Patents by Inventor John Robert Ferguson

John Robert Ferguson 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 system for clinical trial compliance
    Patent number: 8688475
    Abstract: A method for improving clinical trial compliance for a business entity using a computer system including a database is provided. The method includes selecting a clinical trial facility and at least one clinical trial subject, creating a clinical trial protocol including at least medical service cost data for an insurance company and a clinical trial sponsor, establishing a second subsystem including a software application that schedules appointments, establishing a third subsystem including a software application that that generates invoices, storing the clinical trial protocol, the second subsystem and the third subsystem in the database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: John Robert Ferguson
  • Method and system for clinical trial compliance
    Publication number: 20080114616
    Abstract: A method for improving clinical trial compliance for a business entity using a computer system including a database is provided. The method includes selecting a clinical trial facility and at least one clinical trial subject, creating a clinical trial protocol including at least medical service cost data for an insurance company and a clinical trial sponsor, establishing a second subsystem including a software application that schedules appointments, establishing a third subsystem including a software application that that generates invoices, storing the clinical trial protocol, the second subsystem and the third subsystem in the database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2006
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventor: John Robert Ferguson