Patents by Inventor Ann Hoffman
Ann Hoffman 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: 11958512Abstract: A vehicle monitoring device includes a camera or other optical sensor configured to be disposed at a trailing end of a first vehicle system. The camera or other optical sensor is configured to output one or more images or video of a field of view behind the first vehicle system. The monitoring device also includes a controller configured to receive output from one or more sensors and to activate the camera or other optical sensor to output the one or more images or video based on the output from the one or more sensors. The output from the one or more sensors indicates one or more of a change in movement of the first vehicle system, a temperature, an acoustic sound, or movement of a second vehicle system.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Carl L. Haas, Padam D. Swar, Danial Rice, Christopher Claussen, Joseph W. Gorman, James A. Oswald, Ann K. Grimm, Kevin Angel, James Trainor, Phillip A. Burgart, Kendrick W. Gawne, Robert Hoffman, Tim Gibson, Brian Kurz
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Patent number: 11904249Abstract: A portable, folding dog agility teeter is disclosed. The teeter has two boards which are connected by a hinge. A pair of legs are also hinged. Each board can be reversibly fixed in relation to the hinge so the longitudinal axis of each board is parallel to the other. A fulcrum is formed where the legs attach to the hinge. One of the boards is heavier than the other so the heavier board is touching the ground when no additional load is on the other board. As a dog crosses from one board to the other, the teeter moves so the lighter board touches the ground. When the dog leaves the teeter the heavier board moves to touch the ground, thereby resetting the teeter for repeated use.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2021Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Hoffco International Imports, LLCInventors: Stacey Ann Hoffman, Andrew Ryan Hoffman, Chad Eugene Spangler
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Publication number: 20230173398Abstract: A portable, folding dog agility teeter is disclosed. The teeter has two boards which are connected by a hinge. A pair of legs are also hinged. Each board can be reversibly fixed in relation to the hinge so the longitudinal axis of each board is parallel to the other. A fulcrum is formed where the legs attach to the hinge. One of the boards is heavier than the other so the heavier board is touching the ground when no additional load is on the other board. As a dog crosses from one board to the other, the teeter moves so the lighter board touches the ground. When the dog leaves the teeter the heavier board moves to touch the ground, thereby resetting the teeter for repeated use.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2021Publication date: June 8, 2023Applicant: Hoffco International Imports LLCInventors: Stacey Ann Hoffman, Andrew Ryan Hoffman, Chad Eugene Spangler
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Publication number: 20160009772Abstract: The present invention comprises cell penetrating peptides that bind to interferon regulatory factor IRF5 and disrupt the IRF5 homo-dimerization and/or attenuate downstream signaling, and a method for screening peptides that inhibit IRF5. Generally, the cell penetrating peptides of the invention bind human interferon regulatory factor IRF5 (CPP-IRF5).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2013Publication date: January 14, 2016Inventors: Julie Demartino, Nader Fotouhi, Ann Hoffman, Kuo-Sen Huang, Francesca Milletti, Sandip Panicker, Dinesh Srinivasan, Seng-Lai Tan
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Patent number: 9235972Abstract: A signaling system is provided for rendering an alarm for an individual in distress combined with a locating and tracking system to thus alert and direct appropriate personnel to the needs of the individual in distress and to monitor the location of that individual. The system comprises a portable signaling unit, a remote alarm switch device, a central dispatch station, and makes use of a wireless communication system. The portable signaling unit and the remote alarm switch may be adapted to be worn at different locations on the person's body. The remote alarm switch way be concealed in the form of a wristband or in the form of any other object such as a broach, pendant, or keychain.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2013Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Inventors: Mark Hoffman, Judd Hoffman, Ann Hoffman, David Doe
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Publication number: 20150206418Abstract: A signaling system is provided for rendering an alarm for an individual in distress combined with a locating and tracking system to thus alert and direct appropriate personnel to the needs of the individual in distress and to monitor the location of that individual. The system comprises a portable signaling unit, a remote alarm switch device, a central dispatch station, and makes use of a wireless communication system. The portable signaling unit and the remote alarm switch may be adapted to be worn at different locations on the person's body. The remote alarm switch way be concealed in the form of a wristband or in the form of any other object such as a broach, pendant, or keychain.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2015Publication date: July 23, 2015Applicant: PRAGMATUS MOBILE LLCInventors: Mark Hoffman, Judd Hoffman, Ann Hoffman, David Doe
