Patents by Inventor David Ferrell

David Ferrell 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: 20170206325
    Abstract: A system, method and computer program product for monitoring in real time, activities of a monitoring individual during remote connection and oversight of intra-operative neurophysiologic monitoring (IONM) data from a plurality of IONM devices of at least one machine type, including receiving IONM data from at least one IONM device regarding a surgery being monitored, receiving patient data about at least one patient, storing case data in a computer database, the case data including information regarding at least one of the patient data or the IONM data, scheduling the monitoring individual to a specific surgery case based on the case data, and providing the case data to the monitoring individual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Richard A. O'Brien, David Ferrell
  • Patent number: 9542015
    Abstract: A pointing device includes a shaft having an elongated shape suitable for gripping by a user, a pointing tip coupled to a first end of the shaft for interacting with an input surface of a tablet computing device, and a hook coupled to a second end of the shaft, the hook having a first portion extending away from the shaft, and a second portion coupled to the first portion distal from the shaft and extending from the first portion generally toward the first end of the shaft such that the hook is adapted to fit a depth of the tablet computing device and retentively and removably couple the pointing device to the tablet computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Michael David Ferrell
  • Publication number: 20160011681
    Abstract: A pointing device includes a shaft having an elongated shape suitable for gripping by a user, a pointing tip coupled to a first end of the shaft for interacting with an input surface of a tablet computing device, and a hook coupled to a second end of the shaft, the hook having a first portion extending away from the shaft, and a second portion coupled to the first portion distal from the shaft and extending from the first portion generally toward the first end of the shaft such that the hook is adapted to fit a depth of the tablet computing device and retentively and removably couple the pointing device to the tablet computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventor: Michael David Ferrell
  • Publication number: 20150332411
    Abstract: A system and method of identifying warning signs of fraud associated with vehicle insurance transactions is presented. The system and method operate by identifying a vehicle, retrieving vehicle history information about the vehicle and determining if the vehicle history information indicates potential fraud based on factors which show a relationship between said vehicle history information and potential fraud incidents. Inferences related to an insurance claim or quote are made based on the results of the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Ian Bush, David Allen Lackey, Richard Wilson, David Ferrell
  • Patent number: 8967469
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method for tracking items of interest using one or more signal tags, configured to receive information and transmit information using a longwave frequency in the magnetic field. Additional components include one or more data entry devices; one or more tag readers; and one or more database components, configured to transmit information to and receive information from the one or more data entry devices and the one or more tag readers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Ideal Innovations Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael Smith, David Ferrell, Elizabeth Wilson
  • Publication number: 20140239061
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method for tracking items of interest using one or more signal tags, configured to receive information and transmit information using a longwave frequency in the magnetic field. Additional components include one or more data entry devices; one or more tag readers; and one or more database components, configured to transmit information to and receive information from the one or more data entry devices and the one or more tag readers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Ideal Innovations Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael Smith, David Ferrell, Elizabeth Wilson
  • Publication number: 20100094664
    Abstract: A system and method of identifying warning signs of fraud associated with vehicle insurance transactions is presented. The system and method operate by identifying a vehicle, retrieving vehicle history information about the vehicle and determining if the vehicle history information indicates potential fraud based on factors which show a relationship between said vehicle history information and potential fraud incidents. Inferences related to an insurance claim or quote are made based on the results of the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: CARFAX, INC.
    Inventors: Ian Bush, David Lackey, Richard Wilson, David Ferrell