US3126886A
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Automatic sphygmomanometer
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Filing: —
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Granted: 1964-03-31
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Expires: 1981-03-31
Abstract
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Inventors
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Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 20:29
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/02; A61B5/021; A61B5/022; A61B5/0225; A61B5/02208; A61B5/02225; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S128/00; Y10S128/901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
199 words
AN AUTOMATIC SPHYGMOMANOMETER COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, AN INFLATABLE AND DEFLATABLE CUFF ADAPTED TO BE PLACED ABOUT AN EXTREMITY OF AN INDIVIDUAL, MEANS FOR INFLATING AND DEFLATING SAID CUFF THROUGH A PRESSURE GRADIENT INCLUDING THE SYSTOLIC AND DIASTOLIC PRESSURES OF SAID INDIVIDUAL, A TRANSDUCER RESPONSIVE TO THE TRAIN OF PULSE SOUNDS OCCURRING CONCURRENTLY WITH SAID PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN SAID SYSTOLIC AND DIASTOLIC PRESSURES FOR PRODUCING ELECTRICAL SIGNALS CORRESPONDING TO EACH PULSE SOUND, AMPLIFIER MEANS FOR AMPLIFYING THE ELECTRICAL SIGNALS FROM SAID TRANSDUCER, FIRST BI-STABLE MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE INITIAL OUTPUT SIGNAL FROM SAID AMPLIFIER MEANS FOR PRODUCING AN ELECTRICAL PULSE, FIRST INDICATOR MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID ELECTRICAL PULSE FROM SAID FIRST BI-STABLE MEANS FOR INDICATING THE PRESSURE PRESENT IN SAID CUFF AT THE TIME OF SAID INITIAL PULSE, SECOND BI-STABLE MEANS FOR PRODUCING AN OUTPUT SIGNAL, SECOND INDICATOR MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID OUTPUT SIGNAL OF SAID SECOND BI-STABLE MEANS FOR INDICATING THE PRESSURE PRESENT IN SAID CUFF AT THE TIME OF SAID OUTPUT SIGNAL, GATING MEANS FOR CONTROLLING SAID SECOND BI-STABLE MEANS, AND MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID AMPLIFIER MEANS FOR GENERATING A CONTINUOUS SEQUENCE OF SIGNALS FOR DISABLING SAID GATING MEANS FOR AT LEAST THE TOTAL DURATION OF SAID TRAIN.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
199 words
AN AUTOMATIC SPHYGMOMANOMETER COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, AN INFLATABLE AND DEFLATABLE CUFF ADAPTED TO BE PLACED ABOUT AN EXTREMITY OF AN INDIVIDUAL, MEANS FOR INFLATING AND DEFLATING SAID CUFF THROUGH A PRESSURE GRADIENT INCLUDING THE SYSTOLIC AND DIASTOLIC PRESSURES OF SAID INDIVIDUAL, A TRANSDUCER RESPONSIVE TO THE TRAIN OF PULSE SOUNDS OCCURRING CONCURRENTLY WITH SAID PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN SAID SYSTOLIC AND DIASTOLIC PRESSURES FOR PRODUCING ELECTRICAL SIGNALS CORRESPONDING TO EACH PULSE SOUND, AMPLIFIER MEANS FOR AMPLIFYING THE ELECTRICAL SIGNALS FROM SAID TRANSDUCER, FIRST BI-STABLE MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE INITIAL OUTPUT SIGNAL FROM SAID AMPLIFIER MEANS FOR PRODUCING AN ELECTRICAL PULSE, FIRST INDICATOR MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID ELECTRICAL PULSE FROM SAID FIRST BI-STABLE MEANS FOR INDICATING THE PRESSURE PRESENT IN SAID CUFF AT THE TIME OF SAID INITIAL PULSE, SECOND BI-STABLE MEANS FOR PRODUCING AN OUTPUT SIGNAL, SECOND INDICATOR MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID OUTPUT SIGNAL OF SAID SECOND BI-STABLE MEANS FOR INDICATING THE PRESSURE PRESENT IN SAID CUFF AT THE TIME OF SAID OUTPUT SIGNAL, GATING MEANS FOR CONTROLLING SAID SECOND BI-STABLE MEANS, AND MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID AMPLIFIER MEANS FOR GENERATING A CONTINUOUS SEQUENCE OF SIGNALS FOR DISABLING SAID GATING MEANS FOR AT LEAST THE TOTAL DURATION OF SAID TRAIN.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-03-31 | 1967-09-30 | 1968-03-31 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-03-31 | 1971-09-30 | 1972-03-31 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-03-31 | 1975-09-30 | 1976-03-31 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |