Patents Examined by Mancil Littlejohn
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Patent number: 10446010Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a grouped multi-device anti-loss warning system with multiple warning devices categorized as one group in which the warning devices granted an identical Group ID and not divided into mater/slave devices communicate with one another; a warning message can be activated among these warning devices in which contacts are disabled for broadcasting a notification that a group member (warning device) is considered as being out-of-touch within a preset period and fulfilling an anti-loss effect by mutual reminders among warning devices in the same group.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2017Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: KUN SHAN UNIVERSITYInventors: Ping-Tsung Wang, Han-Chiang Chen, Ming-Fang Wu
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Patent number: 10446030Abstract: The present invention discloses a coordinated parking-monitoring system. A co-monitored parking space is monitored by at least two parking-monitoring devices. Its effective parking-monitoring area is substantially more than that if it were monitored by a single parking-monitoring device. This lowers the overall system cost.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2018Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignees: HangZhou HaiCun Information Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: WenSheng Wang, Guobiao Zhang
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Patent number: 10438457Abstract: A system and method for detecting the activation of at least one alarm has at least one alarm detection device, at least one alarm, and a cloud storage platform. The alarm detection device can monitor and analyze the tonal and/or vibrational qualities of a sound to determine its origin. If the sound is determined to be a warning alarm (i.e. home security system), the information associated with that detection is forward to a gateway which then forwards an alert to an end user. The alarm detection system and methodology can be used with existing alarm systems (retrofit) with little added cost to the consumer. This creates a simple and affordable monitoring solution use in residential, commercial, and industrial settings.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2015Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: BlueRadios, Inc.Inventors: Mark Kramer, Wilfred Tucker, Timothy Ikenouye
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Patent number: 10422874Abstract: A method is described for spatial modelling of an interior of a vehicle. The method includes transmitting a wireless signal, from each of multiple transmitters, each transmitter having a known location in the vehicle, receiving, by multiple receivers, multiple reflection signals having been reflected in the interior of the vehicle, each receiver having a known location in the vehicle. The method also includes, for the received reflection signals, determining a source data set by determining multipath propagation components, Doppler shifts, phase shifts and time differences of the received reflection signals, and determining a spatial model of at least a portion of the vehicle interior by applying a computer vision algorithm on the source data set. A system is also described for performing the method.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2018Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: Volvo Car CorporationInventor: Robert Fekete
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Patent number: 10414332Abstract: The present invention relates to a vehicle emergency safety device using a selfie stick, the device comprising: a support which comprises a plurality of poles with different diameters, including first, second, third, and fourth poles, wherein the poles are successively nested in the first pole with the largest diameter and withdrawn therefrom up to a desired length in a telescopic manner; two fixing brackets installed in the lower portion of the support; a joint part installed in the upper portion of the support; a cradle which is installed in the upper portion of the joint part and can be rotated 360 degrees by a second adjusting screw; and a flashing light inserted into and fixed to the cradle.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2018Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Inventor: Bong Cheol Kim
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Patent number: 10395530Abstract: The disclosure includes implementations for executing one or more computations for a vehicle. Some implementations of a method for a vehicle may include identifying one or more computations as being un-executable by any processor-based computing device of the vehicle. The method may include generating a query including query data describing the one or more computations to be executed for the vehicle. The method may include providing the query to a network. The method may include receiving a response from the network. The response may include solution data describing a result of executing the one or more computations. The response may be provided to the network by a processor-based computing device included in a hierarchy of processor-based computing devices that have greater computational ability than any processor-based computing devices of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2018Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Inventors: Rahul Parundekar, Kentaro Oguchi, Veera Ganesh Yalla, Preeti Jayagopi Pillai
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Patent number: 10392759Abstract: A road marker device comprising: a housing comprising a flat top surface and configured to be inserted in a road such that the flat top surface is leveled with the road surface; a light source housing operatively coupled with the housing, the light source housing comprising at least one aperture protruding from the flat top surface; at least one light source installed in the light source housing, wherein the at least one light source is visible to users of the road through the at least one aperture; and a tilt mechanism installed in the housing and operatively coupled with the light source housing, the tilt mechanism configured to allow descent of the light source housing below the road surface once a pressure is applied on the light source housing.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2019Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: VALERANN LTD.Inventors: Shahar Bahiri, Daniel Yakovich
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Patent number: 10388145Abstract: A system and method are described for alerting a user that an area they have entered or are about to enter has a restriction on carriage of a firearm. Methods include detecting the presence of a firearm within an intelligent article of luggage, detecting the current geographic location, comparing the current geographic location to a set of restricted carriage locations, and presenting an alert.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2018Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: American Rebel, Inc.Inventor: Charles Andrew Ross, Jr.
