Patents by Inventor Alan Cornett
Alan Cornett 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).
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Patent number: 10613191Abstract: A location system includes multiple master nodes located at corners of a coverage area. At least two master nodes are located on one edge of the coverage area and receive signals from a slave node within the coverage area. The at least two master nodes calculate a distance to the slave node and a location of the slave node within the coverage area.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2018Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Hai D. Pham, Alan Cornett, Christian Larson, Glen Backes, Soumitri N. Kolavennu
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Patent number: 10379324Abstract: Adaptive optical zoom systems and methods are described herein. One example of a method for adaptive optical zoom includes receiving an image at a focal plane array through a number of variable focal length elements, determining a quality of the image, and altering an amperage of the number of variable focal length elements to increase the quality of the image.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2013Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Matthew E. L. Jungwirth, Saad J. Bedros, Alan Cornett, Robert C. Becker
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Publication number: 20190072637Abstract: A location system includes multiple master nodes located at corners of a coverage area. At least two master nodes are located on one edge of the coverage area and receive signals from a slave node within the coverage area. The at least two master nodes calculate a distance to the slave node and a location of the slave node within the coverage area.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2018Publication date: March 7, 2019Inventors: Hai D. Pham, Alan Cornett, Christian Larson, Glen Backes, Soumitri N. Kolavennu
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Patent number: 10181609Abstract: A power source includes a container, a hydrogen fuel disposed within the container, a fuel cell wrapped around the hydrogen fuel within the container, electronics supported within the container and coupled to receive current from the fuel cell, a sensor coupled to the electronics to provide data representative of a sensed condition, and a charge storage device within the container and coupled to provide current to the electronics.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2017Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Steven J. Eickhoff, John Price, Christian Larson, Jeffrey Michael Klein, Alan Cornett
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Patent number: 10122388Abstract: Auto-tunable antenna devices and methods of using the same are described herein. One method for tuning an antenna of a device includes comparing a reference phase of a reference signal to a return phase of a return signal of the antenna and sending a correction signal to a tunable circuit element of the antenna in response to the reference phase being out of phase with the return phase.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2014Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Glen Backes, Doug Carlson, Robert C. Becker, Alan Cornett, Kelly Muldoon, Lisa Lust
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Publication number: 20180205103Abstract: A power source includes a container, a hydrogen fuel disposed within the container, a fuel cell wrapped around the hydrogen fuel within the container, electronics supported within the container and coupled to receive current from the fuel cell, a sensor coupled to the electronics to provide data representative of a sensed condition, and a charge storage device within the container and coupled to provide current to the electronics.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2017Publication date: July 19, 2018Inventors: Steven J. Eickhoff, John Price, Christian Larson, Jeffrey Michael Klein, Alan Cornett
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Publication number: 20180190014Abstract: A system communicate with a plurality of units. Each of the plurality of units includes a two dimensional camera, a three dimensional camera, a multispectral camera, and/or an inertial measurement unit. Each of the plurality of units is associated with a person, a vehicle, or a robot, and each of the units collects data relating to an environment. The system receives the data relating to the environment from the plurality of units, and uses the data from each of the plurality of units to estimate the positions of the units and to track the positions of the units. The system enables the plurality of units to communicate with each other regarding the collection of the data relating to the environment, commingles and analyzes the data from the plurality of units, and uses the commingled and analyzed data to build a three-dimensional map of the environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2017Publication date: July 5, 2018Inventors: Jason Yarborough, Sharath Venkatesha, Alan Cornett
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Publication number: 20180034162Abstract: Flexible printed antenna devices, methods, and systems are described herein. One device includes a conductive element having a pattern of printable conductive ink applied onto an ink-receptive, non-conductive substrate to form an antenna having multiple antenna elements, wherein the substrate is flexible allowing the multiple antenna elements to be rolled or folded over on each other and a connector element formed from a pattern of printable conductive ink applied to the ink-receptive, non-conductive substrate configured to receive and connect to a signal transmission and/or reception device using a non-contact coupling element.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2016Publication date: February 1, 2018Inventors: Glen Backes, Alan Cornett, Logan Zvolena
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Patent number: 9641764Abstract: Adaptive optical zoom systems and methods are described herein. One example of a system for adaptive optical zoom includes a number of variable focal length elements aligned to receive an image through an aperture, wherein the aperture is smaller than at least one of the number of variable focal length elements, a focal plane array aligned to receive the image, and a computing device coupled to the number of variable focal length elements.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2015Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Matthew E. L. Jungwirth, Alan Cornett, Charles Cummings
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Patent number: 9562973Abstract: An integrated identification system including a housing, an active light beacon supported by the housing, an RF beacon supported by the housing, and a controller coupled to the active light beacon and RF beacon to facilitate independent control of the active light beacon and RF beacon.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2014Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Alan Cornett, Robert Charles Becker, Doug Carlson
