CHRISTOPHER ALLEN DYKES
Pilots at Quarterstaff Rd, Columbia, MD

6733437, May 11, 2004

Apr 9, 2002

10/119284

Michael H. Mackin - Ellicott City MD
Christopher A. Dykes - Columbia MD

Datex Ohmada, Inc. - Madison WI

A61B 1100

600 22

A patient care apparatus and method where the apparatus has an audible sound producing device that sounds an audible alarm when a particular alarm condition is sensed with respect to a patient or the apparatus itself. The apparatus includes a non-hand contact alarm silence switch that can be activated to silence the audible alarm. That non-hand contact alarm silence switch can be activated by various means that do not involve an object or person actually contacting the switch by any portion of the care provider that would be expected to remain in sterile conditions. Various technologies can be used for the non-hand contact alarm silence switch including proximity sensing, optical sensing, temperature sensing, air pressure sensing or voice command, any one of which can activate the switch without the need to make physical contact of the alarm silence switch by a person or object. In one embodiment, the apparatus has a foot-operated alarm silence switch.

6350228, Feb 26, 2002

Feb 12, 2000

09/503070

Andrew H. Richards - Westminster MD
Christopher A. Dykes - Columbia MD
Steve S. Tourison - Laurel MD

Datex-Ohmeda, Inc. - Madison WI

A61G 1100

600 22

An infant care apparatus is provided that includes a support for underlying the infant within the apparatus for providing care to that infant. The apparatus has an alarm system that triggers upon the occurrence of some event indicating that a particular parameter or condition of the apparatus or infant is outside the prescribed limits or other fault condition. The alarm system thus provides a signal indicative of that alarm condition to activate a means of warning the caregiver of the existence of the alarm condition. A sound producing device and/or light producing device receives the signal produced by the audible sound or light producing device to alert the caregiver of the alarm condition. The sound producing device and the light producing device are positioned on the apparatus such that there is a sound barrier and light barrier, respectively, between the particular device and the infant so that the infant is protected from being startled, and thus stressed, by the alarm audible sound or light activation.

6569080, May 27, 2003

Dec 8, 2000

09/732542

Christopher A. Dykes - Columbia MD
Peter K. Hundertmark - Laurel MD

Datex-Ohmeda, Inc. - Madison WI

A61G 1100

600 22, 600 21

An infant apparatus having a base, a vertically movable hood and a plurality of walls that form an infant compartment. The apparatus has lateral side walls and a front end door that can be individually opened. There is an interlocking engagement between the upper periphery of the lateral walls and hood by a plurality of pins on the hood that engage brackets located at the top of the front and rear end walls. A latching arrangement allows all three doors to be opened. The side lateral doors are latched by a movable latch member that enters an opening in brackets affixed to the front and rear end walls. The front end wall can be moved vertically upwardly to disengage its latching arrangement to enable it to pivot downwardly. An alignment mechanism is also provided to insure that the movable latch members correctly align with the openings in the brackets.

7357811, Apr 15, 2008

Oct 22, 2003

10/691048

Christopher A. Dykes - Columbia MD, US
Michael H. Mackin - Ellicott City MD, US

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

A61N 5/00, A61G 11/00

607 90, 600 22

An infant warming apparatus for supporting an infant upon an infant platform. The apparatus has a procedure light that is recessed into the normal horizontal overhead housing of the apparatus and thus integrated into the infant apparatus. The procedure light is conveniently located above and centrally positioned with respect to the infant so as to direct the light toward the infant. The mounting provides omnidirectional movement of the procedure light and the movement can be easily controlled by means of a control handle that extends downwardly with a distal end readily accessible to the caregiver. At or proximate to the distal end there is an electrical controller to enable the caregiver to change the intensity of the light beam. The light beam can also be easily focused so as to allow the caregiver to direct the desired beam of light onto the area of interest of the infant.