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Patent number: 10388470Abstract: An aircraft annunciator (illuminated switch or indicator) includes, within a housing sized to fit in the panel cutout for a single pushbutton aviation switch, a bus converter to interface with a multiplexed ARINC serial data bus, in order to monitor a remote item of equipment such as an ADS-B transponder. The annunciator is coupled by selected pins to receive data words from the multiplexed ARINC serial data bus. A watchdog timer is continuously reset by valid messages from the transponder, logically ORed with the power supply as well as external analog fault signals in order to generate an output controlling illumination of an FAA-mandated “ADS-B FAIL” legend on the annunciator.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2017Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: Applied Avionics, Inc.Inventors: Morris Ray Humphreys, Steven A. Edwards, Craig Jay Coley
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Patent number: 10383518Abstract: A system comprises a storage device, a piece of medical equipment, a portable computing device, and a hub portal. The piece of medical equipment has at least one electrically powered feature and comprises either a medical examination table or a storage cabinet. The storage device is operable to store data and is remotely located relative to the first piece of medical equipment and relative to the portable computing device. The hub portal is operable to provide communication of one or both of data or commands between the storage device, the piece of medical equipment, and the portable computing device. A method includes enablement or activation of an electrically powered feature of medical equipment upon entry of a portable computing device into a medical examination room. The method also includes disablement or further activation of the electrically powered feature upon exit of the portable computing device from the medical examination room.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2017Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: Midmark CorporationInventors: Asad Abu-Tarif, Thomas L. Treon, Steven K. Cordonnier, Carlos J. Castillo, Robert Menke, Ruomei Zhang, Jon E. Wells
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Patent number: 10379623Abstract: A method and system for positioning based device control. The method includes receiving device control instructions associated with function control of a device based on a positioning of a wearable hardware device of a user. Communications between the device and the wearable hardware device are synchronized and a position signal indicating a current position of the wearable hardware device with respect to a body of the user is received. In response, a command associated with controlling a specified function of the device is received and a command is executed resulting in the specified function of the device being modified.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2019Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Clifford A. Pickover, Dana L. Price, Aaron J. Quirk
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Patent number: 10376766Abstract: A scoreboard system, the system including a scoreboard. The scoreboard is configured to display at least one score. A battery pack is removably coupled to the scoreboard and selectively powers the scoreboard. The battery pack includes a housing and at least one battery cell housed in the housing.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Curtis Stanfield, Steven Phillips, Oleksiy Sergyeyenko, Chelsea Wills, Shalin Chikhalkar, Timothy W. French
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Patent number: 10377543Abstract: Arrangements are provided for “smart” functionality with “dumb” containers, such as for determining medication adherence, tracking product use, and validating product authenticity. An acoustic emitter is engaged with a container or other vehicle. Opening the container causes the acoustic emitter to produce an acoustic emission, without requiring power, processing capacity, or sensors. A cell phone or other station receives and registers acoustic emissions, such as by logging opening of the container, verifying authenticity of the acoustic emission, communicating with an oversight system, or similar. Data as may be encoded in an acoustic emission may include vehicle detection data (e.g., logging a container being opened), vehicle information (e.g., lot number, contents name), vehicle validation (e.g., valid or counterfeit numerical code), and audible user recognition (e.g., brand jingles, warning sounds).Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2018Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: KALI CARE, INC.Inventors: John Francis Strong, Abhijit Kalamkar, Sina Fateh
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Patent number: 10354517Abstract: A method and system for processing input data for an alarm monitoring system at a premises. Input data is received in proximity to an alarm triggering device. The input data is analyzed along with other data. An indication is generated based on the analysis as to whether actuation of an alarm triggering device could occur. Based on the indication and/or the analysis, a human-perceptible indication is initiated of the status of an alarm monitoring system at the premises, in proximity to a person and/or prior to actuating an alarm triggering device. An indication may be a color of light, change in light color, audio tone, change in audio tone, vibration, and/or change in vibration.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2015Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: The ADT Security CorporationInventor: Justin King
