Patents by Inventor Douglas K. Smith
Douglas K. 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).
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Publication number: 20240124776Abstract: Novel high purity dimethylaluminium chloride compositions are provided that are suitable for semiconductor applications, such as atomic layer etch and aluminum ion implantation. The reduction or minimization of specified gaseous impurities allows the vapor phase of the DMAC to have purity levels of 99.9 mol % or higher to selectively etch various atomic layers with high selectivity and high etch precision at acceptable etch rates and 99 mol % or higher to ion implant aluminum ions without substantial implantation of C2H3 ions into a wafer device, thereby avoiding degradation or failure of the wafer device. Storage conditions are established that are conducive to maintaining the high purity levels required for such semiconductor applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Laurence E. Spurgeon, Ashwini K. Sinha, Douglas C. Heiderman, Stanley M. Smith, Oleg Byl
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Patent number: 11920833Abstract: A heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a refrigerant loop having a compressor, where the compressor is configured to circulate a refrigerant through the refrigerant loop, a first heat exchanger disposed along the refrigerant loop, where the first heat exchanger is configured to place the refrigerant in a first heat exchange relationship with a working fluid, and an air handling unit having a second heat exchanger, where the second heat exchanger is configured to place the working fluid in a second heat exchange relationship with an airflow, and where the air handling unit is isolated from the first heat exchanger to reduce or eliminate mixing of refrigerant with the airflow.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventors: Ryan L. Snider, Rajiv K. Karkhanis, Chandra S. Yelamanchili, Curtis W. Caskey, Kevin R. Stockton, Nicholas P. Mislak, Douglas A. Kester, Troy E. Smith
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Patent number: 11611453Abstract: Network interface provisioning of containerized instances based on tenant policies. A network interface assignment process (NIAP) receives a first request to assign a network interface to a first containerized instance comprising at least one container. The NIAP determines that a first tenant of a plurality of different tenants is associated with the first containerized instance. The NIAP accesses a first network assignment tenant policy (NATP) that corresponds to the first tenant. Based on the first NATP, the NIAP assigns, to the first containerized instance, a first network interface via which the first containerized instance can communicate with other containerized instances associated with the first tenant.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Red Hat, Inc.Inventors: Huamin Chen, Douglas K. Smith
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Publication number: 20220271975Abstract: Network interface provisioning of containerized instances based on tenant policies. A network interface assignment process (NIAP) receives a first request to assign a network interface to a first containerized instance comprising at least one container. The NIAP determines that a first tenant of a plurality of different tenants is associated with the first containerized instance. The NIAP accesses a first network assignment tenant policy (NATP) that corresponds to the first tenant. Based on the first NATP, the NIAP assigns, to the first containerized instance, a first network interface via which the first containerized instance can communicate with other containerized instances associated with the first tenant.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2021Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: Huamin Chen, Douglas K. Smith
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Publication number: 20190251288Abstract: An ePHI-compliant gatekeeper system that provides single, controlled access, editable in real-time, to an individual patient's medical information that remains remotely stored within internal network architecture from a variety of disparate healthcare professionals, medical systems, and vendors networks. The ePHI-compliant gatekeeper system is an independent, cloud-based architecture to ensure that inherent infrastructure does not compromise existing privacy requirements and the proprietary interests of partnered platformed networks. The ePHI-compliant gatekeeper system includes user equipment and a cloud-based vetting system. The cloud-based vetting system includes a Software as a Service (SaaS) module and a Platform as a Service (PaaS) module. The SaaS module provides user authentication at login.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2019Publication date: August 15, 2019Inventor: Douglas K. Smith
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Publication number: 20170185715Abstract: A cloud-based, federated collaborative medical records system and methods, in the preferred embodiments, features a variety of mechanisms to enable end users to store, access, edit, and share health information, on demand. A key aspect of said embodiments involves the circumvention of barriers preventing the transfer of health information placed upon other electronic medical records systems and related systems preventing users who are not part of a specific business entity from accessing the records. The preferred embodiments of the present invention delegate control over medical information to those individuals who need access to such medical information at the appropriate time.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2014Publication date: June 29, 2017Inventor: Douglas K. Smith
