Patents by Inventor Timmy Lee Fugate

Timmy Lee Fugate 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).

  • Electronic beacon
    Patent number: 10347096
    Abstract: Systems and methods for marking and locating objects in crowded environments, and more particularly, systems and methods that include a remote configured to communicate with a beacon having audio and visual indicators, are shown and described. One system comprises a remote including a housing, a tool extending from the housing, a movable sleeve configured to cover the tool, a first control circuit, a selection button coupled to the control circuit, a first transceiver, and a beacon including a second transceiver configured to communicate with the first transceiver, a second control circuit, an indicator electrically coupled to the second control circuit, and a latch mechanism, the tool configured to interact with the latch mechanism to securely couple the beacon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Inventors: Timmy Lee Fugate, Susan Lynn Fugate
  • ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR LOCATING REMOTE OBJECTS
    Publication number: 20170263087
    Abstract: Systems and methods for marking and locating objects in crowded environments, and more particularly, systems and methods that include a remote configured to communicate with a beacon having audio and visual indicators, are shown and described. One system comprises a remote including a housing, a tool extending from the housing, a movable sleeve configured to cover the tool, a first control circuit, a selection button coupled to the control circuit, a first transceiver, and a beacon including a second transceiver configured to communicate with the first transceiver, a second control circuit, an indicator electrically coupled to the second control circuit, and a latch mechanism, the tool configured to interact with the latch mechanism to securely couple the beacon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Timmy Lee Fugate, Susan Lynn Fugate
  • Electronic system for locating remote objects
    Patent number: 9691239
    Abstract: Systems and methods for marking and locating objects in crowded environments, and more particularly, systems and methods that include a remote configured to communicate with a beacon having audio and visual indicators, are shown and described. One system comprises a remote including a housing, a tool extending from the housing, a movable sleeve configured to cover the tool, a first control circuit, a selection button coupled to the control circuit, a first transceiver, and a beacon including a second transceiver configured to communicate with the first transceiver, a second control circuit, an indicator electrically coupled to the second control circuit, and a latch mechanism, the tool configured to interact with the latch mechanism to securely couple the beacon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Inventors: Timmy Lee Fugate, Susan Lynn Fugate
  • ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR LOCATING REMOTE OBJECTS
    Publication number: 20150187190
    Abstract: Systems and methods for marking and locating objects in crowded environments, and more particularly, systems and methods that include a remote configured to communicate with a beacon having audio and visual indicators, are shown and described. One system comprises a remote including a housing, a tool extending from the housing, a movable sleeve configured to cover the tool, a first control circuit, a selection button coupled to the control circuit, a first transceiver, and a beacon including a second transceiver configured to communicate with the first transceiver, a second control circuit, an indicator electrically coupled to the second control circuit, and a latch mechanism, the tool configured to interact with the latch mechanism to securely couple the beacon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Timmy Lee Fugate, Susan Lynn Fugate