Patents Examined by Daniel Previl
  • Patent number: 11497852
    Abstract: Ambulatory medicament devices that provide therapy to a subject, such as blood glucose control, are disclosed. Disclosed systems and methods can implement one or more features that improve the user experience, by modifying delivery of therapy to a subject after determining that a possible occlusion exists in a medicament delivery system, monitoring the status of an ambulatory medical device and the health condition of a subject that receives therapy from the ambulatory medical device and annunciating alarm condition when necessary, selectively muting alarm annunciations while a Do Not Disturb mode is activated, implementing various power saving modes to save power, controlling operation of the device and medicament delivery based on the user gesture controls, and controlling medicament delivery based on a condition of the ambulatory medicament device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Beta Bionics, Inc.
    Inventors: Himanshu Patel, Justin P. Brown
  • Patent number: 11500464
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are interface devices and systems. In one aspect, a haptic interface device includes at least one position detection module configured to determine positional data for determining a position of at least one portion of at least one body part of the user; at least one tensile element or compressive element coupled to the at least one body part and configured to produce at least one of: a predetermined range of motion and applied force to a coupled body part; and at least one haptic feedback module configured to produce force feedback or tactile sensation to the at least one body part, the feedback module comprising: at least one motion control module configured to control motion of the at least one body part; and at least one force sensor configured to determine applied force data generated from the at least one body part. Also disclosed herein are methods for using the disclosed devices and systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: VRgluv LLC
    Inventors: Derek Kearney, Christopher Taylor, Addison Shelton, Harold Brown
  • Patent number: 11495123
    Abstract: A method for pedestrian crossing alert, the method may include receiving, by a vehicle computerized system, pedestrian crossing indicators; obtaining sensed information regarding an environment of the vehicle; processing the sensed information, wherein the processing comprises searching for at least one of the pedestrian crossing indicators; autonomously determining, when finding the at least one of the pedestrian crossing identifiers, that the vehicle is approaching a pedestrian crossing; and generating an alert when determining that the vehicle is approaching the pedestrian crossing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: AUTOBRAINS TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
    Inventors: Boaz Mell, Adam Harel, Igal Raichelgauz, Omer Jackobson
  • Patent number: 11490859
    Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a biomimetic highly stretchable conductive dry adhesive patch, a mold including a plurality of holes is provided by etching a semiconductor substrate including an insulation layer based on a footing effect. A conductive polymer composite is provided by dispersing mixed conductive fillers in a liquid elastomer. The mixed conductive fillers are formed by mixing one-dimensional conductive fillers and two-dimensional conductive fillers. The conductive polymer composite is applied on the mold such that the conductive polymer composite is injected into the plurality of holes. A conductive dry adhesive structure including a plurality of micropillars corresponding to the plurality of holes is obtained by performing a post-treatment on the conductive polymer composite applied on the mold and by removing the mold. Each of the plurality of micropillars includes a body portion and a tip portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Seok-woo Jeon, Tae-Hoon Kim, Dong-hwi Cho, Junyong Park
  • Patent number: 11472431
    Abstract: A visual warning assembly, configured to make a warning from one vehicle to another vehicle. The visual warning assembly has a case with a front face joined to a base and an antenna. A channel display window, a channel selector button, a power button, a green lighted button, a yellow lighted button and a red lighted button, arranged on the front face. A mounting ball is magnetically joined to the base. A microcontroller is electrically coupled to the green lighted button, the yellow lighted button, and the red lighted button. The microcontroller is programmed with instructions to: receive a communication from a second visual warning assembly. Then, engage one member of a lighted button set consisting of the red button, the yellow button, and the green button creating an indicating light. Finally, receiving a signal from a user making the indicating light an activated button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Inventor: David Mark Stewart
  • Patent number: 11475795
    Abstract: A training device (10) for simulating a mechanical function of a medicament delivery device, which training device (10) comprises a dummy housing (20), a first element (52) comprising an actuator (70), a second element (58) comprising an indication member (60), and wherein a relative movement of the first element (52) towards the second element (58), which movement exceeds at least a distance D, causes the actuator (70) to interact with the indication member (60) such that a feedback signal is generated for indicating to a user that a simulated mechanical function has occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AG
    Inventor: Robert Forsberg
  • Patent number: 11464963
    Abstract: Systems and methods for packaging an optical sensor assembly. An optical sensor assembly for use in a blood pump assembly comprises a visor affixed to a pump housing of the blood pump assembly. A support jacket is in contact with an inner surface of the visor, and defines a cavity in which an optical sensor is disposed. Silicone gel is introduced into the cavity, where it cures. Silicone gel within the cavity protects the optical sensor, and the support jacket prevents the overflowing of the gel and contamination of the visor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Abiomed, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Fishman, Mithun Rajaram, Emmanuel Ilongo, Vladimir Gilman
