Patents by Inventor Walter E. Drane

Walter E. Drane 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).

  • Apparatus for use in a lecture environment
    Patent number: 10198959
    Abstract: A system for use in a lecture environment in which a lecturer delivers a lecture to students. The lecturer can broadcast questions to the students to test their understanding of the subject matter of the lecture, and the students' answers to those question are made available to the lecturer in real time. This makes it possible for the lecturer to adapt the lecture to the students' level of understanding of the subject matter of the lecture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
    Inventors: Walter E. Drane, Susan J. Cardinal
  • APPARATUS FOR USE IN A LECTURE ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20150050634
    Abstract: A system for use in a lecture environment in which a lecturer delivers a lecture to students. The lecturer can broadcast questions to the students to test their understanding of the subject matter of the lecture, and the students' answers to those question are made available to the lecturer in real time. This makes it possible for the lecturer to adapt the lecture to the students' level of understanding of the subject matter of the lecture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
    Inventors: Walter E. Drane, Susan J. Cardinal
  • Method of diagnosing impaired blood flow
    Patent number: 5377681
    Abstract: A method of diagnosing impaired blood flow to an organ. The method is especially useful in patients which cannot undergo stress testing due to risk factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1995
    Assignee: University of Florida
    Inventor: Walter E. Drane