Patents by Inventor Timothy D. Paffel

Timothy D. Paffel 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: 11694788
    Abstract: Systems and methods may use healthcare protocols for use with distributed ledger technology. The healthcare protocols may be used to, among other things, classify event data items as distributed ledger data items such that record of such classified event data items may be stored in a distributed ledger. Further, the healthcare protocols may be modified over time, and record of such modifications may also be stored in a distributed ledger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy D. Paffel, Michael D. Ryan, Jake Schutz, Tracy E. Kootsikas, Kurt R. Smith
  • Publication number: 20230137832
    Abstract: Various systems include one or more processors and one or more memory devices storing instructions. The instructions, when executed by the processor(s), cause the system to access temporal physiological data for a person from a storage located remote from the person where the temporal physiological data includes physiological data recorded over time by at least one electronic device of the person, receive a request from a requesting device for a physiology-based suspicion indicator for an identity associated with the person which indicates a degree to which the temporal physiological data of the person reflects a suspicion regarding the identity associated with the person, determine the physiology-based suspicion indicator for the identity based on at least a portion of the temporal physiological data for the person stored remote from the person, and communicate the physiology-based suspicion indicator for the identity associated with the person to the requesting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Timothy D. Paffel, John C. Freeman, Shinoy B. Cherayil
  • Publication number: 20190371457
    Abstract: Systems and methods may use healthcare protocols for use with distributed ledger technology. The healthcare protocols may be used to, among other things, classify event data items as distributed ledger data items such that record of such classified event data items may be stored in a distributed ledger. Further, the healthcare protocols may be modified over time, and record of such modifications may also be stored in a distributed ledger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Timothy D. Paffel, Michael D. Ryan, Jake Schutz, Tracy E. Kootsikas, Kurt R. Smith
  • Patent number: 10147502
    Abstract: A patient data exchange system comprises at least one device. Each of the devices implements an interface. When a device in the patient data exchange system publishes patient data, the device generates a metadata envelope that encapsulates the patient data. The metadata envelope conforms to a schema that defines allowable metadata attributes of the metadata envelope. When a device in the patient data exchange system receives a metadata envelope that conforms to the schema, the device determines, based at least in part on a metadata attribute of the metadata envelope, a particular patient data handling policy to apply to patient data encapsulated by the metadata envelope. In some instances, the metadata attribute indicates that authorization is required from an authorization service to access the patient data encapsulated by the metadata envelope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy D. Paffel, William C. Harding
  • Publication number: 20170098041
    Abstract: A patient data exchange system comprises at least one device. Each of the devices implements an interface. When a device in the patient data exchange system publishes patient data, the device generates a metadata envelope that encapsulates the patient data. The metadata envelope conforms to a schema that defines allowable metadata attributes of the metadata envelope. When a device in the patient data exchange system receives a metadata envelope that conforms to the schema, the device determines, based at least in part on a metadata attribute of the metadata envelope, a particular patient data handling policy to apply to patient data encapsulated by the metadata envelope. In some instances, the metadata attribute indicates that authorization is required from an authorization service to access the patient data encapsulated by the metadata envelope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Timothy D. Paffel, William C. Harding
  • Patent number: 9467450
    Abstract: A patient data exchange system comprises at least one device. Each of the devices implements an interface. When a device in the patient data exchange system publishes patient data, the device generates a metadata envelope that encapsulates the patient data. The metadata envelope conforms to a schema that defines allowable metadata attributes of the metadata envelope. When a device in the patient data exchange system receives a metadata envelope that conforms to the schema, the device determines, based at least in part on a metadata attribute of the metadata envelope, a particular patient data handling policy to apply to patient data encapsulated by the metadata envelope. In some instances, the metadata attribute indicates that authorization is required from an authorization service to access the patient data encapsulated by the metadata envelope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Inventors: Timothy D. Paffel, William C. Harding
  • Publication number: 20150058627
    Abstract: A patient data exchange system comprises at least one device. Each of the devices implements an interface. When a device in the patient data exchange system publishes patient data, the device generates a metadata envelope that encapsulates the patient data. The metadata envelope conforms to a schema that defines allowable metadata attributes of the metadata envelope. When a device in the patient data exchange system receives a metadata envelope that conforms to the schema, the device determines, based at least in part on a metadata attribute of the metadata envelope, a particular patient data handling policy to apply to patient data encapsulated by the metadata envelope. In some instances, the metadata attribute indicates that authorization is required from an authorization service to access the patient data encapsulated by the metadata envelope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Timothy D. Paffel, William C. Harding