Patents Assigned to Traptec Corporation
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Patent number: 7064664Abstract: The present invention involves a system and method for detecting a graffiti-making act such as the spray of a spray paint can, the writing with a felt-marker pen on a surface, and the scratching with an abrasive instrument on a surface. The system includes one or more sensors adapted to sense the graffiti-making act and transmit a signal representative of the graffiti-making act, and a base unit including electronics adapted to process the signal and determined whether the signal represents a graffiti-making act, and a communication device coupled to the electronics and adapted to communicate to one or more entities that a graffiti-making act has been detected. The method includes sonically detecting the graffiti-making act, and initiating an alarm indicating that the graffiti-making act took place.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2003Date of Patent: June 20, 2006Assignee: Traptec CorporationInventors: George H. Lerg, Arthur J. Devine, Donald L. Roberts, Randy E. Johnson
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Patent number: 6965312Abstract: A method of using a firearm shot helmet detection system includes providing a firearm shot detection system comprising a plurality of helmets worn by respective mobile fighters, each helmet including a firearm shot detection system that detects the presence and geographical origination of a firearm shot, and wirelessly communicates with other firearm shot detection systems of other respective helmets; detecting the presence of a firearm shot with the firearm shot detection system of each helmet; wirelessly communicating distance information on the detected firearm shot with the other firearm shot detection systems of other respective helmets; and determining the geographical origination of the firearm shot using triangulation based on the distance information on the detected firearm shot.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2003Date of Patent: November 15, 2005Assignee: Traptec CorporationInventor: George H. Lerg
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Patent number: 6961002Abstract: A method of sonically detecting a sonic act such as a graffiti-making act or firearm shot includes providing a sonic act detection system to sonically detect a sonic act and a camera to take an image of a perpetrator of the sonic act; locating the sonic act detection system and the camera near a location where the sonic act is prone to occur; sonically detecting with said sonic act detection system a sonic act; obtaining one or more images of the perpetrator of the sonic act with the camera; communicating to one or more entities that sonic act has been detected.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2003Date of Patent: November 1, 2005Assignee: Traptec CorporationInventors: George H. Lerg, Arthur J. Devine, Donald L. Roberts
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Patent number: 6888455Abstract: A method of detecting a firearm shot includes providing a firearm shot detection system in a location where firearm shots are prone to occur; detecting with the firearm shot detection system a bang of a gunpowder explosion from the firearm shot; detecting with the firearm shot detection system a flash of exploding gases exiting a barrel of a firearm that fired the firearm shot; detecting with the firearm shot detection system a crack of a bullet breaking the sound barrier from the firearm shot; and initiating an alarm with the firearm shot detection system based on the detection of the bang of the gunpowder explosion from the firearm shot, the flash of exploding gases exiting the barrel of the firearm that fired the firearm shot, and the crack of the bullet breaking the sound barrier from the firearm shot.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2003Date of Patent: May 3, 2005Assignee: Traptec CorporationInventor: George H. Lerg
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Publication number: 20040075561Abstract: The present invention involves a system and method for detecting a graffiti-making act such as the spray of a spray paint can, the writing with a felt-marker pen on a surface, and the scratching with an abrasive instrument on a surface. The system includes one or more sensors adapted to sense the graffiti-making act and transmit a signal representative of the graffiti-making act, and a base unit including electronics adapted to process the signal and determined whether the signal represents a graffiti-making act, and a communication device coupled to the electronics and adapted to communicate to one or more entities that a graffiti-making act has been detected. The method includes sonically detecting the graffiti-making act, and initiating an alarm indicating that the graffiti-making act took place.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2003Publication date: April 22, 2004Applicant: Traptec CorporationInventors: George H. Lerg, Arthur J. Devine, Donald L. Roberts, Randy E. Johnson
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Publication number: 20030214405Abstract: A method of sonically detecting a sonic act such as a graffiti-making act or firearm shot includes providing a sonic act detection system to sonically detect a sonic act and a camera to take an image of a perpetrator of the sonic act; locating the sonic act detection system and the camera near a location where the sonic act is prone to occur; sonically detecting with said sonic act detection system a sonic act; obtaining one or more images of the perpetrator of the sonic act with the camera; communicating to one or more entities that sonic act has been detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2003Publication date: November 20, 2003Applicant: Traptec CorporationInventors: George H. Lerg, Arthur J. Devine, Donald L. Roberts
