Patents by Inventor John Richard HADDY

John Richard HADDY 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).

  • Patent number: 11902726
    Abstract: A method of operating a battery powered telemetric device configured with a processor, a sensor to measure data to indicate the contents or usage of a product within an asset generating sample data, data storage, at least one battery and a transmitter, includes keeping in the data storage at least one instance of previous data samples represented in a previously transmitted packet, awakening the telemetric device at variable time intervals programmed according to pre-determined user-defined characteristics so that the sensor provides sample data to the data storage to indicate the contents or usage of the product within the asset wherein the telemetric device is otherwise asleep to minimize battery drain, storing all the sample data since the transmission of the previously transmitted packet and the kept at least one instance of previous data samples represented in the previously transmitted packet in the data storage as all the stored sample data, transmitting a packet including representations of the conten
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: SILICON CONTROLS PTY LTD.
    Inventors: Julien Dominique Rivals, John Richard Haddy
  • Publication number: 20240035323
    Abstract: A method to automatically audit the number of units within an enclosure having at least one door includes receiving from a remote telemetry device data indicating the number of times within a predetermined period of time a door has been opened to a predetermined open position relative to the enclosure, the predetermined open position of the door being specifically calibrated by a sensor device being mechanically set when the sensor device is installed on the enclosure proximal to the door as a position of the door between a closed position and a more fully opened position beyond the predetermined open position, to generate a door opening count, wherein the remote telemetry device includes a sensor configured to be adjustably calibrated to sense when the door is at the predetermined open position relative to the enclosure based upon the adjustable calibration, to generate the door opening count.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: SILICON CONTROLS PTY LTD
    Inventors: MICHAEL ALEXANDER ST. LEGER NEUMAN, JOHN RICHARD HADDY, ROBERT WILLIAM GERALD BATTYE
  • Patent number: 11879763
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a telemetric fitting for a liquid-level gauge, the telemetric fitting being configured to derive liquid-level information from the liquid-level gauge when attached thereto and wirelessly transmit at radio frequencies the liquid-level information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Inventors: John Richard Haddy, Michael Alexander St. Leger Neuman
  • Publication number: 20230366716
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a telemetric fitting for a liquid-level gauge, the telemetric fitting being configured to derive liquid-level information from the liquid-level gauge when attached thereto and wirelessly transmit at radio frequencies the liquid-level information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: SILICON CONTROLS PTY LTD
    Inventors: JOHN RICHARD HADDY, MICHAEL ALEXANDER ST. LEGER NEUMAN
  • Patent number: 11781353
    Abstract: A method to automatically audit the number of units within an enclosure having at least one door including receiving from a remote telemetry device data indicating the number of times within a predetermined period of time a door has been opened to a predetermined open position relative to the enclosure, the predetermined open position of the door being specifically calibrated by a sensor device being mechanically set when the sensor device is installed on the enclosure proximal to the door as a position of the door between a closed position and a more fully opened position beyond the predetermined open position, to generate a door opening count, the remote telemetry device includes a sensor configured to be adjustably calibrated to sense when the door is at the predetermined open position relative to the enclosure based upon the adjustable calibration, to generate the door opening count.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Alexander St. Leger Neuman, John Richard Haddy, Robert William Gerald Battye
  • Publication number: 20230296420
    Abstract: A system compatible with an aperture of an asset, the apparatus for monitoring the contents of an asset, the system removable from the aperture including: a housing including a first connection interface on an exterior surface of the housing; a sensor contained within the housing; a lens contained within the housing; a power supply coupled to the sensor; an adaptor including a second connection interface configured to removably, lockably mate with the first connection interface, the adapter including a bottom end removably connectable with the aperture of the asset, wherein the aperture of the asset is substantially sealed upon insertion of the bottom end therein. A method of monitoring the contents of an asset comprising the steps of: installing an adaptor in an asset aperture; installing a sensor assembly into the adaptor; and fastening the sensor assembly to the adaptor to create a sensor apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Independent Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Tim Siegfried, Andreas Konzelmann, Douglas B. Strott, Michael Mitchell, Adam Meek, John Richard Haddy
  • Patent number: 11709086