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Publication number: 20130307688Abstract: A signaling system is provided for rendering an alarm for an individual in distress combined with a locating and tracking system to thus alert and direct appropriate personnel to the needs of the individual in distress and to monitor the location of that individual. The system comprises a portable signaling unit, a remote alarm switch device, a central dispatch station, and makes use of a wireless communication system. The portable signaling unit and the remote alarm switch may be adapted to be worn at different locations on the person's body. The remote alarm switch way be concealed in the form of a wristband or in the form of any other object such as a broach, pendant, or keychain.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2013Publication date: November 21, 2013Inventors: Mark Hoffman, Judd Hoffman, Ann Hoffman, David Doe
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Patent number: 8466795Abstract: A signaling system is provided for rendering an alarm for an individual in distress combined with a locating and tracking system to thus alert and direct appropriate personnel to the needs of the individual in distress and to monitor the location of that individual. The system comprises a portable signaling unit, a remote alarm switch device, a central dispatch station, and makes use of a wireless communication system. The portable signaling unit and the remote alarm switch may be adapted to be worn at different locations on the person's body. The remote alarm switch way be concealed in the form of a wristband or in the form of any other object such as a broach, pendant, or keychain.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2012Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: Pragmatus Mobile LLCInventors: Mark Hoffman, Judd Hoffman, Ann Hoffman, David Doe
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Publication number: 20120152963Abstract: A thermally insulated container is disclosed. The thermally insulated container comprises a body, wherein said body includes portions that are demarked by non-seamed folds and portions that are demarked by seams, wherein the body includes a top, and at least one side, wherein said top and at least one side are demarked by a non-seamed fold.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2011Publication date: June 21, 2012Inventors: Emmon Scott, Julie Anne Becker, Sharon Ann Hoffman, Michael Ray Hofstetter
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Publication number: 20120157037Abstract: A signaling system is provided for rendering an alarm for an individual in distress combined with a locating and tracking system to thus alert and direct appropriate personnel to the needs of the individual in distress and to monitor the location of that individual. The system comprises a portable signaling unit, a remote alarm switch device, a central dispatch station, and makes use of a wireless communication system. The portable signaling unit and the remote alarm switch may be adapted to be worn at different locations on the person's body. The remote alarm switch way be concealed in the form of a wristband or in the form of any other object such as a broach, pendant, or keychain.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2012Publication date: June 21, 2012Inventors: Mark Hoffman, Judd Hoffman, Ann Hoffman, David Doe
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Patent number: 8149124Abstract: A signaling system is provided for rendering an alarm for an individual in distress combined with a locating and tracking system to thus alert and direct appropriate personnel to the needs of the individual in distress and to monitor the location of that individual. The system comprises a portable signaling unit, a remote alarm switch device, a central dispatch station, and makes use of a wireless communication system. The portable signaling unit and the remote alarm switch may be adapted to be worn at different locations on the person's body. The remote alarm switch way be concealed in the form of a wristband or in the form of any other object such as a broach, pendant, or keychain.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2006Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Pragmatus Mobile LLCInventors: Mark Hoffman, Judd Hoffman, Ann Hoffman, David Doe
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Patent number: 7480631Abstract: A system and method for detecting and processing fraud and credit abuse is disclosed. One embodiment of the present invention comprises a method for detecting and processing fraud and credit abuse. The method may comprise: receiving a telephone call from a caller concerning a credit account; identifying one or more potential fraud-related problems by searching the credit account data for conditions that match one or more predetermined qualifiers and quantifiers; presenting the caller with a series of questions and soliciting, from the caller, responses to the series of questions, wherein each question in the series is generated based on the one or more potential fraud-related problems and further based on the caller's responses to earlier questions in the series; and determining a fraud status associated with the credit account based on a computerized analysis of the solicited responses.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2004Date of Patent: January 20, 2009Assignee: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.Inventors: Angel Merced, Timothy A. Webb, SueAnne Senz, Chakravarthi S. Bathula, Lou Ann Hoffman, Anthony E. Rita, Kevin D. Buckner
