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公开(公告)号:US10088458B2
公开(公告)日:2018-10-02
申请号:US15379963
申请日:2016-12-15
申请人: David R. Hall , Dan Allen , Steven Butala
发明人: David R. Hall , Dan Allen , Steven Butala
摘要: We disclose a device that both extracts and preconcentrates volatile analytes in preparation for separation by gas chromatography. The device includes a conduit that may include two, and sometimes three, separate sections that are connected end-to-end, but which may be separated prior to inserting into a gas chromatograph port. The inner surface of each section is coated with one or more sorbents, each with a different affinity for volatile analytes. The sorbents may be positioned along the sections of the column in order of relative affinity for volatile analytes. The sections may be heated independently of each other to release the volatile analytes from the sorbents more quickly. This device reduces the time and the temperature required to achieve separation by gas chromatography. The device may be used to perform gas chromatography in ubiquitous environments such as the home or a mobile situation.
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公开(公告)号:US09927448B1
公开(公告)日:2018-03-27
申请号:US15465939
申请日:2017-03-22
申请人: David R. Hall , Steven Butala , Dan Allen , Daniel Hendricks , Andrew Nguyen , Terrece Pearman
发明人: David R. Hall , Steven Butala , Dan Allen , Daniel Hendricks , Andrew Nguyen , Terrece Pearman
IPC分类号: G01N33/94 , G01N33/493 , G01N21/25 , G01N33/58
CPC分类号: G01N33/94 , G01N21/31 , G01N33/493 , G01N33/583 , G01N2021/3196 , Y10T436/13
摘要: We disclose a drug tracking system and method of use which may be used to screen a subject's bodily waste and to identify the drug the subject has consumed. The system includes a drug that is tagged with a food dye that may be detected in the subject's bodily waste using absorption spectroscopic analysis. The subject consumes the tagged drug and a user obtains a sample of the subject's bodily waste. The user may analyze the subject's urine using an absorption spectroscopic technique. The user may enter the emission spectrum obtained from the absorption spectroscopic analysis into a database that includes the signature emission spectra from multiple food dyes that are used as drug tags. The emission spectra may be compared and the identity of the food dye and its associated drug may be determined.
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公开(公告)号:US20180284144A1
公开(公告)日:2018-10-04
申请号:US15472989
申请日:2017-03-29
申请人: David R. Hall , Steven Butala , Dan Allen , Daniel Hendricks , Andrew Nguyen , Conrad Rosenbrock , Terrece Pearman
发明人: David R. Hall , Steven Butala , Dan Allen , Daniel Hendricks , Andrew Nguyen , Conrad Rosenbrock , Terrece Pearman
IPC分类号: G01N33/94 , G01N33/493 , G01N33/58
CPC分类号: G01N33/94 , G01N33/493 , G01N33/58 , G01N2458/00 , G01N2800/52
摘要: We disclose a drug tracking system and method of use which may be used to screen a subject's bodily waste in order to assess whether the subject has consumed a drug. The system includes a drug composition which is tagged with at least one artificial sweetener that may be detected in the subject's bodily waste. The subject may consume the tagged drug and a user may obtain a sample of the subject's bodily waste. The bodily waste sample may be analyzed to detect the artificial sweetener or its metabolite. In some embodiments, the result of the analysis of bodily waste may be entered into a database, compared to standards that comprises analyses of a plurality of drug tags, and the identity of the drug tag, and consequently the drug composition, determined.
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公开(公告)号:US20180172646A1
公开(公告)日:2018-06-21
申请号:US15380064
申请日:2016-12-15
申请人: David R. Hall , Dan Allen , Steven Butala , Terrece Pearman
发明人: David R. Hall , Dan Allen , Steven Butala , Terrece Pearman
IPC分类号: G01N30/14
CPC分类号: G01N30/14 , G01N2030/0095 , G01N2030/025 , G01N2030/062 , G01N2030/143
摘要: We disclose a microfabricated device for both extracting and preconcentrating samples for gas chromatography analysis. The device includes a conduit with at least two sections and multiple ports which may be connected to multiple gas chromatography columns. The inner surface of the conduit may be coated with multiple sorbents which bind volatile analytes with different affinities. The sections of the conduit may be divided by a thermal barrier which inhibits heat transfer between sections. Consequently, each section may be independently heated to encourage desorption of volatile analytes. The disclosed device separates and concentrates volatile analytes into different pools according to their chemical and physical properties before they enter a gas chromatography column that is optimized for that pool. The device reduces the amount of heat and time needed to perform gas chromatography analysis as well as avoids the need for purified gas sources typically used for the moving phase.
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公开(公告)号:US20180055491A1
公开(公告)日:2018-03-01
申请号:US15248788
申请日:2016-08-26
申请人: David R. Hall , Daryl Wise , Ben Swenson , Dan Allen , Jared Reynolds , Joshua Larsen , Justin Robinson , Joe Fox , Kevin Cheatham
发明人: David R. Hall , Daryl Wise , Ben Swenson , Dan Allen , Jared Reynolds , Joshua Larsen , Justin Robinson , Joe Fox , Kevin Cheatham
CPC分类号: A61B10/0038 , A47K11/02 , A47K17/00 , A61B5/207 , A61B2562/0257
摘要: An excreta-sampling toilet is disclosed which includes a bowl, a processing apparatus, and a chiller. The bowl separates excreta into solid excreta and liquid excreta. The processing apparatus then processes the solid excreta into a solid excreta sample, including metering it by weight or volume and storing it in containers. The chiller lowers the temperature of the sample, which is stored to await analysis. A metered liquid excreta sample is also stored and chilled in separate storage containers.
