公开(公告)号：US10783989B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-22

申请号：US15409801

申请日：2017-01-19

Applicant: Elwha LLC

Inventor： Mahalaxmi Gita Bangera ,  Michael H. Baym ,  Philip A. Welkhoff ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  Elizabeth A. Sweeney ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr.

IPC: G16H10/60 ,  G16H50/30 ,  G16H40/20 ,  G16H50/20

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to methods, devices, and computer systems thereof for automated data collection from a subject. In certain embodiments, one or more characteristics of a subject are sensed, and the subject is given a queue status indicator based on a comparison of the subject's one or more sensed characteristics with corresponding sensed characteristics from other subjects. In one embodiment, the subject is a healthcare worker and the system, methods, and devices are utilized to evaluate the overall health of the worker as part of the check-in process for work.

公开(公告)号：US10733396B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-04

申请号：US16018295

申请日：2018-06-26

Applicant: Elwha LLC

Inventor： Daniel A. Gerrity ,  William Gates ,  Pablos Holman ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  Edward K. Y. Jung ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  Royce A. Levien ,  Richard T. Lord ,  Robert W. Lord ,  Mark A. Malamud ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  John D. Rinaldo, Jr. ,  Keith D. Rosema ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Thomas Allan Weaver ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr.

IPC: G06K7/10 ,  G06F3/03 ,  G02B27/01

Abstract: According to various embodiments, a mobile device continuously and/or automatically scans a user environment for tags containing non-human-readable data. The mobile device may continuously and/or automatically scan the environment for tags without being specifically directed at a particular tag. The mobile device may be adapted to scan for audio tags, radio frequency tags, and/or image tags. The mobile device may be configured to scan for and identify tags within the user environment that satisfy a user preference. The mobile device may perform an action in response to identifying a tag that satisfies a user preference. The mobile device may be configured to scan for a wide variety of tags, including tags in the form of quick response codes, steganographic content, audio watermarks, audio outside of a human audible range, radio frequency identification tags, long wavelength identification tags, near field communication tags, and/or a Memory Spot device.

公开(公告)号：US10304068B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-28

申请号：US13728834

申请日：2012-12-27

Applicant: Elwha LLC

Inventor： Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  Eric C. Leuthardt ,  Elizabeth A. Sweeney ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr.

IPC: G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q50/22

Abstract: Described embodiments include a computer-implemented method, device, and computer program product. A computer-implemented method includes electronically receiving a previously prepared estimate of fees and costs to deliver a diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of a particular disease, illness, injury, or other physical or mental impairment (hereafter “healthcare service”) to a particular patient. The computer-implemented method includes electronically receiving data at least partially indicative of the healthcare service provided to the patient to date. The computer-implemented method includes estimating probable fees and costs incurred to date in providing the healthcare service to the particular patient. The estimating is responsive to the received data indicative of at least part of the healthcare service provided to date. The computer-implemented method includes outputting in substantially real time information indicative of the probable fees and costs incurred to date in view of the previous estimate of the fees and costs for providing the healthcare service.

公开(公告)号：US20190141196A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-09

申请号：US16175600

申请日：2018-10-30

Applicant: Elwha LLC

Inventor： Jesse R. Cheatham, III ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  Craig J. Mundie ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Robert C. Petroski ,  Eric D. Rudder ,  Desney S. Tan ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Charles Whitmer ,  Andrew Wilson ,  Jeannette M. Wing ,  Lowell L. Wood, JR. ,  Victoria Y.H. Wood

IPC: H04M11/02 ,  H04R27/00 ,  H04M3/56 ,  H04M3/436 ,  H04M3/42 ,  H04M3/20 ,  H04M1/60 ,  H04L12/28 ,  G06F3/01 ,  H04R1/32 ,  G10K11/178 ,  H04W4/33 ,  H04S7/00

Abstract: A hands-free intercom may include a user-tracking sensor, a directional microphone, a directional sound emitter, a display device, and/or a communication interface. The user-tracking sensor may determine a location of a user so the directional microphone can measure vocal emissions by the user and the directional sound emitter can deliver audio to the user. The hands-free intercom may provide privacy to the user. The hands-free intercom may prevent an eavesdropper from hearing the user's vocal emissions, for example, by canceling the vocal emissions at the eavesdropper's ear. The directional sound emitter may deliver out-of-phase sound to cancel the vocal emissions. The hands-free intercom may also, or instead, cancel ambient noise at the user's ear. The hands-free intercom may measure or predict a filtration of the sound to be canceled and compensate for the filtration when canceling the sound.

公开(公告)号：US10271591B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-30

申请号：US15223277

申请日：2016-07-29

Applicant: Elwha LLC

Inventor： Mahalaxmi Gita Bangera ,  Jesse R. Cheatham, III ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  Eric C. Leuthardt ,  Elizabeth A. Sweeney ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr.

IPC: A41D13/01 ,  A41D13/018 ,  A63B71/08 ,  A41D31/00 ,  A41D1/00 ,  A61B5/00

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to systems for automatically protecting an individual from injuries using one or more sensors, one or more rigid members, and one or more inflatable members associated therewith, and methods of using the same.

