Patents by Inventor Roozbeh Ghaffari

Roozbeh Ghaffari 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: 11832948
    Abstract: The provided systems, methods and devices describe lightweight, wireless tissue monitoring devices that are capable of establishing conformal contact due to the flexibility or bendability of the device. The described systems and devices are useful, for example, for skin-mounted intraoperative monitoring of nerve-muscle activity. The present systems and methods are versatile and may be used for a variety of tissues (e.g. skin, organs, muscles, nerves, etc.) to measure a variety of different parameters (e.g. electric signals, electric potentials, electromyography, movement, vibration, acoustic signals, response to various stimuli, etc.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignees: NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
    Inventors: John A. Rogers, Michel Kliot, Roozbeh Ghaffari, YuHao Liu
  • Publication number: 20230301595
    Abstract: An electronic system for multimodal diagnostic measurements and therapeutic interventions includes a plurality of element network layers vertically stacked one with another on a flexible substrate, each element network layer being bi-axially stretchable and comprising a plurality of elements configured in an addressable, interconnected array formed in a multilayered structure and operably performing a distinct function. The electronic system is a multimodal, multiplexed soft electronic system in a multilayered configuration that supports capabilities ranging from high-density spatiotemporal mapping of temperature, pressure and electrophysiological parameters, to options in programmable high-density actuation of thermal inputs and/or electrical stimulation, drug elution, radio frequency ablation, and/or irreversible electroporation ablation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: John A. Rogers, Roozbeh Ghaffari, Igor Efimov, Mengdi Han
  • Publication number: 20230270372
    Abstract: This invention discloses a sensor for measuring parameters of sweat from a skin, comprising a flexible structure comprising a fluid passage having inlet and outlet, the flexible structure being detachably attached to the skin and configured such that sweat enters the inlet as the sweat releases from the skin and flows through the fluid passage into the outlet; a thermal actuator disposed on the flexible structure over the fluid passage and configured to operably provide heat to flow of the sweat through the fluid passage; a first thermistor disposed on the flexible structure over the fluid passage between the inlet and the thermal actuator and configured to operably measure a first temperature of the sweat thereon; and a second thermistor disposed on the flexible structure over the fluid passage between the thermal actuator and the outlet and configured to operably measure a second temperature of the sweat thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: John A. Rogers, Roozbeh Ghaffari, Kyeongha Kwon, Jong Uk Kim
  • Patent number: 11559225
    Abstract: A wearable biofluid volume and composition system includes a microfluidic flexible fluid capture substrate having a microfluidic channel configured as a sweat collection channel and is configured to be worn on a human body and to collect and analyze biofluid. The microfluidic flexible fluid capture substrate further has a plurality of conductive traces and electrodes. An electronic module is attached to the microfluidic flexible fluid capture substrate and is configured to measure and analyze data from the biofluid collected by the microfluidic flexible fluid capture substrate and to transmit the analyzed data to a smart device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Epicore Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen P. Lee, Adam Leech, Weihua Li, Alan P. Scarth, Jeffrey B. Model, Roozbeh Ghaffari, Alexander J. Aranyosi, Melissa Seib, Jessica Wallace
  • Publication number: 20220313226
    Abstract: A sweat collection system includes a sweat collection device configured to be adhered to the skin of a user to collect sweat for storage, extraction, and analysis. The sweat collection device includes a flexible body having a first, outwardly facing surface and a second, skin-facing surface, and a sweat collection channel formed in the body and having a first end defining a sweat inlet port, and a second end defining a sweat outlet port. A biochemical assay well is formed in the sweat channel, and a dye is disposed therein and is positioned to react with sweat in the sweat channel and to provide an indicator of the flow of the sweat in the sweat channel. The sweat collection device is affixed to the skin to determine a total volume of sweat collected over a known period, and a graph of sweat volume over time is plotted to determine a sweat rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: Epicore Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey B. Model, Roozbeh Ghaffari, Alexander J. Aranyosi, Stephen P. Lee, Milan S. Raj
  • Patent number: 11406321
    Abstract: A sweat sensing device includes a flexible body having a first, outwardly facing surface and a second, skin facing surface and a sweat channel formed in the body, the sweat channel having a first end defining a fluid inlet and a second end. A biochemical assay well formed in the sweat channel and an assay material is disposed in the biochemical assay well, the assay material positioned to react with sweat traveling through the sweat channel and to provide one of a visual indicator and an indicator detectable by a camera and connected processor of the flow of the sweat in the sweat channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Epicore Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey B. Model, Roozbeh Ghaffari, Alexander J. Aranyosi, Stephen P. Lee, Milan S. Raj
  • Patent number: 11337681
