Patents by Inventor Timothy S. Godfrey

Timothy S. Godfrey 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).

  • Methods and systems for detecting transportation relays
    Patent number: 10108922
    Abstract: Methods and systems for determining that a transportation relay has occurred are disclosed. Systems include a first tracking device configured to track a location of a first load; a second tracking device configured to track a location of a second load; and a central computing device. The central computing device is configured to receive the location of the first load from the first tracking device; identify a stop event for the first load based on the location of the first load; receive the location of the second load from the second tracking device; identify a stop event for the second load based on the location of the second load; determine that the stop event for the first load and the stop event for the second load are within a predetermined proximity; and determine that the transportation relay has occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: R & L Carriers, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy S. Godfrey, Chris Deck
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING TRANSPORTATION RELAYS
    Publication number: 20170345314
    Abstract: Methods and systems for determining that a transportation relay has occurred are disclosed. Systems include a first tracking device configured to track a location of a first load; a second tracking device configured to track a location of a second load; and a central computing device. The central computing device is configured to receive the location of the first load from the first tracking device; identify a stop event for the first load based on the location of the first load; receive the location of the second load from the second tracking device; identify a stop event for the second load based on the location of the second load; determine that the stop event for the first load and the stop event for the second load are within a predetermined proximity; and determine that the transportation relay has occurred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: R&L Carriers, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy S. Godfrey, Chris Deck