Patents by Inventor Steve Joseph

Steve Joseph 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).

  • Patent number: 9764082
    Abstract: A patient care system is disclosed that includes a medical device such as an infusion pump. The medical device generates a data message containing information such as the status of the therapy being delivered, operating data or both. An alarm generating system assesses the data message from the pump and generates an alarm message if certain conditions established by a first set of rules are met. The alarm message is assessed according to a second set of rules as to whether to suppress the alarm message. The data message contains a required input for both the first and second algorithms. A dispatching system is adapted to forward the alarm message to an alarm destination according to a third set of rules. The alarm destination expresses an alarm upon receipt of the alarm message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: ICU Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: William Kenneth Day, Steve Joseph Lindo, Paul John Foryt, Justin Joseph Schmidt, Robert Cousineau, Michael Kremliovsky, Sumant Ramachandra, Anatoly S. Belkin, Gary Mills
  • Publication number: 20170220769
    Abstract: A home therapy machine is configured to perform a home therapy on a patient at a home or dwelling of the patient. The home therapy machine includes at least one processor operating a connectivity agent having an activated mode and a deactivated mode. When the connectivity agent is in the activated mode, the at least one processor is able to send data to and receive data from a system hub. When the connectivity agent is in the deactivated mode, the at least one processor is not able to send data to or receive data from the system hub. The home therapy machine further includes a user interface configured to receive a patient selection of a device program received from the system hub and at least one pump under control of the at least one processor for performing the home therapy according to the selected device program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Joshua James Miller, Derek Wiebenson, Douglas L. Wilkerson, Neil Tiwari, Timothy G. Robinson, Marc Steven Minkus, Matthew R. Muller, Anders J. Wellings, Kathryn Louise Hansbro, Borut Cizman, Brian S. Kunzeman, Robin D. Cooper, Timothy L. Kudelka, Angelo A. Sarto, Steve Joseph Lindo, Jostein Baustad, Duston Mounts, Shafali Hill
  • Publication number: 20160256622
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide systems, devices, and methods for delivering substances such as fluids, solutions, medications, and drugs to patients using infusion devices having a set of advanced features. These advanced features include aspects related to the programming of infusion devices, the configuration of infusion sequences performed by the infusion devices, and the interconnection of multiple infusion devices for interoperation during an infusion having a sequence of infusion steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: William Kenneth Day, Justin Joseph Schmidt, Steve Joseph Lindo, Paul John Foryt
  • Publication number: 20160239637
    Abstract: A method for performing renal therapy at a home or dwelling of a patient using a renal therapy machine includes electronically retrieving a doctor's prescription for renal therapy and based on the doctor's prescription, enabling electronic selection of supplies, including a dialyzer, at a first location other than the patient's home or dwelling by a person other than the patient. The method further includes electronically initiating a sending of the supplies and the renal therapy machine to the patient's home or dwelling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Joshua James Miller, Derek Wiebenson, Douglas L. Wilkerson, Neil Tiwari, Timothy G. Robinson, Marc Steven Minkus, Matthew R. Muller, Anders J. Wellings, Kathryn Louise Hansbro, Borut Cizman, Robin D. Cooper, Brian S. Kunzeman, Timothy L, Kudelka, Angelo A. Sarto, Steve Joseph Lindo, Jostein Baustad, Duston Mounts, Shafali Hill
  • Publication number: 20160235901
    Abstract: A computer readable medium stores instructions configured to cause a home therapy machine to allow an at home patient selection of a device program from a plurality of device programs stored on the home therapy machine and perform an at home treatment using fluid flow equipment provided by the home therapy machine according to the selected device program. The instructions are further configured to receive data generated during the at home treatment and generate at least one log file based upon the received data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Joshua James Miller, Derek Wiebenson, Douglas L. Wilkerson, Neil Tiwari, Timothy G. Robinson, Marc Steven Minkus, Matthew R. Muller, Anders J. Wellings, Kathryn Louise Hansbro, Borut Cizman, Brian S. Kunzeman, Robin D. Cooper, Timothy L. Kudelka, Angelo A. Sarto, Steve Joseph Lindo, Jostein Baustad, Duston Mounts, Shafali Hill
  • Publication number: 20160217265
    Abstract: A home therapy entry, modification and reporting system includes a website configured to display therapy entry, modification and reporting information and a system hub configured to manage a flow of the information between the website and a plurality of home therapy machines. The website specifically includes a therapy prescription screen configured to specify supplies needed at the patient's home or dwelling for operation with one of the home therapy machines, a device program screen configured to set parameters by which at least one of the home therapy machines operates to perform the home therapy on the patient, and a clinician dashboard screen including a list of patients and a notification associated with at least one of the listed patients, the notification indicating whether a predefined treatment condition or alert occurred during the home therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Joshua James Miller, Derek Wiebenson, Douglas L. Wilkerson, Neil Tiwari, Timothy G. Robinson, Marc Steven Minkus, Matthew R. Muller, Anders J. Wellings, Kathryn Louise Hansbro, Borut Cizman, Brian S. Kunzeman, Robin D. Cooper, Timothy L. Kudelka, Angelo A. Sarto, Steve Joseph Lindo, Jostein Baustad, Duston Mounts, Shafali Hill
