Patents by Inventor Uli Rankers

Uli Rankers 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).

  • Docking station with hierarchal battery management for use with portable medical equipment
    Patent number: 7849250
    Abstract: When portable diagnostic medical equipment is placed into a dock, or docking station, the batteries of the docking station are used in a hierarchical manner to insure that the batteries in the portable equipment become charged and that any power needed to run the portable device is provided from a power source local to the docking station. In one embodiment, the docking station has a plurality of batteries and the system is designed so that when a portable diagnostic device is docked, the power from the docking station batteries will be used in a predetermined usage pattern so as to preserve (and charge) the batteries in the portable diagnostic tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: SonoSite, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander M. Diener, Joel Aragon, Bradley J. Sliger, Byron A. Meseroll, Uli Rankers
  • Docking station having auxiliary power management for use with portable medical equipment
    Publication number: 20080104300
    Abstract: When portable diagnostic medical equipment is placed into a dock, or docking station, the batteries of the docking station are used in a hierarchical manner to insure that the batteries in the portable equipment become charged and that any power needed to run the portable device is provided from a power source local to the docking station. In one embodiment, the docking station has a plurality of batteries and the system is designed so that when a portable diagnostic device is docked, the power from the docking station batteries will be used in a predetermined usage pattern so as to preserve (and charge) the batteries in the portable diagnostic tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Applicant: SonoSite, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander M. Diener, Joel Aragon, Bradley J. Sliger, Byron A. Meseroll, Uli Rankers