Patents by Inventor Timothy Peter Engelhardt

Timothy Peter Engelhardt 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: 8636661
    Abstract: An embeddable module for measuring a blood glucose level may be embedded in an external host and may comprise a host interface, a microcontroller, an ASIC, a temperature measuring element, and a measurement strip port. The host interface may permit electrical communication between the host and the microcontroller. The microcontroller and ASIC may communicate with each other and may work together to measure the blood glucose level of a blood sample. The measurement strip port may receive a removable measurement strip having the blood sample. The ASIC may communicate with the measurement strip port such that the ASIC may receive signals from the measurement strip port related to the blood glucose level of the blood sample. The temperature measuring element may be in electrical communication with the microcontroller and may measure the temperature of the module and transmit signals to the microcontroller related to the temperature of the module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Carol Batman, Blaine Edward Ramey, Timothy Peter Engelhardt, Michel A. Cadio, Steven Kent Moore, Ricky Lee Collins, Michael L. Brown
  • Patent number: 8589106
    Abstract: A method for calibrating a handheld diabetes managing device based on data generated by a continuous glucose monitor. The method can include sampling a current of the continuous glucose monitor at a sampling interval over a time period to generate a plurality of current samples for the time period. The method can also include determining a mean, median and standard deviation of the plurality of current samples. The blood glucose level of the patient can be measured at a first time and a calibration equation that associates the plurality of current samples with the estimated glucose level of the patient based on the measured blood glucose level and the plurality of current samples can be determined when the standard deviation is less than a first threshold and an absolute value of a difference between the mean and median is less than a second threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Peter Engelhardt, Nikolaus Schmitt, Phillip E. Pash, David Duke, Abhishek Soni
  • Publication number: 20120166126
    Abstract: A method for calibrating a handheld diabetes managing device based on data generated by a continuous glucose monitor. The method can include sampling a current of the continuous glucose monitor at a sampling interval over a time period to generate a plurality of current samples for the time period. The method can also include determining a mean, median and standard deviation of the plurality of current samples. The blood glucose level of the patient can be measured at a first time and a calibration equation that associates the plurality of current samples with the estimated glucose level of the patient based on the measured blood glucose level and the plurality of current samples can be determined when the standard deviation is less than a first threshold and an absolute value of a difference between the mean and median is less than a second threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy Peter Engelhardt, Nikolaus Schmitt, Phillip E. Pash, David Duke, Abhishek Soni
  • Publication number: 20120165639
    Abstract: A method for storing data at a continuous glucose monitor is presented. The method includes measuring the blood glucose level of the patient. The method also includes receiving a plurality of physical attributes related to the glucose level of the patient. The method further includes determining calibration data based on the measured blood glucose level and at least one of the plurality of physical attribute samples, the calibration data configured to allow the handheld diabetes managing device to determine the estimated glucose level of the patient based on the plurality of physical attribute samples. Finally, the method includes transmitting the calibration data from the handheld diabetes managing device to the continuous glucose monitor for storage at the continuous glucose monitor. The calibration data and plurality of physical attribute samples can be retrieved by a separate device to determine an estimated glucose level of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy Peter Engelhardt, Guenter Handwerker, Mark Nierzwick, Gerhard Frisch, Phillip E. Pash
  • Publication number: 20100312082
    Abstract: An embeddable module for measuring a blood glucose level may be embedded in an external host and may comprise a host interface, a microcontroller, an ASIC, a temperature measuring element, and a measurement strip port. The host interface may permit electrical communication between the host and the microcontroller. The microcontroller and ASIC may communicate with each other and may work together to measure the blood glucose level of a blood sample. The measurement strip port may receive a removable measurement strip having the blood sample. The ASIC may communicate with the measurement strip port such that the ASIC may receive signals from the measurement strip port related to the blood glucose level of the blood sample. The temperature measuring element may be in electrical communication with the microcontroller and may measure the temperature of the module and transmit signals to the microcontroller related to the temperature of the module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Carol Batman, Blaine Edward Ramey, Timothy Peter Engelhardt, Michel Cadio, Steven Kent Moore, Ricky Lee Collins, Michael L. Brown