Stephen Richard Embree, 4451 Cedar St, Chapel Hill, NC 27514

2022021, Jul 7, 2022

Mar 25, 2022

17/704795

- Batesville IN, US
Eugene G. Urrutia - Apex NC, US
Stephen R. Embree - Chapel Hill NC, US
Matthew D. Morgan - Cary NC, US

G16H 40/67
H04W 4/02
H04W 4/029
G16H 40/20

A location system can be used to identify locations of assets in a clinical environment. An example location system receives, from a primary receiver, timing data indicating times at which multiple receivers including the primary receiver received a wireless signal from a tag. The multiple receivers may be located in the clinical environment. The example location system further identifies that the timing data includes a flag indicating that a user of the tag has requested assistance, identifies an identifier of the tag based on the timing data; and transmits, to a reporting system, a first message indicating an identifier of the tag and that the user of the tag has requested assistance.

2021033, Nov 4, 2021

Apr 8, 2021

17/225173

- Batesville IN, US
Stephen R. EMBREE - Chapel Hill NC, US
Neal WIGGERMANN - Batesville IN, US
William J. KNOUSE - Raleigh NC, US

A61B 5/00
A61B 5/11
A61G 7/05

A patient support apparatus may include a frame and a patient support surface positioned on the frame. A plurality of force sensors may be coupled to at least one of the frame and the patient support surface. Each of the plurality of force sensors may be configured to detect a force applied to the respective force sensor. A user interface may include a display and at least one user input. A controller may be in communication with each of the plurality of force sensors. The controller may include a processor and a memory device. The memory device may include instructions that, when executed by the processor, process data signals from the plurality of force sensors to determine a mobility score of a patient supported on the patient support surface.

2021006, Mar 4, 2021

Jul 31, 2020

16/944926

- Batesville IN, US
Frederick Collin Davidson - Apex NC, US
Stephen R. Embree - Chapel Hill NC, US
Britten J. Pipher - Raleigh NC, US
Eric D. Agdeppa - Cincinnati OH, US
Steven D. Baker - Beaverton OR, US
Bradley T. Smith - Raleigh NC, US
Pamela Wells - Hixson TN, US
Laura A. Hassey - Raleigh NC, US
Kiana M. Dezelon - Batesville IN, US
Thomas A. Myers - Syracuse NY, US
Andrew S. Robinson - Durham NC, US
Varad N. Srivastava - Skaneateles NY, US
Douglas A. Seim - Okeana OH, US
Kenzi L. Mudge - Raleigh NC, US
Jennifer A. Gunn - Durham NC, US
John S. Schroder - Apex NC, US
Brandon Smith - Cary NC, US
Tanya M. Hawthorne - Raleigh NC, US
Elizabeth A. Kowal - Cary NC, US

G16H 40/20
G16H 40/67
A61G 7/05
G06K 7/10
H04B 17/318
H04W 4/029

High-accuracy locating systems and methods are used for determining successful caregiver rounding, monitoring whether housekeepers have properly cleaned patient beds, or determining whether patients have ambulated sufficient distances during recovery. Patient beds having at least two locating tags are used for establishing patient care zones around the patient beds. Locating anchors and equipment tags are moved around a patient room to determine optimum locating anchor placement within the patient room based on signal quality values. A locating tag on a patient bed switches roles to operate as a locating anchor in response to the patient bed becoming stationary. A locating tag has a digital compass which is used to determine a field of good ranging relative to a front of a caregiver wearing the locating tag.

2021005, Feb 25, 2021

Nov 6, 2020

17/091046

- Batesville IN, US
Kenzi L. Mudge - Raleigh NC, US
Stephen R. Embree - Chapel Hill NC, US
Brandon M. Ayers - Carrboro NC, US

G16H 40/20
G06K 19/077
A61B 90/98

A caregiver location system includes a computer configured to track a location of a caregiver in a healthcare facility. A caregiver identification (ID) tag is worn by a caregiver and has a tag transmitter configured to communicate with a plurality of receivers. The plurality of receivers and the computer cooperate to form a locating system that is operable to determine a location of the caregiver ID tag. The computer collects data over time related to a caregiver location within the healthcare facility and determines a problem area within the healthcare facility where a determined caregiver location is inaccurate.

