Patents by Inventor Michael S. ERLICH

Michael S. ERLICH 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: 20230314159
    Abstract: A system for tracking and management of emergency medical services (EMS) responses includes one or more servers configured to assign two or more EMS responses of a plurality of EMS responses corresponding to a plurality of incidences to an EMS vehicle, wherein a first EMS response of the two or more EMS responses is an emergency patient transport and another EMS response of the two or more EMS responses is a pre-scheduled patient transport, provide a user interface comprising a map comprising location information for the two or more EMS responses, receive location information updates for the EMS vehicle, update the map and a status of the EMS vehicle at the user interface based on the location information updates, and store a status history for the EMS vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert H. Gotschall, Michael S. Erlich, James Seymour McElroy, JR.
  • Patent number: 11635300
    Abstract: In one aspect, a method for tracking and management of emergency medical services (EMS) responses includes assigning at least one EMS response of the EMS responses to an EMS vehicle, displaying a map at a user interface with an incident location for the at least one EMS response, populating the map with a visual representation of an entire route for the EMS vehicle, including the incident location and a destination for patient transport, and updating, in the visual representation, a status of the EMS vehicle in real-time along the entire route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: ZOLL Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Robert H. Gotschall, Michael S. Erlich, James Seymour McElroy, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20210239489
    Abstract: In one aspect, a method for tracking and management of emergency medical services (EMS) responses includes assigning at least one EMS response of the EMS responses to an EMS vehicle, displaying a map at a user interface with an incident location for the at least one EMS response, populating the map with a visual representation of an entire route for the EMS vehicle, including the incident location and a destination for patient transport, and updating, in the visual representation, a status of the EMS vehicle in real-time along the entire route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert H. Gotschall, Michael S. Erlich, James Seymour McElroy, JR.
  • Patent number: 10942040
    Abstract: A method for interfacing with a user of an EMS navigation system according to embodiments of the present invention includes displaying on a device screen a series of display screens that are navigationally linked by a series of navigation buttons, wherein the series of display screens comprises a home screen, and wherein each display screen of the series of display screens comprises a home button linking to the home screen, wherein each navigation button of the series of navigation buttons appearing in a display screen of the series of display screens is larger than any other buttons in the display screen, and wherein each navigation button of the series of navigation buttons appearing on the display screen of the series of display screens is adjacent to a left edge or a right edge of the device screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert H. Gotschall, Michael S. Erlich, James Seymour McElroy, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20200278216
    Abstract: A method for interfacing with a user of an EMS navigation system according to embodiments of the present invention includes displaying on a device screen a series of display screens that are navigationally linked by a series of navigation buttons, wherein the series of display screens comprises a home screen, and wherein each display screen of the series of display screens comprises a home button linking to the home screen, wherein each navigation button of the series of navigation buttons appearing in a display screen of the series of display screens is larger than any other buttons in the display screen, and wherein each navigation button of the series of navigation buttons appearing on the display screen of the series of display screens is adjacent to a left edge or a right edge of the device screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert H. Gotschall, Michael S. Erlich, James Seymour McElroy, JR.
  • Patent number: 10598508
    Abstract: A method for interfacing with a user of an EMS navigation system according to embodiments of the present invention includes displaying on a device screen a series of display screens that are navigationally linked by a series of navigation buttons, wherein the series of display screens comprises a home screen, and wherein each display screen of the series of display screens comprises a home button linking to the home screen, wherein each navigation button of the series of navigation buttons appearing in a display screen of the series of display screens is larger than any other buttons in the display screen, and wherein each navigation button of the series of navigation buttons appearing on the display screen of the series of display screens is adjacent to a left edge or a right edge of the device screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: ZOLL Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Robert H. Gotschall, Michael S. Erlich, James Seymour McElroy, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9734720
    Abstract: A system for response mode verification according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a user interface device; a vehicle motion sensor located in a vehicle; a memory; and/or a processor communicably coupled to the user interface device, the vehicle motion sensor, and the memory, the memory including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: receive a dispatch request, receive a first indication from the user interface device based on a user indicating acceptance of the dispatch request, record an acceptance time of the first indication, receive a second indication from the vehicle motion sensor based on the vehicle motion sensor monitoring a change in movement of the vehicle, and record a vehicle motion time of the second indication, generate a notification indicating that a difference between the vehicle motion time and the acceptance time exceeds a threshold time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: ZOLL Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Michael S. Erlich, Ryan Schwerman
  • Publication number: 20160293011
    Abstract: A system for response mode verification according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a user interface device; a vehicle motion sensor located in a vehicle; a memory; and/or a processor communicably coupled to the user interface device, the vehicle motion sensor, and the memory, the memory including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: receive a dispatch request, receive a first indication from the user interface device based on a user indicating acceptance of the dispatch request, record an acceptance time of the first indication, receive a second indication from the vehicle motion sensor based on the vehicle motion sensor monitoring a change in movement of the vehicle, and record a vehicle motion time of the second indication, generate a notification indicating that a difference between the vehicle motion time and the acceptance time exceeds a threshold time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Michael S. ERLICH, Ryan SCHWERMAN
  • Publication number: 20130124090
    Abstract: A method for interfacing with a user of an EMS navigation system according to embodiments of the present invention includes displaying on a device screen a series of display screens that are navigationally linked by a series of navigation buttons, wherein the series of display screens comprises a home screen, and wherein each display screen of the series of display screens comprises a home button linking to the home screen, wherein each navigation button of the series of navigation buttons appearing in a display screen of the series of display screens is larger than any other buttons in the display screen, and wherein each navigation button of the series of navigation buttons appearing on the display screen of the series of display screens is adjacent to a left edge or a right edge of the device screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert H. GOTSCHALL, Michael S. ERLICH, James Seymour MCELROY, JR.
  • Publication number: 20110295078
    Abstract: A system for collecting and displaying emergency medical services information according to embodiments of the present invention includes a patient monitoring device configured to monitor a patient, a navigation device, a patient charting device, a database, a display device, and a processor communicably coupled to the defibrillator, the navigation device, the patient charting device, the database, and the display device. According to embodiments of the present invention, the processor is configured to receive emergency medical services information from the defibrillator device, the navigation device, and the patient charting device, store the emergency medical services information in the database, and display the emergency medical services information on the display device according to an information template. According to some embodiments, aggregated data feeds from one or more such processors are stored in a remote server and available to remote enterprise users via a secure web interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: C. Shane REID, Chad ASHMORE, Eric A. DEINES, Gary A. FREEMAN, Michael Scott MARTIN, Gary RUGGIERO, Jeremy Ryan SOLLER, Mark TIMMERMANN, Michael S. ERLICH