Thomas S Myers

US Patent:

49947370, Feb 19, 1991

Filed:

Mar 9, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/491569

Inventors:

Dale E. Carlton - Portland OR
Keith E. Jones - Aloha OR
Thomas A. Myers - Beaverton OR

Assignee:

Cascade Microtech, Inc. - Beaverton OR

International Classification:

G01R 1910

US Classification:

324158P

Abstract:

An adapter, having a dielectric substrate upon which are mounted an array of uniformly-spaced, coplanar conductive strips and impedance standards having similarly spaced coplanar leads, facilitates planar transmission line probe measurements of the high-speed electrical characteristics of a package or other interconnect structure for a high-speed integrated circuit. The conductive strips of the adapter are connected to the terminals of the package so as to simulate the integrated circuit connection, that is, with substantially identical length and spacing of bond wires. The planar probe, by contacting the conductive strips of the adapter, is able to measure the electrical characteristics of the package including the bond wires, thereby providing realistic measurements of the integrated circuit's environment. The impedance standards on the adapter are specially designed to enable the effects of the adapter to be removed from the measurements by calibration.

US Patent:

20200219374, Jul 9, 2020

Filed:

Mar 17, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/821231

Inventors:

- Batesville IN, US
Steven D. Baker - Beaverton OR, US
Bradley T. Smith - Raleigh NC, US
Eric D. Agdeppa - Cincinnati OH, US
Pamela Wells - Hixson TN, US
Thomas A. Myers - Syracuse NY, US
Andrew S. Robinson - Durham NC, US
Kiana M. Dezelon - Batesville IN, US
John S. Schroder - Apex NC, US

International Classification:

G08B 21/04
G08B 21/18
G16H 40/63
G16H 50/20

Abstract:

A patient fall detection system includes a computer and multiple transceivers mounted at fixed locations in a healthcare facility. The transceivers are electronically coupled to the computer. A patient identification tag is worn by a patient and includes a tag transceiver. The high-accuracy locating system monitors a location of the patient ID tag via signals from the tag transceiver to determine whether a patient has entered a bathroom. The computer monitors at least one of an elevation of the patient ID tag in the bathroom, an elevation drop of the patient ID tag in the bathroom, or a time that the patient ID tag has been in the bathroom to determine whether the patient has fallen.

US Patent:

20200090804, Mar 19, 2020

Filed:

Aug 14, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/540202

Inventors:

- Batesville IN, US
Steven D. Baker - Beaverton OR, US
Bradley T. Smith - Raleigh NC, US
Eric D. Agdeppa - Cincinnati OH, US
Pamela Wells - Hixson TN, US
Laura A. Hassey - Raleigh NC, US
Thomas A. Myers - Syracuse NY, US

International Classification:

G16H 40/20

Abstract:

A caregiver shift change system and method for a healthcare facility includes a patient bed in a patient room and a high-accuracy locating system that includes locating tags. A first tag is coupled to a first caregiver and a second tag is coupled to a second caregiver. The high-accuracy locating system further has a number of transceivers within the healthcare facility to receive tag data from the tags. The high-accuracy locating system also includes a computer coupled to the transceivers to receive the tag data and to process the tag data to determine a location of each tag within the healthcare facility. The caregiver shift change system and method also includes a server that determines whether a successful caregiver shift change has occurred based on locations of the first and second tags being, for a predetermined period of time, within a threshold proximity of each other and within a zone defined around the patient support apparatus in the patient room.

US Patent:

20190228632, Jul 25, 2019

Filed:

Dec 27, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/233413

Inventors:

- Batesville IN, US
Steven D. Baker - Beaverton OR, US
Bradley T. Smith - Raleigh NC, US
Eric D. Agdeppa - Cincinnati OH, US
Pamela Wells - Hixon TN, US
Thomas A. Myers - Syracuse NY, US
Andrew S. Robinson - Durham NC, US
Kiana M. Dezelon - Batesville IN, US
John S. Schroder - Apex NC, US

International Classification:

G08B 21/04
G08B 21/18

Abstract:

A patient fall detection system includes a computer and multiple transceivers mounted at fixed locations in a healthcare facility. The transceivers are electronically coupled to the computer. A patient identification tag is worn by a patient and includes a tag transceiver. The high-accuracy locating system monitors a location of the patient ID tag via signals from the tag transceiver to determine whether a patient has entered a bathroom. The computer monitors at least one of an elevation of the patient ID tag in the bathroom, an elevation drop of the patient ID tag in the bathroom, or a time that the patient ID tag has been in the bathroom to determine whether the patient has fallen.