Patents by Inventor Robert T. McGovern

Robert T. McGovern 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).

  • Real-time medical alerting system
    Patent number: 6909359
    Abstract: A computerized reminder system collates medical prescription information such as provided by commercial retail pharmacies to customized schedules for administration of medication and therapy to patients. The system broadcasts reminder information via radio frequency wireless transmissions over a wide area network subsystem to portable receivers uniquely associated with specific patients. The patients receive real-time reminders directed only to them to take medicine. Patients receive only their own respective reminders and do not obtain reminders for other patients who subscribe to the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Inventor: Robert T. McGovern
  • Fluoropolymer humidity sensors
    Patent number: 5131990
    Abstract: A humidity sensor composed of interdigitated electrodes and a material therebetween which is composed of Nafion wherein H+ cites have undergone ion exchange with at least one of NH4+ and Li+, Na+, Ag+ and Mg+.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1992
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Bernard M. Kulwicki, Robert T. McGovern, Thomas C. Conlan
  • Fluoropolymer humidity sensors
    Patent number: 5045828
    Abstract: A humidity sensor composed of interdigitated electrodes and a material therebetween which is composed of perfluorosulfonic acid substituted poly (tetrafluoroethylene) copolymer wherein H+ sites have undergone ion exchange with at least one of NH4+ and Li+, Na+, Ag+ and Mg+.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1991
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Bernard M. Kulwicki, Robert T. McGovern, Thomas C. Conlan