Patents by Inventor Eric Kohn

Eric Kohn 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: 8706414
    Abstract: The invention is directed to methods and systems for locating and monitoring the status of people and moveable assets, such as first responders, including firefighters and other public service personnel, and their equipment both indoors and out. The invention provides for locating and monitoring the status of people and assets in environments where GPS systems do not operate, or where operation is impaired or otherwise limited. The system and method uses inertial navigation to determine the location, motion and orientation of the personnel or assets and communicates with an external monitoring station to receive requests for location, motion orientation and status information and to transmit the location, motion orientation and status information to the monitoring station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: TRX Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin E. Funk, Amrit Bandyopadhyay, Eric A. Kohn, Neil Goldsman, Carole A. Teolis, Gilmer L. Blankeship
  • Patent number: 8688375
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods and systems for locating and monitoring the status of people and moveable assets, such as first responders, including firefighters and other public service personnel, and their equipment both indoors and out. The invention can provide for locating and monitoring the status of people and assets in environments where GPS systems do not operate, or where operation is impaired or otherwise limited. The system and method uses inertial navigation to determine the location, motion and orientation of the personnel or assets and communicates with an external monitoring station to receive requests for location, motion orientation and status information and to transmit the location, motion orientation and status information to the monitoring station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: TRX Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin E. Funk, Amrit Bandyopadhyay, Eric A. Kohn, Neil Goldsman, Carole A. Teolis, Gilmer L. Blankenship
  • Publication number: 20130166198
    Abstract: The invention is directed to methods and systems for locating and monitoring the status of people and moveable assets, such as first responders, including firefighters and other public service personnel, and their equipment both indoors and out. The invention provides for locating and monitoring the status of people and assets in environments where GPS systems do not operate, or where operation is impaired or otherwise limited. The system and method uses inertial navigation to determine the location, motion and orientation of the personnel or assets and communicates with an external monitoring station to receive requests for location, motion orientation and status information and to transmit the location, motion orientation and status information to the monitoring station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Inventors: Benjamin E. Funk, Amrit Bandyopadhyay, Eric A. Kohn, Neil Goldsman, Carole A. Teolis, Gilmer L. Blankenship
  • Publication number: 20080077326
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods and systems for locating and monitoring the status of people and moveable assets, such as first responders, including firefighters and other public service personnel, and their equipment both indoors and out. The invention can provide for locating and monitoring the status of people and assets in environments where GPS systems do not operate, or where operation is impaired or otherwise limited. The system and method uses inertial navigation to determine the location, motion and orientation of the personnel or assets and communicates with an external monitoring station to receive requests for location, motion orientation and status information and to transmit the location, motion orientation and status information to the monitoring station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Inventors: Benjamin Funk, Amrit Bandyopadhyay, Eric Kohn, Neil Goldsman, Carole Teolis, Gilmer Blankenship