Patents by Inventor Katelijn Vleugels

Katelijn Vleugels 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).

  • Patent number: 11942200
    Abstract: The disclosed techniques include obtaining sensor data from one or more sensors configured to detect movement related to a user of the one or more sensors, and determining, based on the sensor data, of an occurrence of a gesture-based physical behavior event of the user. The techniques further cause adjustment of a medication dosage for delivery to the user based on determining the occurrence of the gesture-based physical behavior event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
    Inventor: Katelijn Vleugels
  • Patent number: 11929167
    Abstract: A sensing device monitors and tracks food intake events and details. A processor, appropriately programmed, controls aspects of the sensing device to capture data, store data, analyze data and provide suitable feedback related to food intake. More generally, the methods might include detecting, identifying, analyzing, quantifying, tracking, processing and/or influencing, related to the intake of food, eating habits, eating patterns, and/or triggers for food intake events, eating habits, or eating patterns. Feedback might be targeted for influencing the intake of food, eating habits, or eating patterns, and/or triggers for those. The sensing device can also be used to track and provide feedback beyond food-related behaviors and more generally track behavior events, detect behavior event triggers and behavior event patterns and provide suitable feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Katelijn Vleugels, Ronald Marianetti, II
  • Publication number: 20230368046
    Abstract: An event detection system includes sensors to detect movement and other physical inputs related to a user, which the event detection system can process to identify gestures of the user, and possibly also determine, using historical data, machine learning, rule sets, or other techniques for processing data to derive an inferred event related to the user sensed by the sensors. An inferred event might be an eating event, a smoking event, a personal hygiene event, a medication related event, or some other event the user is inferred to be engaging in.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventor: Katelijn Vleugels
  • Publication number: 20230335254
    Abstract: A sensing device monitors and tracks food intake events and details. A processor, appropriately programmed, controls aspects of the sensing device to capture data, store data, analyze data and provide suitable feedback related to food intake. More generally, the methods might include detecting, identifying, analyzing, quantifying, tracking, processing and/or influencing, related to the intake of food, eating habits, eating patterns, and/or triggers for food intake events, eating habits, or eating patterns. Feedback might be targeted for influencing the intake of food, eating habits, or eating patterns, and/or triggers for those. The sensing device can also be used to track and provide feedback beyond food-related behaviors and more generally track behavior events, detect behavior event triggers and behavior event patterns and provide suitable feedback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Katelijn Vleugels, Ronald Marianetti, II
  • Patent number: 11786655
    Abstract: Gesture-informed patient management systems and related medical devices and operating methods are provided. A method of operating a medical device involves identifying a current operational context, predicting an occurrence of an event based at least in part on historical data associated with the patient and a correlation between the current operational context and the event, automatically configuring operation of the medical device to influence a physiological condition of the patient to account for the predicted occurrence of the event, and after configuring the operation of the medical device to account for the predicted occurrence of the event, automatically reconfiguring the operation of the medical device in response to detected gesture data influenced by an output of a sensing arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Katelijn Vleugels, Neha J. Parikh, Lavie Golenberg, Louis J. Lintereur
  • Publication number: 20230297858
    Abstract: Techniques disclosed herein relate to nutritional content determination based on gesture detection data. In some embodiments, the techniques involve obtaining gesture detection data corresponding to consumption of a food item or a drink; determining, based on the gesture detection data, nutritional content of the food item or the drink; and causing delivery of insulin in accordance with the nutritional content of the food item or the drink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventor: Katelijn Vleugels
  • Patent number: 11759399
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are techniques related to device performance mode adjustment based on activity detection. In some embodiments, the techniques involve detecting, based on processing sensor data obtained from one or more gesture sensors, an activity in which a user of the one or more gesture sensors is engaged. The techniques further involve generating information corresponding to the detected activity in which the user of the one or more gesture sensors is engaged. The techniques also involve controlling, based on providing the generated information to a device for monitoring a physiological characteristic of the user, adjustment of a performance mode of the device for monitoring the physiological characteristic of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
    Inventor: Katelijn Vleugels
  • Patent number: 11728024
