Patents by Inventor Mark A. Castle

Mark A. Castle 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: 10388182
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to socially enabled guidance for products with GUIs. A method in accordance with an embodiment includes: recording a set of sequential graphical user interface (GUI) interactions in a product GUI; saving the set of sequential GUI interactions in a file; importing the file containing the set of sequential GUI interactions; parsing the file to extract the set of sequential GUI interactions; highlighting a GUI interaction listed in the set of sequential GUI interactions; and in response to a user selection of the highlighted GUI interaction, highlighting a next GUI interaction listed in the set of sequential GUI interactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mark A. Castle, Andrew D. Humphreys, Martin G. Keen, John J. P. McNamara, Mark N. Walters
  • Patent number: 9802007
    Abstract: A lancet driver is provided wherein the driver exerts a driving force on a lancet during a lancing cycle and is used on a tissue site. The driver comprises of a drive force generator for advancing the lancet along a path into the tissue site, and a manual switch for a user interface input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Mark Castle, Rodney Kugizaki, Robert Englert, Thomas Shoup, Dominique M. Freeman
  • Patent number: 9795747
    Abstract: A lancet driver is provided wherein the driver exerts a driving force on a lancet during a lancing cycle and is used on a tissue site. The driver comprises of a drive force generator for advancing the lancet along a path into the tissue site, and a manual switch for a user interface input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Mark Castle, Rodney Kugizaki, Robert Englert, Thomas Shoup, Jeff Perry
  • Patent number: 9744312
    Abstract: A lancet driver is provided wherein the driver exerts a driving force on a lancet during a lancing cycle and is used on a tissue site. The driver comprises of a drive force generator for advancing the lancet along a path into the tissue site, and a manual switch for a user interface input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Mark Castle, Rodney Kugizaki, Robert Englert, Thomas Shoup
  • Patent number: 9487137
    Abstract: A safety message playback device for an automobile including a housing unit, a central processing unit disposed within the housing unit, a speaker disposed on a top surface of the housing unit, a battery compartment disposed within the housing unit, a rechargeable battery disposed within the battery compartment, a recordation and playback control disposed on the top surface of the housing unit, a pair of electrical cables, a magnetically triggered door sensor, and an adhesive strip disposed on a bottom surface of the housing unit. The recordation and playback control is configured to allow a user to record a message into the speaker for playback through the speaker when the recordation and playback control is activated. The speaker is configured to repeatedly playback the message the user has prerecorded when the magnetically triggered door sensor is in an open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Inventor: Mark Castle
  • Patent number: 9375169
    Abstract: An analyte and detecting apparatus has a housing and a disposable positionable in the housing. A penetrating member driver is positioned in the housing. A plurality of penetrating members are positioned in the disposable. Each a penetrating member is configured to be coupled to the penetrating member driver. A plurality of sampling chambers are provided with each one including an analyte sensor. A cam disk indexing and drive mechanism is included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: In Sang Choi, Mark Castle, Hyunsuk Jang
  • Publication number: 20160147397
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to socially enabled guidance for products with GUIs. A method in accordance with an embodiment includes: recording a set of sequential graphical user interface (GUI) interactions in a product GUI; saving the set of sequential GUI interactions in a file; importing the file containing the set of sequential GUI interactions; parsing the file to extract the set of sequential GUI interactions; highlighting a GUI interaction listed in the set of sequential GUI interactions; and in response to a user selection of the highlighted GUI interaction, highlighting a next GUI interaction listed in the set of sequential GUI interactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Mark A. Castle, Andrew D. Humphreys, Martin G. Keen, John J.P. McNamara, Mark N. Walters
  • Publication number: 20160129204
    Abstract: A lancet driver is provided wherein the driver exerts a driving force on a lancet during a lancing cycle and is used on a tissue site. The driver comprises of a drive force generator for advancing the lancet along a path into the tissue site, and a manual switch for a user interface input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Mark Castle, Rodney Kugizaki, Robert Englert, Thomas Shoup
  • Patent number: 8965476
    Abstract: A body fluid testing device has at least one penetrating member and a penetrating member driver configured to be coupled to the at least one penetrating member. A plurality of analyte sensors are coupled to a spoked disk substrate. Each of a penetrating member can pass between spokes of the disk substrate to provide that a used penetrating member can be removed and a new penetrating inserted without removing the disk. A disposable houses the at least one penetrating member and the plurality of analyte sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Dominique M. Freeman, Thomas Shoup, Jeffrey Perry, Mark Castle, Rodney Kugizaki, Robert Englert, Don Alden
  • Publication number: 20140142543
    Abstract: A lancet driver is provided wherein the driver exerts a driving force on a lancet during a lancing cycle and is used on a tissue site. The driver comprises of a drive force generator for advancing the lancet along a path into the tissue site, and a manual switch for a user interface input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Mark Castle, Rodney Kugizaki, Robert Englert, Thomas Shoup, Dominique M. Freeman
  • Publication number: 20120283539
    Abstract: A body fluid testing device has at least one penetrating member and a penetrating member driver configured to be coupled to the at least one penetrating member. A plurality of analyte sensors are coupled to a spoked disk substrate. Each of a penetrating member can pass between spokes of the disk substrate to provide that a used penetrating member can be removed and a new penetrating inserted without removing the disk. A disposable houses the at least one penetrating member and the plurality of analyte sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: Dominique M. Freeman, Thomas Shoup, Jeffrey Perry, Mark Castle, Rodney Kugizaki, Robert Englert, Don Alden
  • Publication number: 20120271123
    Abstract: A lancing device is provided that has a housing with a length greater than a width. Electronics are positioned in an interior of the housing. A test strip aperture is in the housing and is adapted to receive a body fluid test strip. A lancet aperture is positioned in line with the test strip aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventors: Mark Castle, Rodney Kugizaki
  • Publication number: 20120271197
    Abstract: A lancet driver is provided wherein the driver exerts a driving force on a lancet during a lancing cycle and is used on a tissue site. The driver comprises of a drive force generator for advancing the lancet along a path into the tissue site, and a manual switch for a user interface input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventors: Mark Castle, Rodney Kugizaki, Robert Englert, Thomas Shoup, Jeff Perry
  • Publication number: 20120238841
    Abstract: A test strip is provided with sample capture that provides for a one step process to achieve a lancing event, sample capture and sample transport in a sensor design that supports one step testing. In various embodiments, the present invention provides for one step testing by, (i) analyte sample capture layout; (ii) analyte sample capture and transport configurations; (iii) structures of sample capture; (iv) processes for forming sample transport, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventors: Mark Castle, Jeffrey Perry, Thomas Shoup, Rodney Kugizaki
  • Publication number: 20100204612
    Abstract: An analyte and detecting apparatus has a housing and a disposable positionable in the housing. A penetrating member driver is positioned in the housing. A plurality of penetrating members are positioned in the disposable. Each a penetrating member is configured to be coupled to the penetrating member driver. A plurality of sampling chambers are provided with each one including an analyte sensor. A cam disk indexing and drive mechanism is included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventors: In Sang Choi, Mark Castle, Hyunsuk Jang