Patents by Inventor Andreas Eberhart
Andreas Eberhart has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 10716504Abstract: A medical system is disclosed, which can be useable in particular for monitoring and/or controlling at least one bodily function of a user. The medical system comprises a control device and at least one medical user element embodied separately from the control device. The medical user element and the control device are designed to exchange data wirelessly. The medical system is designed to enable an automatic assignment step, wherein an exchange of personal data between the medical user element and the control device is enabled by the automatic assignment step. The medical system is furthermore designed to automatically initiate the automatic assignment step by means of an assignment coupling between the medical user element and the control device. The medical system is furthermore designed to enable a separation of the assignment coupling for medical operation of the medical system after the assignment step.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2017Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.Inventors: Nicole Bernini, Harvey B. Buck, Jr., Andreas Eberhart, Sybille Froech, Otto Gaa, Michael Marquant, Juergen Rasch-Menges, Bernd Roesicke, Joerg Scherer
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Patent number: 10663477Abstract: An automated system and method for storing/retrieving vessel holders is presented. A first storage compartment comprises first storage sections. A first translating mechanism vertically translates one storage section to a loading level for loading holders into the first storage compartment and translates one storage section to a handing-in level for handing in holders to/from an analyzer. A second storage compartment comprises second storage sections. A second translating mechanism vertically translates one second storage sections to a handing-out level and translates one storage section to an unloading level for unloading holders from the second storage compartment. A first transport mechanism comprises a first conveyor for transporting holders from a first storage section at the handing-in level to a handing-over station. A second transport mechanism comprises a second conveyor for transporting holders from the handing-over station to a second storage section at the handing-out level.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2017Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.Inventors: Martin Burri, Andreas Eberhart, Akihiro Tanji
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Patent number: 10097597Abstract: Disclosed is an exemplary computer program application, system and method for a unified approach to managing data from heterogeneous sources. The system includes a central, semantic data storage basing on a directed labeled graph model, a module for accessing data sources by drawing access and mapping configuration from the data storage and loading the resulting data into the data storage and a unified user interface that treats each graph node in the data storage as a separate term, visualizes and modified the term's context in the data graph using configurable user interface widgets.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2013Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Veritas Technologies LLCInventors: Vasu Chandrasekhara, Andreas Eberhart, Stefan Kraus, Ulrich Walther
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Publication number: 20180067139Abstract: An automated system and method for storing/retrieving vessel holders is presented. A first storage compartment comprises first storage sections. A first translating mechanism vertically translates one storage section to a loading level for loading holders into the first storage compartment and translates one storage section to a handing-in level for handing in holders to/from an analyzer. A second storage compartment comprises second storage sections. A second translating mechanism vertically translates one second storage sections to a handing-out level and translates one storage section to an unloading level for unloading holders from the second storage compartment. A first transport mechanism comprises a first conveyor for transporting holders from a first storage section at the handing-in level to a handing-over station. A second transport mechanism comprises a second conveyor for transporting holders from the handing-over station to a second storage section at the handing-out level.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2017Publication date: March 8, 2018Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.Inventors: Martin Burri, Andreas Eberhart, Akihiro Tanji
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Patent number: 9846169Abstract: An automated system and method for storing/retrieving vessel holders is presented. A first storage compartment comprises first storage sections. A first translating mechanism vertically translates one storage section to a loading level for loading holders into the first storage compartment and translates one storage section to a handing-in level for handing in holders to/from an analyzer. A second storage compartment comprises second storage sections. A second translating mechanism vertically translates one second storage sections to a handing-out level and translates one storage section to an unloading level for unloading holders from the second storage compartment. A first transport mechanism comprises a first conveyor for transporting holders from a first storage section at the handing-in level to a handing-over station. A second transport mechanism comprises a second conveyor for transporting holders from the handing-over station to a second storage section at the handing-out level.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2013Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.Inventors: Martin Burri, Andreas Eberhart, Akihiro Tanji
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Publication number: 20170357766Abstract: A medical system is disclosed, which can be useable in particular for monitoring and/or controlling at least one bodily function of a user. The medical system comprises a control device and at least one medical user element embodied separately from the control device. The medical user element and the control device are designed to exchange data wirelessly. The medical system is designed to enable an automatic assignment step, wherein an exchange of personal data between the medical user element and the control device is enabled by the automatic assignment step. The medical system is furthermore designed to automatically initiate the automatic assignment step by means of an assignment coupling between the medical user element and the control device. The medical system is furthermore designed to enable a separation of the assignment coupling for medical operation of the medical system after the assignment step.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2017Publication date: December 14, 2017Inventors: Nicole BERNINI, Harvey B. BUCK, JR., Andreas EBERHART, Sybille FROECH, Otto GAA, Michael MARQUANT, Juergen RASCH-MENGES, Bernd ROESICKE, Joerg SCHERER
