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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120022890 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A SELF-SERVICE KIOSK SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING AND REPORTING BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL A method and an apparatus is provided for a self-service breathalyzer kiosk system for collecting and reporting blood alcohol level information. The system and method enables a user to submit a report containing the user's current blood alcohol level at the time the rep... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20110244584 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING RENAL DISORDERS The present invention provides a system comprising an array of chemically sensitive sensors based on coated single walled carbon nanotubes, for measuring volatile organic compounds indicative of renal failure. Methods of breath analysis for diagnosing chronic, acute and... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110129939 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME A portable electronic device includes at least one function module selected from a group consisting of a wireless communication module, an image capturing module, an audio/video file player module, and an internet module, a halitosis measuring module, and a processor co... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20100282245 | Detection of nitric oxide A system for the detection of nitric oxide in a gas sample includes a converter for oxidation of nitric oxide to nitrogen dioxide, a nitrogen dioxide sensor including nanostructures and a filtering device to remove at least carbon dioxide from the gas sample positioned ... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100226824 | Drying substances, preparation and use thereof There is provided herein a dryer polymer substance comprising a polymer grafted with a compound having sulfonic groups, wherein the substance is adapted to pervaporate a fluid such as water, water vapor or both. There is further provided a process for the preparation of... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100226823 | Drying substances, preparation and use thereof There is provided herein a dryer polymer substance adapted to pervaporate a fluid (such as water, water vapor or both), the polymer substance includes: a porous support member having a plurality of pores, wherein at least a portion of the pores are filled with a cross-l... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100216175 | Condensate Glucose Analyzer Systems and methods for analyzing glucose present in exhaled breath condensate (EBC). In certain embodiments, electrochemical- or coulometnc-based sensing technologies are used to analyze EBC for the presence and/or concentration of glucose. Based on the detected glucos... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100166613 | Methods and systems for presenting an inhalation experience Methods, computer program products, and systems are described that include detecting in an exhalant at least one indication of bioactive agent use by an individual and altering at least one artificial sensory experience at least partly based on the at least one indicati... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100093096 | DETECTION OF VAPOR PHASE COMPOUNDS BY CHANGES IN PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF A LIQUID CRYSTAL The present invention relates to the field of detection of components in gas phase, and in particular to detection of nitric oxide exhaled as a component of breath, using a liquid crystal assay format and a device utilizing liquid crystals as part of a reporting system.... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100028210 | BREATHALYZER TEST DEVICE A breathalyzer test device includes vigilance detecting means for detecting the vigilance of a test subject, and breathalyzer test means for performing a breathalyzer test on the subject based on the vigilance detected by the vigilance detecting means.... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20090325639 | CELL PHONE WITH BREATH ANALYZER The present invention in several embodiments is a cell phone with breath analyzer that can store a preprogrammed list of phone numbers that are not to be called once a person's blood alcohol level has reached a specific point. This device could look similar to tradition... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090263279 | Utilizing lipopolysaccharide in exhaled breath condensate to diagnose gram negative pneumonia A method for determining whether a subject has Gram negative bacterial pneumonia based on the presence of lipopolysaccharide in exhaled breath condensate collected from the subject. The collection devices utilized to collect exhaled breath condensate from both spontaneo... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090196796 | Breath Delivery System and Method Some embodiments of the invention provide a mouthpiece for use with an electronic analyzer for breath analyte detection in an individual. The mouthpiece includes a biosensor and a hydration system. The biosensor includes a chemically active area where a chemical reactio... | 08/06/2009 |
| 20090187111 | GAS ANALYZER The subject invention is directed to a breath analyzer which is capable of detecting toxic gas levels from breath analysis. The subject invention includes a mouthpiece which is in communication with a plurality of discrete chambers, such as first and second discrete cha... | 07/23/2009 |
| 20090087920 | Method and apparatus for assessing blood-concentration of a volatile constituent A method and apparatus for of assessing the blood concentration level in a human or animal subject, of a volatile blood constituent (preferably alcohol) is disclosed. The method comprises steps of positioning a sensor (21, 22) within the expiratory gas flow of th... | 04/02/2009 |
| 20090062686 | Physiological condition measuring device A method may include providing an output comprising a presentation format to an end user. The output may be provided for user-based interaction. An interactive response from the end user may be measured in response to the presentation format of the output, where the int... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090053110 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL EARPHONE AND ALCOHOL MONITORING SYSTEM USING THE SAME A multifunctional earphone includes an earphone body, and an alcohol-testing module provided in the earphone body. The alcohol-testing module includes an alcohol-testing unit provided with an alcohol concentration-measuring program to measure an alcohol concentration of... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090043409 | EQUIPMENT CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM An alcohol density test can be avoided, but the alcohol density test is prevented from being easily avoided at the same time. A vehicle control unit sets a controlled vehicle in a mobile state when an alcohol density detected from the driver is determined to be lower th... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20090042309 | Breath test for total organic carbon A total amount of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in a breath sample (101) is detected by oxidizing/burning (120) the VOCs to form CO2 and H2O, and the amounts of one or both of these compounds are measured (130). CO2 02/12/2009 | |
