Keep off your back alarm
October 19, 2010. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3631438 3795240 Infant bed and apnea alarm Method and assembly for monitoring respiration and detecting apnea Sleep posture monitor and alarm system Device for continuously detecting the breathing rhythm, in particular with a view to preventing the sudden death of an infant due to cessation of breathing during sleep Sleep apnea monitor Fixture for actuating alarm upon change to upright position of recumbent patient Patient ambulation motion detector Patent #: 5008654 InventorApplicationNo. 599953 filed on 10/19/1990US Classes:340/573.7, Posture alarm340/689, Tilt600/595Body movement (e.g., head or hand tremor, motility of limb, etc.)ExaminersPrimary: Swann, III, Glen R.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG08B 021/00AbstractApparatus for influencing a person preferentially to sleep on his side and not on his back. A gravity actuated sensor apparatus is attached to a sleeping person for detecting body position and to sound an alarm informing the person when he is resting on his back; thereby enticing the person to sleep on one side or the other and not on his back. Appropriate circuitry connects the sensor apparatus and alarm so that the alarm is actuated in response to the sensor apparatus detecting an undesirable body position. The sensor apparatus is positioned on one's head, or alternatively, is positioned on one's body. The alarm can be sensed by a sleeper to thereby induce the sleeper to move to an alternate position whenever he attempts to rest on his back for more than a few seconds.Field of SearchTilt | |
