Patents by Inventor Anthony C. Day

Anthony C. Day 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).

  • Access control
    Patent number: 8508332
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method and apparatus for controlling access to a restricted area containing machinery. The method comprises receiving from a communications device a location identifier associated with said restricted area and a further identifier, verifying said location identifier and said further identifier, and controlling access to said restricted area based upon said verifying. Controlling access to said restricted area comprises providing a control signal to a controller associated with said restricted area. The controller is arranged to control said machinery in response to said control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek W. Jones, Anthony C. Day, Derek Sawyer, Julian Poyner
  • Access Control
    Publication number: 20100127821
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method and apparatus for controlling access to a restricted area containing machinery. The method comprises receiving from a communications device a location identifier associated with said restricted area and a further identifier, verifying said location identifier and said further identifier, and controlling access to said restricted area based upon said verifying. Controlling access to said restricted area comprises providing a control signal to a controller associated with said restricted area. The controller is arranged to control said machinery in response to said control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Derek W. Jones, Anthony C. Day, Derek Sawyer, Julian Poyner