Patents by Inventor Charles A. Hwang
Charles A. Hwang 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).
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Publication number: 20240098473Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems and GUIs for providing situational awareness about emergency incidents to emergency service providers (ESPs), for example, between different Public Safety Answering Points. In particular, the use of data indicators, notifications and banners can be used to provide a GUI rich in situational awareness for efficient emergency response.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Emily INGRAM, Gabriel Charles MAHONEY, David Paul SEHNERT, John Robert KATT, Karin Janeen MARQUEZ, BingJun Perry SY, Bryan Wright KELLER, Andrew Lee HWANG
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Publication number: 20240078712Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for compressing and decompressing data. In one aspect, a method comprises: processing data using an encoder neural network to generate a latent representation of the data; processing the latent representation of the data using a hyper-encoder neural network to generate a latent representation of an entropy model; generating an entropy encoded representation of the latent representation of the entropy model; generating an entropy encoded representation of the latent representation of the data using the latent representation of the entropy model; and determining a compressed representation of the data from the entropy encoded representations of: (i) the latent representation of the data and (ii) the latent representation of the entropy model used to entropy encode the latent representation of the data.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: David Charles Minnen, Saurabh Singh, Johannes Balle, Troy Chinen, Sung Jin Hwang, Nicholas Johnston, George Dan Toderici
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Patent number: 11541172Abstract: An infusion base for attachment to a user of an infusion set comprises an adapter having a lower portion, an inner wall portion, and a gap between the lower portion and the inner wall portion. At least one of the lower portion and the inner wall portion is configured to receive an attachment.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventor: Charles Hwang
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Patent number: 11464899Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods for the wireless communication of medical devices in a subcutaneous fluid delivery system are disclosed. A system for subcutaneous fluid delivery includes a primary patch pump adapted to attach a first infusion cannula to a user and to perform a plurality of primary patch pump functions, and a secondary patch pump adapted to attach a second infusion cannula to a user. The secondary patch pump is further adapted to perform a plurality of secondary patch pump functions substantially similar to the plurality of primary patch pump functions if an error condition associated with the primary patch pump is determined.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2019Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Gary Searle, Deborah Burns, Bruce Burns, David Mason, Charles Hwang
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Publication number: 20220080108Abstract: A filling member in a medicament delivery device, the filling member comprising a first conduit that fluidly communicates with a reservoir, and a second conduit that fluidly communicates with a pump and with the first conduit, wherein the filling member provides two-way medicament flow that enters the reservoir via the first conduit, exits the reservoir into the first conduit and the second conduit, and exits the second conduit to the pump.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Alessandro Pizzochero, J. Richard Gyory, Joseph Iskandar, Charles Hwang
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Patent number: 11241529Abstract: A filling member (43) in a medicament delivery device (1), the filling member (43) includes a first conduit (12) that fluidly communicates with a reservoir (4) and a second conduit (14) that fluidly communicates with a pump (3) and with the first conduit (12), wherein the filling member (43) provides two-way medicament flow that enters the reservoir (4) via the first conduit (12), exits the reservoir (4) into the first conduit (12) and the second conduit (14), and exits the second conduit (14) to the pump (3). The reservoir (4) includes a reservoir tube (44A) having one end that is formed with the reservoir (4), and the reservoir tube (44A) having another end that is press fit to the filling member (43) to establish fluid communication with the reservoir (4).Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2016Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Alessandro Pizzochero, J. Richard Gyory, Joseph Iskandar, Charles Hwang
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Publication number: 20210008278Abstract: An infusion base for attachment to a user of an infusion set comprises an adapter having a lower portion, an inner wall portion, and a gap between the lower portion and the inner wall portion. At least one of the lower portion and the inner wall portion is configured to receive an attachment.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventor: Charles HWANG
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Publication number: 20200360679Abstract: An infusion set system includes a base and a fluid connector removably coupleable thereto. The fluid connector includes a fluid path portion and at least one connector latch displaceably connected to the fluid path portion and displaceable to a latching position in which at least a portion of the connector latch extends into the fluid path portion, which includes a cannula extending from a top interior surface thereof, and a plurality of internal sidewalls corresponding to at least two of a plurality of flat side surfaces of at least one of a base section and a base latch, thereby facilitating connection between the base and the fluid connector in a plurality of discrete rotational connecting positions. When the fluid connector is locked to the base, the at least one connector latch engages a base latching portion of the base and restricts proximal displacement of the fluid connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Ralph Sonderegger, Ronald Marsh, Charles Hwang, Stephen Richards, Victor Politis, Joshua Horvath, Benjamin Glace, James Sullivan, Ryan Lambert, Gregory Venditto, Eric Bené
