Patents by Inventor Chetan Shantilal Karani

Chetan Shantilal Karani 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).

  • Patent number: 11783157
    Abstract: An apparatus for automatic radio-frequency identification (RFID). In an embodiment, the apparatus comprises a flexible strap comprising a plurality of holes and a buckle configured to buckle to any one of the plurality of holes, such that, when the buckle is buckled to one of the plurality of holes, the strap forms a closed loop. The apparatus further comprises one or more tag enclosures. Each tag enclosure comprises one or more buckles and a RFID tag configured to communicate identifying data to a reader device. The one or more buckles of each tag enclosure are each configured to buckle to any one of the plurality of holes on the strap such that the tag enclosure may be attached to the strap at any one of a plurality of positions on the strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: QUAKE GLOBAL, INC.
    Inventors: Chetan Shantilal Karani, Alexander Lee O'Bruba
  • Publication number: 20220230039
    Abstract: An apparatus for automatic radio-frequency identification (RFID). In an embodiment, the apparatus comprises a flexible strap comprising a plurality of holes and a buckle configured to buckle to any one of the plurality of holes, such that, when the buckle is buckled to one of the plurality of holes, the strap forms a closed loop. The apparatus further comprises one or more tag enclosures. Each tag enclosure comprises one or more buckles and a RFID tag configured to communicate identifying data to a reader device. The one or more buckles of each tag enclosure are each configured to buckle to any one of the plurality of holes on the strap such that the tag enclosure may be attached to the strap at any one of a plurality of positions on the strap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Chetan Shantilal KARANI, Alexander Lee O'BRUBA
  • Publication number: 20220206105
    Abstract: Systems and methods for tracking a subject using radio-frequency identification (RFID). In an embodiment, an antenna array comprising a plurality of articulating brackets and a plurality of antennas is provided. Each of the articulating brackets is configured to move one of the plurality of antennas into a plurality of positions, and each of the antennas is configured to receive a RFID signal. In addition, a processor receives RFID data based on RFID signals received by the antennas of the antenna array, and determines a trajectory of a subject based on the RFID data. Based on the determined trajectory of the subject, the processor controls one or more of the articulating brackets to move one or more of the antennas into a position to track the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Chetan Shantilal KARANI, Luke Christopher WAIDMANN, Walker Edward BOLGER-KUMM, Ronan WISDOM
  • Patent number: 11328199
    Abstract: An apparatus for automatic radio-frequency identification (RFID). In an embodiment, the apparatus comprises a flexible strap comprising a plurality of holes and a buckle configured to buckle to any one of the plurality of holes, such that, when the buckle is buckled to one of the plurality of holes, the strap forms a closed loop. The apparatus further comprises one or more tag enclosures. Each tag enclosure comprises one or more buckles and a RFID tag configured to communicate identifying data to a reader device. The one or more buckles of each tag enclosure are each configured to buckle to any one of the plurality of holes on the strap such that the tag enclosure may be attached to the strap at any one of a plurality of positions on the strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: QUAKE GLOBAL, INC.
    Inventors: Chetan Shantilal Karani, Alexander Lee O'Bruba
  • Patent number: 11287512
    Abstract: Systems and methods for tracking a subject using radio-frequency identification (RFID). In an embodiment, an antenna array comprising a plurality of articulating brackets and a plurality of antennas is provided. Each of the articulating brackets is configured to move one of the plurality of antennas into a plurality of positions, and each of the antennas is configured to receive a RFID signal. In addition, a processor receives RFID data based on RFID signals received by the antennas of the antenna array, and determines a trajectory of a subject based on the RFID data. Based on the determined trajectory of the subject, the processor controls one or more of the articulating brackets to move one or more of the antennas into a position to track the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: QUAKE GLOBAL, INC.
    Inventors: Chetan Shantilal Karani, Luke Christopher Waidmann, Walker Edward Bolger-Kumm, Ronan Wisdom
  • Publication number: 20210149013
    Abstract: Systems and methods for tracking a subject using radio-frequency identification (RFID). In an embodiment, an antenna array comprising a plurality of articulating brackets and a plurality of antennas is provided. Each of the articulating brackets is configured to move one of the plurality of antennas into a plurality of positions, and each of the antennas is configured to receive a RFID signal. In addition, a processor receives RFID data based on RFID signals received by the antennas of the antenna array, and determines a trajectory of a subject based on the RFID data. Based on the determined trajectory of the subject, the processor controls one or more of the articulating brackets to move one or more of the antennas into a position to track the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Chetan Shantilal KARANI, Luke Christopher WAIDMANN, Walker Edward BOLGER-KUMM, Ronan WISDOM
  • Publication number: 20210081747
    Abstract: An apparatus for automatic radio-frequency identification (RFID). In an embodiment, the apparatus comprises a flexible strap comprising a plurality of holes and a buckle configured to buckle to any one of the plurality of holes, such that, when the buckle is buckled to one of the plurality of holes, the strap forms a closed loop. The apparatus further comprises one or more tag enclosures. Each tag enclosure comprises one or more buckles and a RFID tag configured to communicate identifying data to a reader device. The one or more buckles of each tag enclosure are each configured to buckle to any one of the plurality of holes on the strap such that the tag enclosure may be attached to the strap at any one of a plurality of positions on the strap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Chetan Shantilal KARANI, Alexander Lee O'BRUBA
  • Patent number: 10942246
    Abstract: Systems and methods for tracking a subject using radio-frequency identification (RFID). In an embodiment, an antenna array comprising a plurality of articulating brackets and a plurality of antennas is provided. Each of the articulating brackets is configured to move one of the plurality of antennas into a plurality of positions, and each of the antennas is configured to receive a RFID signal. In addition, a processor receives RFID data based on RFID signals received by the antennas of the antenna array, and determines a trajectory of a subject based on the RFID data. Based on the determined trajectory of the subject, the processor controls one or more of the articulating brackets to move one or more of the antennas into a position to track the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: QUAKE GLOBAL, INC.