    Abstract: A sweat collection device includes a flexible body having a first, outwardly facing surface and a second, skin-facing surface, and a sweat collection channel formed in the body, the sweat collection channel having a first end defining a sweat inlet port, and a second end defining a sweat outlet port. The sweat inlet port and the sweat outlet port are configured to be closed and sealed such that the sweat collection device and the collected sweat therein may be stored and shipped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Epicore Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey B. Model, Roozbeh Ghaffari, Alexander J. Aranyosi, Stephen P. Lee, Milan S. Raj
  • Publication number: 20220110564
    Abstract: The provided systems, methods and devices describe lightweight, wireless tissue monitoring devices that are capable of establishing conformal contact due to the flexibility or bendability of the device. The described systems and devices are useful, for example, for skin-mounted intraoperative monitoring of nerve-muscle activity. The present systems and methods are versatile and may be used for a variety of tissues (e.g. skin, organs, muscles, nerves, etc.) to measure a variety of different parameters (e.g. electric signals, electric potentials, electromyography, movement, vibration, acoustic signals, response to various stimuli, etc.).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: John A. ROGERS, Michel Kliot, Roozbeh Ghaffari, YuHao Liu
  • Patent number: 11246522
    Abstract: The provided systems, methods and devices describe lightweight, wireless tissue monitoring devices that are capable of establishing conformal contact due to the flexibility or bendability of the device. The described systems and devices are useful, for example, for skin-mounted intraoperative monitoring of nerve-muscle activity. The present systems and methods are versatile and may be used for a variety of tissues (e.g. skin, organs, muscles, nerves, etc.) to measure a variety of different parameterps (e.g. electric signals, electric potentials, electromyography, movement, vibration, acoustic signals, response to various stimuli, etc.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignees: NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
    Inventors: John A. Rogers, Michel Kliot, Roozbeh Ghaffari, YuHao Liu
  • Publication number: 20220007998
    Abstract: A perspiration sensing system includes a sensor patch and a smart device. The sensor patch includes one or more perspiration sensing portions. The one or more perspiration sensing portions include an inlet having a predefined size to receive perspiration from a predefined number of sweat glands and an outlet for reducing back pressure. At least one perspiration sensing portion includes a channel having a colorimetric sensing material that changes color when exposed to perspiration. At least one perspiration sensing portion includes a colorimetric assay in a substrate that changes color when exposed to biochemical components of perspiration. The system further includes a smart device having a camera that can take a picture of the sensor patch and determine the volume, rate of perspiration, and/or biochemical components of the perspiration from the one or more perspiration sensing portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Roozbeh Ghaffari, Gilbert Lee Huppert, Brian Murphy, Isaiah Kacyvenski
  • Patent number: 11154235
    Abstract: A perspiration sensing system includes a sensor patch and a smart device. The sensor patch includes one or more perspiration sensing portions. The one or more perspiration sensing portions include an inlet having a predefined size to receive perspiration from a predefined number of sweat glands and an outlet for reducing back pressure. At least one perspiration sensing portion includes a channel having a colorimetric sensing material that changes color when exposed to perspiration. At least one perspiration sensing portion includes a colorimetric assay in a substrate that changes color when exposed to biochemical components of perspiration. The system further includes a smart device having a camera that can take a picture of the sensor patch and determine the volume, rate of perspiration, and/or biochemical components of the perspiration from the one or more perspiration sensing portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: MEDIDATA SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Roozbeh Ghaffari, Gilbert Lee Huppert, Brian Murphy, Isaiah Kacyvenski
  • Publication number: 20210186470
    Abstract: A sweat collection device includes a flexible body having a first, outwardly facing surface and a second, skin-facing surface, and a sweat collection channel formed in the body, the sweat collection channel having a first end defining a sweat inlet port, and a second end defining a sweat outlet port. The sweat inlet port and the sweat outlet port are configured to be closed and sealed such that the sweat collection device and the collected sweat therein may be stored and shipped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Epicore Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey B. Model, Roozbeh Ghaffari, Alexander J. Aranyosi, Stephen P. Lee, Milan S. Raj
  • Patent number: 10986465
    Abstract: An electronic device worn on a user includes one or more accelerometers. The one or more accelerometers generate acceleration information based on acceleration experienced by the electronic device. The electronic device further includes a processor and one or more associated memories, and the one or more associate memories include computer program code executable by the processor. The processor, configured by the computer program code, causes the electronic device to process the acceleration information to extract features from the acceleration information. The processor, configured by the computer program code, further causes the electronic device to process the features to determine the location of the electronic device on the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: MEDIDATA SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Shyamal Patel, Ryan S. McGinnis, Aadithya Prakash, Roozbeh Ghaffari, Milan Raj, Ikaro Silva, Elise Jortberg
  • Publication number: 20200397315
