Patents by Inventor Michael J Weickert

Michael J Weickert 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).

  • Publication number: 20160018347
    Abstract: Described herein are devices, systems, and methods for determining the composition of liquids, including the identity of one or more drugs in the liquid, the concentration of the drug, and the type of diluent using immittance spectroscopy. These devices, systems and methods are particularly useful for describing the identity and, in some variations, concentration of one or more components of a medical liquid such as intravenous fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Vladimir J. DRBAL, Matthew F. SMITH, William W. ALSTON, Michael J. WEICKERT, Leonid F. MATSIEV, Kit BLANKE
  • Patent number: 9173600
    Abstract: Described herein are devices, systems, and methods for determining the composition of fluids, and particularly for describing the identity and concentration of one or more components of a medical fluid such as intravenous fluid. These devices, systems and methods take multiple complex admittance measurements from a fluid sample in order to identify the identity and the concentration of components of the fluid. The identity and concentration of all of the components of the solution may be simultaneously and rapidly determined. In some variations, additional measurement or sensing modalities may be used in addition to admittance spectroscopy, including optical, thermal, chemical, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: S.E.A. Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Leonid Matsiev, James W. Bennett, Michael J. Weickert
  • Publication number: 20140375324
    Abstract: Described herein are devices, systems, and methods for determining the composition of liquids, including the identity of one or more drugs in the liquid, the concentration of the drug, and the type of diluent using immittance spectroscopy. These devices, systems and methods are particularly useful for describing the identity and, in some variations, concentration of one or more components of a medical liquid such as intravenous fluid. In particular, described herein are devices, systems and methods that may operate in low ionic strength diluents. Also described are methods of recognizing complex immittance spectrograph patterns to determine the composition of a liquid by pattern recognition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Leonid F. MATSIEV, Michael J. WEICKERT, James W. BENNETT, Matthew F. SMITH, Svetlana LITVINTSEVA, Kit BLANKE
  • Patent number: 8838395
    Abstract: Described herein are devices, systems, and methods for determining the composition of liquids, including the identity of one or more drugs in the liquid, the concentration of the drug, and the type of diluent using immittance spectroscopy. These devices, systems and methods are particularly useful for describing the identity and, in some variations, concentration of one or more components of a medical liquid such as intravenous fluid. In particular, described herein are devices, systems and methods that may operate in low ionic strength diluents. Also described are methods of recognizing complex immittance spectrograph patterns to determine the composition of a liquid by pattern recognition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: S.E.A. Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Leonid F. Matsiev, Michael J. Weickert, James W. Bennett, Matthew F. Smith, Svetlana Litvintseva, Kit Blanke
  • Publication number: 20120065617
    Abstract: Described herein are devices, systems, and methods for determining the composition of liquids, including the identity of one or more drugs in the liquid, the concentration of the drug, and the type of diluent using immittance spectroscopy. These devices, systems and methods are particularly useful for describing the identity and, in some variations, concentration of one or more components of a medical liquid such as intravenous fluid. In particular, described herein are devices, systems and methods that may operate in low ionic strength diluents. Also described are methods of recognizing complex immittance spectrograph patterns to determine the composition of a liquid by pattern recognition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Leonid F. Matsiev, Michael J. Weickert, James W. Bennett, Matthew F. Smith, Svetlana Litvintseva, Kit Blanke
  • Publication number: 20100305499
    Abstract: Described herein are devices, systems, and methods for determining the composition of fluids, and particularly for describing the identity and concentration of one or more components of a medical fluid such as intravenous fluid. These devices, systems and methods take multiple complex admittance measurements from a fluid sample in order to identify the identity and the concentration of components of the fluid. The identity and concentration of all of the components of the solution may be simultaneously and rapidly determined. In some variations, additional measurement or sensing modalities may be used in addition to admittance spectroscopy, including optical, thermal, chemical, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventors: Leonid Matsiev, James W. Bennett, Michael J. Weickert
  • Patent number: 7049406
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel recombinant hemoglobins having reduced nitric oxide scavenging and/or increased high soluble expression. The invention further relates to methods of increasing the soluble expression of recombinant hemoglobin by adding exogenous hemin in molar excess of the heme binding sites of recombinant hemoglobin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignees: Baxter Biotech Technology SARL, William Marsh Rice University
    Inventors: Michael J Weickert, Christopher B Glascock, Antony J Mathews, Douglas D Lemon, Daniel H Doherty, John S Olson
  • Publication number: 20030017537
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel recombinant hemoglobins having reduced nitric oxide scavenging and/or increased high soluble expression. The invention further relates to methods of increasing the soluble expression of recombinant hemoglobin by adding exogenous hemin in molar excess of the heme binding sites of recombinant hemoglobin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2002
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Applicant: Baxter Biotech Technology SARL William Marsh Rice Univ.
    Inventors: Michael J. Weickert, Christopher B. Glascock, Antony J. Mathews, Douglas D. Lemon, Daniel H. Doherty, John S. Olson
  • Patent number: 6455676
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel recombinant hemoglobins having reduced nitric oxide scavenging and/or increased high soluble expression. The invention further relates to methods of increasing the soluble expression of recombinant hemoglobin by adding exogenous hemin in molar excess of the heme binding sites of recombinant hemoglobin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignees: Baxter Biotech Technology SARL, William Marsh Rice Univerisity
    Inventors: Michael J. Weickert, Christopher B. Glascock, Antony J. Mathews, Douglas D. Lemon, Daniel H. Doherty, John S. Olson