MEDIBOTICS LLC Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160140870 | Hand-Held Spectroscopic Sensor with Light-Projected Fiducial Marker for Analyzing Food Composition and Quantity - This invention is a hand-held spectroscopic food sensor for analyzing the chemical and/or nutritional composition of food which projects a beam of light that serves as a fiducial marker for image analysis to better estimate the size and/or quantity of the food. In an example, this hand-held spectroscopic food sensor can be in wireless communication with a wearable or implanted device which detects eating and the person can be prompted to use the hand-held spectroscopic food sensor when data collected by the wearable or implanted device indicates that the person is eating. | 05-19-2016 |
20160120474 | Wearable Device for the Ear with Electroencephalographic and Spectroscopic Sensors - This invention is a wearable device for the ear comprising: an ear attachment with a forehead-projecting portion, an electromagnetic energy sensor which is configured to collect data concerning electromagnetic energy which is transmitted through and/or emitted by the person's body, a microphone, a spectroscopic sensor which is configured to collect data concerning light energy which is transmitted through and/or reflected from the person's body, a sound-emitting unit, a power source, and a data processor. This device configuration is advantageous for mobile electroencephalographic monitoring and spectroscopic analysis of body tissue. | 05-05-2016 |
20160112684 | Spectroscopic Finger Ring for Compositional Analysis of Food or Other Environmental Objects - This invention is a wearable spectroscopic device, such as a spectroscopic finger ring, for compositional analysis of food or other environmental objects. This device can project light as a fiducial marker to better estimate object size. This device can include a laser pointer which is directed toward an object to guide spectroscopic analysis of the object. Advantages over hand-held spectroscopic sensors include: convenience; subtlety of use; activation based on monitoring of body motion and/or hand gestures; and continuous proximity to hand-held food during eating. | 04-21-2016 |
20160095731 | Colonnade (TM) Expandable Intragastric Food Flow Lumen Device - This invention is an expandable intragastric device for reducing food consumption and/or absorption. In an example, this device can be embodied in a plurality of longitudinal expandable members which are arranged in a colonnade configuration to form a restrictive food lumen within a stomach. Pumping a flowable substance between the interiors of these expandable members changes the rate of food flow through the stomach, the capacity of the stomach to hold food, and/or the amount of food absorbed by the body. This offers some of the beneficial effects of gastric sleeve surgery, while also being adjustable and reversible. | 04-07-2016 |
20160073886 | Wearable Spectroscopic Sensor to Measure Food Consumption Based on Interaction Between Light and the Human Body - This is a wearable device to measure a person's food consumption based on the interaction between light energy and body tissue comprising: a wearable spectroscopic sensor that collects data concerning the spectrum of light energy reflected from body tissue or having passed through body tissue; a data processing unit; and a power source. Spectroscopic sensor data is analyzed to measure consumption of selected types of food, ingredients, and/or nutrients. This device can be embodied in a finger ring, smart watch, wrist band, wrist bracelet, armlet, cuff, or sleeve with close-fitting spectroscopic sensors. | 03-17-2016 |
20160045654 | Implanted Extracardiac Device for Circulatory Assistance - This invention is an implanted extracardiac device for supplementing blood circulation which comprises an implanted blood flow lumen, a blood flow increasing mechanism, and a control unit. Its design improves blood circulation when the blood flow increasing mechanism is operating, without hindering native blood flow when the mechanism is not operating. This device improves circulation without intruding on cardiac tissue or weakening the heart by completely supplanting cardiac function. Also, since the device allows native blood flow when the blood flow increasing mechanism is not in operation, it requires less power and can enable more patient mobility. | 02-18-2016 |