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Patent number: 10821226Abstract: An infusion base for attachment to a user of an infusion set comprises an adapter having a lower portion, an inner wall portion, and a gap between the lower portion and the inner wall portion. At least one of the lower portion and the inner wall portion is configured to receive an attachment.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2017Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventor: Charles Hwang
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Patent number: 10792487Abstract: An infusion set system includes a base and a fluid connector removably coupleable thereto. The fluid connector includes a fluid path portion and at least one connector latch displaceably connected to the fluid path portion and displaceable to a latching position in which at least a portion of the connector latch extends into the fluid path portion, which includes a cannula extending from a top interior surface thereof, and a plurality of internal sidewalls corresponding to at least two of a plurality of flat side surfaces of at least one of a base section and a base latch, thereby facilitating connection between the base and the fluid connector in a plurality of discrete rotational connecting positions. When the fluid connector is locked to the base, the at least one connector latch engages a base latching portion of the base and restricts proximal displacement of the fluid connector.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2017Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Ralph Sonderegger, Ronald Marsh, Charles Hwang, Stephen Richards, Victor Politis, Joshua Horvath, Benjamin Glace, James Sullivan, Ryan Lambert, Gregory Venditto, Eric Bené
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Patent number: 10758681Abstract: A safety needle and hub module for selective connection with a medical device that includes a base and a head. The module includes a needle shield for selectively covering a distal end of a needle. A needle hub is movably received within a proximal opening of the needle shield, and extends through a passageway of the needle shield. An actuation button is movably received in opposing lateral apertures of the needle shield to engage the needle shield, the needle hub and the medical device. In a first position an upper leg of the actuation button is received in a recess of the needle hub, and a lower leg of the actuation button is received in an undercut between the base and head of the medical device. In a second position, after the actuation button is actuated, the module is removable from the medical device.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2017Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Charles Hwang, Ralph Sonderegger
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Patent number: 10758721Abstract: An infusion set system includes a base and a fluid connector removably coupleable thereto. The fluid connector includes a fluid path portion and at least one connector latch displaceably connected to the fluid path portion and displaceable to a latching position in which at least a portion of the connector latch extends into the fluid path portion, which includes a cannula extending from a top interior surface thereof, and a plurality of internal sidewalls corresponding to at least two of a plurality of flat side surfaces of at least one of a base section and a base latch, thereby facilitating connection between the base and the fluid connector in a plurality of discrete rotational connecting positions. When the fluid connector is locked to the base, the at least one connector latch engages a base latching portion of the base and restricts proximal displacement of the fluid connector.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2017Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Ralph Sonderegger, Ronald Marsh, Charles Hwang, Stephen Richards, Victor Politis, Joshua Horvath, Benjamin Glace, James Sullivan, Ryan Lambert, Gregory Venditto, Eric Bené
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Patent number: 10625017Abstract: Apparatus, systems and methods for the wireless communication of medical devices in an on-body fluid delivery system are disclosed. A system for on-body fluid delivery includes a primary patch pump adapted to attach a first infusion cannula to a user and to perform a plurality of primary patch pump functions, and a secondary patch pump adapted to attach a second infusion cannula to a user. The secondary patch pump is further adapted to perform a plurality of secondary patch pump functions substantially similar to the plurality of primary patch pump functions if an error condition associated with the primary patch pump is determined.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2017Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANYInventors: Gary Searle, Deborah Burns, Bruce Burns, David Mason, Charles Hwang
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Publication number: 20200114069Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods for the wireless communication of medical devices in a subcutaneous fluid delivery system are disclosed. A system for subcutaneous fluid delivery includes a primary patch pump adapted to attach a first infusion cannula to a user and to perform a plurality of primary patch pump functions, and a secondary patch pump adapted to attach a second infusion cannula to a user. The secondary patch pump is further adapted to perform a plurality of secondary patch pump functions substantially similar to the plurality of primary patch pump functions if an error condition associated with the primary patch pump is determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2019Publication date: April 16, 2020Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Gary Searle, Deborah Burns, Bruce Burns, David Mason, Charles Hwang