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Patent number: 10354456Abstract: A toll gate section determining apparatus may include an information providing device that provides information by use of a camera, a radar, and a navigation device; a toll gate section determining device that determines a toll gate section based on movement information and line information of a neighboring vehicle, which are provided from the camera and the radar, and map information provided from the navigation device; and a vehicle control device that controls longitudinal driving or transverse driving of a vehicle when a current section is determined as the toll gate section.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2017Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventors: Doo Jin Um, Kyoung Jun Lee
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Patent number: 10333568Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media are disclosed for associating a radio frequency identification tag with a participant. In one embodiment, a method is provided for associating an unassociated RF location tag with a participant. The method may include determining an unassociated RF location tag to be associated with the participant, receiving sensor derived data from one or more sensors, determining an identity of the particular participant using the sensor derived data, and associating the identity of the particular participant with the unassociated RF location tag.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2017Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: Zebra Technologies CorporationInventors: Rodrigo Alonso, Belinda Turner, Aitan Ameti, David Senerchia
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Patent number: 10323369Abstract: A road marker device comprising: a housing comprising a flat top surface and configured to be inserted in a road such that the flat top surface is leveled with the road surface; a light source housing operatively coupled with the housing, the light source housing comprising at least one aperture protruding from the flat top surface; at least one light source installed in the light source housing, wherein the at least one light source is visible to users of the road through the at least one aperture; and a tilt mechanism installed in the housing and operatively coupled with the light source housing, the tilt mechanism configured to allow descent of the light source housing below the road surface once a pressure is applied on the light source housing.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2015Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: VALERANN LTD.Inventors: Shahar Bahiri, Daniel Yakovich
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Patent number: 10325430Abstract: A lock stores two keys and can wirelessly communicate with a mobile device. After the mobile device obtains a lock instruction from a user, the lock generates a dynamic variable, encrypts it with a first key, and produces a first encrypted message including the encrypted dynamic variable. The first encrypted message is transmitted to the mobile device, which forwards it to a server. The server decrypts the first encrypted message with the first key, retrieves the dynamic variable, and encrypts the dynamic variable with a second key. The server produces a second encrypted message with the encrypted dynamic variable and sends the same to the mobile device, which forwards it to the lock. The lock decrypts the second encrypted message with the second key and determines that the decrypted dynamic variable is the same as was produced by the lock earlier. Based on the determination, the lock locks/unlocks a door.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2016Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Inventor: Gilbert Eid
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Patent number: 10311695Abstract: System and method for observing the presence, location, movement and/or attitude of one or more objects to be monitored with a monitoring system, wherein sensors of the system are disposed in a part, such as on a floor, wall or ceiling, of the area to be monitored, and the system measures with sensors the area to be monitored, and determines the presence, location, movement and/or attitude of the object on the basis of the measurement results of the sensors. The system has a first mode and a second mode, and the system checks in the first mode the attitude and/or state of health of the object in the area to be monitored and functions in the second mode as an intruder alarm monitoring the area to be monitored.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2014Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: MARICARE OYInventor: Göran Sundholm
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Patent number: 10311732Abstract: A method for checking for errors of a sensor system, within a vehicle, for detecting an occupancy state of a parking space. The method includes providing a reference data set for a parking space ascertained independently of the sensor system to be checked, the reference data set including a reference occupancy state of the parking space which is assigned a first detection point in time; receiving an occupancy state of the parking space detected with the aid of the sensor system via a communication network which is assigned a second detection point in time; a time difference between the first and second detection points in time is compared to a threshold value, and when the ascertained time difference is less than or less than/equal to the threshold value, the detected occupancy state of the parking space is compared to the reference occupancy state to check the sensor system for errors.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2017Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventor: Stefan Nordbruch