Errol J Naimon

US Patent:

46869751, Aug 18, 1987

Filed:

May 3, 1985

Appl. No.:

6/730432

Inventors:

Errol J. Naimon - Hopkins MN
Michael Jackson - Brooklyn Park MN

Assignee:

Applied Membrane Technology, Inc. - Minnetonka MN

International Classification:

A61M 1600

US Classification:

12820423

Abstract:

A supplemental respiratory device is shown that uses electronic components to regulate the flow of a respirable gas to a user, intermittently, on a demmand basis. The present invention, by monitoring small changes in relative airway pressure, caused by the user's inspiratory or expiratory effort, supplies gas only when an inhalation is detected. The present respiratory device can also vary the duration of the gas delivery time to compensate for changes in user breath rate. The invention herein is designed to be compatible with a standard nasal cannula. An electronic apnea detector is shown, and is included in the preferred embodiment of the present invention. In addition, the invention herein, when not used for gas delivery purposes, can be used as a diagnostic device for providing information concerning a user's breathing pattern.

US Patent:

60589868, May 9, 2000

Filed:

Nov 17, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/340990

Inventors:

Timothy W. Bethuy - Cedar MN
Errol Jeffrey Naimon - Appleton WI
Robert Charles Hall - Brown Deer WI

Assignee:

IMI Cornelius Inc. - Anoka MN

International Classification:

B65B 130

US Classification:

141198

Abstract:

An electronic control for an automatic filling beverage dispensing valve is shown. The dispensing valve includes a valve body, a flow control mechanism and a solenoid. The valve further includes an electrically conductive cup actuated lever for operating a micro-switch that is operatively connected to the electronic control of the present invention. The valve body includes a nozzle and a stainless steel electrical contact for providing electrical connection between the electronic control and the beverage as it flows through the nozzle into a cup. The electronic control of the present invention is microprocessor controlled and includes an internal signal generator which generates a signal independent of the input line frequency supplying the power to the control. This generated signal is buffered and applied to the dispensing cup lever while simultaneously being applied to a reference input of a phase-locked loop detector circuit. When beverage fills a cup to the rim thereof the beverage can flow over the rim and thereby provide an electrical continuity between the electrically conductive lever and the stainless steel contact within the nozzle.