Patents by Inventor Gerrit Dean Auker

Gerrit Dean Auker 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).

  • Patent number: 8219416
    Abstract: An automated search system uses data indicating clinical and non-clinical needs of a patient to provide a ranked list of candidate beds, status of beds and availability of a specific type of bed having a particular set of clinical attributes, using a score value derived using configurable rules for comparing patient requirements with bed characteristics. A patient bed search system includes at least one repository including bed information for multiple beds in a healthcare facility comprising multiple clinical attributes including current availability for individual beds of the multiple beds. A bed management processor automatically employs the bed information in providing data representing a candidate list of beds for a particular patient in response to clinical and non-clinical requirements associated with the particular patient and a request to allocate a bed for the particular patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerrit Dean Auker, Vincent Anthony Buccellato, Robin J Grattan
  • Publication number: 20100318378
    Abstract: An automated search system uses data indicating clinical and non-clinical needs of a patient to provide a ranked list of candidate beds, status of beds and availability of a specific type of bed having a particular set of clinical attributes, using a score value derived using configurable rules for comparing patient requirements with bed characteristics. A patient bed search system includes at least one repository including bed information for multiple beds in a healthcare facility comprising multiple clinical attributes including current availability for individual beds of the multiple beds. A bed management processor automatically employs the bed information in providing data representing a candidate list of beds for a particular patient in response to clinical and non-clinical requirements associated with the particular patient and a request to allocate a bed for the particular patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.
    Inventors: Gerrit Dean Auker, Robin J. Grattan, Vincent Anthony Buccellato
  • Patent number: 7813941
    Abstract: An automated search system uses data indicating clinical and non-clinical needs of a patient to provide a ranked list of candidate beds, status of beds and availability of a specific type of bed having a particular set of clinical attributes, using a score value derived using configurable rules for comparing patient requirements with bed characteristics. A patient bed search system includes at least one repository including bed information for multiple beds in a healthcare facility comprising multiple clinical attributes including current availability for individual beds of the multiple beds. A bed management processor automatically employs the bed information in providing data representing a candidate list of beds for a particular patient in response to clinical and non-clinical requirements associated with the particular patient and a request to allocate a bed for the particular patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerrit Dean Auker, Robin J Grattan, Vincent Anthony Buccellato
  • Publication number: 20080027754
    Abstract: An automated search system uses data indicating clinical and non-clinical needs of a patient to provide a ranked list of candidate beds, status of beds and availability of a specific type of bed having a particular set of clinical attributes, using a score value derived using configurable rules for comparing patient requirements with bed characteristics. A patient bed search system includes at least one repository including bed information for multiple beds in a healthcare facility comprising multiple clinical attributes including current availability for individual beds of the multiple beds. A bed management processor automatically employs the bed information in providing data representing a candidate list of beds for a particular patient in response to clinical and non-clinical requirements associated with the particular patient and a request to allocate a bed for the particular patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Applicant: SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.
    Inventors: Gerrit Dean Auker, Robin J. Grattan, Vincent Anthony Buccellato