Steven W Wik

US Patent:

20180376284, Dec 27, 2018

Filed:

Jun 27, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/634393

Inventors:

- Schenectady NY, US
Steven William Wik - Niskayuna NY, US
S.M. Shajedul Hasan - Niskayuna NY, US
Danijel Maricic - Niskayuna NY, US
David M. Davenport - Niskayuna NY, US

International Classification:

H04W 4/02
H04W 4/00
H04W 72/04

Abstract:

Apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to provide improved, automatic, and dynamic frequency selection for and/or by medical body area network apparatus are disclosed. Certain examples provide a medical body area network apparatus. The example apparatus includes a radio to receive a beacon signal and a processor to process the beacon signal to determine a location of the apparatus. The example processor is configured to at least: when the beacon signal indicates a first location, communicate via a first frequency band; and when the beacon signal indicates a second location, communicate via a second frequency band.

US Patent:

20180045808, Feb 15, 2018

Filed:

Aug 10, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/233641

Inventors:

- Schenectady NY, US
Michael James Hartman - Niskayuna NY, US
S.M. Shajedul Hasan - Rexford NY, US
Steven William Wik - Niskayuna NY, US

International Classification:

G01S 5/16
H04W 4/00
H04L 12/24
F21V 23/00
H05B 37/02
F21V 33/00
F21S 9/02
H04B 17/318
H04L 12/933

Abstract:

A system includes a control system. The control system includes a processor configured to receive a first signal from a light source within an industrial facility. The first signal includes a unique identification code configured to indicate at least a partial identity of a human resource within the industrial facility. The processor is configured to determine a proximity of the human resource with respect to the light source based at least in part on a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of the first signal, and to generate an indication of a location of the human resource within the industrial facility based on the determined proximity of the human resource to the light source.

US Patent:

20170170924, Jun 15, 2017

Filed:

Dec 15, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/969270

Inventors:

- Schenectady NY, US
Steven William Wik - Niskayuna NY, US
SM Shajedul Hasan - Rexford NY, US
David Michael Davenport - Niskayuna NY, US

International Classification:

H04L 1/00
H04L 12/26
H04W 4/00

Abstract:

A method for controlling data flow in a wireless body area network includes transmitting sensor data from a plurality of sensor nodes to a gateway via a first transmission channel. The method further includes transmitting beacon data from the gateway to the plurality of sensor nodes via the first transmission channel. The method also includes determining channel packet loss information of the first transmission channel based on at least one of a beacon packet loss information included in the sensor data and a sensor packet loss information included in the beacon data. The method further includes comparing the channel packet loss information with a packet loss threshold. The method also includes switching flow of the sensor data and the beacon data through a second transmission channel instead of the first transmission channel, if the channel packet loss information is greater than the packet loss threshold.

US Patent:

20170155427, Jun 1, 2017

Filed:

Nov 30, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/954154

Inventors:

- SCHENECTADY NY, US
Steven William Wik - Niskayuna NY, US
David Michael Davenport - Niskayuna NY, US
Aghogho Atemu Obi - Troy NY, US
Stanislava Soro - Niskayuna NY, US

International Classification:

H04B 5/00
H04W 4/00
H04L 29/08

Abstract:

The invention is focused toward enhancing a patient's mobility by providing seamless information/data transfer between medical monitoring devices such as a patient monitor, telemetry hubs, or another mobile monitoring system. The information or data, which are transferred among the medical devices include, but are not limited to, patient demographic information, wireless network, or pairing information. A set of wireless sensors (e.g. ECG, NIBP, Temp, SpO2), which are located on a patient's body, are connected wirelessly to a patient monitor, which is not a mobile device. When a clinician needs to move the patient from one location to a another location, the clinician brings the mobile monitor close to the fixed monitor to transfer the patient and wireless network information to the mobile monitor automatically. This enables the transfer of connected on-body wireless sensors from one medical device to another medical device without physically detaching them from a patient's body.

