Patents Represented by Law Firm Alexander
  • System and user interface for communicating and processing patient record information
    Patent number: 7225408
    Abstract: A system facilitates the secure access, transfer and update of patient record information and the creation and navigation of image menus supporting the location and access of desired patient record data by a user. A system provides a user interface for use by a portable processing device for accessing and navigating patient record information. The system receives user identification information for use in authorizing user operation of the portable processing device and initiates display of an image including a plurality of links to a corresponding plurality of individual patients. The system also initiates display of a patient record content index image including a plurality of links to a corresponding plurality of items of patient record information in response to user selection of a link to one of the plurality of individual patients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions Health Services Corporation
    Inventor: Kevin O'Rourke
  • System for managing operational failure occurrences in processing devices
    Patent number: 7225356
    Abstract: A system automatically adaptively modifies a fail-over configuration priority list of back-up devices of a group (cluster) of processing devices to improve availability and reduce risks and costs associated with manual configuration. A system is used by individual processing devices of a group of networked processing devices, for managing operational failure occurrences in devices of the group. The system includes an interface processor for maintaining transition information identifying a second processing device for taking over execution of tasks of a first processing device in response to an operational failure of the first processing device and for updating the transition information in response to a change in transition information occurring in another processing device of the group. An operation detector detects an operational failure of the first processing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions Health Services Corporation
    Inventor: Arnold Monitzer
  • Merchandise display system for identifying disposable absorbent article configurations for wearers
    Patent number: 7222732
    Abstract: An array of disposable absorbent article configurations is provided comprising a sequence of designs corresponding to a wearer's stages of development. A merchandising system facilitates consumers' selection of an absorbent article configuration by appropriately matching an absorbent article configuration with a particular wearer's stage of development. The system includes indicia exhibiting pictorial representations of the absorbent article configurations fitted to wearer's at corresponding stages of development enabling a consumer to choose the appropriate absorbent article configuration for a particular wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Karl P. Ronn, Barry R. Feist, Mary L. Carr, Kathy Q. Ames-Ooten, Danielia T. Wilkins, Merlene A. Cummins, Ooma B. Rampersad-Cutler, Monica J. Mohlenkamp, Vicki L. Streithorst
  • Method and system for providing an adaptive interface for use in interrogating an application
    Patent number: 7219094
    Abstract: A method and a system to interface in order to interrogate a target application. The method and system includes an interface processor receiving data representing a query for information from a target application; a validation processor for validating whether the query representative data is suitable for initiating a search for information on the target application; a data formatting processor for formatting the query representative data into a format suitable for communication to the target application in response to the validation; and a communication processor for communicating the formatted query representative data to the target application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions Health Services Corporation
    Inventors: James Allan Schiel, James Williams McInnis
  • Aluminum-zinc-magnesium-copper alloy extrusion
    Patent number: 7214281
    Abstract: An aluminum alloy extrusion product having improved strength and fracture toughness, the aluminum base alloy comprised of 1.95 to 2.5 wt. % Cu, 1.9 to 2.5 wt. % Mg, 8.2 to 10 wt. % Zn, 0.05 to 0.25 wt. % Zr, max. 0.15 wt. % Si, max. 0.15 wt. % Fe, max. 0.1 wt. % Mn, the remainder aluminum and incidental elements and impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Universal Alloy Corporation
    Inventors: Iulian Gheorghe, Dean C. Malejan, Rene Mächler
  • Excitatory amino acid receptor antagonists
    Patent number: 7205313
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel compounds of Formula (I) and Formula (I(a)), or the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; methods for treating neurological disorders and neurodegenerative diseases, particularly pain and migraine, comprising administering a compound of Formula (I) or Formula (I(a)); and processes for preparing compounds of Formula (I) or Formula (I(a)).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Thomas John Bleisch, Jose Antonio Martinez-Perez, Ana Maria Escribano, Ana Isabel Mateo Herranz, Paul Leslie Ornstein, Scott Allan May, Andrew Michael Ratz, Thomas Michael Wilson
  • Quality control in disease management services
    Patent number: 7200535
