IP Library Granted Patent US 12,539,060
Granted Patent B2
US 12,539,060 · App. 18/427,948 · Granted Feb 3, 2026

Machine learning-based blood glucose measurement system based on Raman spectroscopy

Inventors: Miyeon Jue (Seoul, KR); Young Kyu Kim (Seoul, KR); Aram Hong (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: Apollon Inc.
A61B5/14532A61B5/0002A61B5/1455G01N21/65G01N33/49A61B5/6801G01N2201/061G01N2201/127
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Patent No.
US 12,539,060
App. No.
18/427,948
Granted
Feb 3, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Blood glucose level measurement includes a light source configured to irradiate light to a subject; a monochrome part configured to separate wavelength components of the light that is reflected and scattered from the subject; a light receiver configured to receive the light transmitted via the monochrome part and to generate electrical signals based on the received light; and a processor configured to extract information on the blood glucose level of the subject based on a frequency shift of the light due to the Raman effect.

Claims (22)

1 . A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions executed by a processor, the program instructions when executed by the processor configured to:

cause a light source to irradiate light to a subject;

receive, from a light receiver, electrical signals representative of a Raman spectrum of the light, which is reflected and scattered from the subject, and wavelength components of which are separated by using a monochrome part; and

determine a blood glucose level of the subject based on the Raman spectrum,

wherein the blood glucose level is determined based on a machine learning model that has been trained to correlate the blood glucose level with areas of (a) a peak at about 1450 cm −1 , (b) a peak at about 1660 cm −1 , and (c) a peak at about 1125 cm −1 in the Raman spectrum, and

wherein, for (c) the peak at about 1125 cm −1 , the glucose level is correlated based on each of at least three ranges (c-i) between 1089 cm −1 and 1160 cm −1 , (c-ii) between 1115 cm −1 and 1140 cm −1 , and (c-iii) between 1120 cm −1 and 1130 cm −1 , which correspond to glucose.

2 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the machine learning model utilizes partial least squares (PLS), support vector machine (SVM), autoencoder, ResNet, or any combination thereof.

3 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 2 , wherein the machine learning model comprises a convolutional neural network (CNN), a deep neural network (DNN), a recurrent neural network (RNN), a restricted Boltzmann machine (RBM), a deep belief network (DBN), a bidirectional recurrent deep neural network (BRDNN), a deep Q-network, a generative adversarial network (GAN), or any combination thereof.

4 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein, for (a) the peak at about 1450 cm −1 , the area is obtained in a range between 1415 cm −1 and 1480 cm −1 , which corresponds to proteins.

5 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein, for (b) the peak at about 1660 cm −1 , the area is obtained in a range between 1630 cm −1 to and 1685 cm −1 , which corresponds to fats.

6 . A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions executed by a processor, the program instructions when executed by the processor configured to:

cause a light source to irradiate light to a subject;

receive, from a light receiver, electrical signals representative of a Raman spectrum of the light, which is reflected and scattered from the subject, and wavelength components of which are separated by using a monochrome part;

obtain areas of (a) a peak at about 1450 cm −1 , (b) a peak at about 1660 cm −1 , and (c) a peak at about 1125 cm −1 in the Raman spectrum;

receive a measured blood glucose level of the subject; and

update a machine learning model based on a correlation of the measured blood glucose level of the subject with the areas obtained using the Raman spectrum,

wherein, for (c) the peak at about 1125 cm −1 , the correlation is based on each of at least three ranges (c-i) between 1089 cm −1 and 1160 cm −1 , (c-ii) between 1115 cm −1 and 1140 cm −1 , and (c-iii) between 1120 cm −1 and 1130 cm −1 , which correspond to glucose.

7 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the measured blood glucose level of the subject is measured using at least one of finger blood sampling, vein blood sampling, or continuous CGM.

8 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 6 wherein the machine learning model utilizes partial least squares (PLS), support vector machine (SVM), autoencoder, ResNet, or any combination thereof.

9 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the machine learning model comprises a convolutional neural network (CNN), a deep neural network (DNN), a recurrent neural network (RNN), a restricted Boltzmann machine (RBM), a deep belief network (DBN), a bidirectional recurrent deep neural network (BRDNN), a deep Q-network, a generative adversarial network (GAN), or any combination thereof.

10 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 6 , wherein, for (a) the peak at about 1450 cm −1 , the area is obtained in a range between 1415 cm −1 and 1480 cm −1 .

11 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 6 , wherein, for (b) the peak at about 1660 cm −1 , the area is obtained in a range between 1630 cm −1 to and 1685 cm −1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 5, 2024
From: JUE, MIYEON; KIM, YOUNG KYU; HONG, ARAM
To: APOLLON INC.
Reel/Frame 066646/0125 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2023-0069417 · May 30, 2023 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 18455492 · Aug 24, 2023
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