Patents by Inventor Kim Lu

Kim Lu 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).

  • Detection of biomarkers from exhaled breath
    Patent number: 11397177
    Abstract: The technology relates to devices and methods thereof for the detection of one or more biomarkers from a user's exhaled breath. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a device comprising a metered dose inhaler, and a sensor that detects one or more biomarkers comprising HFA, CO2, and NO. In another embodiment, the device detects HFA, CO2 and NO simultaneously by photoacoustic spectroscopy. In another embodiment, the device may be used as part of an overall treatment regimen for asthma or COPD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Dan M. Cooper, Eric O. Potma, Kim Lu
  • DETECTION OF BIOMARKERS FROM EXHALED BREATH
    Publication number: 20210063380
    Abstract: The technology relates to devices and methods thereof for the detection of one or more biomarkers from a user's exhaled breath. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a device comprising a metered dose inhaler, and a sensor that detects one or more biomarkers comprising HFA, CO2, and NO. In another embodiment, the device detects HFA, CO2 and NO simultaneously by photoacoustic spectroscopy. In another embodiment, the device may be used as part of an overall treatment regimen for asthma or COPD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Dan M. COOPER, Eric O. Potma, Kim Lu