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Publication number: 20170140105Abstract: A cloud-based, federated collaborative medical records system and methods, in the preferred embodiments, features a variety of mechanisms to enable end users to store, access, edit, and share health information, on demand. A key aspect of said embodiments involves the circumvention of barriers preventing the transfer of health information placed upon other electronic medical records systems and related systems preventing users who are not part of a specific business entity from accessing the records. The preferred embodiments of the present invention delegate control over medical information to those individuals who need access to such medical information at the appropriate time.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2016Publication date: May 18, 2017Inventor: Douglas K. Smith
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Publication number: 20160162637Abstract: A viewing system and methods for medical consultation includes an electronic medical records (EMR) system and a cloud viewing network. The EMR system includes a PACS having a PACS image file and the cloud viewing network includes a non-diagnostic viewing module having a non-diagnostic radiological viewer and a tooling module. The non-diagnostic radiological viewer displays a non-diagnostic PACS image based on the corresponding PACS image file to an authorized user accessing the non-diagnostic PACs image through user equipment interfaced with the network. With successful user verification, methods for medical consultation with the viewing system includes the step of sharing network status with the at least one authorized user of the viewing system via a network status social network indicator. The viewing system sends a consultation session invitation for a cloud-based, physician curbside consultation session.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2016Publication date: June 9, 2016Applicant: Virtual Viewbox, LLCInventor: Douglas K. Smith
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Publication number: 20150261917Abstract: A cloud-based, federated collaborative medical records system and methods, in the preferred embodiments, features a variety of mechanisms to enable end users to store, access, edit, and share health information, on demand. A key aspect of said embodiments involves the circumvention of barriers preventing the transfer of health information placed upon other electronic medical records systems and related systems preventing users who are not part of a specific business entity from accessing the records. The preferred embodiments of the present invention delegate control over medical information to those individuals who need access to such medical information at the appropriate time.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2014Publication date: September 17, 2015Inventor: Douglas K. Smith
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Publication number: 20150220691Abstract: The preferred embodiment of the invention generates customized reporting templates in response to actions taken by healthcare payer organizations. The templates are generated in response to the bases of rejection relied upon in previous rejections. As appropriate, responses to specific criteria and references to commonly utilized medical coding are incorporated as necessary into the generated templates.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2014Publication date: August 6, 2015Applicant: VIRTUAL VIEWBOX, LLCInventor: Douglas K. Smith
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Publication number: 20150012300Abstract: The present invention relates to a system of collecting medical information from patients and other sources and distributing information as necessary to medical providers and the devices used by medical providers in the preferred embodiment. The information collected generates triggers of suggested orders and notifications among patients and medical providers. The preferred embodiment of the present invention also relates to an efficient, automated system of generating orders related to patient care.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2014Publication date: January 8, 2015Applicant: Virtual Viewbox, L.L.C.Inventor: Douglas K. Smith
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Publication number: 20140337053Abstract: A system and method for healthcare administration enabling a patient to simply provide a single login through the system as a trigger that permits the system to subsequently login to patient portals from a plurality of participant medical entities such as EMR networks based on the single initial login, among other operations. Specifically, a federated patient portal system assigns a meaningful use credit to a corresponding participant medical entity as the patient interacts with a user device, such as a patient medical records kiosk. The patient provides a biometric input to initiate a login session with the federated patient portal system through the user device. The biometric input enables the patient to quickly authenticate with the federated patient portal system while eliminating the need for initially providing alpha numerical text input for login.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2014Publication date: November 13, 2014Applicant: VIRTUAL VIEWBOX, INC.Inventor: Douglas K. Smith
