Patents by Inventor Brett Knappe

Brett Knappe 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).

  • Acoustic monitoring to detect medical condition
    Patent number: 11406347
    Abstract: Acoustic signals may be used to monitor one or more symptoms of a patient disease. A patient prescription may indicate one or more acoustic sensing programs that may be used to monitor at least on characteristic of an acoustic signal indicative of a patient symptom or disease. The patient prescription may also include a patient specific threshold. When the at least one characteristic of the acoustic signal is compared to the patient specific threshold an indication or warning signal may be generated. The warning signal may indicate a change in patient disease state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Xin Su, Timothy J. Denison, Brett Knappe
  • ACOUSTIC MONITORING TO DETECT MEDICAL CONDITION
    Publication number: 20160113618
    Abstract: Acoustic signals may be used to monitor one or more symptoms of a patient disease. A patient prescription may indicate one or more acoustic sensing programs that may be used to monitor at least on characteristic of an acoustic signal indicative of a patient symptom or disease. The patient prescription may also include a patient specific threshold. When the at least one characteristic of the acoustic signal is compared to the patient specific threshold an indication or warning signal may be generated. The warning signal may indicate a change in patient disease state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Xin Su, Timothy J. Denison, Brett Knappe