Patents by Inventor Raymond Lia

Raymond Lia 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).

  • Replacement light assembly
    Patent number: 8459844
    Abstract: A light assembly for a hand-held medical diagnostic instrument. The light assembly includes a substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface, a light source mounted to the top surface, and the bottom surface having first and second electrical terminals. The light assembly further includes a circuit board disposed inclined to the substrate, the circuit board having first and second electrical terminals, a first connector mounting and electrically connecting the first electrical terminal of the substrate to the first electrical terminal of the circuit board, a second connector mounting and electrically connecting the second electrical terminal of the substrate to the second electrical terminal of the circuit board, a heat sink, and a thermal conductor thermally connecting at least one of the first and second electrical terminals of the substrate to the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Welch Allyn, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond A. Lia, Ervin Goldfain, Chris R. Roberts, Steven R. Slawson, Robert J. Wood
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING SUBSURFACES OF A TARGET MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20130123641
    Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a method for aligning first and second light signals on an optical path directed to a target, where the first light signal provides a visualization of the target, and a portion of the second light signal reflects from at least one subsurface of the target. The method also includes aligning a first focal point of the first light signal and a second focal point of the second light signal, where the first focal point is at least in a first proximate location of the second focal point, and adjusting a first position of the first and second focal points to be in at least a second proximate location of the target without adjusting the at least first proximate location of the first focal point relative to the second focal point. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: Welch Allyn, Inc.
    Inventors: ERVIN GOLDFAIN, Raymond A. Lia
  • Medical diagnostic instrument having portable illuminator
    Patent number: 8388523
    Abstract: A portable medical diagnostic instrument includes an instrument head and a handle portion having an open-ended receiving cavity. A compact illuminator defined by a housing retaining a miniature light source and a power supply is releasably fitted within the open-ended receiving cavity of the handle portion wherein the light source of the illuminator is optically coupled with the instrument on assembly therewith. The handle portion can be integral with the instrument or releasably attached. The handle portion according to at least one version is made from a plastic or other suitable material, permitting disposability and/or single patient use. In one version, the handle portion is flexibly deformable, at least partially, to facilitate release of the portable illuminator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Welch Allyn, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Vivenzio, Raymond A. Lia, Ian K. Edwards, Thaddeus Wawro, Steven R. Slawson
  • BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF
    Publication number: 20130053708
    Abstract: A blood pressure cuff includes a first bladder having a width, and a length transverse to the width. The blood pressure cuff also includes a second bladder connected to the first bladder and a port fluidly connected to at least one of the first and second bladders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: David E. Quinn, John A. Lane, Raymond A. Lia, Sean R. Karla, Robert L. Vivenzio
  • CONFIGURABLE HEALTH-CARE EQUIPMENT APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20120246375
    Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for providing health-care equipment in a plurality of customizable configurations. A configuration includes a selection and arrangement of health-care equipment modules that each provide specialized support for the provision of health care, including the measurement of physiological parameters. Various types of configurations include those adapted to be mounted upon a desk top or a wall surface, or adapted for wheel mounting or hand-carriable mobile configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: Welch Allyn, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian K. Edwards, Raymond A. Lia, Scott A. Martin, Jon R. Salvati, Robert L. Vivenzio, Thaddeus J. Wawro, Robert J. Wood
  • Configurable health-care equipment apparatus
    Patent number: 8214566
    Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for providing health-care equipment in a plurality of customizable configurations. A configuration includes a selection and arrangement of health-care equipment modules that each provide specialized support for the provision of health care, including the measurement of physiological parameters. Various types of configurations include those adapted to be mounted upon a desk top or a wall surface, or adapted for wheel mounting or hand-carriable mobile configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Welch Allyn, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian K. Edwards, Raymond A. Lia, Scott A. Martin, Jon R. Salvati, Robert L. Vivenzio, Thaddeus J. Wawro, Robert J. Wood
  • BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF
    Publication number: 20120150051
    Abstract: A blood pressure cuff is defined by a first sheet and a second sheet. The first sheet has a first interior-inflatable surface attached to a second interior-inflatable surface of the second sheet to form an interior-inflatable portion between the first sheet and second sheet. The interior-inflatable portion is in communication with an opening to fluidly interconnect the interior-inflatable portion with an exterior of the cuff. A textured surface is included on the second interior-inflatable surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: WELCH ALLYN, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Kinsley, John A. Lane, David E. Quinn, Tyson B. Whitaker, Raymond A. Lia, Robert L. Vivenzio, Henry J. Smith, III, Jeffrey J. Perkins
  • DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TEMPERATURE DETERMINATION
    Publication number: 20120143079
    Abstract: A temperature determination method includes temporarily contacting a forehead of a subject with a first surface of a removable patch, and exposing a second surface of the patch opposite the first surface to ambient conditions. The method also includes sensing a temperature of the first surface of the patch while the first surface is in contact with the forehead at a first location thereon, sensing a temperature of the second surface of the patch, and calculating a sub-skull temperature of the subject based on the sensed temperatures of the first and second surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventors: Raymond A. Lia, Robert J. Wood, David E. Quinn
  • REPLACEMENT LIGHT ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20120002422
    Abstract: A light assembly for a hand-held medical diagnostic instrument. The light assembly includes a substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface, a light source mounted to the top surface, and the bottom surface having first and second electrical terminals. The light assembly further includes a circuit board disposed inclined to the substrate, the circuit board having first and second electrical terminals, a first connector mounting and electrically connecting the first electrical terminal of the substrate to the first electrical terminal of the circuit board, a second connector mounting and electrically connecting the second electrical terminal of the substrate to the second electrical terminal of the circuit board, a heat sink, and a thermal conductor thermally connecting at least one of the first and second electrical terminals of the substrate to the heat sink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Inventors: Raymond A. Lia, Ervin Goldfain, Chris R. Roberts, Steven R. Slawson, Robert J. Wood
  • MEDICAL DEVICE ADAPTOR
    Publication number: 20110275945
    Abstract: A medical device adaptor includes a housing defining a mounting port and a circumscribing outer wall, a fluid passage extending substantially through the adaptor to the mounting port, and a pair of mounting shoulders spaced circumferentially along the outer wall. The pair of mounting shoulders extend transverse from the outer wall. The medical device adaptor also includes an insert disposed within the mounting port. The insert defines a thru hole at least partially aligned with the fluid passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Inventors: Sean R. Karla, Raymond A. Lia, Jamie H. Bartenstein, Robert L. Vivenzio, Victor G. Ianno
  • CONFIGURABLE HEALTH-CARE EQUIPMENT APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20110022748
    Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for providing health-care equipment in a plurality of customizable configurations. A configuration includes a selection and arrangement of health-care equipment modules that each provide specialized support for the provision of health care, including the measurement of physiological parameters. Various types of configurations include those adapted to be mounted upon a desk top or a wall surface, or adapted for wheel mounting or hand-carriable mobile configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: Welch Allyn, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian K. Edwards, Raymond A. Lia, Scott A. Martin, Jon R. Salvati, Robert L. Vivenzio, Thaddeus J. Wawro, Robert J. Wood
  • RECYCLABLE OR BIODEGRADABLE BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF
    Publication number: 20100298725
    Abstract: A blood pressure cuff is defined by a first sheet, having an opening, and a second sheet. The second sheet is attached to a bottom of the first sheet to form an interior inflatable portion between the first sheet and the second sheet, with the opening of the first sheet fluidly interconnecting the interior inflatable portion with an exterior of the cuff. The blood pressure cuff is made from a single type of material and can be recycled, biodegradable, or composted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Inventors: Robert L. Vivenzio, Ian K. Edwards, Raymond A. Lia, Jeffrey Perkins, Sean R. Karla