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Publication number: 20140040040Abstract: A system for distributing messages to consumers. A consumer may opt-in to receive messages by sending a text message with a keyword to an aggregator. The aggregator is a message distributor and the opt-in message opts in for a particular advertiser and other advertisers. The advertiser may send messages to the consumer and other consumers who specifically opt in for the advertiser. Other advertisers may send messages to the consumer if sufficiently nearby or related to the advertiser, or if sharing a consumer cloud of the advertiser. The advertisers may manage all messages using a mobile or other interface. Messages are sent for a fee. A portion of the fee is remitted to charitable organizations identified for such purpose by recipient consumers receiving the messages. Messages sent by advertisers may include text messages, emails or instant messages.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Inventors: Scot B. Townsend, Jordan S. Townsend, Ramon R. Smith, Daniel S. Smith, Jeffrey S. Taylor, Mark A. Mann, Douglas K. Smith
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Publication number: 20140026194Abstract: An ePHI-compliant gatekeeper system that provides single, controlled access, editable in real-time, to an individual patient's medical information that remains remotely stored within internal network architecture from a variety of disparate healthcare professionals, medical systems, and vendors networks. The ePHI-compliant gatekeeper system is an independent, cloud-based architecture to ensure that inherent infrastructure does not compromise existing privacy requirements and the proprietary interests of partnered platformed networks. The ePHI-compliant gatekeeper system includes user equipment and a cloud-based vetting system. The cloud-based vetting system includes a Software as a Service (SaaS) module and a Platform as a Service (PaaS) module. The SaaS module provides user authentication at login.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2012Publication date: January 23, 2014Inventor: Douglas K. Smith
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Publication number: 20130110537Abstract: A viewing system and methods for medical consultation includes an electronic medical records (EMR) system and a cloud viewing network. The EMR system includes a PACS having a PACS image file and the cloud viewing network includes a non-diagnostic viewing module having a non-diagnostic radiological viewer and a tooling module. The non-diagnostic radiological viewer displays a non-diagnostic PACS image based on the corresponding PACS image file to an authorized user accessing the non-diagnostic PACs image through user equipment interfaced with the network. With successful user verification, methods for medical consultation with the viewing system includes the step of sharing network status with the at least one authorized user of the viewing system via a network status social network indicator. The viewing system sends a consultation session invitation for a cloud-based, physician curbside consultation session.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2012Publication date: May 2, 2013Inventor: Douglas K. Smith
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Publication number: 20120116816Abstract: A system and method for healthcare administration and, particularly, radiologic practice workflow. A referring physician applies chosen selection sets of policy configurations to at least one dashboard before an order is placed by the referring physician. Each dashboard includes a real time augmentation function and a plurality of ranged selection sets of policy configurations whereby each selection set is initially created by the referring physician. The policy configurations are updated in real time with, at least in part, shared data input received at a group application function of a radiology social network referral system. The referring physician generates a patient preorder workfile with at the at least one dashboard in response to a patient need. The group application function collects data input for the patent preorder workfile. After a physician order entry is entered, the patient preorder workfile is actively interfaced with an electronic medical records system.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2012Publication date: May 10, 2012Inventor: DOUGLAS K. SMITH
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Patent number: 6024694Abstract: A humidifier module is provided for a patient support apparatus which includes an opening into which the module is inserted, an electrical service connector, an air inlet port, and an air outlet port. The humidifier module includes a water reservoir and a heater configured to heat water in the reservoir. An air chamber with an air inlet port and an air exhaust port for mating with air inlet and outlet ports of the patient support apparatus and an electrical connector for mating with the electrical service connector of the patient support apparatus is included in the humidifier module. When the humidifier module is inserted into the patient support apparatus, the patient support apparatus is provided with a humidified environment for a patient.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 1997Date of Patent: February 15, 2000Assignee: Hill-Rom, Inc.Inventors: Charles Goldberg, Douglas K. Smith, Floyd G. Speraw
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Patent number: 5964031Abstract: A PCB support for supporting PCBs during surface mounting processing and other PCB assembly processes. In one embodiment, a PCB stand has a support structure attachable to an elevator table of a PCB processing machine and a platform connected to the support structure. The support structure may be a superstructure that can project away from the elevator table, and the platform may be a beam or other member that can support a significant portion of the surface area on the backside of the PCB. The superstructure and platform operate together to position the height of the platform with respect to the elevator table at an elevation at which the platform supports and interior region of the PCB assembly when the elevator table is in a processing position.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 1997Date of Patent: October 12, 1999Assignee: MCMS, Inc.Inventors: Douglas K. Smith, Randal D. Lewis