Patents by Inventor Tracy McKie Hatem

Tracy McKie Hatem 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).

  • Communication system, device and method
    Publication number: 20110302957
    Abstract: A communication system for conveying needs between two individuals who cannot verbally communicate with one another. The system is especially useful for use with incapacitated patients and includes a plurality of items which represent several conditions that the patients may experience and which may be corrected by a caregiver. The items are bound together such that an incapacitated patient may easily access an appropriate item and point to it to indicate to the caregiver that corrective action needs to be taken. In this manner, a communication system is developed between the incapacitated patient and the caregiver that does not rely on verbal communications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventor: Tracy McKie Hatem
  • Communication system, device and method
    Publication number: 20090113933
    Abstract: A communication system for conveying needs between two individuals who cannot verbally communicate with one another. The system is especially useful for use with incapacitated patients and includes a plurality of items which represent several conditions that the patients may experience and which may be corrected by a caregiver. The items are bound together such that an incapacitated patient may easily access an appropriate item and point to it to indicate to the caregiver that corrective action needs to be taken. In this manner, a communication system is developed between the incapacitated patient and the caregiver that does not rely on verbal communications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2007
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventor: Tracy McKie Hatem