Patents by Inventor James A. Heywood
James A. Heywood 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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Publication number: 20240026417Abstract: This disclosure provides, inter alia, systems and methods for testing products for ammonia oxidizing bacteria, quality control, and providing products with ammonia oxidizing bacteria. The systems and methods herein may be used, inter alia, to treat diseases associated with low nitrite levels, skin diseases, and diseases caused by pathogenic bacteria.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: AOBIOME LLCInventors: David R. Whitlock, James Heywood, Spiros Jamas, Larry Weiss
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Publication number: 20230227884Abstract: This disclosure provides, inter alia, systems and methods for testing products for ammonia oxidizing bacteria, quality control, and providing products with ammonia oxidizing bacteria. The systems and methods herein may be used, inter alia, to treat diseases associated with low nitrite levels, skin diseases, and diseases caused by pathogenic bacteria.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2023Publication date: July 20, 2023Inventors: David R. Whitlock, James Heywood, Spiros Jamas, Larry Weiss
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Patent number: 11676221Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods for behavioral modification of users in an online community where users store or share data to help one another reach informed decisions. One aspect of the invention provides a method for encouraging active participation in an online community. The method includes: receiving information from a first user regarding a topic, receiving a request from a second user for additional information desired from the first user, and sending a personalized message to the first user requesting the additional information. Another aspect of the invention provides a computer-readable medium whose contents cause a computer to perform a method for encouraging active participation in an online community. The method includes: receiving information from a first user regarding a topic; identifying additional information desired from the first user; and sending a personalized message to the first user requesting the additional information.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: PATIENTSLIKEME, INC.Inventors: James Heywood, Paul Wicks
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Publication number: 20210256630Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods for behavioral modification of users in an online community where users store or share data to help one another reach informed decisions. One aspect of the invention provides a method for encouraging active participation in an online community. The method includes: receiving information from a first user regarding a topic, receiving a request from a second user for additional information desired from the first user, and sending a personalized message to the first user requesting the additional information. Another aspect of the invention provides a computer-readable medium whose contents cause a computer to perform a method for encouraging active participation in an online community. The method includes: receiving information from a first user regarding a topic; identifying additional information desired from the first user; and sending a personalized message to the first user requesting the additional information.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2021Publication date: August 19, 2021Inventors: James Heywood, Paul Wicks
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Patent number: 11010843Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods for behavioral modification of users in an online community where users store or share data to help one another reach informed decisions. One aspect of the invention provides a method for encouraging active participation in an online community. The method includes: receiving information from a first user regarding a topic, receiving a request from a second user for additional information desired from the first user, and sending a personalized message to the first user requesting the additional information. Another aspect of the invention provides a computer-readable medium whose contents cause a computer to perform a method for encouraging active participation in an online community. The method includes: receiving information from a first user regarding a topic; identifying additional information desired from the first user; and sending a personalized message to the first user requesting the additional information.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2019Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: PatientsLikeMe, Inc.Inventors: James Heywood, Paul Wicks
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Patent number: 10832816Abstract: The invention provides a system and a method for tracking, assessing, and managing personalized data related to medical conditions, diseases, disease symptoms, treatments, body function metrics, health and well-being, education, and training. In one embodiment, a method for personalized management of a medical condition is provided. The method includes providing a graphical user interface for allowing the patient to input at least one medical condition metric and at least one intervention, receiving at least one medical condition metric for a patient for a time interval, receiving information about at least one intervention for the patient for the time interval, and displaying the at least one medical condition metric and intervention over the time interval.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2015Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: PatientsLikeMe, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin Heywood, James Heywood, Paul Wicks
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Publication number: 20200279622Abstract: Systems and methods for collecting, analyzing, and reporting information relating to comprehensive medical information from one or more users are disclosed. In some aspects, a system for collecting and analyzing medical data includes a data management system for collecting and storing medical information relating to a user, and a knowledge creation engine in communication with the data management system and configured to analyze the stored medical information for creating at least one of personalized medical advice for the user and general scientific information relating to a medical condition. A display in communication with the data management system and the knowledge creation engine can be configured to present a digital representation of the user based on the stored medical information including electronic health record (EHR), patient reported outcomes (PROs), biological samples, wearable devices, sensors, medical devices, and dynamic questionnaires to create a digital representation of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2018Publication date: September 3, 2020Inventors: James A. Heywood, Paul J. Wicks, Kimberley K. Goodwin, Renee Deehan-Kenney
