Patents by Inventor Kevin Chean

Kevin Chean 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).

  • System and method for tracking an inventory within an asset
    Patent number: 7928844
    Abstract: A technique is provided for tracking and/or monitoring an inventory within one or more assets. The technique includes activating a plurality of antennas on each of the one or more assets in turn for a specified period of time, and receiving a response from an RFID tag attached to the inventory through the plurality of antennas located on an asset having the inventory along with a positional information of the asset having the inventory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Patricia Denise Mackenzie, Charles Burton Theurer, Kevin Chean, Andrew John Calver, Roman Brusilovsky
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING AN INVENTORY WITHIN AN ASSET
    Publication number: 20090079565
    Abstract: A technique is provided for tracking and/or monitoring an inventory within one or more assets. The technique includes activating a plurality of antennas on each of the one or more assets in turn for a specified period of time, and receiving a response from an RFID tag attached to the inventory through the plurality of antennas located on an asset having the inventory along with a positional information of the asset having the inventory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Patricia Denise Mackenzie, Charles Burton Theurer, Kevin Chean, Andrew John Calver, Roman Brusilovsky
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ASSET MANAGEMENT AND TRACKING CAPABILITIES
    Publication number: 20080143593
    Abstract: A system for providing asset management and tracking capabilities of a tractor-trailer system includes a trailer device coupled to a trailer. A tractor device is coupled to a tractor and configured to communicate with the trailer device using a first communication protocol. A hand held device is configured to communicate with the trailer device using a second communication protocol and with the tractor device using a third communication protocol. A remote monitoring center is configured to communicate with the trailer device, the tractor device, the hand held device, using a fourth communication protocol; wherein the remote monitoring center is configured to monitor the tractor-trailer system based on association between the trailer device, the tractor device, and the hand held device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC
    Inventors: Robert August Graziano, Patricia Denise Mackenzie, Andrew John Calver, Kevin Chean, John William Carbone
  • Adaptive application sensitive rate control system for packetized networks
    Publication number: 20070115848
    Abstract: A method operates a limited-bandwidth network in a differential service (DiffServ) mode with DCCP congestion control to provide high throughput with good QoS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Inventors: Kevin Chean, Michael Hartman, Scott Evans, Richard Zinser
  • COATING METHOD FOR A CLEAR POLISHING PAINT TO PREVENT ADHESION MARKS AFTER PACKAGING
    Publication number: 20060292307
    Abstract: A coating method for a clear polishing paint to prevent adhesion marks, includes: providing a plastic substrate coated with a base coat, and a clear polishing paint mixture solution, the clear polishing paint mixture solution contains a hardener part and a PU clear paint; coating the clear polishing paint mixture solution on a surface of the substrate, and heating the substrate coated with the clear polishing paint mixture solution at 60° C.˜75° C. for 0.5˜2 hours; and keeping the substrate coated with the clear polishing paint mixture solution stationary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2005
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Applicant: Hannspree, Inc.
    Inventors: Ying-Tang Hsu, Kevin Chean, Chun-Chung Chiou, Chia-Hsuan Chang, Stephen Tsai, Yao-To Tseng, Yu-Cheng Teng, Jay Zhong
  • Surveillance systems and methods
    Patent number: 7049965
    Abstract: Surveillance systems and methods having both a radio frequency component and a video image are provided. The radio frequency component can determine the orientation and position of an RFID tag within a surveillance area. The orientation of the RFID tag is can be determined with respect to two or more orthogonal planes using inductance and a predetermined number of mutually orthogonal antenna loops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Timothy Patrick Kelliher, Jens Rittscher, Peter Henry Tu, Kevin Chean, Harold Woodruff Tomlinson
  • Surveillance systems and methods
    Publication number: 20050073418
    Abstract: Surveillance systems and methods having both a radio frequency component and a video image are provided. The radio frequency component can determine the orientation and position of an RFID tag within a surveillance area. The orientation of the RFID tag is can be determined with respect to two or more orthogonal planes using inductance and a predetermined number of mutually orthogonal antenna loops.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2003
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Timothy Kelliher, Jens Rittscher, Peter Tu, Kevin Chean, Harold Tomlinson