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a telemetric fitting for a liquid-level gauge, the telemetric fitting being configured to derive liquid-level information from the liquid-level gauge when attached thereto and wirelessly transmit at radio frequencies the liquid-level information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Inventors: John Richard Haddy, Michael Alexander St. Leger Neuman
  • Publication number: 20220264199
    Abstract: Systems and methods for asset monitoring via orientation measurement, the system including a detection device, sensor, and control unit, the control unit configured with at least one operational condition and receiving information from the detection device and sensor, and the control unit determining or changing a mode of operation of the control unit based upon an evaluation of the received information in comparison to the operational condition. The system may optionally include a location sensing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: SILICON CONTROLS PTY LTD
    Inventors: JOHN RICHARD HADDY, MICHAEL ALEXANDER ST. LEGER NEUMAN
  • Publication number: 20220256260
    Abstract: A method of operating a battery powered telemetric device configured with a processor, a sensor to measure data to indicate the contents or usage of a product within an asset generating sample data, data storage, at least one battery and a transmitter, includes keeping in the data storage at least one instance of previous data samples represented in a previously transmitted packet, awakening the telemetric device at variable time intervals programmed according to pre-determined user-defined characteristics so that the sensor provides sample data to the data storage to indicate the contents or usage of the product within the asset wherein the telemetric device is otherwise asleep to minimize battery drain, storing all the sample data since the transmission of the previously transmitted packet and the kept at least one instance of previous data samples represented in the previously transmitted packet in the data storage as all the stored sample data, transmitting a packet including representations of the conten
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: SILICON CONTROLS PTY LTD
    Inventors: JULIEN DOMINIQUE RIVALS, JOHN RICHARD HADDY
  • Patent number: 11323784
    Abstract: A method of operating a battery powered telemetric device configured with a processor, a sensor to measure data to indicate the contents or usage of a product within an asset generating sample data, data storage, at least one battery and a transmitter, includes keeping in the data storage at least one instance of previous data samples represented in a previously transmitted packet, awakening the telemetric device at variable time intervals programmed according to pre-determined user-defined characteristics so that the sensor provides sample data to the data storage to indicate the contents or usage of the product within the asset wherein the telemetric device is otherwise asleep to minimize battery drain, storing all the sample data since the transmission of the previously transmitted packet and the kept at least one instance of previous data samples represented in the previously transmitted packet in the data storage as all the stored sample data, transmitting a packet including representations of the conten
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Inventors: Julien Dominique Rivals, John Richard Haddy
  • Patent number: 11248944
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a telemetric fitting for a liquid-level gauge, the telemetric fitting configured to derive liquid-level information from the liquid-level gauge when attached thereto, and to wirelessly transmit at radio frequencies the liquid-level information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Inventors: John Richard Haddy, Michael Alexander St. Leger Neuman
  • Publication number: 20210254376
    Abstract: A method to automatically audit the number of units within an enclosure having at least one door includes receiving from a remote telemetry device data indicating the number of times within a predetermined period of time a door has been opened to a predetermined open position relative to the enclosure, the predetermined open position of the door being specifically calibrated by a sensor device being mechanically set when the sensor device is installed on the enclosure proximal to the door as a position of the door between a closed position and a more fully opened position beyond the predetermined open position, to generate a door opening count, wherein the remote telemetry device includes a sensor configured to be adjustably calibrated to sense when the door is at the predetermined open position relative to the enclosure based upon the adjustable calibration, to generate the door opening count.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: MICHAEL ALEXANDER ST. LEGER NEUMAN, JOHN RICHARD HADDY, ROBERT WILLIAM GERALD BATTYE
  • Patent number: 11041332
    Abstract: One or more monitoring systems and methods for monitoring opening events for a door of an enclosure includes a sensor device configured to be specifically calibrated to sense when the door is at a predetermined open position relative to the enclosure, the sensor device providing sensor output and a telemetry output system configured to transmit the sensor output. The sensor device that may include an arm which when the door opens, the arm slides against the door resulting in a switch event when the door is opened to the predetermined open position relative to the enclosure, the switch event resulting in sensor output. The present disclosure further relates to making predictions of the number of units within an enclosure based upon data gathered by one or more suitable sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: SILICON CONTROLS PTY LTD
