Patents by Inventor Manfred Ebner
Manfred Ebner 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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Patent number: 9391670Abstract: A disease management system, methods, and devices are shown and described. In one embodiment, the system includes an infusion pump and a remote controller with the ability to be paired to each other and to confirm the authenticity of instructions sent to the infusion device from the remote controller. A method to verify a wireless connection between an infusion pump and a remote controller is shown and described herein. In addition, a method of operating a diabetes management system is provided in which the system includes an infusion pump and at least a remote controller.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2013Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: Animas CorporationInventors: Krzysztof Z. Brukalo, Manfred Ebner, Steven Getz, David Hohl, David Pohlman, Charles Hendrixson, John Quinlan
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Patent number: 9049982Abstract: A disease management system, methods, and devices are shown and described. In one embodiment, the system includes an infusion pump and a remote controller with the ability to be paired to each other. A method to verify a wireless connection between an infusion pump and a remote controller is shown and described herein. In a further embodiment, a method to verify a wireless connection between an infusion pump and a remote controller is provided. In addition, a method of operating a diabetes management system is provided in which the system includes an infusion pump and at least a remote controller.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2011Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: ANIMAS CORPORATIONInventors: Krzysztof Z. Brukalo, Manfred Ebner, Steven Getz, David Hohl, David Pohlman
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Patent number: 8932250Abstract: A disease management system, methods, and devices are shown and described. In one embodiment, the system includes an infusion pump and a remote controller with the ability to be paired to each other. A method to verify a wireless connection between an infusion pump and a remote controller is shown and described herein. In a further embodiment, a method to verify a wireless connection between an infusion pump and a remote controller is provided. In addition, a method of operating a diabetes management system is provided in which the system includes an infusion pump and at least a remote controller.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2007Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: Animas CorporationInventors: Barbara A. Montgomery, Krzysztof Z. Brukalo, Manfred Ebner, Steven Getz, Carl Brewer, Ulrich Kraft, Mark DeStefano, Sieghard Hasenzahl, Katherine D. Crothall, David Hohl
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Patent number: 8903350Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for wireless transmission of data between components of a blood glucose system (1, I1) including a master controller (2, 2?) having a receiver (10) and a transmitter (9), and at least one slave device (3) having a receiver (19) and a transmitter (18). The slave device (3) is normally operated in a power saving mode and its receiver (19) is only activated intermittently at a receiver activation frequency for a predetermined listening period. The controller (2, 21) transmits a communication initiation data frame to the slave device (3) via a preamble signal transmitted for a preamble period. Upon receipt of the communication initiation data frame, the slave device (3) is switched to a communication mode in which it transmits a response to the controller (2, 21), and the slave device (3) is switched from the communication mode to the power saving mode.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2013Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: LifeScan Scotland LimitedInventors: Manfred Ebner, Ulrich Kraft
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Patent number: 8762624Abstract: A data management system and method for storing data records of at least two different category types in a first non-volatile memory section, which may be flash memory, divided into sequentially arranged memory locations. The data records, each including its category type and a time stamp, are sequentially stored into memory locations indicated by a cyclic write pointer stored in a second nonvolatile memory section. A new node associated with a data record is added to a linked list stored in a volatile memory section for a determined category type, such that there is a separate linked list for each category type. The data management system may be included in a glucose meter of a blood glucose system, and use of the second nonvolatile memory section and the volatile memory sections allows data records stored in the first nonvolatile memory section to be displayed by category type and by time stamp more quickly.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2007Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Lifescan Scotland LimitedInventors: Joachim Binz, Manfred Ebner, Mario Esser, Stephan Muller-Pathle, Thomas Jetter
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Publication number: 20140113553Abstract: A disease management system, methods, and devices are shown and described. In one embodiment, the system includes an infusion pump and a remote controller with the ability to be paired to each other and to confirm the authenticity of instructions sent to the infusion device from the remote controller. A method to verify a wireless connection between an infusion pump and a remote controller is shown and described herein. In addition, a method of operating a diabetes management system is provided in which the system includes an infusion pump and at least a remote controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: ANIMAS CORPORATIONInventors: Krzysztof Z. BRUKALO, Manfred EBNER, Steven GETZ, David HOHL, David POHLMAN, Charles HENDRIXSON, John QUINLAN
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Publication number: 20130344813Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for wireless transmission of data between components of a blood glucose system (1, I1) including a master controller (2, 2?) having a receiver (10) and a transmitter (9), and at least one slave device (3) having a receiver (19) and a transmitter (18). The slave device (3) is normally operated in a power saving mode and its receiver (19) is only activated intermittently at a receiver activation frequency for a predetermined listening period. The controller (2, 21) transmits a communication initiation data frame to the slave device (3) via a preamble signal transmitted for a preamble period. Upon receipt of the communication initiation data frame, the slave device (3) is switched to a communication mode in which it transmits a response to the controller (2, 21), and the slave device (3) is switched from the communication mode to the power saving mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2013Publication date: December 26, 2013Inventors: Manfred Ebner, Ulrich Kraft