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Patent number: 6600417Abstract: The present invention involves a system and method for detecting a graffiti-making act such as the spray of a spray paint can, the writing with a felt-marker pen on a surface, and the scratching with an abrasive instrument on a surface. The system includes one or more sensors adapted to sense the graffiti-making act and transmit a signal representative of the graffiti-making act, and a base unit including electronics adapted to process the signal and determined whether the signal represents a graffiti-making act, and a communication device coupled to the electronics and adapted to communicate to one or more entities that a graffiti-making act has been detected. The method includes sonically detecting the graffiti-making act, and initiating an alarm indicating that the graffiti-making act took place.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2001Date of Patent: July 29, 2003Assignee: Traptec CorporationInventors: George H. Lerg, Arthur J. Devine, Donald L. Roberts, Randy E. Johnson
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Publication number: 20020107694Abstract: A voice-recognition system and method for detecting an emergency situation in an aircraft. The system includes sensor(s) to pick up spoken word(s)/phrase(s) of an aircraft pilot and transmit signal(s) in response to the spoken word(s)/phrase(s) of the pilot; and a base unit including electronics to process the signal(s) and adapted to determine if the signal(s) represent code word(s)/phrase(s) representative of an emergency situation in the aircraft; and an alarm to indicate that an emergency situation has been detected in the aircraft. The method includes sensing the spoken word(s)/phrase(s) of the pilot and transmitting the signal(s) in response to the word(s)/phrase(s) to the electronics; processing the signal(s) with the electronics to determine whether the signal(s) represent code word(s)/phrase(s) representative of an emergency situation; and initiating an alarm indicating that an emergency situation took place if the signal(s) represent code word(s)/phrase(s) representative of an emergency situation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2001Publication date: August 8, 2002Applicant: Traptec CorporationInventor: George H. Lerg
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Publication number: 20020008619Abstract: The present invention involves a system and method for detecting a graffiti-making act such as the spray of a spray paint can, the writing with a felt-marker pen on a surface, and the scratching with an abrasive instrument on a surface. The system includes one or more sensors adapted to sense the graffiti-making act and transmit a signal representative of the graffiti-making act, and a base unit including electronics adapted to process the signal and determined whether the signal represents a graffiti-making act, and a communication device coupled to the electronics and adapted to communicate to one or more entities that a graffiti-making act has been detected. The method includes sonically detecting the graffiti-making act, and initiating an alarm indicating that the graffiti-making act took place.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2001Publication date: January 24, 2002Applicant: Traptec CorporationInventors: George H. Lerg, Arthur J. Devine, Donald L. Roberts, Randy E. Johnson
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Patent number: 6288643Abstract: The present invention involves a system and method for detecting a graffiti-making act such as the spray of a spray paint can, the writing with a felt-marker pen on a surface, and the scratching with an abrasive instrument on a surface. The system includes one or more sensors adapted to sense the graffiti-making act and transmit a signal representative of the graffiti-making act, and a base unit including electronics adapted to process the signal and determined whether the signal represents a graffiti-making act, and a communication device coupled to the electronics and adapted to communicate to one or more entities that a graffiti-making act has been detected. The method includes sonically detecting the graffiti-making act, and initiating an alarm indicating that the graffiti-making act took place.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2000Date of Patent: September 11, 2001Assignee: Traptec CorporationInventors: George H. Lerg, Arthur J. Devine, Donald L. Roberts, Randy E. Johnson
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Patent number: 6281787Abstract: The present invention involves a system and method for detecting a vehicle tire leak. The system includes one or more sensors adapted to detect the vehicle tire leak and transmit a signal representative of the vehicle tire leak, and a base unit including electronics adapted to process the signal and determined whether the signal represents a vehicle tire leak, and a communication device coupled to the electronics and adapted to communicate to one or more entities such as a driver and/or dispatcher that a vehicle tire leak has been detected. The method includes sonically detecting the vehicle tire leak, and initiating an alarm indicating that the vehicle tire leak took place.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2000Date of Patent: August 28, 2001Assignee: Traptec CorporationInventors: George H. Lerg, Arthur J. Devine, Donald L. Roberts, Randy E. Johnson