    Abstract: A sensing device monitors and tracks food intake events and details. A processor, appropriately programmed, controls aspects of the sensing device to capture data, store data, analyze data and provide suitable feedback related to food intake. More generally, the methods might include detecting, identifying, analyzing, quantifying, tracking, processing and/or influencing, related to the intake of food, eating habits, eating patterns, and/or triggers for food intake events, eating habits, or eating patterns. Feedback might be targeted for influencing the intake of food, eating habits, or eating patterns, and/or triggers for those. The sensing device can also be used to track and provide feedback beyond food-related behaviors and more generally track behavior events, detect behavior event triggers and behavior event patterns and provide suitable feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Katelijn Vleugels, Ronald Marianetti, II
  • Patent number: 11627525
    Abstract: A network system comprises a first logic block providing a link to a first network via an access point of a WLAN and a second logic block communicating with a node of a second network (such as a WPAN) and configured to provide a link between the node and the first network via the access point. The network system is configured to maintain continuous connections to both the access point and the node while receiving power. The second logic block can communicate with the node using a modified communication protocol that is only partially compliant with an 802.11x communications protocol. A wireless hub can integrate a WPAN with a WLAN including, in part, a wireless circuit compliant with the WLAN standard (such as an 802.11x standard), a processor, and a memory. The wireless circuit can connect to the WPAN without losing connectivity (such as association and synchronization) to the WLAN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Ozmo Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Katelijn Vleugels, Roel Peeters
  • Publication number: 20220378659
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are techniques related to device performance mode adjustment based on activity detection. In some embodiments, the techniques involve detecting, based on processing sensor data obtained from one or more gesture sensors, an activity in which a user of the one or more gesture sensors is engaged. The techniques further involve generating information corresponding to the detected activity in which the user of the one or more gesture sensors is engaged. The techniques also involve controlling, based on providing the generated information to a device for monitoring a physiological characteristic of the user, adjustment of a performance mode of the device for monitoring the physiological characteristic of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventor: Katelijn Vleugels
  • Publication number: 20220301679
    Abstract: The disclosed techniques include obtaining sensor data from one or more sensors configured to detect movement related to a user of the one or more sensors, and determining, based on the sensor data, of an occurrence of a gesture-based physical behavior event of the user. The techniques further cause adjustment of a medication dosage for delivery to the user based on determining the occurrence of the gesture-based physical behavior event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventor: Katelijn Vleugels
  • Patent number: 11382034
    Abstract: A network system comprises a first logic block providing a link to a first network via an access point of a WLAN and a second logic block communicating with a node of a second network (such as a WPAN) and configured to provide a link between the node and the first network via the access point. The network system is configured to maintain continuous connections to both the access point and the node while receiving power. The second logic block can communicate with the node using a modified communication protocol that is only partially compliant with an 802.11x communications protocol. A wireless hub can integrate a WPAN with a WLAN including, in part, a wireless circuit compliant with the WLAN standard (such as an 802.11x standard), a processor, and a memory. The wireless circuit can connect to the WPAN without losing connectivity (such as association and synchronization) to the WLAN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Ozmo Licensing LLP
    Inventors: Katelijn Vleugels, Roel Peeters
  • Patent number: 11367517
    Abstract: An automated medication dosing and dispensing system includes: gesture sensors to detect physical movement of a user; computer-readable storage media with program code instructions; and at least one processor. The instructions are configurable to cause the at least one processor to perform a method that involves: detecting, based on analysis of gesture sensor readings obtained from the gesture sensors, an occurrence of a gesture-based physical behavior event; calculating an initial confidence level for the detected occurrence of the gesture-based physical behavior event; deriving a final confidence level, for the detected occurrence of the gesture-based physical behavior event, from the initial confidence level and from external information obtained from at least one source of data that is distinct from the gesture sensors; and adjusting medication dosage and/or medication dispensing parameters in response to the detected occurrence of the gesture-based physical behavior event and the final confidence level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
    Inventor: Katelijn Vleugels
  • Patent number: 11367516
    Abstract: An automated medication dispensing system provides for triggering a medication administration message when an inferred event is detected for which a medication administration message is to be sent. The event might be the start, the beginning, or an anticipation of a start, of an eating event, detected by an event detection module from gestures of a user from a set of sensor readings. The message can be a signal to medication dispensing apparatus, and/or a reminder message to the user, an ancillary message to a caregiver, health professional, or others. The medication administration message might comprise a signal to an input of an insulin management system or an input of a meal-aware artificial pancreas. The events might also include a drinking event, a smoking event, a personal hygiene event, and/or a medication related event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
