Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090143996 | AIRWAY SENSOR - An airway sensor includes a gas analyzing apparatus for analyzing at least one respiratory gas and a connecting unit for communication with a remotely located host device. The gas analyzing apparatus connected to a sensor electronics and which sensor electronics is also common for flow measuring device for measuring respiratory gas flow and pressure measuring device for measuring respiratory airway pressure when connected to said sensor electronics. | 06-04-2009 |
20090241954 | CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF A RESPIRATORY GAS MONITOR - The invention concerns a method for controlling a respiratory gas monitor device, which typically comprises at least one respiratory gas analyzer, a gas sampling line, a gas pump for sucking sample(s) of respiratory gas from said gas sampling line, a power supply and a processing unit, and a pressure sensor pressure-connected to said gas sampling line and electrical-signal-connected to said processing unit. A minimum value and a maximum value in a signal from the patient are detected by said processing unit, and a difference between said minimum value and said maximum value is calculated, and is compared with a predetermined threshold value. If said calculated difference is below said threshold value said pump is switched off or kept non-operating by said processing unit, and if over said threshold value said pump is switched on or kept operating by said processing unit. | 10-01-2009 |
20090288661 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR SUPERVISING MEDICAL MONITOR - An arrangement for supervising a medical monitor. The arrangement for supervising the medical monitor comprises a measurement function having at least one measurement device to make at least one measurement for obtaining measurement information for monitoring one or more patient care signals. The arrangement for supervising the medical monitor also includes a supervision analyzer configured to communicate with the measuring function and to receive the measurement information. The supervision analyzer is adapted to obtain reference information and to compare the measurement information to the reference information to determine whether the measurement function is working properly. | 11-26-2009 |
20100102235 | MINIATURE THERMOPILE SENSOR - A thermopile sensor for detecting infrared radiation arriving in an axial entering direction. The thermopile sensor comprises a metal housing that has a base section and a mantle section, a cavity between said mantle section and said base section, an opening in said mantle section opposite said base section for entering of said infrared radiation, thermopile chip on a top surface of the base section, electrical connectors connected to said thermopile chip(s) and which extending through said metal, and a radiation transparent window. Said thermopile sensor is a miniature sensor construction, in which said cavity has an inner dimension adapted for at least one thermopile chip. Said base section has an outer base dimension and a base thickness forming the first part of a thermal mass, and said mantle section extends with a length from said base section and has a wall thickness around said opening forming a second part of said thermal mass, which surrounds said thermopile chip. Electrical connectors are metal film leads on an electrical insulation membrane. | 04-29-2010 |
20130023782 | GAS SENSOR, ANALYZER AND METHOD FOR MEASURING OXYGEN CONCENTRATION OF A RESPIRATORY GAS - A gas sensor is disclosed herein. The gas sensor includes an emitter for emitting radiation to a body at least partly coated with a luminophore emitting luminescent radiation indicative of an oxygen concentration when in contact with a respiratory gas. The gas sensor also includes a filter for transmitting the luminescent radiation emitted by the luminophore and an oxygen detector for receiving the luminescent radiation transmitted by the filter. The gas sensor also includes an infrared thermometry unit for receiving a thermal radiation from the luminophore. A gas analyzer and a method for measuring oxygen concentration of a respiratory gas are also provided. | 01-24-2013 |
