Patents by Inventor Nicholas Braun

Nicholas Braun 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).

  • Patent number: 11990215
    Abstract: A system for maintaining accurate health data and for providing rewards to data market participants. A marketplace platform based on Blockchain technology leverages smart contracts to provide rewards to sellers of data assets that provide corrections or updates to medical data, such as provider demographics. A URL API is provided to a buyer of the data with an encrypted password that is used to access the data from the URL API.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Humana Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle Culver, Rohit Wason, Nicholas Hill, Zachary A. Stout, Matthew A. Plappert, Chulmin Lee, Benjamin Singer, Norman Leach, Emily Braun
  • Patent number: 11942195
    Abstract: A system for maintaining accurate health data and for providing rewards to data market participants. A marketplace platform based on Blockchain technology leverages smart contracts to provide rewards to sellers of data assets that provide corrections or updates to medical data, such as provider demographics. A URL API is provided to a buyer of the data with an encrypted password that is used to access the data from the URL API.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Humana Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle Culver, Rohit Wason, Nicholas Hill, Zachary A. Stout, Matthew A. Plappert, Chulmin Lee, Benjamin Singer, Norman Leach, Emily Braun
  • Publication number: 20070095538
    Abstract: Zonal isolation of well bores is often desirable for performing downhole operations such as stimulation operations. In certain embodiments, diverter plugs for achieving zonal isolation in a casing string in a well bore may comprise a mandrel having a first end and a second end; a compressible body attached to and surrounding a longitudinal portion of the mandrel; and a sealing nose attached to the first end of the mandrel. In certain embodiments, systems for achieving zonal isolation of a casing string in a well bore may comprise a diverter plug comprising a mandrel having a first end and a second end, a compressible body attached to and surrounding a longitudinal portion of the mandrel, and a sealing nose attached to the first end of the mandrel; and a landing collar sized to mate with a portion of the sealing nose of the diverter plug. Associated methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2005
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: David Szarka, William Gilbert, David Burkhead, Henry Rogers, Nicholas Braun, Todd Cooper, John Johnson
  • Publication number: 20060118295
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a diverter tool used in a pipe string to lower a liner into a partially cased wellbore. The diverter tool has a diverter body that defines a longitudinal central flow passage and has diverter ports defined therethrough to communicate and redirect fluids received in the liner to an annulus between the diverter tool in casing previously set in the wellbore. The diverter tool has first and second closure members. The first closure member is movable between open and closed positions on the diverter body. The second closure member is detachably connected in the diverter body in its open position and is movable to its closed position to prevent flow through the diverter ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Inventors: Henry Rogers, Nicholas Braun, Steven Holden
  • Publication number: 20060118336
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a diverter tool used in a pipe string used to lower a liner and a cutting apparatus on the end thereof into a partially cased wellbore. The diverter tool has a diverter body that defines a longitudinal flow passage and has the diverter ports defined therethrough to communicate a drilling fluid displaced through the pipe string into the liner into an annular space around the diverter tool. The diverter tool has a closure member so that when the wellbore is drilled to its desired depth, the diverter ports through which drilling fluid is diverted may be closed and the liner may be cemented in the wellbore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Inventors: Henry Rogers, Nicholas Braun, Steven Holden