Patents by Inventor Dirk Huscmann

Dirk Huscmann 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).

  • MONITORING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE STATUS OF A CARGO CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20090299520
    Abstract: A monitoring device (10) attached to a cargo container, the monitoring device comprising a timer (28), a barometer (26), a controller (30), a positioning module (24) and a wireless communication module (32, 34, 36). The barometer (26) provides barometric pressure measurements at predetermined time intervals over a predetermined time window determined by the timer (28). The controller (30) processes the timed pressure measurements into a lift profile and then applies an algorithm to the lift profile to determine whether the cargo container has been loaded or unloaded onto or from a means of transport.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2007
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Carl Binding, Francois Bernard Dolivo, Reto Joseph Hermann, Dirk Huscmann