Patents by Inventor Steven J Albright

Steven J Albright 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: 8287460
    Abstract: An apparatus and associated method for collecting data for a sleep study. The apparatus includes a sensor adapted to collect data relating to a parameter of a user of the apparatus over a period of time, and a controller operatively coupled to the sensor. The controller is adapted to: (a) receive configuration information specifying a predetermined amount of valid data that is required for a sleep study to be deemed valid, (b) receive the data relating to the parameter and determine an amount of the received data that is valid, and (c) cause a study status indicator to be output by the apparatus based on the amount of the received data that is determined to be valid and the predetermined amount specified in the configuration information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: RIC Investments, LLC
    Inventors: William H. Broadley, Richard J. Lordo, Ronald D Fligge, Daniel Martin, Duane H Carter, Steven J Albright
  • Publication number: 20090099471
    Abstract: An apparatus and associated method for collecting data for a sleep study. The apparatus includes a sensor adapted to collect data relating to a parameter of a user of the apparatus over a period of time, and a controller operatively coupled to the sensor. The controller is adapted to: (a) receive configuration information specifying a predetermined amount of valid data that is required for a sleep study to be deemed valid, (b) receive the data relating to the parameter and determine an amount of the received data that is valid, and (c) cause a study status indicator to be output by the apparatus based on the amount of the received data that is determined to be valid and the predetermined amount specified in the configuration information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: William H Broadley, Richard J. Lordo, Ronald D. Fligge, Daniel Martin, Duane H. Carter, Steven J. Albright