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Patent number: 9773093Abstract: A medical system is disclosed, which can be useable in particular for monitoring and/or controlling at least one bodily function of a user. The medical system comprises a control device and at least one medical user element embodied separately from the control device. The medical user element and the control device are designed to exchange data wirelessly. The medical system is designed to enable an automatic assignment step, wherein an exchange of personal data between the medical user element and the control device is enabled by the automatic assignment step. The medical system is furthermore designed to automatically initiate the automatic assignment step by means of an assignment coupling between the medical user element and the control device. The medical system is furthermore designed to enable a separation of the assignment coupling for medical operation of the medical system after the assignment step.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2015Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: ROCHE DIABETES CARE, INC.Inventors: Nicole Bernini, Harvey B. Buck, Jr., Andreas Eberhart, Sybille Froech, Otto Gaa, Michael Marquant, Juergen Rasch-Menges, Bernd Roesicke, Joerg Scherer
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Patent number: 9753046Abstract: A system and method for locating sample vessels are presented. The system comprises a holder having an array of positions for holding sample vessels. An information tag is attached to the holder for storing and/or retrieving machine-readable information related to the positions of sample vessels with respect to the array of positions. The system further comprises a handheld device capable of reading information on the information tag. The handheld device has an input for inputting information related to a to-be-located sample vessel and an output for outputting a position of the to-be-located sample vessel with respect to the array of positions based on information stored in the information tag. The method comprises inputting information related to a to-be-located sample vessel into the handheld device, reading information stored in the holder's information tag with the handheld device; and outputting a position of the to-be-located sample vessel.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2015Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.Inventors: Martin Burri, Andreas Eberhart, Akihiro Tanji
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Publication number: 20150356264Abstract: A medical system is disclosed, which can be useable in particular for monitoring and/or controlling at least one bodily function of a user. The medical system comprises a control device and at least one medical user element embodied separately from the control device. The medical user element and the control device are designed to exchange data wirelessly. The medical system is designed to enable an automatic assignment step, wherein an exchange of personal data between the medical user element and the control device is enabled by the automatic assignment step. The medical system is furthermore designed to automatically initiate the automatic assignment step by means of an assignment coupling between the medical user element and the control device. The medical system is furthermore designed to enable a separation of the assignment coupling for medical operation of the medical system after the assignment step.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2015Publication date: December 10, 2015Inventors: Nicole BERNINI, Harvey B. BUCK, JR., Andreas EBERHART, Sybille FROECH, Otto GAA, Michael MARQUANT, Juergen RASCH-MENGES, Bernd ROESICKE, Joerg SCHERER
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Publication number: 20150260744Abstract: A system and method for locating sample vessels are presented. The system comprises a holder having an array of positions for holding sample vessels. An information tag is attached to the holder for storing and/or retrieving machine-readable information related to the positions of sample vessels with respect to the array of positions. The system further comprises a handheld device capable of reading information on the information tag. The handheld device has an input for inputting information related to a to-be-located sample vessel and an output for outputting a position of the to-be-located sample vessel with respect to the array of positions based on information stored in the information tag. The method comprises inputting information related to a to-be-located sample vessel into the handheld device, reading information stored in the holder's information tag with the handheld device; and outputting a position of the to-be-located sample vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2015Publication date: September 17, 2015Inventors: Martin Burri, Andreas Eberhart, Akihiro Tanji
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Patent number: 9101306Abstract: A medical system is disclosed, which can be useable in particular for monitoring and/or controlling at least one bodily function of a user. The medical system comprises a control device and at least one medical user element embodied separately from the control device. The medical user element and the control device are designed to exchange data wirelessly. The medical system is designed to enable an automatic assignment step, wherein an exchange of personal data between the medical user element and the control device is enabled by the automatic assignment step. The medical system is furthermore designed to automatically initiate the automatic assignment step by means of an assignment coupling between the medical user element and the control device. The medical system is furthermore designed to enable a separation of the assignment coupling for medical operation of the medical system after the assignment step.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2011Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignees: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Roche Diagnostics International AGInventors: Nicole Bernini, Harvey B. Buck, Jr., Andreas Eberhart, Sybille Froech, Otto Gaa, Michael Marquant, Juergen Rasch-Menges, Bernd Roesicke, Joerg Scherer
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Patent number: 9076120Abstract: A system and method for locating sample vessels are presented. The system comprises a holder having an array of positions for holding sample vessels. An information tag is attached to the holder for storing and/or retrieving machine-readable information related to the positions of sample vessels with respect to the array of positions. The system further comprises a handheld device capable of reading information on the information tag. The handheld device has an input for inputting information related to a to-be-located sample vessel and an output for outputting a position of the to-be-located sample vessel with respect to the array of positions based on information stored in the information tag. The method comprises inputting information related to a to-be-located sample vessel into the handheld device, reading information stored in the holder's information tag with the handheld device; and outputting a position of the to-be-located sample vessel.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2013Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.Inventors: Martin Burri, Andreas Eberhart, Akihiro Tanji
