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Granted Patent B2
US 12,186,091 · App. 17/277,990 · Granted Jan 7, 2025

Baby bottle device

Inventors: Christian Andreas Tiemann (Eindhoven, NL); Cornelis Bernardus Aloysius Wouters (Echt, NL); Lucja Elzbieta Bartula (Oirschot, NL); Lena Jaschke (Eindhoven, NL)
Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
A61B5/4205A61B5/113A61J9/00A61B2503/04A61B2560/0462A61B2562/0219A61J2200/70
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Patent No.
US 12,186,091
App. No.
17/277,990
Granted
Jan 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A baby bottle device ( 100 ) is provided which comprises at least one 100 movement sensor ( 140, 150 ) for detecting a movement of the baby bottle device ( 100 ). The movement data from the movement sensor ( 140, 150 ) is analyzed in an analyzer ( 200 ) to perform a suck-swallow-breathe analysis during a drinking phase of the baby based on the movement data from the movement sensor ( 140, 150 ). Thus, a drinking behavior of a baby can be efficiently analyzed.

Claims (31)

1. A baby bottle device, comprising:

a fluid container;

a baby bottle sleeve coupled to the fluid container and comprising at least one movement sensor being configured to detect a movement of the baby bottle device and output movement data;

a movement analyzer configured to analyze a suck-swallow-breathe behavior of a baby based on the movement data from the at least one movement sensor of the baby bottle sleeve, and

a communication transmitter configured to electronically transmit the movement data from the at least one movement sensor or the analyzed suck-swallow-breathe behavior from the movement analyzer.

2. The baby bottle device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the baby bottle sleeve is removably attachable to the fluid container.

3. The baby bottle device according to claim 1 , wherein

the movement analyzer is configured to determine drinking parameters which include at least one of a burst duration, a pause duration, a burst-pause duration ratio, a number of sucks per burst, a sucking frequency, a sucking magnitude and drinking interruptions.

4. The baby bottle device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a post processor configured to perform a post processing of the movement data.

5. The baby bottle device according to claim 4 , further comprising:

a teat,

wherein the post processor is configured to analyze current drinking parameters to monitor a performance of the teat.

6. The baby bottle device according to claim 1 , wherein

the movement analyzer is configured to determine drinking periods and non-drinking periods based on the movement data from the at least one movement sensor.

7. A method of analyzing a drinking behavior of a baby using a baby bottle device, which comprises a baby bottle sleeve comprising at least one movement sensor and coupled to the baby bottle device, comprising:

analyzing a suck-swallow-breathe behavior based on detected movement data from the at least one movement sensor of the baby bottle sleeve, and

electronically transmitting, via a communication transmitter, the movement data from the at least one movement sensor or the analyzed suck-swallow-breathe behavior.

8. The method of analyzing a drinking behavior of a baby according to claim 7 , further comprising:

detecting a movement of the baby bottle device by the at least one movement sensor.

9. The method of analyzing a drinking behavior of a baby according to claim 7 , comprising:

determining a burst duration, a pause duration, a burst-pause duration ratio, a number of sucks per burst, a sucking frequency, a sucking magnitude and/or drinking interruptions.

10. A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores a computer program for operating a baby bottle device, the computer program comprising program code for causing a baby bottle device to carry out the method of analyzing a drinking behavior of a baby as defined in claim 7 , when the computer program is run on a computer controlling the baby bottle device.

11. A baby bottle movement analyzer, comprising:

a movement analyzer configured to analyze a suck-swallow-breathe behavior of a baby based on movement data from a movement sensor of a baby bottle sleeve coupled to a baby bottle, wherein the movement data from the movement sensor of the baby bottle sleeve is electronically transmitted by a communication transmitter, or the analyzed suck-swallow-breathe behavior from the movement analyzer is electronically transmitted by the communication transmitter.

12. The baby bottle movement analyzer according to claim 11 , further comprising:

a housing which is configured to be attached to the baby bottle,

wherein the movement analyzer is arranged in the housing.

13. The baby bottle movement analyzer according to claim 12 , wherein the movement sensor is arranged in the housing.

14. A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores a computer program for operating a baby bottle movement analyzer, the computer program comprising program code for causing a baby bottle movement analyzer as defined in claim 11 to analyze a drinking behavior of a baby by analyzing a suck-swallow-breathe behavior of a baby based on movement data from the movement sensor coupled to the baby bottle when the computer program is run on a computer controlling the baby bottle movement analyzer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 19, 2021
From: TIEMANN, CHRISTIAN ANDREAS; WOUTERS, CORNELIS BERNARDUS ALOYSIUS; BARTULA, LUCJA ELZBIETA; JASCHKE, LENA
To: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
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Priority Claims (1)
EP 18199799 · Oct 11, 2018 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210369184A1 · Dec 2, 2021
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