- Patent Number:
12078,773
- Appl. No:
17/082511
- Application Filed:
October 28, 2020
- Abstract:
This invention addresses the problem of Global Warming, expressed as the environmental condition of unintended and imperceptible levels of Vapor Pressure Deficit, (VPD) in Nursing Homes and Hospitals and Psychiatric Facilities. The invention teaches an art form which addresses Global Warming as expressed by Vapor Pressure deficit and resistance to medication. The invention identifies the ideal conditions for fungal and bacteria growth and in particular a new highly resistant fatal form of Candida Fungus, referred to as Candida auris (C. auris). Existing HVAC technology does not address this problem, since it is novel in that it identifies a unique interaction between Global Warming with the problem of resistances to medication and the neurological causes of Suicide. The invention is also novel and unobvious in that it teaches an art form indicating that certain levels of imperceptible VPD require continued HVAC, A/C dehumidification and temperature reduction even throughout tepid temperatures when such equipment may be turned off. As well as teaches an art form to alert medical staff and administration as to when these conditions are occurring and help plan treatments during periods of favorable ambient indoor and outdoor environmental conditions.
- Inventors:
Ohayon, Jacques Jacob (Wayne, NJ, US)
- Claim:
1. A computer implemented method of measuring the effects of Global Warming in Nursing Homes Hospitals, and inpatient and outpatient psychiatric clinics, comprising the steps of: measuring or receiving a digital reading of temperature and relative humidity and determining Vapor Pressure Deficit (VPD); determining a level of temperature and relative humidity in order to establish VPD fluctuation across a 24-hour period for at least one day; creating a report across a gradient of temperature and relative humidity in order to arrive at VPD in an indoor facility following as close as possible to the actual temperature and relative humidity; outputting through an input/output device, if indicated, an alert reflecting that the facility has entered a dangerous level of VPD; and wherein an input is received indicating whether the VPD levels are normal, and wherein a digital determination of an alert must be sent indicating that the VPD is abnormal; and during a step of comparing, said level is used to determine if said VPD levels represent an abnormal and dangerous level of VPD in nursing homes and hospitals or other medical facilities.
- Claim:
2. The computer implemented method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein when VPD is within a pre-defined threshold indicating a dangerous environmental event is occurring indoors or outdoors resulting in notification via email, text or telephonically, through a network interface, to alert medical facility managers or physicians as to a potentially dangerous environmental situation.
- Claim:
3. The computer implemented method as claimed in claim 1 , further permitting appropriate notification of a dangerous VPD found in the facility to known levels which are conducive to flowering and the propagation of microbes such as Candida Auris.
- Claim:
4. The computer implemented method of claim 3 , wherein an alert is prepared when it is determined that a facility has arrived at predetermined levels of VPD and Medical Staff and Administrators must be contacted by email, text or telephonically.
- Claim:
5. The computer implemented method of claim 4 , wherein the facility must be directed, through a processor, to maintain HVAC system for air conditioning for cooling and dehumidification or heating to eliminate levels of VPD.
- Claim:
6. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , wherein a determination is made by comparing levels of VPD to a plurality of different levels for determining whether such levels differ from levels of VPD that are representative of a healthy environment in a Nursing Home or Hospital or when treating medical or psychiatric patients.
- Claim:
7. The computer implemented method of claim 6 , wherein said determined levels of VPD are related to specific forms of Global Warming due to excessive greenhouse gases in the environment and such excessive greenhouse gases cause high humidity in a context of lower temperatures, lower VPD levels and higher pressure impacting neurological functioning in medical patients being treated with Psychiatric medication.
- Claim:
8. The computer implemented method of claim 3 , wherein a determined fungal outbreak of C. auris is related to fluctuations of measured relative humidity and temperature and a confluence of such, to arrive at a specific change in VPD and based on the occurrence of serious illness in patients in Nursing Homes, Hospitals Clinics or Doctor's Offices.
- Claim:
9. The computer implemented method of claim 6 , wherein said input received determines whether the facility is being impacted by Global Warming as reflected by VPD and that ambient conditions in the facility must be altered to prevent an outbreak of serious disease such as C. auris and potentially other medical and psychiatric conditions.
- Claim:
10. The computer implemented method of claim 2 , wherein an adverse undetectable environmental event occurs as reflected by VPD, requires the notification via text message, email, or telephone call, and is further suggested by an occurrence of any current fungal outbreaks based on receiving information of the presence of such disease in the facility such as a Nursing Home or Hospital.
- Claim:
11. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , wherein medical staff and administrators can log into an establish server to view said VPD readings to assess the safety of treating C. auris and other infectious agents and chronic illnesses to determine a safe ambient environment and whether a facility is being impacted by Global Warming.
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4856227 August 1989 Oglevee
4858377 August 1989 Oglevee
20140326801 November 2014 Upadhyaya
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20210059276 March 2021 Valverde
- Primary Examiner:
Small, Naomi J
- Accession Number:
edspgr.12078773
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