Patents by Inventor Michael J. Mercer

Michael J. Mercer 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).

  • Remote maintenance of medical imaging devices
    Patent number: 9375201
    Abstract: A medical imaging device that uses electromagnetic or acoustic information to generate a patient image is remotely maintained. A set of operational characteristics for the device is maintained by a maintenance system disposed remotely from the device. Data from sensors disposed local to the device are received over a network at the maintenance system. A set of parameter measures is derived from the received data and analyzed in comparison with the set of operational characteristics to identify a predicted malfunction of a component of the device. The maintenance system is thus able to initiate a repair of the medical imaging device by generating an alert in response to identification of the predicted malfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: CONSENSYS IMAGING SERVICE, INC.
    Inventors: Michael J. Mercer, G. Wayne Moore, James Gessert
  • REMOTE MAINTENANCE OF MEDICAL IMAGING DEVICES
    Publication number: 20150201912
    Abstract: A medical imaging device that uses electromagnetic or acoustic information to generate a patient image is remotely maintained. A set of operational characteristics for the device is maintained by a maintenance system disposed remotely from the device. Data from sensors disposed local to the device are received over a network at the maintenance system. A set of parameter measures is derived from the received data and analyzed in comparison with the set of operational characteristics to identify a predicted malfunction of a component of the device. The maintenance system is thus able to initiate a repair of the medical imaging device by generating an alert in response to identification of the predicted malfunction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Michael J. Mercer, G. Wayne Moore, James Gessert
  • Remote maintenance of medical imaging devices
    Patent number: 8896439
    Abstract: A medical imaging device that uses electromagnetic or acoustic information to generate a patient image is remotely maintained. A set of operational characteristics for the device is maintained by a maintenance system disposed remotely from the device. Data from sensors disposed local to the device are received over a network at the maintenance system. A set of parameter measures is derived from the received data and analyzed in comparison with the set of operational characteristics to identify a predicted malfunction of a component of the device. The maintenance system is thus able to initiate a repair of the medical imaging device by generating an alert in response to identification of the predicted malfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Consensys Imaging Service, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Mercer, G. Wayne Moore, James Gessert
  • REMOTE MAINTENANCE OF MEDICAL IMAGING DEVICES
    Publication number: 20110121969
    Abstract: A medical imaging device that uses electromagnetic or acoustic information to generate a patient image is remotely maintained. A set of operational characteristics for the device is maintained by a maintenance system disposed remotely from the device. Data from sensors disposed local to the device are received over a network at the maintenance system. A set of parameter measures is derived from the received data and analyzed in comparison with the set of operational characteristics to identify a predicted malfunction of a component of the device. The maintenance system is thus able to initiate a repair of the medical imaging device by generating an alert in response to identification of the predicted malfunction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: UNISYN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Michael J. Mercer, G. Wayne Moore, James Gessert
  • Dog toy
    Patent number: D334446
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1993
    Inventor: Michael J. Mercer