Inventor

Timothy L. Ruchti

Inventor

Gilbert, AZ, US

Overview

2001–2021

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 87 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

A61Bprimary

A61BDiagnosis28%

G01NInvestigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties24%

G16HHealthcare informatics, i.e. information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical or healthcare data19%

A61MDevices for introducing media into, or onto, the body13%

G06FElectric digital data processing5%

G06QInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes2%

G01JMeasurement of intensity, velocity, spectral content, polarisation, phase or pulse characteristics of infrared, visible or ultraviolet light2%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests2%

G16ZInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for specific application fields, not otherwise provided for1%

H03MCoding1%

PatentTitleYear

11,090,431Infusion system and method of use which prevents over-saturation of an analog-to-digital converter2021 11,052,193System for monitoring and delivering medication to a patient and method of using the same to minimize the risks associated with automated therapy2021 11,037,668Infusion pump automation system and method2021 11,013,861System and method for configuring a rule set for medical event management and responses2021 11,004,035Systems and methods for a graphical interface including a graphical representation of medical data2021 10,874,793Multi-sensor infusion system for detecting air or an occlusion in the infusion system2020 10,842,935Systems and methods for determining insulin therapy for a patient2020 10,646,651System for monitoring and delivering medication to a patient and method of using the same to minimize the risks associated with automated therapy2020 10,596,316Infusion system and method of use which prevents over-saturation of an analog-to-digital converter2020 10,578,474Air detection system and method for detecting air in a pump of an infusion system2020 10,430,761Systems and methods for a graphical interface including a graphical representation of medical data2019 10,314,974System for monitoring and delivering medication to a patient and method of using the same to minimize the risks associated with automated therapy2019 10,238,801System and method for configuring a rule set for medical event management and responses2019 10,166,328Infusion system which utilizes one or more sensors and additional information to make an air determination regarding the infusion system2019 10,046,112Multi-sensor infusion system for detecting air or an occlusion in the infusion system2018 10,046,113Systems and methods for determining insulin therapy for a patient2018 10,042,986Infusion pump automation system and method2018 10,022,498System for monitoring and delivering medication to a patient and method of using the same to minimize the risks associated with automated therapy2018 9,995,611Air detection system and method for detecting air in a pump of an infusion system2018 9,766,126'Dynamic radially controlled light input to a noninvasive analyzer apparatus and method of use thereof'2017 9,724,470'System for monitoring and delivering medication to a patient and method of using the same to minimize the risks associated with automated therapy'2017 9,707,341'Infusion system and method of use which prevents over-saturation of an analog-to-digital converter'2017 9,610,018'Systems and methods for measurement of heart rate and other heart-related characteristics from photoplethysmographic (PPG) signals using collision computing'2017 9,604,000'System and method for configuring a rule set for medical event management and responses'2017 9,585,604'Multiplexed pathlength resolved noninvasive analyzer apparatus with dynamic optical paths and method of use thereof'2017 9,554,738'Spectroscopic tomography systems and methods for noninvasive detection and measurement of analytes using collision computing'2017 9,498,583'Froth detection system and method'2016 9,459,201'Systems and methods for noninvasive blood glucose and other analyte detection and measurement using collision computing'2016 9,459,203'Systems and methods for generating and using projector curve sets for universal calibration for noninvasive blood glucose and other measurements'2016 9,459,202'Systems and methods for collision computing for detection and noninvasive measurement of blood glucose and other substances and events'2016 9,453,794'Systems and methods for blood glucose and other analyte detection and measurement using collision computing'2016 9,448,164'Systems and methods for noninvasive blood glucose and other analyte detection and measurement using collision computing'2016 9,448,165'Systems and methods for control of illumination or radiation collection for blood glucose and other analyte detection and measurement using collision computing'2016 9,442,065'Systems and methods for synthesis of zyotons for use in collision computing for noninvasive blood glucose and other measurements'2016 9,375,170'Multiplexed pathlength resolved noninvasive analyzer apparatus with stacked filters and method of use thereof'2016 9,351,672'Multiplexed pathlength resolved noninvasive analyzer apparatus with stacked filters and method of use thereof'2016 9,351,671'Multiplexed pathlength resolved noninvasive analyzer apparatus and method of use thereof'2016 9,240,002'Systems and methods for a graphical interface including a graphical representation of medical data'2016 9,114,217'Pattern recognition system and method for the detection of stuck fluid droplets in a fluid delivery line of an infusion system'2015 8,868,147'Method and apparatus for controlling positioning of a