Patents by Inventor John F. Moehrke

John F. Moehrke 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).

  • Method and apparatus for identifying a patient
    Patent number: 7151435
    Abstract: A method for updating information about a subject of interest is disclosed. The method comprises assigning the subject a unique signal which signal is physically associated with the subject, identifying the unique signal, and displaying information related to the subject assigned to the unique signal soon after the signal is identified. The method is preferably used in a hospital setting. Also disclosed is a device, a system, and a control program for use in updating information. The device comprises a control logic responsive to an external stimulus, a wireless signal detection unit, and a display unit that displays information about a subject that has been identified. The control program is used with a wireless detector and comprises a feature that controls display, a feature that identifies a signal associated with a subject, and a feature that displays information in response to the identification feature. Security features can also be incorporated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignee: GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: C. Cameron Brackett, Steven L. Fors, Mark M. Morita, John F. Moehrke, Steven P. Roehm
  • Method and apparatus for identifying a subject
    Publication number: 20040100361
    Abstract: A method for updating information about a subject of interest is disclosed. The method comprises assigning the subject a unique signal which signal is physically associated with the subject, identifying the unique signal, and displaying information related to the subject assigned to the unique signal soon after the signal is identified. The method is preferably used in a hospital setting. Also disclosed is a device, a system, and a control program for use in updating information. The device comprises a control logic responsive to an external stimulus, a wireless signal detection unit, and a display unit that displays information about a subject that has been identified. The control program is used with a wireless detector and comprises a feature that controls display, a feature that identifies a signal associated with a subject, and a feature that displays information in response to the identification feature. Security features can also be incorporated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Applicant: GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: C. Cameron Brackett, Steven L. Fors, Mark M. Morita, John F. Moehrke, Steven P. Roehm