Patents by Inventor Benjamin Herr

Benjamin Herr 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).

  • MEDICAL DEVICE COMMUNICATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20260058905
    Abstract: A medical device communication method that may be implemented within a variety of medical devices including but not limited to infusion pumps. The method may be implemented with a protocol stack for at least intra-device communication. Embodiments provide connection-oriented, connectionless-oriented, broadcast and multicast data exchange with priority handling of data, fragmentation, and reassembly of data, unique static and dynamic address assignment and hot swap capability for connected peripherals or subsystems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2025
    Publication date: February 26, 2026
    Inventors: Prakash Kumar Arvind Jha, James Cudney, Benjamin Herr, Mark I. Lee, Matteo D. Picinich
  • Medical device communication method
    Patent number: 12395429
    Abstract: A medical device communication method that may be implemented within a variety of medical devices including but not limited to infusion pumps. The method may be implemented with a protocol stack for at least intra-device communication. Embodiments provide connection-oriented, connectionless-oriented, broadcast and multicast data exchange with priority handling of data, fragmentation, and reassembly of data, unique static and dynamic address assignment and hot swap capability for connected peripherals or subsystems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2025
    Assignee: ICU Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Prakash Kumar Arvind Jha, James Cudney, Benjamin Herr, Mark I. Lee, Matteo D. Picinich
  • MEDICAL DEVICE COMMUNICATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20250016093
    Abstract: A medical device communication method that may be implemented within a variety of medical devices including but not limited to infusion pumps. The method may be implemented with a protocol stack for at least intra-device communication. Embodiments provide connection-oriented, connectionless-oriented, broadcast and multicast data exchange with priority handling of data, fragmentation, and reassembly of data, unique static and dynamic address assignment and hot swap capability for connected peripherals or subsystems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Prakash Kumar Arvind Jha, James Cudney, Benjamin Herr, Mark I. Lee, Matteo D. Picinich
  • Medical device communication method
    Patent number: 12047292
    Abstract: A medical device communication method that may be implemented within a variety of medical devices including but not limited to infusion pumps. The method may be implemented with a protocol stack for at least intra-device communication. Embodiments provide connection-oriented, connectionless-oriented, broadcast and multicast data exchange with priority handling of data, fragmentation, and reassembly of data, unique static and dynamic address assignment and hot swap capability for connected peripherals or subsystems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: ICU Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Prakash Kumar Arvind Jha, James Cudney, Benjamin Herr, Mark I. Lee, Matteo D. Picinich
  • MEDICAL DEVICE COMMUNICATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20230188465
    Abstract: A medical device communication method that may be implemented within a variety of medical devices including but not limited to infusion pumps. The method may be implemented with a protocol stack for at least intra-device communication. Embodiments provide connection-oriented, connectionless-oriented, broadcast and multicast data exchange with priority handling of data, fragmentation, and reassembly of data, unique static and dynamic address assignment and hot swap capability for connected peripherals or subsystems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Prakash Kumar Arvind Jha, James Cudney, Benjamin Herr, Mark I. Lee, Matteo D. Picinich
  • Medical device communication method
    Patent number: 11470000
    Abstract: A medical device communication method that may be implemented within a variety of medical devices including but not limited to infusion pumps. The method may be implemented with a protocol stack for at least intra-device communication. Embodiments provide connection-oriented, connectionless-oriented, broadcast and multicast data exchange with priority handling of data, fragmentation, and reassembly of data, unique static and dynamic address assignment and hot swap capability for connected peripherals or subsystems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: ICU Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Prakash Kumar Arvind Jha, James Cudney, Benjamin Herr, Mark I. Lee, Matteo D. Picinich
  • MEDICAL DEVICE COMMUNICATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20210105206
    Abstract: A medical device communication method that may be implemented within a variety of medical devices including but not limited to infusion pumps. The method may be implemented with a protocol stack for at least intra-device communication. Embodiments provide connection-oriented, connectionless-oriented, broadcast and multicast data exchange with priority handling of data, fragmentation, and reassembly of data, unique static and dynamic address assignment and hot swap capability for connected peripherals or subsystems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Prakash Kumar Arvind Jha, James Cudney, Benjamin Herr, Mark I. Lee, Matteo D. Picinich
  • Medical device communication method
    Patent number: 10812380
    Abstract: A medical device communication method that may be implemented within a variety of medical devices including but not limited to infusion pumps. The method may be implemented with a protocol stack for at least intra-device communication. Embodiments provide connection-oriented, connectionless-oriented, broadcast and multicast data exchange with priority handling of data, fragmentation, and reassembly of data, unique static and dynamic address assignment and hot swap capability for connected peripherals or subsystems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: ICU Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Prakash Kumar Arvind Jha, James Cudney, Benjamin Herr, Mark I. Lee, Matteo D. Picinich
  • MEDICAL DEVICE COMMUNICATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20200145332
    Abstract: A medical device communication method that may be implemented within a variety of medical devices including but not limited to infusion pumps. The method may be implemented with a protocol stack for at least intra-device communication. Embodiments provide connection-oriented, connectionless-oriented, broadcast and multicast data exchange with priority handling of data, fragmentation, and reassembly of data, unique static and dynamic address assignment and hot swap capability for connected peripherals or subsystems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Prakash Kumar Arvind Jha, James Cudney, Benjamin Herr, Mark I. Lee, Matteo D. Picinich
  • Medical device communication method
    Patent number: 10333843
    Abstract: A medical device communication method that may be implemented within a variety of medical devices including but not limited to infusion pumps. The method may be implemented with a protocol stack for at least intra-device communication. Embodiments provide connection-oriented, connectionless-oriented, broadcast and multicast data exchange with priority handling of data, fragmentation, and reassembly of data, unique static and dynamic address assignment and hot swap capability for connected peripherals or subsystems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: ICU Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Prakash Kumar Arvind Jha, James Cudney, Benjamin Herr, Mark I. Lee, Matteo D. Picinich
  • MEDICAL DEVICE COMMUNICATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20170331735
    Abstract: A medical device communication method that may be implemented within a variety of medical devices including but not limited to infusion pumps. The method may be implemented with a protocol stack for at least intra-device communication. Embodiments provide connection-oriented, connectionless-oriented, broadcast and multicast data exchange with priority handling of data, fragmentation, and reassembly of data, unique static and dynamic address assignment and hot swap capability for connected peripherals or subsystems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Prakash Kumar Arvind Jha, James Cudney, Benjamin Herr, Mark I. Lee, Matteo D. Picinich
  • Medical device communication method
    Patent number: 9641432
    Abstract: A medical device communication method that may be implemented within a variety of medical devices including but not limited to infusion pumps. The method may be implemented with a protocol stack for at least intra-device communication. Embodiments provide connection-oriented, connectionless-oriented, broadcast and multicast data exchange with priority handling of data, fragmentation, and reassembly of data, unique static and dynamic address assignment and hot swap capability for connected peripherals or subsystems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: ICU Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Prakash Kumar Arvind Jha, James Cudney, Benjamin Herr, Mark I. Lee, Matteo D. Picinich
  • MEDICAL DEVICE COMMUNICATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20140254598
    Abstract: A medical device communication method that may be implemented within a variety of medical devices including but not limited to infusion pumps. The method may be implemented with a protocol stack for at least intra-device communication. Embodiments provide connection-oriented, connectionless-oriented, broadcast and multicast data exchange with priority handling of data, fragmentation, and reassembly of data, unique static and dynamic address assignment and hot swap capability for connected peripherals or subsystems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Prakash Kumar Arvind Jha, James Cudney, Benjamin Herr, Mark I. Lee, Matteo D. Picinich