Patents by Inventor Richard William Shephard

Richard William Shephard 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: 8652063
    Abstract: Equipment (10) for non-invasively measuring a physiological process includes at least one receiver (12) to be placed relative to a body of a subject being examined to detect at least one signal from the body of the subject. A discrimination unit (20.1) determines if the at least one signal is a signal of interest associated with the physiological process. A processor (20) processes the signal of interest to enhance the signal of interest and suppresses other received signals that are not of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Heard Systems Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Gaetano Gargiulo, Jonathan Craig Tapson, Richard William Shephard
  • Publication number: 20130204148
    Abstract: A pregnancy test system (10) includes a carrier (14) carrying a plurality of (sensors 12) arranged in a fixed relationship relative to one another. A signal processing (circuit 42) processes data sensed by the sensors (12) and outputs a data signal representative of the pregnancy status of an animal being examined. A support arrangement (24) supports the carrier (14) in a desired position relative to the animal. A positioning mechanism (26) is associated with the carrier (14) for positioning the carrier (14) at the desired position relative to the animal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Inventors: Jonathan Craig Tapson, Gaetano Gargiulo, Richard William Shephard
  • Publication number: 20120108989
    Abstract: Equipment (10) for non-invasively measuring a physiological process includes at least one receiver (12) to be placed relative to a body of a subject being examined to detect at least one signal from the body of the subject. A discrimination unit (20.1) determines if the at least one signal is a signal of interest associated with the physiological process. A processor (20) processes the signal of interest to enhance the signal of interest and suppresses other received signals that are not of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: HEARD SYSTEMS PTY LTD
    Inventors: Gaetano Gargiulo, Jonathan Craig Tapson, Richard William Shephard