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Patent number: 8472913Abstract: A method for wireless transmission of data between a master controller (2, 2?) having a receiver (10) and a transmitter (9), and at least one slave device (3) having a receiver (19) and a transmitter (18), and to a corresponding blood glucose system (1, 1?). The slave device (3) is normally operated in a power saving mode in which its receiver (19) is only activated intermittently at a receiver activation frequency for a predetermined listening period. The controller (2, 21) transmits a communication initiation data frame to the slave device (3) by means of a signal comprising a preamble signal transmitted for a preamble period. Upon receipt of the communication initiation data frame, the slave device (3) is switched to a communication mode in which it transmits a response to the controller (2, 21), and the slave device (3) is switched from the communication mode to the power saving mode.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2012Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: LifeScan Scotland LimitedInventors: Manfred Ebner, Ulrich Kraft
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Patent number: 8449523Abstract: A disease management system, methods, and devices are shown and described. In one embodiment, the system includes an infusion pump and a remote controller with the ability to be paired to each other. A method to verify a wireless connection between an infusion pump and a remote controller is shown and described herein. In a further embodiment, a method to verify a wireless connection between an infusion pump and a remote controller is provided. In addition, a method of operating a diabetes management system is provided in which the system includes an infusion pump and at least a remote controller.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2007Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Animas CorporationInventors: Krzysztof Z. Brukalo, Manfred Ebner, Steven Getz, David Hohl, Carl Brewer, Ulrich Kraft, Mark DeStefano, Sieghard Hasenzahl
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Patent number: 8444595Abstract: A disease management system, methods, and devices are shown and described. In one embodiment, the system includes an infusion pump and a remote controller with the ability to be paired to each other. A method to verify a wireless connection between an infusion pump and a remote controller is shown and described herein. In a further embodiment, a method to verify a wireless connection between an infusion pump and a remote controller is provided. In addition, a method of operating a diabetes management system is provided in which the system includes an infusion pump and at least a remote controller.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2007Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Animas CorporationInventors: Krzysztof Z Brukalo, Manfred Ebner, Steven Getz, David Hohl, David Pohlman
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Publication number: 20130006536Abstract: A hand-held test meter for use with an analytical test strip in the determination of an analyte (such as glucose) in a bodily fluid sample (for example, a whole blood sample) includes a housing, a test meter control circuit block, and a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector block that includes an unpowered USB connection detection circuit block. The unpowered USB connection detection circuit block is configured to provide a shielding signal of a first potential (for example, a high-level signal) to the test meter circuit control block when a USB connection to an external device has been made to the USB connector block and a shielding signal of a second potential (such as a low-level signal representative of ground) to the test meter control circuit block when a USB connection to a an device has been made to the USB connector block.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2011Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: LifeScan, Inc.Inventors: Ulrich KRAFT, Manfred EBNER
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Publication number: 20120163481Abstract: A method for wireless transmission of data between a master controller (2, 2?) having a receiver (10) and a transmitter (9), and at least one slave device (3) having a receiver (19) and a transmitter (18), and to a corresponding blood glucose system (1, I1). The slave device (3) is normally operated in a power saving mode in which its receiver (19) is only activated intermittently at a receiver activation frequency for a predetermined listening period. The controller (2, 21) transmits a communication initiation data frame to the slave device (3) by means of a signal comprising a preamble signal transmitted for a preamble period. Upon receipt of the communication initiation data frame, the slave device (3) is switched to a communication mode in which it transmits a response to the controller (2, 21), and the slave device (3) is switched from the communication mode to the power saving mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2012Publication date: June 28, 2012Applicant: LifeScan Scotland Ltd.Inventors: Manfred Ebner, Ulrich Kraft
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Patent number: 8099074Abstract: The invention relates to a method for wireless transmission of data between components of a blood glucose system including a master controller (i.e., “master”) and a slave device (i.e., “slave”). The master and slave each have a receiver and transmitter. The method comprises operating the slave normally in a power saving mode, activating the transmitter of the master for a transmission period and subsequently activating the receiver of the master for a response period. When the slave receives a preamble signal during a listening period the slave receiver is activated until a portion of a transmitted data frame from the master is received, switched into a communication mode to transmit a response to the master and switched from the communication mode to the power saving mode. In the power saving mode the activation frequency of the slave receiver and the transmission of the data frame are controlled to save power.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2006Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: LifeScan Scotland, Ltd.Inventors: Manfred Ebner, Ulrich Kraft