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Patent number: 10617817Abstract: Improvements in an adhesive patch for an infusion set include the addition of an antiperspirant, wound healing and/or antimicrobial agent to the adhesive surface, and the layering of different backing materials to improve performance characteristics of the patch. Patches may be offered as part of a product line, in which differently shaped patches are provided for attachment to different parts of the body, and different pressure sensitive adhesives provide different peel strength according to different use patterns of the end user.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2014Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Charles Hwang, Zhixiong Liu, Weiyan Nie
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Publication number: 20200061364Abstract: An infusion set system includes a base and a fluid connector removably coupleable thereto. The fluid connector includes a fluid path portion and at least one connector latch displaceably connected to the fluid path portion and displaceable to a latching position in which at least a portion of the connector latch extends into the fluid path portion, which includes a cannula extending from a top interior surface thereof, and a plurality of internal sidewalls corresponding to at least two of a plurality of flat side surfaces of at least one of a base section and a base latch, thereby facilitating connection between the base and the fluid connector in a plurality of discrete rotational connecting positions. When the fluid connector is locked to the base, the at least one connector latch engages a base latching portion of the base and restricts proximal displacement of the fluid connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2019Publication date: February 27, 2020Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Ralph Sonderegger, Ronald Marsh, Charles Hwang, Stephen Richards, Victor Politis, Joshua Horvath, Benjamin Glace, James Sullivan, Ryan Lambert, Gregory Venditto, Eric Bené
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Patent number: 10342967Abstract: An infusion set system includes a base and a fluid connector removably coupleable thereto. The fluid connector includes a fluid path portion and at least one connector latch displaceably connected to the fluid path portion and displaceable to a latching position in which at least a portion of the connector latch extends into the fluid path portion, which includes a cannula extending from a top interior surface thereof, and a plurality of internal sidewalls corresponding to at least two of a plurality of flat side surfaces of at least one of a base section and a base latch, thereby facilitating connection between the base and the fluid connector in a plurality of discrete rotational connecting positions. When the fluid connector is locked to the base, the at least one connector latch engages a base latching portion of the base and restricts proximal displacement of the fluid connector.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2017Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Ralph Sonderegger, Ronald Marsh, Charles Hwang, Stephen Richards, Victor Politis, Joshua Horvath, Benjamin Glace, James Sullivan, Ryan Lambert, Gregory Venditto, Eric Bené
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Patent number: 10220186Abstract: A catheter and method of making it are disclosed. The catheter includes a swellable inner element and a non-swellable outer sleeve covering an outer wall of the inner element. The inner element absorbs liquid from infusate administered through the catheter and swells in size. Outward swelling of the inner element is restrained by the non-swellable outer sleeve. The inventive catheter can be substituted for a conventional catheter that is used in an insulin infusion system.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2012Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Gary Searle, Charles Hwang
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Patent number: 10202222Abstract: A shipping container integrates a sharps disposal container with a new product storage container for shipping. The storage container stores new product. A sharps disposal container receives used sharps. One of the storage container and the sharps disposal container is disposed within the other of the storage container and the sharps disposal container for shipping. A lid is adapted to be connected to the outermost container of the sharps disposal container and the storage container for shipping and to a top of the sharps disposal container for receiving used sharps.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2015Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Charles Hwang, Joshua D. Horvath, Christopher Schlenk, Roman Tunkel, Zenia Zaveri
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Publication number: 20180272058Abstract: A filling member (43) in a medicament delivery device (1), the filling member (43) includes a first conduit (12) that fluidly communicates with a reservoir (4) and a second conduit (14) that fluidly communicates with a pump (3) and with the first conduit (12), wherein the filling member (43) provides two-way medicament flow that enters the reservoir (4) via the first conduit (12), exits the reservoir (4) into the first conduit (12) and the second conduit (14), and exits the second conduit (14) to the pump (3). The reservoir (4) includes a reservoir tube (44A) having one end that is formed with the reservoir (4), and the reservoir tube (44A) having another end that is press fit to the filling member (43) to establish fluid communication with the reservoir (4).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2016Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Alessandro Pizzochero, J. Richard Gyory, Joseph Iskandar, Charles Hwang