Patents by Inventor Andrew Blackwell

Andrew Blackwell 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: 20210402117
    Abstract: In certain example embodiments, a system and/or method of guiding transitions between therapy modes in connection with the treatment and/or diagnosis of a patient for a respiratory disorder is/are provided. Respiratory disorder treatment according to a first therapy mode is provided. Input indicating a second therapy mode to be transitioned to following provision of the first therapy mode is received, with the second therapy mode being different from the first therapy mode. At least one default treatment parameter suitable for the second therapy mode is assigned or calculated. Each default treatment parameter of the second therapy mode is presented, with each default treatment parameter being adjustable by an operator during the presenting. Transitioning from the first therapy mode to the second therapy mode is performed by providing respiratory disorder treatment in accordance with the second therapy mode and each default treatment parameter and any adjustments made thereto prior to the transitioning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew BLACKWELL, Gerard Michael O'CONNOR, Marita Elizabeth BARRACLOUGH
  • Publication number: 20210383913
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided for taking one or more actions relating to therapy, the method comprising: obtaining data comprising audio data relating to a therapy session between a therapist and one or more patients; extracting text data from the audio data to form a transcript; dividing the transcript into a plurality of utterances; using at least a first part of a deep learning model to assign a semantic representation to each of the plurality of utterances to produce a plurality of assigned utterances; compiling the plurality of assigned utterances to form a representation of the therapy session; using at least a second part of a deep learning model, and an input comprising the representation of the therapy session, to obtain an output predicting a characteristic of the therapist, and/or the therapy, and/or the one or more patient; and causing the system to take one or more actions relating to the therapy, wherein the one or more actions are selected based on the output meeting one or more pre
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Mihai Valentin TABLAN, Andrew BLACKWELL, Ronan Patrick CUMMINS
  • Patent number: 11141550
    Abstract: In certain example embodiments, a system and/or method of guiding transitions between therapy modes in connection with the treatment and/or diagnosis of a patient for a respiratory disorder is/are provided. Respiratory disorder treatment according to a first therapy mode is provided. Input indicating a second therapy mode to be transitioned to following provision of the first therapy mode is received, with the second therapy mode being different from the first therapy mode. At least one default treatment parameter suitable for the second therapy mode is assigned or calculated. Each default treatment parameter of the second therapy mode is presented, with each default treatment parameter being adjustable by an operator during the presenting. Transitioning from the first therapy mode to the second therapy mode is performed by providing respiratory disorder treatment in accordance with the second therapy mode and each default treatment parameter and any adjustments made thereto prior to the transitioning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Andrew Blackwell, Gerard Michael O'Connor, Marita Elizabeth Barraclough
  • Publication number: 20210082563
    Abstract: A method of determining the effectiveness of a therapist, comprising: obtaining data relating to one or more patient variables and/or one or more service variables for one or more patient suffering from a mental health disorder and allocated to the therapist; attributing a score to the data for each of the patient variables and/or the service variables, wherein the scores are based on a correlation between historic cohort treatment outcomes and historic cohort data comprising cohort patient and/or service variables; combining the scores to calculate an aggregate score; comparing the aggregate score with a scale to produce a prediction of psychological therapy outcome for the one or more patient; obtaining an observation of psychological therapy outcome for the one or more patient after treatment by the therapist has been provided; and comparing the observation of psychological therapy outcome and the prediction of psychological therapy outcome for the one or more patient to make a determination of the effecti
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Ana Maria Ferreira Paradela Catarino WINGFIELD, Mihai Valentin TABLAN, Sarah Elisabeth BATEUP, Andrew BLACKWELL
  • Publication number: 20200411188
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of assigning a treatment protocol to a patient, comprising the steps of: obtaining a plurality of patient profile data points relating to the patient at an initial stage of a psychotherapy process; comparing each patient profile data point with the corresponding data point for each one of a plurality of reference profiles; selecting from the plurality of reference profiles the reference profile to which the patient profile data most closely fits, in order to obtain a prediction of the psychological condition of the patient; assigning a treatment protocol to the patient based on the prediction of the psychological condition of the patient; wherein the plurality of reference profiles are determined by modelling a reference dataset comprising patient profile data relating to each of a plurality of other patients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Ana Maria Ferreira Paradela Catarino WINGFIELD, Alan James MARTIN, Andrew BLACKWELL, Jonathan Matthew FAWCETT
  • Patent number: 10827926
    Abstract: A method for neurological analysis and treatment is described. In one embodiment, a server sends a request to a wearable device for sensor data of a patient. The server receives sensor data from the wearable device, and sends instructions to the wearable device to present a cognitive test based on the sensor data. The server receives from the wearable device, results of the cognitive test, compares the results against a baseline, and determines an assessment of the user. A notification may be sent to the wearable device based on the assessment. A wearable device for use in the analysis and treatment is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Cambridge Cognition Limited
    Inventors: Andrew Blackwell, Jennifer Barnett
  • Publication number: 20200005929
    Abstract: A computer-based psychotherapy triage method comprising: obtaining text data relating to a patient at an initial stage of a therapy process; using at least a first part of a deep learning model to obtain a representation of at least the text data; using at least a second part of the deep learning model, and an input thereto formed using the representation, to obtain an output predicting a characteristic of a condition of the patient and/or of the therapy process; and causing the system to take one or more actions relating to the therapy process, wherein the one or more actions are selected based on the output; wherein the deep learning model is trained using a training set comprising, for a plurality of other patients, text data relating to the other patient at an initial stage of a therapy process and a result of a determination of the characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: IESO DIGITAL HEALTH LIMITED
