Patents by Inventor Michael K. Pierce

Michael K. Pierce 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: 20240144286
    Abstract: Techniques for patient medical care are disclosed. These techniques include identifying a plurality of rules relating to a purchase of a medical item. The techniques further include selecting a first rule, of the plurality of rules, to apply to the purchase, including generating a specificity score for each of the plurality of rules, based on setting one or more bit values in each specificity score using matching criteria between the respective rule and the purchase and comparing the specificity scores for the plurality of rules. The techniques further include facilitating supply of the medical item to a patient based on completing the purchase using the selected first rule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Jennifer A. KEISER VOAS, Michael K. MILLER, Howard Ashley PIERCE-MORGAN, Dean BENNETT, Sam MAKONNEN, Stuart HOOD, Kim M. BECKER, Graham Macgregor PATERSON, Robert M. WRIGHT
  • Patent number: D338614
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1993
    Inventor: Michael K. Pierce