Patents by Inventor David Bergman
David Bergman 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: 20150142471Abstract: The field of the invention relates to systems and methods for managing healthcare information systems, and more particularly to systems and methods for coordinating the delivery of high-quality health care and medical services over an information network. In one embodiment, a processing server is configured to electronically receive a patient's health information over a data network from one or more patient systems. The processing server also includes a computer program product having a computer-usable medium including a sequence of instructions which, when executed by a processor, causes said processor to execute a process that coordinates the delivery of transferrable patient health information and provides preoperative testing recommendations based on a single acquisition of electronic patient health information.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2014Publication date: May 21, 2015Inventors: David Bergman, Manoj Kulkarni, Reid Wilburn, Lynnus Peng, Michael Downing
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Patent number: 8974749Abstract: There is disclosed an analysis device for the analysis of a liquid sample, said device comprising a substrate, said substrate at least partly having projections substantially vertical to the surface of said substrate, and having a height (H1), diameter (D1) and center-to-center distance (x1, y1) such, that lateral capillary flow of said liquid sample is achieved, wherein that said substrate comprises at least one substrate zone comprising projections substantially vertical to the surface of said substrate, and having a height (H2), diameter (D2) and center-to-center distance (x2, y2), such, that lateral capillary flow of said liquid sample is achieved and wherein at least one substance is applied at least partly between the projections in said at least one substrate zone. Moreover there is provided a method for the analysis of a sample. The device and method provide for instance improved control of the dissolution of a substance.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2009Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Johnson & Johnson ABInventors: David Bergman, Ib Mendel-Hartvig, Annika Lindström
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Publication number: 20140272861Abstract: Described are methods and systems to train a user in the proper operation of a manual patch pump to ensure that the user can attach the patch pump to a suitable location on the skin of the user and actuate the pump correctly in accordance with a prescribed dosing schedule or a self-calculated dosing schedule.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: LifeScan Scotland LimitedInventors: Eric David BERGMAN, David Elder
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Publication number: 20140188519Abstract: The field of the invention relates to systems and methods for managing healthcare information systems, and more particularly to systems and methods for coordinating the delivery of high-quality health care and medical services over an information network. In one embodiment, a processing server is configured to electronically receive a patient's health information over a data network from one or more patient systems. The processing server also includes a computer program product having a computer-usable medium including a sequence of instructions which, when executed by a processor, causes said processor to execute a process that coordinates the delivery of transferrable patient health information and provides preoperative testing recommendations based on a single acquisition of electronic patient health information.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2014Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: EPREOP, LLCInventors: David Bergman, Manoj Kulkarni, Reid Wilburn, Lynnus Peng, Michael Downing
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Patent number: 8722423Abstract: A device and method for the separation of a component in a liquid sample prior to the detection of an analyte in said sample, wherein a sample is added to a receiving zone on a substrate, said substrate further optionally comprising a reaction zone, a transport or incubation zone connecting the receiving and reaction zone, respectively, forming a flow path on a substrate, wherein said substrate is a non-porous substrate, and at least part of said flow path consists of areas of projections substantially vertical to said surface, and having a height (H), diameter (D) and reciprocal spacing (t1, t2) such, that lateral capillary flow of said liquid sample in said zone is achieved, and where means for separation are provided adjacent to the zone for receiving the sample. Said means for separation are chosen among filter means, optionally enhanced by affinity binding and/or aggregation; magnetic means, also optionally enhanced by affinity binding and/or aggregation; and acoustic means.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2008Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Johnson & Johnson ABInventors: David Bergman, Ib Mendel-Hartvig, Simon Uhrberg
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Publication number: 20140116893Abstract: Described are methods and systems to reduce or obviate complaints about “inaccuracy” of blood glucose meter which utilize an exemplary technique to distinguish between subjective and objective inaccuracies of the analyte measurements.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2012Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: LifeScan, Inc.Inventor: Eric David BERGMAN
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Patent number: 8688386Abstract: Described herein are various methods to ensure safety and the compliance of therapeutic diabetes protocols. The method can be achieved by performing safeguards against hypoglycemia of the user prior to any change in basal insulin dosage based on the plurality of data.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2010Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: LifeScan, Inc.Inventors: Ian Shadforth, David Price, Zara Sieh, Brenda Montgomery, Eric David Bergman
