battery contacts and a switch-and-transistor combination are two power-on techniques. A bedside monitor, a transceiver configured to receive signals from and transmit signals to the bedside monitor, and a computer connected with the transceiver can be included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Orthocare Innovations LLC
    Inventors: Giovani M. Ortega, Michael J. Sciarra
  • Publication number: 20080278336
    Abstract: A sensor (which could be detachable) to sense a condition (including pressure from body weight or moisture from incontinence; applied by adhering to skin of a human body or by putting a diaper on the human body, for example), a signal processing circuit, a periodic or continuous transmitter, and a power supply (typically including a battery) are associated with a flexible substrate in low profile enabling disposition adjacent the human body. A transmitter antenna is on the substrate. Insulator film between battery contacts and a switch-and-transistor combination are two power-on techniques. A bedside monitor, a transceiver configured to receive signals from and transmit signals to the bedside monitor, and a computer connected with the transceiver can be included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2007
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: ORTHOCARE INNOVATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Giovani M. Ortega, Michael J. Sciarra
  • Patent number: 5303711
    Abstract: Apparatus for the continuous non-invasive monitoring of blood is disclosed which includes an inflatable cuff, transducers for detecting blood volume changes in the blood by detecting changes in pressure in the cuff, and a central processing unit which converts the detected blood volume changes to a measurement of blood pressure and a CRT display for displaying the pressures in a readable format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1994
    Inventor: Michael J. Sciarra
  • Patent number: 5131399
    Abstract: A respiration transducer apparatus for monitoring respiratory movement in patients is disclosed which includes a transducer for detecting respiratory movement in the patient's body. The transducer includes a first inductor adapted to be positioned adjacent a portion of the patient's body and a second inductor adapted to be positioned adjacent the same portion of the body. The transducers are disposed in a substantially fixed geometric relation as an integrally fixed coil with the first and second inductors inductively reacting with each other and a forming a continuous transducing area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1992
    Inventor: Michael J. Sciarra
  • Patent number: 4551149
    Abstract: A prosthetic vision system is provided with a lens implanted in an ocular socket to focus light onto a coherent fiberoptic bundle. The fiberoptic bundle conveys the received light to photovoltaic semiconductors mounted in a gate array. The gate array is mounted in the region of the calcarine fissure in the user's cortex. The photovoltaic semiconductors stimulate the optic tract or visual cortex much in the manner done in a person having sight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1985
    Assignee: Michael Sciarra
    Inventor: Michael J. Sciarra
  • Patent number: 4494553
    Abstract: Provision is made to monitor for vital signs, such as respiratory activity and cardiac activity. The monitoring equipment is mounted by a belt to a person being monitored. Multiple Inductance coils carried by the belt move relative to each other in response to breathing, and the associated mutual inductance changes provide sensory signals to reflect the breathing. Electrical signals indicative of such vital signs are transmitted by radio wave to a central monitor which can monitor the activity of numerous persons. A plurality of such patient units including vital signs sensors and transmitters in combination with a single central monitor may be used to monitor multiple patients. The present invention is useful in monitoring to attempt to prevent sudden infant death syndrome, or crib death, and in intensive care units or cardiac units of hospitals and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1981
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1985
    Assignee: F. William Carr
    Inventors: Michael J. Sciarra, Victor L. Cestaro