    Inventors: Michael Alexander St. Leger Neuman, John Richard Haddy, Robert William Gerald Battye
  • Publication number: 20210099775
    Abstract: A method of operating a battery powered telemetric device configured with a processor, a sensor to measure data to indicate the contents or usage of a product within an asset generating sample data, data storage, at least one battery and a transmitter, includes keeping in the data storage at least one instance of previous data samples represented in a previously transmitted packet, awakening the telemetric device at variable time intervals programmed according to pre-determined user-defined characteristics so that the sensor provides sample data to the data storage to indicate the contents or usage of the product within the asset wherein the telemetric device is otherwise asleep to minimize battery drain, storing all the sample data since the transmission of the previously transmitted packet and the kept at least one instance of previous data samples represented in the previously transmitted packet in the data storage as all the stored sample data, transmitting a packet including representations of the conten
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: JULIEN DOMINIQUE RIVALS, JOHN RICHARD HADDY
  • Publication number: 20200413166
    Abstract: A telemetric electronic device configured for attachment to a vessel or meter has an interface for attaching the telemetric electronic device to a tank or meter, a processor and an accelerometer coupled to the processor, the accelerometer configured to detect orientation of the telemetric electronic device, wherein the processor is, prior to the device's attachment to a vessel or meter, configured to specify at least one particular orientation of the telemetric electronic device when it is attached to the tank or meter, and wherein when the accelerometer detects an orientation which is within tolerances of the least one particular orientation, the processor is configured to switch from a current mode to another mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: JOHN RICHARD HADDY, MICHAEL ALEXANDER ST. LEGER NEUMAN
  • Patent number: 10863254
    Abstract: A telemetric device configured to specify a particular stored change threshold value, receive and store sample data received from the sensor, wherein the stored sample data comprises previous sample data, a representation of which was transmitted in a previous transmission, and recent sample data collected since the previous transmission, determine a corresponding change value wherein the corresponding change value is the difference between at least one instance of the recent sample data and at least one instance of the previous sample data, compare the corresponding change value with the specified particular stored change threshold value to determine whether the corresponding change value is equal to or exceeds the specified particular stored change threshold value and trigger the transmitter to transmit a representation of the at least one instance of the recent sample data when the corresponding change value is equal to or exceeds the specified particular stored change threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: SILICON CONTROLS PTY LTD
    Inventors: Julien Dominique Rivals, John Richard Haddy
  • Patent number: 10812879
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electronic device and methods relating to the electronic device, an electronic device having a plurality of modes, a method of changing the mode of an electronic having a plurality of modes, and specifically but not exclusively to an electronic device for a gauge attached to a vessel, an electronic device for a gas meter, and a telemetric fitting for a gauge attached to a vessel, and a telemetric fitting for gas meter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: SILICON CONTROLS PTY LTD.
    Inventors: John Richard Haddy, Michael Alexander St. Leger Neuman
  • Publication number: 20200225072
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a telemetric fitting for a liquid-level gauge, the telemetric fitting being configured to derive liquid-level information from the liquid-level gauge when attached thereto and wirelessly transmit at radio frequencies the liquid-level information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: JOHN RICHARD HADDY, MICHAEL ALEXANDER ST. LEGER NEUMAN
  • Publication number: 20200021897
    Abstract: A telemetric electronic device configured with a processor, having an interface between the telemetric electronic device and an asset, the asset configured to contain a contained product, a transmitter coupled to the processor; a sensor coupled to the processor, the sensor configured to provide sample data to indicate contents level or usage of the contained product, wherein the processor is configured to: specify a particular stored change threshold value, receive and store sample data received from the sensor, wherein the stored sample data comprises previous sample data, a representation of which was transmitted in a previous transmission, and recent sample data collected since the previous transmission, determine a corresponding change value wherein the corresponding change value is the difference between at least one instance of the recent sample data and at least one instance of the previous sample data, compare the corresponding change value with the specified particular stored change threshold value t
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: JULIEN DOMINIQUE RIVALS, JOHN RICHARD HADDY
  • Patent number: D882431
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: SILICON CONTROLS PTY LTD.
    Inventors: Michael Alexander St. Leger Neuman, John Richard Haddy, David Edward Robertson