Patents by Inventor Patrick L. Walter

Patrick L. Walter 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: 11037682
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for administering health care assessments to a patient. The mechanisms analyze patient information stored in a patient registry and determine a plurality of health care assessments to be administered to the patient based on the patient information and one or more pre-defined health care assessment guidelines specifying conditions for which health care assessments are to be administered to patients and timing for administering the assessments to the patients. The mechanisms generate a sequence of health care assessments, in the plurality of health care assessments, based on the guidelines and the patient information. The sequence comprises an ordering of the health care assessments, and a timing interval between health care assessments, determined based on the guidelines and the patient information. The mechanisms administer at least one health care assessment to the patient in accordance with the determined sequence of health care assessments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Karie L. Kelly, Atul Kumar, Adam C. McCoy, Guy B. Mrnustik, Russell G. Olsen, Patrick L. Walters
  • Patent number: 10923231
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for administering health care assessments to a patient. The mechanisms analyze patient information stored in a patient registry and determine a plurality of health care assessments to be administered to the patient based on the patient information and one or more pre-defined health care assessment guidelines specifying conditions for which health care assessments are to be administered to patients and timing for administering the assessments to the patients. The mechanisms generate a sequence of health care assessments, in the plurality of health care assessments, based on the guidelines and the patient information. The sequence comprises an ordering of the health care assessments, and a timing interval between health care assessments, determined based on the guidelines and the patient information. The mechanisms administer at least one health care assessment to the patient in accordance with the determined sequence of health care assessments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Karie L. Kelly, Atul Kumar, Adam C. McCoy, Guy B. Mrnustik, Russell G. Olsen, Patrick L. Walters
  • Patent number: 9926777
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a sensing subassembly for use with a downhole tool comprises a housing, a cavity extending into the housing, a sensor disposed at least partially within the cavity, a shock mitigating member disposed between at least one end of the sensor and the housing, and at least one seal member disposed between the sensor and the housing. At least a portion of the sensor is in fluid communication with an exterior of the housing, and the shock mitigating member is configured to attenuate at least a portion of a shock wave between the housing and the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: John P. Rodgers, Timothy S. Glenn, Edwin A. Eaton, Patrick L. Walter, Marco Serra, John D. Burleson, John H. Hales
  • Patent number: 9909408
    Abstract: A sensing subassembly for use with a downhole tool comprises a housing, a cavity disposed within the housing, an electronic board disposed within the cavity, a stiffening member engaging the electronic board and configured to limit flexing of the electronic board, and a spring member configured to provide an isolation mount for the electronic board within the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Service, Inc.
    Inventors: John P. Rodgers, Timothy S. Glenn, Edwin A. Eaton, Patrick L. Walter, Marco Serra
  • Publication number: 20170300662
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for implementing a personalized patient care plan (PPCP) system. The PPCP system obtains personal and medical information about a patient of interest and generates a patient registry record in a patient registry based on the obtained personal and medical information. The patient registry comprises a plurality of patient registry records corresponding to a plurality of patients. The PPCP system performs a historical analysis of at least one patient registry record to identify elements of one or more personal care plans which were able to be successfully achieved by at least one corresponding patient. The PPCP system generates a personalized patient care plan for the patient of interest, comprising a sequence of patient actions to be performed by the patient of interest, based on an analysis of the obtained personal and medical information in the patient registry record and results of the historical analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Atul Kumar, Adam C. McCoy, Russell G. Olsen, Patrick L. Walters
  • Publication number: 20170300637
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for implementing a personalized patient care plan (PPCP) system. The PPCP system obtains personal and medical information about the patient and generates a patient registry record in a patient registry. The PPCP system generates a PPCP for the patient, comprising a sequence of goals for the patient, based on an analysis of the obtained personal and medical information. Each goal has an associated patient action to be performed by the patient. The PPCP system monitors performance of the goals to determine, for each goal, whether the associated patient action is performed by the patient. In response to determining that the patient did not perform an associated patient action, the PPCP system modifies a goal of the personalized patient care plan to replace the associated patient action with a replacement patient action that is more likely to be performed by the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Atul Kumar, Adam C. McCoy, Russell G. Olsen, Patrick L. Walters
  • Publication number: 20170293733
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for administering health care assessments to a patient. The mechanisms analyze patient information stored in a patient registry and determine a plurality of health care assessments to be administered to the patient based on the patient information and one or more pre-defined health care assessment guidelines specifying conditions for which health care assessments are to be administered to patients and timing for administering the assessments to the patients. The mechanisms generate a sequence of health care assessments, in the plurality of health care assessments, based on the guidelines and the patient information. The sequence comprises an ordering of the health care assessments, and a timing interval between health care assessments, determined based on the guidelines and the patient information. The mechanisms administer at least one health care assessment to the patient in accordance with the determined sequence of health care assessments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Karie L. Kelly, Atul Kumar, Adam C. McCoy, Guy B. Mrnustik, Russell G. Olsen, Patrick L. Walters
  • Publication number: 20170286640
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for implementing a personalized patient care plan (PPCP) system. The PPCP system obtains demographic and medical information about the patient and automatically generates an initial patient care plan for the patient, comprising a sequence of goals for the patient, based on an analysis of the obtained demographic and medical information for the patient. The PPCP system obtains lifestyle information, characterizing a lifestyle of the patient, from a plurality of lifestyle information sources. The PPCP system modifies the initial patient care plan to include one or more patient actions specific to the patient based on the lifestyle information, thereby generating a personalized patient care plan. In addition, the PPCP system outputs the personalized patient care plan to a patient computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Atul Kumar, Adam C. McCoy, Russell G. Olsen, Patrick L. Walters
