Patents by Inventor WILLIAM GARY PATERSON

WILLIAM GARY PATERSON 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).

  • Systems and methods for emulating RFID transponders of a plurality of medical devices
    Patent number: 10061948
    Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RFID) network is presented including a plurality of medical devices each including an RFID transponder and a single RFID transponder emulator configured to emulate functionality of each of the RFID transponders of the plurality of medical devices. The RFID network further includes a plurality of RFID interrogation devices configured to operatively communicate with the single RFID transponder emulator. The single RFID transponder emulator is used for development, testing, evaluation, and validation of each of the plurality of RFID interrogation devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Jensen, William Gary Paterson, Erich M. Velandia, Paul E. Ourada
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EMULATING RFID TRANSPONDERS OF A PLURALITY OF MEDICAL DEVICES
    Publication number: 20160055359
    Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RFID) network is presented including a plurality of medical devices each including an RFID transponder and a single RFID transponder emulator configured to emulate functionality of each of the RFID transponders of the plurality of medical devices. The RFID network further includes a plurality of RFID interrogation devices configured to operatively communicate with the single RFID transponder emulator. The single RFID transponder emulator is used for development, testing, evaluation, and validation of each of the plurality of RFID interrogation devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: JEFFREY L. JENSEN, WILLIAM GARY PATERSON, ERICH M. VELANDIA, PAUL E. OURADA