Patents by Inventor Gerald E. Givens

Gerald E. Givens 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).

  • Wireless sensor system
    Patent number: 8477027
    Abstract: A wireless sensor system for detecting electrical power lines in proximity to equipment includes a base station mounted in proximity to an operator of the equipment and a wireless sensor. The wireless sensor detects the presence of power lines by sensing an electrical field generated by the power lines and includes an accelerometer which senses motion of the equipment. The wireless sensor communicates data to the base station. The base station presents at least one alarm to the operator when the wireless sensor detects an electrical field with a magnitude which exceeds a selectable threshold and silences the least one alarm if no motion above a predetermined threshold is sensed for a predetermined period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Inventors: Gerald E. Givens, Kenneth Duane Austin, Dale Anderson Hibbert
  • Wireless Sensor System
    Publication number: 20100214094
    Abstract: A wireless sensor system for detecting electrical power lines in proximity to equipment includes a base station mounted in proximity to an operator of the equipment and a wireless sensor. The wireless sensor detects the presence of power lines by sensing an electrical field generated by the power lines and includes an accelerometer which senses motion of the equipment. The wireless sensor communicates data to the base station. The base station presents at least one alarm to the operator when the wireless sensor detects an electrical field with a magnitude which exceeds a selectable threshold and silences the least one alarm if no motion above a predetermined threshold is sensed for a predetermined period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Inventors: Gerald E. Givens, Kenneth Duane Austin, Dale Anderson Hibbert
  • Power Line Sensor
    Publication number: 20090108840
    Abstract: A wireless sensor system for detecting electrical power lines in proximity to equipment including a sensor element for detecting the presence of power lines; a transmitter element responsive which generates a wireless signal that conveys the sensed information; and a base station for receiving the wireless signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventor: Gerald E. Givens