20150174358 | LIQUID SEPARATOR FOR REMOVING A LIQUID FROM A SAMPLE OF A BREATHING GAS AND AIRWAY ADAPTER - A liquid separator removing a liquid from a sample of a breathing gas flowing through an airway adapter having a channel surrounded by a wall is disclosed herein. The separator includes a chamber receiving the sample, and a membrane having an outer surface exposed to the gas flow, the membrane at least partially surrounding the chamber, which membrane separates the liquid received by the chamber. The separator also includes a supporting structure for supporting the membrane, and a connector operationally attached to the supporting structure, the connector being connectable to the adapter. The connector comprises a cavity providing a flow path for the sample from the chamber through an opening of the cavity to a sample tube. The membrane branches from a central part of the channel into at least two different branches extending to different directions. | 06-25-2015 |
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20090314227 | METHOD OF OPERATING A GAS ENGINE PLANT AND FUEL FEEDING SYSTEM FOR A GAS ENGINE - A gas engine plant that includes a combustion engine adapted to combust gaseous fuel receives fuel containing hydrocarbons, reforms the fuel by cracking the heavier hydrocarbons in the fuel while minimizing cracking of methane, and feeds the reformed fuel in gaseous form to the combustion engine. | 12-24-2009 |
20130187374 | ARRANGEMENT FOR CONNECTING A PIPE TO A LNG TANK - An arrangement is disclosed for connecting at least one double-walled pipe of stainless steel to a LNG tank having an inner shell of stainless steel and an outer shell spaced at a distance from the inner shell, the inner and outer shells defining an isolation space therebetween. The at least one double-walled pipe includes a common outer wall and at least one inner pipe. The outer wall of the pipe is connected to the inner shell of the tank in such a way that the outer wall and/or a pipe fitting of cold resistant material between the inner shell and the outer wall is arranged to compensate for changes in the length of the outer wall of the pipe and/or of the pipe fitting due to temperature differences between the outer wall of the pipe and the inner shell of the tank. | 07-25-2013 |
20130269633 | FUEL FEEDING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING A FUEL FEEDING SYSTEM - A fuel feeding system for storing liquefied gas and feeding gaseous fuel to be used in a piston engine, which fuel feeding system includes at least two cryogenic fuel tank arrangements having a first tank arrangement and a second tank arrangement in connection with each other. The fuel feeding system includes a gaseous fuel feed line connected at its first end to at least one piston engine, in which system the first tank arrangement is provided with a pressure build-up system having a first heat exchanger unit. The inlet of the heat exchanger unit is connected to a bottom section of the first tank arrangement the outlet of which is connectable to the top section of the first tank arrangement. The first tank arrangement and the second tank arrangement are both pressure vessels, and the first tank arrangement is selectively connectable to the fuel feed line by a gas line extending from an outlet in the top section of the first tank arrangement. | 10-17-2013 |
20150315949 | METHOD OF STARTING GAS DELIVERY FROM A LIQUEFIED GAS FUEL SYSTEM TO A GAS OPERATED ENGINE AND A LIQUEFIED GAS FUEL SYSTEM FOR A GAS OPERATED ENGINE - A method for starting gas delivery from a liquefied gas fuel system includes a fuel tank filled with liquefied gas by a filling procedure and the filling procedure resulting in the pressure in the tank being at least at an operational pressure required by the engine. The method pressure in the tank is controlled by controlling the operation of a pressure build up system including the pressure build up evaporator which is arranged in a conduit leading from the bottom section of the tank to the upper section of the tank. The pressure build up system is controlled by controlling the flow rate of the evaporated gas in the conduit while the heat transfer medium is allowed to flow unconstrained through the pressure build up evaporator. | 11-05-2015 |
20150330572 | METHOD OF FILLING A FUEL TANK WITH LIQUEFIED GAS AND LIQUEFIED GAS SYSTEM - A method for filling a fuel tank with liquefied gas includes liquefied gas being brought into the tank so that gas in introduced to a lower section of the tank below the surface of the liquefied gas in the tank, and during a first phase of the filling procedure while gas is introduced to a lower section of the tank the pressure of the tank is maintained below a predetermined set pressure by spraying of liquefied gas into a gas space in the upper section of the tank above the surface of the liquefied gas in the tank. At a predetermined state of the filling procedure a second phase of the procedure is initiated during which the spraying liquefied gas into a gas space in the upper section of the tank is decreased and the second phase is practised until a predetermined filling stage of the tank is reached. | 11-19-2015 |