    Abstract: A quality control system in disease management services for the enlightenment, development and motivation of patients in conjunction with telemonitoring of critical body values and, resulting from this, early recognition of risk situations, wherein random generators are used to create a virtual patient from the admissible patient data, wherein a random selection is made from the available hardware components, and wherein, likewise randomly generated, a random event is selected from a list of possible events in the disease management process, the system reaction when this event is run through being assessed by an expert system by using the reference responses known to the system in order to trace errors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Klaus Abraham-Fuchs, Johannes Bieger, Eva Rumpel, Kai-Uwe Schmidt, Daniel Tietz
  • Method and system for retrieving a medical picture
    Patent number: 7194119
    Abstract: In a method and system for retrieving a medical image from a data base, an image processing algorithm is applied to a first medical image. The result of the applied image processing algorithm to the first medical image is compared with a plurality of results being stored in a data base. Each result of the plurality of results is the result of the image-processing algorithm being applied to each medical image of a plurality of medical images which is stored in the data base. Then, a second medical image belonging to the plurality of medical images is determined and retrieved from the data base, wherein the relevant result is comparable to the relevant result related to the first medical image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gudrun Zahlmann, Volker Schmidt, Siegfried Schneider
  • Quality control system in disease management services for checking adherence to therapy
    Patent number: 7186216
    Abstract: Quality control system in Disease Management Services involving education, development and motivation of patients suffering from widespread chronic diseases, such as diabetes, asthma or hypertension, possibly involving telemonitoring of critical body values and resultant early identification and avoidance of risk situations, where an automatic delivery monitoring facility is provided which monitors the receipt of all messages and information by the patients and, if appropriate, informs a control station in order to eliminate access problems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Klaus Abraham-Fuchs, Johannes Bieger, Eva Rumpel, Kai-Uwe Schmidt, Daniel Tietze
  • Methods and compositions for the treatment of peripheral artery disease
    Patent number: 7186407
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for treating peripheral artery disease in a patient are provided. Compositions comprise recombinant fibroblast growth factor-2. Fibroblast growth factor, such as FGF-2, is administered in therapeutically effective amounts to treat or prevent peripheral artery disease including claudication and critical limb ischemia. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising a therapeutically effective amount of FGF-2 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier are also provided. The methods of the invention to treat peripheral artery disease and claudication comprise administering at least a single dose of a pharmaceutical composition comprising the FGF, such as FGF-2, via intra-arterial, intravenous, or intramuscular infusion to the patient. It is recognized that increased benefits may result from multiple dosing, including intermittent dosing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: Chiron Corporation
    Inventor: Martha Jo Whitehouse
  • System for processing image representative data
    Patent number: 7181054
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system for converting a graphical trace of acquired patient data into digital data suitable for digital signal processing, which includes the steps of receiving data representative of an image including the graphical trace of acquired patient data; analyzing the received data to identify individual pixels comprising the graphical trace in the image representative data; generating a plurality of pixel representative data elements in a desired data format identifying the relative location of the individual pixels in relation to a reference point; generating the desired data format by identifying the relative location of the individual pixels and identifying at least one of, (a) color of said individual pixels and (b) luminance amplitude of said individual pixels; and storing the generated pixel representative data elements in a file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions Health Services Corporation
    Inventor: John R. Zaleski
  • Imidazoquinoline derivatives and their use as adenosine A3 ligands
    Patent number: 7176213
    Abstract: The present invention relates to adenosine A3 receptor ligands of the general formula (I), within those preferably antagonists, as well as their salts, solvates and isomers, and the pharmaceutical compositions containings them, to the use of the compounds of the general formula (I), as well as their salts, solvates and isomers, to the preparation of the compounds of the general formula (I) and their salts, solvates and isomers, furthermore to the new intermediates of the general formulae (II) and (III) and to the preparation thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis
    Inventors: Péter Arányi, László Balázs, Mária Balogh, Sándor Bátori, Kinga Boér, Katalin Gerber, Zoltán Kapui, Endre Mikus, Geza Tímári, T. Nagy Lajos, Katalin Urbán-Szabó, Judit Vargáné Szeredi
  • System and user interface for accessing and processing patient record information
    Patent number: 7165062
