Patents by Inventor John Hefferman

John Hefferman 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: 11651243
    Abstract: A method, computing platform, and computer program product are provided for evaluating data quality during a clinical trial. A computing platform receives, for a clinical trial, study design information including a set of parameters and corresponding parameter values related to data quality of the clinical trial. During the clinical trial, the computing platform receives query-related information associated with queries from at least some of a plurality of participants of the clinical trial. The computing platform applies the study design information and the query-related information to at least one trained machine learning model to calculate a predicted data quality score indicating data quality for the clinical trial. At least one suggestion for improving the data quality is determined and the predicted data quality score and the at least one suggestion for improving the data quality are output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Merative US L.P.
    Inventors: Adrian Vrouwenvelder, Kimberly Diane Kenna, Stephen Alan Carraway, John Hefferman
  • Patent number: 11556806
    Abstract: A method, computing platform, and computer program product are provided. A computing platform receives, for a clinical trial, study design information including a set of parameters related to a success of a clinical trial and factors related to a relevance of the parameters. The computing platform provides multiple sets of varying parameter values. At least one trained machine learning model is applied to the study design information including the sets of parameter values to predict multiple success scores including a predicted overall success score. The computing platform outputs the provided set of values for the set of parameters that are associated with the at least one trained machine learning model predicting a best overall success score for the clinical trial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: MERATIVE US L.P.
    Inventors: Adrian Vrouwenvelder, Stephen Alan Carraway, John Hefferman, Kimberly Diane Kenna
  • Patent number: 11538559
    Abstract: A method, computing platform, and computer program product are provided for monitoring a clinical trial. A computer platform receives, for the clinical trial, study design information including a set of parameters and corresponding parameter values related to travel constraints of a subject for the clinical trial. The computer platform applies the study design information and the corresponding parameter values to a trained machine learning model to calculate a predicted travel score indicative of a travel burden for the subject. When the travel score fails to satisfy a travel score threshold, the computer platform determines at least one suggestion for adjusting the travel score and the at least one suggestion is output. The computer platform outputs the predicted travel score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Merative US L.P.
    Inventors: Adrian Vrouwenvelder, Stephen Alan Carraway, Kimberly Diane Kenna, John Hefferman
  • Publication number: 20210358576
    Abstract: A method, computing platform, and computer program product are provided for monitoring a clinical trial. A computer platform receives, for the clinical trial, study design information including a set of parameters and corresponding parameter values related to travel constraints of a subject for the clinical trial. The computer platform applies the study design information and the corresponding parameter values to a trained machine learning model to calculate a predicted travel score indicative of a travel burden for the subject. When the travel score fails to satisfy a travel score threshold, the computer platform determines at least one suggestion for adjusting the travel score and the at least one suggestion is output. The computer platform outputs the predicted travel score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Adrian Vrouwenvelder, Stephen Alan Carraway, Kimberly Diane Kenna, John Hefferman
  • Publication number: 20210357769
    Abstract: A method, computing platform, and computer program product are provided. A computing platform receives, for a clinical trial, study design information including a set of parameters related to a success of a clinical trial and factors related to a relevance of the parameters. The computing platform provides multiple sets of varying parameter values. At least one trained machine learning model is applied to the study design information including the sets of parameter values to predict multiple success scores including a predicted overall success score. The computing platform outputs the provided set of values for the set of parameters that are associated with the at least one trained machine learning model predicting a best overall success score for the clinical trial.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Adrian Vrouwenvelder, Stephen Alan Carraway, John Hefferman, Kimberly Diane Kenna
  • Publication number: 20210357778
    Abstract: A method, computing platform, and computer program product are provided for evaluating data quality during a clinical trial. A computing platform receives, for a clinical trial, study design information including a set of parameters and corresponding parameter values related to data quality of the clinical trial. During the clinical trial, the computing platform receives query-related information associated with queries from at least some of a plurality of participants of the clinical trial. The computing platform applies the study design information and the query-related information to at least one trained machine learning model to calculate a predicted data quality score indicating data quality for the clinical trial. At least one suggestion for improving the data quality is determined and the predicted data quality score and the at least one suggestion for improving the data quality are output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Adrian Vrouwenvelder, Kimberly Diane Kenna, Stephen Alan Carraway, John Hefferman