Patents by Inventor Alfred F. Behrendt

Alfred F. Behrendt 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).

  • System for tracking and monitoring vessels
    Patent number: 6933884
    Abstract: A system for remotely tracking, monitoring and messaging vessels (14) utilizing a global positioning system satellite constellation, having a transceiver located on the vessel to be tracked and monitored, a monitoring center located remote from the vessel, a communications means allowing the bi-directional communication between the transceiver and the monitoring center, a communications means allowing the uni-directional communication from the global positioning system satellite constellation to the transceiver, sensors on the on-board systems of the vessel, a communications means allowing communication between the sensors and the transceiver, an input/output means for messaging, and a communications means allowing communication between the input/output means and the transceiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Inventors: Kenneth L. Martin, Alfred F. Behrendt
  • System for tracting and monitoring vessels
    Publication number: 20040217900
    Abstract: A system for remotely tracking, monitoring and messaging vessels (14) utilizing a global positioning system satellite constellation, having a transceiver located on the vessel to be tracked and monitored, a monitoring center located remote from the vessel, a communications means allowing the bi-directional communication between the transceiver and the monitoring center, a communications means allowing the uni-directional communication from the global positioning system satellite constellation to the transceiver, sensors on the on-board systems of the vessel, a communications means allowing communication between the sensors and the transceiver, an input/output means for messaging, and a communications means allowing communication between the input/output means and the transceiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2004
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventors: Kenneth L. Martin, Alfred F. Behrendt