US Patent:

20160169716, Jun 16, 2016

Filed:

Dec 15, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/570557

Inventors:

- Schenectady NY, US
John Anthony Vogel - Charlton NY, US
Steven William Wik - Niskayuna NY, US
Yakov Polishchuk - Niskayuna NY, US
Glen William Brooksby - Glenville NY, US

International Classification:

G01D 18/00

Abstract:

A meteorological system for calibrating a field measurement apparatus includes a field measurement apparatus coupled to a field device. The measurement apparatus is configured to generate measurement signals corresponding to a physical measurement associated with the field device. The measurement signals define a raw data stream. The system also includes a mobile calibration device including a transfer function module with a resident corrective algorithm. The mobile calibration device also includes a calibration standard data module including calibration standard data associated with the measurement apparatus resident thereon. The mobile calibration device is configured to establish bi-directional communication with the measurement apparatus, facilitate shifting the measurement apparatus to a calibration mode, receive the raw data stream from the measurement apparatus, transmit the raw data stream to the transfer function module, and calibrate the field measurement apparatus. The transfer function module is configured to generate a difference data stream through the corrective algorithm.

US Patent:

20160173608, Jun 16, 2016

Filed:

Dec 16, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/571973

Inventors:

- SCHENECTADY NY, US
Glen William Brooksby - Glenville NY, US
Patrick Jay Biel - Cohoes NY, US
Yakov Polishchuk - Niskayuna NY, US
Steven William Wik - Niskayuna NY, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/08
H04W 4/00
H04B 7/26

Abstract:

System architecture that provides computer-based methods of wireless communication between a wireless metrological device and a mobile computing device that includes the sending/receiving of data (e.g., measurements) along with a universal generic data service that includes data descriptor(s) affiliated with the measurements. The architecture and methods, which may be communicated via BLE, allow for uniform communication between tools and mobile computing devices regardless of tool type, manufacturer, and measurement information.

US Patent:

20160047869, Feb 18, 2016

Filed:

Aug 14, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/459352

Inventors:

- Schenectady NY, US
Joseph Alfred Iannotti - Niskayuna NY, US
Steven William Wik - Niskayuna NY, US

International Classification:

G01R 33/36
G01R 33/385
H01H 9/54

Abstract:

A wireless actuator circuit configured to actuate a micro electromechanical system (MEMS) switch is provided. The wireless actuator circuit includes a transmitter portion and a receiver portion operatively coupled to the transmitter portion. The transmitter portion includes an oscillator device configured to generate a signal at a determined frequency and a first antenna operatively coupled to the oscillator device to receive a modulated signal. Further, the receiver portion includes a second antenna configured to receive the modulated signal from the transmitter portion, a radio frequency power detector configured to detect the modulated signal and a comparator configured to produce a control signal in response to the modulated signal detected by the radio frequency power detector to toggle the MEMS switch.

US Patent:

20150238082, Aug 27, 2015

Filed:

Feb 25, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/189335

Inventors:

- Schenectady NY, US
David Michael Davenport - Niskayuna NY, US
Steven William Wik - Niskayuna NY, US
SM Shajedul Hasan - Niskayuna NY, US

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

A61B 5/00
A61B 5/0402
A61B 5/145
A61B 5/021
A61B 5/024

Abstract:

A system includes wireless sensor devices monitoring a patient, a gateway device providing dual-frequency adaptive protocol time synchronization signals to the sensor devices, the time synchronization signals including a communication frame structure having time slots including two beacon signal time slots and a plurality of data slots, where the sensor devices transmit respective patient data a first time interleaved within a first data slot and a second time interleaved within a second data slot, the first interleaved data transmission and the second interleaved data transmission are each transmitted at respective different frequencies provided to the sensor devices in beacon signals received from the gateway device. The first interleaved data transmission includes both current data and previous data from the at least two wireless sensor devices, and a frequency agility pattern separates adjacent channels by a respective predetermined frequency offset. A method and non-transitory medium are disclosed.