Patents
US 12712085 B2: Graph database for outbreak tracking and management
- Granted
- 2026-08-18
- Filed
- 2024-04-22 application 18641806
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A graph database for outbreak tracking and management is disclosed. In an example embodiment, an outbreak management system includes a memory device storing instructions that define a graph database for disease outbreak tracking. The instructions specify for a given host that a host node is created and an episode node is connected to the host node via a ‘case’ link. The episode node is associated with episode parameters that are related to a disease classification of the host. In addition, the instructions specify that an outbreak node is connected to the episode node via a ‘part of’ link to indicate that the host has become part of an outbreak of the disease. The outbreak node is connected to a definition node via a ‘defined as’ link. The definition node specifies disease parameters of the disease for outbreak tracking.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-18 (ipgb20260818.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter International Inc. 1,112 patents | US company or organization | Deerfield, IL | BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC SEC filer EXACT medium confidence: identical full name, one of each nationally | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-18 |
| Baxter Healthcare SA 1,060 patents | Foreign company or organization | Glattpark, CH | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-18 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Randall | Gloucester, GB | 5 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-18 | |
| Ian Smith | Blackburn, GB | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-18 | ||
| Jonathan Haynes | Gloucester, GB | 7 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-18 | |
| Sam Wilkinson | Gloucester, GB | 5 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-18 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G16H | Healthcare informatics, i.e. information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical or healthcare data | G16H50/80 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-18 |
| G06F | Electric digital data processing | G06F3/0484 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-18 |
| G06T | Image data processing or generation, in general | G06T11/26 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-18 |
| H04L | Transmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication | H04L67/10 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-18 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-07 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | RANDALL, PAUL signed 2018-08-07 SMITH, IAN signed 2018-08-07 HAYNES, JONATHAN signed 2018-07-08 WILKINSON, SAM signed 2018-07-08 | BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. DEERFIELD, IL BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA GLATTPARK (OPFIKON) | 75193/700 | PASDL, file of 2026-08-13 |
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