Patents by Inventor Michael A. Ripperger

Michael A. Ripperger 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).

  • Publication number: 20230187078
    Abstract: The present disclosure presents systems and methods of predicting overdose risk using prescription data. One such method comprises analyzing, by a computing device, a plurality of document datasets, where the document datasets comprising prescription data for a controlled substance, hospital discharge data, socioeconomic data, and vital statistics data of a subject; predicting an overdose risk for the subject within a set period of time based on the plurality of document datasets; aggregating overdose risk predictions involving the controlled substance for a plurality of subjects within a geographic region; and/or calculating an overall overdose risk involving the controlled substance for the geographic region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Colin Walsh, Michael Ripperger, Qingxia Chen, Drew Wilimitis
  • Patent number: 10696115
    Abstract: An omnidirectional movement system includes a frame with a central axis extending from a first end to a second end; a support extending from the first end to the second end; a first set of Mecanum wheels connected through a first axle and connected to the frame; a second set of Mecanum wheels connected through a second axle and connected to the frame; and a flexible suspension system connecting the frame to the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Inventors: Glynn R. Bartlett, Cody E. Bressler, Cody M. Porter, Michael A. Ripperger
  • Publication number: 20190389265
    Abstract: An omnidirectional movement system includes a frame with a central axis extending from a first end to a second end; a support extending from the first end to the second end; a first set of Mecanum wheels connected through a first axle and connected to the frame; a second set of Mecanum wheels connected through a second axle and connected to the frame; and a flexible suspension system connecting the frame to the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: Southwest Research Institute
    Inventors: Glynn R. Bartlett, Cody E. Bressler, Cody M. Porter, Michael A. Ripperger