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公开(公告)号:US20180228358A1
公开(公告)日:2018-08-16
申请号:US15433137
申请日:2017-02-15
申请人: David R. Hall , Ben Swenson , Dan Allen , Justin Robinson
发明人: David R. Hall , Ben Swenson , Dan Allen , Justin Robinson
CPC分类号: A61B1/227 , A61B1/00016 , A61B1/00108 , H04R1/028 , H04R1/1008 , H04R5/033
摘要: An otoscope apparatus is disclosed which, in general, includes a left-ear housing and a right-ear housing connected together by a tensioning band. The left-ear housing and right ear housing each include a light source and a camera. The left-ear and right-ear housings each include a speculum which corresponds to a user's left and right ear canals, respectively.
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公开(公告)号:US10151623B2
公开(公告)日:2018-12-11
申请号:US15222267
申请日:2016-07-28
申请人: David R. Hall , Jared Reynolds , Joshua Larsen , Jared Wagner , Dan Allen , Nathan Hopkins , Justin Robinson , Kevin Cheatham
发明人: David R. Hall , Jared Reynolds , Joshua Larsen , Jared Wagner , Dan Allen , Nathan Hopkins , Justin Robinson , Kevin Cheatham
摘要: A thin scale apparatus for measuring body weight includes 5 or more force sensors within a total thickness of between 0.4 inches and 0.004 inches measured between a bottom surface and a top surface of the thin scale apparatus. The thin scale is designed to be thin enough to be non-intrusive or not recognized by a user. A weight of a toilet user may be determined as a combination of additive force of force sensors in a thin scale and force sensor associated with a toilet seat of a toilet. The force sensors may be positioned in one or more cavities on a bottom side of a substrate material of the thin scale or be embedded within a substrate material. Embodiments of a standalone thin scale and a thin scale with a toilet are disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US09913626B1
公开(公告)日:2018-03-13
申请号:US15248788
申请日:2016-08-26
申请人: David R. Hall , Daryl Wise , Ben Swenson , Dan Allen , Jared Reynolds , Joshua Larsen , Justin Robinson , Joe Fox , Kevin Cheatham
发明人: David R. Hall , Daryl Wise , Ben Swenson , Dan Allen , Jared Reynolds , Joshua Larsen , Justin Robinson , Joe Fox , Kevin Cheatham
CPC分类号: A61B10/0038 , A47K11/02 , A47K17/00 , A61B5/207 , A61B2562/0257
摘要: An excreta-sampling toilet is disclosed which includes a bowl, a processing apparatus, and a chiller. The bowl separates excreta into solid excreta and liquid excreta. The processing apparatus then processes the solid excreta into a solid excreta sample, including metering it by weight or volume and storing it in containers. The chiller lowers the temperature of the sample, which is stored to await analysis. A metered liquid excreta sample is also stored and chilled in separate storage containers.
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公开(公告)号:US20180031411A1
公开(公告)日:2018-02-01
申请号:US15222267
申请日:2016-07-28
申请人: David R. Hall , Jared Reynolds , Joshua Larsen , Jared Wagner , Dan Allen , Nathan Hopkins , Justin Robinson , Kevin Cheatham
发明人: David R. Hall , Jared Reynolds , Joshua Larsen , Jared Wagner , Dan Allen , Nathan Hopkins , Justin Robinson , Kevin Cheatham
摘要: A thin scale apparatus for measuring body weight includes 5 or more force sensors within a total thickness of between 0.4 inches and 0.004 inches measured between a bottom surface and a top surface of the thin scale apparatus. The thin scale is designed to be thin enough to be non-intrusive or not recognized by a user. A weight of a toilet user may be determined as a combination of additive force of force sensors in a thin scale and force sensor associated with a toilet seat of a toilet. The force sensors may be positioned in one or more cavities on a bottom side of a substrate material of the thin scale or be embedded within a substrate material. Embodiments of a standalone thin scale and a thin scale with a toilet are disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US20180084959A1
公开(公告)日:2018-03-29
申请号:US15277265
申请日:2016-09-27
申请人: David R. Hall , Dan Allen , Andrew Davis , Justin R. Robinson
发明人: David R. Hall , Dan Allen , Andrew Davis , Justin R. Robinson
CPC分类号: A47K13/24 , A47K13/302 , A47K17/02 , A61B5/0205 , A61B5/6891 , G16H10/60 , G16H40/63
摘要: A toilet seat with handles is disclosed. The handles include light transmitters and light receivers. The light transmitters and receivers may be used to determine blood oxygen saturation levels and heart rate of a toilet seat user. Ultrasonic transmitters and receivers in the toilet seat handle are also disclosed for determining bone density of a toilet seat user. The handles may be retractable and may include UV sanitation.
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