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US 11,684,744 B2Granted
Method and systems for the delivery of oxygen enriched gas
AssigneeInova Labs, Inc.
InventorsWilliam R. Wilkinson, Dragan Nebrigic
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Abstract
Described herein are various embodiments of an oxygen concentrator system and method of delivering oxygen enriched gas to a user. In some embodiments, oxygen concentrator system includes one or more components that improve the efficiency of oxygen enriched gas delivery during operation of the oxygen concentrator system.
Claims17
An oxygen concentrator apparatus comprising:
- a compression system configured to generate a pressurized stream of ambient air;
- a canister system comprising at least one canister configured to house a gas separation adsorbent, wherein the gas separation adsorbent is configured to separate at least some nitrogen from the pressurized stream of ambient air to produce oxygen enriched air;
- one or more valves coupled to the at least one canister;
- and
- a controller coupled to and configured to operate the one or more valves,
- wherein the controller is configured to be set for operation by using a remote smart phone, wherein the remote smart phone is configured to display two modes of operation of the oxygen concentrator apparatus for a user's selection, the two modes of operation including an active mode and a sedentary mode;
- wherein the controller is configured to receive, remotely, from the remote smart phone, a remote signal indicating the user's selected mode of operation,
- wherein the controller is configured to adjust a volume of a bolus of oxygen enriched air released by the oxygen concentrator apparatus based on the remote signal received from the remote smart phone,
- wherein the controller is configured to increase the volume of the bolus of oxygen enriched gas released by the oxygen concentrator apparatus, when the remote signal indicates that the user's selected mode of operation is the active mode, and
- wherein the controller is configured to decrease the volume of the bolus of oxygen enriched gas released by the oxygen concentrator apparatus, when the remote signal indicates that the user's selected mode of operation is the sedentary mode.
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A method of operation of an oxygen concentrator apparatus comprising:
- producing oxygen enriched air with at least one canister configured to house a gas separation adsorbent;
- operating a compressor coupled to the at least one canister;
- with a controller, controlling operation of one or more valves coupled with the at least one canister;
- and
- receiving, remotely by the controller, from a remote electronic device, a remote signal indicating a selection of a mode of operation of the oxygen concentrator apparatus entered by a user into the remote electronic device, wherein the remote electronic device is a smart phone or a tablet, and
- wherein the controller is configured to adjust a volume of a bolus of oxygen enriched air released by the oxygen concentrator apparatus based on the remote signal received from the remote electronic device,
- wherein the controller is configured to increase the volume of the bolus of oxygen enriched gas released by the oxygen concentrator apparatus, when the remote signal indicates that the user's selected mode of operation is an active mode, and
- wherein the controller is configured to decrease the volume of the bolus of oxygen enriched gas released by the oxygen concentrator apparatus, when the remote signal indicates that the user's selected mode of operation is a sedentary mode.
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An oxygen concentrator apparatus comprising:
- a compression system configured to generate a pressurized stream of ambient air;
- a canister system comprising at least one canister configured to house a gas separation adsorbent, wherein the gas separation adsorbent is configured to separate at least some nitrogen from the pressurized stream of ambient air to produce oxygen enriched air;
- one or more valves coupled to the at least one canister;
- and
- a controller coupled to and configured to operate the one or more valves,
- wherein the controller is configured to be set for operation using a remote tablet, wherein the remote tablet is configured to display two modes of operation of the oxygen concentrator apparatus for a user's selection, the two modes of operation including an active mode and a sedentary mode
- wherein the controller is configured to receive, remotely, from the remote tablet, a remote signal indicating the user's selected mode of operation,
- wherein the controller is configured to adjust a volume of a bolus of oxygen enriched air released by the oxygen concentrator apparatus based on the remote signal received from the remote tablet,
- wherein the controller is configured to increase the volume of the bolus of oxygen enriched gas released by the oxygen concentrator apparatus, when the remote signal indicates that the user's selected mode of operation is the active mode, and
- wherein the controller is configured to decrease the volume of the bolus of oxygen enriched gas released by the oxygen concentrator apparatus, when the remote signal indicates that the user's selected mode of operation is the sedentary mode.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.