Patents by Inventor Frank E. Bunn

Frank E. Bunn 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: 20200129109
    Abstract: Mobility of a subject can reveal their physical, emotional and mental health, condition. The mobility assessment tracking tool (MATT) system assesses mobility derived by purely objective, reliable and reproducible processes and actions created by specialized computer codes and instructions executed by a logic engine to administer complex bio-mechanical measurements. The MATT system measures a subject's static and dynamic balance and gate mobility locomotion during the subject performing movements of the Tinetti gait and balance test and performing movements of the sports concussion assessment test, SCAT-5. By analyses of data streams from 3-D video with superimposed skeleton notes and from a pressure sensor force board used during these movements, the MATT assess a subject's mobility in accordance to established kinesiology definitions and protocol standards. Repetition of assessments over time allows for the tracking of the subjects' deterioration, maintenance or improvement health condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: Frank E. Bunn
  • Patent number: 10286924
    Abstract: A system is revealed comprising existing dual-mode road-rail vehicles and railway vehicles with all vehicles having modern wireless mobile communications and GPS facilities, operating on existing railways, roadways, and roadway-railway crossings for the transportation, pickup, and drop off of passengers and of goods within and about an urban city environment. Fundamental to this system is incorporation methods of modern computer vehicle monitoring and marshalling facilities administering computer fuzzy logic assessment active engines for scheduling, monitoring, and controlling the operation of the vehicles and for providing the communications with the vehicles and the marshalling facilities in the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Inventor: Frank E. Bunn
  • Publication number: 20170035330
    Abstract: Revealed are the algorithms for a purely objective, reliable and reproducible mobility assessment tool (MAT) system with computerized fuzzy-logic algorithms that administer complex bio- mechanical assessments of a subject's static and dynamic balance and locomotion during performing 8 movements, by the administration of those algorithms to the skeleton nodal data stream representation of the movements derived from the 3-D video data stream observations or recordings of the subject performing the movements according to established kinesiology mobility standards. Each specific movement is measured as a function of 13 specific features' values that are determined by that function's algorithms for which there are adjustable parameters that allow calibrating the range limits of each feature's value of the assessments for select populations including gender, age, athleticism, and injury or disease subgroups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventor: Frank E. Bunn
  • Publication number: 20150079833
    Abstract: An electrical connector-to-receptacle, sometimes called plug-to-socket, retainer means for maintaining firm electrical connection of a connector, sometimes called a plug, attached to a receptacle, sometimes called a socket, is comprised of a physical means attached to the connector and attached to the receptacle thereby restraining the connector from disengaging from the receptacle. This retainer means can be fabricated as either a one-piece or multiple-piece means that can be firmly attached to the connector and firmly attached to the receptacle such that, when attached, the retainer means prevents the connector from withdrawing from the receptacle. Additionally, a securing means is incorporated into the retainer thereby permitting the insertion of the connector into the receptacle or the removal of the connector from the receptacle as desired while the retaining means is still firmly attached to the connector and to the receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventor: Frank E. Bunn
  • Publication number: 20140200753
    Abstract: A transportation network system: comprising existing dual-mode vehicles facilities operating on existing railway tracks and on existing roadways roads and existing roadway-railway crossings facilities for the transportation, pickup, and drop off of passengers and of goods within and about an urban city environment. Fundamental to this system is the integration of these exiting facilities with incorporation of modern computer marshalling means for operation of the railway-vehicles and of the roadway dual-mode vehicles, having wireless communications and GPS in which means administered are fuzzy logic computer logic engine means and fuzzy logic algorithmic means for save operation of the vehicles on the railway tracks and on the roads and the dual-mode vehicles entry to or egress from the tracks with which to provide an optimised and safe transportation system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Inventor: Frank E. Bunn
  • Publication number: 20140024971
    Abstract: A mobility assessment determines the abnormalities and impairments in a subject's movements by administering mobility and mobility impairment active logic engine algorithms to the video data of the subject's movement. The determined abnormalities and impairments are administered to known norms for a particular test to determine if the abnormalities and impairments are normal or not. The determined abnormalities and impairments can be administered to known norms for brain concussions or injuries and for Multiple Sclerosis or Alzheimer's Dementia to classify whether or not the concussion, injury, Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer's Dementia condition exists and to determine the condition's phase and recovery rehabilitation progress. The results may be administered to determine a treatment regime to restore the subject's health thereby cure the condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: Frank E. Bunn, Richard D. Adair
  • Patent number: 7999857
    Abstract: Revealed is an intelligent camera security monitoring, fuzzy logic analyses and information reporting system that includes video/audio camera, integrated local controller, interfaced plurality of sensors, and input/output means, that collects and analyses data and information observations from a viewed scene and communicates these to a central controller. The central controller with fuzzy logic processor receives, stores these observations, conducts a plurality of computer analyses techniques and technologies including face, voice, lip reading, emotion, movement, pattern recognition and stress analysis to determine responses and potential threat of/by a person, crowd, animal, action, activity or thing. This invention recognizes possible terrorists, criminals, enraged or dangerous persons and also can identify a person's level of intoxication or impairment by alcohol or drugs via a new “Visual Response Measure”.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Stresscam Operations and Systems Ltd.
