Patents by Inventor Lan Gao-Saari

Lan Gao-Saari 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: 9471515
    Abstract: Certain examples provide systems, apparatus, and methods for adaptive, dynamic medical device connectivity. In an example, a medical device interface system includes a device interface connecting a medical device to a client system and enabling exchange of data between the medical device and the client system, the device interface includes a plug and play detector detecting a connection of the medical device to the device interface and a serial agent gathering information from the medical device via a connection between the medical device and the device interface and selecting an appropriate device driver to operate and interact with the medical device connected to the device interface regardless of a presence or absence of an existing plug and play capability of the medical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Lan Gao-Saari, Marko Raatikainen, Ilkka Vanhanen, Jyrki Lindroos, Juha Parnanen
  • Publication number: 20120260012
    Abstract: Certain examples provide systems, apparatus, and methods for adaptive, dynamic medical device connectivity. In an example, a medical device interface system includes a device interface connecting a medical device to a client system and enabling exchange of data between the medical device and the client system, the device interface includes a plug and play detector detecting a connection of the medical device to the device interface and a serial agent gathering information from the medical device via a connection between the medical device and the device interface and selecting an appropriate device driver to operate and interact with the medical device connected to the device interface regardless of a presence or absence of an existing plug and play capability of the medical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Inventors: Lan Gao-Saari, Marko Raatikainen, Ilkka Vanhanen, Jyrki Lindroos, Juha Parnanen
  • Patent number: 8225015
    Abstract: Certain examples provide systems, apparatus, and methods for adaptive, dynamic medical device connectivity. In an example, a medical device interface system includes a device interface connecting a medical device to a client system and enabling exchange of data between the medical device and the client system, the device interface includes a plug and play detector detecting a connection of the medical device to the device interface and a serial agent gathering information from the medical device via a connection between the medical device and the device interface and selecting an appropriate device driver to operate and interact with the medical device connected to the device interface regardless of a presence or absence of an existing plug and play capability of the medical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Lan Gao-Saari, Marko Raatikainen, Ilkka Vanhanen, Jyrki Lindroos, Juha Pärnänen
  • Publication number: 20100318699
    Abstract: Certain examples provide systems, apparatus, and methods for adaptive, dynamic medical device connectivity. In an example, a medical device interface system includes a device interface connecting a medical device to a client system and enabling exchange of data between the medical device and the client system, the device interface includes a plug and play detector detecting a connection of the medical device to the device interface and a serial agent gathering information from the medical device via a connection between the medical device and the device interface and selecting an appropriate device driver to operate and interact with the medical device connected to the device interface regardless of a presence or absence of an existing plug and play capability of the medical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Lan Gao-Saari, Marko Raatikainen, Ilkka Vanhanen, Jyrki Lindroos, Juha Parnanen