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Publication number: 20120290322Abstract: The field of the invention relates to systems and methods for managing healthcare information systems, and more particularly to systems and methods for coordinating the delivery of high-quality health care and medical services over an information network. In one embodiment, a processing server is configured to electronically receive a patient's health information over a data network from one or more patient systems. The processing server also includes a computer program product having a computer-usable medium including a sequence of instructions which, when executed by a processor, causes said processor to execute a process that coordinates the delivery of transferrable patient health information and provides preoperative testing recommendations based on a single acquisition of electronic patient health information.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2012Publication date: November 15, 2012Inventors: David Bergman, Manoj Kulkami, Reid Wilburn, Lynnus Peng, Michael Downing
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Publication number: 20120258479Abstract: An assay device includes: a liquid sample receiving zone; a capture zone in fluid communication with the sample receiving zone having capture elements bound thereto, the capture zone having a substrate and projections which extend substantially vertically from the substrate, the projections having a rhombus-shaped cross-section and the projections arranged on the substrate with the corners of the projections facing upstream in a direction toward the sample receiving zone. The projections have a height, cross-section and a distance between one another that defines a capillary space between the projections capable of generating capillary flow parallel to the substrate surface; and a sink in fluid communication with the capture zone having a capacity to receive liquid sample flowing from the capture zone. The sample receiving zone, the capture zone and the sink define a fluid flow path. Preferably, the rhombus-shaped cross-section is a square or a diamond.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2012Publication date: October 11, 2012Inventors: Zhong Ding, David Bergman
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Patent number: 7810078Abstract: A method and supporting application-development tool are provided for building such a set of application flows. The method includes the steps of (a) a developer obtaining a “generic” flow model for the application; (b) the developer specifying the set of targets; (c) automatically creating a specialized flow model for each of the targets; (d) the developer modifying at least one of the generic flow model and the specialized flow models; (e) automatically generating specialized applications corresponding to the specified specialized flow models; and (f) deploying the specialized applications on the corresponding targets.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2002Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Danny Soroker, Guruduth Somasekhara Banavar, Lawrence David Bergman
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Publication number: 20090311805Abstract: There is disclosed an analysis device for the analysis of a liquid sample, said device comprising a substrate, said substrate at least partly having projections substantially vertical to the surface of said substrate, and having a height (H1), diameter (D1) and center-to-center distance (x1, y1) such, that lateral capillary flow of said liquid sample is achieved, wherein that said substrate comprises at least one substrate zone comprising projections substantially vertical to the surface of said substrate, and having a height (H2), diameter (D2) and center-to-center distance (x2, y2), such, that lateral capillary flow of said liquid sample is achieved and wherein at least one substance is applied at least partly between the projections in said at least one substrate zone. Moreover there is provided a method for the analysis of a sample. The device and method provide for instance improved control of the dissolution of a substance.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2009Publication date: December 17, 2009Applicant: AMIC ABInventors: David BERGMAN, lb MENDEL-HARTVIG, Annika LINDSTROM
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Patent number: 7546541Abstract: A method and system for applying a method for iterative refinement of a presentation including (a) a developer creating a high-level representation of the user interface; (b) automatically generating a concrete user interface markup from the high-level representation; (c) the developer editing the concrete generated markup and saving the edits to an edit history; (d) the developer editing the high-level representation; (e) automatically re-generating a concrete markup from the edited high-level representation; and (f) automatically or interactively applying the edit history to the concrete markup to produce an updated markup.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2002Date of Patent: June 9, 2009Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Masahiro Hori, Kouichi Ono, Lawrence David Bergman, Guruduth Somasekhara Banavar, Danny Soroker
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Publication number: 20080176272Abstract: A device and method for the separation of a component in a liquid sample prior to the detection of an analyte in said sample, wherein a sample is added to a receiving zone on a substrate, said substrate further optionally comprising a reaction zone, a transport or incubation zone connecting the receiving and reaction zone, respectively, forming a flow path on a substrate, wherein said substrate is a non-porous substrate, and at least part of said flow path consists of areas of projections substantially vertical to said surface, and having a height (H), diameter (D) and reciprocal spacing (t1, t2) such, that lateral capillary flow of said liquid sample in said zone is achieved, and where means for separation are provided adjacent to the zone for receiving the sample. Said means for separation are chosen among filter means, optionally enhanced by affinity binding and/or aggregation; magnetic means, also optionally enhanced by affinity binding and/or aggregation; and acoustic means.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2008Publication date: July 24, 2008Applicant: AMIC ABInventors: David BERGMAN, Ib MENDEL-HARTVIG, Simon UHRBERG
