Patents by Inventor Susan R. Santos

Susan R. Santos 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: 20030167192
    Abstract: A system and method for identifying, monitoring, and analyzing various trends and patterns of interest within an organization in order to maximize aspects thereof, including, for example, productivity, efficiency, and employee health and safety. The invention utilizes a centralized data repository to accessibly store and maintain data; date gap analysis to avoid aggregation on calender or other artificial boundaries; control chart analysis to allow for easy understanding of the data; workload adjustments to avoid false indicators; tabular and graphical data displays which facilitates identifying anomalous data and monitoring for data quality; and a drill down mechanism for investigating trends and anomalous data points in detail. Analysis may be performed on various normalized data sets and the results simultaneously displayed to allow comparison and easier identification of interrelated variables and, thereby, of cause and effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Applicant: THE CHILDREN'S MERCY HOSPITAL
    Inventors: Susan R. Santos, Stephen D. Simon, Karen Cox