Patents by Inventor JULIE ALLEN
JULIE ALLEN 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: 20240075102Abstract: Methods of treating patients having inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) or primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) are provided herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Julie Horowitz, Aris Baras, Manuel Allen Revez Ferreira
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Patent number: 11864981Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to negative pressure treatment systems and wound dressing systems, apparatuses, and methods that may be used for the treatment of wounds. In particular, some embodiments are directed to improved wound dressings comprising an obscuring layer that may hide fluid contained therein. Some embodiments may further comprise one or more viewing windows disposed therethrough so as to enable monitoring or examination of fluids contained therein.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Smith & Nephew PLCInventors: Julie Allen, Ben Alan Askem, Sarah Jenny Collinson, Philip Gowans, Derek Nicolini
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Publication number: 20230338650Abstract: Negative pressure wound therapy apparatuses and dressings, and systems and methods for operating such apparatuses for use with dressings are disclosed. In some embodiments, controlling the delivery of therapy can be based on monitoring and detecting various operating conditions. An apparatus can have a controller configured to monitor the duty cycle of a source of negative pressure and, based on the monitored duty cycle, determine whether a leak is present. The controller can be configured to provide an indication that a leak is present. For example, the controller can be configured to suspend and/or pause the delivery of therapy, and to restart the delivery of therapy due to a timeout, request from a user, etc. In addition, the controller can be configured to pause and/or restart the delivery of therapy upon a request from the user, such as in response to the user operating a switch.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Inventors: Julie Allen, Sarah Jenny Collinson, Edward Yerbury Hartwell, Derek Nicolini
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Publication number: 20230330321Abstract: Some embodiments comprise a pump assembly for reduced pressure wound therapy, comprising a housing, a flow pathway through the pump, one or more valves in communication with the flow pathway, a pump supported within or by the housing, and a one-way flow valve in fluid communication with the pump. The pump assembly can have a pressure sensor in communication with the flow pathway through the pump, and at least one switch or button supported by the housing, the at least one switch or button being accessible to a user and being in communication with the controller. The one-way flow valve can be configured to substantially prevent a flow of gas through the one-way flow valve in a direction of flow away from the pump. The pump assembly can have a controller supported within or by the housing, the controller being configured to control an operation of the pump.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Inventors: Gordon Campbell Adie, Julie Allen, Sarah Jenny Collinson, Christopher John Fryer, Edward Yerbury Hartwell, Elizabeth Anne Fyfe Jennings, Derek Nicolini, Yannick Louis Peron
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Publication number: 20230310221Abstract: Disclosed herein are several embodiments of a negative pressure appliance and methods of using the same in the treatment of wounds. Some embodiments are directed towards wound dressings comprising a liquid and gas permeable transmission layer, an absorbent layer for absorbing wound exudate, the absorbent layer overlying the transmission layer, a gas impermeable cover layer overlying the absorbent layer and comprising a first orifice, wherein the cover layer is moisture vapor permeable. Some embodiments are directed to improved fluidic connectors or suction adapters for connecting to a wound site, for example using softer, kink-free conformable suction adapters.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Julie Allen, Ben Alan Askem, Sarah Jenny Collinson, Philip Gowans, Steven Carl Mehta, Derek Nicolini
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Patent number: 11729584Abstract: Techniques are for provided located-based contextual services to users by automatically creating location-based contextually relevant communication sessions that may take on a variety of forms, including contextual chats and micro-local services that are ephemeral, curated by a location owner and personalized by a user. As a user's context shifts throughout the day (from work to shopping to entertainment, etc.) the presented techniques filter content differently based on what the user may care about at a particular moment when the user is at a particular venue. The automatic creation and deletion of an ephemeral space/channel provides a dynamic application that changes its content or behavior based on a user's location. The user may control the interactivity level based on an adaptive user identifier by which a user's identity may take on different versions depending on location and time of day.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Julie Allen, Fernando Molina Rodriguez, Andi Bridgett Cho, Matthew L. Sommer, Gonzalo Salgueiro, Pascale Delaunay
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Patent number: 11648342Abstract: Some embodiments comprise a pump assembly for reduced pressure wound therapy, comprising a housing, a flow pathway through the pump, one or more valves in communication with the flow pathway, a pump supported within or by the housing, and a one-way flow valve in fluid communication with the pump. The pump assembly can have a pressure sensor in communication with the flow pathway through the pump, and at least one switch or button supported by the housing, the at least one switch or button being accessible to a user and being in communication with the controller. The one-way flow valve can be configured to substantially prevent a flow of gas through the one-way flow valve in a direction of flow away from the pump. The pump assembly can have a controller supported within or by the housing, the controller being configured to control an operation of the pump.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2022Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Smith & Nephew PLCInventors: Julie Allen, Sarah Jenny Collinson, Edward Yerbury Hartwell, Derek Nicolini
