Patents by Inventor Frank Raymond Nichols, SR.

Frank Raymond Nichols, SR. 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).

  • Vector magnetic tamper detection for sensors
    Patent number: 11282373
    Abstract: A magnetometer sensor that detects tampering is described. The sensor samples magnetometer data and computes a set of vectors based on the magnetometer data. The sensor detects a tampering of the magnetic sensor based on determining that the set of vectors is outside the reference plane for the magnetometer sensor. The sensor generates a notification to a security system coupled to the magnetometer sensor. The notification indicating the tampering of the magnetometer sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Nortek Security & Control LLC
    Inventors: Frank Raymond Nichols, Sr., Sivakumar Kathan
  • VECTOR MAGNETIC TAMPER DETECTION FOR SENSORS
    Publication number: 20200349832
    Abstract: A magnetometer sensor that detects tampering is described. The sensor samples magnetometer data and computes a set of vectors based on the magnetometer data. The sensor detects a tampering of the magnetic sensor based on determining that the set of vectors is outside the reference plane for the magnetometer sensor. The sensor generates a notification to a security system coupled to the magnetometer sensor. The notification indicating the tampering of the magnetometer sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Frank Raymond Nichols, SR., Sivakumar Kathan
  • Vector magnetic tamper detection for sensors
    Patent number: 10755554
    Abstract: A magnetometer sensor that detects tampering is described. The sensor samples magnetometer data and computes a set of vectors based on the magnetometer data. The sensor detects a tampering of the magnetic sensor based on determining that the set of vectors is outside the reference plane for the magnetometer sensor. The sensor generates a notification to a security system coupled to the magnetometer sensor. The notification indicating the tampering of the magnetometer sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Nortek Security & Control LLC
    Inventors: Frank Raymond Nichols, Sr., Sivakumar Kathan
  • VECTOR MAGNETIC TAMPER DETECTION FOR SENSORS
    Publication number: 20200105124
    Abstract: A magnetometer sensor that detects tampering is described. The sensor samples magnetometer data and computes a set of vectors based on the magnetometer data. The sensor detects a tampering of the magnetic sensor based on determining that the set of vectors is outside the reference plane for the magnetometer sensor. The sensor generates a notification to a security system coupled to the magnetometer sensor. The notification indicating the tampering of the magnetometer sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Frank Raymond Nichols, SR., Sivakumar Kathan