Patents by Inventor Christopher F. Devine

Christopher F. Devine 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).

  • Publication number: 20160014703
    Abstract: Radio broadcasting equipment along with a system design that provides specified booster transmitter locations, control and adjustment of transmitter power levels, analysis and provisioning of optimized antenna heights and antenna azimuths is provided that enables filling a dead zone in a radio broadcast area with a radio signal synchronized with the main transmitter(s) signal, wherein the radio broadcasting equipment includes a plurality of booster transmitters transmitting at a cumulative power level much higher than that of the main transmitter in the dead zone to which the plurality of booster transmitters are dedicated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Christopher F. DEVINE, Richard J. BONICK, William R. HIEATT
  • Patent number: 9232481
    Abstract: Radio broadcasting equipment along with a system design that provides specified booster transmitter locations, control and adjustment of transmitter power levels, analysis and provisioning of optimized antenna heights and antenna azimuths is provided that enables filling a dead zone in a radio broadcast area with a radio signal synchronized with the main transmitter(s) signal, wherein the radio broadcasting equipment includes a plurality of booster transmitters transmitting at a cumulative power level much higher than that of the main transmitter in the dead zone to which the plurality of booster transmitters are dedicated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: GEO-BROADCAST SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher F. Devine, Richard J. Bonick, William R. Hieatt
  • Patent number: 8862048
    Abstract: Radio broadcasting equipment is provided that enables targeted radio broadcast advertisement delivery in an radio broadcast area wherein a plurality of radio transmitters are used to transmit broadcasting area wide programming and localized auxiliary information on a single frequency and wherein broadcasting area wide programming is transmitted by at least one of the radio transmitters and localized auxiliary information is transmitted by individual radio transmitters included in the plurality of transmitters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Geo-Broadcast Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher F. Devine, Richard J. Bonick, William R. Hieatt
  • Publication number: 20120014370
    Abstract: Radio broadcasting equipment is provided that enables targeted radio broadcast advertisement delivery in an radio broadcast area wherein a plurality of radio auxiliary or booster transmitters are used to transmit localized auxiliary information to supplement broadcast area wide content transmitted on the same frequency. Moreover, these auxiliary or booster transmitters are configured to transmit different localized auxiliary information to supplement a plurality of main transmitters transmitted on corresponding specified transmission frequencies using Time Division Multiple Access frame structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: LAZER SPOTS, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher F. DEVINE, William R. HIEATT, Richard J. BONICK
  • Publication number: 20110295418
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments are directed, generally, to a ticket printing and issuing (e.g., vending) system and associated operations for vending such a ticket in conjunction with promotional material in the form of printed, audio and/or video advertising content, and/or electronic data. This enables distribution of promotional material in conjunction with the generation and distribution of a ticket in a manner that also distributes “disruptive promotional material” to a ticket recipient so as to provide an improved advertising effect in association with the distributed promotional material. In accordance with at least one embodiment of the invention, the ticket is a parking ticket issued in conjunction with a recipient's parking of their automotive vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: Christopher F. Devine, Richard J. Bonick
  • Publication number: 20110065377
    Abstract: Radio broadcasting equipment is provided that enables targeted radio broadcast advertisement delivery in an radio broadcast area wherein a plurality of radio transmitters are used to transmit broadcasting area wide programming and localized auxiliary information on a single frequency and wherein broadcasting area wide programming is transmitted by at least one of the radio transmitters and localized auxiliary information is transmitted by individual radio transmitters included in the plurality of transmitters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: LAZER SPOTS, LLC
    Inventors: William R. Hieatt, Christopher F. Devine, Richard J. Bonick