Patents by Inventor Rick Ellis

Rick Ellis 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: 20140149140
    Abstract: A system and process for creating a patient identification index for a patient care environment. The system includes a computer processor and electronic database connected to a network. A data analysis module performs the process. The process includes receiving a plurality of ADT records have patient identifiers corresponding to a respective plurality of patients. The patient identifiers in the ADT records are assigned to a corresponding data field in a reference table, which is continually updated with additional ADT records as they are received. A first ADT record for an identified patient is matched with a second ADT record for the identified patient based upon one or more common patient identifiers from the first and second ADT records.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: PRECISION DYNAMICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Rick Ellis
  • Patent number: 8172158
    Abstract: A flangeway former and rail boot system where the flangeway former has an anchor for anchoring the former in surrounding material, and a groove for receiving a protrusion on the rail boot for positioning the former on the boot. The system can also include a spacer and retaining clips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Polycorp, Ltd.
    Inventors: Bruce Burkhardt, Bradley W Bedford, Rick Ellis