Patents by Inventor Creighton Matthew Hicks

Creighton Matthew Hicks 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).

  • Key fob and system for indicating the lock status of a door lock
    Patent number: 8362898
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system that records, at a remote location, the current status of a door lock. This invention provides a key fob device, which records the current status of a door look. The key fob indicates to the user the current lock status of the given door(s) in question. The key fob is a small key chain attached device, which records the state of the door locks, or other devices or appliances, as one departs from the door. The system of the present invention comprises a sensor at the door that detects the current lock status of a door and transmits this lock to the key fob. Also incorporated into the key fob is circuitry that receives and records this received lock status. A display component in the key fob displays this current lock status when prompted by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Viktors Berstis, Creighton Matthew Hicks
  • Key fob and system for indicating the lock status of a door lock
    Patent number: 7898382
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system that records, at a remote location, the current status of a door lock. This invention provides a key fob device, which records the current status of a door look. The key fob indicates to the user the current lock status of the given door(s) in question. The key fob is a small key chain attached device, which records the state of the door locks, or other devices or appliances, as one departs from the door. The system of the present invention comprises a sensor at the door that detects the current lock status of a door and transmits this lock to the key fob. Also incorporated into the key fob is circuitry that receives and records this received lock status. A display component in the key fob displays this current lock status when prompted by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Viktors Berstis, Creighton Matthew Hicks
  • Key Fob and System for Indicating the Lock Status of a Door Lock
    Publication number: 20090002153
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system that records, at a remote location, the current status of a door lock. This invention provides a key fob device, which records the current status of a door look. The key fob indicates to the user the current lock status of the given door(s) in question. The key fob is a small key chain attached device, which records the state of the door locks, or other devices or appliances, as one departs from the door. The system of the present invention comprises a sensor at the door that detects the current lock status of a door and transmits this lock to the key fob. Also incorporated into the key fob is circuitry that receives and records this received lock status. A display component in the key fob displays this current lock status when prompted by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Viktors Berstis, Creighton Matthew Hicks