Stephen Michael Lane

US Patent:

6668398, Dec 30, 2003

Filed:

Apr 6, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/826808

Inventors:

Stephen S. Lane - Bethesda MD

Assignee:

Amron Corporation - McLean VA

International Classification:

G08B 2100

US Classification:

5424, 5904

Abstract:

A bed air bag deterrent apparatus for deterring a bed occupant from getting out of bed without assistance of a caregiver, including a deterrent device mounted on a bed frame and activated by a detection system to deter or delay the bed occupant from getting out of bed, a detection system having a detector for detecting when the bed occupant is attempting to get out of bed, and a control mechanism to for controlling the detection and deterrent systems. The deterrent device has an inflatable air bag mounted on the long side of a horizontally displaced rectangular support frame that is positioned on the horizontal surface of a bed frame. The detection system includes transmitters, sensors and pressure-sensitive bed occupancy pads for detecting the bed occupant. The control mechanism includes a bed occupancy monitor and audio system.

US Patent:

6975231, Dec 13, 2005

Filed:

Jan 23, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/052354

Inventors:

Stephen Lane - McLean VA, US
Kevin Strauss - McLean VA, US
Mary Coyne - McLean VA, US

Assignee:

Amron Corporation - McLean VA

International Classification:

G08B023/00

US Classification:

3405731, 340539, 340545, 340691, 340603

Abstract:

A method and apparatus that systematically prompts staff, patients and visitors at care facilities to perform handwashing at critical time periods, for example after touching a toilet flush handle or upon entering or leaving a patient's room. A plurality of detectors are used to sense whether a person has entered an area and to determine whether the person has cleansed their hands within a predetermined period of time before entering the area or leaving the area. If it is determined that the person has cleansed their hands within the predetermined period of time, no prompting message is generated. If it is determined that the person has not cleansed their hands within the predetermined period of time, an audio/visual warning message is generated.

US Patent:

7372367, May 13, 2008

Filed:

Jun 30, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/169746

Inventors:

Stephen Lane - McLean VA, US
Kevin Strauss - McLean VA, US
Mary Coyne - McLean VA, US

Assignee:

AMRON Corporation - McLean VA

International Classification:

G08B 23/00

US Classification:

3405731, 3405453, 3406916

Abstract:

A method of measuring hand hygiene compliance includes the steps of maintaining a computer database, and determining whether any person entered a first area independent of whether the any person includes a sensor. The method also includes the steps of determining whether the any person left the first area and entered a second area, and determining whether the any person performed hand hygiene before leaving the first area. Moreover, the method includes the step of sending information associated with whether the any person performed hand hygiene before leaving the first area to the computer database.

US Patent:

20030204909, Nov 6, 2003

Filed:

Jun 19, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/464475

Inventors:

Stephen Lane - Bethesda MD, US

International Classification:

A47C021/08

US Classification:

005/424000, 005/655300

Abstract:

A bed air bag deterrent apparatus for deterring a bed occupant from getting out of bed without assistance of a caregiver, including a deterrent device mounted on a bed frame and activated by a detection system to deter or delay the bed occupant from getting out of bed, a detection system having a detector for detecting when the bed occupant is attempting to get out of bed, and a control mechanism to for controlling the detection and deterrent systems. The deterrent device has an inflatable air bag mounted on the long side of a horizontally displaced rectangular support frame that is positioned on the horizontal surface of a bed frame. The detection system includes transmitters, sensors and pressure-sensitive bed occupancy pads for detecting the bed occupant. The control mechanism includes a bed occupancy monitor and audio system.

US Patent:

20060154222, Jul 13, 2006

Filed:

Jan 6, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/326578

Inventors:

Stephen Lane - McLean VA, US
Kevin Strauss - Columbia MD, US

International Classification:

G09B 23/28

US Classification:

434262000

Abstract:

A method for automatically playing and/or displaying audio and/or visual messages reminding persons to engage in a particular activity or to refrain from engaging in the particular activity includes the steps of at a health care facility, selecting a first audio/visual message associated with the particular activity, and at the health care facility, selecting a second audio/visual message associated with the particular activity, which is different than the first audio/visual message. The method also includes the step of at the health care facility, playing/displaying the first audio/video message during a first period of time to a person in a particular area independent of an activity of the person in the particular area. Moreover, the method includes the step of at the health care facility, playing/displaying the second audio/video message during a second period of time after the first period of time to the person in the particular area independent of the activity of the person in the particular area. Specifically, each of the first audio message and the second audio message reminds the person in the particular area to engage in the particular activity or to refrain from engaging in the particular activity.

US Patent:

H8796, Jan 1, 1991

Filed:

Jun 30, 1989

Appl. No.:

7/374212

Inventors:

Susan N. Vernon - Annandale VA
Stephen S. Lane - Bethesda MD

Assignee:

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy - Washington DC

International Classification:

G01N 2782

US Classification:

324240

Abstract:

A device for inspection by eddy current methods of materials exhibiting cumferential conductivity. This device finds application for the inspection of filament-wound carbon fiber reinforced composites which do not usually have sufficient conductivity in the axial direction to allow inspection by conventional surface probes while still providing the desired resolution. This device is also useful in inspecting thick-walled circumferentially conductive materials, including metal, where their thickness would require a surface probe of such diameter as to be impractical.

US Patent:

60029943, Dec 14, 1999

Filed:

Sep 9, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/302434

Inventors:

Stephen S. Lane - Bethesda MD
Christopher Chadbourne - Arlington VA
William T. Buller - Bethesda MD
Sarah A. Steiger - Arlington VA

International Classification:

G01B 1700

US Classification:

702188

Abstract:

A method for monitoring the activities of a user within a selected environment, which comprises monitoring and reporting the condition of a user in a selected environment, monitoring the time, frequency and duration of use of each of a plurality of selected elements, selected from a plurality of physiological measurements of the user and a plurality of non-physiological measurements from the selected environment, a repeating hub for receiving data from each of the selected elements, transmitting the data from the repeating hub to a central processing unit, analyzing the data received by the central processing unit to establish a pattern of user behavior and normal-use parameters for each of the plurality of selected elements, and signaling beyond the selected environment when at least one selected element exceeds the normal use parameters being monitored.

US Patent:

57711615, Jun 23, 1998

Filed:

Jan 10, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/782477

Inventors:

Kenneth R. Jackson - Columbia MD
Stephen A. Lane - Cockeysville MD

Assignee:

Northrop Grumman Corporation - Los Angeles CA

International Classification:

H02M 112
H02M 114

US Classification:

363 40

Abstract:

A supplementary DC power source is coupled to the DC link circuit of an active power line conditioner (APLC) for sustaining uninterrupted AC power to a load during the time interval needed for AC power restoration or for an alternate or a back-up AC source to be brought on line to power the load upon temporary or continued failure of an AC power source. The supplementary DC source is comprised of a rectifier circuit across which is connected a storage capacitor. A boost converter and an auctioneer diode are coupled between the storage capacitor and the DC link circuit so that when the DC link drops in voltage in response to a sag in the AC source voltage upon loss of the AC voltage source, the necessary power is provided by the storage capacitor and boost converter. A pair of fast acting switches are also coupled between the AC source and the power bus feeding the inverters to isolate the AC source from the APLC and the load upon loss of the AC source. When the back-up AC source is required and comes up to voltage and is synchronized with the APLC, the fast acting switches are again closed to connect the back-up AC source to the APLC and the load.