Patents by Inventor Glenn Philander Vonk

Glenn Philander Vonk 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: 20020072933
    Abstract: A health outcomes and disease management network and related method is provided for efficiently and effectively monitoring patient status as well as providing recommendations for improved patient healthcare. The system and method employs, among other things, a plurality of remote monitoring stations and a computer network. Each of the remote monitoring stations includes at least one measuring device, adapted to measure a physiological condition of a respective patient, and to provide data representative of the physiological condition for inclusion among patient health-related data pertaining to a respective patient. The health-related data can include, for example, data relating to a patient's heart. The computer network comprises a database containing accumulated health-related data pertaining to health-related conditions and treatment. The computer network is adapted to receive the patient health-related data from the remote monitoring stations via, for example, the Internet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventors: Glenn Philander Vonk, Ann K. Frantz, David Joshua Whellan, Christopher Michael O'Connor, George B. Goldman
  • Publication number: 20020067270
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for facilitating effective self-management of medication treatment by patients. A Smart Tray monitors and reports to third parties a patient's compliance with various medication treatment regimens. Medication containers are provided with electromagnetic tags that provide various information about medicament contained within a respective container. A Smart Tray is equipped with a processor and reader that interrogates each respective electromagnetic tag to identify medicament(s) contained within each container. Using the retrieved information, a Smart Tray provides visual and/or audio signals to a patient to remind the patient when and how much of various medicaments to take. A Smart Tray also monitors, via the reader, when a medication container is removed. A Smart Tray can communicate with one or more third parties, such as healthcare providers, pharmacies, and other suppliers of healthcare products and services via a computer network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2001
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Inventors: Paul Yarin, Richard Fletcher, Joseph DiPisa, Glenn Philander Vonk
  • Patent number: 6380858
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for facilitating effective self-management of medication treatment by patients. A Smart Tray monitors and reports to third parties a patient's compliance with various medication treatment regimens. Medication containers are provided with electromagnetic tags that provide various information about medicament contained within a respective container. A Smart Tray is equipped with a processor and reader that interrogates each respective electromagnetic tag to identify medicament(s) contained within each container. Using the retrieved information, a Smart Tray provides visual and/or audio signals to a patient to remind the patient when and how much of various medicaments to take. A Smart Tray also monitors, via the reader, when a medication container is removed. A Smart Tray can communicate with one or more third parties, such as healthcare providers, pharmacies, and other suppliers of healthcare products and services via a computer network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Paul Yarin, Richard Fletcher, Joseph DiPisa, Glenn Philander Vonk
  • Publication number: 20020027507
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for facilitating effective self-management of medication treatment by patients. A Smart Tray monitors and reports to third parties a patient's compliance with various medication treatment regimens. Medication containers are provided with electromagnetic tags that provide various information about medicament contained within a respective container. A Smart Tray is equipped with a processor and reader that interrogates each respective electromagnetic tag to identify medicament(s) contained within each container. Using the retrieved information, a Smart Tray provides visual and/or audio signals to a patient to remind the patient when and how much of various medicaments to take. A Smart Tray also monitors, via the reader, when a medication container is removed. A Smart Tray can communicate with one or more third parties, such as healthcare providers, pharmacies, and other suppliers of healthcare products and services via a computer network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2001
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Inventors: Paul Yarin, Richard Fletcher, Joseph DiPisa, Glenn Philander Vonk
  • Patent number: 6294999
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for facilitating effective self-management of medication treatment by patients. A Smart Tray monitors and reports to third parties a patient's compliance with various medication treatment regimens. Medication containers are provided with electromagnetic tags that provide various information about medicament contained within a respective container. A Smart Tray is equipped with a processor and reader that interrogates each respective electromagnetic tag to identify medicament(s) contained within each container. Using the retrieved information, a Smart Tray provides visual and/or audio signals to a patient to remind the patient when and how much of various medicaments to take. A Smart Tray also monitors, via the reader, when a medication container is removed. A Smart Tray can communicate with one or more third parties, such as healthcare providers, pharmacies, and other suppliers of healthcare products and services via a computer network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2001
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Paul Yarin, Richard Fletcher, Joseph DiPisa, Glenn Philander Vonk