Patents
US 8438182 B2: Patient identification
- Granted
- 2013-05-07
- Filed
- 2010-12-30 application 12981549
- Type
- Utility · 14 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The described implementations relate to patient identification. One implementation can acquire binary biometric data and structured data from a patient. This implementation can compare the acquired patient binary biometric data and structured data to binary biometric data and structured data associated with patient files in an electronic master patient index.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg130507.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation 13,256 patents | US company or organization | Redmond, WA | MICROSOFT CORP Form D issuer FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael T. Gillam | Washington, DC | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jonathan Alan Handler | Chicago, IL | 23 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Craig Feied | Kirkland, WA | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John Christopher Gillotte | Washington, DC | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
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 | G16H10/60 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-12-09 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MICROSOFT CORPORATION signed 2014-10-14 | MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC REDMOND, WA | 34544/1 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2011-02-28 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HANDLER, JONATHAN A. signed 2011-02-04 GILLAM, MICHAEL T. signed 2011-02-07 FEIED, CRAIG signed 2011-02-14 GILLOTTE, JOHN C. signed 2011-02-21 | MICROSOFT CORPORATION REDMOND, WA | 25876/211 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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