Patents by Inventor Ray Rankins

Ray Rankins 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).

  • Systems and methods for coding information
    Patent number: 7233938
    Abstract: The invention includes a medical document handling system and method and automated coding systems and methods for assigning predetermined medical codes to medical documents based on the documents' contents. The invention functions by analyzing electronic medical records and extracting medical information using natural language processing and machine learning. The system collects and amalgamates medical documentation in various formats from multiple sources and locations, normalizes the information, analyzes the information, recognizes information indicating contents corresponding to classification codes, assigns classification codes, and presents information in context correlated to medical records for billing and other purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: Dictaphone Corporation
    Inventors: Alwin B. Carus, Stefaan Heyvaert, Harry J. Ogrinc, Robert G. Titemore, Tom Deplonty, Keith Boone, Brian Wilson, Ray Rankins, Don Fonza, David Speth, Melissa Macpherson
  • Systems and methods for coding information
    Publication number: 20040220895
    Abstract: The invention includes a medical document handling system and method and automated coding systems and methods for assigning predetermined medical codes to medical documents based on the documents' contents. The invention functions by analyzing electronic medical records and extracting medical information using natural language processing and machine learning. The system collects and amalgamates medical documentation in various formats from multiple sources and locations, normalizes the information, analyzes the information, recognizes information indicating contents corresponding to classification codes, assigns classification codes, and presents information in context correlated to medical records for billing and other purposes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2003
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Applicant: Dictaphone Corporation
    Inventors: Alwin B. Carus, Stefaan Heyvaert, Harry J. Ogrinc, Robert G. Titemore, Tom Deplonty, Keith Boone, Brian Wilson, Ray Rankins, Don Fonza, David Speth, Melissa MacPherson