Patents by Inventor Frank A. Needham

Frank A. Needham 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).

  • Publication number: 20080114612
    Abstract: A route and site-specific critical data system for emergency responders as they travel and approach an incident site, comprising a field survey database, a computer-executable GIS extension application interfaced with said database, a mobile GPS receiver, and a mobile user interface that includes a display screen capable of touch-screen icon selection including through gloved hands. The user interface mounted within one or more response vehicles displays multiple screen images, map-based, and photograph-based information, detailed text narratives and data in real-time along the entire route to an incident site, including past the public/private road intersection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2007
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventors: Frank A. Needham, Robert L. Anundson, Gary R. Smith, Karen F. Goschen