公开(公告)号：US20180125374A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-10

申请号：US15346037

申请日：2016-11-08

申请人： David R. Hall ,  Dan Allen ,  Ben Swenson ,  Steven Butala ,  Terrece Pearman

发明人： David R. Hall ,  Dan Allen ,  Ben Swenson ,  Steven Butala ,  Terrece Pearman

IPC分类号： A61B5/0205 ,  G01N33/497 ,  G01N1/22 ,  A61B5/08

CPC分类号： A61B5/0205 ,  A61B5/082 ,  G01N33/497 ,  G01N2033/4975

摘要： We disclose a device for measuring volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in exhaled breath. The device includes a cover which may be a mask. The cover fits over a user's face as the user breathes. The cover includes one or more removably attached filters which collect VOCs. Some embodiments include reference filters which measure VOCs in the air the user inhales. Reference filter measurements may be subtracted from total VOCs collected from exhaled breath to exclude VOCs that did not originate in the user's body. The filters may be removed from the device and sent for analysis by a gas analyzer which may be a gas chromatograph. Methods of using the device are also disclosed. The device may be used to assess a user's health status, identify or quantify compounds to which a user may have been exposed, or to aid in medical diagnosis.

公开(公告)号：US10241122B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-26

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： G01N33/58 ,  G01N33/94 ,  G01N33/493 ,  A61B5/00 ,  G01N21/64 ,  A61B10/00 ,  A61B5/145 ,  A61B5/1455 ,  A61B5/20

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.

公开(公告)号：US10295511B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-21

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： B01D53/02 ,  G01N30/14 ,  G01N30/06 ,  G01N30/02 ,  G01N30/00

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.

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.

公开(公告)号：US10060111B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-28

申请号：US15338861

申请日：2016-10-31

申请人： David R. Hall ,  Dan Allen ,  Ben Swenson ,  Jared Reynolds ,  Terrece Pearman

发明人： David R. Hall ,  Dan Allen ,  Ben Swenson ,  Jared Reynolds ,  Terrece Pearman

IPC分类号： E03D9/04 ,  E03D9/052 ,  F16K31/06 ,  G01N33/00

CPC分类号： E03D9/052 ,  F16K31/0655 ,  G01N33/0047

摘要： The present invention is directed to a device that measures volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted by an individual's urine, feces or present in flatulence for use in assessing the individual's health. The device may be part of a toilet. The device includes a gas sensor that measures VOCs in the air within the toilet bowl after waste is deposited therein. The device includes a manifold that keeps air from the toilet bowl separate from water and waste in the toilet bowl until the gas sensor has collected readings. Then the manifold combines the air, water, and waste before depositing the material into the sewer system. The gas sensor may be connected to a processor that analyses the gas sensor readings, provides a report of the analyzed data, and transmits the data to a network. A healthcare provider may download the data from the network to assess the individual's health.

公开(公告)号：US20180085008A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-29

申请号：US15279734

申请日：2016-09-29

申请人： David R. Hall ,  Dan Allen ,  Min Kang ,  Ben Swenson ,  Terrece Pearman

发明人： David R. Hall ,  Dan Allen ,  Min Kang ,  Ben Swenson ,  Terrece Pearman

IPC分类号： A61B5/0205 ,  A61B5/0402 ,  A61B5/145 ,  A61B5/00 ,  G01N33/493 ,  G01N33/483 ,  G01N33/49

CPC分类号： A61B5/0205 ,  A61B5/0006 ,  A61B5/0402 ,  A61B5/0816 ,  A61B5/14535 ,  A61B5/14546 ,  A61B5/7221 ,  G01N33/4833 ,  G01N33/49 ,  G01N33/493

摘要： We disclose a health metric validation system in which a first heath metric is taken which is a measurement that is relevant to a user's health status. The first health metric may be used to diagnose a disease. A second metric is collected from the user and used to validate the first health metric. The first health metric and the second metric are entered into a computer which applies a first set of rules to the first health metric and second metric. The computer calculates a weight value and assigns it to the first health metric. The computer applies a second set of rules to the first health metric and its weight value to calculate an indicator value. The indicator value provides an indication of the validity of the first health metric.

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.

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.

公开(公告)号：US10441252B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-15

申请号：US15360101

申请日：2016-11-23

申请人： David R. Hall ,  Dan Allen ,  Min Kang ,  Ben Swenson ,  Terrece Pearman

发明人： David R. Hall ,  Dan Allen ,  Min Kang ,  Ben Swenson ,  Terrece Pearman

IPC分类号： A61B10/00 ,  A61B5/00 ,  G16H50/20 ,  G16H40/63 ,  G16H40/67

摘要： We disclose a medical toilet that includes a system for interpreting measurements collected by medical devices on or in the medical toilet and for customizing the measurements to each user. The system may use information about the user to selecting which measurements to perform, select or modify parameters that apply to the measurement techniques, and select follow-up measurements that may be performed based on the first set of measurements. These decisions may be made according to the user's physical, demographic, or medical status information that may be entered into a controller connected to the medical toilet. The controller may apply a set of rules to the measurements and thereby determine a value which provides an estimate of the validity of the measurements and which may be used to make adjustments to subsequent measurements.

公开(公告)号：US20180140284A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-24

申请号：US15360101

申请日：2016-11-23

申请人： David R. Hall ,  Dan Allen ,  Min Kang ,  Ben Swenson ,  Terrece Pearman

发明人： David R. Hall ,  Dan Allen ,  Min Kang ,  Ben Swenson ,  Terrece Pearman

IPC分类号： A61B10/00 ,  A61B5/0205 ,  A61B5/021 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/145

CPC分类号： A61B10/0038 ,  A61B5/0002 ,  A61B5/6891 ,  A61B10/007 ,  A61B2560/0223 ,  G16H40/63 ,  G16H40/67 ,  G16H50/20

摘要： We disclose a medical toilet that includes a system for interpreting measurements collected by medical devices on or in the medical toilet and for customizing the measurements to each user. The system may use information about the user to selecting which measurements to perform, select or modify parameters that apply to the measurement techniques, and select follow-up measurements that may be performed based on the first set of measurements. These decisions may be made according to the user's physical, demographic, or medical status information that may be entered into a controller connected to the medical toilet. The controller may apply a set of rules to the measurements and thereby determine a value which provides an estimate of the validity of the measurements and which may be used to make adjustments to subsequent measurements.