    Inventor: Katelijn Vleugels
  • Patent number: 11363986
    Abstract: An automated medication dosing and dispensing system includes sensors to detect physical movement of a user; storage media with program instructions; and a processor. The program instructions cause the processor to: detect, based on analysis of sensor readings obtained from the sensors, occurrences of gesture-based physical behavior events; store historical event information corresponding to the detected occurrences; process the stored historical event information to predict a future occurrence of a physical behavior event of interest; and adjust medication dosage and/or medication dispensing parameters in response to the predicted future occurrence of the physical behavior event of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
    Inventor: Katelijn Vleugels
  • Publication number: 20220058999
    Abstract: Systems and methods for implementing digital vision diagnostics are described and can include: (1) projecting images onto an individual's retina; (2) modelling the optics of the retina; (3) collecting user input/feedback in response to the projected image(s); (4) collecting other known vision-related data or contextual metadata; (5) diagnosing at least one vision-related or diagnostic parameter of the individual based on a combination of (1)-(4). Systems and methods for implementing digital vision compensation are further described and can include: (1) digitally capturing image(s) of an individual's field-of-view or portion thereof, or retrieving pre-recorded image(s); (2) determining or retrieving at least one vision-related or diagnostic parameter of the individual (e.g., using digital vision diagnostic technique(s)); (3) process the captured or pre-recorded digital image(s) to create compensated digital image(s); and (4) display or project the compensated digital image(s) to the individual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventor: Katelijn Vleugels
  • Patent number: 11252659
    Abstract: A network system comprises a first logic block providing a link to a first network via an access point of a WLAN and a second logic block communicating with a node of a second network (such as a WPAN) and configured to provide a link between the node and the first network via the access point. The network system is configured to maintain continuous connections to both the access point and the node while receiving power. The second logic block can communicate with the node using a modified communication protocol that is only partially compliant with an 802.11x communications protocol. A wireless hub can integrate a WPAN with a WLAN including, in part, a wireless circuit compliant with the WLAN standard (such as an 802.11x standard), a processor, and a memory. The wireless circuit can connect to the WPAN without losing connectivity (such as association and synchronization) to the WLAN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Ozmo Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Katelijn Vleugels, Roel Peeters
  • Publication number: 20220007283
    Abstract: A network system comprises a first logic block providing a link to a first network via an access point of a WLAN and a second logic block communicating with a node of a second network (such as a WPAN) and configured to provide a link between the node and the first network via the access point. The network system is configured to maintain continuous connections to both the access point and the node while receiving power. The second logic block can communicate with the node using a modified communication protocol that is only partially compliant with an 802.11x communications protocol. A wireless hub can integrate a WPAN with a WLAN including, in part, a wireless circuit compliant with the WLAN standard (such as an 802.11x standard), a processor, and a memory. The wireless circuit can connect to the WPAN without losing connectivity (such as association and synchronization) to the WLAN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Katelijn Vleugels, Roel Peeters
  • Publication number: 20210350920
    Abstract: A sensing device monitors and tracks food intake events and details. A processor, appropriately programmed, controls aspects of the sensing device to capture data, store data, analyze data and provide suitable feedback related to food intake. More generally, the methods might include detecting, identifying, analyzing, quantifying, tracking, processing and/or influencing, related to the intake of food, eating habits, eating patterns, and/or triggers for food intake events, eating habits, or eating patterns. Feedback might be targeted for influencing the intake of food, eating habits, or eating patterns, and/or triggers for those. The sensing device can also be used to track and provide feedback beyond food-related behaviors and more generally track behavior events, detect behavior event triggers and behavior event patterns and provide suitable feedback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Katelijn Vleugels, Ronald Marianetti, II
  • Patent number: 11122504
    Abstract: A network system comprises a first logic block providing a link to a first network via an access point of a WLAN and a second logic block communicating with a node of a second network (such as a WPAN) and configured to provide a link between the node and the first network via the access point. The network system is configured to maintain continuous connections to both the access point and the node while receiving power. The second logic block can communicate with the node using a modified communication protocol that is only partially compliant with an 802.11x communications protocol. A wireless hub can integrate a WPAN with a WLAN including, in part, a wireless circuit compliant with the WLAN standard (such as an 802.11x standard), a processor, and a memory. The wireless circuit can connect to the WPAN without losing connectivity (such as association and synchronization) to the WLAN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Ozmo Licensing LLP
    Inventors: Katelijn Vleugels, Roel Peeters