Patents by Inventor W. Kevin Wu

W. Kevin Wu 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).

  • Methods and systems for providing battery feedback to patient
    Patent number: 10388142
    Abstract: A method for outputting a combined power source alarm for an implantable blood pump includes determining a status for each of first and second power sources of the blood pump. A combined power source alarm based on the statuses of the first and second power sources is outputted. A method for generating an alarm based on fault detections in a mechanically assisted circulation system includes processing a series of fault detection indications to classify a fault as active or inactive. An alarm is generated if the fault is active for more than a predetermined amount of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: TC1 LLC
    Inventors: Brian Kimball, Charles Dague, W. Kevin Wu
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING BATTERY FEEDBACK TO PATIENT
    Publication number: 20190035254
    Abstract: A method for outputting a combined power source alarm for an implantable blood pump includes determining a status for each of first and second power sources of the blood pump. A combined power source alarm based on the statuses of the first and second power sources is outputted. A method for generating an alarm based on fault detections in a mechanically assisted circulation system includes processing a series of fault detection indications to classify a fault as active or inactive. An alarm is generated if the fault is active for more than a predetermined amount of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Brian Kimball, Charles Dague, W. Kevin Wu
  • Methods and systems for providing battery feedback to patient
    Patent number: 10115290
    Abstract: A method for outputting a combined power source alarm for an implantable blood pump includes determining a status for each of first and second power sources of the blood pump. A combined power source alarm based on the statuses of the first and second power sources is outputted. A method for generating an alarm based on fault detections in a mechanically assisted circulation system includes processing a series of fault detection indications to classify a fault as active or inactive. An alarm is generated if the fault is active for more than a predetermined amount of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: TCI LLC
    Inventors: Brian Kimball, Charles Dague, W. Kevin Wu
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING BATTERY FEEDBACK TO PATIENT
    Publication number: 20170365154
    Abstract: A method for outputting a combined power source alarm for an implantable blood pump includes determining a status for each of first and second power sources of the blood pump. A combined power source alarm based on the statuses of the first and second power sources is outputted. A method for generating an alarm based on fault detections in a mechanically assisted circulation system includes processing a series of fault detection indications to classify a fault as active or inactive. An alarm is generated if the fault is active for more than a predetermined amount of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Brian Kimball, Charles Dague, W. Kevin Wu
  • Methods and systems for providing battery feedback to patient
    Patent number: 9786150
    Abstract: A method for outputting a combined power source alarm for an implantable blood pump includes determining a status for each of first and second power sources of the blood pump. A combined power source alarm based on the statuses of the first and second power sources is outputted. A method for generating an alarm based on fault detections in a mechanically assisted circulation system includes processing a series of fault detection indications to classify a fault as active or inactive. An alarm is generated if the fault is active for more than a predetermined amount of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: TCI LLC
    Inventors: Brian Kimball, Charles Dague, W. Kevin Wu
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING BATTERY FEEDBACK TO PATIENT
    Publication number: 20150294550
    Abstract: A method for outputting a combined power source alarm for an implantable blood pump includes determining a status for each of first and second power sources of the blood pump. A combined power source alarm based on the statuses of the first and second power sources is outputted. A method for generating an alarm based on fault detections in a mechanically assisted circulation system includes processing a series of fault detection indications to classify a fault as active or inactive. An alarm is generated if the fault is active for more than a predetermined amount of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Brian Kimball, Charles Dague, W. Kevin Wu