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Patent number: 9022996Abstract: An insulin pump comprises a pump device, a control for the pump device, a memory, an operating element for operating the insulin pump and a method for controlling a user interface of the insulin pump are disclosed. The control is designed and programmed such that options for the user of the insulin pump are displayed by the user interface as a function of a user-specific preference profile stored in the memory and as a function of a current time and are provided for selection by using the operating element. The insulin pump can be designed in an auto-adaptive fashion, such that the control continuously updates the user-specific preference profile based on analyzing operating inputs of the user. Embodiments of the invention allow a large range of functions and simple operation, even in the case of miniaturized pumps.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2012Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Roche Diagnostics International AGInventors: Andreas Eberhart, Michael Krieftewirth, Marcel Both
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Patent number: 8717141Abstract: A medical device, with an operating element for triggering the medical device, includes a safety system for preventing an erroneous triggering of the device. The present invention encompasses a method for controlling the medical device including determining if an operating command is given by a person prior to the device's carrying out the command.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2005Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Roche Diagnostics International AGInventors: Andreas Eberhart, Hanspeter Heiniger, Erich Imhof, Thomas Rufer
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Publication number: 20140110480Abstract: A system and method for locating sample vessels are presented. The system comprises a holder having an array of positions for holding sample vessels. An information tag is attached to the holder for storing and/or retrieving machine-readable information related to the positions of sample vessels with respect to the array of positions. The system further comprises a handheld device capable of reading information on the information tag. The handheld device has an input for inputting information related to a to-be-located sample vessel and an output for outputting a position of the to-be-located sample vessel with respect to the array of positions based on information stored in the information tag. The method comprises inputting information related to a to-be-located sample vessel into the handheld device, reading information stored in the holder's information tag with the handheld device; and outputting a position of the to-be-located sample vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.Inventors: Martin Burri, Andreas Eberhart, Akihiro Tanji
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Publication number: 20140109527Abstract: An automated system and method for storing/retrieving vessel holders is presented. A first storage compartment comprises first storage sections. A first translating mechanism vertically translates one storage section to a loading level for loading holders into the first storage compartment and translates one storage section to a handing-in level for handing in holders to/from an analyzer. A second storage compartment comprises second storage sections. A second translating mechanism vertically translates one second storage sections to a handing-out level and translates one storage section to an unloading level for unloading holders from the second storage compartment. A first transport mechanism comprises a first conveyor for transporting holders from a first storage section at the handing-in level to a handing-over station. A second transport mechanism comprises a second conveyor for transporting holders from the handing-over station to a second storage section at the handing-out level.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.Inventors: Martin Burri, Andreas Eberhart, Akihiro Tanji
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Publication number: 20130298045Abstract: Disclosed is an exemplary computer program application, system and method for a unified approach to managing data from heterogeneous sources. The system includes a central, semantic data storage basing on a directed labeled graph model, a module for accessing data sources by drawing access and mapping configuration from the data storage and loading the resulting data into the data storage and a unified user interface that treats each graph node in the data storage as a separate term, visualizes and modified the term's context in the data graph using configurable user interface widgets.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Applicant: FLUID OPERATIONS GMBHInventors: Vasu CHANDRASEKHARA, Andreas EBERHART, Stefan KRAUS, Ulrich WALTHER
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Patent number: 8504813Abstract: For operating system mobility across heterogeneous computing platforms, a method may include periodically identifying whether an operating system is active until a determination that the operating system is inactive. Upon the determination that the operating system is inactive, one of a plurality of boot profiles that are each stored in association with a respective one of a plurality of computing platforms may be selected. The at least one boot profile may be associated with a target computing platform. The selected boot profile may be used in a booting process for booting the operating system on the target computing platform.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2010Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Fluid Operations GmbHInventors: Vasu Chandrasekhara, Andreas Eberhart, Stefan Kraus, Ulrich Walther
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Patent number: 8504568Abstract: Disclosed is an exemplary computer program application, system and method for a unified approach to managing data from heterogeneous sources. The system includes a central, semantic data storage basing on a directed labeled graph model, a module for accessing data sources by drawing access and mapping configuration from the data storage and loading the resulting data into the data storage and a unified user interface that treats each graph node in the data storage as a separate term, visualizes and modified the term's context in the data graph using configurable user interface widgets.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2009Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Fluid Operations GmbHInventors: Vasu Chandrasekhara, Andreas Eberhart, Stefan Kraus, Ulrich Walther
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Patent number: 8337469Abstract: An insulin pump comprises a pump device, a control for the pump device, a memory, an operating element for operating the insulin pump and a method for controlling a user interface of the insulin pump are disclosed. The control is designed and programmed such that options for the user of the insulin pump are displayed by the user interface as a function of a user-specific preference profile stored in the memory and as a function of a current time and are provided for selection by using the operating element. The insulin pump can be designed in an auto-adaptive fashion, such that the control continuously updates the user-specific preference profile based on analyzing operating inputs of the user. Embodiments of the invention allow a large range of functions and simple operation, even in the case of miniaturized pumps.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2009Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Roche Diagnostics International AGInventors: Andreas Eberhart, Michael Krieftewirth, Marcel Both