Patents by Inventor Pete Andriola

Pete Andriola 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).

  • Method and apparatus for detecting misapplied sensors
    Patent number: 7680522
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for determining whether a spectrophotometric sensor is misapplied. In one embodiment, a spectrophotometric sensor is provided with a strain sensor configures to provide a signal related to the curvature of the spectrophotometric sensor. In such an embodiment, the signal may be compared, such as by an associated monitor, with an expected signal value. Based upon this comparison, a determination may be made whether or not the spectrophotometric sensor is misapplied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC
    Inventors: Lutz Andersohn, Pete Andriola
  • Method and apparatus for detecting misapplied sensors
    Publication number: 20080081967
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for determining whether a spectrophotometric sensor is misapplied. In one embodiment, a spectrophotometric sensor is provided with a strain sensor configures to provide a signal related to the curvature of the spectrophotometric sensor. In such an embodiment, the signal may be compared, such as by an associated monitor, with an expected signal value. Based upon this comparison, a determination may be made whether or not the spectrophotometric sensor is misapplied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Inventors: Lutz Andersohn, Pete Andriola