Patents by Inventor Thomas Prokopp

Thomas Prokopp 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: 20240008857
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for on-site analysis of excrements by means of a sensor device with which an excrement sample can be detected at a measuring location and at least partially analyzed, the sensor device having a bendable sensor arm, in particular for a sample carrier, which can be displaced in the longitudinal direction by an actuator between an extended measuring position, bridging a distance between the holder and the measuring location for collecting the excrement sample, and a retracted mounting position, at least partially bent, on the holder. The invention further relates to a self-sealing cartridge for the provision of sample carriers for a device for on-site analysis of excrements, having a cartridge housing receiving the sample carriers which is formed by a first housing half and a second housing half, these two being displaceable in relation to one another between a closed position and a dispensing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas PROKOPP, Paul BANDI, Frank WILLEMS, Jan HAAN, Marcel MORCINCZYK, Niklas KÜRTEN
  • Publication number: 20220400998
    Abstract: The invention relates to a toilet device for the measurement of micturition parameters, the toilet device comprising a housing that has a housing opening for receiving urine and a capacitive sensor for the time-dependent, contactless measurement of micturition parameters. The invention also relates to a method for the contactless measurement of micturition parameters in a toilet device, said method being carried out more particularly using the toilet device according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas PROKOPP, Paul BANDI, Marcel MORCINCZYK, Jan HAAN, Frank WILLEMS
  • Patent number: 11064886
    Abstract: A device for determining physiological data through analysis of human excrement in a toilet using at least one indicator and/or sensor, and a method for determining physiological data by analysis of human excrement in a toilet by measurement of urine and/or stool values, in order to achieve maximally universal use of the device, including in a wide variety of toilet designs, with reasonable design effort and manageable costs. A measurement system, in which an indicator or sensor can be brought into a measurement position, in which sufficient contact with the urine or stool to be examined occurs via an arm for each measurement, wherein the indicator or sensor is/are designed as (an) independent unit(s), and by a corresponding method in which a plurality of previously determined values are measured and then processed further and forwarded as applicable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: MEDIPEE GMBH
    Inventor: Thomas Prokopp
  • Publication number: 20210172161
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the on-site analysis of excrements, comprising a housing, a removal device, by means of which a sample of excrement can be removed, in which the removal device comprises an arm element for a sample carrier, which is movable relative to the housing in the axial movement direction, said arm element being guided at least partially in a guide part in such a way that it can be retracted and extended, a feeding device which supports a new sample carrier for the removal device, and an analysis device which at least partially analyzes the sample, wherein the device is characterized in that the guide part comprises a contamination region with a guide path for guiding the moveable arm element, and also a clean region, in which a new sample carrier can be arranged at least partially next to the guide path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Prokopp, Frank Willems, Paul Bandi, Eric Kruissekbrink
  • Publication number: 20180184906
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for determining physiological data through analysis of human excrement in a toilet (T) by means of at least one indicator and/or sensor, and to a method for determining physiological data by analysis of human excrement in a toilet (T) by measurement of urine and/or stool values. The problem addressed by the invention is that of achieving maximally universal use of the device and thus broad dissemination, including in the case of a wide variety of toilet designs, with reasonable design effort and manageable costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventor: Thomas Prokopp