Patents by Inventor Darren Paul Umstead

Darren Paul Umstead 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).

  • Wireless system to detect presence of child in a baby car seat
    Patent number: 7733228
    Abstract: A wireless system that detects the presence of a child in a safety seat located in the passenger cabin of a vehicle includes a controller responsive to signals generated by sensors monitoring predefined functions of the vehicle, RFID tag device attached to the safety seat and RFID tag reader mounted in the cabin. The system generates control signals which activate an alarm, open the doors of the vehicle and roll down windows if the child is left in the safety seat of an unattended vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Kinman Lee, Daniel Ray Spach, Prasanna Srinivasan, Darren Paul Umstead
  • Wireless system provided in a vehicle to detect presence of child in a baby car seat
    Patent number: 7489247
    Abstract: A wireless system that detects the presence of a child in a safety seat located in the passenger cabin of a vehicle includes a controller responsive to signals generated by sensors monitoring predefined functions of the vehicle, RFID tag device attached to the safety seat and RFID tag reader mounted in the cabin. The system generates control signals which activate an alarm, open the doors of the vehicle and roll down windows if the child is left in the safety seat of an unattended vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Kinman Lee, Daniel Ray Spach, Prasanna Srinivasan, Darren Paul Umstead
  • WIRELESS SYSTEM TO DETECT PRESENCE OF CHILD IN A BABY CAR SEAT
    Publication number: 20080309493
    Abstract: A wireless system that detects the presence of a child in a safety seat located in the passenger cabin of a vehicle includes a controller responsive to signals generated by sensors monitoring predefined functions of the vehicle, RFID tag device attached to the safety seat and RFID tag reader mounted in the cabin. The system generates control signals which activate an alarm, open the doors of the vehicle and roll down windows if the child is left in the safety seat of an unattended vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Kinman Lee, Daniel Ray Spach, Prasanna Srinivasan, Darren Paul Umstead
  • Wireless system to detect presence of child in a baby car seat
    Patent number: 7321306
    Abstract: A wireless system that detects the presence of a child in a safety seat located in the passenger cabin of a vehicle includes a controller responsive to signals generated by sensors monitoring predefined functions of the vehicle, RFID tag device attached to the safety seat and RFID tag reader mounted in the cabin. The system generates control signals which activate an alarm, open the doors of the vehicle and roll down windows if the child is left in the safety seat of an unattended vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Kinman Lee, Daniel Ray Spach, Prasanna Srinivasan, Darren Paul Umstead