Patents by Inventor Charles David Smith

Charles David Smith 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: 8538777
    Abstract: Systems and methods may be provided for obtaining and providing patient medication history. The systems and methods may include receiving a request for medication history information of a patient, the request including identification information for the patient. At least one memory may be accessed utilizing at least a portion of the identification information, the at least one memory including information associated with pharmacy claims transactions stored in the at least one memory in near real time as the pharmacy claims transactions are processed. Information associated with the medication history of the patient is obtained from the at least one memory and communicated in response to the received request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: McKesson Financial Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Elizabeth S. Kaye, Reed Liggin, John Taylor Dennis, Sean Daniel Reisz, Jeffrey Scott Sauers, Jessica Landisman Williams, Charles David Smith
  • Patent number: 7380050
    Abstract: A parallel data storage device includes a data storage medium having a first cluster and a second cluster. The first cluster includes a first patch and the second cluster includes a second patch. The parallel data storage device also includes a first reader for reading the first patch of the first cluster and a second reader for reading the second patch of the second cluster. A first multiplexer is used for addressing the first cluster while a second multiplexer is used for addressing the second cluster. The first and second readers are arranged in a single column such that the first reader is electrically connected to the first multiplexer and the second reader is electrically connected to the second multiplexer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Inventors: Curt N. Van Lydegraf, Tracy A. Sauerwein, Donald J. Fasen, Richard L. Hilton, Craig Raese, Michael Clinton Allyn, Charles David Smith
  • Patent number: 6747462
    Abstract: A method for determining the position of a rotor with respect to a stator. The method includes generating offset N and Q signals when the rotor moves with respect to the stator and sampling the N and Q signals at a predetermined time interval. A section of a polar plot in which the N and Q signal sample lies is determined and compared to the section of a polar plot in which a previous N and Q signal sample lies. A long range rotor position is calculated by maintaining a count of the change of sections from previous N and Q signal samples. A sub-section rotor position for the N and Q signal sample is calculated and combined with the long range rotor position to create a linear position signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Donald J. Fasen, Charles David Smith
  • Publication number: 20030173981
    Abstract: A method for determining the position of a rotor with respect to a stator. The method includes generating offset N and Q signals when the rotor moves with respect to the stator and sampling the N and Q signals at a predetermined time interval. A section of a polar plot in which the N and Q signal sample lies is determined and compared to the section of a polar plot in which a previous N and Q signal sample lies. A long range rotor position is calculated by maintaining a count of the change of sections from previous N and Q signal samples. A sub-section rotor position for the N and Q signal sample is calculated and combined with the long range rotor position to create a linear position signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2002
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Inventors: Donald J. Fasen, Charles David Smith