Patents by Inventor Patrick S. Gonla

Patrick S. Gonla 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).

  • Wireless location-based system for detecting hazardous conditions
    Patent number: 8442801
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for estimating the location of a portable device. The method includes providing a plurality of location anchor and enhanced location anchor transceivers within a region, each operating from respective predetermined locations, a portable transceiver measuring a signal parameter from the transceivers, a location engine determining a location of the portable transceiver based upon the signal measurements and the respective predetermined locations of the transceivers, each of the enhanced transceivers measuring a signal parameter from some of the location and other enhanced transceivers, the location engine calculating an estimated location for each of the plurality of enhanced transceivers and calculating a location error based upon the estimated location and predetermined location of the enhanced location anchor transceiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick S. Gonla, Soumitri Kolavennu, Cleopatra Cabuz