Patents by Inventor Pieter JANSSENS
Pieter JANSSENS 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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Publication number: 20240306929Abstract: Method of determining whether a balloon of a balloon catheter is positioned in the stomach of a person. The balloon catheter comprises a catheter and a balloon. The method comprises the steps of: a) inflating (1401) the balloon and determining (1402) a pressure inside the balloon, until at least one of the following conditions is satisfied: (i) a predefined target volume is inserted in the balloon, and (ii) the determined pressure is larger than a threshold: b) testing (1403) whether the determined pressure (p) is or was larger than the threshold, and if so, deflating (1405) the balloon; and if not, providing (1406) a signal indicative of correct positioning of the balloon catheter. A system comprising a balloon catheter (130), and an inflation device (113), and a pressure sensor, and a control unit (110) for performing such a method, and optionally a food pump (112).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2022Publication date: September 19, 2024Applicant: Vipun Medical NVInventors: Pieter Janssen, Nico Van Tichelen, Carl Van Lierde
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Patent number: 11813070Abstract: A balloon catheter (100), suitable for delivery of a balloon to the stomach via application by the nose, the balloon catheter comprising a catheter (2) and one or more inflatable balloons (1) fixedly attached to the catheter. The balloons have an outer diameter from 4 to 7 cm, are made of a relatively hard material (e.g. durometer 70 to 100 shore A), and have an effective length of 7 to 18 cm or a total inner volume of 90 to 330 ml, when inflated by 0.2 psi. A system comprising the balloon catheter, and a pressure sensor for measuring a pressure of a fluid inside the balloon, and optionally a fluid pump for inflating and/or deflating the balloon, and a control unit for reading the pressure sensor and optionally for controlling the fluid pump.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2018Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: VIPUN Medical NVInventors: Pieter Janssen, Nathalie Rommel, Jan Tack
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Patent number: 11806310Abstract: A system (100) for artificially feeding a patient, comprising: a pressure sensor (114) fluidly connectable to an inflatable balloon (B) via a first lumen of a balloon catheter (130); a controller (110) operatively connected to the pressure sensor (114) for obtaining the measured pressure values; a food pump (112) fluidly connectable to a second lumen of the balloon catheter having at least one opening (132) for providing food; the controller (110) operatively connected to the food pump (112) for driving the food pump at a configurable flow rate; wherein the controller (110) contains computer executable instructions comprising: first code fragments for performing a first algorithm (1300) for extracting gastric motility information from the measured pressure values, and second code fragments for performing a second algorithm for dynamically adjusting (708) said flow rate based on said extracted gastric motility information.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2019Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: VIPUN Medical NVInventors: Pieter Janssen, Peter Annemie Jos Irma Slaets, John Fredy Morales Tellez, Jenny Carolina Varon Perez, Steven Vandeput, Sabine Van Huffel, Nick Goelen, Jan Tack
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Publication number: 20210369185Abstract: A balloon catheter (100), suitable for delivery of a balloon to the stomach via application by the nose, the balloon catheter comprising a catheter (2) and one or more inflatable balloons (1) fixedly attached to the catheter. The balloons have an outer diameter from 4 to 7 cm, are made of a relatively hard material (e.g. durometer 70 to 100 shore A), and have an effective length of 7 to 18 cm or a total inner volume of 90 to 330 ml, when inflated by 0.2 psi. A system comprising the balloon catheter, and a pressure sensor for measuring a pressure of a fluid inside the balloon, and optionally a fluid pump for inflating and/or deflating the balloon, and a control unit for reading the pressure sensor and optionally for controlling the fluid pump.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2018Publication date: December 2, 2021Applicant: KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVENInventors: Pieter Janssen, Nathalie Rommel, Jan Tack
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Publication number: 20210220227Abstract: A system (100) for artificially feeding a patient, comprising: a pressure sensor (114) fluidly connectable to an inflatable balloon (B) via a first lumen of a balloon catheter (130); a controller (110) operatively connected to the pressure sensor (114) for obtaining the measured pressure values; a food pump (112) fluidly connectable to a second lumen of the balloon catheter having at lea st one opening (132) for providing food; the controller (110) operatively connected to the food pump (112) for driving the food pump at a configurable flow rate; wherein the controller (110) contains computer executable instructions comprising: first code fragments for performing a first algorithm (1300) for extracting gastric motility information from the measured pressure values, and second code fragments for performing a second algorithm for dynamically adjusting (708) said flow rate based on said extracted gastric motility information.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2019Publication date: July 22, 2021Applicant: VIPUN Medical NVInventors: Pieter JANSSEN, Peter Annemie Jos Irma SLAETS, John Fredy MORALES TELLEZ, Jenny Carolina VARON PEREZ, Steven VANDEPUT, Sabine VAN HUFFEL, Nick GOELEN, Jan TACK
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Patent number: 11004069Abstract: Articles and methods for transaction irregularity detection are disclosed. In one example, the article discloses: a memory including a record of a last-reported security-device transaction with the security-device, and including a last-reported transaction counter value associated with the last-reported security-device transaction; a previous device identifier; a record of the previous security-device transaction with the security-device, and including the previous device identifier associated with the previous security-device transaction; a record of a current security-device transaction with the security-device, and including a currently-reported transaction counter value associated with the current security-device transaction; and a back-end device tagging the previous device with fraud if the current transaction counter value differs from the last-reported transaction counter value by other than an increment.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2013Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventors: Hans de Jong, Pieter Janssens