6953427, Oct 11, 2005

Sep 26, 2003

10/672862

Michael H. Mackin - Ellicott City MD, US
Christopher A. Dykes - Columbia MD, US
Daniel F. Strauch - Ellicott City MD, US
Joseph Boris - Cockeysville MD, US

Datex-Ohmeda, Inc. - Madison WI

A61G011/00

600 22

An infant care apparatus having a canopy movable with respect to an infant support for supporting an infant between a lower position enclosing the infant in an infant compartment and an upper position opening the infant compartment. The canopy has an opening and a door that can be closed to block the opening and opened to unblock the opening. A radiant heater is located in a fixed position above the infant support to direct infrared energy toward the infant support. The door closes as the canopy moves to its lower position and opens as the canopy moves to its upper position. An object sensing means is provided to detect the presence of an object resting on the upper surface of the door.

7282022, Oct 16, 2007

Sep 26, 2003

10/672948

Steven M. Falk - Baltimore MD, US
Matthew L. Severns - Gaithersburg MD, US
Joseph Boris - Cockeysville MD, US
Michael H. Mackin - Ellicott City MD, US
Christopher A. Dykes - Columbia MD, US

General Electric Co - Schenectady NY

A61G 11/00

600 22

An infant care apparatus having a canopy movable with respect to an infant support for supporting an infant between a lower position enclosing the infant in an infant compartment and an upper position opening the infant compartment. The canopy has an opening and a door that can be closed to block the opening and opened to unblock the opening. A radiant heater is located in a fixed position above the infant support to direct infrared energy toward the infant support. When the canopy is in its lower position, a convective heating system warms the infant compartment. The door either closes as the canopy moves to its lower position or opens as the canopy moves to its upper position.

2012016, Jun 28, 2012

Dec 20, 2011

13/331544

Brian K. Russell - Crownsville CT, US
Jonathan Woodward - Annapolis MD, US
William Radtke - Ellicott City MD, US
Christopher Dykes - Columbia MD, US

ZEPHYR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION - Annapolis MD

A61B 5/04

600388

Provided is a system, method and portable device for monitoring physiological parameters of a person in the field.

2011007, Mar 31, 2011

Sep 14, 2010

12/882114

Darren Patrick Riley - Beltsville MD, US
Christopher Dykes - Columbia MD, US

NATI BROOK VENTURES, LLC - Beltsville MD

G06F 1/16

3616792, 36167921

Systems are disclosed that relate to modular furniture capable of providing conventional desk functions as well as integrated electronic components which house, store, and operate electronic devices, such as computers and associated devices. Furniture components of a traditional office are adapted to house a plurality of electronic components of a traditional computer system. Connectors, expansion slots, networking capabilities, and other storage units are provided within the furniture components enabling several electronic devices to be installed within the furniture components and communicate with each other, integrating a fully functional computer system into a classroom or office desk. The disclosed modular furniture systems provide multiple resources and functions in a small footprint and are useable in a variety of school, personal and work settings.

2013030, Nov 21, 2013

May 18, 2012

13/475768

Michael H. Mackin - Ellicott City MD, US
Christopher A. Dykes - Columbia MD, US
Lynn E. Bayne - Kingsville MD, US

G08B 5/36

3406916

A code support device providing emergency code displays for caregivers responsible for infant patients in an infant care device. The code support device has a graphic user interface display for gathering, recording and displaying information used in the routine operation of the infant care device and when needed displays a code screen in response to an emergency situation that directs caregivers through a preprogrammed emergency code of activity to respond to the emergency

6256454, Jul 3, 2001

Apr 12, 2000

9/548234

Christopher A. Dykes - Columbia MD

Datex- Ohmeda, Inc. - Tewksbury MA

A61H 3312, D06F 7500, F17C 704

392403

A humidifier for use with an infant incubator is disclosed that has a housing and a reservoir. The reservoir is pivotally affixed to the housing so that it can be tilted from its upright position where it actively provides the heated water vapor to the incubator and a tilted position where water can be added to the reservoir. A heater extends into the reservoir to heat a localized volume of water. The reservoir is also removable from the housing but is constrained in its movement generally along the axis of the heater so as to prevent damage to the heater if the reservoir is immediately tilted during its removal or reinstallation.