Patents by Inventor Peter Geoffrey Hawkins
Peter Geoffrey Hawkins 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: 20180185606Abstract: An apparatus for delivering a flow of gas, has a housing 3202? with a recess, and an outlet port 3210? for a flow of gas. The recess is defined by at least one wall 3256, 3262 that is substantially continuous, gas impermeable, and unbroken, other than a gasflow passage from the recess to the outlet port of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2016Publication date: July 5, 2018Inventors: Andre VAN SCHALKWYK, Andrew Paul Maxwell SALMON, Joel Michael LAWSON, Russel William BURGESS, Cameron Alexander LAWRENCE, Rachel Adeline MILLER, Dean Antony BARKER, Peter Geoffrey HAWKINS, Ella Marie MEISEL, Eamonn Bernard MCKNIGHT, Kevin Peter O'DONNELL, Jae Chul HAN
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Patent number: 9814856Abstract: The gases temperature supplied to a patient when the patient is undergoing treatment such as oxygen therapy or positive pressure treatment for conditions such as Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is often measured for safety and to enable controlling of the humidity delivered to the patient. The invention disclosed is related to measurement of properties, particularly temperature (thermister 23), of gases flowing through a heated tube (3), supplying gases to a patient, which utilises the heating wire (21, 28) within the tube.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2016Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare LimitedInventors: Matthew Jon Payton, Kevin Peter O'Donnell, Andrew Baden Clark, Christopher Simon James Quill, Peter Geoffrey Hawkins
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Publication number: 20170100501Abstract: The present invention provides a breathing assistance apparatus that has a convenient and effective method of cleaning internal conduits inside the apparatus. The breathing assistance apparatus is preferably a gases supply and humidification device. The cleaning method is a method of disinfection that is automated so minimal training is required to disinfect in particular an internal elbow conduit within the device. It is therefore not necessary to dismantle the gases supply and humidification device, therefore, inadvertent damage to the internal parts of the device is avoided. The present invention also provides a method of disinfecting a heated breathing conduit and a patient interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Kevin Peter O'Donnell, Matthew Jon Payton, Christopher Simon James Quill, Martin Paul Friederich Kramer, Peter Geoffrey Hawkins, Reena Daken
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Publication number: 20170095632Abstract: The gases temperature supplied to a patient when the patient is undergoing treatment such as oxygen therapy or positive pressure treatment for conditions such as Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is often measured for safety and to enable controlling of the humidity delivered to the patient. The invention disclosed is related to measurement of properties, particularly temperature (thermister 23), of gases flowing through a heated tube (3), supplying gases to a patient, which utilises the heating wire (21, 28) within the tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2016Publication date: April 6, 2017Inventors: Matthew Jon Payton, Kevin Peter O'Donnell, Andrew Baden Clark, Christopher Simon James Quill, Peter Geoffrey Hawkins
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Patent number: 9526807Abstract: The present invention provides a breathing assistance apparatus that has a convenient and effective method of cleaning internal conduits inside the apparatus. The breathing assistance apparatus is preferably a gases supply and humidification device. The cleaning method is a method of disinfection that is automated so minimal training is required to disinfect in particular an internal elbow conduit within the device. It is therefore not necessary to dismantle the gases supply and humidification device, therefore, inadvertent damage to the internal parts of the device is avoided. The present invention also provides a method of disinfecting a heated breathing conduit and a patient interface.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2014Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare LimitedInventors: Kevin Peter O'Donnell, Matthew Jon Payton, Christopher Simon James Quill, Martin Paul Friederich Kramer, Peter Geoffrey Hawkins, Reena Daken
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Publication number: 20160317778Abstract: The gases temperature supplied to a patient when the patient is undergoing treatment such as oxygen therapy or positive pressure treatment for conditions such as Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is often measured for safety and to enable controlling of the humidity delivered to the patient. The invention disclosed is related to measurement of properties, particularly temperature (thermister 23), of gases flowing through a heated tube (3), supplying gases to a patient, which utilises the heating wire (21, 28) within the tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2016Publication date: November 3, 2016Inventors: Matthew Jon Payton, Kevin Peter O'Donnell, Andrew Baden Clark, Christopher Simon James Quill, Peter Geoffrey Hawkins
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Publication number: 20160082220Abstract: A respiratory therapy system can have a flow generator adapted to provide gases to a patient. A gas passageway can be located in-line with the flow generator. The gas passageway can have a first portion adapted to receive a first gas and a second portion adapted to receive a second gas. The gas passageway can have a static mixer downstream of the first and second portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2015Publication date: March 24, 2016Inventors: Dean Antony Barker, Russel William Burgess, Peter Geoffrey Hawkins, Maurice Wen-Bin Chai
