Patents by Inventor Chad M. Gundlach
Chad M. Gundlach 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).
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Patent number: 11756398Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable media for identifying a first sector proximal to a reader and a second sector proximal to the reader, receiving one or more parameters associated with at least one of a minimum sector count setting, an opposite sector threshold setting, or a suppression threshold setting, applying, to the reader, the one or more parameters associated with the at least one of the minimum sector count setting, the opposite sector threshold setting, or the suppression threshold setting, and detecting a tag based on the one or more parameters.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLCInventors: Gregory Colaluca, Eric Reich, Luis Tiago Bola Lagarto, Hugo Manuel Costa Ribeiro, João Carlos Veríssimo Costa Teixeira De Sousa, Bruno Miguel Rodrigues Costa Moura, Wilson Fernandes Carvalho Pinto De Oliveira, Chad M. Gundlach, Yosbi Antonio Alves Saenz, Leandro André Azevedo Soares
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Publication number: 20220301404Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable media for identifying a first sector proximal to a reader and a second sector proximal to the reader, receiving one or more parameters associated with at least one of a minimum sector count setting, an opposite sector threshold setting, or a suppression threshold setting, applying, to the reader, the one or more parameters associated with the at least one of the minimum sector count setting, the opposite sector threshold setting, or the suppression threshold setting, and detecting a tag based on the one or more parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2021Publication date: September 22, 2022Inventors: Gregory COLALUCA, Eric REICH, Luis Tiago BOLA LAGARTO, Hugo Manuel COSTA RIBEIRO, João Carlos Veríssimo Costa TEIXEIRA DE SOUSA, Bruno Miguel Rodrigues Costa MOURA, Wilson Fernandes Carvalho PINTO DE OLIVEIRA, Chad M. GUNDLACH, Yosbi Antonio Alves SAENZ, Leandro André Azevedo SOARES
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Patent number: 10762762Abstract: Systems and methods for operating a reader. The methods comprise: supplying power from the reader to an external sensor using a single cable that (A) connects the reader to both an external antenna and the external sensor and (B) is used for data communications between the reader, the external antenna and the external sensor; receiving, by the reader via the single cable, a sensor signal comprising information indicating the external sensor's detection of an individual's presence in proximity thereto, where the sensor signal has a frequency that is outside the antenna's transmit frequency; initiating tag read operations of the reader in response to the sensor information's reception at the reader; and communicating an interrogation signal for tag reading from the reader to the external antenna via the single cable, where the interrogation signal has a frequency which is outside the external sensor's receive frequency band.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2019Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: SENSORMATIC ELECTRONICS, LLCInventors: Chad M. Gundlach, Neil M. Reyes, Tamlyn J. Jones
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Publication number: 20200013270Abstract: Systems and methods for operating a reader. The methods comprise: supplying power from the reader to an external sensor using a single cable that (A) connects the reader to both an external antenna and the external sensor and (B) is used for data communications between the reader, the external antenna and the external sensor; receiving, by the reader via the single cable, a sensor signal comprising information indicating the external sensor's detection of an individual's presence in proximity thereto, where the sensor signal has a frequency that is outside the antenna's transmit frequency; initiating tag read operations of the reader in response to the sensor information's reception at the reader; and communicating an interrogation signal for tag reading from the reader to the external antenna via the single cable, where the interrogation signal has a frequency which is outside the external sensor's receive frequency band.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2019Publication date: January 9, 2020Applicant: Sensormatic Electronics, LLCInventors: Chad M. Gundlach, Neil M. Reyes, Tamlyn J. Jones
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Patent number: 8783980Abstract: A portable printer having improved ergonomic and operational characteristics. The printer includes an asymmetrically-damped media centering mechanism having first and second media support members moveable along a common longitudinal axis and configured to grasp roll media. The media support members are coupled to a reciprocal movement mechanism configured to translate a longitudinal movement of the first media support member into a corresponding opposite longitudinal movement of the second media support member. A pivoting arm is coupled to the reciprocal movement mechanism. The pivoting arm pivots to a first position when the first and second media support members are moved closer to each other, which causes a damping gear to engage the reciprocal movement mechanism, thereby damping the grasping motion of the media support members and providing an improved user experience.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2013Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Datamax-O'Neil CorporationInventors: Naoki Kokawa, Guy M Heaton, Chad M Gundlach
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Publication number: 20130265377Abstract: A portable printer having improved ergonomic and operational characteristics. The printer includes an asymmetrically-damped media centering mechanism having first and second media support members moveable along a common longitudinal axis and configured to grasp roll media. The media support members are coupled to a reciprocal movement mechanism configured to translate a longitudinal movement of the first media support member into a corresponding opposite longitudinal movement of the second media support member. A pivoting arm is coupled to the reciprocal movement mechanism. The pivoting arm pivots to a first position when the first and second media support members are moved closer to each other, which causes a damping gear to engage the reciprocal movement mechanism, thereby damping the grasping motion of the media support members and providing an improved user experience.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2013Publication date: October 10, 2013Inventors: Naoki Kokawa, Guy M. Heaton, Chad M. Gundlach
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Patent number: 8475065Abstract: A portable printer having improved ergonomic and operational characteristics. The printer includes an asymmetrically-damped media centering mechanism having first and second media support members moveable along a common longitudinal axis and configured to grasp roll media. The media support members are coupled to a reciprocal movement mechanism configured to translate a longitudinal movement of the first media support member into a corresponding opposite longitudinal movement of the second media support member. A pivoting arm is coupled to the reciprocal movement mechanism. The pivoting arm pivots to a first position when the first and second media support members are moved closer to each other, which causes a damping gear to engage the reciprocal movement mechanism, thereby damping the grasping motion of the media support members and providing an improved user experience.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2010Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Datamax-O'Neil CorporationInventors: Naoki Kokawa, Guy M. Heaton, Chad M. Gundlach
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Publication number: 20110200375Abstract: A portable printer having improved ergonomic and operational characteristics. The printer includes an asymmetrically-damped media centering mechanism having first and second media support members moveable along a common longitudinal axis and configured to grasp roll media. The media support members are coupled to a reciprocal movement mechanism configured to translate a longitudinal movement of the first media support member into a corresponding opposite longitudinal movement of the second media support member. A pivoting arm is coupled to the reciprocal movement mechanism. The pivoting arm pivots to a first position when the first and second media support members are moved closer to each other, which causes a damping gear to engage the reciprocal movement mechanism, thereby damping the grasping motion of the media support members and providing an improved user experience.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2010Publication date: August 18, 2011Applicant: DATAMAX-O'NEIL CORPORATIONInventors: Naoki Kokawa, Guy M. Heaton, Chad M. Gundlach