Patents by Inventor Erik Merck

Erik Merck 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).

  • Grid node
    Patent number: 8847826
    Abstract: There is provided a grid node that includes (a) an outer shell made of a non-metal material, (b) an inner shell disposed in the outer shell, and defining a space therebetween, (c) a motherboard in the inner shell, and (d) a multiprotocol antenna array having a connector in communication with the motherboard, where the multiprotocol antenna array is disposed within the space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Ambient Corporation
    Inventors: Ramdas Rao, Erik Merck, Michael Quarella, Aron Viner
  • GRID NODE
    Publication number: 20110227797
    Abstract: There is provided a grid node having an outer shell, an inner shell that forms a space therebetween, and a multiprotocol antenna array positioned in the space. The multiprotocol antenna array has a supporting matrix; a first number of antennae that receive different RF frequencies, and the gird node can be changed to any one of the frequencies without removal of the grid node from its physical site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventors: Ramdas Rao, Erik Merck, Michael Quarella, Aron Viner
  • Fastener having a plurality of heads
    Publication number: 20070009339
    Abstract: There is provided a fastener. The fastener includes (a) a threaded portion, (b) a first head distal to the threaded portion, rotation of which causes rotation of the threaded portion, (c) a second head, rotation of which causes rotation of the threaded portion, and (d) a neck situated between the first head and the second head. The first head and the second head are loop-shaped, and the neck shears when the first head is subjected to a torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2005
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Inventor: Erik Merck
  • Inductive coupler for power line communications
    Publication number: 20060261920
    Abstract: There is provided an inductive coupler for coupling a signal to a conductor. The inductive coupler includes (a) a magnetic core having an aperture through which the conductor is routed, (b) a winding wound around a portion of the magnetic core, where the signal is coupled between the winding and the conductor via the magnetic core, and (c) an electrically insulating material situated between the winding and the magnetic core, having a hardness in a Hardness Type Shore A Durometer reading of degrees ranging from about 10 to about 100.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2006
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Applicant: Ambient Corporation
    Inventors: Yehuda Cern, Erik Merck