Patents Assigned to William Frick & Company
  • Patent number: 9375086
    Abstract: A removable corner guard is provided. The removable corner guard is especially suitable for protecting the corners of, for example, control tables or tool boxes from deformations and from scratches. Further, the corner guard may be used as decorative addition to an otherwise plain control table or tool box. The device has a semi-rigid rubber housing which covers securing anchors having an internal skeleton. An extended ridge on a lower end of the corner guard locks the corner guard at the lower end of the edge of the control table. The corner guard may be adjusted to fit control tables or tool boxes of various sizes. A non-slip textured exterior surface may allow for the device to be easily transported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: WILLIAM FRICK & COMPANY
    Inventors: Jeffrey H. Brandt, Chad E. Svastisalee, Suraj Prakash
  • Patent number: 9373893
    Abstract: An RFID tag and a method for optimizing a Yagi-Uda antenna for a RFID inlay or integrated circuit is provided. The method has steps comprise: 1) selecting an electrically conductively first element; 2) generating an electrically conductive second element by taking a mirror image of the electrically conductive first element and trimming the second element; 3) generating a third element” along a line of axis of symmetry of the first two elements and on the opposite side of the first element as the electrically conductive second element; 4) adjusting the distance between the first three elements for optimum performance using Et(x)=EXP[a?x·b]+E?; and 5) optionally, if the electrically conductive first element does not contain an IC (integrated circuit) or RFID inlay, then adding an IC or RFID inlay adjacent to/or physically touching the electrically conductive first element along the line of symmetry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: WILLIAM FRICK & COMPANY
    Inventors: Benn Stutrud, John Poplawski
  • Patent number: 9159017
    Abstract: A passive, metal mount, UHF RFID tag with a high antenna efficiency is provided. The passive, metal mount, UHF RFID tag has a first securing surface and second securing surface which are both hinged at sides of a main body of the tag and which allow the tag to be secured to flat objects, round objects having various circumferences or to objects having unusual exterior surfaces. A pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) tape secures the tag to the object. The tag allows the main body (or “form factor”) to be offset from a metallic asset which is tracked without the metallic object negatively interfering with the RFID. The metallic surface of the asset being tracked is used to activate the Patch antenna duality of the custom design inlay, thus increasing the radiation efficiency of the driven element (integrated circuit) and ultimately the read range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: William Frick and Company
    Inventors: John Poplawski, Benn Stutrud
  • Publication number: 20150108300
    Abstract: A passive, metal mount, UHF RFID tag with a high antenna efficiency is provided. The passive, metal mount, UHF RFID tag has a first securing surface and second securing surface which are both hinged at sides of a main body of the tag and which allow the tag to be secured to flat objects, round objects having various circumferences or to objects having unusual exterior surfaces. A pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) tape secures the tag to the object. The tag allows the main body (or “form factor”) to be offset from a metallic asset which is tracked without the metallic object negatively interfering with the RFID. The metallic surface of the asset being tracked is used to activate the Patch antenna duality of the custom design inlay, thus increasing the radiation efficiency of the driven element (integrated circuit) and ultimately the read range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: WILLIAM FRICK AND COMPANY
    Inventors: John Poplawski, Benn Stutrud
  • Publication number: 20150076305
    Abstract: A removable corner guard is provided. The removable corner guard is especially suitable for protecting the corners of, for example, control tables or tool boxes from deformations and from scratches. Further, the corner guard may be used as decorative addition to an otherwise plain control table or tool box. The device has a semi-rigid rubber housing which covers securing anchors having an internal skeleton. An extended ridge on a lower end of the corner guard locks the corner guard at the lower end of the edge of the control table. The corner guard may be adjusted to fit control tables or tool boxes of various sizes. A non-slip textured exterior surface may allow for the device to be easily transported.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: WILLIAM FRICK & COMPANY
    Inventors: Jeffrey H. Brandt, Chad E. Svastisalee, Suraj Prakash
  • Patent number: 8851389
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to an RFID inventory and expiration date tag for an in-cabin airline metal chemical oxygen generator canister or other in-cabin assets (such as canisters) and a method of using the same. The tag is especially suitable for use in connection with metal oxygen or other gaseous metal canisters used in the aerospace industry. The RFID tag allows for the rapid, efficient, accurate, frequent and easy monitoring of the expiration date of the oxygen generator. The tag has a plurality of stacked layers including layers of polypropylene, polyester, UHF Inlay, fire retardant polypropylene and an acrylic adhesive. The tag extends directly outward from the generator at a tangent to approximately a ninety degree angle with respect to the generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: William Frick & Company
    Inventors: Brent Jarvis Howell, John R. Poplawski, Brad K. Lawrenz, Jeffrey H. Brandt
  • Patent number: D731080
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: WILLIAM FRICK & COMPANY
    Inventors: John Raman Poplawski, Evelyn Kay Bennett, Benn Bjorn Stutrud, Suraj Subrit Prakash