Patents by Inventor Derek O'Keeffe

Derek O'Keeffe 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).

  • Publication number: 20230013075
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for determining candidates for circuit breaker patterns in cloud applications using machine learning techniques are provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Derek O'Keeffe, Jordan Daly, David Ahern
  • Publication number: 20200178813
    Abstract: A monitoring system (1) comprises sensors (102) adapted to be worn by a user, and, a processor (101, 302) linked with the sensor. The processor receives sensor data and processes this data to determine user posture data including data indicative of vertical distance between level of the user's heart and ankle (?h, Vd 1, Vd2, Vd3). Based on the posture data together with a value for degree of user chronic venous insufficiency and/or blood density, generate an estimate of user static venous pressure while the user is static, without calf muscle pump activity. The processor (101, 302) also processes the sensor data to determine if there is calf muscle pump activity, and generates an estimate of user active venous pressure according to the static venous pressure estimate, rate of calf muscle activity, and a value for degree of user chronic venous insufficiency. The processor (101, 302) may generate the venous pressure estimate in real time, and may control an NMES device accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicants: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, GALWAY, UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK
    Inventors: Gavin CORLEY, Gearóid Ó'LAIGHIN, Paul BREEN, Barry BRODERICK, Pierce A. GRACE, Derek O'KEEFFE
  • Patent number: 10470667
    Abstract: A monitoring system comprises sensors adapted to be worn by a user, and, a processor linked with the sensor. The processor receives sensor data and processes this data to determine user posture data including data indicative of vertical distance between level of the user's heart and ankle. Based on the posture data together with a value for degree of user chronic venous insufficiency and/or blood density, generate an estimate of user static venous pressure while the user is static, without calf muscle pump activity. The processor also processes the sensor data to determine if there is calf muscle pump activity, and generates an estimate of user active venous pressure according to the static venous pressure estimate, rate of calf muscle activity, and a value for degree of user chronic venous insufficiency. The processor may generate the venous pressure estimate in real time, and may control an NMES device accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignees: University of Ireland, Galway, University of Limerick
    Inventors: Gavin Corley, Gearóid Ó'Laighin, Paul Breen, Barry Broderick, Pierce A. Grace, Derek O'Keeffe
  • Patent number: 9302105
    Abstract: A surface NMES stimulation device the device has a control processor, a voltage regulator connected to a high voltage supply, a bridge of control switches, and electrodes or electrode terminals connected in the bridge to receive drive signals via the control switches. The processor directs a drive scheme for the bridge control switches in which charge build-up on a user's skin is allowed to dissipate to ground in an inter-pulse interval. An isolation capacitor isolates the high voltage supply from the electrodes, and charging of the capacitor only occurs if a switch allows it. Sensors senses supply voltage and bridge current and the processor monitors there to determine further stimulation and faults.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignees: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, GALWAY, UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK
    Inventors: Gearóid Ó Laighin, Paul Breen, Derek O'Keeffe, Richard Conway, Sinziana Lulia Birlea
  • Publication number: 20140343625
    Abstract: A surface NMES stimulation device the device has a control processor, a voltage regulator connected to a high voltage supply, a bridge of control switches, and electrodes or electrode terminals connected in the bridge to receive drive signals via the control switches. The processor directs a drive scheme for the bridge control switches in which charge build-up on a user's skin is allowed to dissipate to ground in an inter-pulse interval. An isolation capacitor isolates the high voltage supply from the electrodes, and charging of the capacitor only occurs if a switch allows it. Sensors senses supply voltage and bridge current and the processor monitors there to determine further stimulation and faults.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicants: UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, GALWAY
    Inventors: Gearóid Ó Laighin, Paul Breen, Derek O'Keeffe, Richard Conway, Sinziana Lulia Birlea
  • Publication number: 20140303460
    Abstract: A monitoring system comprises sensors adapted to be worn by a user, and, a processor linked with the sensor. The processor receives sensor data and processes this data to determine user posture data including data indicative of vertical distance between level of the user's heart and ankle. Based on the posture data together with a value for degree of user chronic venous insufficiency and/or blood density, generate an estimate of user static venous pressure while the user is static, without calf muscle pump activity. The processor also processes the sensor data to determine if there is calf muscle pump activity, and generates an estimate of user active venous pressure according to the static venous pressure estimate, rate of calf muscle activity, and a value for degree of user chronic venous insufficiency. The processor may generate the venous pressure estimate in real time, and may control an NMES device accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicants: UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, GALWAY
    Inventors: Gavin Corley, Gearóid ÓLaighin, Paul Breen, Barry Broderick, Pierce A. Grace, Derek O'Keeffe