| 20080107569 | DETECTING NITRIC OXIDE This document provides methods and materials that can be used to measure NO. For example, NO sensing devices, methods for making NO sensing devices, and methods for using NO sensing devices to measure NO in, for example, exhaled human breath are provided. ... | 05/08/2008 |
| 20080098795 | System and Method for Calibrating a Determination of Partial Pressure of One or More Gaseous Analytes One aspect of the invention relates to a system adapted to calibrate a determination of information related to one or more gaseous analytes in a body of gas being delivered to an objective by a gas source. In one embodiment the system comprises a partial pressure sensor... | 05/01/2008 |
| 20080038154 | Method, Apparatus and Kit for Breath Diagnosis Various medical conditions in a subject may be diagnosed by comparing the concentration of a diagnostic species such as ethane in breath samples from a subject from different stages of the breathing cycle. Using phase sensitive measurement of absorption of IR laser radi... | 02/14/2008 |
| 20070193335 | Pre-calibrated replaceable sensor module for a breath alcohol testing device The present invention describes a replaceable breath alcohol sensor module that can be replaced with a new pre-calibrated breath alcohol sensor module or re-calibrated. The breath alcohol sensor module requiring calibration can be removed from the body of a Breath Alcoh... | 08/23/2007 |
| 20070167854 | Flow-independent parameter estimation based on tidal breathing exhalation profiles Parametric characterization of nitric oxide (NO) gas exchange using a two-compartment model of the lungs is a non-invasive technique to characterize inflammatory lung diseases. The technique applies the two-compartment model to parametric characterization of NO gas exch... | 07/19/2007 |
| 20070106168 | Medical sensor and technique for using the same A sensor is provided that is appropriate for transcutaneous detection of tissue or blood constituents. A sensor for tissue constituent detection may include a gas collection chamber with a conduit to a sensing component and a conduit from the sensing component to the ch... | 05/10/2007 |
| 20070062255 | APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING AND ANALYZING HUMAN BREATH The present invention provides methods of collecting and detecting compounds in a human breath sample, comprising: exhaling into a handheld sample collector to absorb at least one breath compound in an exhaled breath collector of said collector; connecting the handheld ... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20060239856 | Vehicle ignition interlock systems with mouth alcohol contamination sensor A vehicle ignition interlock system includes a breath analyzer and a controller operably connected to the breath analyzer and to an ignition system of the vehicle. The breath analyzer detects the breath alcohol level of a vehicle operator and is configured to prevent ve... | 10/26/2006 |
| 20060182661 | Blood alcohol content (BAC) level actuated lock box There is provided a blood alcohol content (BAC) level actuated lock box. The BAC level actuated lock box includes a housing, a breathalyzer, and a locking device. The housing has a lockable opening for allowing an item to pass there through. The housing is for securing ... | 08/17/2006 |
| 20060130557 | Breath-based sensors for non-invasive molecular detection A method of diagnosing the health of an individual by collecting a breath sample from the individual and measuring the amount of each of a plurality of analytes in the sample. The amount of each analytes is measured by fitting a time response curve of a sample-evaluatio... | 06/22/2006 |
| 20060129055 | Systems and methods for accurately, substantially noninvasivelydetermining pulmonary capillary blood flow or cardiac output Methods for noninvasively determining a pulmonary capillary blood flow or a cardiac output of a subject include determining data of the amount of gas exchanged between blood and gas in lungs of the subject, as well as data of an indicator of the content of the gas in bl... | 06/15/2006 |
| 20060078467 | Process for distinguishing wet from dry gas with a breath alcohol measuring device A process is provided for distinguishing between wet from dry gas with a breath alcohol measuring device, in which a defined sample volume from a gas blown in is fed for sampling to an electrochemical sensor (6), which generates a sensor signal that depends on th... | 04/13/2006 |
| 20050273016 | Gas analyzer calibration checking device A calibration checking device, and methods of mandating its use at regular time intervals, to ensure maintenance of the accuracy of gas analyzers, especially for use with breath tests. Each calibration checking device is designed to be used for a predetermined number of... | 12/08/2005 |
| 20050214169 | Multicomponent analysis of volatile organic compositions in vapor samples Amounts of volatile organic compositions can be evaluated from vapor samples based on the time dependent response of a fuel cell contacted with the vapor sample at its anode. The time response of the fuel cell signal, e.g., voltage or current, is de-convoluted using a s... | 09/29/2005 |
| 20050203432 | Apparatus and method for non-invasively measuring cardiac output Apparatus and methods for non-invasively determining cardiac output using partial re-breathing techniques are disclosed in which the apparatus is constructed with an instantaneously adjustable deadspace for accommodating differences in breathing capacities of various pa... | 09/15/2005 |
| 20050197589 | Non-invasive device and method for the diagnosis of pulmonary vascular occlusions This invention involves a device and method for ascertaining the functioning of the respiratory system and determining whether a pulmonary embolism is present. The device comprises an apparatus containing sensors which measure the amount of a particular gas expired for ... | 09/08/2005 |
| 20050135969 | Method and apparatus for determining indirectly the concentration of a specific substance in the blood Method and apparatus for determining in a person's exhalation air the concentration of a specific substance in the blood by measuring the concentration of the substance and the concentration of water vapor in the exhalation air and utilizing a known relationship between... | 06/23/2005 |
| 20050124907 | Noninvasive effective lung volume estimation Methods for noninvasively measuring, or estimating, functional residual capacity or effective lung volume include obtaining carbon dioxide and flow measurements at or near the mouth of a subject. Such measurements are obtained during baseline breathing and during and sh... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050083527 | Disposable sensor for use in measuring an analyte in a gaseous sample The present invention is a disposable sensor for use with a device that quantifies analytes in a gaseous sample. It comprises (i) a sensing element, (ii) a means for interfacing the disposable sensor with a gas analysis device, and (iii) a housing. When used with a devi... | 04/21/2005 |
| 20050085740 | Non-invasive breath analysis using field asymmetric ion mobility spectrometry An asymmetric field ion mobility spectrometer for breath analysis and a system for analysis of a sample of breath taken from a patient. ... | 04/21/2005 |
| 20050061057 | Interference detection systems and methods Methods and systems for detecting interference in a signal are described. More specifically, in one aspect, a method for detecting interference in a signal is provided. The method comprises determining whether the signal has at least one of a time and a frequency charac... | 03/24/2005 |