  • Patent number: 9318405
    Abstract: A wafer level package device may include a molding compound that encapsulates a substrate, a back end of line and front end of line layer on the substrate and a passivation layer of a redistribution layer without encapsulating a metal layer on the passivation layer. The molding compound may eliminate sidewall chipping and cracking as well as reduce the need for back side lamination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Jianwen Xu, Lizabeth Ann Keser, William Stone, Steve Joseph Bezuk, Nicholas Ka Ming Yu
  • Patent number: 9209110
    Abstract: Some novel features pertain to an integrated device that includes a substrate, a first die coupled to the substrate, a first encapsulation layer coupled to the substrate and the first die, and a second encapsulation layer in the first encapsulation layer. The second encapsulation layer includes a set of wires configured to operate as vias. In some implementations, the integrated device includes a set of vias in the first encapsulation layer. In some implementations, the integrated device further includes a second die coupled to the substrate. In some implementations, the second encapsulation layer is positioned between the first die and the second die. In some implementations, the integrated device further includes a cavity in the first encapsulation layer, where the second encapsulation layer is positioned in the cavity. In some implementations, the cavity has a wall that is non-vertical. In some implementations, at least one of the wires is non-vertical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Reynante Tamunan Alvarado, Lizabeth Ann Keser, Steve Joseph Bezuk
  • Publication number: 20150343141
    Abstract: An infusion system and pump with configurable closed loop delivery rate catch-up including an infusion system having a medication management unit and a medical device. The medication management unit has programming code to: provide a graphical user interface for modifying a drug library; receive a catch-up rate factor; update the drug library with the catch-up rate factor; and transmit the updated drug library to the medical device. The medical device has programming code to: receive the updated drug library; receive a desired infusion rate; calculate expected accumulated infusion volume from the desired infusion rate; request delivery of the infusion at the desired infusion rate; determine actual accumulated infusion volume at a particular time; increase the infusion rate by the catch-up rate factor to generate a catch-up infusion rate when at the particular time the actual accumulated infusion volume is less than expected; and request infusion at the catch-up infusion rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Steve Joseph Lindo, William Kenneth Day
  • Publication number: 20150325496
    Abstract: Some novel features pertain to an integrated device that includes a substrate, a first die coupled to the substrate, a first encapsulation layer coupled to the substrate and the first die, and a second encapsulation layer in the first encapsulation layer. The second encapsulation layer includes a set of wires configured to operate as vias. In some implementations, the integrated device includes a set of vias in the first encapsulation layer. In some implementations, the integrated device further includes a second die coupled to the substrate. In some implementations, the second encapsulation layer is positioned between the first die and the second die. In some implementations, the integrated device further includes a cavity in the first encapsulation layer, where the second encapsulation layer is positioned in the cavity. In some implementations, the cavity has a wall that is non-vertical. In some implementations, at least one of the wires is non-vertical.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Reynante Tamunan Alvarado, Lizabeth Ann Keser, Steve Joseph Bezuk
  • Publication number: 20150317891
    Abstract: A patient care system is disclosed that includes a medical device such as an infusion pump. The medical device generates a data message containing information such as the status of the therapy being delivered, operating data or both. An alarm generating system assesses the data message from the pump and generates an alarm message if certain conditions established by a first set of rules are met. The alarm message is assessed according to a second set of rules as to whether to suppress the alarm message. The data message contains a required input for both the first and second algorithms. A dispatching system is adapted to forward the alarm message to an alarm destination according to a third set of rules. The alarm destination expresses an alarm upon receipt of the alarm message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: William Kenneth Day, Steve Joseph Lindo, Paul John Foryt, Justin Joseph Schmidt, Robert Cousineau, Michael Kremliovsky, Sumant Ramachandra, Anatoly S. Belkin, Gary Mills
  • Publication number: 20150318229
    Abstract: A wafer level package device may include a molding compound that encapsulates a substrate, a back end of line and front end of line layer on the substrate and a passivation layer of a redistribution layer without encapsulating a metal layer on the passivation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Jianwen XU, Lizabeth Ann KESER, William STONE, Steve Joseph BEZUK, Nicholas Ka Ming YU
  • Patent number: 9171782
