Patents by Inventor Chris Outwater

Chris Outwater 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).

  • Publication number: 20210352066
    Abstract: A method for range of motion (ROM) tracking, that determines with a ROM tracking system, an exercise identified by a caregiver to be performed by a subject by positioning a sensor of the ROM tracking system to allow the sensor to detect at least one movement by the subject during a performance of the exercise, and then detecting, through the sensor, at least one movement of the subject. The system further analyzes the movement by the subject to determine a range of motion of the at least one movement; recording through a user interface an indication by the subject of an experiential narrative; and finally, providing a report to the caregiver, where the report contains the results of at least one movement in conjunction with at least a portion of the experiential narrative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Chris Outwater, William Gibbens Redmann
  • Publication number: 20210325415
    Abstract: The invention is a novel and economical method for detecting infectious microbes, whether airborne or bound to surfaces. A microbe is any microorganism, especially a virus, or bacteria, or fungal spore of any kind. Every infectious microbe has a specific path or vector to invade the human body and cause disease. This inspection and detection method utilizes a real or simulated human cell enzyme coating to bind the target microbe to the sample gathering filter or swab. This greatly increases the sample gathering sensitivity to the target microbe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventor: Chris Outwater
  • Publication number: 20210254985
    Abstract: When a vehicle is assigned to meet with a customer at a meeting location, as when the customer orders a ride and the taxi, ride-sharing operator, or autonomous vehicle is dispatched, the difficulty of identifying the assigned vehicle among many vehicles or the customer among many people, is solved by providing a code, unique to the meeting at the meeting location. A light signal based on the code is emitted by a first device (of the vehicle or the customer) and distinguished, based on the code, by a second device, whereby the location of the first device is determined and can be displayed or otherwise used for navigating to the other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Chris Outwater, William Gibbens Redmann
  • Publication number: 20210058384
    Abstract: An access device is provided for use in an access control system. The access device includes a processor having control of a door lock, and a communication module connected to the processor. The processor is able to receive a reservation certificate presented by a portable terminal through the communication module. The processor activates the door lock when the current reservation certificate has been presented and disables an alarm system when the current reservation certificate has been presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Chris Outwater, William Gibbens Redmann
  • Patent number: 10883843
    Abstract: When a vehicle is assigned to meet with a customer at a meeting location, as when the customer orders a ride and the taxi, ride-sharing operator, or autonomous vehicle is dispatched, the difficulty of identifying the assigned vehicle among many vehicles or the customer among many people, is solved by providing a code, unique to the meeting at the meeting location. A light signal based on the code is emitted by a first device (of the vehicle or the customer) and distinguished, based on the code, by a second device, whereby the location of the first device is determined and can be displayed or otherwise used for navigating to the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Inventors: Chris Outwater, William Gibbens Redmann
  • Patent number: 10826885
    Abstract: An access device is provided for use in an access control system. The access device includes a processor having control of a door lock, and a communication module connected to the processor. The processor is able to receive a reservation certificate presented by a portable terminal through the communication module. The processor activates the door lock when the current reservation certificate has been presented and disables an alarm system when the current reservation certificate has been presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Liberty PlugIns, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Outwater, William Gibbens Redmann
  • Publication number: 20200288318
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to allow a smart phone or any terminal to activate a door lock using a web site or server computer system. An access control system is provided that includes a server and an access device. The access device includes a processor and a communication module. The process has control of a door lock and is able to receive a reservation certificate presented by a portable terminal through the communication module. The processor activates the door lock when a current reservation certificate has been presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: Liberty PlugIns, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Outwater, William Gibbens Redmann
  • Publication number: 20200186689
    Abstract: A fast and low cost method for inspecting a vehicle using a spectrum of visible and near visible electromagnetic radiation thus gathering digital images using sensors and filters to sense reflected light across a wide spectrum. The method includes breaking up the electromagnetic radiation into various segments; using the IR (the longer wavelength) end of the spectrum, through the visible range, and UV (the shorter wavelength) end of the spectrum. “visible light” high resolution photography alone can be a powerful tool for gathering evidence; however, both IR and UV photography that lie outside the visible range, can offer additional, valuable information and data about the state of the interior of a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Chris Outwater, William Gibbens Redmann
  • Patent number: 10657747
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to allow a smart phone or any terminal to activate a door lock using a web site or server computer system. An access control system is provided that includes a server and an access device. The access device includes a processor and a communication module. The process has control of a door lock and is able to receive a reservation certificate presented by a portable terminal through the communication module. The processor activates the door lock when a current reservation certificate has been presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Liberty PlugIns, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Outwater, William Gibbens Redmann
  • Publication number: 20190385455
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for parking lot metering. The present invention allows multi-space meters to separately manage and control premium parking spaces, such as those for charging electric vehicles or those which supply electric power for engine block heaters in both pay-by-space and pay-an-display systems. Such premium spaces can be managed together over large areas (e.g., a city or region), or may be managed over smaller areas (e.g., the domain of an individual kiosk), or individually per parking space. Management includes pricing, time limits, hours, seasons of operation, and restrictions by vehicle type, and alternative pricing and restrictions for non-premium hours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: Liberty PlugIns, Inc.