    Inventors: Chetan Shantilal Karani, Luke Christopher Waidmann, Walker Edward Bolger-Kumm, Ronan Wisdom
  • Patent number: 10943164
    Abstract: Spoolable RFID-enabled wristbands with maximized read range. In an embodiment, a wristband comprises flexible material formed into a flag portion and a strap portion. The flag portion comprises a radio-frequency identification (RFID) inlay embedded within the material. The strap portion extends from the flag portion, and is perforated in a line along a longitudinal axis of the wristband from a distal end of the strap portion that is distal to the flag portion to a hole at a proximal end of the strap portion that is proximal to the flag portion, such that the strap portion may be torn, from the distal end to the hole at the proximal end, along the perforated line, into two sections of substantially equal dimension, which each extend from the flag portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: QUAKE GLOBAL, INC.
    Inventors: Luke Christopher Waidmann, Tom C. Lorenzana, Enrique Adrian Valdez, Chetan Shantilal Karani, Kevin W. Harris
  • Patent number: 10872285
    Abstract: An apparatus for automatic radio-frequency identification (RFID). In an embodiment, the apparatus comprises a flexible strap comprising a plurality of holes and a buckle configured to buckle to any one of the plurality of holes, such that, when the buckle is buckled to one of the plurality of holes, the strap forms a closed loop. The apparatus further comprises one or more tag enclosures. Each tag enclosure comprises one or more buckles and a RFID tag configured to communicate identifying data to a reader device. The one or more buckles of each tag enclosure are each configured to buckle to any one of the plurality of holes on the strap such that the tag enclosure may be attached to the strap at any one of a plurality of positions on the strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: QUAKE GLOBAL, INC.
    Inventors: Chetan Shantilal Karani, Alexander Lee O'Bruba
  • Publication number: 20200184305
    Abstract: Spoolable RFID-enabled wristbands with maximized read range. In an embodiment, a wristband comprises flexible material formed into a flag portion and a strap portion. The flag portion comprises a radio-frequency identification (RFID) inlay embedded within the material. The strap portion extends from the flag portion, and is perforated in a line along a longitudinal axis of the wristband from a distal end of the strap portion that is distal to the flag portion to a hole at a proximal end of the strap portion that is proximal to the flag portion, such that the strap portion may be torn, from the distal end to the hole at the proximal end, along the perforated line, into two sections of substantially equal dimension, which each extend from the flag portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Luke Christopher WAIDMANN, Tom C. LORENZANA, Enrique Adrian VALDEZ, Chetan Shantilal KARANI, Kevin W. HARRIS
  • Publication number: 20200125916
    Abstract: An apparatus for automatic radio-frequency identification (RFID). In an embodiment, the apparatus comprises a flexible strap comprising a plurality of holes and a buckle configured to buckle to any one of the plurality of holes, such that, when the buckle is buckled to one of the plurality of holes, the strap forms a closed loop. The apparatus further comprises one or more tag enclosures. Each tag enclosure comprises one or more buckles and a RFID tag configured to communicate identifying data to a reader device. The one or more buckles of each tag enclosure are each configured to buckle to any one of the plurality of holes on the strap such that the tag enclosure may be attached to the strap at any one of a plurality of positions on the strap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Chetan Shantilal KARANI, Alexander Lee O'BRUBA
  • Patent number: 10565489
    Abstract: Spoolable RFID-enabled wristbands with maximized read range. In an embodiment, a wristband comprises flexible material formed into a flag portion and a strap portion. The flag portion comprises a radio-frequency identification (RFID) inlay embedded within the material. The strap portion extends from the flag portion, and is perforated in a line along a longitudinal axis of the wristband from a distal end of the strap portion that is distal to the flag portion to a hole at a proximal end of the strap portion that is proximal to the flag portion, such that the strap portion may be torn, from the distal end to the hole at the proximal end, along the perforated line, into two sections of substantially equal dimension, which each extend from the flag portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Quake Global, Inc.
