Patents by Inventor Neil Silverman

Neil Silverman 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).

  • Pressure cuff
    Publication number: 20030097073
    Abstract: A pressure cuff includes a pad having a seat for receiving a vessel therealong through which a fluid under pressure flows. A pressure sensor is mounted inside the pad and includes a flexible flat diaphragm in the seat for engaging the vessel in flat contact therewith. A flexible strap is provided to clamp the pad in abutting contact with the vessel for measuring pressure through the wall thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2001
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Applicant: APEX Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Theodore Bullister, James E. Sluetz, Sanford Reich, Neil Silverman
  • Notch diaphragm pressure sensor
    Patent number: 6367333
    Abstract: A pressure sensor includes a tube for channeling a fluid therethrough. A notched seat is disposed in an outer surface of the tube and is open at circumferentially opposite ends, with a flexible diaphragm at the bottom thereof. The diaphragm is planar, and blends at its perimeter coextensively with an arcuate inner surface of the tube. A gauge is mounted in the seat above the diaphragm for measuring flexure thereof under pressure of the fluid inside the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: APEX Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Theodore Bullister, Peter Richard d'Entremont, Sanford Reich, Neil Silverman