Patents by Inventor Melvin Todd

Melvin Todd 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).

  • Mobile readpoint system and method for reading electronic tags
    Patent number: 7733230
    Abstract: A self-contained, integrated mobile readpoint unit capable of reading at least one electronic tag that includes a housing, a power source located proximate the housing, at least one reader located proximate the housing that is capable of reading from and writing to the at least one tag and receives power from the power source, and a repositionable antenna structure that includes at least one readpoint antenna capable of communicating a signal to and from the electronic tag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Karen Bellum Bomber, Edward P. Ellers, Roy C. Hannes, Sergio M. Perez, Dale W. Raymond, Robert Simone, Herbert Melvin Todd
  • MOBILE READPOINT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR READING ELECTRONIC TAGS
    Publication number: 20080024306
    Abstract: A self-contained, integrated mobile readpoint unit capable of reading at least one electronic tag that includes a housing, a power source located proximate the housing, at least one reader located proximate the housing that is capable of reading from and writing to the at least one tag and receives power from the power source, and a repositionable antenna structure that includes at least one readpoint antenna capable of communicating a signal to and from the electronic tag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Applicant: SENSORMATIC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Karen Bellum BOMBER, Edward P. ELLERS, Roy C. HANNES, Sergio M. PEREZ, Dale W. RAYMOND, Robert SIMONE, Herbert Melvin TODD
  • Video camera mounting assembly with friction bearings for inhibiting pan and tilt movements
    Patent number: 5905923
    Abstract: A fixed-position, but manually adjustable, video camera mounting assembly employs frictional bearing elements in place of ball bearings that are present in a corresponding motor-driven remotely controllable movable mounting assembly. The frictional bearing elements are endless toroidal coil springs which provide durability and satisfactory performance over a wide range of temperatures. The endless coil springs are fashioned from linear springs which have an open end and an opposed reduced-diameter end which is pluggable into the open end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1999
    Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Bijan Chitsaz, Melvin Todd