Patents by Inventor Richard Mackie

Richard Mackie 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).

  • Secure software updates and architectures
    Patent number: 12080409
    Abstract: Systems and techniques to ensure reliable operation of devices, such as medical devices, that are configured to execute installed software are described. A secure software update process for the device utilizes multiple integrity checks in order to prove that software integrity has not been compromised before the device is allowed to be put into service with the software installed thereon. Also described is a computer architecture for an external defibrillator that isolates the execution of installed software applications by separately compiling the code for those applications and by executing the separately-compiled applications on different processors of the defibrillator. Among other things, this allows the defibrillator to be “brought online” faster, such as to deliver a shock to a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis M. Skelton, Steven Barry Duke, Richard Mackie, Mark Rutzer, James Wootten, Alexander Frolov, Mark G. Killebrew, Seshadri K. Padmanabha, David B. Stewart, Robert Bales, Dale R. Beuning
  • SECURE SOFTWARE UPDATES AND ARCHITECTURES
    Publication number: 20220181012
    Abstract: Systems and techniques to ensure reliable operation of devices, such as medical devices, that are configured to execute installed software are described. A secure software update process for the device utilizes multiple integrity checks in order to prove that software integrity has not been compromised before the device is allowed to be put into service with the software installed thereon. Also described is a computer architecture for an external defibrillator that isolates the execution of installed software applications by separately compiling the code for those applications and by executing the separately-compiled applications on different processors of the defibrillator. Among other things, this allows the defibrillator to be “brought online” faster, such as to deliver a shock to a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Dennis M. Skelton, Steven Barry Duke, Richard Mackie, Mark Rutzer, James Wootten, Alexander Frolov, Mark G. Killebrew, Seshadri K. Padmanabha, David B. Stewart, Robert Bales, Dale R. Beuning