Patents by Inventor Jim Heins

Jim Heins 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).

  • Method, computer program, and system for monitoring a being
    Patent number: 10282962
    Abstract: A method, computer program, and system for monitoring a person in a structure having a first room and a second room. The system includes motion sensors and accelerometers to determine states and activities within the states, respectively. No visual images of any type are used to monitor the person. The person does not need to wear any type of equipment or component or necklace or bracelet or special clothing with any type of equipment or component in order to be monitored by the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Lech Smart Home Systems LLC
    Inventors: Robert Mytelka, Jim Heins, Stuart Zakon, Joe Goldman
  • Method, Computer Program, and System for Monitoring a Being
    Publication number: 20190019396
    Abstract: A method, computer program, and system for monitoring a person in a structure having a first room and a second room. The system includes motion sensors and accelerometers to determine states and activities within the states, respectively. No visual images of any type are used to monitor the person. The person does not need to wear any type of equipment or component or necklace or bracelet or special clothing with any type of equipment or component in order to be monitored by the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: Lech Smart Home Systems LLC
    Inventors: Robert Mytelka, Jim Heins, Stuart Zakon, Joe Goldman
  • Method, Computer Program, and System for Monitoring a Being
    Publication number: 20180261065
    Abstract: A method, computer program, and system for monitoring a person in a structure having a first room and a second room. The system includes motion sensors and accelerometers to determine states and activities within the states, respectively. No visual images of any type are used to monitor the person. The person does not need to wear any type of equipment or component or necklace or bracelet or special clothing with any type of equipment or component in order to be monitored by the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: Lech Smart Home Systems LLC
    Inventors: Robert Mytelka, Jim Heins, Stuart Zakon, Joe Goldman
  • Method, computer program, and system for monitoring a being
    Patent number: 9997044
    Abstract: A method, computer program, and system for monitoring a person in a structure having a first room and a second room. The system includes motion sensors and accelerometers to determine states and activities within the states, respectively. No visual images of any type are used to monitor the person. The person does not need to wear any type of equipment or component or necklace or bracelet or special clothing with any type of equipment or component in order to be monitored by the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Lech Smart Home Systems LLC
    Inventors: Robert Mytelka, Jim Heins, Stuart Zakon, Joe Goldman
  • Method, Computer Program, and System for Monitoring a Being
    Publication number: 20170301208
    Abstract: A method, computer program, and system for monitoring a person in a structure having a first room and a second room. The system includes motion sensors and accelerometers to determine states and activities within the states, respectively. No visual images of any type are used to monitor the person. The person does not need to wear any type of equipment or component or necklace or bracelet or special clothing with any type of equipment or component in order to be monitored by the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: Lech Smart Home Systems LLC
    Inventors: Robert Mytelka, Jim Heins, Stuart Zakon, Joe Goldman
  • Lock ring assembly and disassembly method
    Patent number: 4744132
    Abstract: An improved lock ring and spreader tool affording a method of removing the lock ring from a circumferential groove on a rim, the lock ring serving to retain a tire flange in position on the rim, the lock ring being split with juxtaposed ends each having a slot therein, the bottom of the slots being of concave configuration, and a spreader tool having opposed jaws, the jaws being receivable in the slots in the lock ring and the jaws having convex surfaces thereon, the spreader tool jaws being moveable apart so that the tool when inserted in the slots in the lock ring, serves to force the ends thereof apart, expanding the diameter of the lock ring and permitting its expeditious removal from the circumferential groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1988
    Assignee: Unit Rig & Equipment Company
    Inventors: George O. Greene, Jimmy G. Foster, Jim Hein