20150379238 | Wearable Imaging Device for Monitoring Food Consumption Using Gesture Recognition - This invention comprises devices and methods which use a wearable camera and gesture recognition in order to identify when a person is eating. Eating-related gestures are recognized by tracking the configuration and movement of a person's thumb, a person's index finger, a portion of food, and/or a food-transporting object (such as a fork, spoon, chop stick, drinking glass, beverage can, cup, mug, or bowl). These devices and methods can help people to better manage their food consumption, energy balance, and weight. | 12-31-2015 |
20150370320 | Smart Clothing with Human-to-Computer Textile Interface - This invention is smart clothing with a touch-based and/or gesture-based human-to-computer textile interface which transduces human touch and/or gestures into computer inputs. In an example, this interface can comprise an array or mesh of electroconductive fibers, threads, or yarns which are woven together using a plain weave, a rib weave, a basket weave, a twill weave, a satin weave, a leno weave, or a mock leno weave. | 12-24-2015 |
20150366504 | Electromyographic Clothing - This invention is an article of clothing with electromyographic (EMG) sensors which measures body motion and/or muscle activity. This clothing can be a short-sleeve shirt or a pair of shorts, wherein the electromyographic (EMG) sensors are on the cuffs. The electromyographic (EMG) sensors can be modular; they can be removably attached to different locations in order to create a customized article of electromyographic clothing which optimally measures the muscle activity of a particular person or muscle activity during a particular sport. This clothing can also include bending-based motion sensors. | 12-24-2015 |
20150313539 | Willpower Glasses (TM) -- A Wearable Food Consumption Monitor - This invention is a device to monitor caloric intake comprising: a wearable member that is worn in a manner similar to eyeglasses; and an EEG sensor, wherein indications that a person is probably eating are based on electromagnetic waves from the person's brain. In an example, this device can further comprise one or more automatic-imaging members that automatically take pictures when the person eats based on data from the EEG sensor. | 11-05-2015 |
20150313496 | Mobile Wearable Electromagnetic Brain Activity Monitor - This invention is a mobile wearable electromagnetic brain activity monitor comprising a frame worn on a person's head, electromagnetic energy sensors which collect data concerning the person's electromagnetic brain activity, and a control unit. The electromagnetic energy sensors can be electroencephalogram (EEG) electrodes. In an example, the frame can be circular. In an example, the frame can loop around the person's head from one ear to the other ear. In an example, the frame can be an eyewear frame which also includes light-transmitting optical members. | 11-05-2015 |
20150309563 | Motion Recognition Clothing [TM] with Flexible Electromagnetic, Light, or Sonic Energy Pathways - This invention is an article of clothing or clothing accessory for measuring body motion, posture, and/or configuration comprising sets of multiple flexible electromagnetic, light, and/or sound energy pathways, wherein each set longitudinally spans the same body joint in a selected configuration to increase measurement accuracy. Multiple flexible energy pathways longitudinally spanning the same body joint can transmit the same type or different types of energy (e.g. electromagnetic, light, or sound) and can transmit energy flows with the same flow parameters or different flow parameters. | 10-29-2015 |
20150309535 | Wearable Computing Devices and Methods for the Wrist and/or Forearm - This invention comprises wearable computing devices and methods for the wrist and/or forearm including a bifurcating attachment member and/or proximal and distal display members. These wearable devices can provide relatively-large display areas without looking too clunky or being uncomfortable to wear. This invention also comprises methods for conserving energy and for modifying the communication interface between a human and a computer based on data from environmental sensors and/or body sensors. | 10-29-2015 |
20150075303 | Motion Recognition Clothing (TM) with Two Different Sets of Tubes Spanning a Body Joint - This invention can be embodied in smart clothing for recognizing full-body human motion based on the pressure levels of a flowable substance within two different sets of flexible tubes or channels which are integrated into clothing (or a wearable accessory) and which span the same body joint. This technology can be used to create a wearable, mobile, reasonably-priced, and relatively-unobtrusive full-body motion-capture system which can be used in diverse environments. Compared to camera-based motion capture systems, this invention can be mobile and does not suffer from optical occlusion. | 03-19-2015 |