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Patent number: 10665344Abstract: The invention can be directed toward a method for personalized management and comparison of medical condition and outcome based on patient profiles of a community of patients. The method can include the steps of providing a database of patient profiles, providing a user interface for inputting a query of the database from a user, generating a query result including one or more matching patient profiles from the database, and displaying the query result as a correlation medical condition parameters of the user with a medical outcome.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2015Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: PatientsLikeMe, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin Heywood, Jeff Cole, James Heywood
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Publication number: 20190347744Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods for behavioral modification of users in an online community where users store or share data to help one another reach informed decisions. One aspect of the invention provides a method for encouraging active participation in an online community. The method includes: receiving information from a first user regarding a topic, receiving a request from a second user for additional information desired from the first user, and sending a personalized message to the first user requesting the additional information. Another aspect of the invention provides a computer-readable medium whose contents cause a computer to perform a method for encouraging active participation in an online community. The method includes: receiving information from a first user regarding a topic; identifying additional information desired from the first user; and sending a personalized message to the first user requesting the additional information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2019Publication date: November 14, 2019Applicant: PatientsLikeMe, Inc.Inventors: James Heywood, Paul Wicks
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Patent number: 10402916Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods for behavioral modification of users in an online community where users store or share data to help one another reach informed decisions. One aspect of the invention provides a method for encouraging active participation in an online community. The method includes: receiving information from a first user regarding a topic, receiving a request from a second user for additional information desired from the first user, and sending a personalized message to the first user requesting the additional information. Another aspect of the invention provides a computer-readable medium whose contents cause a computer to perform a method for encouraging active participation in an online community. The method includes: receiving information from a first user regarding a topic; identifying additional information desired from the first user; and sending a personalized message to the first user requesting the additional information.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2017Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: PatientsLikeMe, Inc.Inventors: James Heywood, Paul Wicks
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Patent number: 10383900Abstract: This disclosure provides, inter alia, systems and methods for storage and delivery of ammonia oxidizing bacteria, and preparations comprising ammonia oxidizing bacteria. The ammonia oxidizing bacteria may be provided in a container or a kit, with one or more other components that may enhance delivery. The systems and methods herein may be used, for instance, to treat diseases associated with low nitrite levels, skin diseases, and diseases caused by pathogenic bacteria.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2015Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: AOBIOME LLCInventors: James Heywood, Spiros Jamas, David R. Whitlock, Larry Weiss
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Patent number: 10078054Abstract: A system and method is provided for detection at least one of nitrite (NO2), nitric oxide (NO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and other nitrogen oxides (NOx) on a substrate, such as skin. According to one aspect, a diagnostic device for measuring a concentration of at least one of nitrite (NO2), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), nitric oxide (NO), and other nitrogen oxides (NOx) on a substrate comprises a patch comprising at least one chemical compound capable of reacting with the at least one of nitrite, nitrogen dioxide, nitric oxide, and other nitrogen oxides to provide an indicator.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2015Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: AOBIOME LLCInventors: James Heywood, David R. Whitlock
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Publication number: 20170206327Abstract: The invention is directed, in part, to method of using self-reported health data in online communities to predict significant health events in life-changing illnesses to improve the lives of individuals and to improve patient self-management. The invention provides a method for providing real-time personalized medical predictions for an individual patient. The method includes: providing a database containing patient information for a plurality of other patients including one or more attributes for each patient in the database; constructing a model of a disease based on disease progressions for the plurality of patients; receiving a request from the individual patient, the patient associated with one or more attributes; and making a real-time prediction for the individual patient based on the mode and the individual patient's attributes.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2017Publication date: July 20, 2017Applicant: PatientsLikeMe Inc.Inventors: James Heywood, Benjamin Heywood