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Publication number: 20160058966Abstract: Patient interface, such as a nasal cannula, with a headgear. The interface has a soft face mount part with nasal prongs and a base portion, and a harder-material gases flow manifold part with an inlet and an outlet. Gas is delivered into the manifold inlet, and flows out through the outlet and into the base portion of the face mount. The outlet of the manifold part comprises a groove that creates a gap between the base portion of the face mount and the manifold part at a region adjacent to the philtrum, providing pressure relief on the septum. The headgear has straps. Portions of the headgear that contact facial regions have surface regions for frictionally engaging with the skin. The material in these regions can be in the form of sleeves or coatings or over-moulding. The remainder of the strap has different material properties from those contacting the facial region.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2014Publication date: March 3, 2016Inventors: Kevin Peter O'Donnell, Samuel Robertson Frame, Martin Paul Friedrich Kramer, Sean Joel Babbage, Peter Geoffrey Hawkins, Milanjot Singh Assi
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Patent number: 9265902Abstract: The gases temperature supplied to a patient when the patient is undergoing treatment such as oxygen therapy or positive pressure treatment for conditions such as Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is often measured for safety and to enable controlling of the humidity delivered to the patient. The apparatus is related to measurement of properties, particularly temperature (thermister 23), of gases flowing through a heated tube (3), supplying gases to a patient, which utilizes the heating wire (21, 28) within the tube.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2013Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare LimitedInventors: Matthew Jon Payton, Kevin Peter O'Donnell, Andrew Baden Clark, Christopher Simon James Quill, Peter Geoffrey Hawkins
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Publication number: 20150359990Abstract: A respiratory assistance apparatus (4) is provided, adapted to deliver gases to a user or patient (1). The apparatus (4) comprises a housing (10) provided with a chamber (5) and a heater (25), the chamber (5) comprising at least one gas port (15) connected to, or arranged to be connected to, at least one intermediate passageway (12). The apparatus (4) is operative according to a disinfection mode of predetermined profile in which the heater (25) heats liquid in the chamber (5) to produce vapour at or above a target dewpoint temperature and/or humidity level. The apparatus (4) is arranged such that the vapour is delivered to the intermediate passageway (12) to disinfect the intermediate passageway (12) with moist heat throughout a predetermined duration of the disinfection mode. Associated attachments and methods are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2014Publication date: December 17, 2015Inventors: Dean Antony Barker, Russel William Burgess, Peter Geoffrey Hawkins
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Publication number: 20150059745Abstract: A respiratory assistance apparatus has a gases inlet configured to receive a supply of gases, a blower unit configured to generate a pressurised gases stream from the supply of gases; a humidification unit configured to heat and humidify the pressurised gases stream; and a gases outlet for the heated and humidified gases stream. A flow path for the gases stream extends through the respiratory device from the gases inlet through the blower unit and humidification unit to the gases outlet. A sensor assembly is provided in the flow path before the humidification unit. The sensor assembly has an ultrasound gas composition sensor system for sensing one or more gas concentrations within the gases stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2013Publication date: March 5, 2015Applicant: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare LimitedInventors: Dean Antony Barker, Mikael Douglas Stewart, Peter Geoffrey Hawkins, Kevin Peter O'Donnell, Russel William Burgess
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Publication number: 20140158125Abstract: The present invention provides a breathing assistance apparatus that has a convenient and effective method of cleaning internal conduits inside the apparatus. The breathing assistance apparatus is preferably a gases supply and humidification device. The cleaning method is a method of disinfection that is automated so minimal training is required to disinfect in particular an internal elbow conduit within the device. It is therefore not necessary to dismantle the gases supply and humidification device, therefore, inadvertent damage to the internal parts of the device is avoided. The present invention also provides a method of disinfecting a heated breathing conduit and a patient interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2014Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare LimitedInventors: Kevin Peter O'Donnell, Matthew Jon Payton, Christopher Simon James Quill, Martin Paul Friederich Kramer, Peter Geoffrey Hawkins, Reena Daken
