Patents by Inventor Daniel Brightwell

Daniel Brightwell 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).

  • System and method for determining locations of medical devices
    Patent number: 7893876
    Abstract: The location of a medical device is determined by receiving one or more signals at the medical device transmitted by one or more beacons, respectively, at known locations. The one or more signals received at the medical device are sent from the medical device to a processor, which determines the location of the medical device based on the received one or more signals. One of the beacons may be a portable patient beacon, the location of which is determined when its signal is received by a medical device, the location of which was previously determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: CareFusion 303, Inc.
    Inventors: Houston Brown, Robert Butterfield, Daniel Brightwell
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING LOCATIONS OF MEDICAL DEVICES
    Publication number: 20090115663
    Abstract: The location of a medical device is determined by receiving one or more signals at the medical device transmitted by one or more beacons, respectively, at known locations. The one or more signals received at the medical device are sent from the medical device to a processor, which determines the location of the medical device based on the received one or more signals. One of the beacons may be a portable patient beacon, the location of which is determined when its signal is received by a medical device, the location of which was previously determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2007
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: Cardinal Health 303, Inc.
    Inventors: Houston Brown, Robert Butterfield, Daniel Brightwell