    Inventors: Luke Christopher Waidmann, Tom C. Lorenzana, Enrique Adrian Valdez, Chetan Shantilal Karani, Kevin W. Harris
  • Publication number: 20200018817
    Abstract: Systems and methods for tracking a subject using radio-frequency identification (RFID). In an embodiment, an antenna array comprising a plurality of articulating brackets and a plurality of antennas is provided. Each of the articulating brackets is configured to move one of the plurality of antennas into a plurality of positions, and each of the antennas is configured to receive a RFID signal. In addition, a processor receives RFID data based on RFID signals received by the antennas of the antenna array, and determines a trajectory of a subject based on the RFID data. Based on the determined trajectory of the subject, the processor controls one or more of the articulating brackets to move one or more of the antennas into a position to track the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Chetan Shantilal KARANI, Luke Christopher WAIDMANN, Walker Edward BOLGER-KUMM, Ronan WISDOM
  • Patent number: 10521713
    Abstract: An apparatus for automatic radio-frequency identification (RFID). In an embodiment, the apparatus comprises a flexible strap comprising a plurality of holes and a buckle configured to buckle to any one of the plurality of holes, such that, when the buckle is buckled to one of the plurality of holes, the strap forms a closed loop. The apparatus further comprises one or more tag enclosures. Each tag enclosure comprises one or more buckles and a RFID tag configured to communicate identifying data to a reader device. The one or more buckles of each tag enclosure are each configured to buckle to any one of the plurality of holes on the strap such that the tag enclosure may be attached to the strap at any one of a plurality of positions on the strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: QUAKE GLOBAL, INC.
    Inventors: Chetan Shantilal Karani, Alexander Lee O'Bruba
  • Patent number: 10459067
    Abstract: Systems and methods for tracking a subject using radio-frequency identification (RFID). In an embodiment, an antenna array comprising a plurality of articulating brackets and a plurality of antennas is provided. Each of the articulating brackets is configured to move one of the plurality of antennas into a plurality of positions, and each of the antennas is configured to receive a RFID signal. In addition, a processor receives RFID data based on RFID signals received by the antennas of the antenna array, and determines a trajectory of a subject based on the RFID data. Based on the determined trajectory of the subject, the processor controls one or more of the articulating brackets to move one or more of the antennas into a position to track the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: QUAKE GLOBAL, INC.
    Inventors: Chetan Shantilal Karani, Luke Christopher Waidmann, Walker Edward Bolger-Kumm, Ronan Wisdom
  • Publication number: 20190065926
    Abstract: Spoolable RFID-enabled wristbands with maximized read range. In an embodiment, a wristband comprises flexible material formed into a flag portion and a strap portion. The flag portion comprises a radio-frequency identification (RFID) inlay embedded within the material. The strap portion extends from the flag portion, and is perforated in a line along a longitudinal axis of the wristband from a distal end of the strap portion that is distal to the flag portion to a hole at a proximal end of the strap portion that is proximal to the flag portion, such that the strap portion may be torn, from the distal end to the hole at the proximal end, along the perforated line, into two sections of substantially equal dimension, which each extend from the flag portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Luke Christopher WAIDMANN, Tom C. LORENZANA, Enrique Adrian VALDEZ, Chetan Shantilal KARANI, Kevin W. HARRIS
  • Publication number: 20180365548
    Abstract: An apparatus for automatic radio-frequency identification (RFID). In an embodiment, the apparatus comprises a flexible strap comprising a plurality of holes and a buckle configured to buckle to any one of the plurality of holes, such that, when the buckle is buckled to one of the plurality of holes, the strap forms a closed loop. The apparatus further comprises one or more tag enclosures. Each tag enclosure comprises one or more buckles and a RFID tag configured to communicate identifying data to a reader device. The one or more buckles of each tag enclosure are each configured to buckle to any one of the plurality of holes on the strap such that the tag enclosure may be attached to the strap at any one of a plurality of positions on the strap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Chetan Shantilal KARANI, Alexander Lee O'BRUBA
  • Patent number: 10037489
    Abstract: An apparatus for automatic radio-frequency identification (RFID). In an embodiment, the apparatus comprises a flexible strap comprising a plurality of holes and a buckle configured to buckle to any one of the plurality of holes, such that, when the buckle is buckled to one of the plurality of holes, the strap forms a closed loop. The apparatus further comprises one or more tag enclosures. Each tag enclosure comprises one or more buckles and a RFID tag configured to communicate identifying data to a reader device. The one or more buckles of each tag enclosure are each configured to buckle to any one of the plurality of holes on the strap such that the tag enclosure may be attached to the strap at any one of a plurality of positions on the strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Quake Global Inc.
    Inventors: Chetan Shantilal Karani, Alexander Lee O'Bruba
  • Publication number: 20180196121
    Abstract: Systems and methods for tracking a subject using radio-frequency identification (RFID). In an embodiment, an antenna array comprising a plurality of articulating brackets and a plurality of antennas is provided. Each of the articulating brackets is configured to move one of the plurality of antennas into a plurality of positions, and each of the antennas is configured to receive a RFID signal. In addition, a processor receives RFID data based on RFID signals received by the antennas of the antenna array, and determines a trajectory of a subject based on the RFID data. Based on the determined trajectory of the subject, the processor controls one or more of the articulating brackets to move one or more of the antennas into a position to track the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Chetan Shantilal KARANI, Luke Christopher WAIDMANN, Walker Edward BOLGER-KUMM, Ronan WISDOM