Patents by Inventor Michael K. Bauer

Michael K. Bauer 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: 20260224915
    Abstract: Provided herein is technology relating to medical diagnosis and treatment and particularly, but not exclusively, to a patient support (a non-integrated patient support) that is provided apart from a medical imaging or radiotherapy apparatus and that is a duplicate of a patient support that is used for medical imaging and/or radiotherapy (an integrated patient support). The non-integrated patient support is used to determine a patient posture and/or a patient support immobilization configuration for subsequent use when positioning the patient for diagnosis and/or treatment using an integrated patient support that is a component of a medical diagnosis and treatment system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Publication date: August 6, 2026
    Inventor: Michael K. Bauer
  • Patent number: 9115995
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems, apparatus and means to perform various FMS flight plan edits and definition of navigation reference fixes using interactive graphical representations displayed on an MFD rather than a text-based CDU. In two of the embodiments of the present invention, means are provided where minimal pilot actions, i.e., shortcuts, (which may also include entry/adjustment of a numerical value) are performed on an electronic display that accomplish particular flight plan edits as compared to several pilot actions when using a CDU to perform the same edits. In another embodiment of the present invention, a means is provided where the data entry method is graphical in nature rather than alphanumeric text for inserting an airway into a flight plan. The alphanumeric identifiers are represented as graphical objects which are selectable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary L. Owen, Maureen A. Lehman, Michael G. Espenes, Michael K. Bauer, Keith E. Kankelfitz, Richard S. Solar