    Abstract: Some implementations provide a semiconductor device (e.g., die) that includes a substrate, several metal layers and dielectric layers coupled to the substrate, a pad coupled to one of the plurality of metal layers, a first metal redistribution layer coupled to the pad, and a second metal redistribution layer coupled to the first metal redistribution layer. The second metal redistribution layer includes a cobalt tungsten phosphorous material. In some implementations, the first metal redistribution layer is a copper layer. In some implementations, the semiconductor device further includes a first underbump metallization (UBM) layer and a second underbump metallization (UBM) layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Christine Sung-An Hau-Riege, You-Wen Yau, Kevin Patrick Caffey, Lizabeth Ann Keser, Gene Hyde McAllister, Reynante Tamunan Alvarado, Steve Joseph Bezuk, Damion Bryan Gastelum
  • Patent number: 8991585
    Abstract: A rail car unloading device is provided comprising a base, a hopper, and a support member. The base comprises a support plate. The support member is rotatably mounted to the base support plate. The hopper is mounted to the support member and the support member is rotatable with respect to the base between a first position where the hopper is placed beneath a rail car in an unloading position and a second position where the hopper is positioned in substantially parallel alignment with rail tracks such that a rail car may pass by the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Mast Productions, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Joseph Mast, Brent Craig Mast
  • Publication number: 20140246290
    Abstract: A rail car unloading device is provided comprising a base, a hopper, and a support member. The base comprises a support plate. The support member is rotatably mounted to the base support plate. The hopper is mounted to the support member and the support member is rotatable with respect to the base between a first position where the hopper is placed beneath a rail car in an unloading position and a second position where the hopper is positioned in substantially parallel alignment with rail tracks such that a rail car may pass by the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: MAST PRODUCTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Steve Joseph Mast, Brent Craig Mast
  • Publication number: 20130310726
    Abstract: A home medical device system includes a plurality of home therapy machines that perform a home therapy on a patient; a connectivity server; a system hub coupled to the home therapy machines through the connectivity server; a web portal configured to access the system hub; a plurality of clinics connected to the system hub via the web portal; and a website accessible via the web portal, the website including a patient portion available to patients using the plurality of home therapy machines, the website further including a clinician portion that enables the clinics to manage the home therapy machines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicants: BAXTER HEALTHCARE S.A., BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Joshua James Miller, Derek Wiebenson, Douglas L. Wilkerson, Neil Tiwari, Timothy G. Robinson, Marc Steven Minkus, Matthew R. Muller, Anders J. Wellings, Kathryn Louise Hansbro, Borut Cizman, Brian S. Kunzeman, Robin D. Cooper, Timothy L. Kudelka, Angelo A. Sarto, Steve Joseph Lindo, Jostein Baustad, Duston Mounts, Shafali Hill
  • Publication number: 20130290908
    Abstract: An interactive virtual method for manufacturing plant construction, planning, design, touring, and/or management, the method comprising: providing a user with a first interactive, virtual environment comprising facility information and equipment information; proposing a question; and navigating the environment to obtain answers to the proposed questions; wherein said method is a computer-based environment comprising a high visual aspect ratio and wherein said method does not employ computer-aided design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Matthew Joseph Macura, Greg Lee Konya, Jan Cord, Steve Joseph Waas, Michael Wayne Taylor, JR.
  • Publication number: 20120301205
    Abstract: A writing implement with a mechanical eraser cartridge, having a forward-positioned eraser and method. The eraser and eraser cartridge runs practically the full length of the writing implement before splitting and deviating at a slight angle outward, near the writing end of the implement, slightly above the position, where upon, the writing end of the implement is held. The eraser is mechanically advanced through the eraser cartridge by the user, and exits the eraser cartridge down at the writing end of the implement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventor: Steve Joseph Pyle
  • Publication number: 20120107786
    Abstract: A method is provided for creating a foundational instructional design model for shareable content object (SCO) by pre-defining a semantically structured reusable learning type (RLT), and joining individual or repeated RLT's with sequence or choice indicators to form an instructional design model. The instructional design model is itself a semantically structured document that can be used and reused to create SCOs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: Agile.net Inc.
    Inventors: Doug Brian Wallace, Isobel Sarah Jane Wallace, Steve Joseph Horvath, Kimberly Lianne Levo, Campbell James Macmillan, Smarandita Andreea Putinelu, Radu Pogaceanu, Joel Benjamin Aufgang, Dale Robert Street
  • Patent number: 7827308
    Abstract: Optical link related wavekey information and other vendor specific information is distributed in a WDM network using an extension of the standard OSPF routing protocol. The extension makes use of a vendor attribute Link State Advertisement (LSA) which is a new type of opaque LSA. The vendor attribute LSAs include a Vendatt Link State Identifier (ID) field in the LSA header, and a Vendatt Type/Length/Value (TLV) structure. The Vendatt TLV includes a Vendatt-type field identifying the TLV as a Vendatt TLV, and an enterprise code field identifying the vendor whose equipment (node or network element) generates vendor attribute LSAs or is able to receive vendor attribute LSAs by the identified vendor. Vendor attribute LSAs of a specific vendor are designed to be ignored by nodes or network elements of other vendors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Udo Mircea Neustadter, Steve Joseph Grabner