    Inventors: Frank E. Bunn, Richard D. Adair, Robert N. Peterson, David D. Adair
  • Patent number: 7988647
    Abstract: A mobility assessment detects abnormalities in motion using a stagger algorithm. The detected abnormalities are compared to known norms for a particular test to determine if the abnormalities are normal or not. The comparison can be made for abnormalities associated with different diseases and illnesses to classify whether or not the condition exists and its phase. The results may be used to generate a treatment regime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Inventors: Frank E. Bunn, Richard D. Adair, William R. Bauer
  • Publication number: 20100049095
    Abstract: A mobility assessment detects abnormalities in motion using a stagger algorithm. The detected abnormalities are compared to known norms for a particular test to determine if the abnormalities are normal or not. The comparison can be made for abnormalities associated with different diseases and illnesses to classify whether or not the condition exists and its phase. The results may be used to generate a treatment regime.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: Stresscam Operations & Systems, Ltd. (c/o PHD Associates)
    Inventors: Frank E. Bunn, Richard D. Adair, William R. Bauer
  • Patent number: 7164666
    Abstract: A system that multiplexes a plurality of wireless devices with a wireless network, each of the wireless devices sharing a common telephone number. The system assigns a predefined access time for each of said wireless devices. The system also assigns a predefined length of time during which each of said wireless devices will have access to said wireless network. A sequence of accesses to the wireless network can then be initiated in accordance with the predefined access time and the predefined length of time such that a maximum of one of the wireless devices accesses said local network at a time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: Northwater Intellectual Property Fund L.P. (Bunn)
    Inventors: Frank E. Bunn, David Hughes, Steven Katz
  • Patent number: 6584403
    Abstract: A system for managing a fleet of vehicles, which system comprises a central controller; a local controller for each vehicle: including a wireless communication interface for communication with said central controller; a geo-location device located in said vehicle for providing current geo-location information of said vehicle to said local controller; an interface associated with said central controller for inputting fleet management requests to said central controller; and an output device associated with said central controller for presenting a fleet operator with geo-location specific information received from said local controller and in response to said fleet management requests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Inventor: Frank E. Bunn
  • Publication number: 20020110098
    Abstract: A system that multiplexes a plurality of wireless devices with a wireless network, each of the wireless devices sharing a common telephone number. The system assigns a predefined access time for each of said wireless devices. The system also assigns a predefined length of time during which each of said wireless devices will have access to said wireless network. A sequence of accesses to the wireless network can then be initiated in accordance with the predefined access time and the predefined length of time such that a maximum of one of the wireless devices accesses said local network at a time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2002
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Inventors: Frank E. Bunn, David Hughes, Steven Katz
  • Publication number: 20010018639
    Abstract: An automated vehicle tracking and service provision system including a central controller, a local controller located in each vehicle, the central controller and the local controller including a wireless communication interface for communication of information between the central controller and the vehicle decision making software based on fuzzy logic algorithms. In a preferred embodiment, the local controller includes a processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2001
    Publication date: August 30, 2001
    Inventor: Frank E. Bunn
  • Patent number: 6240365
    Abstract: An automated vehicle tracking and service provision system including a central controller, a local controller located in each vehicle, the central controller and the local controllers including wireless communication interface for communication of information between the central controller and the vehicle based on fuzzy logic algorithms decision making software.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Inventor: Frank E. Bunn