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Patent number: 8093903Abstract: A system and method of processing a test current for an analyte measurement in a fluid using a test strip and a test meter are disclosed. The method comprises sampling the test current at a pre-determined sampling rate to acquire a plurality of A/D conversions. The method also comprises filtering out at least a highest magnitude A/D conversion and a lowest magnitude A/D conversion leaving a plurality of accepted A/D conversions. Further, the method comprises calculating an average or a summation of the plurality of accepted A/D conversions and converting the average or the summation into a glucose concentration.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2008Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: LifeScan, Inc.Inventors: Ulrich Kraft, James Christol, Manfred Ebner
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Publication number: 20110178499Abstract: A disease management system, methods, and devices are shown and described. In one embodiment, the system includes an infusion pump and a remote controller with the ability to be paired to each other. A method to verify a wireless connection between an infusion pump and a remote controller is shown and described herein. In a further embodiment, a method to verify a wireless connection between an infusion pump and a remote controller is provided. In addition, a method of operating a diabetes management system is provided in which the system includes an infusion pump and at least a remote controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2011Publication date: July 21, 2011Applicant: Animas CorporationInventors: Krzysztof Z. Brukalo, Manfred Ebner, Steven Getz, David Hohl, David Pohlman
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Publication number: 20110099338Abstract: The present invention relates to a data management system and method for storing a plurality of data records (10) including data records of at least two different category types in a non-volatile memory section (12) divided into a plurality of sequentially arranged memory locations. By means of a storage controller (228), the data records (10), each comprising an indication (20) of its category type and a time stamp (21), are sequentially stored one by one in the order of receipt into memory locations indicated by a cyclic write pointer (26) that is incremented following storage of each data record (10) such that each memory location storing a data record stores exactly one data, record (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2007Publication date: April 28, 2011Applicant: Life Scan Scotland Ltd.Inventors: Joachim Binz, Manfred Ebner, Mario Esser, Stephan Muller-Pathle, Thomas Jetter
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Publication number: 20100228111Abstract: The present invention relates to a blood glucose meter (200) comprising a blood glucose measuring module (234) for performing a blood glucose measuring function and a wireless communication module (236) adapted establishing a wireless communication link with an external device and exchanging information with the external device via the wireless communication link according to a predetermined frequency format and protocol. The blood glucose measuring module (234) and the wireless communication module (236) are physically-separate units electrically connected in order to allow for an exchange of electrical signals corresponding to information to be transmitted by the wireless communication module and/or information received by the wireless communication module (236).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2006Publication date: September 9, 2010Inventors: Alf Friman, Enrico Tresoldi, Ulrich Kraft, Manfred Ebner, Magnus Engstorm, Fredrik Grahs
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Publication number: 20090322341Abstract: A system and method of processing a test current for an analyte measurement in a fluid using a test strip and a test meter are disclosed. The method comprises sampling the test current at a pre-determined sampling rate to acquire a plurality of A/D conversions. The method also comprises filtering out at least a highest magnitude A/D conversion and a lowest magnitude A/D conversion leaving a plurality of accepted A/D conversions. Further, the method comprises calculating an average or a summation of the plurality of accepted A/D conversions and converting the average or the summation into a glucose concentration.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2008Publication date: December 31, 2009Inventors: Ulrich Kraft, James Christol, Manfred Ebner
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Publication number: 20090216100Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for wireless transmission of data between components of a blood glucose system (1, I1) including a master controller (2, 2?) having a receiver (10) and a transmitter (9), and at least one slave device (3) having a receiver (19) and a transmitter (18), and to a corresponding blood glucose system (1, I1). The slave device (3) is normally operated in a power saving mode in which its receiver (19) is only activated intermittently at a receiver activation frequency for a predetermined listening period. The controller (2, 21) transmits a communication initiation data frame to the slave device (3) by means of a signal comprising a preamble signal transmitted for a preamble period. Upon receipt of the communication initiation data frame, the slave device (3) is switched to a communication mode in which it transmits a response to the controller (2, 21), and the slave device (3) is switched from the communication mode to the power saving mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2006Publication date: August 27, 2009Applicant: LifeScan Scotland Ltd.Inventors: Manfred Ebner, Ulrich Kraft
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Patent number: 7468125Abstract: A system and method of processing a test current for an analyte measurement in a fluid using a test strip and a test meter are disclosed. The method comprises sampling the test current at a pre-determined sampling rate to acquire a plurality of A/D conversions. The method also comprises filtering out at least a highest magnitude A/D conversion and a lowest magnitude A/D conversion leaving a plurality of accepted A/D conversions. Further, the method comprises calculating an average or a summation of the plurality of accepted A/D conversions and converting the average or the summation into a glucose concentration.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2005Date of Patent: December 23, 2008Assignee: Lifescan, Inc.Inventors: Ulrich Kraft, James Christol, Manfred Ebner