Patents by Inventor Endre Bakka

Endre Bakka 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).

  • Mobile object communication and position determination
    Patent number: 7969820
    Abstract: An ultrasound position determination system includes a base unit and at least one mobile unit. Each of the mobile and base units are operable to transmit and receive ultrasonic signals. The mobile unit is adapted to transmit a predetermined signal in dependence upon the state of transmission of the base unit. The base unit is adapted to determine the time taken for the signal to pass from the mobile unit to the base unit and thereby calculate a distance between the mobile unit and the base unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Sonitor Technologies AS
    Inventors: Wilfred Edwin Booij, Jonas Tysso, Kristian Lund, Endre Bakka
  • MOBILE OBJECT COMMUNICATION AND POSITION DETERMINATION
    Publication number: 20080259732
    Abstract: An ultrasound position determination system includes a base unit and at least one mobile unit. Each of the mobile and base units are operable to transmit and receive ultrasonic signals. The mobile unit is adapted to transmit a predetermined signal in dependence upon the state of transmission of the base unit. The base unit is adapted to determine the time taken for the signal to pass from the mobile unit to the base unit and thereby calculate a distance between the mobile unit and the base unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: Sonitor Technologies AS
    Inventors: Wilfred Edwin Booij, Jonas Tysso, Kristian Lund, Endre Bakka