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Patent number: 9536348Abstract: A system and method are provided for displaying video surveillance fields of view limitations. The system and method perform video surveillance of a given area and then geo-locate any obstacles within the area, including measuring their overall size and shape. The system and method map the size, location and shape of the objects into a database and then identify where there are video surveillance coverage gaps from each vantage point where video surveillance is being performed on the area. The system and method then determine where there are overlapping locations of blocked video surveillance (i.e., locations that are “invisible” to video surveillance). The system and method create a simulated image of the area from an orientation above the area which indentifies locations within the area that may not be seen by video surveillance from any of the vantage points where video surveillance is being performed.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2009Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Alan Cornett, Robert Charles Becker, Andrew H. Johnson
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Publication number: 20160261804Abstract: Adaptive optical zoom systems and methods are described herein. One example of a system for adaptive optical zoom includes a number of variable focal length elements aligned to receive an image through an aperture, wherein the aperture is smaller than at least one of the number of variable focal length elements, a focal plane array aligned to receive the image, and a computing device coupled to the number of variable focal length elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2015Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventors: Matthew E. L. Jungwirth, Alan Cornett, Charles Cummings
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Patent number: 9426653Abstract: A method includes receiving a request from a mobile device to attach to a private wireless network, determining if a subscriber identifier is in a security database, determining if a mobile device equipment identifier is in the security database, authenticating the phone using the subscriber identifier and the mobile device equipment identifier, granting access to the private wireless network only if the phone is authenticated, and passing data between a computer system and a mobile device to monitor and control a remote monitoring and control system.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2013Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Robert Charles Becker, Bruce W. Anderson, Alan Cornett, Todd Charles Steeves
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Publication number: 20160164495Abstract: Auto-tunable antenna devices and methods of using the same are described herein. One method for tuning an antenna of a device includes comparing a reference phase of a reference signal to a return phase of a return signal of the antenna and sending a correction signal to a tunable circuit element of the antenna in response to the reference phase being out of phase with the return phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2014Publication date: June 9, 2016Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Glen Backes, Doug Carlson, Robert C. Becker, Alan Cornett, Kelly Muldoon, Lisa Lust
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Publication number: 20160065842Abstract: A system includes a processor having an input to receive images from a remote camera, wherein the images comprise a set of images having predefined requirements for completeness. A display device is coupled to the processor to display images received from the remote camera. The processor performs a perfunctory analysis of the images to meet the requirements for completeness and provides a notification to an operator of the remote camera to obtain further images to meet the requirements for completeness.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2014Publication date: March 3, 2016Inventors: Scott McCloskey, Matthew Edward Lewis Jungwirth, Alan Cornett
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Patent number: 9140798Abstract: Transmitting positions of devices is described herein. One method for transmitting a position of a device includes converting a received Global Positioning System (GPS) signal to a short range signal with a first device, transmitting the short range signal using the first device, receiving the short range signal with a second device, and transmitting a position of the second device determined from the short range signal using the second device.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2012Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Alan Cornett, Robert C. Becker, Glen Backes, Conrad Ihla
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Patent number: 9024730Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for providing a standby activation of a device. A method for providing standby activation of a device can include coupling a tag to a computing device. Furthermore, a method for providing standby activation of a device can include activating the tag utilizing a tag reader, wherein activating the tag provides access to the computing device.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2012Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Robert C. Becker, Alan Cornett, David T. Spoor, Glen Backes
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Patent number: 9008697Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems for notifying a user of an event are described herein. One or more embodiments include a computing device for notifying a user of an event. The computing device includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to execute executable instructions stored in the memory to determine a location of a user based on location information received from a personal device of the user, receive information regarding a predicted path or range of an event, determine, based on the location of the user and the information regarding the predicted path or range of the event, if the user is located within the predicted path or range of the event, and send a notification of the event to the user if the user is located within the predicted path or range of the event.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2013Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Alan Cornett, Robert C. Becker, Jerome P. Drexler
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Publication number: 20150036224Abstract: Adaptive optical zoom systems and methods are described herein. One example of a method for adaptive optical zoom includes receiving an image at a focal plane array through a number of variable focal length elements, determining a quality of the image, and altering an amperage of the number of variable focal length elements to increase the quality of the image.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2013Publication date: February 5, 2015Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Matthew E. L. Jungwirth, Saad J. Bedros, Alan Cornett, Robert C. Becker
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Publication number: 20150024710Abstract: A method includes receiving a request from a mobile device to attach to a private wireless network, determining if a subscriber identifier is in a security database, determining if a mobile device equipment identifier is in the security database, authenticating the phone using the subscriber identifier and the mobile device equipment identifier, granting access to the private wireless network only if the phone is authenticated, and passing data between a computer system and a mobile device to monitor and control a remote monitoring and control system.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2013Publication date: January 22, 2015Inventors: Robert Charles Becker, Bruce W. Anderson, Alan Cornett, Todd Charles Steeves