Patents by Inventor Lubna Ahmad

Lubna Ahmad 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: 11835514
    Abstract: A breath analyte capture device includes a breath input port into which a user exhales a breath sample, and a cartridge insertion port for receiving a disposable cartridge containing an interactant. During exhalation of a breath sample, at least a portion of the breath sample is routed through the cartridge such that the analyte (such as breath acetone) is captured by the interactant. In some embodiments, the concentration of the analyte in the breath sample is measured by monitoring a chemical reaction that occurs in the disposable cartridge. The chemical reaction may be monitored by illuminating the cartridge at each of multiple light wavelengths while measuring reflected light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Invoy Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Lubna Ahmad, Zachary Smith, Salman Ahmad, Connie Kim, Ayman Luqman
  • Patent number: 11531022
    Abstract: A breath analyte capture device includes a breath input port into which a user exhales a breath sample, and a cartridge insertion port for receiving a disposable cartridge containing an interactant. During exhalation of a breath sample, at least a portion of the breath sample is routed through the cartridge such that the analyte (such as breath acetone) is captured by the interactant. In some embodiments, the concentration of the analyte in the breath sample is measured by monitoring a chemical reaction that occurs in the disposable cartridge. The chemical reaction may be monitored by illuminating the cartridge at each of multiple light wavelengths while measuring reflected light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Invoy Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Lubna Ahmad, Zachary Smith, Salman Ahmad, Connie Kim, Ayman Luqman
  • Patent number: 10782284
    Abstract: A breath analyte capture device includes a breath input port into which a user exhales a breath sample, and a cartridge insertion port for receiving a disposable cartridge containing an interactant. During exhalation of a breath sample, at least a portion of the breath sample is routed through the cartridge such that the analyte (such as breath acetone) is captured by the interactant. In some embodiments, the concentration of the analyte in the breath sample is measured by monitoring a chemical reaction that occurs in the disposable cartridge. The chemical reaction may be monitored by illuminating the cartridge at each of multiple light wavelengths while measuring reflected light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Invoy Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Lubna Ahmad, Zachary Smith, Salman Ahmad, Connie Kim, Ayman Luqman
  • Patent number: 10750004
    Abstract: A user device and a breath analysis device (or other types of portable devices) use a pairing and communication protocol that address user convenience and connectivity issues. For example, a breath analysis device is associated with a unique identifier and the unique identifier is associated with an account corresponding to the user. Likewise, a user device is associated with a user device identifier and the user device identifier is associated with the account corresponding to the user. The breath analysis device and the user device can use at least one of the identifiers to determine whether the user device is authorized to pair with the breath analysis device, and vice-versa. If authorized, the breath analysis device and user device can pair with one another. Once paired, the user device may wirelessly communicate with the breath analysis device for various purposes, such as to retrieve and display breath analysis test results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Invoy Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Salman Ahmad, Zachary Smith, Lubna Ahmad
  • Patent number: 10736548
    Abstract: A portable system is provided for measuring a ketone, such as an acetone, in the breath or other bodily fluid of a user. The system includes a portable measurement device that analyzes fluid samples and generates corresponding ketone measurements. The portable measurement device communicates with an application which runs on a smartphone or other mobile device of the user. The application tracks, and generates graphs of, the ketone measurements, and may include various features for facilitating the analysis of the measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Invoy Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Lubna Ahmad, Salman Ahmad
  • Publication number: 20190271684
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for sensing an analyte in a fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventor: Lubna Ahmad
  • Publication number: 20190231222
    Abstract: A system is provided for sensing an analyte in breath of a user. The system comprises a base; a breath input operatively coupled to the base that receives the breath; a cartridge coupled to the base and in fluid communication with the breath input to receive the breath, wherein the cartridge comprises an interactant subsystem that is selected to undergo a reaction with the analyte when the analyte is present in the breath and to undergo an optical change corresponding to the reaction; and an optical subsystem coupled to the base and configured to sense the optical change, wherein the optical subsystem generates an output comprising information about the analyte in response to the optical detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Lubna Ahmad, Salman Ahmad, Zachary Smith
  • Patent number: 10285642
    Abstract: A wearable breath analysis device is disclosed that may be worn, for example, around the neck or wrist of a user. The wearable device may be a stand-along device (in which case it may include a display that provides a user interface), or may operate in conjunction with a smartphone or other command device. The wearable device may include auditory and/or vibratory notice and communications features or capabilities, for example, such as a reminder or notice to conduct a breath analyte measurement, instructions to the user in the course of conducting the measurement, and notice of the breath analyte measurement results. The auditory or vibratory notice may be provided at the wearable, and/or at the command device where a command device is used. Related methods also are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Invoy Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Lubna Ahmad, Salman Ahmad, Zachary Smith
  • Patent number: 10278617
    Abstract: A method is provided for sensing ammonia in a breath sample. The method comprises conditioning the breath sample so that the conditioned breath sample has a relative humidity greater than a relative humidity corresponding to a first inflection point of a downwardly concave lowest ammonia iso-concentration curve. It also comprises contacting the conditioned breath sample with an interactant that interacts with the ammonia in the conditioned breath sample, wherein the interaction causes a change in an optical characteristic in relation to the amount of the ammonia in the breath sample. It further comprises using the change in the optical characteristic to sense the ammonia in the breath sample. Related apparatuses are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Invoy Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Brent Satterfield, Lubna Ahmad, Rhett Martineau
  • Publication number: 20190099109
