Patents by Inventor Howard Mann

Howard Mann 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: 20190355460
    Abstract: A system and method of providing a secure prescription management that allows a patient to conveniently purchase a prescription drug. In further detail, the system and method is able to verify if a patient is able to purchase a prescription drug in accordance to his or her medical record and if so, the patient is quickly able to purchase a prescription drug. The system includes a blockchain ledger that is managed by a network of computing nodes. The inclusion of a blockchain ledger provides a blockchain file storage system and a blockchain permission-based ledger which protects medical records and transaction logs of each patient. Moreover, the system and method allows a medical professional to audit the purchase for a prescription drug made by a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventor: Howard Mann
  • Publication number: 20190325431
    Abstract: A system and method of securely exchanging digital token currency for goods and services is provided. The method allows a user with a consumer account to purchase goods and/or services with digital currency through the present invention. Moreover, the method allows a user with a retailer account to sell goods and/or services with digital currency through the present invention. The system includes a network of computing nodes which manages a blockchain ledger. The blockchain ledger is used to record and verify financial transactions between consumers and retailers in order for users to securely exchange digital currency for goods and services. Additionally, the method can authenticate new consumer accounts and financial transactions through the contact information of consumers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventor: Howard Mann
  • Publication number: 20190265258
    Abstract: A method for standardized testing of anandamide after cannabinoid consumption quantifies the effectiveness of cannabinoid administration including all phytocannabinoids with and without tetrahydrocannabinol (T.H.C). Through the inclusion of a quantity of nitric oxide indicator, a user is able to determine a concentration of nitric oxide within a quantity of mammalian body fluid. The concentration of nitric oxide is an indication of the production of anandamide, a fatty-acid neurotransmitter that affects cannabinoid receptors within mammals. Cannabinoid receptors are involved with physiological processes including appetite, pain-sensation, mood, and memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Michele Reillo, Howard Mann
  • Publication number: 20150081330
    Abstract: Embodiments describe a medicant prescribing system, where the prescribing of the medicant is carried out on to a smart card, and where the prescribing is a suggestion without complete specificity of the medicant or its quantities. The card is used to obtain the medicant, and to monitor types and quantities of the medicant both and the quantities of the medicant. An embodiment requires using the card to obtain the medicant, since the prescription has been placed on or otherwise associated with the card. Another aspect requires monitoring the medicant card to monitor the actions at multiple different medicant sources, while using information on the card to pay for the medicant. One aspect forces patients to use the card in order to purchase. An embodiment uses intelligence in the card to allow the card to be used offline, but synchronize with a database. An embodiment enforces synchronization at specified intervals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicants: DC NETCAST MEDIA GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Howard Mann, Rick Macartney, Lee Durst
  • Patent number: 5680958
    Abstract: A bottle holder holds a bottle having a perimeter, a height, a top, and a bottom. The bottle has a cylindrical body having a first end and a second end. The bottom is attached to the first end to create an interior volume. A neck with an opening is attached to the second end of the cylindrical body to create the opening connecting the interior volume to a volume exterior to the bottle. A first material is adapted to be extended substantially around the perimeter of the bottle to form a seam. The first material also extends substantially from the bottom of the bottle to the top of the bottle. The seam extends longitudinally approximately from the bottom of the bottle to the top of the bottle. A second material is attached to the first material that covers the bottom of the bottle. An apparatus, such a zipper, snaps, buttons, and velcro, is positioned along the seam to selectably close the seam to hold said bottle in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1997
    Inventors: Howard Mann, J. Stanley Fredrick