Patents by Inventor David James Holigan

David James Holigan 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: 20110258930
    Abstract: A container seal device is provided that comprises a seal device for a shipping container, comprising a first unit that is affixed to a shipping container. A control system is contained in the first unit containing a control system. A second unit is provided that is configured to engage with an element of a door of a shipping container to which the first unit is affixed and to electrically connect with the control system in the first unit. The control system in the first unit is configured to detect a breach of the second unit indicative of access being made to the shipping container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventors: Richard Hugh Francis, James Edward Mandry, David James Holigan, Douglas Webster Prince, Ed Allen Vrablik
  • Patent number: 7936266
    Abstract: A container seal device is provided that comprises a seal device for a shipping container, comprising a first unit that is affixed to a shipping container. A control system is contained in the first unit containing a control system. A second unit is provided that is configured to engage with an element of a door of a shipping container to which the first unit is affixed and to electrically connect with the control system in the first unit. The control system in the first unit is configured to detect a breach of the second unit indicative of access being made to the shipping container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Maritime Container Security, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Hugh Francis, James Edward Mandry, David James Holigan, Douglas Webster Prince, Ed Allen Vrablik
  • Publication number: 20080252084
    Abstract: A container seal device is provided that comprises a seal device for a shipping container, comprising a first unit that is affixed to a shipping container. A control system is contained in the first unit containing a control system. A second unit is provided that is configured to engage with an element of a door of a shipping container to which the first unit is affixed and to electrically connect with the control system in the first unit. The control system in the first unit is configured to detect a breach of the second unit indicative of access being made to the shipping container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventors: Richard Hugh Francis, James Edward Mandry, David James Holigan, Douglas Webster Prince, Ed Allen Vrablik