Patents by Inventor Colleen S. Hughes

Colleen S. Hughes 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).

  • Method and system for the safety, analysis and supervision of insulin pump action and other modes of insulin delivery in diabetes
    Patent number: 11069434
    Abstract: An insulin delivery supervisor (IDS) with a safety analysis and supervision function that can reside between the insulin request and the insulin delivery and can intercept any excessive insulin requests before the insulin was delivered. The IDS can be implemented in any system based on insulin pump or pen and will work with either SMBG or CGM modes of blood glucose monitoring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PATENT FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Marc D. Breton, Stephen D. Patek, Boris P. Kovatchev, Colleen S. Hughes
  • Method and System For The Safety, Analysis and Supervision of Insulin Pump Action and Other Modes of Insulin Delivery in Diabetes
    Publication number: 20130116649
    Abstract: An insulin delivery supervisor (IDS) with a safety analysis and supervision function that can reside between the insulin request and the insulin delivery and can intercept any excessive insulin requests before the insulin was delivered. The IDS can be implemented in any system based on insulin pump or pen and will work with either SMBG or CGM modes of blood glucose monitoring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PATENT FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Marc D. Breton, Stephen D. Patek, Boris P. Kovatchev, Colleen S. Hughes