Patents by Inventor Alvaro Tijerina Ahjuech

Alvaro Tijerina Ahjuech 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).

  • Impact indicator
    Patent number: 11867715
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a device and technique for impact detection includes a housing, switch circuitry having an omega-shaped switch element, and a mass member movable within the housing from a first position to a second position in response to receipt by the housing of an acceleration event. Movement of the mass member to the second position causes the mass member to move the switch element to change a state of a circuit condition of the switch circuitry, and the change of the state of the switch circuitry indicates receipt of the acceleration event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Shock Watch, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony N. Fonk, Johannes A. van Niekerk, Francisco Javier Vega Triste, Alvaro Tijerina Ahjuech
  • IMPACT INDICATOR
    Publication number: 20210396782
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a device and technique for impact detection includes a housing, switch circuitry having an omega-shaped switch element, and a mass member movable within the housing from a first position to a second position in response to receipt by the housing of an acceleration event. Movement of the mass member to the second position causes the mass member to move the switch element to change a state of a circuit condition of the switch circuitry, and the change of the state of the switch circuitry indicates receipt of the acceleration event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Anthony N. Fonk, Johannes A. van Niekerk, Francisco Javier Vega Triste, Alvaro Tijerina Ahjuech
  • Impact indicator
    Patent number: 11112425
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a device and technique for impact detection includes a housing and switch circuitry having an omega-shaped switch element. A passive radio-frequency identification (RFID) module is coupled to the switch circuitry and is configured to detect a state of a circuit condition of the switch circuitry. A mass member is movable within the housing from a first position to a second position in response to receipt by the housing of an acceleration event. Movement of the mass member to the second position causes the mass member to move the switch element to change the state of the circuit condition of the switch circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: ShockWatch, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony N. Fonk, Johannes A. van Niekerk, Francisco Javier Vega Triste, Alvaro Tijerina Ahjuech
  • IMPACT INDICATOR
    Publication number: 20210096151
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a device and technique for impact detection includes a housing and switch circuitry having an omega-shaped switch element. A passive radio-frequency identification (RFID) module is coupled to the switch circuitry and is configured to detect a state of a circuit condition of the switch circuitry. A mass member is movable within the housing from a first position to a second position in response to receipt by the housing of an acceleration event. Movement of the mass member to the second position causes the mass member to move the switch element to change the state of the circuit condition of the switch circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Anthony N. Fonk, Johannes A. van Niekerk, Francisco Javier Vega Triste, Alvaro Tijerina Ahjuech