  • Patent number: 11468749
    Abstract: An electronic device, while displaying representations of a plurality of collections of media items, detects a swipe input that starts at a location corresponding to a first representation of a first collection of media items in the plurality of collections of media items. In response to detecting the swipe input: in accordance with a determination that the swipe input is in a first direction, the device scrolls the representations of the plurality of collections of media items in the first direction; and, in accordance with a determination that the swipe input is in a different, second direction, the device: ceases to display a representation of a first item in the first collection of media items, and displays a representation of a second item in the first collection of media items, without scrolling; and generates a tactile output corresponding to displaying the representation of the second item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Camille Moussette, Duncan R. Kerr, Joshua B. Kopin, Jules K. Fennis
  • Patent number: 11465558
    Abstract: A system for preventing sleep in vehicle operators can include a user device and a mat operatively connected to the user device and positioned on a driver-side floor of a vehicle. The mat can be configured to, via one or more processors, receive an enablement signal from the user device; and in response to receiving the enablement signal, cause a haptic effects generator to generate vibrations within the mat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Inventor: Ada Cannon Bailey
  • Patent number: 11458986
    Abstract: Various aspects of a system and method to provide driving assistance to safely overtake a vehicle are disclosed herein. In accordance with an embodiment, an electronic control unit used in a first vehicle is configured to detect a second vehicle in front of the first vehicle. A first position associated with the first vehicle and a second position associated with the detected second vehicle is determined for a first time instance. It may be determined whether a lateral distance between the determined first position and the determined second position is below a pre-defined threshold distance. A first alert is generated when the determined lateral distance is below the pre-defined threshold distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Manish Gupta, Ramesha Chelur Ramachandra Sastry, Pramod Chintalapoodi, Sho Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11455880
    Abstract: A system for automatically disarming an intrusion detection system, the intrusion detection system protecting a premises and having an armed state and a disarmed state of operation, including an intrusion detection system state of operation ascertainer operable, responsive to receiving an indication of detection of an intrusion, for ascertaining whether the intrusion detection system is in the armed state; a registered mobile communicator proximity detector communicating with the intrusion detection system state of operation ascertainer and operable, responsive to ascertaining that the intrusion detection system is in the armed state of operation, for ascertaining whether at least registered mobile communicator is in a vicinity of the premises; and an automatic intrusion detection system disarmer communicating with the registered mobile communicator proximity detector and operable, responsive to the ascertaining that at least one registered mobile communicator is in the vicinity of the premises, for automatic
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: TYCO FIRE & SECURITY GMBH
    Inventors: Shai Lifshitz, Daniel Rettig
  • Patent number: 11455886
    Abstract: A method includes receiving over a first dedicated traffic channel, DTCH parameters for a second DTCH from a first information providing device; broadcasting a connect command to a second information providing device to establish the second DTCH between the computing device and the second information providing device in a single communication handshake, the connect command comprising the DTCH parameters; receiving over the second DTCH, an electronic traffic signal associated with an area of a vehicular passageway associated with the second information providing device; determining from the electronic traffic signal, a predetermined value of a vehicular passageway parameter associated with the area; comparing the predetermined value with a current vehicle value of the vehicular passageway parameter; generating a command to display an indication in a vehicle as a result of the comparing; and transmitting the command to a display in the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Craig M. Trim, Rashida A. Hodge, Gandhi Sivakumar, Kushal S. Patel, Sarvesh S. Patel
  • Patent number: 11439753
    Abstract: An apparatus for regulating the concentration of glucose in the blood of a person includes: at least one glucose sensor that is arranged to measure the glucose concentration of the person, for example in the interstitial fluid or blood; a pump for selectively introducing at least one substance influencing the blood glucose levels into the body of the person, for instance by at least one cannula or catheter to be inserted into the body of said person, and a control for controlling said at least one substance influencing the blood glucose levels to be introduced to the person based on data received from said glucose sensor. Said apparatus includes at least one further sensor that is arranged to monitor a further characteristic of the person. The at least one further sensor may include an accelerometer, a heart rate sensor, a temperature sensor, a pH sensor, a ketone sensor, a GPS receiver, and/or a skin resistance sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Inreda Diabetic B.V.