    Abstract: A system facilitates the secure access, and update of patient record information and the creation and navigation of image menus supporting the location and access of desired patient record data by a user. A method for use by a portable processing device for accessing patient record information involves receiving user entered information identifying at least one patient record to be acquired and a content portion of a patient record to be acquired. A patient record repository is accessed by generating a URL link including an address of the repository and containing fields incorporating the information identifying the content portion and the patient record. The generated URL link is communicated to an application used for accessing the repository and the identified patient record content portion is received in response to the communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions Health Services Corporation
    Inventor: Kevin O'Rourke
  • System and method for processing information related to laboratory tests and results
    Patent number: 7158890
    Abstract: A system and method are provided that addresses the need for an improved microbiology validation system that monitors and validates clinical culture laboratory test results as they occur throughout the testing lifecycle of a clinical culture. Techniques are provided that consider the results of earlier performed tests when entering results for later performed tests so that inconsistent or wrong test results of a patient are not inadvertently released to a physician for review.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions Health Services Corporation
    Inventors: David Brumbach, Lynne Malchiodi, Jeffery Hunsberger, Susan Brunstetter
  • Selective iGluRreceptor antagonists
    Patent number: 7157582
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of treating or preventing migraine comprising administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of a selective iGluR5 receptor antagonist. The present invention further provides novel compounds functional as selective iGluR5 receptor antagonists as well as compositions and formulations comprising said selective iGluR5 receptor antagonists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Sandra Ann Filla, Paul Leslie Ornstein
  • Light-weight component, especially body part
    Patent number: 7152896
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lightweight part, particularly a vehicle body part, which includes sheet steel and light metal. In order to improve the manufacturability as well as the strength and rigidity properties, the sheet steel (6 through 8) is implemented as thin-walled, particularly has a thickness of less than 2 mm, and has at least one free area which is provided locally with a cast or sintered reinforcement structure (15) made of light metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Imperia GmbH
    Inventors: Thilo Roeth, Reinhard Vomhof
  • Cushioning device for use with a hearing aid
    Patent number: 7141014
    Abstract: A cushioning device for use with a hearing aid instrument for positioning in the ear of a user is disclosed. The cushioning device comprises a ring volume that encircles a predetermined portion of a hearing aid housing and separates the hearing aid housing from an ear canal of a user. A pliant substances is disposed within the ring volume and a reservoir which is in fluid communication with the ring volume in a manner permitting bi-directional flow of the pliant substance between the reservoir and the ring volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc.
    Inventor: Oleg Saltykov
  • System and user interface for managing user access to network compatible applications
    Patent number: 7143437
    Abstract: A system and associated communication protocol facilitates management of user access to network (including Internet) compatible applications. An authentication system used by a first application for managing user access to at least one of a plurality of network compatible applications uses an authentication processor. The authentication processor receives user identification information including a user identifier and initiates authentication of the user identification information using an authentication service. The authentication system also includes a communication processor for communicating an authentication service identifier and a corresponding user identifier to a managing application. The authentication service identifier identifies an authentication service used to authenticate identification information of the corresponding user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions Health Services Corporation
    Inventors: Barry Lynn Royer, John Andrew Heil
  • System for managing object storage and retrieval in partitioned storage media
    Patent number: 7136883
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a system for managing storage of an object in a storage system having a plurality of different storage media divided into different partitions, which includes a storage processor for determining whether a particular storage partition has reached a predetermined capacity threshold; a data migration processor for identifying within the particular storage partition an object to be moved and for identifying a target destination partition for the particular object in response to the capacity determination, the migration processor identifying the target destination partition based on one or more selected from the group consisting of (a) media type of the particular storage partition, and (b) information identifying related objects in the target destination partition; and a transfer processor for transferring data representing the particular object to the target destination partition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Siemens Medial Solutions Health Services Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce M. Flamma, William D. Lusen, Frank W. Racis
  • Toothbrush
    Patent number: D531809
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Xiaowei Li