Patents by Inventor Fraser Welch

Fraser Welch 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: 20070285281
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses and systems for identifying overstay of a vehicle in a parking space are disclosed herein. The method comprises the steps of detecting presence of a vehicle in a parking space using a detection apparatus, processing and storing data relating to presence of the vehicle in the detection apparatus, wirelessly waking-up the detection apparatus, wirelessly retrieving at least a portion of the data from the detection apparatus, and identifying overstay of the vehicle in the parking space based on the retrieved data. Wireless wake-up of a detection apparatus may be irregularly performed by an occasionally present data collection apparatus, Apparatuses and systems are disclosed for performing the foregoing method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2005
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventor: Fraser Welch