Patents by Inventor Benjamin Bates

Benjamin Bates 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).

  • Secure Cargo Transportation System
    Publication number: 20070285207
    Abstract: A method of controlling access to a movable container, the method comprising controllably locking the container using an electronically actuated locking mechanism; storing in a memory a desired geographical location; determining the geographical location of the container; and enabling the locking mechanism to unlock the container if the determined geographical location matches the desired geographical location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Applicant: KEYSTONE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventor: Benjamin Bates
  • Secure Cargo Transportation System
    Publication number: 20070285208
    Abstract: A method of controlling access to a movable container, the method comprising controllably locking the container using an electronically actuated locking mechanism; storing in a memory a desired geographical location; determining the geographical location of the container; and enabling the locking mechanism to unlock the container if the determined geographical location matches the desired geographical location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Applicant: KEYSTONE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventor: Benjamin Bates
  • Secure Cargo Transportation System
    Publication number: 20070285213
    Abstract: A method of controlling access to a movable container, the method comprising controllably locking the container using an electronically actuated locking mechanism; storing in a memory a desired geographical location; determining the geographical location of the container; and enabling the locking mechanism to unlock the container if the determined geographical location matches the desired geographical location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Applicant: KEYSTONE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventor: Benjamin Bates
  • Wireless communications devices, wireless communications systems, and methods of performing wireless communications with a portable device
    Publication number: 20070273473
    Abstract: A method of controlling access to a movable container, the method comprising controllably locking the container using an electronically actuated locking mechanism; storing in a memory a desired geographical location; determining the geographical location of the container; and enabling the locking mechanism to unlock the container if the determined geographical location matches the desired geographical location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventor: Benjamin Bates
  • Maintaining life line packet-switched telephony services
    Publication number: 20060171299
    Abstract: A customer premise device connects to one or more telephones at the customer's premises and provides the packet-switched telephony services over a communication line. In the event that the customer premise device fails to provide the packet-switched telephony services, a network device connected to the communication line can provide the packet-switched telephony services in place of the customer premise device to maintain life line packet-switched telephony services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Skubisz, Gordon Sherwin, Benjamin Bate, Asima Mahapatra, Edward Holmes
  • Secure cargo transportation system
    Publication number: 20050134429
    Abstract: A method of controlling access to a movable container, the method comprising controllably locking the container using an electronically actuated locking mechanism; storing in a memory a desired geographical location; determining the geographical location of the container; and enabling the locking mechanism to unlock the container if the determined geographical location matches the desired geographical location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2005
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventor: Benjamin Bates
  • Secure cargo transportation system
    Publication number: 20050083172
    Abstract: A method of controlling access to a movable container, the method comprising controllably locking the container using an electronically actuated locking mechanism; storing in a memory a desired geographical location; determining the geographical location of the container; and enabling the locking mechanism to unlock the container if the determined geographical location matches the desired geographical location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Inventor: Benjamin Bates