Patents by Inventor Ken Oertle

Ken Oertle 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 and apparatus for detecting cargo state in a delivery vehicle
    Patent number: 7339460
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for detecting cargo state in a delivery vehicle. A method is provided for determining a cargo state in a delivery vehicle. The method includes sensing a cargo state change, and determining whether or not the delivery vehicle is in motion. The method also includes storing the cargo state change if it is determined that the delivery vehicle is not in motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Richard D. Lane, William Peckham, Mark D. Parisi, Mark Doyle, Ken Oertle, Charles Pedersen, Bratislav Matic, William Hugh Molesworth
  • Method and apparatus for detecting cargo state in a delivery vehicle
    Publication number: 20060202809
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for detecting cargo state in a delivery vehicle. A method is provided for determining a cargo state in a delivery vehicle. The method includes sensing a cargo state change, and determining whether or not the delivery vehicle is in motion. The method also includes storing the cargo state change if it is determined that the delivery vehicle is not in motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2005
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Richard Lane, William Peckham, Mark Parisi, Mark Doyle, Ken Oertle, Charles Pedersen, Bratislav Matic, William Molesworth