Patents & Prototypes (8)

2022 – PATENT EP4375583
DEVICE FOR DETECTING AND REDUCING RADON CONCENTRATION IN AN INDOOR ENVIRONMENT

  • Abstract: The present application discloses a device for detecting and reducing radon concentration in an indoor environment. This device comprises at least one radon gas sensor and, at least one differential pressure sensor for measuring the difference between the indoor and outdoor atmospheric pressures, wherein both sensors are connected to a microcontroller configured to perform the pre-processing and aggregation of the data obtained by said sensors. To reduce radon levels, it triggers at least one physical actuator to activate a ventilation device for reducing the radon concentration in an indoor environment when indoor radon concentration is above a first predetermined threshold or when indoor radon concentration is above a second predetermined threshold and the differential pressure is negative.
  • PT Patent Application (Ref.ª P1318.4 PP):
    • INPI Application Number: 20222004235387
    • Deposit Date: 23/11/2022
    • Applicants: IPVC – Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, UDC – Universidade da Coruña
  • EU Patent Application (Ref.ª P1318.4 EP):
    • EU Application Number: EP 23200621.3
    • Deposit Date: 28/09/2023 
    • Priority Date: 23/11/2022 (PT 118355)
    • Publication Number: EP 4375583
    • Publication Date: 29/05/2024
    • Applicants: IPVC – Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, UDC – Universidade da Coruña
    • Patent Repository: https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=EP429865701
  • US Patent Application (Ref.ª P1318.4 US):
  • Google Patents Repository: https://patents.google.com/patent/US20240180486A1/en

2021 – PATENT WO202311902
PORTABLE SYSTEM FOR PROGRESSIVE AEROBIC CARDIOVASCULAR ENDURANCE RUN TEST METHOD THEREOF

  • Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a portable system for the progressive aerobic cardiovascular endurance run test of a subject and method thereof. The portable system of the present disclosure comprises a strip comprising an interface configured for receiving input data from a user, sending instructions to a controller, and displaying data; a controller configured for receiving instructions from the interface, controlling a plurality of light emitters, and sending data to the interface; and, a variable length strip defining a length of the running path and connected to the controller comprising a plurality of light emitters for emitting a light signal to the subject. Wherein the input data are the test parameters of the progressive aerobic cardiovascular endurance run test and the lap counts at each stage, and wherein the light signal is a light pattern that, at a pre-determined pace, changes a state of a light emitter in the sequence of the running direction.
  • PT Patent Application (Ref.ª P1116.9 PP):
    • INPI Application Nº: 20211000049258
    • Deposit Date: 22/12/2021
    • Applicant: IPVC – Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo
    • Provisional Title: Portable system for progressive aerobic cardiovascular endurance run test and method thereof
  • International Patent Publication (Ref.ª P1116.9 WO):
  • EU Patent Publication (Ref.ª P1116.0 EP):
    • EU Application Nº: EP 22835877.6
    • Deposit Date: 28/09/2023
    • Applicant: IPVC – Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo
    • Provisional Title: Portable system for progressive aerobic cardiovascular endurance run test and method thereof
  • US Patent Publication (Ref.ª P1116.0 US):
    • US Application Nº: 18/284,898
    • Deposit Date: 29/09/2023
    • Applicant: IPVC – Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo
    • Provisional Title: Portable system for progressive aerobic cardiovascular endurance run test and method thereof
  • Google Patents Repository: https://patents.google.com/patent/WO2023119020A1/

2019 – RnMonitor Platform

These video shows the core funcionalities of the RnMonitor platform designed under the scope ot the RnMonitor Project, which focus on the design of a Cyber-Physical System (CPS) for online monitoring and active mitigation of radon risk exposure in public buildings. More information: http://rnmonitor.ipvc.pt

2014 – SingingStudio App

SingingStudio App

This is an iOS App I developed in 2013, when working at FEUP/UP. The App works as a visualization tool for singers and voice professionals. More Information: AppStore [link]

2013 – Masterpitch App

Masterpitch App

This is an iOS App I developed back in 2013, when working at FEUP/UP. The App works as a fluency enhancer that could be used for effective disfluency reduction. More information: Official Site [link] | Facebook: [link] | AppStore: [link]

2013 – Akkurate App

akkurateSite

This is an iOS App developed under the scope of my Ph.D. that enables centimeter-level indoor positioning by taking advantage of acoustic TDoA ranging through the smartphone audio input. More information: Official repository [link] | Demo [link]

2009 – wahWah Soundsystem Radioshow

wahWah Soundsystem Radioshow

This is a web radio I developed back in 2009 from scratch. Programs are added weeklly by wahWah Soundsystem members or guests. The client is a Flash™ application coded in Action Script 3 and the server side was implemented using PHP and mySQL. More Information: [link]

2004 – GBCommunicator

GBcommunicator

GBCommunicator is a Wireless Network infrastructure for image/audio half-duplex communications for security and monitoring applications. The system uses GameBoy™ Color consoles as mobile image receivers and the image aquisition system is based on the CMOS image Sensor of the GameBoy™ Camera. This work was developed under my first degree final course project. More Information: [link]