Patents by Inventor Mark Willard

Mark Willard 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: 10934134
    Abstract: A method and system for storing items using a hitch adapter secured to a trolley that moves along a vertically oriented track is disclosed. In one embodiment, a winch raises and lowers the trolley and hitch adapter by retracting and deploying a cable that is secured to the trolley. A bicycle carrier may be secured to the hitch adapter for storing bicycles, and for raising bicycles when not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Inventor: Mark Willard
  • Publication number: 20190241414
    Abstract: A method and system for storing items using a hitch adapter secured to a trolley that moves along a vertically oriented track is disclosed. In one embodiment, a winch raises and lowers the trolley and hitch adapter by retracting and deploying a cable that is secured to the trolley. A bicycle carrier may be secured to the hitch adapter for storing bicycles, and for raising bicycles when not in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventor: Mark Willard
  • Publication number: 20160357915
    Abstract: The present invention is a system and method for the analysis of the compliance to medical care standards of patient care data retrieved from a plurality of electronic medical records storage systems where the electronic medical records systems are not in direct communication with each other. The system and method is enabled through the use of a plurality of electronic interface appliance devices, each in communication with one of the plurality of electronic medical records systems and also in communication with a medical analytics engine and medical care standards data. The system and method configured so that the retrieval and analysis of patient care data may be performed on a real-time basis to allow a care provider to receive the compliance analysis results during an interaction with a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: George Morris, Mark Willard
  • Publication number: 20160357916
    Abstract: A computerized system and method for managing patient consent and for customizing patient consent policies is disclosed. The computerized system and method comprises a medical information exchange consent policy module that further includes instructions executed by a processor to supply to a patient with a medical information exchange consent policy interface with selectable medical information exchange consent policy elements. An electronic medical record (EMR) appliance receives selected medical information exchange consent policy elements from the user, accepts from an electronic medical record system a medical record request for the patient, filters the complete medical record for the patient in accordance with the selected medical information exchange consent policy elements to form a consent-filtered medical record and transfers the consent-filtered medical record to the electronic medical record system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Mark Willard, George Morris
  • Publication number: 20160357914
    Abstract: The present invention is a system and method for the display of electronic medical records retrieved from a plurality of electronic medical records storage systems where the display is formatted in such a way as to present a consistent user interface to a user as that user interacts with one or more of the plurality of electronic medical records storage systems. The system and method configured so only store the retrieved records in a transitory manner such that a common electronic medical records database is not created for a time period longer than required to display and interact with the displayed data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: George Morris, Mark Willard
  • Publication number: 20160357932
    Abstract: The present invention is a system and method for the analysis of electronic medical records retrieved from a plurality of electronic medical records storage systems where the electronic medical records systems are not in direct communication with each other. The system and method enabled through the use of a plurality of electronic interface appliance devices, each in communication with one of the plurality of electronic medical records systems and also in communication with a medical analytics engine. The system and method configured so that the retrieval and analysis of electronic medical records may be performed in a real-time basis to allow a care provider to receive the analysis data during an interaction with a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: George Morris, Mark Willard
  • Patent number: 4948127
    Abstract: An height adjustable backboard assembly having a pair of vertically oriented concentric glide tubes, the inner of which may slide within the outer. The top and bottom of the inner glide tubes are connected to mounting brackets to which a basketball backboard may be fastened. The outer glide tubes are connected to a pair of cross bracket members which are in turn fastened to an existing support frame extending from the wall or ceiling adjacent a basketball court. The inner glide tubes may be moved relative to the outer glide tubes by a threaded screw shaft which is carried in a shaft housing permitting free rotation of the screw shaft, and rotated by a hand crank or motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 14, 1990
    Inventor: Mark Willard
  • Patent number: D661371
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Inventors: Mark Willard, Michael W. Marrs