Patents Examined by Jonathan E. Cooper
  • Patent number: 11540750
    Abstract: A physiological characteristic monitoring system includes a physiological characteristic sensor that observes a physiological characteristic and generates sensor signals based on the observation. The physiological characteristic sensor includes a sensor connector. The physiological characteristic monitoring system includes a wearable device to be worn by a user in a first configuration and having a connector to couple to the sensor connector in a second configuration. The wearable device includes a controller that receives the sensor signals from the physiological characteristic sensor in the second configuration and determines a current value of the physiological characteristic based on the sensor signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC
    Inventors: Santhisagar Vaddiraju, Bejan M. Darbandi, Nicholas S. Mairs, Brian Ross
  • Patent number: 11504034
    Abstract: A method implemented on a computing device having at least one processor, storage, and a communication platform connected to a network for determining blood pressure may include: receiving a request to determine blood pressure of a first subject from a terminal, obtaining data related to heart activity of the first subject, determining a personalized model for predicting blood pressure with respect to the first subject, determining the blood pressure of the first subject using the personalized model based on the data related to heart activity of the first subject, and sending the blood pressure of the first subject to the terminal in response to the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: VITA-COURSE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES (TSINGTAO) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ying Lu, Chuanmin Wei, Jiwei Zhao, Heng Peng, Ziming Deng, Zijian Huang, Zhiyong Wang
  • Patent number: 11457855
    Abstract: A method and system for utilizing empirical null hypothesis for a biological time series is disclosed herein. The method also includes calculating an amount that a second plurality of epochs is similar to a first plurality of epochs using large-scale testing to estimate an empirical null hypothesis for a subset of the epochs. The method also includes determining if the second plurality of epochs is from the same EEG recording.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Persyst Development Corporation
    Inventors: Scott B. Wilson, Mark L. Scheuer
  • Patent number: 11426127
    Abstract: A holding instrument includes a holding portion that holds a measurement apparatus. The measurement apparatus includes a gyro sensor that detects change in a measured part of a user and a controller that performs a process of measuring biological information of the user based on output of the gyro sensor. The holding instrument is embraced by the user during use while the holding portion is holding the measurement apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoaki Konishi, Hiromi Ajima
  • Patent number: 11419508
    Abstract: The presence of a cardiac pulse in a patient is determined by evaluating physiological signals in the patient. In one embodiment, a medical device evaluates optical characteristics of light transmitted into a patient to ascertain physiological signals, such as pulsatile changes in general blood volume proximate a light detector module. Using these features, the medical device determines whether a cardiac pulse is present in the patient. The medical device may also be configured to report whether the patient is in a VF, VT, asystole, or PEA condition, in addition to being in a pulseless condition, and prompt different therapies, such as chest compressions, rescue breathing, defibrillation, and PEA-specific electrotherapy, depending on the analysis of the physiological signals. Auto-capture of a cardiac pulse using pacing stimuli is further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: West Affum Holdings DAC
    Inventors: James M. Owen, Cynthia P. Jayne, William E. Crone
  • Patent number: 11412962
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices of a health device network may include: a non-invasive glucometer that non-invasively measures analyte levels; an invasive glucometer communicatively coupled directly to the non-invasive glucometer; a cloud-based server communicatively coupled to the non-invasive glucometer or the invasive glucometer; a user device communicatively coupled to the cloud-based server; and/or a user interface that displays the invasive glucose measurement, the non-invasive glucose measurement, a data batch, and/or processed data to the user. The non-invasive glucometer and/or the invasive glucometer may aggregate an invasive glucose measurement and a non-invasive glucose measurement into the data batch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Inventors: David Miller, Devin Miller, Michael Jones, David Derrick
  • Patent number: 11406273
    Abstract: We disclose a system and method for estimating values of hemodynamic parameters of a subject, by calibrating arterial pressure during one time and tracking arterial pressure at another time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Sensifree Ltd.
