Patents by Inventor Heather McComb

Heather McComb 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).

  • Federated, centralized, and collaborative medical data management and orchestration platform to facilitate healthcare image processing and analysis
    Patent number: 11935643
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system is provided that includes a plurality of endpoint databases employed to store medical images and metadata that describes attributes of the respective medical images. A management and orchestration platform periodically scans the endpoint databases to determine an index of the recently acquired medical images and associated metadata and updates to metadata associated with previously stored medical images. A search engine executes the search function to retrieve at least one of the recently acquired medical images and associated metadata and the recent updates to metadata associated with the previously stored medical images. The platform can also provide project management services and various collaborative, social networking type services. For example, the platform can facilitate collaborative review of medical image data, allowing users to rate and review the medical image data, annotate the medical image data, edit and augment the medical image data, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC
    Inventors: Travis R. Frosch, Sylvain Adam, Garry M. Whitley, Heather McCombs Chait, Steve M. Lawson
  • Collapsible freestanding drawing board
    Patent number: 7866074
    Abstract: A collapsible, freestanding oversized drawing board including a frame comprised of a plurality of frame members, a drawing sheet, and attachments to the frame. Specifically, the sheet can be drawn on, painted on, washed, or receive magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Crayola LLC
    Inventors: Heather McComb, Dexter Liu, Paul Snyder
  • Collapsible freestanding drawing board
    Publication number: 20060216686
    Abstract: A collapsible, freestanding oversized drawing board including a frame comprised of a plurality of frame members, a drawing sheet, and attachments to the frame. Specifically, the sheet can be drawn on, painted on, washed, or receive magnets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2006
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Applicant: BINNEY & SMITH INC.
    Inventors: Heather McComb, Dexter Liu, Paul Snyder
  • Seat belt lap pillow and positioner for use by pregnant women
    Patent number: 6322150
    Abstract: A device, particularly for use by a pregnant woman having an enlarged abdomen. The device attaches to the lap belt portion of a vehicle seat belt assembly for increasing comfort and thus encouraging use of the seat belt assembly, as well as to urge the lap belt portion into proper position across the pelvis. The device includes an attachment portion which can be repeatedly attached to and removed from the lap belt, and a cushioning element attached to the attachment portion at the relatively upper edge of the lap belt for padding the relatively upper edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: Harben, Inc.
    Inventors: Carolyn Harper, Janice J. Benson, Heather McComb
  • Seat belt lap pillow and positioner for use by pregnant women
    Patent number: D432290
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: Harben, Inc.
    Inventor: Heather McComb