Patents by Inventor Eric Heinze

Eric Heinze 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 locator system and method with wander management
    Publication number: 20060187045
    Abstract: A locator/wander management system includes a handheld unit for providing an interrogation signal. The handheld unit can be a handheld computer or PDA including an RF module. The interrogation signal is received by an RF tag. The RF tag can include a power source and a memory. The memory can store an indication of the date of installation of the battery. The RF tag can provide the indication to the handheld unit in response to the interrogation signal. The RF tag can also provide signals for a wander management system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: Eric Heinze, Gregg Haensgen, Nathan Gerner
  • Mobile locator system and method
    Publication number: 20060176177
    Abstract: A locator system includes a handheld unit for providing an interrogation signal. The handheld unit can be a handheld computer or PDA including an RF module. The interrogation signal is received by an RF tag. The RF tag can include a power source and a memory. The memory can store an indication of the date of installation of the battery. The tag unit can provide the indication to the handheld unit in response to the interrogation signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2005
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventors: Eric Heinze, Gregg Haensgen, Christopher Hofmeister