Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Hoffman
Jeffrey Hoffman 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).
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Publication number: 20240136054Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable media for collecting, storing, assessing, and managing human readable diagnostic test results (e.g., results from Point-of-Care testing and self-testing). The present disclosure provides methods, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable media for collecting, storing, assessing, and managing images and image results. The systems and methods facilitate unbiased verification and notification of test and image results.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Jeffrey Hoffman, Mark Gehring, Brett Young-Moxon, Kevin Houlihan, Christopher Cash, Shannon Goeldi
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Patent number: 11810662Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable media for collecting, storing, assessing, and managing human readable diagnostic test results (e.g., results from Point-of-Care testing and self-testing). The present disclosure provides methods, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable media for collecting, storing, assessing, and managing images and image results. The systems and methods facilitate unbiased verification and notification of test and image results.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: IMAGEMOVERMD, INC.Inventors: Jeffrey Hoffman, Mark Gehring, Brett Young-Moxon, Kevin Houlihan, Christopher Cash, Shannon Goeldi
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Publication number: 20230282334Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable media for collecting, storing, assessing, and managing human readable diagnostic test results (e.g., results from Point-of-Care testing and self-testing). The present disclosure provides methods, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable media for collecting, storing, assessing, and managing images and image results. The systems and methods facilitate unbiased verification and notification of test and image results.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2022Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Jeffrey Hoffman, Mark Gehring, Brett Young-Moxon, Kevin Houlihan, Christopher Cash, Shannon Goeldi
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Patent number: 11715559Abstract: Methods of scheduling maintenance on a plurality of automated testing apparatus and possibly also on ancillary test processing apparatus are provided. The methods include inputting identification data on the plurality of automated testing apparatus to be maintained, inputting maintenance requirement data for the maintenance of each of the apparatus, inputting demand constraint data, operating on the identification data, maintenance requirement data, and demand constraint data using an optimization program, such as mixed integer linear programming (MILP), subject to demand constraints and at least one objective, and outputting an optimized maintenance schedule for a planning period. Systems and apparatus configured to carry out the methods are also provided, as are other aspects.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2020Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.Inventors: Sandeep M. Naik, Micheal Heydlauf, Ahmet Tuysuzoglu, Yue Zhang, Luxi Zheng, Jeffrey Hoffman
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Patent number: 11634214Abstract: Drones are engineered with sensors for use in insurance applications. After locating an object of interest, a drone performs an investigation by probing the object of interest. Sensors receive feedback from the object of interest. An electronic fingerprint of the drone is produced. Afterward, perils are computed based on the feedback and the fingerprint of the drone is used in insuring the object of interest. The act of probing includes thumping, drumming, or radiating ultrasound waves against the object of interest. The sensors can be turned off when they are within a geographic zone of prohibited operations.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2019Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYInventors: David Antony Parchment, Khamla Saenglongma, Jeffrey Alan Wright, Robert William Moore, Jeffrey C. Mastendino, Jeffrey Hoffman Marple, Jr., Brendan William Smyth
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Patent number: 11609839Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a distributed code tracing system that provides code tracing as a service in a multi-tenant computing environment. In one embodiment, a code trace is received that is associated with a request submitted to a particular application hosted in a computing environment, where multiple applications are hosted in the computing environment. The code trace documents calls to multiple component services of the particular application in order to respond to the request. The code trace is then stored in a data store that is indexed by a unique identifier of the request.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2019Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Anssi Alaranta, Rohit Banga, Haotian Wu, Shengxin Li, Jeffrey Hoffman
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Patent number: 11537968Abstract: Methods of and apparatus controlling change-out inventory of an automated analyzer apparatus. The inventory control methods include receiving change-out inventory status from automated analyzer apparatus at a server, receiving an estimate of the planned workload over a specific time period at the server, analyzing with a decisioning module of the server first data of the change-out inventory status and second data of the planned workload over the specified time period, and producing a work plan itinerary as an output from the decisioning module. The work plan itinerary provides sequence instructions or commands for an operator (person and/or robotic mechanism) to follow for changing out of change-out inventory items. Inventory control apparatus configured to carry out the methods are provided, as are other aspects.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2019Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.Inventors: Michael Heydlauf, Jeffrey Hoffman
