Patents by Inventor Tracy E. Kootsikas

Tracy E. Kootsikas 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).

  • Healthcare protocols for use with a distributed ledger
    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
  • HEALTHCARE PROTOCOLS FOR USE WITH A DISTRIBUTED LEDGER
    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