Patents Assigned to Breath Research, Inc.
  • Patent number: 9814438
    Abstract: A method for performing dynamic classification of a breathing session is disclosed. The method comprises capturing breathing sounds of a subject using a microphone. Further, it comprises recognizing a plurality of breath cycles and a plurality of breath phases within each of the plurality of breath cycles from the breathing sounds. It also comprises detecting characteristics regarding the plurality of breath cycles and the plurality of breath phases. Finally, it comprises extracting metrics concerning a breath pattern quality of the subject using the detected characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: BREATH RESEARCH, INC.
    Inventors: Charalampos Christos Stamatopoulos, Panagiotis Giotis, Nirinjan Bikko Yee
  • Patent number: 9788757
    Abstract: A breathing biofeedback device, having a microphone configured to acquire sounds of a user's breathing; a controller communicatively connected with the microphone, the controller processing the signals acquired by the microphone to produce an output signal, the controller processing the signal whereby the microphone signal is first pre-amplified to a voltage level that can be processed by an audio envelope detector circuit, the envelope detector signal is then fed into the analog-to-digital converter input of the controller allowing it to constantly sample the input volume level, the controller then controlling the output volume level fed to the headphones utilizing a digitally controlled variable-gain amplifier, wherein the output signal is not modified in any manner from the original input, except in volume; and a pair of earphones connected with the controller and configured to convey the output signal to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: BREATH RESEARCH, INC.
    Inventor: Nirinjan Bikko
  • Patent number: 9779751
    Abstract: Respiratory-based biofeedback devices, systems, and methods are provided. A respiratory biofeedback method includes producing a respiratory signal in response to a user's respiratory activity, generating an audio output signal that includes a modified version of the respiratory signal, and converting the audio output signal into sound waves output to the user to provide biofeedback. The sound waves can be output to the user in real time response to the user's respiratory activity. A microphone can be used to generate the respiratory signal. The generated audio output signal can includes the respiratory signal modified to increase a volume level of a portion of the respiratory signal where the volume level exceeds a specified volume level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: BREATH RESEARCH, INC.
    Inventor: Nirinjan Bikko
  • Publication number: 20100240945
    Abstract: Respiratory-based biofeedback devices, systems, and methods are provided. A respiratory biofeedback method includes producing a respiratory signal in response to a user's respiratory activity, generating an audio output signal that includes a modified version of the respiratory signal, and converting the audio output signal into sound waves output to the user to provide biofeedback. The sound waves can be output to the user in real time response to the user's respiratory activity. A microphone can be used to generate the respiratory signal. The generated audio output signal can includes the respiratory signal modified to increase a volume level of a portion of the respiratory signal where the volume level exceeds a specified volume level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: Breath Research, Inc.
    Inventor: Nirinjan Bikko