Patents by Inventor Mélanie Patel Alsberghe

Mélanie Patel Alsberghe 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: 11399726
    Abstract: A device for collecting cardiovascular data relating to an individual user, comprising a control unit assembly with an electronic controller and a pneumatic unit, an arm band having an inflatable bladder and configured to surround the left arm of the individual, wherein the pneumatic unit has a pump and a pressure sensor, and is configured to inflate and deflate the inflatable bladder, so that the electronic controller can determine the arterial pressure of the user, the device further comprising an acoustic sensor being coupled to the external wall of the arm band and having a sensitive side such that in use configuration, the sensitive side is adjacent to the chest of the user, whereby at least a cardiovascular timing characteristic can be inferred from signals from the acoustic sensor and the pressure sensor. The device may also comprise a set of contact electrodes to provide additionally ECG functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: WITHINGS
    Inventors: David Campo, Bastien Rechke, Xianzhi Zhang, Mélanie Patel Alsberghe, Victor Ting, Olivier Bienvenu
  • Publication number: 20200121197
    Abstract: A device for collecting cardiovascular data relating to an individual user, comprising a control unit assembly with an electronic controller and a pneumatic unit, an arm band having an inflatable bladder and configured to surround the left arm of the individual, wherein the pneumatic unit has a pump and a pressure sensor, and is configured to inflate and deflate the inflatable bladder, so that the electronic controller can determine the arterial pressure of the user, the device further comprising an acoustic sensor being coupled to the external wall of the arm band and having a sensitive side such that in use configuration, the sensitive side is adjacent to the chest of the user, whereby at least a cardiovascular timing characteristic can be inferred from signals from the acoustic sensor and the pressure sensor. The device may also comprise a set of contact electrodes to provide additionally ECG functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: WITHINGS
    Inventors: David Campo, Bastien Rechke, Xianzhi Zhang, Mélanie Patel Alsberghe, Victor Ting, Olivier Bienvenu