Patents by Inventor David Lewis Beard

David Lewis Beard 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: 10284925
    Abstract: A utility meter device (1002) including a communications receiver (110) for receiving file fragments for the device, a processing means (150), eg microprocessor, microcontroller, and programmable non-volatile memory means (120), eg flash, EEPROM, for building and storing application and data files from the fragments, and executing a meter application of the device by processing at least one application file and associated data identified by configuration instructions in at least one of the fragments to provide data for reconfiguring a meter through a control interface (1016).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Freestyle Technology Limited
    Inventors: Andrew Paul Donaghey, Ian Kenneth Francis McDonald, David Lewis Beard
  • Publication number: 20170311054
    Abstract: A utility meter device (1002) including a communications receiver (110) for receiving file fragments for the device, a processing means (150), eg microprocessor, microcontroller, and programmable non-volatile memory means (120), eg flash, EEPROM, for building and storing application and data files from the fragments, and executing a meter application of the device by processing at least one application file and associated data identified by configuration instructions in at least one of the fragments to provide data for reconfiguring a meter through a control interface (1016).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Andrew Paul Donaghey, Ian Kenneth Francis McDonald, David Lewis Beard
  • Patent number: 9726515
    Abstract: A utility meter device (1002) including a communications receiver (110) for receiving file fragments for the device, a processing means (150), eg microprocessor, microcontroller, and programmable non-volatile memory means (120), eg flash, EEPROM, for building and storing application and date files from the fragments, and executing a meter application of the device by processing at least one application file and associated data identified by configuration instructions in at least one of the fragments to provide data for reconfiguring a meter through a control interface (1016).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Freestyle Technology Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Andrew Paul Donaghey, Ian Kenneth McDonald, David Lewis Beard
  • Patent number: 8669882
    Abstract: An alert device for a vehicle including a communications receiver for receiving file fragments for the device, a positioning data receiver for providing vehicle location data, a microcontroller system including a microcontroller and a programmable non-volatile memory system, for building and storing application and data files from the fragments, and executing an alert application of the device by processing at least one application file and associated data identified by configuration instructions included in at least one of the fragments to provide alert data for the vehicle corresponding to the location of the vehicle determined by the application on the basis of the vehicle location data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Freestyle Technology Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Andrew Paul Donaghey, Ian Kenneth Francis McDonald, David Lewis Beard
  • Publication number: 20130346570
    Abstract: A client processor including a communications receiver for receiving file fragments for the device, a micro-controller system including a microcontroller and a programmable non-volatile memory system, for building and storing application and data files from the fragments, and executing an application of the device by processing at least one application file and associated data identified by configuration instructions included in at least one of the fragments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: Andrew Paul Donaghey, Ian Kenneth McDonald, David Lewis Beard
  • Patent number: 8606891
    Abstract: A client processor including a communications receiver for receiving file fragments for the device, a micro-controller system including a microcontroller and a programmable non-volatile memory system, for building and storing application and data files from the fragments, and executing an application of the device by processing at least one application file and associated data identified by configuration instructions included in at least one of the fragments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Freestyle Technology Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Andrew Paul Donaghey, Ian Kenneth McDonald, David Lewis Beard
  • Publication number: 20120036239
    Abstract: A client processor including a communications receiver for receiving file fragments for the device, a micro-controller system including a microcontroller and a programmable non-volatile memory system, for building and storing application and data files from the fragments, and executing an application of the device by processing at least one application file and associated data identified by configuration instructions included in at least one of the fragments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: FREESTYLE TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD
    Inventors: Andrew Paul Donaghey, Ian Kenneth Francis McDonald, David Lewis Beard
  • Patent number: 8041792
    Abstract: A client processor including a communications receiver for receiving file fragments for the device, a micro-controller system including a microcontroller and a programmable non-volatile memory system, for building and storing application and data files from the fragments, and executing an application of the device by processing at least one application file and associated data identified by configuration instructions included in at least one of the fragments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Freestyle Technology Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Andrew Paul Donaghey, Ian Kenneth Francis McDonald, David Lewis Beard
  • Publication number: 20100194594
    Abstract: An alert device for a vehicle including a communications receiver for receiving file fragments for the device, a positioning data receiver for providing vehicle location data, a microcontroller system including a microcontroller and a programmable non-volatile memory system, for building and storing application and data files from the fragments, and executing an alert application of the device by processing at least one application file and associated data identified by configuration instructions included in at least one of the fragments to provide alert data for the vehicle corresponding to the location of the vehicle determined by the application on the basis of the vehicle location data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: FREESTYLE TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD
    Inventors: Andrew Paul Donaghey, Ian Kenneth Francis McDonald, David Lewis Beard
  • Patent number: 7705749
    Abstract: An alert device for a vehicle includes a communications receiver for receiving file fragments for the device, a positioning data receiver for providing vehicle location data, a microcontroller system including a microcontroller and a programmable non-volatile memory system, for building and storing application and data files from the fragments, and executing an alert application of the device by processing at least one application file and associated data identified by configuration instructions included in at least one of the fragments to provide alert data for the vehicle corresponding to the location of the vehicle determined by the application on the basis of the vehicle location data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Freestyle Technology Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Andrew Paul Donaghey, Ian Kenneth Francis McDonald, David Lewis Beard
  • Publication number: 20080042871
    Abstract: A utility meter device (1002) including a communications receiver (110) for receiving file fragments for the device, a processing means (150), eg microprocessor, microcontroller, and programmable non-volatile memory means (120), eg flash, EEPROM, for building and storing application and date riles from the fragments, and executing a meter application of the device by processing at least one application file and associated data identified by configuration instructions in at least one of the fragments to provide data for reconfiguring a meter through a control interface (1016).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventors: Andrew Paul Donaghey, Ian Kenneth Francis McDonald, David Lewis Beard
  • Patent number: 5862455
    Abstract: A fading simulator for generating multipath-faded test signals which have attenuation notches of precisely controllable frequency position and attenuation depth from a modulated input signal of known bandwidth. The input signal is fed to a splitter that directs two in-phase components to a first path and a second path. The input to each path is divided by a splitter into in-phase and quadrature sub-signals having a quadrature phase relationship, each sub-signal being fed to a respective inverting attenuator, the outputs of the attenuators then being combined in a combiner and the combined output being passed through a variable delay line to generate the output of the respective path. The outputs of each path are then combined in a combiner circuit to generate the multipath-faded test signal. All four inverting attenuators are preferably substantially identical to one another so that the two paths have close to identical temperature-drift and other characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1999
    Assignee: Martin Communications Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Andrew Louis Martin, David Lewis Beard