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Patent number: 10511946Abstract: The disclosure relates to dynamic secure messaging using near-field communication. Example embodiments include a near field communication target device (102) configured to respond to a read request (202) transmitted by a reader device (101) by transmitting a message (204) comprising an unencrypted portion and an encrypted portion, the encrypted portion incorporating a counter that is incremented each time a read request is received.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventors: Pieter Janssens, Abu Ismail, Christian Schwar
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Publication number: 20180176716Abstract: The disclosure relates to dynamic secure messaging using near-field communication. Example embodiments include a near field communication target device (102) configured to respond to a read request (202) transmitted by a reader device (101) by transmitting a message (204) comprising an unencrypted portion and an encrypted portion, the encrypted portion incorporating a counter that is incremented each time a read request is received.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2017Publication date: June 21, 2018Inventors: Pieter Janssens, Abu Ismail, Christian Schwar
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Patent number: 9805228Abstract: There is described a method of checking whether a transponder device (220) is in proximity of a reader device (210), the method comprising (a) transmitting a first command (331) from the reader device to the transponder device, (b) in response to receiving the first command at the transponder device, transmitting a first response (332) to the reader device, the first response including an expected transponder device response time (pubRespTime) which is stored in a memory (224) of the transponder device, (c) transmitting a second command (333) from the reader device to the transponder device, (d) in response to receiving the second command at the transponder device, transmitting a second response (334) to the reader device, (e) at the reader device, determining the transponder device response time as the difference in time between transmitting the second command and receiving the second response from the transponder device, and (f) determining whether the determined transponder device response time matches theType: GrantFiled: April 29, 2015Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventor: Pieter Janssens
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Patent number: 9497021Abstract: Device for generating a message authentication code for authenticating a message, wherein the message is divided in blocks (M) with a specified block length, the device comprising a generating unit for generating the message authentication code based on a message by using a block cipher algorithm, and an encrypting unit for performing an exclusive disjunction on the last block with a first key (K1, K2) and for performing an exclusive disjunction on the first and/or the last block additionally with a second key (K3, K4) for generating the message authentication code.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2010Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventors: Bruce Murray, Pieter Janssens
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Publication number: 20150310234Abstract: There is described a method of checking whether a transponder device (220) is in proximity of a reader device (210), the method comprising (a) transmitting a first command (331) from the reader device to the transponder device, (b) in response to receiving the first command at the transponder device, transmitting a first response (332) to the reader device, the first response including an expected transponder device response time (pubRespTime) which is stored in a memory (224) of the transponder device, (c) transmitting a second command (333) from the reader device to the transponder device, (d) in response to receiving the second command at the transponder device, transmitting a second response (334) to the reader device, (e) at the reader device, determining the transponder device response time as the difference in time between transmitting the second command and receiving the second response from the transponder device, and (f) determining whether the determined transponder device response time matches theType: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2015Publication date: October 29, 2015Inventor: Pieter Janssens
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Publication number: 20150100497Abstract: Articles and methods for transaction irregularity detection are disclosed. In one example, the article discloses: a memory including a record of a last-reported security-device transaction with the security-device, and including a last-reported transaction counter value associated with the last-reported security-device transaction; a previous device identifier; a record of the previous security-device transaction with the security-device, and including the previous device identifier associated with the previous security-device transaction; a record of a current security-device transaction with the security-device, and including a currently-reported transaction counter value associated with the current security-device transaction; and a back-end device tagging the previous device with fraud if the current transaction counter value differs from the last-reported transaction counter value by other than an increment.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2013Publication date: April 9, 2015Applicant: NXP B.V.Inventors: Hans de Jong, Pieter Janssens
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Publication number: 20110051927Abstract: Device for generating a message authentication code for authenticating a message, wherein the message is divided in blocks (M) with a specified block length, the device comprising a generating unit for generating the message authentication code based on a message by using a block cipher algorithm, and an encrypting unit for performing an exclusive disjunction on the last block with a first key (K1, K2) and for performing an exclusive disjunction on the first and/or the last block additionally with a second key (K3, K4) for generating the message authentication code.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2010Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: NXP B.V.Inventors: Bruce MURRAY, Pieter JANSSENS
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Patent number: 4948290Abstract: A T-connection between two profiles, particularly a cross-bar profile and a post profile of a facade each having an inner chamber, comprises a U-shaped connector located in the inner chamber of one of the profiles, the connector having an end plate provided with a guiding opening and having two opposite edges and two plateshaped legs extending from the opposite edge of the end plate near inner surfaces of the one profile, and a flange bolt guided in the guiding opening of the connector in a non-rotatable manner and extending into the inner chamber of another one of the profiles through an opening in a wall of the other profile so as to be fixed relative to the latter. The flange pin has a portion extending outwardly beyond the end plate and provided with at least one arresting opening. The connector has a toggle lever-like bridge web extending between the plate-shaped legs and provided with a threaded opening.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 1989Date of Patent: August 14, 1990Assignee: Schuco International GmbH & Co.Inventors: Pieter Janssen, Guenter Bock, Helmut Scheuer