Patents by Inventor Elizabeth K. Devins

Elizabeth K. Devins 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).

  • Location-based user authorization for an infant care device
    Patent number: 11842812
    Abstract: A method of controlling an infant care device includes identifying, via a location tracking system, a device location of the infant care device within a care facility by locating a device location tag on the infant care device, and also identifying any local clinician tags worn by a clinician within a predetermined area around the device location. The local clinician tags are compared to a list of authorized clinician tags to identify whether at least one local authorized clinician tag is within the predetermined area around the infant care device. User input is received at a user interface associated with the infant care device to modify operation of the infant care device. Operation of the infant care device is modified based on the user input only if at least one local authorized clinician tag is within the predetermined area around the infant care device at the time of receiving the user input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Steven J. Woloschek, Steven M. Falk, Karen P. Starr, Elizabeth K. Devins
  • Location-Based User Authorization for an Infant Care Device
    Publication number: 20200411177
    Abstract: A method of controlling an infant care device includes identifying, via a location tracking system, a device location of the infant care device within a care facility by locating a device location tag on the infant care device, and also identifying any local clinician tags worn by a clinician within a predetermined area around the device location. The local clinician tags are compared to a list of authorized clinician tags to identify whether at least one local authorized clinician tag is within the predetermined area around the infant care device. User input is received at a user interface associated with the infant care device to modify operation of the infant care device. Operation of the infant care device is modified based on the user input only if at least one local authorized clinician tag is within the predetermined area around the infant care device at the time of receiving the user input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Steven J. Woloschek, Steven M. Falk, Karen P. Starr, Elizabeth K. Devins