Patents by Inventor Kevin Refermat

Kevin Refermat 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).

  • Smart alerts in a tracking device environment
    Patent number: 12075312
    Abstract: A tracking system can provide smart alerts based on a user's location. The tracking system can receive a location of a user's mobile device and establish a geographic boundary around the location if the mobile device remains at the location for a threshold amount of time. The tracking system can receive a new location of the mobile device outside of the geographic boundary and configure the mobile device to scan for a tracking device associated with the user for an interval of time. If the tracking system detects the tracking device within the interval, the tracking system stores information indicating that the user possesses the tracking device. Otherwise, the tracking system sends an indication to the mobile device indicating that the user has left behind the tracking device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Tile, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven R. Klinkner, Kevin Refermat
  • SMART ALERTS IN A TRACKING DEVICE ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20220053296
    Abstract: A tracking system can provide smart alerts based on a user's location. The tracking system can receive a location of a user's mobile device and establish a geographic boundary around the location if the mobile device remains at the location for a threshold amount of time. The tracking system can receive a new location of the mobile device outside of the geographic boundary and configure the mobile device to scan for a tracking device associated with the user for an interval of time. If the tracking system detects the tracking device within the interval, the tracking system stores information indicating that the user possesses the tracking device. Otherwise, the tracking system sends an indication to the mobile device indicating that the user has left behind the tracking device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Steven R. Klinkner, Kevin Refermat
  • Smart alerts in a tracking device environment
    Patent number: 11202174
    Abstract: A tracking system can provide smart alerts based on a user's location. The tracking system can receive a location of a user's mobile device and establish a geographic boundary around the location if the mobile device remains at the location for a threshold amount of time. The tracking system can receive a new location of the mobile device outside of the geographic boundary and configure the mobile device to scan for a tracking device associated with the user for an interval of time. If the tracking system detects the tracking device within the interval, the tracking system stores information indicating that the user possesses the tracking device. Otherwise, the tracking system sends an indication to the mobile device indicating that the user has left behind the tracking device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Tile, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven R. Klinkner, Kevin Refermat
  • SMART ALERTS IN A TRACKING DEVICE ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20210314735
    Abstract: A tracking system can provide smart alerts based on a user's location. The tracking system can receive a location of a user's mobile device and establish a geographic boundary around the location if the mobile device remains at the location for a threshold amount of time. The tracking system can receive a new location of the mobile device outside of the geographic boundary and configure the mobile device to scan for a tracking device associated with the user for an interval of time. If the tracking system detects the tracking device within the interval, the tracking system stores information indicating that the user possesses the tracking device. Otherwise, the tracking system sends an indication to the mobile device indicating that the user has left behind the tracking device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Steven R. Klinkner, Kevin Refermat
  • Smart alerts in a tracking device environment
    Patent number: 10757540
    Abstract: A tracking system can provide smart alerts based on a user's location. The tracking system can receive a location of a user's mobile device and establish a geographic boundary around the location if the mobile device remains at the location for a threshold amount of time. The tracking system can receive a new location of the mobile device outside of the geographic boundary and configure the mobile device to scan for a tracking device associated with the user for an interval of time. If the tracking system detects the tracking device within the interval, the tracking system stores information indicating that the user possesses the tracking device. Otherwise, the tracking system sends an indication to the mobile device indicating that the user has left behind the tracking device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Tile, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven R. Klinkner, Kevin Refermat