2020032, Oct 8, 2020

Jun 18, 2020

16/905101

- Batesville IN, US
Kenzi L. Mudge - Skaneateles NY, US
Stephen Embree - Chapel Hill NC, US
Douglas Seim - Okeana OH, US
Collin Davidson - Apex NC, US
Timothy Receveur - Apex NC, US
Britten Pipher - Raleigh NC, US

H04B 13/00
A61B 5/00
A61B 5/0205
G08B 21/24
G08B 25/10

Monitoring a patient can include a vital sign device including a skin contact and a demodulator circuit in communication with the electrically conductive skin contact, the demodulator circuit including: a physiological waveform data processing module configured to process the waveform data received from the electrically conductive skin contact; and a digitally encoded data processing module configured to detect and decode digitally encoded data modulated at the carrier frequency. Also included can be a signal conductive blanket including an extended touch point. A clinician contacts the extended touch point of the signal conductive blanket and the patient monitoring device to connect the vital sign device and the patient monitoring device.

2020017, Jun 4, 2020

Feb 7, 2020

16/784405

- Batesville IN, US
Collin Davidson - Apex NC, US
Stephen Embree - Chapel Hill NC, US
Kenzi L. Mudge - Raleigh NC, US
Britten Pipher - Raleigh NC, US
Timothy Receveur - Apex NC, US
Mickael Audic - Locmiquelic, FR
Jean-Bernard Duvert - Auray, FR
Alonso De La Vega Gomez - Lorient, FR
Philippe Kaikenger - Pluvigner, FR

A61B 5/0205
G06F 3/0488
H04W 76/11
A61B 5/00
H01R 31/06

A system for identifying a location of a device includes a first antenna mounted to a plug. The first antenna surrounds one or more prongs of the plug, and the plug has a memory that stores a device ID. A second antenna receives the device ID from the first antenna when the plug is coupled to a power outlet. A controller uses a communication module to wirelessly transfer the device ID and a power outlet ID to a computer server. The computer server uses the device ID and the power outlet ID to determine the location of the device within a building.

2020014, May 7, 2020

Oct 31, 2019

16/669856

- Batesville IN, US
Collin Davidson - Apex NC, US
Stephen Embree - Chapel Hill NC, US
Kenzi L. Mudge - Skaneateles NY, US
Britten Pipher - Raleigh NC, US
Timothy Receveur - Apex NC, US

H04B 5/00
H01R 31/06
H01R 13/719
H01Q 1/36

A system for identifying a location of a device includes a first antenna mounted to a plug. The first antenna surrounds one or more prongs of the plug, and the plug has a memory that stores a device ID. A second antenna receives the device ID from the first antenna when the plug is coupled to a power outlet. A controller uses a communication module to wirelessly transfer the device ID and a power outlet ID to a computer server. The computer server uses the device ID and the power outlet ID to determine the location of the device within a building.

2019025, Aug 15, 2019

Feb 11, 2019

16/272063

- Batesville IN, US
Kenzi L. Mudge - Raleigh NC, US
Stephen R. Embree - Chapel Hill NC, US
Brandon M. Ayers - Carrboro NC, US

G16H 40/20
A61B 90/98
G06K 19/077

A caregiver location system includes a computer configured to track a location of a caregiver in a healthcare facility. A caregiver identification (ID) tag is worn by a caregiver and has a tag transceiver configured to communicate with a plurality of transceivers. The plurality of transceivers and the computer cooperate to form a locating system that is operable to determine a location of the caregiver ID tag. The computer collects data over time related to a caregiver location within the healthcare facility and determines a problem area within the healthcare facility where a determined caregiver location is inaccurate.