Patents by Inventor Nuno Jorge CARVALHO SOUSA

Nuno Jorge CARVALHO SOUSA 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).

  • Optical system for parameter characterization of an element of body fluid or tissue
    Patent number: 11435284
    Abstract: Biophotonic device for the point-of-care, real-time, non-invasive determination of parameters with diagnostic relevance, in particular an optical system for parameter characterization of an element of body fluid or tissue comprising an optical device which comprises: a light source for emitting light onto the element; and a spectrometer for recording the spectrum of light from the element, said light from the element being of transmittance, reflectance or Raman scattering of the emitted light by said element; the optical system further comprising a data processing module configured to: convert the recorded spectrum by a conversion matrix into a standardized spectrum, wherein said conversion matrix has been obtained by calibrating the optical system spectrum response against a spectrum reference; pre-process the converted spectrum; correlate, for parameter quantification, the converted pre-processed spectrum with pre-obtained spectral bands for each parameter; said spectrum being contained within uv-vis-nir wa
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: UNIVERSIDADE DO MINHO
    Inventors: Nuno Jorge Carvalho Sousa, Rui Miguel Da Costa Martins, Ricardo Alberto Alvarez Osorio
  • Citalopram or escitalopram for use in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases
    Patent number: 11033526
    Abstract: Citalopram or escitalopram, pharmaceutically acceptable salts or derivatives thereof for use in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases The disclosure subject matter is related to the use of citalopram or escitalopram, pharmaceutically acceptable salts or derivatives thereof, in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases that are positively influenced by the decrease of protein misfolding and/or aggregation, in particular by oral administration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: UNIVERSIDADE DO MINHO
    Inventors: Patricia Espinheira De Sá Maciel, Andreia Cristiana Teixeira De Castro, Ana Luísa De Jales Monteiro De Sousa, Ana Sofia Teixeira Esteves, Nuno Jorge Carvalho Sousa
  • OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR PARAMETER CHARACTERIZATION OF AN ELEMENT OF BODY FLUID OR TISSUE
    Publication number: 20190323949
    Abstract: Biophotonic device for the point-of-care, real-time, non-invasive determination of parameters with diagnostic relevance, in particular an optical system for parameter characterization of an element of body fluid or tissue comprising an optical device which comprises: a light source for emitting light onto the element; and a spectrometer for recording the spectrum of light from the element, said light from the element being of transmittance, reflectance or Raman scattering of the emitted light by said element; the optical system further comprising a data processing module configured to: convert the recorded spectrum by a conversion matrix into a standardized spectrum, wherein said conversion matrix has been obtained by calibrating the optical system spectrum response against a spectrum reference; pre-process the converted spectrum; correlate, for parameter quantification, the converted pre-processed spectrum with pre-obtained spectral bands for each parameter; said spectrum being contained within uv-vis-nir wa
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Nuno Jorge CARVALHO SOUSA, Rui Miguel DA COSTA MARTINS, Ricardo Alberto ALVAREZ OSORIO
  • Optical system for parameter characterization of an element of body fluid or tissue
    Patent number: 10209178
    Abstract: Biophotonic device for the point-of-care, real-time, non-invasive determination of parameters with diagnostic relevance, in particular an optical system for parameter characterization of an element of body fluid or tissue comprising an optical device which comprises: a light source for emitting light onto the element; and a spectrometer for recording the spectrum of light from the element, said light from the element being of transmittance, reflectance or Raman scattering of the emitted light by said element; the optical system further comprising a data processing module configured to: convert the recorded spectrum by a conversion matrix into a standardized spectrum, wherein said conversion matrix has been obtained by calibrating the optical system spectrum response against a spectrum reference; pre-process the converted spectrum; correlate, for parameter quantification, the converted pre-processed spectrum with pre-obtained spectral bands for each parameter; said spectrum being contained within uv-vis-nir wa
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignees: UNIVERSIDADE DO MINHO
    Inventors: Nuno Jorge Carvalho Sousa, Rui Miguel Da Costa Martins, Ricardo Alberto Alvarez Osorio
  • CITALOPRAM OR ESCITALOPRAM FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES
    Publication number: 20190029992
    Abstract: Citalopram or escitalopram, pharmaceutically acceptable salts or derivatives thereof for use in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases The disclosure subject matter is related to the use of citalopram or escitalopram, pharmaceutically acceptable salts or derivatives thereof, in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases that are positively influenced by the decrease of protein misfolding and/or aggregation, in particular by oral administration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Patrícia ESPINHEIRA DE SÁ MACIEL, Andreia Cristiana TEIXEIRA DE CASTRO, Ana Luísa DE JALES MONTEIRO DE SOUSA, Ana Sofia TEIXEIRA ESTEVES, Nuno Jorge CARVALHO SOUSA
  • OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR PARAMETER CHARACTERIZATION OF AN ELEMENT OF BODY FLUID OR TISSUE
    Publication number: 20150369725
    Abstract: Biophotonic device for the point-of-care, real-time, non-invasive determination of parameters with diagnostic relevance, in particular an optical system for parameter characterization of an element of body fluid or tissue comprising an optical device which comprises: a light source for emitting light onto the element; and a spectrometer for recording the spectrum of light from the element, said light from the element being of transmittance, reflectance or Raman scattering of the emitted light by said element; the optical system further comprising a data processing module configured to: convert the recorded spectrum by a conversion matrix into a standardized spectrum, wherein said conversion matrix has been obtained by calibrating the optical system spectrum response against a spectrum reference; pre-process the converted spectrum; correlate, for parameter quantification, the converted pre-processed spectrum with pre-obtained spectral bands for each parameter; said spectrum being contained within uv-vis-nir wa
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Nuno Jorge CARVALHO SOUSA, Rui Miguel DA COSTA MARTINS, Ricardo Alberto ALVAREZ OSORIO