    Inventors: Mihai Valentin Tablan, Ronan Cummins, Andrew Blackwell
  • Publication number: 20180236192
    Abstract: In certain example embodiments, a system and/or method of guiding transitions between therapy modes in connection with the treatment and/or diagnosis of a patient for a respiratory disorder is/are provided. Respiratory disorder treatment according to a first therapy mode is provided. Input indicating a second therapy mode to be transitioned to following provision of the first therapy mode is received, with the second therapy mode being different from the first therapy mode. At least one default treatment parameter suitable for the second therapy mode is assigned or calculated. Each default treatment parameter of the second therapy mode is presented, with each default treatment parameter being adjustable by an operator during the presenting. Transitioning from the first therapy mode to the second therapy mode is performed by providing respiratory disorder treatment in accordance with the second therapy mode and each default treatment parameter and any adjustments made thereto prior to the transitioning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Andrew BLACKWELL, Gerard Michael O'CONNOR, Marita Elizabeth BARRACLOUGH
  • Publication number: 20180070823
    Abstract: A method for neurological analysis and treatment is described. In one embodiment, a server sends a request to a wearable device for sensor data of a patient. The server receives sensor data from the wearable device, and sends instructions to the wearable device to present a cognitive test based on the sensor data. The server receives from the wearable device, results of the cognitive test, compares the results against a baseline, and determines an assessment of the user. A notification may be sent to the wearable device based on the assessment. A wearable device for use in the analysis and treatment is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: Cambridge Cognition Limited
    Inventors: Andrew BLACKWELL, Jennifer BARNETT
  • Publication number: 20170173284
    Abstract: In certain example embodiments, a system and/or method of guiding transitions between therapy modes in connection with the treatment and/or diagnosis of a patient for a respiratory disorder is/are provided. Respiratory disorder treatment according to a first therapy mode is provided. Input indicating a second therapy mode to be transitioned to following provision of the first therapy mode is received, with the second therapy mode being different from the first therapy mode. At least one default treatment parameter suitable for the second therapy mode is assigned or calculated. Each default treatment parameter of the second therapy mode is presented, with each default treatment parameter being adjustable by an operator during the presenting. Transitioning from the first therapy mode to the second therapy mode is performed by providing respiratory disorder treatment in accordance with the second therapy mode and each default treatment parameter and any adjustments made thereto prior to the transitioning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Andrew BLACKWELL, Gerard Michael O'CONNOR, Marita Elizabeth BARRACLOUGH
  • Patent number: 9586014
    Abstract: In certain example embodiments, a system and/or method of guiding transitions between therapy modes in connection with the treatment and/or diagnosis of a patient for a respiratory disorder is/are provided. Respiratory disorder treatment according to a first therapy mode is provided. Input indicating a second therapy mode to be transitioned to following provision of the first therapy mode is received, with the second therapy mode being different from the first therapy mode. At least one default treatment parameter suitable for the second therapy mode is assigned or calculated. Each default treatment parameter of the second therapy mode is presented, with each default treatment parameter being adjustable by an operator during the presenting. Transitioning from the first therapy mode to the second therapy mode is performed by providing respiratory disorder treatment in accordance with the second therapy mode and each default treatment parameter and any adjustments made thereto prior to the transitioning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Andrew Blackwell, Gerard Michael O'Connor, Marita Elizabeth Barraclough
  • Publication number: 20130268458
    Abstract: A system, method and non-transitory computer readable storage medium for storing data for a plurality of entities, the data including values for a plurality of characteristics of each of the entities, receiving an identification of one of the entities as a target entity, calculating a distance from the target entity to each other entity not identified as the target entity, wherein the distance is calculated based on the values of the characteristics for the target entity and each of the other entities and identifying a predetermined number of the other entities as relevant entities, wherein the identifying is based on the distance calculated for each of the other entities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Filippo Maria ILARDI, David Andrew Blackwell, Eric Rubin
  • Publication number: 20100108064
    Abstract: In certain example embodiments, a system and/or method of guiding transitions between therapy modes in connection with the treatment and/or diagnosis of a patient for a respiratory disorder is/are provided. Respiratory disorder treatment according to a first therapy mode is provided. Input indicating a second therapy mode to be transitioned to following provision of the first therapy mode is received, with the second therapy mode being different from the first therapy mode. At least one default treatment parameter suitable for the second therapy mode is assigned or calculated. Each default treatment parameter of the second therapy mode is presented, with each default treatment parameter being adjustable by an operator during the presenting. Transitioning from the first therapy mode to the second therapy mode is performed by providing respiratory disorder treatment in accordance with the second therapy mode and each default treatment parameter and any adjustments made thereto prior to the transitioning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Andrew BLACKWELL, Gerard Michael O'CONNOR, Marita Elizabeth BARRACLOUGH
  • Publication number: 20080118899
    Abstract: This invention relates to the identification of individuals in the population who are at particular risk of suffering from disorders associated with neurocognitive degeneration, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2004
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: Barbara Sahakian, Andrew Blackwell
  • Publication number: 20080004509
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods of neurocognitive assessment and, in particular, to methods for assessing the ability of individuals, in particular, memory-impaired individuals, to perform daily activities (i.e. functional status).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Applicant: Cambridge University Technical Services Limited
    Inventors: Barbara Sahakian, Andrew Blackwell
  • Patent number: D602585
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Andrew Blackwell, Tommy Chung Yeung Chui, George Demetrios Moessis
  • Patent number: D603515
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Resmed Limited
    Inventors: Andrew Blackwell, Tommy Chung Yeung Chui, George Demetrios Moessis