Patents by Inventor Cody Dunn

Cody Dunn 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: 12390117
    Abstract: An optical sensor module for measuring both speckleplethysmography (SPG) and photoplethysmography (PPG) signals at human or animal tissue, the optical sensor module comprising:a first light source, for illuminating the tissue for use with SPG measurements, the first light source comprising a laser; a second light source, for illuminating the tissue for use with PPG measurements; and one or more optical sensor(s) for receiving light from the illuminated tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2025
    Assignee: Rockley Photonics Limited
    Inventors: Kate LeeAnn Bechtel, James McMillan, Farzaneh Afshinmanesh, Cody Dunn
  • Publication number: 20250169696
    Abstract: An optical speckle receiver for receiving a speckle signal from a sample, the optical speckle receiver comprising an optical detector and an aperture and/or lens array. The aperture and array respectively comprise a plurality of apertures or lenses and is located between the sample and the optical detector such that the received speckle pattern is obtained from multiple discrete sample locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2024
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Inventors: Cody DUNN, Kate LeeAnn BECHTEL
  • Patent number: 12201396
    Abstract: An optical speckle receiver for receiving a speckle signal from a sample, the optical speckle receiver comprising an optical detector and an aperture and/or lens array. The aperture and array respectively comprise a plurality of apertures or lenses and is located between the sample and the optical detector such that the received speckle pattern is obtained from multiple discrete sample locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Rockley Photonics Limited
    Inventors: Cody Dunn, Kate LeeAnn Bechtel
  • Patent number: 12193800
    Abstract: An optical sensor module for measuring both speckleplethysmography (SPG) and photoplethysmography (PPG) signals at human or animal tissue, the optical sensor module comprising: a first light source, for illuminating the tissue for use with SPG measurements, the first light source comprising a laser; a second light source, for illuminating the tissue for use with PPG measurements; and one or more optical sensor(s) for receiving light from the illuminated tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Rockley Photonics Limited
    Inventors: Kate LeeAnn Bechtel, James McMillan, Farzaneh Afshinmanesh, Cody Dunn
  • Patent number: 12109006
    Abstract: An optical speckle receiver for receiving a speckle signal from a sample, the optical speckle receiver comprising an optical detector and an aperture and/or lens array. The aperture and array respectively comprise a plurality of apertures or lenses and is located between the sample and the optical detector such that the received speckle pattern is obtained from multiple discrete sample locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Rockley Photonics Limited
    Inventors: Cody Dunn, Kate Leeann Bechtel
  • Publication number: 20240122541
    Abstract: A multi-module wearable device. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a system, including: a first wearable instrument; a second wearable instrument including a biometric sensor; an electrical connection between the first wearable instrument and the second wearable instrument; and a strap, sized and dimensioned to be disposed about a wrist. The electrical connection may be capable of connecting the first wearable instrument to the second wearable instrument when the second wearable instrument is at a first position on the strap relative to the first wearable instrument, and of connecting the first wearable instrument to the second wearable instrument when the second wearable instrument is at a second position on the strap relative to the first wearable instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Kate LeeAnn BECHTEL, Chia-Te CHOU, Cody DUNN, Armando MARTINEZ, David McCANN, James McMILLAN, David Arlo NELSON, Andrew George RICKMAN, Justin BECHSTEIN, Matt SELNICK, John TYRRELL, Jason ZERWECK
  • Publication number: 20240108289
    Abstract: A system for sensing one or more biometrics. In some embodiments, the system includes a first wearable instrument; a second wearable instrument including a biometric sensor; a conductive connection between the first wearable instrument and the second wearable instrument; and a strap, sized and dimensioned to be disposed about a wrist. The system may be capable of securing the first wearable instrument to the strap, of securing the second wearable instrument to the strap at a first position relative to the first wearable instrument, and of securing the second wearable instrument to the strap at a second position relative to the first wearable instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Kate LeeAnn BECHTEL, Cody DUNN, James McMILLAN
  • Publication number: 20230401747
    Abstract: A system and method for calibrating speckle-based sensor. In some embodiments, the system includes a wearable device including: a laser, an array detector; and a processing circuit, the processing circuit being configured to: obtain a calibration of the array detector, using an incoherent light source; obtain a speckle image, using the laser; and calculate a corrected speckle-based measurement, the corrected speckle-based measurement being based on the speckle image and on the calibration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Cody DUNN, Kate LeeAnn BECHTEL, James McMILLAN