noninvasive analyzer sample probe'2014 8,771,251'Systems and methods for managing and delivering patient therapy through electronic drug delivery systems'2014 8,504,128'Method and apparatus for coupling a channeled sample probe to tissue'2013 8,271,106'System and method for configuring a rule set for medical event management and responses'2012 7,787,924'Compact apparatus for noninvasive measurement of glucose through near-infrared spectroscopy'2010 RE041333'Multi-tier method of developing localized calibration models for non-invasive blood analyte prediction'2010 7,698,105'Method and apparatus for improving performance of noninvasive analyte property estimation'2010 7,640,140'Method of processing noninvasive spectra'2009 7,620,674'Method and apparatus for enhanced estimation of an analyte property through multiple region transformation'2009 7,606,608'Optical sampling interface system for in-vivo measurement of tissue'2009 7,519,406'Noninvasive analyzer sample probe interface method and apparatus'2009 7,509,153'Method and apparatus for control of skin perfusion for indirect glucose measurement'2009 7,440,786'Method and apparatus for presentation of noninvasive glucose concentration information'2008 7,436,511'Analyte filter method and apparatus'2008 7,383,069'Method of sample control and calibration adjustment for use with a noninvasive analyzer'2008 7,317,938'Method of adapting in-vitro models to aid in noninvasive glucose determination'2008 7,299,080'Compact apparatus for noninvasive measurement of glucose through near-infrared spectroscopy'2007 7,233,816'Optical sampling interface system for in vivo measurement of tissue'2007 7,206,623'Optical sampling interface system for in vivo measurement of tissue'2007 7,183,102'Apparatus using reference measurement for calibration'2007 7,133,710'Compact apparatus for noninvasive measurement of glucose through near-infrared spectroscopy'2006 7,038,774'Method of characterizing spectrometer instruments and providing calibration models to compensate for instrument variation'2006 7,039,446'Indirect measurement of tissue analytes through tissue properties'2006 7,010,336'Measurement site dependent data preprocessing method for robust calibration and prediction'2006 6,998,247'Method and apparatus using alternative site glucose determinations to calibrate and maintain noninvasive and implantable analyzers'2006 6,990,364'Noninvasive measurement of glucose through the optical properties of tissue'2006 6,876,931'Automatic process for sample selection during multivariate calibration'2005 6,871,169'Combinative multivariate calibration that enhances prediction ability through removal of over-modeled regions'2005 6,864,978'Method of characterizing spectrometer instruments and providing calibration models to compensate for instrument variation'2005 6,788,965'Intelligent system for detecting errors and determining failure modes in noninvasive measurement of blood and tissue analytes'2004 6,777,240'Intra-serum and intra-gel for modeling human skin tissue'2004 6,697,654'Targeted interference subtraction applied to near-infrared measurement of analytes'2004 6,675,029'Apparatus and method for quantification of tissue hydration using diffuse reflectance spectroscopy'2004 6,671,542'Non-invasive method of determining skin thickness and characterizing layers of skin tissue in vivo'2003 6,668,181'Method for quantification of stratum corneum hydration using diffuse reflectance spectroscopy'2003 6,640,117'Method and apparatus for minimizing spectral effects attributable to tissue state variations during NIR-based non-invasive blood analyte determination'2003 6,587,702'Classification and characterization of tissue through features related to adipose tissue'2003 6,512,936'Multi-tier method of classifying sample spectra for non-invasive blood analyte prediction'2003 6,512,937'Multi-tier method of developing localized calibration models for non-invasive blood analyte prediction'2003 6,501,982'System for the noninvasive estimation of relative age'2002 6,493,566'Classification system for sex determination and tissue characterization'2002 6,487,429'Use of targeted glycemic profiles in the calibration of a noninvasive blood glucose monitor'2002 6,475,800'Intra-serum and intra-gel for modeling human skin tissue'2002 6,456,870'Non-invasive method of determining skin thickness and characterizing layers of skin tissue in vivo'2002 6,442,408'Method for quantification of stratum corneum hydration using diffuse reflectance spectroscopy'2002 6,411,373'Fiber optic illumination and detection patterns, shapes, and locations for use in spectroscopic analysis'2002 6,405,065'Non-invasive in vivo tissue classification using near-infrared measurements'2002 6,280,381'Intelligent system for noninvasive blood analyte prediction'2001

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2001–2003Patents assigned to INSTRUMENTATION METRICS INC (7)· patent assignee history

2001–2010Based in Gilbert, AZ, US· patent location history

2002–2010Patents assigned to SENSYS MEDICAL INC (36)· patent assignee history

2012–2017Patents assigned to RUCHTI TIMOTHY L (7)· patent assignee history

2012–2021Based in Gurnee, IL, US· patent location history

2016–2017Patents assigned to ZYOMED CORP (11)· patent assignee history

2017–2021Patents assigned to ICU MEDICAL INC (20)· patent assignee history

2020Based in Durnee, IL, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
SENSYS MEDICAL INC	36	2002–2010
ICU MEDICAL INC	20	2017–2021
ZYOMED CORP	11	2016–2017
INSTRUMENTATION METRICS INC	7	2001–2003
RUCHTI TIMOTHY Lself	7	2012–2017

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Gilbert, AZ, US	44	2001–2010
Gurnee, Illinois, US	42	2012–2021
Durnee, Illinois, US	1	2020