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Patent number: 8741220Abstract: The present invention provides a breathing assistance apparatus that has a convenient and effective method of cleaning internal conduits inside the apparatus. The breathing assistance apparatus is preferably a gases supply and humidification device. The cleaning method is a method of disinfection that is automated so minimal training is required to disinfect in particular an internal elbow conduit within the device. It is therefore not necessary to dismantle the gases supply and humidification device, therefore, inadvertent damage to the internal parts of the device is avoided. The present invention also provides a method of disinfecting a heated breathing conduit and a patient interface.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2008Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare LimitedInventors: Kevin Peter O'Donnell, Matthew Jon Payton, Christopher Simon James Quill, Martin Paul Friederich Kramer, Peter Geoffrey Hawkins, Reena Daken
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Publication number: 20130306075Abstract: The gases temperature supplied to a patient when the patient is undergoing treatment such as oxygen therapy or positive pressure treatment for conditions such as Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is often measured for safety and to enable controlling of the humidity delivered to the patient. The invention disclosed is related to measurement of properties, particularly temperature (thermister 23), of gases flowing through a heated tube (3), supplying gases to a patient, which utilises the heating wire (21, 28) within the tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2013Publication date: November 21, 2013Inventors: Matthew Jon Payton, Kevin Peter O'Donnell, Andrew Baden Clark, Christopher Simon James Quill, Peter Geoffrey Hawkins
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Patent number: 8453641Abstract: The gases temperature supplied to a patient when the patient is undergoing treatment such as oxygen therapy or positive pressure treatment for conditions such as Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is often measured for safety and to enable controlling of the humidity delivered to the patient. The invention disclosed is related to measurement of properties, particularly temperature (thermister 23), of gases flowing through a heated tube (3), supplying gases to a patient, which utilizes the heating wire (21, 28) within the tube.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2005Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare LimitedInventors: Matthew Jon Payton, Kevin Peter O'Donnell, Andrew Baden Clark, Christopher Simon Jams Quill, Peter Geoffrey Hawkins
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Patent number: 8186345Abstract: The gases temperature supplied to a patient when the patient is undergoing treatment such as oxygen therapy or positive pressure treatment for conditions such as Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is often measured for safety and to enable controlling of the humidity delivered to the patient. The invention disclosed is related to measurement of properties, particularly temperature, of gases flowing through a heated tube, supplying gases to a patient, which utilizes the heating wire within the tube.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2010Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare LimitedInventors: Matthew Jon Payton, Kevin Peter O'Donnell, Andrew Baden Clark, Christopher Simon James Quill, Peter Geoffrey Hawkins
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Publication number: 20100218763Abstract: The gases temperature supplied to a patient when the patient is undergoing treatment such as oxygen therapy or positive pressure treatment for conditions such as Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is often measured for safety and to enable controlling of the humidity delivered to the patient. The invention disclosed is related to measurement of properties, particularly temperature, of gases flowing through a heated tube, supplying gases to a patient, which utilises the heating wire within the tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2010Publication date: September 2, 2010Inventors: MATTHEW JON PAYTON, KEVIN PETER O'DONNELL, ANDREW BADEN CLARK, CHRISTOPHER SIMON JAMES QUILL, PETER GEOFFREY HAWKINS
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Publication number: 20080310994Abstract: The present invention provides a breathing assistance apparatus that has a convenient and effective method of cleaning internal conduits inside the apparatus. The breathing assistance apparatus is preferably a gases supply and humidification device. The cleaning method is a method of disinfection that is automated so minimal training is required to disinfect in particular an internal elbow conduit within the device. It is therefore not necessary to dismantle the gases supply and humidification device, therefore, inadvertent damage to the internal parts of the device is avoided. The present invention also provides a method of disinfecting a heated breathing conduit and a patient interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2008Publication date: December 18, 2008Inventors: KEVIN PETER O'DONNELL, MATTHEW JON PAYTON, CHRISTOPHER SIMON JAMES QUILL, MARTIN PAUL FRIEDERICH KRAMER, PETER GEOFFREY HAWKINS, REENA DAKEN
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Patent number: D747792Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2013Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Health Care LimitedInventors: Sean Joel Babbage, Peter Geoffrey Hawkins, Kevin Peter O'Donnell
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Patent number: D796027Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2016Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare LimitedInventors: Sean Joel Babbage, Peter Geoffrey Hawkins, Kevin Peter O'Donnell