Patents by Inventor James E. O'Brien, Jr.

James E. O'Brien, Jr. 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: 8468030
    Abstract: A method and computer program collects hospital patient and administrative information and presents the information to a user via an interactive user interface (34) that includes a plurality of activity windows. The activity windows list patients according to admission to a hospital department (36), scheduled surgical procedures (38), scheduled clinical appointments (40), rounds (44), consults (46), and scheduled catheterization conference (48). A daily schedule activity window (42) lists presents the user's schedule for a given day, and a personal notes activity window (50) presents notes previously submitted by the user. The patient lists can be presented according to service, team, or attending physician. The user can drill down to acquire more detailed information by selecting a patient from a list and requesting the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Children's Mercy Hospital
    Inventors: Richard Stroup, Marcy L. Tarrants, Gary K. Lofland, James E. O'Brien, Jr., Gary E. Grist, Pamela A. Dennis
  • Publication number: 20090204440
    Abstract: A method and computer program manages medical research study information and laboratory test result information. The program generates an interactive user interface with elements for setting up a study (702), managing study member information (704), managing patient information (706), receiving and displaying comments (708), and configuring data to be stored in a database associated with the research study (710). The program also receives medical event information from a user and laboratory test result information from a laboratory information system (20d), and generates a chart (934) that correlates the test results and the medical events. The program also receives a normal range pertaining to a test result from the laboratory information system (20d) and provides a normal range indicator (952) for the test result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: Children's Mercy Hospital
    Inventors: Richard Stroup, Marcy L. Tarrants, Gary K. Lofland, James E. O'Brien, JR., Gary E. Grist, Pamela A. Dennis
  • Patent number: 7512541
    Abstract: A method and computer program manages medical research study information and laboratory test result information. The program generates an interactive user interface with elements for setting up a study (702), managing study member information (704), managing patient information (706), receiving and displaying comments (708), and configuring data to be stored in a database associated with the research study (710). The program also receives medical event information from a user and laboratory test result information from a laboratory information system (20d), and generates a chart (934) that correlates the test results and the medical events. The program also receives a normal range pertaining to a test result from the laboratory information system (20d) and provides a normal range indicator (952) for the test result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Children's Mercy Hospital
    Inventors: Richard Stroup, Marcy L. Tarrants, Gary K. Lofland, James E. O'Brien, Jr., Gary E. Grist, Pamela A. Dennis