公开(公告)号：US10226219B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-12

申请号：US14708569

申请日：2015-05-11

Applicant: Elwha LLC

Inventor： Jesse R. Cheatham, III ,  Joel Cherkis ,  Paul H. Dietz ,  Tom Driscoll ,  William Gates ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  Neil Jordan ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  Eric C. Leuthardt ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Patrick Neill ,  Tony S. Pan ,  Robert C. Petroski ,  David R. Smith ,  Elizabeth A. Sweeney ,  Desney S. Tan ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  David Lawrence Tennenhouse ,  Yaroslav A. Urzhumov ,  Gary Wachowicz ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr. ,  Victoria Y. H. Wood

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  A61B90/00 ,  A61B46/10 ,  A61B5/0402 ,  A61B5/024 ,  A61B46/00 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B46/23 ,  A61B5/0476 ,  A61B5/0205 ,  A61B5/145 ,  A61B5/0488 ,  A61B5/0496 ,  A61B5/11

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to an interactive surgical drape and system including at least one sensor and at least one controller that operates indicating sensing feedback from the at least one sensor to cause display of information on a dynamic display integrated with the interactive surgical drape. The dynamic display assists the surgical team while performing surgery and can operate to improve the efficiency and/or effectiveness of the surgical team.

公开(公告)号：US10181247B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-15

申请号：US15158979

申请日：2016-05-19

Applicant: Elwha LLC

Inventor： Paul G. Allen ,  Philip V. Bayly ,  David Lozoff Brody ,  Alistair K. Chan ,  Jesse R. Cheatham, III ,  William David Duncan ,  Richard Glen Ellenbogen ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  Eric C. Leuthardt ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Tony S. Pan ,  Robert C. Petroski ,  Raul Radovitzky ,  Anthony Vinson Smith ,  Elizabeth A. Sweeney ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Nicholas W. Touran ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr. ,  Victoria Y. H. Wood

IPC: G08B21/04 ,  G08B3/10 ,  G08B5/36 ,  G08B6/00 ,  G08G1/16

Abstract: A system for predicting and warning of impacts includes a sensor located remote from a user and configured to acquire user data regarding motion of the user and object data regarding motion of the object; and a processing circuit configured to predict a potential impact between the user and the object based on the user data and the object data; and control operation of a user-wearable warning device to provide a warning output to the user in advance of a predicted time of the potential impact.

公开(公告)号：US10127361B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-13

申请号：US14292817

申请日：2014-05-30

Applicant: Elwha LLC

Inventor： Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  Eric C. Leuthardt ,  Royce A. Levien ,  Richard T. Lord ,  Robert W. Lord ,  Mark A. Malamud ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Charles Whitmer ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr. ,  Victoria Y. H. Wood ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Elizabeth A. Sweeney

IPC: G06F19/00 ,  G16H10/60

Abstract: A computationally implemented system and method that is designed to, but is not limited to: electronically receiving user biological status information from electronically involved detection of one or more biological user conditions. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.

公开(公告)号：US10115142B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-30

申请号：US14199667

申请日：2014-03-06

Applicant: Elwha LLC

Inventor： Pablos Holman ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  Max R. Levchin ,  Royce A. Levien ,  Richard T. Lord ,  Robert W. Lord ,  Mark A. Malamud ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Robert C. Petroski ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Charles Whitmer ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr. ,  Victoria Y. H. Wood

IPC: G06Q30/00 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q50/10 ,  G06Q50/12 ,  G07F11/00 ,  G07F17/00 ,  G07F9/02

Abstract: Computationally implemented methods and systems include acquiring user preference information of a user that indicates one or more customized food preferences of the user including at least one or more preferences related to integrity of one or more ingredients for use in generating one or more customized food items; identifying one or more capable automated customized food generation machines that have one or more ingredients in one or more sufficient quantities to be able to currently generate at least one customized food item in accordance with the one or more customized food preferences of the user; and presenting, in response at least in part to the identification, one or more indicators that direct the user to at least one automated customized food generation machine. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text.

公开(公告)号：US20180296983A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-18

申请号：US15959439

申请日：2018-04-23

Applicant: Elwha LLC

Inventor： Ralph G. Dacey, JR. ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  Eric C. Leuthardt ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Dennis J. Rivet ,  Michael A. Smith ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Lowell L. Wood, JR. ,  Victoria Y.H. Wood

IPC: B01D67/00 ,  B01D69/12 ,  A61M1/16 ,  A61M1/00

Abstract: A device and methods are disclosed herein for fluid removal during wound treatment or for removal or dialysis of components from blood or tissue. A device is disclosed that includes a multilayer membrane including a plurality of layers; an electroactive polymer within each layer; and a controller operably connected to sequentially activate the electroactive polymer to alter one or more sizes of the plurality of the variably-sized pores within one or more layers of the multilayer membrane. A device is disclosed that includes a multilayer membrane including a plurality of layers; an actuator operably attached to the plurality of layers of the multilayer membrane; and a controller operably activating the actuator to alter a relative lateral position of the two or more layers of the multilayer membrane to align two or more of the plurality of pores within the plurality of layers of the multilayer membrane.