Patents by Inventor Mark J. Halsted

Mark J. Halsted 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: 8484048
    Abstract: The present invention provides an automated triage system performs a computerized method that includes the steps of: (1) for plurality of patients, gathering medical factor(s) associated with each patient's medical condition, where the medical condition may be (a) a type of injury, (b) a symptom, (c) a condition of a patient, and/or (d) a demographic statistic of the patient; (2) for the same plurality of patients, gathering subjective perception(s) associated with each patient's medical condition, which may be (a) the anxiety of the patient, (b) the anxiety/concern of the referring physician, and/or (c) the anxiety of the reviewing attendee; and (3) ordering, by a computerized algorithm, the plurality of patients for medical treatment and/or medical assessment, based upon the medical factors and subjective perceptions gathered for each of the plurality of patients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
    Inventors: Mark J. Halsted, Neil D. Johnson, Craig M. Froehle
  • Publication number: 20090148065
    Abstract: A method of producing an image depicting an object from a plurality of images. In an exemplary method, images of an object gathered by a plurality of image acquisition devices are combined to produce a final image. Low quality image rejection, enhancement, co-registration, and other functions may be performed. An exemplary system includes a plurality of cameras coupled to respective telescopes. The cameras are connected to a computing device via one or more networks, and the computing device combines images acquired by the cameras to produce a final image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventor: Mark J. Halsted
  • Publication number: 20080222040
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a computerized system and method that provides for the secure storage and retrieval of electronic digital healthcare information; and, more particularly, to such a computerized system and method that provides for multiple access levels of such secure information; provides for secure access to portions of secure information dependent upon access privileges of the authorized user; provides virtually limitless data expansion capabilities; and provides for rapid access to such secure information by authorized users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Mark J. Halsted, Michael Bodner, David Halsted
  • Publication number: 20070226008
    Abstract: The present invention provides an automated triage system performs a computerized method that includes the steps of: (1) for plurality of patients, gathering medical factor(s) associated with each patient's medical condition, where the medical condition may be (a) a type of injury, (b) a symptom, (c) a condition of a patient, and/or (d) a demographic statistic of the patient; (2) for the same plurality of patients, gathering subjective perception(s) associated with each patient's medical condition, which may be (a) the anxiety of the patient, (b) the anxiety/concern of the referring physician, and/or (c) the anxiety of the reviewing attendee; and (3) ordering, by a computerized algorithm, the plurality of patients for medical treatment and/or medical assessment, based upon the medical factors and subjective perceptions gathered for each of the plurality of patients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventors: Mark J. Halsted, Neil D. Johnson, Craig M. Froehle