US 2,016,324,488 · Filed 2016-05-04
The Athlete's Blood-Reading Patent That Turns Oxygen Into Infographics
Imagine a device that measures how much oxygen is in your blood without drawing it—just by shining light on your skin. This patent is about showing that data in super visual ways, like charts and yin-yang diagrams, so athletes can instantly see how their body is performing during training or at different altitudes.
The plain-English version
What it protects
The claim covers a noninvasive sensor system that measures physiological parameters like total hemoglobin and pulse rate, then displays those measurements through specific visual infographic formats—including multi-quadrant displays, elevation comparison charts, and yin-yang diagrams. What's protected here is both the sensing technology and the particular way the data gets presented to the user in a visual, easy-to-interpret layout.
Why it matters
For athletes and fitness enthusiasts, knowing your hemoglobin levels and oxygen saturation in real time can guide training intensity and recovery. By patenting the combination of the sensor system plus the specific visual display methods, Cercacor locked down a way to make physiological data immediately useful and actionable—not just raw numbers on a screen. This kind of patent matters because the display format itself can be as valuable as the measurement technology.
Real-world use
An endurance athlete training at high altitude checks a wristband or armband that glows with a yin-yang diagram showing how their hemoglobin compares to last week's baseline, helping them decide whether to push harder or ease up.
Original USPTO abstract
A sensor system for obtaining and displaying information relating to physiological parameters, such as Total Hemoglobin and Pulse rate for use by a user such as an athlete. The system can present the measured physiological parameters to the user in a useful way. For example the system can display a visual multi quadrant infographic display, which can present the total hemoglobin values measured by the system in a particular season. The system can also display a visual elevation infographic display, which can present a comparison of the total hemoglobin values measured by the system over a period of time and/or at various altitudes. The system can also display a visual yin-yang infographic display, which can present a comparison of one or more metrics calculated by the system or one or more parameters measured by the system. The system can provide useful information about the user's health and/or well-being and allow the user to quickly and easily view and interpret relevant information.
Patent details
- Publication number
- US 2,016,324,488
- Filing date
- 2016-05-04
- Grant date
- Application — not yet granted
- Assignee
- Cercacor Laboratories, Inc.
- Inventor(s)
- OLSEN GREGORY A.
- CPC class
- A61B5/7425
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