    Inventors: Ilan Barak, Eran Agmon, Roi Klein, Nadav Neuberger, Alexei Nomazov
  • Patent number: 11386283
    Abstract: A method operates an apparatus for tinnitus characterization, in which, in a first step, a broadband test signal having a number of signal frequencies is generated and compared with a tinnitus noise. The respective test signal is stored with an associated comparison result. A probability correlation for determining the tinnitus noise is established based on the stored test signals and comparison results. In a second step, the amplitudes of the individual signal frequencies of the test signal are varied. The first and second steps are performed repeatedly until the probability correlation reaches or exceeds a first threshold value. In a third step, the amplitudes of the individual signal frequencies of the test signal are varied with reference to the probability correlation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Sivantos Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Matthias Mueller-Wehlau
  • Patent number: 11363980
    Abstract: A device for measuring and/or stimulating a brain activity, preferably an EEG device, including a transmitter and/or detector for transmitting and/or detecting physiological signals produced by the brain of an individual, and a support for the transmitter and/or detector, wherein the support is configured to extend over the top of the individual's head, the support removably attachable to an accessory intended to be worn by the individual, on his or her head, such as an audio headset, the support being configured such that, when the device is worn by the individual, the transmitter and/or detector are held in substantially close contact with the individual's head by the accessory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: CONSCIOUS LABS SAS
    Inventors: Julien Dauguet, Mehdi Dutheil
  • Patent number: 11363963
    Abstract: A method for determining the hydration, fitness and/or nutrition status of a human body, or of segments of the human body, comprises providing values each of a mass or volume fraction of intracellular water and a mass or volume fraction of extracellular water of the human body or the segment, defining a two-dimensional parameter space, determining a reference line within the parameter space, locating a position within the parameter space which corresponds to the associated values of the mass or volume fraction of intracellular water and the mass or volume fraction of extracellular water of the human body or the segment, determining a distance between the position and the reference line, and deriving a mass or volume, or a mass or volume fraction, of hydration from the determined distance from the reference line for the human body or the segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Inventors: Borut Baricevic, James R. Matthie
  • Patent number: 11357424
    Abstract: A method for a hearing test includes receiving a first testing hearing threshold for a subject at a first frequency under a first background noise level; calculating a first testing signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) between the first testing hearing threshold and the first background noise level; responsive to the first testing SNR, receiving a first adjusted hearing threshold; and responsive to the first adjusted hearing threshold, modifying a first hearing test result of the first frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: MERRY ELECTRONICS (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hung-Yue Chang, Tun-Shin Lo, Yung-Yu Chiang
  • Patent number: 11357412
    Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring blood pressure of a user comprises a clip having a base with two side members adapted to releasably receive a portion of a body of the user therebetween with an adjustable pressure pad mounted to one of the two side members, spaced apart from the other of two side members by a separation distance, a magnetic field sensor mounted to one of the two side members with a magnet mounted to the other of the two side members opposite to the magnetic field sensor and spaced apart by the separation distance, a motor operably connected to the adjustable pressure pad wherein the separation distance is selectably adjustable by the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: 42 HEALTH SENSOR HOLDINGS LTD.
    Inventors: Robert Sheldon, Daniel Roach
  • Patent number: 11324415
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for capturing and assessing bioelectric measurements. A method includes receiving a skin resistance measurement for a skin site of a user from an electrodermal sensor and determining a standard skin conductivity value. The method includes calculating a compensation factor for the user based at least in part on the skin resistance measurement and the standard skin conductivity value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Vine Medical LLC
    Inventor: Phillip W. Dietz
  • Patent number: 11278234
    Abstract: The invention discloses a method of operating a system for neurofeedback (NFB) that includes trained animal in a feedback chain. Feedback chain consists of the following steps: A?B?C?D?A wherein said steps are: A. real time recording of the subject's EEG performed by the user module and forwarded to the mobile module; B. analytics of the recorded signal performed by the mobile module and algorithmic decisioning about the stimulation form; C. forwarding the stimulation towards the animal by using of one or more ultrasonic speakers simultaneously wherein the information needed for the animal performance is forwarded in the form of a coded ultrasonic signal; and D. performing of a learned action by the animal triggered by the received ultrasonic signal from the step C which provides a stimulus to the subject exposed to the NBF training.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: UMO NEUROSCIENCE D.O.O.
    Inventor: Marin Maletic
  • Patent number: 11278242
    Abstract: A wearable health monitoring includes a monitoring main-body, a wearable component and a biometric monitoring module. The wearable component is connected with the monitoring main-body. The biometric monitoring module is disposed within the monitoring main-body and includes a photoelectric sensor, a pressure sensor and an air-pressure-based blood pressure meter. The air-pressure-based blood pressure meter is embedded and positioned in the embedding slot portion of the embedding seat, and includes a gas-collecting actuator and an elastic air-bag. The gas-collecting actuator transports a gas to the elastic air-bag, and the elastic air-bag is inflated and elastically protrudes to attach to a skin tissue of a wearing user. The pressure sensor measures vasoconstriction pulsation under the skin tissue. A detection signal is generated and converted into health data information, which is outputted to the photoelectric sensor for calibrating a calculation of detection thereof to output precise health data information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: MICROJET TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hao-Jan Mou, Ching-Sung Lin, Chi-Feng Huang, Yung-Lung Han, Chun-Yi Kuo