Patents by Inventor Lori Deitte

Lori Deitte 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).

  • Methods and devices for noninvasive measurement of energy absorbers in blood
    Patent number: 8818472
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention include devices for use in determining the concentration of a tissue energy absorber (e.g., hemoglobin) in an individual's blood. In particular embodiments, the device includes a photometric device (e.g., a pulse oximeter) and an imaging device (e.g., an ultrasound imaging device or other suitable imaging device), and the device is adapted for: (A) using the photometric device to measure a change in mass of the tissue energy absorber within a particular volume of the individual's blood between a first point in time and a second point in time, the particular volume of blood being blood within a particular portion of at least one vascular structure, the vascular structure comprising at least one of the individual's vessels (e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Dietrich Gravenstein, Mark Rice, Samsun Lampotang, Nikolaus Gravenstein, Lori Deitte
  • Novel Methods and Devices for Noninvasive Measurement of Energy Absorbers in Blood
    Publication number: 20100286515
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention include devices for use in determining the concentration of a tissue energy absorber (e.g., hemoglobin) in an individual's blood. In particular embodiments, the device includes a photometric device (e.g., a pulse oximeter) and an imaging device (e.g., an ultrasound imaging device or other suitable imaging device), and the device is adapted for: (A) using the photometric device to measure a change in mass of the tissue energy absorber within a particular volume of the individual's blood between a first point in time and a second point in time, the particular volume of blood being blood within a particular portion of at least one vascular structure, the vascular structure comprising at least one of the individual's vessels (e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventors: Dietrich Gravenstein, Mark Rice, Sanisun Lanipotang, Nikolaus Gravenstein, Lori Deitte