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Publication number: 20220208364Abstract: Methods of scheduling maintenance on a plurality of automated testing apparatus and possibly also on ancillary test processing apparatus. The methods include inputting identification data on the plurality of automated testing apparatus to be maintained, inputting maintenance requirement data for the maintenance of each of the apparatus, inputting demand constraint data, operating on the identification data, maintenance requirement data, and demand constraint data using an optimization program, such as mixed integer linear programming (MILP), subject to demand constraints and at least one objective, and outputting an optimized maintenance schedule for a planning period. Systems and apparatus configured to carry out the methods are provided, as are other aspects.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2020Publication date: June 30, 2022Applicant: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.Inventors: Sandeep M. Naik, Micheal Heydlauf, Ahmet Tuysuzoglu, Yue Zhang, Luxi Zheng, Jeffrey Hoffman
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Patent number: 11043296Abstract: A method for volumetric segmentation in a plurality of planar medical images includes, receiving, at an electronic processor, the plurality of planar medical images. A boundary of a candidate structure in the plurality of medical images is generated using a segmentation model. A first planar medical image from the plurality of planar medical images is displayed on a display. A user input is received using a user interface indicating a region in the first planar medical image. A first planar contour of the candidate structure is generated. The region is compared to the boundary. Responsive to the region being at least partially within the boundary, the first planar medical image is re-displayed on the display showing the first planar contour of the structure, and a finding record for the candidate structure including the boundary is generated.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2019Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: HealthMyne, Inc.Inventors: David Gering, Aaron Avery, Jeffrey Hoffman, Brett Young-Moxon, Lisa Kohli, Haley Knapp, Roger Chylla, Linda Peitzman
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Patent number: 10950345Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems for obtaining sensor-generated data in a diagnostic laboratory apparatus including one or more producers of data that include a sensor, a local communications network communicatively coupling the producers to a data router configured to translate data received from producers of data into a common format record, the common format including key-value pairs, and at least one subscriber that registers one or more channel-based subscriptions with the data router. Records remain in storage by the data router until to the subscriber acknowledges successful receipt, after which the data router manages its storage resources to provide storage for newer sensor-generated data. The data router is configured to install plug-ins as needed to translate data formats of newly-integrated producers with new formats.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2019Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.Inventors: Brian Heilig, Jeffrey Hoffman
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Publication number: 20200395121Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems for obtaining sensor-generated data in a diagnostic laboratory apparatus including one or more producers of data that include a sensor, a local communications network communicatively coupling the producers to a data router configured to translate data received from producers of data into a common format record, the common format including key-value pairs, and at least one subscriber that registers one or more channel-based subscriptions with the data router. Records remain in storage by the data router until to the subscriber acknowledges successful receipt, after which the data router manages its storage resources to provide storage for newer sensor-generated data. The data router is configured to install plug-ins as needed to translate data formats of newly-integrated producers with new formats.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2019Publication date: December 17, 2020Applicant: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.Inventors: Brian Heilig, Jeffrey Hoffman
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Publication number: 20200394586Abstract: Methods of and apparatus controlling change-out inventory of an automated analyzer apparatus. The inventory control methods include receiving change-out inventory status from automated analyzer apparatus at a server, receiving an estimate of the planned workload over a specific time period at the server, analyzing with a decisioning module of the server first data of the change-out inventory status and second data of the planned workload over the specified time period, and producing a work plan itinerary as an output from the decisioning module. The work plan itinerary provides sequence instructions or commands for an operator (person and/or robotic mechanism) to follow for changing out of change-out inventory items. Inventory control apparatus configured to carry out the methods are provided, as are other aspects.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2019Publication date: December 17, 2020Applicant: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.Inventors: Michael Heydlauf, Jeffrey Hoffman
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Patent number: 10682167Abstract: Instruments are provided for shifting elongate members, such as spinal rods, with respect to coupling members of spinal fixation systems. The instruments include a low friction drive mechanism having one or more rolling elements that ride along a helical groove or track in order to transform rotational movement of a drive member into linear shifting of a reducer member that shifts the elongate member. A one-way locking mechanism may be provided to selectively prevent unwanted counter-rotation of the low friction drive mechanism. The one-way locking mechanism may include annular ratchet teeth arranged on the exterior of the drive member and a ratchet pawl located adjacent to the teeth and selectively engageable therewith.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2018Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: Pioneer Surgical Technology, Inc.Inventors: Jason Sandstrom, Jeffrey Hoffman, Jeffrey D. Vlahos
