Patents by Inventor HUGO KNOBEL

HUGO KNOBEL 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 APPARATUS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF PNEUMONIA USING EXHALED BREATH METABOLOMICS
    Publication number: 20190167152
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the diagnosis of hospital-acquired pneumonia is described. The method uses the analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in exhaled breath that indicate pneumonia or the presence of pathogens in the respiratory tract in intubated and mechanically ventilated intensive care unit patients. The apparatus may be an electronic nose incorporated into a ventilation system, which outputs to a display the indication of pneumonia. One particular useful VOC is 1-propanol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: JOHANNES WEDA, HUGO KNOBEL, TAMARA MATHEA ELISABETH NIJSEN, SANNE DE BRUIN, POULINE van OORT, MARCUS J. SCHULTZ, LIEUWE DURK JACOBUS BOS