Patents by Inventor Alan Hand

Alan Hand 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).

  • Patent number: 9392573
    Abstract: A method for determining a geospatial location of a client in signal communication with a wireless array is provided. A magnetometer is used to provide geospatial orientation information relating to an orientation of a wireless array relative to the surface of the Earth. The geospatial orientation of the wireless array is determined based on the geospatial orientation information provided by the magnetometer. A transceiver in the wireless array that the client is in signal communication with is identified. The geospatial orientation of the transceiver that the client is in signal communication with is identified based on the geospatial orientation of the wireless array and the position of the transceiver in the wireless array. A geospatial direction of the client relative to the wireless array is calculated based on the geospatial orientation of the transceiver the client is in signal communication with and is used to identify a geospatial sector in which the client is located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: XIRRIUS, INC.
    Inventors: Steven Krattiger, Alan Hand, Abraham Hartenstein
  • Patent number: 8694010
    Abstract: A wireless array for providing access to a network is provided. The wireless array includes at least two transceivers in signal communication with a client. A magnetometer of the wireless array provides orientation information relating to an orientation of the wireless array relative to a magnetic field. A controller of the wireless array is in signal communication with the transceivers and the magnetometer. The controller manages the communications exchanged via the transceivers and receives the orientation information provided by the magnetometer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Xirrus, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Krattiger, Alan Hand, Abraham Hartenstein
  • Publication number: 20120276918
    Abstract: A method for determining a geospatial location of a client in signal communication with a wireless array is provided. A magnetometer is used to provide geospatial orientation information relating to an orientation of a wireless array relative to the surface of the Earth. The geospatial orientation of the wireless array is determined based on the geospatial orientation information provided by the magnetometer. A transceiver in the wireless array that the client is in signal communication with is identified. The geospatial orientation of the transceiver that the client is in signal communication with is identified based on the geospatial orientation of the wireless array and the position of the transceiver in the wireless array. A geospatial direction of the client relative to the wireless array is calculated based on the geospatial orientation of the transceiver the client is in signal communication with and is used to identify a geospatial sector in which the client is located.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: XIRRUS, INC.
    Inventors: STEVEN KRATTIGER, ALAN HAND, ABRAHAM HARTENSTEIN
  • Publication number: 20120276848
    Abstract: A wireless array for providing access to a network is provided. The wireless array includes at least two transceivers in signal communication with a client. A magnetometer of the wireless array provides orientation information relating to an orientation of the wireless array relative to a magnetic field. A controller of the wireless array is in signal communication with the transceivers and the magnetometer. The controller manages the communications exchanged via the transceivers and receives the orientation information provided by the magnetometer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: Xirrus, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Krattiger, Alan Hand, Abraham Hartenstein
  • Patent number: 6062441
    Abstract: A two-piece dispensing closure is disclosed, which includes a plastic fitment that fits in the mouth of a bottle, a twist type over cap having a central aperture in its top wall for engagement with a post on the top of the fitment and having a sealing wall and lip for sealing over holes through a bottom wall of the fitment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: RXI Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Lee Mengeu, Scott Alan Hand