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Patent number: 7373359Abstract: An object tracking technique is provided which, given: (i) a potentially large data set; (ii) a set of dimensions along which the data has been ordered; and (iii) a set of functions for measuring the similarity between data elements, a set of objects are produced. Each of these objects is defined by a list of data elements. Each of the data elements on this list contains the probability that the data element is part of the object. The method produces these lists via an adaptive, knowledge-based search function which directs the search for high-probability data elements. This serves to reduce the number of data element combinations evaluated while preserving the most flexibility in defining the associations of data elements which comprise an object.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2005Date of Patent: May 13, 2008Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Matthew L. Hill, Yuan-Chi Chang, Chung-Sheng Li, Vittorio Castelli, Lawrence David Bergman
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Publication number: 20080021130Abstract: The invention relates to absorptive, crosslinked polymers which are based on partly neutralized, monoethylenically unsaturated monomer carrying acid groups wherein the absorptive crosslinked polymer may be coated with a thermoplastic polymer, and have improved properties, in particular in respect of their capacity for transportation of liquids in the swollen state, and which has a high gel bed permeability and compatibility to affix to a thermoplastic material.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2007Publication date: January 24, 2008Inventors: Stan McIntosh, Scott Smith, Angela Lang, David Bergman
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Publication number: 20070266777Abstract: A device and method for the separation of a component in a liquid sample prior to the detection of an analyte in said sample, wherein a sample is added to a receiving zone on a substrate, said substrate further optionally comprising a reaction zone, a transport or incubation zone connecting the receiving and reaction zone, respectively, forming a flow path on a substrate, wherein said substrate is a non-porous substrate, and at least part of said flow path consists of areas of projections substantially vertical to said surface, and having a height (H), diameter (D) and reciprocal spacing (t1, t2) such, that lateral capillary flow of said liquid sample in said zone is achieved, and where means for separation are provided adjacent to the zone for receiving the sample. Said means for separation are chosen among filter means, optionally enhanced by affinity binding and/or aggregation; magnetic means, also optionally enhanced by affinity binding and/or aggregation; and acoustic means.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2005Publication date: November 22, 2007Applicant: Amic ABInventors: David Bergman, Ib Mendel-Hartvig, Simon Uhrberg
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Publication number: 20070135554Abstract: The invention relates to absorptive, crosslinked polymers which are based on partly neutralized, monoethylenically unsaturated monomer carrying acid groups wherein the absorptive crosslinked polymer may be coated with a thermoplastic polymer, and have improved properties, in particular in respect of their capacity for transportation of liquids in the swollen state, and which has a high gel bed permeability and compatibility to affix to a thermoplastic material.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2005Publication date: June 14, 2007Inventors: Stan McIntosh, Scott Smith, Angela Lang, David Bergman
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Publication number: 20070135785Abstract: An absorbent article comprises a topsheet, a backsheet which may be joined to the topsheet, and an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet. Additionally, the absorbent core comprises at least a superabsorbent polymer material comprising from about 55 to about 99.9% by weight of polymerizable unsaturated acid group containing monomer, and from about 0.001 to about 5% by weight of internal crosslinking agent which are polymerized and prepared into superabsorbent polymer particles and which further include surface additives. The superabsorbent polymer material can also have a degree of neutralization of greater than about 25%. The result is an absorbent article which exhibits improved performance as well as greater comfort and confidence among the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2005Publication date: June 14, 2007Inventors: Jian Qin, Scott Smith, Stan McIntosh, Angela Lang, David Bergman
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Patent number: 6925453Abstract: Distributed resource discovery is an essential step for information retrieval and/or providing information services. This step is usually used for determining the location of an information or data repository which has relevant information. The most fundamental challenge is the usual lack of semantic interoperability of the requested resource. In accordance with the invention, a method is disclosed where distributed repositories achieve semantic interoperability through the exchange of examples and, optionally, classifiers. The outcome of the inventive method can be used to determine whether common labels are referring to the same semantic meaning.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2000Date of Patent: August 2, 2005Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Lawrence David Bergman, Vittorio Castelli, Yuan-Chi Chang, Matthew L. Hill, Chung-Sheng Li, John Richard Smith
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Patent number: 6876999Abstract: An object tracking technique is provided which, given: (i) a potentially large data set; (ii) a set of dimensions along which the data has been ordered; and (iii) a set of functions for measuring the similarity between data elements, a set of objects are produced. Each of these objects is defined by a list of data elements. Each of the data elements on this list contains the probability that the data element is part of the object. The method produces these lists via an adaptive, knowledge-based search function which directs the search for high-probability data elements. This serves to reduce the number of data element combinations evaluated while preserving the most flexibility in defining the associations of data elements which comprise an object.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2001Date of Patent: April 5, 2005Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Matthew L. Hill, Yuan-Chi Chang, Chung-Sheng Li, Vittorio Castelli, Lawrence David Bergman