Patents by Inventor Robert V. Brockway

Robert V. Brockway 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: 6626839
    Abstract: A system and method obtains a respiration parameter of an animal or human, such as respiratory rate, from a blood pressure, volumetric blood flow, blood velocity or stroke volume signal from a sensor for the animal or human. Specifically, the signal is processed to develop an amplitude versus time waveform. A sequence of selected features derived from individual cardiac cycles of the amplitude versus time waveform over a selected time interval are extracted from the developed amplitude versus time waveform. A mathematical model is fitted to the extracted sequence of selected features to yield a fitted mathematical model. The physiologic parameter information is computed from the fitted mathematical model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: Transoma Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory P. Doten, Brian P. Brockway, Robert V. Brockway, Richard A. Fundakowski
  • Patent number: 6506161
    Abstract: A system and method obtains physiologic parameter information of an animal or human, such as respiratory rate, from a blood pressure signal from an implanted blood pressure sensor in the animal or human. Specifically, the blood pressure signal is externally signal processed to develop an amplitude versus time waveform. A sequence of selected blood pressure features derived from individual cardiac cycles of the amplitude versus time waveform over a selected time interval are extracted from the developed amplitude versus time waveform. A mathematical model is fitted to the extracted sequence of selected blood pressure features to yield a fitted mathematical model. The physiologic parameter information is computed from the fitted mathematical model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: Data Sciences International, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian P. Brockway, Robert V. Brockway, Richard A. Fundakowski
  • Publication number: 20020082506
    Abstract: A system and method obtains physiologic parameter information of an animal or human, such as respiratory rate, from a blood pressure signal from an implanted blood pressure sensor in the animal or human. Specifically, the blood pressure signal is externally signal processed to develop an amplitude versus time waveform. A sequence of selected blood pressure features derived from individual cardiac cycles of the amplitude versus time waveform over a selected time interval are extracted from the developed amplitude versus time waveform. A mathematical model is fitted to the extracted sequence of selected blood pressure features to yield a fitted mathematical model. The physiologic parameter information is computed from the fitted mathematical model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Applicant: Data Sciences International, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian P. Brockway, Robert V. Brockway, Richard A. Fundakowski
  • Publication number: 20020058875
    Abstract: A system and method obtains a respiration parameter of an animal or human, such as respiratory rate, from a blood pressure, volumetric blood flow, blood velocity or stroke volume signal from a sensor for the animal or human. Specifically, the signal is processed to develop an amplitude versus time waveform. A sequence of selected features derived from individual cardiac cycles of the amplitude versus time waveform over a selected time interval are extracted from the developed amplitude versus time waveform. A mathematical model is fitted to the extracted sequence of selected features to yield a fitted mathematical model. The physiologic parameter information is computed from the fitted mathematical model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2001
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Applicant: Data Sciences International, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory P. Doten, Brian P. Brockway, Robert V. Brockway, Richard A. Fundakowski
  • Patent number: 6350242
    Abstract: A system and method obtains a respiration parameter of an animal or human, such as respiratory rate, from a blood pressure, volumetric blood flow, blood velocity or stroke volume signal from a sensor for the animal or human. Specifically, the signal is processed to develop an amplitude versus time waveform. A sequence of selected features derived from individual cardiac cycles of the amplitude versus time waveform over a selected time interval are extracted from the developed amplitude versus time waveform. A mathematical model is fitted to the extracted sequence of selected features to yield a fitted mathematical model. The physiologic parameter information is computed from the fitted mathematical model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Data Sciences International, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory P. Doten, Brian P. Brockway, Robert V. Brockway, Richard A. Fundakowski
  • Patent number: 6299582
    Abstract: A system and method obtains physiologic parameter information of an animal or human, such as respiratory rate, from a blood pressure signal from an implanted blood pressure sensor in the animal or human. Specifically, the blood pressure signal is externally signal processed to develop an amplitude versus time waveform. A sequence of selected blood pressure features derived from individual cardiac cycles of the amplitude versus time waveform over a selected time interval are extracted from the developed amplitude versus time waveform. A mathematical model is fitted to the extracted sequence of selected blood pressure features to yield a fitted mathematical model. The physiologic parameter information is computed from the fitted mathematical model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Assignee: Data Sciences International, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian P. Brockway, Robert V. Brockway, Richard A. Fundakowski
  • Patent number: 5980463
    Abstract: A method obtains physiologic parameter information of an animal or human, such as respiratory tidal volume, from a blood pressure signal from an implanted blood pressure sensor in the animal or human. Specifically, the blood pressure signal is externally signal processed to develop an amplitude versus time waveform. A sequence of selected blood pressure features derived from individual cardiac cycles of the amplitude versus time waveform over a selected time interval are extracted from the developed amplitude versus time waveform. A mathematical model is fitted to the extracted sequence of selected blood pressure features to yield a fitted mathematical model. Blood pressure information indicative of a magnitude of the change in blood pressure that occurs over a respiratory cycle is computed from the fitted mathematical model. The physiologic parameter respiratory tidal volume, is then computed as a function of a correction factor and the blood pressure information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: Data Sciences International, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian P. Brockway, Robert V. Brockway