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Publication number: 20170191109Abstract: This disclosure provides, inter alia, systems and methods for testing products for ammonia oxidizing bacteria, quality control, and providing products with ammonia oxidizing bacteria. The systems and methods herein may be used, inter alia, to treat diseases associated with low nitrite levels, skin diseases, and diseases caused by pathogenic bacteria.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2015Publication date: July 6, 2017Applicant: AOBIOME LLCInventors: David R. Whitlock, James Heywood, Spiros Jamas, Larry Weiss
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Publication number: 20170189454Abstract: This disclosure provides, inter alia, systems and methods for storage and delivery of ammonia oxidizing bacteria, and preparations comprising ammonia oxidizing bacteria. The ammonia oxidizing bacteria may be provided in a container or a kit, with one or more other components that may enhance delivery. The systems and methods herein may be used, for instance, to treat diseases associated with low nitrite levels, skin diseases, and diseases caused by pathogenic bacteria.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2015Publication date: July 6, 2017Inventors: James Heywood, Spiros Jamas, David R. Whitlock, Larry Weiss
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Publication number: 20170184507Abstract: A system and method is provided for detection at least one of nitrite (NO2), nitric oxide (NO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and other nitrogen oxides (NOx) on a substrate, such as skin. According to one aspect, a diagnostic device for measuring a concentration of at least one of nitrite (NO2), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), nitric oxide (NO), and other nitrogen oxides (NOx) on a substrate comprises a patch comprising at least one chemical compound capable of reacting with the at least one of nitrite, nitrogen dioxide, nitric oxide, and other nitrogen oxides to provide an indicator.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2015Publication date: June 29, 2017Inventors: James Heywood, David R. Whitlock
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Publication number: 20170140477Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods for behavioral modification of users in an online community where users store or share data to help one another reach informed decisions. One aspect of the invention provides a method for encouraging active participation in an online community. The method includes: receiving information from a first user regarding a topic, receiving a request from a second user for additional information desired from the first user, and sending a personalized message to the first user requesting the additional information. Another aspect of the invention provides a computer-readable medium whose contents cause a computer to perform a method for encouraging active participation in an online community. The method includes: receiving information from a first user regarding a topic; identifying additional information desired from the first user; and sending a personalized message to the first user requesting the additional information.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2017Publication date: May 18, 2017Applicant: PatientsLikeMe, Inc.Inventors: James Heywood, Paul Wicks
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Patent number: 9589104Abstract: The invention is directed, in part, to method of using self-reported health data in online communities to predict significant health events in life-changing illnesses to improve the lives of individuals and to improve patient self-management. The invention provides a method for providing real-time personalized medical predictions for an individual patient. The method includes: providing a database containing patient information for a plurality of other patients including one or more attributes for each patient in the database; constructing a model of a disease based on disease progressions for the plurality of patients; receiving a request from the individual patient, the patient associated with one or more attributes; and making a real-time prediction for the individual patient based on the mode and the individual patient's attributes.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2008Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: PATIENTSLIKEME, INC.Inventors: James Heywood, Benjamin Heywood
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Patent number: 9589251Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods for behavioral modification of users in an online community where users store or share data to help one another reach informed decisions. One aspect of the invention provides a method for encouraging active participation in an online community. The method includes: receiving information from a first user regarding a topic, receiving a request from a second user for additional information desired from the first user, and sending a personalized message to the first user requesting the additional information. Another aspect of the invention provides a computer-readable medium whose contents cause a computer to perform a method for encouraging active participation in an online community. The method includes: receiving information from a first user regarding a topic; identifying additional information desired from the first user; and sending a personalized message to the first user requesting the additional information.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2011Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: PatientsLikeMe, Inc.Inventors: James Heywood, Paul Wicks
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Publication number: 20160188807Abstract: The invention provides a system and a method for tracking, assessing, and managing personalized data related to medical conditions, diseases, disease symptoms, treatments, body function metrics, health and well-being, education, and training. In one embodiment, a method for personalized management of a medical condition is provided. The method includes providing a graphical user interface for allowing the patient to input at least one medical condition metric and at least one intervention, receiving at least one medical condition metric for a patient for a time interval, receiving information about at least one intervention for the patient for the time interval, and displaying the at least one medical condition metric and intervention over the time interval.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2015Publication date: June 30, 2016Applicant: PatientsLikeMe, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin Heywood, James Heywood, Paul Wicks