    Inventors: William Gibbens Redmann, Chris Outwater
  • Patent number: 10395536
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for parking lot metering. The present invention allows multi-space meters to separately manage and control premium parking spaces, such as those for charging electric vehicles or those which supply electric power for engine block heaters in both pay-by-space and pay-and-display systems. Such premium spaces can be managed together over large areas (e.g., a city or region), or may be managed over smaller areas (e.g., the domain of an individual kiosk), or individually per parking space. Management includes pricing, time limits, hours, seasons of operation, and restrictions by vehicle type, and alternative pricing and restrictions for non-premium hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Libergy PlugIns, Inc.
    Inventors: William Gibbens Redmann, Chris Outwater
  • Patent number: 10391976
    Abstract: A system and method for wirelessly generating a roster of drivers and passengers in transportation vehicles. A driver's or passenger's smartphone can communicate using short-range communications with the vehicle, or a smartphone in the vehicle, so that the ID associated with the phone can be linked to a vehicle ID, date and time stamped, and stored in a log or database. Any unauthorized person can be refused admittance (by not permitting the vehicle to start or otherwise being denied the right to be a driver or passenger). A downloaded application is used for this purpose. The invention also can include a secure, remote database as well as a mobile device such as a smartphone running the application, a wireless receiver/transmitter in the vehicle, and a wireless communication network such as a cellular network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Inventors: Chris Outwater, William Gibbens Redmann
  • Publication number: 20190234747
    Abstract: When a vehicle is assigned to meet with a customer at a meeting location, as when the customer orders a ride and the taxi, ride-sharing operator, or autonomous vehicle is dispatched, the difficulty of identifying the assigned vehicle among many vehicles or the customer among many people, is solved by providing a code, unique to the meeting at the meeting location. A light signal based on the code is emitted by a first device (of the vehicle or the customer) and distinguished, based on the code, by a second device, whereby the location of the first device is determined and can be displayed or otherwise used for navigating to the other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Chris Outwater, William Gibbens Redmann
  • Publication number: 20190068589
    Abstract: A method for range of motion (ROM) tracking, that determines with a ROM tracking system, an exercise identified by a caregiver to be performed by a subject by positioning a sensor of the ROM tracking system to allow the sensor to detect at least one movement by the subject during a performance of the exercise, and then detecting, through the sensor, at least one movement of the subject. The system further analyzes the movement by the subject to determine a range of motion of the at least one movement; recording through a user interface an indication by the subject of an experiential narrative; and finally, providing a report to the caregiver, where the report contains the results of at least one movement in conjunction with at least a portion of the experiential narrative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Chris Outwater, William Gibbens Redmann
  • Patent number: 10139237
    Abstract: When a vehicle is assigned to meet with a customer at a meeting location, as when the customer orders a ride and the taxi, ride-sharing operator, or autonomous vehicle is dispatched, the difficulty of identifying the assigned vehicle among many vehicles or the customer among many people, is solved by providing a code, unique to the meeting at the meeting location. A light signal based on the code is emitted by a first device (of the vehicle or the customer) and distinguished, based on the code, by a second device, whereby the location of the first device is determined and can be displayed or otherwise used for navigating to the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Inventors: Chris Outwater, William Gibbens Redmann
  • Publication number: 20180336745
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to allow a smart phone or any terminal to activate a door lock using a web site or server computer system. An access control system is provided that includes a server and an access device. The access device includes a processor and a communication module. The process has control of a door lock and is able to receive a reservation certificate presented by a portable terminal through the communication module. The processor activates the door lock when a current reservation certificate has been presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Applicant: Liberty PlugIns, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Outwater, William Gibbens Redmann
  • Patent number: 10049514
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to allow a smart phone or any terminal to activate a door lock using a web site or server computer system. An access control system is provided that includes a server and an access device. The access device includes a processor and a communication module. The process has control of a door lock and is able to receive a reservation certificate presented by a portable terminal through the communication module. The processor activates the door lock when a current reservation certificate has been presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Liberty PlugIns, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Outwater, William Gibbens Redmann
  • Publication number: 20180190051
    Abstract: An access device is provided for use in an access control system. The access device includes a processor having control of a door lock, and a communication module connected to the processor. The processor is able to receive a reservation certificate presented by a portable terminal through the communication module. The processor activates the door lock when the current reservation certificate has been presented and disables an alarm system when the current reservation certificate has been presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: Liberty PlugIns, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Outwater, William Gibbens Redmann
  • Patent number: 10000128
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention allow multi-space meters and gated parking systems to separately manage and control electric vehicle charging stations located in conjunction with parking spaces. Control is implemented by the meters or other management systems providing codes, for example by printing them on a parking pass or receipt. When entered into the electric vehicle charging station, the code initiates a predetermined interval of charging, or an interval of charging selected by the patron during a transaction with the meter. The code is typically a multi-digit number, and may be encrypted to resist fraud. Data representative of the receipt, including the code, may be made available from an online server and delivered to a parking patron's smartphone or other portable device, whereby parking and vehicle charging may be obtained without first visiting a parking management kiosk and then returning to the vehicle to initiate charging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Liberty PlugIns, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Outwater, William Gibbens Redmann
  • Patent number: 9911258
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to allow a smart phone or any terminal to activate a door lock using a web site or server computer system. An access control system is provided that includes a server and an access device. The access device includes a processor and a communication module. The process has control of a door lock and is able to receive a reservation certificate presented by a portable terminal through the communication module. The processor activates the door lock when a current reservation certificate has been presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Liberty PlugIns, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Outwater, William Gibbens Redmann