Patents by Inventor Michael A Garff

Michael A Garff 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).

  • Publication number: 20220117509
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods are disclosed for noninvasive medical diagnostics using electrical impedance metrics and clinical predictors. A method includes applying an electrical current to at least one interrogation electrode placed on a surface of a person's body within a Sappey Plexus region of the person's breast. A method includes measuring an electrical impedance of the person's tissue between the at least one interrogation electrode placed within the Sappey Plexus region of the person's breast and a reference electrode. A method includes comparing the measured electrical impedance to previously-captured electrical impedance measurements of corresponding tissue to determine an indication of a presence of a malignant tumor in the person's tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Michael A. Garff, Natasha Andreasen, Owen D. Brimhall, Cory J. Kelley
  • Publication number: 20210219860
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods are disclosed for noninvasive medical diagnostics using electrical impedance metrics and clinical predictors. An apparatus includes a probe comprising an interrogation electrode that is configured to measure electrical impedance of tissue of a patient's body between the interrogation electrode and a reference electrode. An apparatus includes a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor to apply, noninvasively, an electrical current to the tissue of the patient's body using the interrogation electrode of the probe, measure electrical impedance of the tissue of the patient's body between the interrogation electrode of the probe and the reference electrode, and detect a presence of a malignant tumor in the tissue of the patient's body by inputting the measured electrical impedance of the tissue into machine learning. The machine learning is trained on patient data associated with a type of disease that is being diagnosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Michael A. Garff, Owen D. Brimhall, Cory J. Kelley
  • Publication number: 20210219913
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods are disclosed for noninvasively locating and measuring tissue based on real-time feedback. An apparatus includes a probe comprising an interrogation electrode that is configured to measure electrical impedance of tissue of a patient's body between the interrogation electrode and a reference electrode. An apparatus includes a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor to apply, noninvasively, an electrical current using the interrogation electrode of the probe to a location on the patient's body to locate and measure an electrical impedance of the tissue of the patient, measure electrical impedance of the tissue between the interrogation electrode of the probe and the reference electrode, and adjust a location of the probe on the patient's body according to feedback based on the measured electrical impedance of the tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Michael A. Garff, Owen D. Brimhall, Cory J. Kelley
  • Patent number: 10117596
    Abstract: A method to determine presence of a disease condition in a medical patient by evaluating conductivity information. Point-attributes values obtained from highly accurate conductivity data-sets taken as a function of time, over a period of time, are compared to previously determined threshold values. Z-scores may be determined to combine a plurality of point-attribute values in formulation of a composite score for a patient. Sometimes, z-scores are weighted by overall accuracy of the point-attribute in predicting presence of the disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: PROLUNG, INC.
    Inventors: Steven C Eror, Michael A Garff
  • Publication number: 20150051504
    Abstract: A method to determine presence of a disease condition in a medical patient by evaluating conductivity information. Point-attributes values obtained from highly accurate conductivity data-sets taken as a function of time, over a period of time, are compared to previously determined threshold values. Z-scores may be determined to combine a plurality of point-attribute values in formulation of a composite score for a patient. Sometimes, z-scores are weighted by overall accuracy of the point-attribute in predicting presence of the disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: Fresh Medical Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven C Eror, Michael A Garff