Patents by Inventor Austen Peter Bradley

Austen Peter Bradley 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).

  • Breath Monitoring Apparatus and Method
    Publication number: 20080161709
    Abstract: A breath monitoring apparatus is provided comprising a housing (4) on which is mounted, a means (6, 10, 12) to measure the volume of an inhaled breath of the user; and a means (8) to measure the gas content of an exhaled breath of a user. There is further provided a method of monitoring breaths, the method comprising the steps of calculating the volume of an inhaled breath of a user and calculating the gas content of an exhaled breath of the user. The apparatus and method relate in particular to indirect calorimetry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2005
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: NUTREN TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventor: Austen Peter Bradley
  • Breath measurement
    Patent number: 7211049
    Abstract: The invention provides a breath monitoring device comprising means to record a first breathing state of a user, and means to detect a deviation from the recorded breathing state in a subsequent use of the device by a user. The invention further provides a method of monitoring breaths, the method comprising the steps of: (a) recording the first breathing state of a person from a breath of a person; and (b) detecting a deviation from the recorded first breathing state in a subsequent breath from a person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Nutren Technology Limited
    Inventors: Austen Peter Bradley, Paul Barraclough
  • Respiratory oxygen consumption measuring device and method
    Patent number: 7060036
    Abstract: A portable apparatus for calculating respiratory oxygen consumption comprising a housing having a fluid inlet, a flow sensor, mounted within the housing, an oxygen sensor and means for calculating the respiratory oxygen consumption using data obtained from the oxygen sensor and the flow sensor. The invention also relates to a method of calculating respiratory oxygen consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Nutren Technology Limited
    Inventor: Austen Peter Bradley
  • Breath measurement
    Publication number: 20040097820
    Abstract: The invention provides a breath monitoring device comprising means to record a first breathing state of a user, and means to detect a deviation from the recorded breathing state in a subsequent use of the device by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Applicant: Nutren Technology Limited
    Inventors: Austen Peter Bradley, Paul Barraclough
  • Respiratory oxygen consumption measuring device and method
    Publication number: 20040082871
    Abstract: A portable apparatus for calculating respiratory oxygen consumption comprising a housing having a fluid inlet, a flow sensor, mounted within the housing, an oxygen sensor and means for calculating the respiratory oxygen consumption using data obtained from the oxygen sensor and the flow sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventor: Austen Peter Bradley