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Publication number: 20200143934Abstract: A method for volumetric segmentation in a plurality of planar medical images includes, receiving, at an electronic processor, the plurality of planar medical images. A boundary of a candidate structure in the plurality of medical images is generated using a segmentation model. A first planar medical image from the plurality of planar medical images is displayed on a display. A user input is received using a user interface indicating a region in the first planar medical image. A first planar contour of the candidate structure is generated. The region is compared to the boundary. Responsive to the region being at least partially within the boundary, the first planar medical image is re-displayed on the display showing the first planar contour of the structure, and a finding record for the candidate structure including the boundary is generated.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2019Publication date: May 7, 2020Inventors: David Gering, Aaron Avery, Jeffrey Hoffman, Brett Young-Moxon, Lisa Kohli, Haley Knapp, Roger Chylla, Linda Peitzman
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Publication number: 20200073785Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a distributed code tracing system that provides code tracing as a service in a multi-tenant computing environment. In one embodiment, a code trace is received that is associated with a request submitted to a particular application hosted in a computing environment, where multiple applications are hosted in the computing environment. The code trace documents calls to multiple component services of the particular application in order to respond to the request. The code trace is then stored in a data store that is indexed by a unique identifier of the request.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventors: ANSSI ALARANTA, ROHIT BANGA, HAOTIAN WU, SHENGXIN LI, JEFFREY HOFFMAN
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Patent number: 10540259Abstract: A debugger core captures one or more inputs to a distributed application during live execution of the distributed application in a production environment. The debugger core applies the one or more inputs to the distributed application during replay execution of the distributed application in a debugging environment and performs debugging of the distributed application in the debugging environment.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2017Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Reto Kramer, Anssi Alaranta, Jeffrey Hoffman, Abhishek Singh, David Nunnerley
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Patent number: 10481997Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a distributed code tracing system that provides code tracing as a service in a multi-tenant computing environment. In one embodiment, a code trace is received that is associated with a request submitted to a particular application hosted in a computing environment, where multiple applications are hosted in the computing environment. The code trace documents calls to multiple component services of the particular application in order to respond to the request. The code trace is compressed using time-based compression. The compressed code trace is then stored in a data store that is indexed by a unique identifier of the request.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2016Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Anssi Alaranta, Rohit Banga, Haotian Wu, Shengxin Li, Jeffrey Hoffman
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Publication number: 20190083149Abstract: Instruments are provided for shifting elongate members, such as spinal rods, with respect to coupling members of spinal fixation systems. The instruments include a low friction drive mechanism having one or more rolling elements that ride along a helical groove or track in order to transform rotational movement of a drive member into linear shifting of a reducer member that shifts the elongate member. A one-way locking mechanism may be provided to selectively prevent unwanted counter-rotation of the low friction drive mechanism. The one-way locking mechanism may include annular ratchet teeth arranged on the exterior of the drive member and a ratchet pawl located adjacent to the teeth and selectively engageable therewith.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Inventors: Jason Sandstrom, Jeffrey Hoffman, Jeffrey D. Vlahos
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Patent number: 10216614Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for sampling in a distributed code tracing system. A sampling service receives a segment of a code trace corresponding to a request submitted to a particular application of a plurality of applications hosted in a computing environment. The code trace documents at least one call to at least one component service of the particular application to respond to the request. The sampling service determines whether to forward the segment to a trace processing system or to discard the segment based at least in part on at least one sampling parameter.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2016Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Anssi Alaranta, Rohit Banga, James Bowman, Sandra McMullen, Jeffrey Hoffman
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Patent number: 10070901Abstract: Instruments are provided for shifting elongate members, such as spinal rods, with respect to coupling members of spinal fixation systems. The instruments include a low friction drive mechanism having one or more rolling elements that ride along a helical groove or track in order to transform rotational movement of a drive member into linear shifting of a reducer member that shifts the elongate member. A one-way locking mechanism may be provided to selectively prevent unwanted counter-rotation of the low friction drive mechanism. The one-way locking mechanism may include annular ratchet teeth arranged on the exterior of the drive member and a ratchet pawl located adjacent to the teeth and selectively engageable therewith.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2015Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: Pioneer Surgical Technology, Inc.Inventors: Jason Sandstrom, Jeffrey Hoffman, Jeffrey D. Vlahos