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Patent number: 11623039Abstract: Negative pressure wound therapy apparatuses and dressings, and systems and methods for operating such apparatuses for use with dressings are disclosed. In some embodiments, controlling the delivery of therapy can be based on monitoring and detecting various operating conditions. An apparatus can have a controller configured to monitor the duty cycle of a source of negative pressure and, based on the monitored duty cycle, determine whether a leak is present. The controller can be configured to provide an indication that a leak is present. For example, the controller can be configured to suspend and/or pause the delivery of therapy, and to restart the delivery of therapy due to a timeout, request from a user, etc. In addition, the controller can be configured to pause and/or restart the delivery of therapy upon a request from the user, such as in response to the user operating a switch.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2019Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Smith & Nephew PLCInventors: Julie Allen, Ben Alan Askem, Sarah Jenny Collinson, Richard Thomas Hughey, Derek Nicolini
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Patent number: 11590029Abstract: Disclosed herein are several embodiments of a negative pressure appliance and methods of using the same in the treatment of wounds. Some embodiments are directed towards wound dressings comprising a liquid and gas permeable transmission layer, an absorbent layer for absorbing wound exudate, the absorbent layer overlying the transmission layer, a gas impermeable cover layer overlying the absorbent layer and comprising a first orifice, wherein the cover layer is moisture vapor permeable. Some embodiments are directed to improved fluidic connectors or suction adapters for connecting to a wound site, for example using softer, kink-free conformable suction adapters.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2018Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Smith & Nephew PLCInventors: Julie Allen, Ben Alan Askem, Sarah Jenny Collinson, Philip Gowans, Steven Carl Mehta, Derek Nicolini
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Publication number: 20230023723Abstract: In one embodiment, a device inserts a watcher module between a first module and a second module in a low-code workflow. The device intercepts, via the watcher module, output data being passed by the first module to the second module. The device determines whether the output data represents a policy violation. The device blocks, via the watcher module, the output data from being input to the second module, when the output data represents a policy violation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2021Publication date: January 26, 2023Inventors: Pascale Delaunay, Derek ENGI, Gonzalo SALGUEIRO, Julie ALLEN
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Publication number: 20230018509Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for authenticating a user. For instance, a system may initially generate and then store authentication data for later authenticating the user. The authentication data may include biometrics data (e.g., facial recognition data), credentials data (e.g., a username, password, etc.), and/or environmental data (e.g., object(s) located within an environment). Later, the system may receive image data generated by a user device of the user. In some examples, the system may then analyze the image data using one or more facial recognition techniques in order to identify the user. The system may then use the authentication data, such as the environmental data, to determine that the image data further represents the object(s). Based on determining that the image data further represents the object(s), the system may then verify the user for access to a resource.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2021Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Derek William Engi, Gonzalo Salgueiro, Pascale Delaunay, Julie Allen
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Publication number: 20220414348Abstract: In one embodiment, a device determines a comprehension level for a portion of text associated with an online conversation, based in part on a topic of the portion of text. The device makes a comparison between the comprehension level for the portion of text with a comprehension level of a participant of the online conversation. The device generates adjusted text based on the portion of text, wherein the adjusted text has a comprehension level that is equal to or lower than that of the participant. The device provides the adjusted text for display to the participant.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2021Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Goudam Jaganmohan Muralitharan, Gonzalo SALGUEIRO, Julie ALLEN, Pascale DELAUNAY, Rekha GOPIKRISHNAN, Derek ENGI
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Publication number: 20220408217Abstract: Techniques are for provided located-based contextual services to users by automatically creating location-based contextually relevant communication sessions that may take on a variety of forms, including contextual chats and micro-local services that are ephemeral, curated by a location owner and personalized by a user. As a user's context shifts throughout the day (from work to shopping to entertainment, etc.) the presented techniques filter content differently based on what the user may care about at a particular moment when the user is at a particular venue. The automatic creation and deletion of an ephemeral space/channel provides a dynamic application that changes its content or behavior based on a user's location. The user may control the interactivity level based on an adaptive user identifier by which a user's identity may take on different versions depending on location and time of day.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2021Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventors: Julie Allen, Fernando Molina Rodriguez, Andi Bridgett Cho, Matthew L. Sommer, Gonzalo Salgueiro, Pascale Delaunay
