Patents by Inventor Dan Blumel

Dan Blumel 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: 20120086574
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a tracking device, system and method that may utilize GPS, global system for mobile communications (GSM) or general packet radio service (GPRS), including using triangulation, and/or wireless local area network (WLAN) technologies to improve the scope, range, reliability, convenience and speed of current tracking devices. The present invention may employ a wearable or attachable device to track persons, such as children or the elderly, or objects, for example. The wearable device may be designed to be secured to the wearer to track the wearer's whereabouts. Unauthorized removal, destruction, or tampering of the tracking device may result in alerts being sent out to a variety of monitoring stations. The tracking and alerts, for example, may be monitored via a convenient remote monitoring interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Inventors: Dan Blumel, Kari Joseph Sikias
  • Publication number: 20100238033
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a tracking device, system and method that may utilize GPS, global system for mobile communications (GSM) or general packet radio service (GPRS), including using triangulation, and/or wireless local area network (WLAN) technologies to improve the scope, range, reliability, convenience and speed of current tracking devices. The present invention may employ a wearable or attachable device to track persons, such as children or the elderly, or objects, for example. The wearable device may be designed to be secured to the wearer to track the wearer's whereabouts. Unauthorized removal, destruction, or tampering of the tracking device may result in alerts being sent out to a variety of monitoring stations. The tracking and alerts, for example, may be monitored via a convenient remote monitoring interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventors: Dan Blumel, Kari Joseph Sikias