    Abstract: A system for collecting and analyzing sweat includes a sweat sensing device having at least one sensor configured to sense one of physiologic information, biologic information, biochemical information, and biometric information, from skin of a person to whom the sweat sensing device is attached. A wireless transmitter is mounted to the sweat sensing device and electrically connected to the at least one sensor. An interactive console is configured to produce a real time feedback to an operator of the system for collecting and analyzing sweat, includes a wireless receiver, and is in wireless communication with the sweat sensing device. The interactive console is further configured to receive data from the at least one sensor, display the data received from the at least one sensor, adjust an environmental condition based on the sensor data received, and display the adjustment to the environmental condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: Epicore Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Milan S. Raj, Stephen P. Lee, Alexander J. Aranyosi, Jeffrey B. Model, Roozbeh Ghaffari
  • Publication number: 20200397326
    Abstract: The provided systems, methods and devices describe lightweight, wireless tissue monitoring devices that are capable of establishing conformal contact due to the flexibility or bendability of the device. The described systems and devices are useful, for example, for skin-mounted intraoperative monitoring of nerve-muscle activity. The present systems and methods are versatile and may be used for a variety of tissues (e.g. skin, organs, muscles, nerves, etc.) to measure a variety of different parameterps (e.g. electric signals, electric potentials, electromyography, movement, vibration, acoustic signals, response to various stimuli, etc.).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: John A. ROGERS, Michel KLIOT, Roozbeh GHAFFARI, YuHao LIU
  • Publication number: 20200296543
    Abstract: An electronic device worn on a user includes one or more accelerometers. The one or more accelerometers generate acceleration information based on acceleration experienced by the electronic device. The electronic device further includes a processor and one or more associated memories, and the one or more associate memories include computer program code executable by the processor. The processor, configured by the computer program code, causes the electronic device to process the acceleration information to extract features from the acceleration information. The processor, configured by the computer program code, further causes the electronic device to process the features to determine the location of the electronic device on the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Shyamal Patel, Ryan S. McGinnis, Aadithya Prakash, Roozbeh Ghaffari, Milan Raj, Ikaro Silva, Elise Jortberg
  • Patent number: 10653332
    Abstract: A device includes a flexible printed circuit board and one or more conductive stiffeners. The conductive stiffeners include a conductive surface that can be electrically connected to contact pads on the flexible printed circuit board. The wearable device can further include an adhesive layer or an encapsulation layer. The adhesive layer and the encapsulation layer can include conductive portions surrounded by non-conductive portions. The conductive portions can be aligned with the conductive stiffeners and together transmit electrical energy to the contact pads of the flexible printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: MC10, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan McGrane, Milan Raj, PingHung Wei, Briana Morey, Roozbeh Ghaffari, Monica Lin, Jeffrey Model, Xianyan Wang, Bryan Keen, Stephen Lee
  • Publication number: 20200129112
    Abstract: A sweat sensing device includes a flexible body having a first, outwardly facing surface and a second, skin facing surface and a sweat channel formed in the body, the sweat channel having a first end defining a fluid inlet and a second end. A biochemical assay well formed in the sweat channel and an assay material is disposed in the biochemical assay well, the assay material positioned to react with sweat traveling through the sweat channel and to provide one of a visual indicator and an indicator detectable by a camera and connected processor of the flow of the sweat in the sweat channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: Epicore Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey B. Model, Roozbeh Ghaffari, Alexander J. Aranyosi, Stephen P. Lee, Milan S. Raj
  • Patent number: 10532211
    Abstract: A system for controlling a therapeutic device and/or environmental parameters can include one or more body worn sensor devices that detect and report one or more physical, physiological, or biological parameters of a person in an environment. The sensor devices can communicate sensor data indicative of the one or more physical, physiological, or biological parameters of a person to an external hub that processes the data and communicates with the therapeutic device to provide a therapy (e.g., neuromodulation, neurostimulation, or drug delivery) as a function of the sensor data. In some embodiments, the therapeutic device can be implanted in the person. In some embodiments, the therapeutic device can be in contact with the skin of the person. The sensor devices can also communicate to the hub that communicates with one or more devices to change the environment as a function of the sensor data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: MC10, Inc.
    Inventors: Roozbeh Ghaffari, Shyamal Patel, Milan Raj, Ryan McGinnis
  • Publication number: 20190365263
    Abstract: A system and method for sensing acoustic data generated by a user is disclosed. The system includes a wearable sensor including an accelerometer sensor in contact with the skin of the patient to measure mechano-acoustic signals generated from a bodily function and generate an accelerometer waveform. A controller receives the accelerometer waveform from the accelerometer sensor to determine a measurement of the bodily function. The wearable sensor includes features to directly contact the skin and isolate the accelerometer sensor to produce more accurate output signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Milan Raj, Roozbeh Ghaffari, Bryan McGrane, Brandon Suleski