Patents Examined by Phung Nguyen
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Patent number: 10271772Abstract: A system for warning of protruding body parts of a medical vehicle occupant includes a sensor, a feedback device, and a processing circuit. The sensor is configured to generate sensor data based on a position of the occupant, and the processing circuit is configured to determine a contour of the medical vehicle, detect a protruding extremity of the occupant based on the sensor data and the contour, and generate a warning using the feedback device, where the warning is based on the detected protruding extremity.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2017Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: ELWHA LLCInventors: Roderick A. Hyde, Jordin T. Kare, Eric C. Leuthardt, Richard T. Lord, Robert W. Lord, Clarence T. Tegreene, Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
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Patent number: 10276030Abstract: A hygiene compliance module is configured to be retrofit with a compatible dispenser to enable hygiene compliance monitoring functions. The hygiene compliance module is configured to be coupled to the dispenser via a communication interface to receive power, ground, and dispenser actuation signals therefrom. In addition, the hygiene compliance module is enabled to communicate with a wireless data tag that is worn by a user of the dispenser and with a remote hygiene compliance monitoring station.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2018Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: GOJO Industries, Inc.Inventors: Jackson W. Wegelin, Matthew J. Archer
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Patent number: 10276001Abstract: A system includes a band, an attachment mechanism attached to the band, and one or more haptic devices included in the attachment mechanism. The attachment mechanism can attach the band to an electronic device. Additionally or alternatively, the attachment mechanism can attach the band to a wearer. The haptic device or devices are in communication with a processing device. At least one of the one or more haptic devices produces a haptic response based on an activation signal received from the processing device.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2013Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Harry W. Smith, IV, Patrick Kessler, Camille Moussette, John B. Morrell
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Patent number: 10269222Abstract: A system includes a wearable device, a second device remote from and in communication with the wearable device, a processor configured to generate a control signal representative of an event occurring in an environment related to the wearable device and/or the second device, and a haptic output device configured to provide haptic feedback based on the generated control signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2015Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: IMMERSION CORPORATIONInventors: Allan Visitacion, Trevor Jones, Daniel Gregory Parker, Kohei Imoto, Keith Reed, Jesica E. Ferro, Aaron Kapelus, Neil Olien, Danny A. Grant, Robert Lacroix
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Patent number: 10270918Abstract: Techniques and apparatus for controlling the distribution of power (e.g., current) and the temperature to individually accessible compartments enclosing subsystems of a personal communication structure (PCS) is described. The PCS includes a power distribution and temperature controller subsystem, including thermal sensors adapted to generate and transmit temperature measurement data to the temperature controller, which controls fans/blowers. The power distribution subsystem senses and controls the current delivered to the individually accessible compartments.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2016Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: Civiq Smartscapes, LLCInventors: Kyle Robert Bowers, Parag Naginlal Shah
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Patent number: 10269229Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing indications of received emergency alert messages to devices within a consumer premises are disclosed. In one embodiment, a consumer premise equipment (CPE) receiving one or more emergency alert messages from a content provider or managed network determines one or more alert responses for one or more devices of the consumer premise network. In one implementation, the responses are based at least in part on the received emergency alert messages themselves. The CPE issues one or more commands to one or more devices present within the consumer premises (which may be for example a home automation system), to indicate the one or more determined alert indication responses, such as auditory alert and visual alert by the one or more devices. Thus, users in the consumer premises may be made aware of an alert message outside of the typical means in which an alert is displayed, such as via a television.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2016Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLCInventors: Peter Stern, Scott Ramsdell, Adam Mayer, Mike Roudi, Chris Williams
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Patent number: 10262110Abstract: An alarm manager identifies responders that are confirmed to be available to receive an alarm notification pertaining to a patient device through one or more computing devices. An alarm of the patient device may be suppressed in response to verifying that responders are available to receive the alarm notification. The alarm notification may be transmitted to the identified responders, and verification of receipt, acceptance, and/or completion of the alarm notification is received. An alarm notification may be retransmitted in response to a failure to verify receipt, acceptance, and/or completion within a time threshold.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2016Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: University of Utah Research FoundationInventors: Joseph Tonna, Benjamin Brooke, Julia Beynon
