Patents by Inventor Devin W. Miller
Devin W. Miller 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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Patent number: 11857337Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and/or device for adjusting a power consumption level of a device. The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include: a first sensor interface, a second sensor interface, and a processing device coupled to the first sensor interface and the second sensor interface. The processing device may: measure a first physiological measurement via the first sensor interface within a first period of time; measure a second physiological measurement via the second sensor interface within the first period of time; adjust a power consumption level of the apparatus in view of at least one of the first physiological measurement or the second physiological measurement; measure the physiological measurement via the first sensor interface at the adjusted power consumption level within a second period of time; and measure a second physiological measurement via the second sensor interface at the adjusted power consumption level within the second period of time.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Tula Health, Inc.Inventors: Devin W. Miller, David R. Miller
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Patent number: 11412980Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatuses, and/or devices for taking optical measurements. The methods, systems, apparatuses, and/or devices may include: emitting a first wavelength of light into the body; receiving light from a depth below a surface of the body corresponding to blood or sub-epidermis tissue of the body; and determining a physiological condition of the body when a current amount of light reflected or backscattered the blood or the sub-epidermis tissue and by the received by the optical sensor is different than a previous amount of light reflected or backscattered the blood or the sub-epidermis tissue and by the received by the optical sensor.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2019Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Inventors: David R. Miller, Jeffrey M. Lee, Devin W. Miller
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Patent number: 11389112Abstract: An electronic device is described herein that may include various components, including a band, a physiological sensor, a feedback sensor, a processor, a display, or a power source. The band may be shaped to fit around at least a portion of a body part of a user. The physiological sensor may include two separated by a fixed distance such that at least a portion of a signal transmitted by a first sensor is transmitted through a muscular-walled tube of the body part before being received by a second sensor. The processor may be operable to determine a physiological condition based on the signal received by the second physiological sensor. The physiological sensor may be embedded in the band. The band may be comprised of a flexible material. The feedback sensor may measure a pressure at which the band is held against the body part.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2019Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Inventors: David R. Miller, Jeffrey Lee, Federico Calero, Trevor Calero, Devin W. Miller
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Patent number: 11109805Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and/or device for adjusting a power consumption level of a device. The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include: a first sensor interface, a second sensor interface, and a processing device coupled to the first sensor interface and the second sensor interface. The processing device may: measure a first physiological measurement via the first sensor interface within a first period of time; measure a second physiological measurement via the second sensor interface within the first period of time; adjust a power consumption level of the apparatus in view of at least one of the first physiological measurement or the second physiological measurement; measure the physiological measurement via the first sensor interface at the adjusted power consumption level within a second period of time; and measure a second physiological measurement via the second sensor interface at the adjusted power consumption level within the second period of time.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2020Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Tula Health, Inc.Inventors: Devin W. Miller, David R. Miller
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Patent number: 10993657Abstract: Described herein are apparatuses and methods for measuring a hydration condition with a wearable device. The wearable device may include a housing, a flume integrated into the housing, and a sensor array. The housing may include a perimeter wall disposed around a perimeter of the housing between a top wall and a bottom wall, where the top wall, bottom wall, and perimeter wall form an inner cavity. The flume may be disposed in the inner cavity, where a first end of the flume is disposed at the bottom wall and a second end of the flume is disposed at the top wall. The sensor array may include a first vapor pressure sensor located within the flume at a first location and a second vapor pressure sensor located within the flume at a second location.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2016Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: Halo Wearables, LLCInventors: David R. Miller, Devin W. Miller
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Patent number: 10806398Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and/or device for adjusting a power consumption level of a device. The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include: a first sensor interface, a second sensor interface, and a processing device coupled to the first sensor interface and the second sensor interface. The processing device may: measure a first physiological measurement via the first sensor interface within a first period of time; measure a second physiological measurement via the second sensor interface within the first period of time; adjust a power consumption level of the apparatus in view of at least one of the first physiological measurement or the second physiological measurement; measure the physiological measurement via the first sensor interface at the adjusted power consumption level within a second period of time; and measure a second physiological measurement via the second sensor interface at the adjusted power consumption level within the second period of time.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2018Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Halo Wearables, LLCInventors: Devin W. Miller, David R. Miller
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Patent number: 10485475Abstract: A method and a device to determine a hydration condition is disclosed. The wearable device may have a top wall, a bottom wall, and a perimeter wall that form an inner cavity. The external surface of the bottom wall may have a projection and an inner surface of the bottom wall may have a channel. A circuit board may have a first portion in the channel, a second portion that extends through a first side wall of the channel to a first recess in the external surface of the bottom wall, and a third portion that extends through a second side wall of the channel to a second recess in the external surface of the bottom wall. A first impedance pad may be on the second portion in the first recess and a second impedance pad may be on the third portion in the second recess.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2015Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: Halo Wearables, LLCInventors: David R. Miller, Jeffrey M. Lee, Federico Calero, Trevor Calero, Devin W. Miller
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Publication number: 20190246977Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatuses, and/or devices for taking optical measurements. The methods, systems, apparatuses, and/or devices may include: emitting a first wavelength of light into the body; receiving light from a depth below a surface of the body corresponding to blood or sub-epidermis tissue of the body; and determining a physiological condition of the body when a current amount of light reflected or backscattered the blood or the sub-epidermis tissue and by the received by the optical sensor is different than a previous amount of light reflected or backscattered the blood or the sub-epidermis tissue and by the received by the optical sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2019Publication date: August 15, 2019Inventors: David R. Miller, Jeffrey M. Lee, Devin W. Miller
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Patent number: 10307101Abstract: A method, system, or apparatus for determining a hydration condition of a user. The apparatus includes a housing. The apparatus further includes a light source disposed at an edge of the housing in a first position, wherein the light source, when affixed to a surface of a body, is operable to emit light into the body from the first position. The apparatus further includes an optical sensor disposed at the edge of the housing in a second position, the second position being a fixed distance from the first position to measure backscatter of the light reflected by a muscular-walled tube of the body at a depth below the surface of the body.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2015Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: Halo Wearables, LLCInventors: David R. Miller, Jeffrey M. Lee, Devin W. Miller
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Publication number: 20190069245Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and/or device for adjusting a power consumption level of a device. The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include: a first sensor interface, a second sensor interface, and a processing device coupled to the first sensor interface and the second sensor interface. The processing device may: measure a first physiological measurement via the first sensor interface within a first period of time; measure a second physiological measurement via the second sensor interface within the first period of time; adjust a power consumption level of the apparatus in view of at least one of the first physiological measurement or the second physiological measurement; measure the physiological measurement via the first sensor interface at the adjusted power consumption level within a second period of time; and measure a second physiological measurement via the second sensor interface at the adjusted power consumption level within the second period of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Devin W. Miller, David R. Miller
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Patent number: 10154460Abstract: Described herein are apparatuses and methods for power adjustments of user measurement device. In one apparatus, a processing element is coupled to a first sensor interface and a second sensor interface. The processing element measures a physiological measurement via the first sensor interface and measures an amount of activity of the apparatus via the second sensor interface. The processing element performs a power adjustment activity in view of the amount of activity. For example, the power adjustment activity may be to perform any one or more of the following: adjust a number of different physiological measurements to take; adjusting a frequency of taking physiological measurements; turning off one or more systems; adjusting a type, frequency, data rate, number of channels and/or power at which to communicate data.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2015Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: Halo Wearables LLCInventors: Devin W. Miller, David R. Miller