  • Publication number: 20170277854
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for administering health care assessments to a patient. The mechanisms analyze patient information stored in a patient registry and determine a plurality of health care assessments to be administered to the patient based on the patient information and one or more pre-defined health care assessment guidelines specifying conditions for which health care assessments are to be administered to patients and timing for administering the assessments to the patients. The mechanisms generate a sequence of health care assessments, in the plurality of health care assessments, based on the guidelines and the patient information. The sequence comprises an ordering of the health care assessments, and a timing interval between health care assessments, determined based on the guidelines and the patient information. The mechanisms administer at least one health care assessment to the patient in accordance with the determined sequence of health care assessments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Karie L. Kelly, Atul Kumar, Adam C. McCoy, Guy B. Mrnustik, Russell G. Olsen, Patrick L. Walters
  • Publication number: 20170091421
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for implementing a personalized patient care plan (PPCP) system. The PPCP system obtains personal and medical information about the patient and generates a patient registry record in a patient registry. The PPCP system generates a PPCP for the patient, comprising a sequence of goals for the patient, based on an analysis of the obtained personal and medical information. Each goal has an associated patient action to be performed by the patient. The PPCP system monitors performance of the goals to determine, for each goal, whether the associated patient action is performed by the patient. In response to determining that the patient did not perform an associated patient action, the PPCP system modifies a goal of the personalized patient care plan to replace the associated patient action with a replacement patient action that is more likely to be performed by the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Atul Kumar, Adam C. McCoy, Russell G. Olsen, Patrick L. Walters
  • Publication number: 20170091422
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for implementing a personalized patient care plan (PPCP) system. The PPCP system obtains demographic and medical information about the patient and automatically generates an initial patient care plan for the patient, comprising a sequence of goals for the patient, based on an analysis of the obtained demographic and medical information for the patient. The PPCP system obtains lifestyle information, characterizing a lifestyle of the patient, from a plurality of lifestyle information sources. The PPCP system modifies the initial patient care plan to include one or more patient actions specific to the patient based on the lifestyle information, thereby generating a personalized patient care plan. In addition, the PPCP system outputs the personalized patient care plan to a patient computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Atul Kumar, Adam C. McCoy, Russell G. Olsen, Patrick L. Walters
  • Publication number: 20170091423
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for implementing a personalized patient care plan (PPCP) system. The PPCP system obtains personal and medical information about a patient of interest and generates a patient registry record in a patient registry based on the obtained personal and medical information. The patient registry comprises a plurality of patient registry records corresponding to a plurality of patients. The PPCP system performs a historical analysis of at least one patient registry record to identify elements of one or more personal care plans which were able to be successfully achieved by at least one corresponding patient. The PPCP system generates a personalized patient care plan for the patient of interest, comprising a sequence of patient actions to be performed by the patient of interest, based on an analysis of the obtained personal and medical information in the patient registry record and results of the historical analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Atul Kumar, Adam C. McCoy, Russell G. Olsen, Patrick L. Walters
  • Patent number: 9447678
    Abstract: A sensing subassembly for use with a downhole tool comprises a housing, a cavity disposed within the housing, at least one electronic component disposed within the cavity, and at least one isolating member disposed within the cavity. The at least one isolating member is configured to attenuate at least a portion of frequency components of a mechanical wave above a threshold and transmit at least a portion of frequency components below the threshold to the at least one electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick L. Walter, John P. Rodgers, Timothy S. Glenn, Marco Serra
  • Publication number: 20150135818
    Abstract: A sensing subassembly for use with a downhole tool comprises a housing, a cavity disposed within the housing, an electronic board disposed within the cavity, a stiffening member engaging the electronic board and configured to limit flexing of the electronic board, and a spring member configured to provide an isolation mount for the electronic board within the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: John P. Rodgers, Timothy S. Glenn, Edwin A. Eaton, Patrick L. Walter, Marco Serra
  • Patent number: 8978817
    Abstract: A sensing subassembly for use with a downhole tool comprises a housing, a cavity disposed within the housing, an electronic board disposed within the cavity, a stiffening member engaging the electronic board and configured to limit flexing of the electronic board, and a spring member configured to provide an isolation mount for the electronic board within the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: John P. Rodgers, Timothy S. Glenn, Edwin A. Eaton, Patrick L. Walter, Marco Serra
  • Publication number: 20140290352
    Abstract: A sensing subassembly for use with a downhole tool comprises a housing, a cavity disposed within the housing, at least one electronic component disposed within the cavity, and at least one isolating member disposed within the cavity. The at least one isolating member is configured to attenuate at least a portion of frequency components of a mechanical wave above a threshold and transmit at least a portion of frequency components below the threshold to the at least one electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Patrick L. Walter, John P. Rodgers, Timothy S. Glenn, Marco Serra
  • Publication number: 20140284137
    Abstract: A sensing subassembly for use with a downhole tool comprises a housing, a cavity disposed within the housing, an electronic board disposed within the cavity, a stiffening member engaging the electronic board and configured to limit flexing of the electronic board, and a spring member configured to provide an isolation mount for the electronic board within the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventors: John P. Rodgers, Timothy S. Glenn, Edwin A. Eaton, Patrick L. Walter, Marco Serra
  • Publication number: 20140260591
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a sensing subassembly for use with a downhole tool comprises a housing, a cavity extending into the housing, a sensor disposed at least partially within the cavity, a shock mitigating member disposed between at least one end of the sensor and the housing, and at least one seal member disposed between the sensor and the housing. At least a portion of the sensor is in fluid communication with an exterior of the housing, and the shock mitigating member is configured to attenuate at least a portion of a shock wave between the housing and the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: John P. Rodgers, Timothy S. Glenn, Edwin A. Eaton, Patrick L. Walter, Marco Serra, John D. Burleson, John H. Hales