    Inventors: Robin Koops, Gijs Benno Westen
  • Patent number: 11443534
    Abstract: In this vehicular monitoring device, an imaging unit 2 captures an image of the driver of a vehicle. A driving state measurement unit 70 analyzes the image captured by the imaging unit 2 and measures a plurality of driving states including the eye opening degree of the driver. A travel state determination unit 71 determines the travel state of the vehicle. An alarm determination unit 72 uses the driving states and the travel state as a basis to determine whether to activate an alarm device 5. When a statistical amount calculated from time series data for the eye opening degree acquired from the driving state measurement unit 70 is outside of a predetermined normal determination reference range, the driving states other than the eye opening degree are normal, and the travel state is determined to be normal, the alarm determination unit 72 causes the driving state measurement unit 70 to perform eye opening degree detection processing again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
    Inventors: Shigeru Takinami, Kazuhiko Yamaguchi, Mayumi Iwao
  • Patent number: 11436913
    Abstract: A septic system level detection system includes a means to detect a fluid level within a septic system that indicates a failure or possible impending failure of a septic system and means to communicate an alert of this indication via electronic messaging media. A digitized record of information related to the identified septic system is stored in a database. Upon receipt of a septic system failure alert, at least a portion of the digitized record of information is transmitted via an electronic communications system network, i.e., a network comprising a telephony network and/or the Internet, to a predesignated address of the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Inventor: Salvador Casillas Castillo
  • Patent number: 11408201
    Abstract: A wireless electromechanical lock with one or more of an internal antenna, touch activation, and/or a light communication device that acts as a user interface. In some embodiments, the lock utilizes an antenna near the exterior face of the lockset, designed inside the metal body of the lockset itself. A light communication device is provided in some embodiments to communicate information, visually, to the user via animations and dynamic displays of light. In some embodiments, the lockset includes a touch activation capability, which can be used to lock/unlock the lock and/or otherwise provide input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Spectrum Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Uyeda, Michael Maridakis, Jerome F. Czerwinski, Jr., Elliott B. Scheider, Troy M. Brown, David K J Kim
  • Patent number: 11397419
    Abstract: Embodiments of this present disclosure may include a handle disposed on an outer surface of a housing of electrical circuitry. The handle may provide access to at least a portion of the electrical circuitry. The handle may include a status indicator that emits light in response to a control signal from control circuitry. The status indicator may be disposed around the handle. The control circuitry may detect a state of the electrical protection circuitry. The control circuitry may also transmit the control signal to the status indicator based on the state. The control signal may control one or more properties of the light emitted by the status indicator, and thus indicate to an operator the state of the electrical circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott B. Lasko, Troy M. Bellows, Maciej Branicki, Claudio Di Stefano, Karen R. Hecht, Mayo D. Hemmingson, David Main-Reade, Ian Murgatroyd, Stephen Pethick, Austen K. Scudder
  • Patent number: 11395902
    Abstract: A system for waking a user up by a stimulus, wherein the stimulus is adapted to vary according to an intensity curve. A user interface is adapted to receive user preferences, such as a desired wake-up time and a preference indicator. The preference indicator indicates whether the user prefers to be more alert after waking up or to have a longer sleep. An alarm is used for providing a stimulus to the user and a processor is used for determining a stimulus intensity curve for the alarm. Determining the stimulus intensity curve is based on at least the user preferences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Petrus Johannes Bremer, Giulia Costa
  • Patent number: 11398141
    Abstract: Techniques for hospitality light are provided. A hospitality light can determine characteristics of the environment in which the hospitality light is installed, determine capabilities of hospitality light, determine one or more objectives of the installation of hospitality light related to providing a hospitality service to a guest in the environment, perform a self-configuration of hospitality light according to the determined one or more objectives, and determine and execute suitable actions for hospitality light to perform to achieve the determined one or more objectives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Resilience Magnum IP, LLC
    Inventors: Steven Rosen, Ronald Cozean, Eric Allen, David Edward Mordetzky, Megan Horvath, Anthony John Pyros, John Elwood, Michael Chang, Elie Attarian
  • Patent number: 11386765
    Abstract: A server 20 for monitoring of the state of use of an oxygen concentrator 10 that concentrates oxygen in air and supplies it to a user, comprises a communication unit 25, and a processing unit 21 that uses the communication unit 25 to receive operation data indicating the state of operation of the oxygen concentrator 10 and usage data for the state of use by the user using the oxygen concentrator 10, measured by a measuring apparatus 11, 12, while also generating message information when either or both the usage data and operation data fail to satisfy the monitoring conditions, and sending the message information together with the usage data and operation data, using the communication unit 25.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Teijin Pharma Limited
    Inventor: Taishi Ueda