Benjamin W Miller

US Patent:

63272202, Dec 4, 2001

Filed:

Sep 15, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/396232

Inventors:

Benjamin K. Miller - League City TX
James E. Halwachs - Ferndale WA
Arnold F. Farstad - Boulder CO

Assignee:

Johnson Engineering Corporation - Webster TX

International Classification:

H04B 1302

US Classification:

367134

Abstract:

A system is disclosed for locating swimmers who could be in danger of drowning, as determined by preset parameters such as the time duration that they remain at a depth where breathing is impossible. In this system, each individual swimmer wears a SONAR Swimmer Location Monitor (SSLM). This is a miniature electronic device that not only determines the extent of the swimmer's danger but also emits an ultrasonic alarm signal whenever such danger exists. At each occurrence, an alarm, which may be audible and/or visual, is sounded on the surface. Meanwhile the swimmer's location is tracked in real time from the signals received on a hydrophone array deployed along the perimeter of the swimming area. These signals are combined in a central processor and the computed real-time location is displayed graphically on a monitor to guide the guard personnel in rescue operations. The invention is intended for use in pools, beaches, water parks, and other swimming areas.

US Patent:

59072814, May 25, 1999

Filed:

May 5, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/072680

Inventors:

Benjamin K. Miller - League City TX
James E. Halwachs - Panama City FL
Arnold J. Farstad - Boulder CO

Assignee:

Johnson Engineering Corporation - Webster TX

International Classification:

G08B 2300

US Classification:

3405736

Abstract:

A system is disclosed for locating swimmers who could be in danger of drowning, as determined by preset parameters such as the time duration that they remain at a depth where breathing is impossible. In this system, each individual swimmer wears a Swimmer Location Monitor (SLM). This is a miniature electronic device that not only determines the extent of the swimmer's danger but also emits an electromagnetic alarm signal whenever such a danger exists. At each occurrence, an alarm, which may be audible and/or visual, is sounded on the surface while the swimmer's location is tracked in real time from the signals received on an antenna network deployed along the bottom of the swimming area. These signals are combined in a central processor and the computed real-time location is displayed graphically on a monitor to guide the guard personnel in rescue operations. The invention is intended for use in pools, beaches, water parks and other swimming areas.

US Patent:

20180318478, Nov 8, 2018

Filed:

Jul 10, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/031814

Inventors:

- Memphis TN, US
Miles Begin - NEW YORK NY, US
BRIAN P. BJELOVUK - WESTERVILLE OH, US
ETHAN R. BLISS - NEW YORK NY, US
Carrie Lee Childress - Dallas TX, US
GIACOMO F. CIMINELLO - CINCINNATI OH, US
KEALOHA YOUNG DEUTSCH - ODESSA FL, US
WILLIAM W. GREGORY - GAINESVILLE FL, US
KORY A. GUNNERSON - CINCINNATI OH, US
William Joseph Jaecklein - Saint Petersburg FL, US
KATHRYN ANN LEIGH - SAINT PETERSBURG FL, US
KE LI - EAST ISLIP NY, US
CHELSEA F. MCLEMORE - LONG ISLAND CITY NY, US
BENJAMIN S. MILLER - BROOKLYN NY, US
ANDREW P. MUSER - SAINT PETE BEACH FL, US
Felix Clarence Quintanar - Hull, GB
JERAD C. RAINES - NEWPORT KY, US
BILLY J. RATLIFF - COMMERCE TOWNSHIP MI, US
MICHAEL T. ROLLER - COVINGTON KY, US
ROBERT H. ROTH - CINCINNATI OH, US
VERA N. SOPER - CINCINNATI OH, US
KARL W. VANDERBEEK - CINCINNATI OH, US
LAUREN W. WOODRICK - COVINGTON KY, US
MICAH C. ZENDER - CAMP DENNISON OH, US

International Classification:

A61M 1/00

Abstract:

Embodiments of a reduced pressure system and methods for operating the system are disclosed. In some embodiments, the system can include one or more processors responsible for various functions associated with various levels of responsiveness, such as interfacing with a user, controlling a vacuum pump, providing network connectivity, etc. The system can present GUI screens for controlling and monitoring its operation. The system can determine and monitor flow of fluid in the system by utilizing one or more of the following: monitoring the speed of a pump motor, monitoring flow of fluid in a portion of a fluid flow path by using a calibrated fluid flow restrictor, and monitoring one or more characteristics of the pressure pulses. The system can provide external connectivity for accomplishing various activities, such as location tracking of the system, compliance monitoring, tracking of operational data, remote selection and adjustment of therapy settings, etc.

US Patent:

20170348469, Dec 7, 2017

Filed:

Aug 18, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/680542

Inventors:

- Memphis TN, US
MILES BEGIN - NEW YORK NY, US
BRIAN P. BJELOVUK - WESTERVILLE OH, US
ETHAN R. BLISS - NEW YORK NY, US
Carrie Lee Childress - Dallas TX, US
GIACOMO F. CIMINELLO - CINCINNATI OH, US
KEALOHA DEUTSCH - ODESSA FL, US
WILLIAM W. GREGORY - GAINESVILLE FL, US
KORY A. GUNNERSON - CINCINNATI OH, US
William Joseph Jaecklein - Saint Petersburg FL, US
KATHRYN ANN LEIGH - SAINT PETERSBURG FL, US
KE LI - EAST ISLIP NY, US
CHELSEA F. MCLEMORE - LONG ISLAND CITY NY, US
BENJAMIN S. MILLER - BROOKLYN NY, US
ANDREW P. MUSER - SAINT PETE BEACH FL, US
Felix C. Quintanar - Hull, GB
JERAD C. RAINES - NEWPORT KY, US
BILLY J. RATLIFF - COMMERCE TOWNSHIP MI, US
MICHAEL T. ROLLER - COVINGTON KY, US
ROBERT H. ROTH - CINCINNATI OH, US
VERA N. SOPER - CINCINNATI OH, US
KARL W. VANDERBEEK - CINCINNATI OH, US
LAUREN W. WOODRICK - COVINGTON KY, US
MICAH C. ZENDER - CAMP DENNISON OH, US

International Classification:

A61M 1/00

Abstract:

Embodiments of a reduced pressure system and methods for operating the system are disclosed. In some embodiments, the system can include one or more processors responsible for various functions associated with various levels of responsiveness, such as interfacing with a user, controlling a vacuum pump, providing network connectivity, etc. The system can present GUI screens for controlling and monitoring its operation. The system can determine and monitor flow of fluid in the system by utilizing one or more of the following: monitoring the speed of a pump motor, monitoring flow of fluid in a portion of a fluid flow path by using a calibrated fluid flow restrictor, and monitoring one or more characteristics of the pressure pulses. The system can provide external connectivity for accomplishing various activities, such as location tracking of the system, compliance monitoring, tracking of operational data, remote selection and adjustment of therapy settings, etc.