Patents by Inventor Roy D. Koski, II

Roy D. Koski, II 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).

  • Method and system for powering a patient monitoring system
    Patent number: 7638897
    Abstract: The present invention is a method and system for powering a patient monitoring system. The present invention is a modular patient monitoring system utilizing a bi-directional power bus to efficiently couple a multi-parameter acquisition device, a display and any number of expansion modules. Each coupled device includes a battery, enabling each device to send or receive power through the bi-directional bus. The method and system of the present invention utilizes power from any single battery or from any number of the batteries in the system, as charge is not transferred from one battery to another. The present invention allows for the batteries to charge when it is operated from AC mains derived power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: The General Electric Company
    Inventors: Roy D. Koski, II, David L. Schieble, James M. Gray, Alan E. Clapp, Paul D. Lindquist