Michael J O'Neil

US Patent:

7725146, May 25, 2010

Filed:

Sep 29, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/240926

Inventors:

Li Li - Petaluma CA, US
Scott Amundson - Oakland CA, US
Michael Patrick O'Neil - Pleasanton CA, US

Assignee:

Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC - Boulder CO

International Classification:

A61B 5/1455
A61B 5/02

US Classification:

600336, 600323, 600500

Abstract:

A technique is provided for processing a physiological signal. The technique includes performing one or more multi-resolution decompositions on a physiological signal and one or more morphological operations on some or all of the respective decomposition components. In one embodiment, the technique is implemented as iteratively wavelet transformations where morphological operations, such as erosions and dilations, are applied to modify some or all of the respective wavelet coefficients. The modified wavelet coefficients may then be reconstructed to generate a clean version of the physiological signal from which some or all of the noise and/or artifacts have been removed.

US Patent:

20070083094, Apr 12, 2007

Filed:

Mar 7, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/369361

Inventors:

Joel Colburn - Walnut Creek CA, US
Paul Mannheimer - Danville CA, US
Michael O'Neil - Pleasanton CA, US
Gilbert Hausmann - Felton CA, US
Shannon Campbell - Oakland CA, US

International Classification:

A61B 5/00

US Classification:

600323000

Abstract:

A sensor is provided that is appropriate for transcutaneous detection of tissue or blood constituents. An electrochemical sensor for tissue constituent detection may include sensing materials that may be dry stored without liquid calibrant. The sensor may also include a temperature sensor that detects variations in tissue temperature at the sensor site. The tissue constituent measurements may be corrected in light of temperature variations of the tissue.

US Patent:

20070245247, Oct 18, 2007

Filed:

Jan 12, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/653086

Inventors:

Shawn Neely - Oakland CA, US
Lawrence Kesteloot - San Francisco CA, US
Margaret Novotny - San Francisco CA, US
Marion Buchenau - San Francisco CA, US
Sheila Foley - Sausalito CA, US
Michael O'Neil - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Kaleidescape, Inc. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/00

US Classification:

715747000

Abstract:

A UI including a “Guide,” presenting a list of videos, having data fields relating to each entry, possibly including multiple data values for a single data field. When focusing on a single entry, the focused-upon entry is expanded and emphasized. The focused-upon entry is highlighted and centered, while other entries have lesser highlighting and centering. When a data field is selected, the focused-upon data field is emphasized (by highlighting, repositioning, or resizing), while other entries have lesser emphasis. Display changes might appear after a brief delay, or in response to further user command. When entries are sorted on selected data fields, entries with multiple data values for those fields are replicated, and the sorting letter is highlighted. The user can move individually down the list of entries, or skip to the next section with a different data value for a selected field.

US Patent:

20090216096, Aug 27, 2009

Filed:

Dec 29, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/345377

Inventors:

Matthew B. Bloom - San Francisco CA, US
Dana L. Deardorff - Lafayette CO, US
Gilbert Hausmann - Felton CA, US
Paul D. Mannheimer - Danville CA, US
Michael P. O'Neil - Pleasanton CA, US
Shannon E. Campbell - Boulder CO, US
Rafael Ostrowski - Pittsburg CA, US

Assignee:

Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC - Boulder CO

International Classification:

A61B 5/1455

US Classification:

600322

Abstract:

A method and apparatus is provided for measuring a sterol, such as cholesterol, deposited in the skin. Light of two or more wavelengths is emitted toward or into a skin sample and the light is differentially absorbed by the sterol in the skin sample. The differentially absorbed light is detected and the amount of sterol in the skin sample is determined based on the differential absorption.