Patents by Inventor Caeli B. D. Rice

Caeli B. D. Rice has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20160095998
    Abstract: An optimized system for providing medical support to a patient is disclosed. The system has a plurality of modular components that may be assembled to create a connection between a support machine and the patient wherein at least one of the modular components comprises an information tag for the storage of data and at least one of the modular components comprises an information sensor for the reading and transmission of the data. Once read and transmitted by the sensor, the data may be used to optimize the operation of the support machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Caeli B.D. Rice, Jaron M. Acker, John E. Klaus, John R. Pinkert
  • Patent number: 9238117
    Abstract: An optimized system for providing medical support to a patient is disclosed. The system has a plurality of modular components that may be assembled to create a connection between a support machine and the patient wherein at least one of the modular components comprises an information tag for the storage of data and at least one of the modular components comprises an information sensor for the reading and transmission of the data. Once read and transmitted by the sensor, the data may be used to optimize the operation of the support machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Caeli B. D. Rice, Jaron M. Acker, John E. Klaus, John R. Pinkert
  • Publication number: 20110226249
    Abstract: An optimized system for providing medical support to a patient is disclosed. The system has a plurality of modular components that may be assembled to create a connection between a support machine and the patient wherein at least one of the modular components comprises an information tag for the storage of data and at least one of the modular components comprises an information sensor for the reading and transmission of the data. Once read and transmitted by the sensor, the data may be used to optimize the operation of the support machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Caeli B.D. Rice, Jaron M. Acker, John E. Klaus, John R. Pinkert
  • Patent number: 7980245
    Abstract: An optimized system for providing medical support to a patient is disclosed. The system has a plurality of modular components that may be assembled to create a connection between a support machine and the patient wherein at least one of the modular components comprises an information tag for the storage of data and at least one of the modular components comprises an information sensor for the reading and transmission of the data. Once read and transmitted by the sensor, the data may be used to optimize the operation of the support machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: The General Electric Company
    Inventors: Caeli B. D. Rice, Jaron M. Acker, John E. Klaus, John R. Pinkert