Patents by Inventor Donald Halbert

Donald Halbert 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: 20130046871
    Abstract: A method for managing a plurality of associated medical devices. The method includes determining an association between a plurality of medical devices in a wireless network environment, and displaying a visual profile indicating the association between the plurality of medical devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Inventors: Daniel Vik, Sreelal Chandrasenan, Gregory Borges, Donald Halbert
  • Publication number: 20130045764
    Abstract: A method for associating a medical device with an identifier. The method includes discovering a plurality of medical devices in a wireless network environment by an unassociated medical device, wherein each of the plurality of medical devices comprises an identifier; retrieving the identifiers of the plurality of medical devices; sorting the identifiers and the plurality of medical devices based on a proximity estimation between the plurality of medical devices and the unassociated medical device; and selecting an identifier of the identifiers to associate the unassociated medical device with the selected identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Inventors: Daniel VIK, Sreelal CHANDRASENAN, Gregory BORGES, Donald HALBERT
  • Patent number: 8361031
    Abstract: A medical device including an operation determiner for determining operations to be performed by the medical device in response to a gesture of the device with respect to the medical device, and an operation data accessor for accessing operation data for the operation performed by the medical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Carefusion 303, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Halbert, Sreelal Chandrasenan, Daniel Vik, Gregory Borges
  • Publication number: 20120197196
    Abstract: A medical device including an operation determiner for determining operations to be performed by the medical device in response to a gesture of the device with respect to the medical device, and an operation data accessor for accessing operation data for the operation performed by the medical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Inventors: Donald Halbert, Sreelal Chandrasenan, Daniel Vik, Gregory Borges
  • Publication number: 20120198392
    Abstract: A medical device includes a gesture detector for detecting a gesture of a second device with respect to the medical device. The gesture is detected within a small time window. The medical device also includes an association gesture determiner for determining that the gesture is an association gesture for initiating a request to associate the medical device with the second device, and a device associator for associating the medical device with the second device based on the association gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Inventors: Donald Halbert, Sreelal Chandrasenan, Daniel Vik, Gregory Borges
  • Publication number: 20120062387
    Abstract: A device for filtering human interface device inputs based on motion. The device includes a motion event generator configured for generating at least one motion event based on information readings associated with a movement of a patient care device and at least one motion detecting filter, and an input filter applicator, the input filter applicator configured for applying a set of input filters to the at least one motion event, thereby generating a filtered output event that indicates a status of the movement of the patient care device. In one embodiment, the device rejects, modifies or accepts an event from an input by utilizing information from the at least one motion event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Daniel Vik, Gregory Borges, Sreelal Chandrasenan, Donald Halbert, Jeffrey L. Gaetano
  • Patent number: 7871394
    Abstract: In a patient controlled analgesia (PCA) system, physiological data is processed and alarms are provided by the controller of the physiological module sensing the data according to a first rule. The physiological data is also processed by a second, separate controller according to a second rule independent from the first controller. According to the second rule, the physiological data may be filtered, processed with physiological data and non-physiological data obtained from another source, such as a remote server, and the PCA delivery device controlled to prevent delivery of medication accordingly. The provided system of multiple processors and rules enables normal alarming by physiological sensor modules while the pausing or prevention of the PCA delivery is controlled by a separate controller. Through this means, not only are false pauses and alarms for PCA delivery reduced, but the normal alarms of the monitors are permitted to function normally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: CareFusion 303, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Halbert, Robert D. Butterfield, Monte K. Fisher, Stephen Bollish
  • Publication number: 20070299389
    Abstract: In a patient controlled analgesia (PCA) system, physiological data is processed and alarms are provided by the controller of the physiological module sensing the data according to a first rule. The physiological data is also processed by a second, separate controller according to a second rule independent from the first controller. According to the second rule, the physiological data may be filtered, processed with physiological data and non-physiological data obtained from another source, such as a remote server, and the PCA delivery device controlled to prevent delivery of medication accordingly. The provided system of multiple processors and rules enables normal alarming by physiological sensor modules while the pausing or prevention of the PCA delivery is controlled by a separate controller. Through this means, not only are false pauses and alarms for PCA delivery reduced, but the normal alarms of the monitors are permitted to function normally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Applicant: CARDINAL HEALTH 303, INC.
    Inventors: Donald Halbert, Robert Butterfield, Monte Fisher, Stephen Bollish
  • Patent number: D672262
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Holland, Gregory Abel, Valdin Omvig, Donald Halbert, Brian M. Clemens, Micah T. Somers