Patents by Inventor H. Ward Silver

H. Ward Silver 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).

  • Enhanced interface for a medical device and a terminal
    Patent number: 6957102
    Abstract: A system is described that comprises a medical device on which is installed a version of software and a software agent communicatively coupled to the medical device without regard to the version of software installed on the medical device. An example of the medical device includes a defibrillator. The software agent may reside in a personal digital assistant and can be operated to communicate with the defibrillator to access the data stored in the defibrillator irrespective of the version of software of the defibrillator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Assignee: Medtronic Emergency Response Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: H. Ward Silver, D. Craig Edwards
  • Enhanced interface for a medical device and a terminal
    Publication number: 20030109904
    Abstract: A system is described that comprises a medical device on which is installed a version of software and a software agent communicatively coupled to the medical device without regard to the version of software installed on the medical device. An example of the medical device includes a defibrillator. The software agent may reside in a personal digital assistant and can be operated to communicate with the defibrillator to access the data stored in the defibrillator irrespective of the version of software of the defibrillator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2001
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Applicant: Medtronic Physio-Control Manufacturing Corp.
    Inventors: H. Ward Silver, D. Craig Edwards