Patents by Inventor Eric J. Witty

Eric J. Witty 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).

  • Environmental condition monitoring of a container
    Patent number: 7784707
    Abstract: In an embodiment, the invention is directed to a device including an environmental condition sensor, a light sensor; and a control module. The control module associates a light intensity above a defined threshold with an open-door status of a container. In another embodiment, a device includes an environmental condition sensor, a rewriteable memory that stores environmental condition data from the environmental condition sensor, and a wireless communication module that transmits stored environmental condition data. Embodiments of the invention may be useful to provide techniques for monitoring environmental conditions within a container, such as a refrigerated trailer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Xata Corporation
    Inventors: Eric J. Witty, Peter A. Thayer, Brett A. Landrum, Dennis A. Quy
  • Environmental condition monitoring of a container
    Publication number: 20070267509
    Abstract: In an embodiment, the invention is directed to a device comprising an environmental condition sensor, a light sensor; and a control module, wherein the control module associates a light intensity above a defined threshold with an open-door status of a container. In another embodiment, a device comprises an environmental condition sensor, a rewriteable memory that stores environmental condition data from the environmental condition sensor, and a wireless communication module that transmits stored environmental condition data. Embodiments of the invention may be useful to provide techniques for monitoring environmental conditions within a container, such as a refrigerated trailer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2006
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Applicant: Xata Corporation
    Inventors: Eric J. Witty, Peter A. Thayer, Brett A. Landrum, Dennis A. Quy