  • Publication number: 20230363707
    Abstract: Provided herein are devices and related methods that may be used for a physiological examination. In one embodiment, a device that may be used for physiological examination comprising a detector with a slit aperture and a light source, so that the detector comprises a lens that enables a wider field of view but does not require an image to be in focus, in one embodiment, a method of diagnosing a disease in a subject through physiological examination using a device comprising a detector with a slit aperture and a plurality of light sources, including different wavelength LEDs and/or vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Cody Dunn, Bernard Choi, Christian Crouzet
  • Patent number: 11744491
    Abstract: The technology relates to medical devices for monitoring and assessing vascular health. In one embodiment, the technology is an apparatus that attaches to a subject's finger comprising a heating and cooling component, a coherent source, a temperature sensor, an image detector, and/or a component for data control and management. In another embodiment, there is a component that alters local blood flow in the subject, and laser speckle contrast and photoplethysmography (PPG) signals from the altered blood flow in the subject are compared to monitor the vascular health of the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Cody Dunn, Christian Crouzet, Bernard Choi
  • Publication number: 20230148885
    Abstract: An optical sensor module for measuring both speckleplethysmography (SPG) and photoplethysmography (PPG) signals at human or animal tissue, the optical sensor module comprising:a first light source, for illuminating the tissue for use with SPG measurements, the first light source comprising a laser; a second light source, for illuminating the tissue for use with PPG measurements; and one or more optical sensor(s) for receiving light from the illuminated tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Kate LeeAnn BECHTEL, James McMILLAN, Farzaneh AFSHINMANESH, Cody DUNN
  • Publication number: 20230148886
    Abstract: An optical sensor module for measuring both speckleplethysmography (SPG) and photoplethysmography (PPG) signals at human or animal tissue, the optical sensor module comprising: a first light source, for illuminating the tissue for use with SPG measurements, the first light source comprising a laser; a second light source, for illuminating the tissue for use with PPG measurements; and one or more optical sensor(s) for receiving light from the illuminated tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Kate LeeAnn BECHTEL, James McMILLAN, Farzaneh AFSHINMANESH, Cody DUNN
  • Publication number: 20230087295
    Abstract: An optical speckle receiver for receiving a speckle signal from a sample, the optical speckle receiver comprising an optical detector and an aperture and/or lens array. The aperture and array respectively comprise a plurality of apertures or lenses and is located between the sample and the optical detector such that the received speckle pattern is obtained from multiple discrete sample locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Cody DUNN, Kate LeeAnn BECHTEL
  • Publication number: 20230085179
    Abstract: An optical speckle receiver for receiving a speckle signal from a sample, the optical speckle receiver comprising an optical detector and an aperture and/or lens array. The aperture and array respectively comprise a plurality of apertures or lenses and is located between the sample and the optical detector such that the received speckle pattern is obtained from multiple discrete sample locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Cody DUNN, Kate LeeAnn BECHTEL
  • Publication number: 20200359948
    Abstract: The technology relates to medical devices for monitoring and assessing vascular health. In one embodiment, the technology is an apparatus that attaches to a subject's finger comprising a heating and cooling component, a coherent source, a temperature sensor, an image detector, and/or a component for data control and management. In another embodiment, there is a component that alters local blood flow in the subject, and laser speckle contrast and photoplethysmography (PPG) signals from the altered blood flow in the subject are compared to monitor the vascular health of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: CODY DUNN, Christian Crouzet, Bernard Choi
  • Publication number: 20200257185
    Abstract: Provided herein are devices and systems related to optics and medical diagnoses and treatments. In one embodiment, a system for visualization comprising a stabilizer incorporated into an optical device for blood flow visualization, and the optical device is a LSI handheld system. In another embodiment, the device is a handheld LSI device incorporated with a stabilizer, and used for diagnosing a disease or condition in a subject by providing blood flow visualization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Ben Lertsakdadet, Bernard H. Choi, Adrian Bahani, Cody Dunn