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Publication number: 20220345790Abstract: In various embodiments, a device receives a video stream. One or more frames of the video stream include embedded metadata that is embedded directly into the one or more frames. The device extracts the embedded metadata from the one or more frames. The device makes an authentication determination regarding the video stream, based on whether the embedded metadata includes a digital signature associated with a sender of the video stream. The device controls, based on the authentication determination, presentation of the video stream to a recipient user.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2021Publication date: October 27, 2022Inventors: Derek Engi, Gonzalo SALGUEIRO, Pascale DELAUNAY, Julie ALLEN, Rekha GOPIKRISHNAN, Goudam Jaganmohan MURALITHARAN
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Publication number: 20220273859Abstract: Some embodiments comprise a pump assembly for reduced pressure wound therapy, comprising a housing, a flow pathway through the pump, one or more valves in communication with the flow pathway, a pump supported within or by the housing, and a one-way flow valve in fluid communication with the pump. The pump assembly can have a pressure sensor in communication with the flow pathway through the pump, and at least one switch or button supported by the housing, the at least one switch or button being accessible to a user and being in communication with the controller. The one-way flow valve can be configured to substantially prevent a flow of gas through the one-way flow valve in a direction of flow away from the pump. The pump assembly can have a controller supported within or by the housing, the controller being configured to control an operation of the pump.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2022Publication date: September 1, 2022Inventors: Julie Allen, Sarah Jenny Collinson, Edward Yerbury Hartwell, Derek Nicolini
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Publication number: 20220241486Abstract: Some embodiments comprise a pump assembly for reduced pressure wound therapy, comprising a housing, a flow pathway through the pump, one or more valves in communication with the flow pathway, a pump supported within or by the housing, and a one-way flow valve in fluid communication with the pump. The pump assembly can have a pressure sensor in communication with the flow pathway through the pump, and at least one switch or button supported by the housing, the at least one switch or button being accessible to a user and being in communication with the controller. The one-way flow valve can be configured to substantially prevent a flow of gas through the one-way flow valve in a direction of flow away from the pump. The pump assembly can have a controller supported within or by the housing, the controller being configured to control an operation of the pump.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2022Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventors: Julie Allen, Sarah Jenny Collinson, Edward Yerbury Hartwell, Derek Nicolini
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Patent number: 11253639Abstract: Some embodiments comprise a pump assembly for reduced pressure wound therapy, comprising a housing, a flow pathway through the pump, one or more valves in communication with the flow pathway, a pump supported within or by the housing, and a one-way flow valve in fluid communication with the pump. The pump assembly can have a pressure sensor in communication with the flow pathway through the pump, and at least one switch or button supported by the housing, the at least one switch or button being accessible to a user and being in communication with the controller. The one-way flow valve can be configured to substantially prevent a flow of gas through the one-way flow valve in a direction of flow away from the pump. The pump assembly can have a controller supported within or by the housing, the controller being configured to control an operation of the pump.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2018Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: Smith & Nephew PLCInventors: Julie Allen, Sarah Jenny Collinson, Edward Yerbury Hartwell, Derek Nicolini
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Publication number: 20210353472Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to negative pressure treatment systems and wound dressing systems, apparatuses, and methods that may be used for the treatment of wounds. In particular, some embodiments are directed to improved wound dressings comprising an obscuring layer that may hide fluid contained therein. Some embodiments may further comprise one or more viewing windows disposed therethrough so as to enable monitoring or examination of fluids contained therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Inventors: Julie Allen, Ben Alan Askem, Sarah Jenny Collinson, Philip Gowans, Derek Nicolini
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Publication number: 20200360189Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to negative pressure treatment systems and wound dressing systems, apparatuses, and methods that may be used for the treatment of wounds. In particular, some embodiments are directed to improved wound dressings comprising an obscuring layer that may hide fluid contained therein. Some embodiments may further comprise one or more viewing windows disposed therethrough so as to enable monitoring or examination of fluids contained therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventors: Julie Allen, Ben Allen Askem, Sarah Jenny Collinson, Steven Carl Mehta, Philip Gowans, Derek Nicolini, Mark Russell, Carol Zagrabski
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Patent number: D914887Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2018Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Smith & Nephew PLCInventors: Julie Allen, Ben Alan Askem, Sarah Jenny Collinson, Philip Gowans, Derek Nicolini, Mark Russell