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Patent number: 7038590Abstract: A signaling system is provided for rendering an alarm for an individual in distress combined with a locating and tracking system to thus alert and direct appropriate personnel to the needs of the individual in distress and to monitor the location of that individual. The system comprises a portable signaling unit, a remote alarm switch device, a central dispatch station, and makes use of a wireless communication system. The portable signaling unit and the remote alarm switch may be adapted to be worn at different locations on the person's body. The remote alarm switch way be concealed in the form of a wristband or in the form of any other object such as a broach, pendant, or keychain.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2003Date of Patent: May 2, 2006Assignee: Hoffman Recruiters LLCInventors: Mark Hoffman, Judd Hoffman, Ann Hoffman, David Doe
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Publication number: 20040021573Abstract: A signaling system is provided for rendering an alarm for an individual in distress combined with a locating and tracking system to thus alert and direct appropriate personnel to the needs of the individual in distress and to monitor the location of that individual. The system comprises a portable signaling unit, a remote alarm switch device, a central dispatch station, and makes use of a wireless communication system. The portable signaling unit and the remote alarm switch may be adapted to be worn at different locations on the person's body. The remote alarm switch way be concealed in the form of a wristband or in the form of any other object such as a broach, pendant, or keychain.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2003Publication date: February 5, 2004Applicant: Hoffman Resources LLCInventors: Mark Hoffman, Judd Hoffman, Ann Hoffman, David Doe
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Publication number: 20040014478Abstract: A signaling system is provided for rendering an alarm for an individual in distress combined with a locating and tracking system to thus alert and direct appropriate personnel to the needs of the individual in distress and to monitor the location of that individual. The system comprises a portable signaling unit, a remote alarm switch device, a central dispatch station, and makes use of a wireless communication system. The portable signaling unit and the remote alarm switch may be adapted to be worn at different locations on the person's body. The remote alarm switch way be concealed in the form of a wristband or in the form of any other object such as a broach, pendant, or keychain.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2003Publication date: January 22, 2004Applicant: Hoffman Resources LLCInventors: Mark Hoffman, Judd Hoffman, Ann Hoffman, David Doe
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Patent number: 6624754Abstract: The personal security and tracking system that enables an individual in distress to initiate an alarm to alert appropriate personnel combined with a locating and tracking system that enables the alerted personnel to monitor the location of the individual in distress. The system comprises a portable signaling unit includes a locating system and a manual trigger switch to provide the priority alarm levels. The central processing station receiving signals from the portable signaling unit to process and analyze the signal of interpreting the geographical location and the priority alarm signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 1999Date of Patent: September 23, 2003Assignee: Hoffman Resources LLCInventors: Mark Hoffman, Judd Hoffman, Ann Hoffman, David Doe
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Patent number: D664009Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2010Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: Shen Manufacturing Company IncorporatedInventors: Emmon Scott, Sharon Ann Hoffman, Julie Anne Becker, Michael Ray Hofstetter
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Patent number: D676282Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2012Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Shen Manufacturing Company IncorporatedInventors: Emmon Scott, Sharon Ann Hoffman, Julie Anne Becker, Michael Ray Hofstetter
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Patent number: D676283Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2012Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Shen Manufacturing Company IncorporatedInventors: Emmon Scott, Sharon Ann Hoffman, Julie Anne Becker, Michael Ray Hofstetter
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Patent number: D695079Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2012Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Shen Manufacturing Company IncorporatedInventors: Emmon Scott, Sharon Ann Hoffman, Julie Anne Becker, Michael Ray Hofstetter