    Abstract: Systems and methods of and for portable device for monitoring a plurality of ketones. A system may include a device comprising a first ketone body measurement unit that measures a concentration of a first ketone body, a second ketone body measurement unit different from the first ketone body measurement device that measures a second ketone body different from the first ketone body, and an output device that receives the first and second ketone body concentration measurements and presents information to the user relating to the first and second ketone body concentration measurements, optionally simultaneously. The device may be portable. The method may include using a portable device to obtain a breath acetone concentration measurement of a user and a blood ketone body concentration measurement comprising at least one of an acetoacetate concentration and a ?-HBA concentration of the user. The method may also include various other steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventor: Lubna Ahmad
  • Publication number: 20180270340
    Abstract: A user device and a breath analysis device (or other types of portable devices) use a pairing and communication protocol that address user convenience and connectivity issues. For example, a breath analysis device is associated with a unique identifier and the unique identifier is associated with an account corresponding to the user. Likewise, a user device is associated with a user device identifier and the user device identifier is associated with the account corresponding to the user. The breath analysis device and the user device can use at least one of the identifiers to determine whether the user device is authorized to pair with the breath analysis device, and vice-versa. If authorized, the breath analysis device and user device can pair with one another. Once paired, the user device may wirelessly communicate with the breath analysis device for various purposes, such as to retrieve and display breath analysis test results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Salman Ahmad, Zachary Smith, Lubna Ahmad
  • Patent number: 10068494
    Abstract: A system is disclosed that uses profiles of users, including monitored ketone levels of the users, to assess effectiveness levels of health programs (such as weight loss programs) assigned to the users, and to select health program modifications for the users. The system may use a machine learning (artificial intelligence) algorithm to adaptively learn how to classify users and to select messaging and behavioral modifications for the users. For example, in some embodiments the system classifies the users and provides associated health program recommendations using a computer model trained with expert-classified user data records. As another example, a set of rules may be used to generate the health program recommendations and related messaging, and the set of rules may automatically be modified over time based on feedback data reflective of health program effectiveness levels produced by such rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Invoy Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Lubna Ahmad, Salman Ahmad
  • Publication number: 20180024113
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for sensing an analyte in a fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventor: Lubna Ahmad
  • Patent number: 9848075
    Abstract: A user device and a breath analysis device (or other types of portable devices) use a pairing and communication protocol that address user convenience and connectivity issues. For example, a breath analysis device is associated with a unique identifier and the unique identifier is associated with an account corresponding to the user. Likewise, a user device is associated with a user device identifier and the user device identifier is associated with the account corresponding to the user. The breath analysis device and the user device can use at least one of the identifiers to determine whether the user device is authorized to pair with the breath analysis device, and vice-versa. If authorized, the breath analysis device and user device can pair with one another. Once paired, the user device may wirelessly communicate with the breath analysis device for various purposes, such as to retrieve and display breath analysis test results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Invoy Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Salman Ahmad, Zachary Smith, Lubna Ahmad
  • Publication number: 20170332951
    Abstract: A portable system is provided for measuring a ketone, such as an acetone, in the breath or other bodily fluid of a user. The system includes a portable measurement device that analyzes fluid samples and generates corresponding ketone measurements. The portable measurement device communicates with an application which runs on a smartphone or other mobile device of the user. The application tracks, and generates graphs of, the ketone measurements, and may include various features for facilitating the analysis of the measurements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Lubna Ahmad, Salman Ahmad
  • Publication number: 20170215795
    Abstract: A wearable breath analysis device is disclosed that may be worn, for example, around the neck or wrist of a user. The wearable device may be a stand-along device (in which case it may include a display that provides a user interface), or may operate in conjunction with a smartphone or other command device. The wearable device may include auditory and/or vibratory notice and communications features or capabilities, for example, such as a reminder or notice to conduct a breath analyte measurement, instructions to the user in the course of conducting the measurement, and notice of the breath analyte measurement results. The auditory or vibratory notice may be provided at the wearable, and/or at the command device where a command device is used. Related methods also are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Lubna Ahmad, Salman Ahmad, Zachary Smith
  • Publication number: 20160334387
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for sensing an analyte in a fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventor: Lubna Ahmad
  • Patent number: 9429578
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for sensing an analyte in a fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Invoy Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Lubna Ahmad
  • Publication number: 20150065365
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for sensing an analyte in a fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Invoy Technologies, L.L.C
    Inventor: Lubna Ahmad
  • Publication number: 20140276100
    Abstract: A system is provided for sensing an analyte in a breath sample. The system includes a breath bag, a cartridge and a base. The breath bag contains the breath sample. The bag includes a mouthpiece fixedly disposed on the breath bag. The cartridge includes an interactant that reacts with the analyte and generates a change in an optical characteristic relative to a reference. The base includes a flow path, a breath bag receiver for detachably receiving and retaining the mouthpiece of the breath bag in fluid communication with the flow path, and a cartridge receiver that detachably receives and retains the cartridge in the base, such that the base engages the cartridge so that the interactant is in fluid communication with the flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Invoy Technologies
    Inventors: Brent Satterfield, Lubna Ahmad, Rhett Martineau, Zach Smith