Patents by Inventor Angela Cho

Angela Cho 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).

  • Device and method for determining and detecting the onset of structural collapse
    Patent number: 7228240
    Abstract: A significant number of rescue workers are killed or injured each year as they conduct searches within damaged or burning structures, unaware that the structure is in imminent danger of collapse. The present invention provides a system and method for detecting and monitoring structural damages which are irreversible and which lead to inevitable collapse of a building or structure. The system includes at least one accelerometer that is housed in a device that is mounted on an exterior surface outside the burn area, and within the reach of the rescue worker. The device communicates with a remote display that provides visual and/or audible signals to indicate imminent collapse of the structure. Additionally, the system includes collapse detecting analysis processes for determining the likelihood of collapse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Inventors: Ziyad Duron, Loland Alex Pranger, Nicolas von Gersdorff, Eric Flynn, Angela Cho, Debbie Meduna, Mary S. Bogucki
  • Device and method for determining and detecting the onset of structural collapse
    Publication number: 20050125197
    Abstract: A significant number of rescue workers are killed or injured each year as they conduct searches within damaged or burning structures, unaware that the structure is in imminent danger of collapse. The present invention provides a system and method for detecting and monitoring structural damages which are irreversible and which lead to inevitable collapse of a building or structure. The system includes at least one accelerometer that is housed in a device that is mounted on an exterior surface outside the burn area, and within the reach of the rescue worker. The device communicates with a remote display that provides visual and/or audible signals to indicate imminent collapse of the structure. Additionally, the system includes collapse detecting analysis processes for determining the likelihood of collapse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2004
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: Ziyad Duron, Loland Pranger, Nicolas von Gersdorff, Eric Flynn, Angela Cho, Debbie Meduna, Mary Bogucki