Patents by Inventor Benjamin J. Cote

Benjamin J. Cote 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).

  • System and method for identifying and locating sensed events
    Patent number: 11423748
    Abstract: Method and system for detecting multiple alarms triggered by the same event and suppressing the duplicate detections, reducing false alarm rate. The first sensor to be activated is identified via a timestamp associated to the activation, then it is identified whether the other sensors have been activated by the same event. In particular a plurality of microphones is deployed in separate rooms to detect gunshots from firearms in a indoor setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
    Inventors: Wesley C. Pirkle, Benjamin J. Cote
  • System and Method for Identifying and Locating Sensed Events
    Publication number: 20200020215
    Abstract: Method and system for detecting multiple alarms triggered by the same event and suppressing the duplicate detections, reducing false alarm rate. The first sensor to be activated is identified via a timestamp associated to the activation, then it is identified whether the other sensors have been activated by the same event. In particular a plurality of microphones is deployed in separate rooms to detect gunshots from firearms in a indoor setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Wesley C. Pirkle, Benjamin J. Cote