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Patent number: 10262526Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for processing alarm signals are presented. In some embodiments, a mobile device may be registered with a security system that is installed at a premises. Subsequently, an alarm trigger associated with the security system may be received. Based on receiving the alarm trigger, the location of the mobile device may be determined. A response to the alarm trigger then may be determined based on the location of the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2017Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: James Poder, Bill Horrocks
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Patent number: 10239448Abstract: An unattended occupant alert system includes a car seat that may be positioned in a vehicle. A child is selectively seated in the car seat and the car seat has a pair of shoulder straps. An electronic device is included and the electronic device is carried by a caregiver. An alarm unit is coupled between the shoulder straps to selectively and removably attach the shoulder straps together. In this way the alarm unit retains the child in the car seat and the alarm unit is turned on when the shoulder straps are attached together. The alarm unit is in thermal communication with an interior of the vehicle to detect a temperature in the vehicle. Additionally, the alarm unit is in electrical communication with the electronic device. The electronic device emits an alert when the alarm unit is turned on and the alarm unit detects a temperature that exceeds a trigger temperature. In this way the alarm unit alerts the caregiver to a potential environmental danger for the child.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2017Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Inventor: Carl Samuel, Jr.
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Patent number: 10235851Abstract: Security system against the risk of fire comprising a first fire detection element (1) connected by a flexible bridge (3) to a second fire detection element (2), with the first fire detection element (1) having some first means of lighting (4), while the second fire detection element (2) has some means of lighting (5), where the means of lighting are LEDs, in different colors, whereby achieving an easy to position detection system without any installation, that is valid for the deaf and provides information on escape routes. The system is designed to be mounted on the top edge of doors or elements of passage.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2015Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Inventors: Alfredo Romero Redondo, Mariano Garcia Carretero, Pedro Sanz Frutos, Roberto Garcia Carretero
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Patent number: 10234307Abstract: Fenestration unit monitoring apparatus configured to retrofit an existing fenestration unit to incorporate components that are capable of monitoring the locked or unlocked status of the existing lock assembly and/or the panel position status of a movable panel of the fenestration unit. The fenestration unit monitoring apparatus described herein may provide a relatively easy and aesthetically pleasing option to monitor the lock status and/or panel status of an existing fenestration unit with an existing lock assembly already located thereon. The fenestration unit monitoring apparatus may be inserted into an existing lock assembly slot in a frame member of an existing fenestration unit that already contains a lock assembly without requiring removal of the lock assembly from the lock assembly slot.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2015Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: ANDERSEN CORPORATIONInventors: Ross McGruder, Chris Buege
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Patent number: 10223878Abstract: A user interface (UI) device for a premises management system may include at least one proximity sensor, a first interface component configured to illuminate in a first illumination style based on a first rule set when an individual is detected within a first range by the at least one proximity sensor, and a second interface component to receive input from the individual and configured to illuminate in a second illumination style based on a second rule set different from the first rule set when the individual is detected within a second range closer to the UI device than the first range.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: David Hendler Sloo, Jeffrey Alan Boyd
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Patent number: 10223888Abstract: Disclosed are techniques to authenticate tags passing through detection regions against an access control list, receive data that identifies a number of people passing through or within the detection regions, compare the number people identified by the received data with the number of tags identified by the system, and cause an alarm to be asserted when a discrepancy is detected in the number people identified with the number of tags in a detection region with personnel within the detection region.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: Tyco Fire & Security GmbHInventors: Stewart E. Hall, Robert F. Brewin, Scott M. Clements
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Patent number: 10214146Abstract: A collision avoidance assembly for alerting a driver to a collision hazard includes a controller and a plurality of sensors. The controller is configured to communicate wirelessly, to couple to a wrist of a driver of a first vehicle, and to selectively vibrate to alert the driver. The sensors are configured to couple to the first vehicle and are operationally coupled to the controller. The sensors are configured to selectively detect an object, such as a second vehicle and debris, proximate to the first vehicle and to communicate a warning to the controller. The controller is configured to vibrate to alert the driver to the object proximate to the first vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2017Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Inventor: Mario A. Martinez Romero
