Patents by Inventor John Howard Irwin

John Howard Irwin 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).

  • Central monitoring station warm spare
    Patent number: 9361082
    Abstract: A method for preparing a computer for use as a central monitoring station includes connecting a computer to a network. An operating system is installed on the computer. Anti-virus software is installed on the computer. Licensing information is installed on the computer. Configuration information is stored on the computer. The configuration information is for the computer and at least one additional computer. A determination is made that the computer is to be activated as a first central monitoring station on the network. When the determination is made that the computer is to be activated as the first central monitoring station, the computer is configured according to a first subset of the configuration information. The computer is activated on the network as the first central monitoring station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: WELCH ALLYN, INC.
    Inventors: John Howard Irwin, Eric G. Petersen, Robert Paul Wilmington
  • Central station integration of patient data
    Patent number: 8874379
    Abstract: A method for displaying medical data includes receiving physiological data from a first medical monitoring device. The physiological data is obtained on a continuous basis. Physiological data is received from a second medical monitoring device. The physiological data from the second medical monitoring device is obtained on a non-continuous basis. The physiological data received from the first medical monitoring device and the physiological data received from the second medical monitoring device are displayed on a central display station. The central display station is located centrally within a care unit of a caregiving facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Welch Allyn, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric G. Petersen, John Howard Irwin, Robert Paul Wilmington, Sean Michael Kelley
  • CENTRAL MONITORING STATION WARM SPARE
    Publication number: 20140068237
    Abstract: A method for preparing a computer for use as a central monitoring station includes connecting a computer to a network. An operating system is installed on the computer. Anti-virus software is installed on the computer. Licensing information is installed on the computer. Configuration information is stored on the computer. The configuration information is for the computer and at least one additional computer. A determination is made that the computer is to be activated as a first central monitoring station on the network. When the determination is made that the computer is to be activated as the first central monitoring station, the computer is configured according to a first subset of the configuration information. The computer is activated on the network as the first central monitoring station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: WELCH ALLYN, INC.
    Inventors: John Howard Irwin, Eric G. Petersen, Robert Paul Wilmington
  • Central Station Integration of Patient Data
    Publication number: 20130267792
    Abstract: A method for displaying medical data includes receiving physiological data from a first medical monitoring device. The physiological data is obtained on a continuous basis. Physiological data is received from a second medical monitoring device. The physiological data from the second medical monitoring device is obtained on a non-continuous basis. The physiological data received from the first medical monitoring device and the physiological data received from the second medical monitoring device are displayed on a central display station. The central display station is located centrally within a care unit of a caregiving facility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: WELCH ALLYN, INC.
    Inventors: Eric G. Petersen, John Howard Irwin, Robert Paul Wilmington, Sean Michael Kelley
  • PATIENT MATCHING
    Publication number: 20110246234
    Abstract: A method for matching patients in a list of patients includes uses a computing device to compare a first medical record to a second medical record using fuzzy logic. When the first medical record matches the second medical record based on the comparison using fuzzy logic, the first medical record is merged with the second medical record.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: WELCH ALLYN, INC.
    Inventors: John Howard Irwin, David Donald Gamble, James Kosecki