Patents by Inventor Darrell E. Flenniken

Darrell E. Flenniken 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: 6275159
    Abstract: A remote monitoring system offers both random tracking and scheduled contacts while the monitored person is away from home, and continuous signalling at home, permitting the monitored person to be monitored even while asleep, by providing a remote monitoring system which includes a home monitoring unit for receiving RF transmissions from a wrist device, but which can be self-installed by the wearer of the device. The home monitoring unit transmits periodic status reports concerning the presence of an individual at the location of the monitoring unit, but the direct telephone connection may be replaced by an Internet connection for all but urgent communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: Electronic Monitoring Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas A. Pinnow, Darrell E. Flenniken
  • Patent number: 6130620
    Abstract: A remote monitoring system offers both random tracking and scheduled contacts while the monitored person is away from home, and continuous signalling at home, permitting the monitored person to be monitored even while asleep, by providing a remote monitoring system which includes a home monitoring unit for receiving RF transmissions from a wrist device, but which can be self-installed by the wearer of the device. The home monitoring unit transmits periodic status reports concerning the presence of an individual at the location of the monitoring unit, but the direct telephone connection may be replaced by an Internet connection for all but urgent communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2000
    Assignee: Electronic Monitoring Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas A. Pinnow, Darrell E. Flenniken