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Patent number: 10219107Abstract: A last known location of a tracking device can be determined by using location information received at a tracking system. A disconnection event is received at the tracking system indicating that a tracking device has disconnected from a mobile device. In response, the tracking system can generate a last known location for the tracking device. Other relevant location updates, such as recent locations of the mobile device or locations of other mobile devices that connect to the tracking device are collected and associated with the disconnection event. Based on the location updates, a last known location of the tracking device can be computed and stored.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2018Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: Tile, Inc.Inventors: Pierre-Marie Lévêque, Wayne Patterson, Arunkumar Puppala
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Patent number: 10217338Abstract: The invention disclosed here is a display system for managing power and security for a plurality of hand-held electronic devices sold to consumers in a retail location. The display includes features that allow power to be supplied to individual devices and security sensors without continuous hard wiring or multi-conductor retractor cables. The display also allows for individual security alarms to be triggered when a theft occurs. Security alarm conditions are preferably triggered via wireless signals.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2017Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: MOBILE TECH, INC.Inventors: Donald Henson, Thaine Allison, Jason Goldberg, Justin Olson, Eric Pitt, Kris Schatz, Wade Wheeler, Ron Peters
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Patent number: 10202072Abstract: A brake warning lamp system for a vehicle including: one or more primary brake lamps in a first set of brake lamps facing outwards from the rear of the vehicle; one or more secondary brake lamps in a second set of brake lamps facing outward from the rear of the vehicle and spaced from the primary brake lamps; sensing means for sensing deceleration of the vehicle; and control means operatively connected to the sensing means for selectively connecting the first and second set of brake lamps to the power supply of the vehicle to selectively illuminate the primary and/or secondary brake lamps.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2016Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Inventor: Malcolm John Peardon
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Patent number: 10195990Abstract: An in-vehicle lighting device for alerting a driver driving a vehicle to an obstacle present in a vicinity of the vehicle, which obstructs driving of the vehicle. The in-vehicle lighting device includes: a light emitter that is installed in an interior side of a pillar in a front part of the vehicle and that emits light of different chromatic colors; a controller connected to the light emitter; and a detector that is connected to the controller and detects the obstacle present in the vicinity of the vehicle. When the detector detects the obstacle present in the vicinity of the vehicle, the controller causes the light emitter to emit light having a color according to a characteristic of the obstacle detected.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2018Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventor: Toshiya Moriwaki
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Patent number: 10195901Abstract: Techniques are provided for alerting drivers of hazardous driving conditions using the sensing capabilities of wearable mobile technology. In one aspect, a method for alerting drivers of hazardous driving conditions includes the steps of: collecting real-time data from a driver of a vehicle, wherein the data is collected via a mobile device worn by the driver; determining whether the real-time data indicates that a hazardous driving condition exists; providing feedback to the driver if the real-time data indicates that a hazardous driving condition exists, and continuing to collect data from the driver in real-time if the real-time data indicates that a hazardous driving condition does not exist. The real-time data may also be collected and used to learn characteristics of the driver. These characteristics can be compared with the data being collected to help determine, in real-time, whether the driving behavior is normal and whether a hazardous driving condition exists.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2017Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Benjamin D. Briggs, Lawrence A. Clevenger, Leigh Anne H. Clevenger, Jonathan H. Connell, II, Nalini K. Ratha, Michael Rizzolo
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Patent number: 10189483Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for controlling functions of a vehicular alarm. The method includes receiving one or more signals including location information, determining a location of the vehicle using the location information, setting one or more functions based on the location information, determining whether an alarm function is activated, and activating the one or more functions according to the setting upon determining that an alarm has been activated. The method may further include using GPS data or signals transmitted from one or more base stations (e.g., from cellular telephone base stations, computer networks, proprietary transmitters, etc.) to determine the position of the apparatus (e.g., installed in the vehicle). The apparatus may also inform a user of regulations relating to an area dependent upon its location.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Inventor: Victor A. Grossman