Patents by Inventor Chuck Dulken

Chuck Dulken 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).

  • Patent number: 11678832
    Abstract: A system and method for atrial fibrillation detection in non-noise ECG data with the aid of a digital computer are provided. Electrocardiography (ECG) features and annotated patterns of the features are maintained in a database, at least some of the patterns associated with atrial fibrillation. A classifier is trained based on the annotated patterns, the classifier implemented by a convolutional neural network. A representation of an ECG signal recorded by one or more ambulatory monitors is received. Noise is detected in the representations and ECG features in the representation falling within each of the non-noise temporal windows are detected. The trained classifier is used to identify patterns of the ECG features. A value indicative of whether portions of the representation are associated the patient experiencing atrial fibrillation is calculated. That one or more of the portions are associated with the patient experiencing atrial fibrillation is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Bardy Diagnostics, Inc.
    Inventors: Rodney Boleyn, Ezra M. Dreisbach, Chuck Dulken, Gust H. Bardy
  • Publication number: 20230016393
    Abstract: A system and method for atrial fibrillation detection in non-noise ECG data with the aid of a digital computer are provided. Electrocardiography (ECG) features and annotated patterns of the features are maintained in a database, at least some of the patterns associated with atrial fibrillation. A classifier is trained based on the annotated patterns, the classifier implemented by a convolutional neural network. A representation of an ECG signal recorded by one or more ambulatory monitors is received. Noise is detected in the representations and ECG features in the representation falling within each of the non-noise temporal windows are detected. The trained classifier is used to identify patterns of the ECG features. A value indicative of whether portions of the representation are associated the patient experiencing atrial fibrillation is calculated. That one or more of the portions are associated with the patient experiencing atrial fibrillation is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Rodney Boleyn, Ezra M. Dreisbach, Chuck Dulken, Gust H. Bardy
  • Patent number: 11445970
    Abstract: A system and method for neural-network-based atrial fibrillation detection with the aid of a digital computer are provided. Electrocardiography (ECG) features and annotated patterns of the features are maintained in a database, at least some of the patterns associated with atrial fibrillation. A classifier is trained based on the annotated patterns, the classifier implemented by a convolutional neural network. A representation of an ECG signal recorded by one or more ambulatory monitors is received. ECG features in the representation falling within each of the temporal windows are detected. The trained classifier is used to identify patterns of the ECG features. At least one matrix with weights for the patterns are generated. A value indicative of whether portions of the representation are associated the patient experiencing atrial fibrillation is calculated. That one or more of the portions are associated with the patient experiencing atrial fibrillation is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Bardy Diagnostics, Inc.
    Inventors: Rodney Boleyn, Ezra M. Dreisbach, Chuck Dulken, Gust H. Bardy
  • Publication number: 20210038102
    Abstract: A system and method for neural-network-based atrial fibrillation detection with the aid of a digital computer are provided. Electrocardiography (ECG) features and annotated patterns of the features are maintained in a database, at least some of the patterns associated with atrial fibrillation. A classifier is trained based on the annotated patterns, the classifier implemented by a convolutional neural network. A representation of an ECG signal recorded by one or more ambulatory monitors is received. ECG features in the representation falling within each of the temporal windows are detected. The trained classifier is used to identify patterns of the ECG features. At least one matrix with weights for the patterns are generated. A value indicative of whether portions of the representation are associated the patient experiencing atrial fibrillation is calculated. That one or more of the portions are associated with the patient experiencing atrial fibrillation is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Rodney Boleyn, Ezra M. Dreisbach, Chuck Dulken, Gust H. Bardy
  • Patent number: 10813568
    Abstract: A system and method for classifier-based atrial fibrillation detection with the aid of a digital computer are provided. Electrocardiography (ECG) features and annotated patterns of the features are maintained in a database, at least some of the patterns associated with atrial fibrillation. A classifier is trained based on the annotated patterns. A representation of an ECG signal recorded by one or more ambulatory monitors is received. ECG features in the representation falling within each of the temporal windows are detected. The trained classifier is used to identify patterns of the ECG features. At least one matrix with weights for the patterns are generated. A value indicative of whether portions of the representation are associated the patient experiencing atrial fibrillation is calculated. That one or more of the portions are associated with the patient experiencing atrial fibrillation is determined. An action is taken based on one or more of the determinations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: BARDY DIAGNOSTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Rodney Boleyn, Ezra M. Dreisbach, Chuck Dulken, Gust H. Bardy
  • Publication number: 20200060563
    Abstract: A system and method for classifier-based atrial fibrillation detection with the aid of a digital computer are provided. Electrocardiography (ECG) features and annotated patterns of the features are maintained in a database, at least some of the patterns associated with atrial fibrillation. A classifier is trained based on the annotated patterns. A representation of an ECG signal recorded by one or more ambulatory monitors is received. ECG features in the representation falling within each of the temporal windows are detected. The trained classifier is used to identify patterns of the ECG features. At least one matrix with weights for the patterns are generated. A value indicative of whether portions of the representation are associated the patient experiencing atrial fibrillation is calculated. That one or more of the portions are associated with the patient experiencing atrial fibrillation is determined. An action is taken based on one or more of the determinations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Rodney Boleyn, Ezra M. Dreisbach, Chuck Dulken, Gust H. Bardy
  • Patent number: 10463269
    Abstract: A system and method for machine-learning based atrial fibrillation detection are provided. A database is maintained that is operable to maintain a plurality of ECG features and annotated patterns of the features. At least one server is configured to: train a classifier based on the annotated patterns in the database; receive a representation of an ECG signal recorded by an ambulatory monitor recorder during a plurality of temporal windows; detect a plurality of the ECG features in at least some of the portions of the representation falling within each of the temporal windows; use the trained classifier to identify patterns of the ECG features within one or more of the portions of the ECG signal; for each of the portions, calculate a score indicative of whether the portion of the representation within that ECG signal is associated the patient experiencing atrial fibrillation; and take an action based on the score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Bardy Diagnostics, Inc.
    Inventors: Rodney Boleyn, Ezra M. Dreisbach, Chuck Dulken, Gust H. Bardy
  • Publication number: 20190090769
    Abstract: A system and method for machine-learning based atrial fibrillation detection are provided. A database is maintained that is operable to maintain a plurality of ECG features and annotated patterns of the features. At least one server is configured to: train a classifier based on the annotated patterns in the database; receive a representation of an ECG signal recorded by an ambulatory monitor recorder during a plurality of temporal windows; detect a plurality of the ECG features in at least some of the portions of the representation falling within each of the temporal windows; use the trained classifier to identify patterns of the ECG features within one or more of the portions of the ECG signal; for each of the portions, calculate a score indicative of whether the portion of the representation within that ECG signal is associated the patient experiencing atrial fibrillation; and take an action based on the score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Rodney Boleyn, Ezra M. Dreisbach, Chuck Dulken, Gust H. Bardy