  • RECYCLABLE OR BIODEGRADABLE BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF
    Publication number: 20100298724
    Abstract: A blood pressure cuff is defined by a sleeve member, a portion of which is inflatable and made from a fluid impermeable material. An exterior port of the sleeve directly and fluidly interconnects with the interior of said inflatable portion, wherein a slotted portion is aligned with the port to receive the port when the cuff is wrapped about the limb of a patient. The slotted portion is sized to provide a range of cuff sizes wherein the cuff can be entirely made from a biodegradable or recyclable material. A plurality of cuffs can be packaged for sequential dispensing thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: Welch Allyn, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Vivenzio, Ian K. Edwards, Raymond A. Lia, Jeffrey Perkins, Sean Karla
  • Insertion tube storage carousel
    Patent number: 7819798
    Abstract: An apparatus for storing at least one elongated and flexible object, such as an insertion tube that functions as a portion of an endoscope or a borescope device. The apparatus includes a rotating storage carousel having a base and a peripheral barrier. An elongated and flexible object, such as an insertion tube, is stored along the inner side of the peripheral barrier and the base. The storage cavity of the carousel rotates while accepting the transfer of the elongated and flexible object for storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: GE Inspection Technologies, LP
    Inventors: Allan I. Krauter, Charles W. Fish, III, Raymond A. Lia, Thomas W. Karpen, Kenneth Von Felten, Ronald H. Lawson, Leigh Lawson, legal representative
  • Blood pressure measuring apparatus
    Patent number: 7780603
    Abstract: Adaptive attachments used in combination with a blood pressure cuff enable various blood pressure measurements to be taken in a hospital or other setting having various single and/or dual lumen manual or electronic blood pressure measuring equipment with a single patient-worn cuff.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Welch Allyn, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond A. Lia, Sean R. Karla, Stephen W. Burnett, Tyson B. Whitaker, Thomas J. Grant, Dale C. Saddlemire, Thaddeus J. Wawro
  • Blood pressure measuring apparatus
    Patent number: 7722542
    Abstract: A blood pressure measuring apparatus includes an inflatable sleeve socket that is capable of receiving an engagement portion of a compact gage housing having either a contained mechanical or an electronic pressure gauge. This coupling permits direct attachment to the sleeve and permitting fluid interconnection between the interior of the sleeve and the contained pressure gauge without requiring any hoses or tubing therebetween. The electronic pressure gauge is responsive to changes in pressure within the inflatable sleeve. The pressure changes can be processed and output to an integral display or can be wirelessly transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Welch Allyn, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond A. Lia, Kenneth J. Burdick, Robert L. Vivenzio, Dominick Danna, Raymond P. Dromms, Allan I. Krauter
  • Electronic imaging device with photosensor arrays
    Patent number: 7679041
    Abstract: An electronic imaging device is provided that includes a plurality of sensor elements, such as multiple photosensor arrays, wherein some of the sensor elements have a different numerical aperture value than the others, and wherein the sensor elements can be arranged such that their electrical signals can be combined to produce a composite electrical signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: GE Inspection Technologies, LP
    Inventor: Raymond A. Lia
  • Medical-stand tray
    Patent number: D626239
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Welch Allyn, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond A. Lia, Alisa R. Salibra, Kate S. Vallon, Robert L. Vivenzio, Michael T. McMahon, Lisa A. Killian, Donwoong Kang, Scott W. Osiecki
  • Pulse-oximeter holder
    Patent number: D634846
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Welch Allyn, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Vivenzio, Lisa A. Killian, Raymond A. Lia, Scott A. Martin, Michael T. McMahon, Scott W. Osiecki, Donwoong Kang
  • Blood pressure measuring apparatus
    Patent number: RE42754
    Abstract: A blood pressure measuring apparatus includes an inflatable sleeve adapted to be wrapped about a limb of a patient. The sleeve includes an interior and at least one socket provided on an exterior surface of the sleeve, the socket being fluidly connected to the interior of the sleeve. A gage is directly attached to the sleeve socket through attachment of a mating engagement portion. A pneumatic bulb is also attached fluidly to the sleeve through a receiving port which is provided on at least one of the socket and the gage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Welch Allyn, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond A. Lia, Robert L. Vivenzio, Dominick Danna, Raymond P. Dromms, Scott S. Stearns, James M. Baxter