Patents by Inventor Geoffrey Grove

Geoffrey Grove 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).

  • Metal fastener with embedded RFID tag and method of production
    Patent number: 11586872
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to an RFID tag for use with a metal fastener where the fastener operates as the antenna of the RFID tag. The RFID tag includes a microchip for storing data. The chip is electrically coupled to the metal fastener in order to receive and transmit the RF signal, the metal fastener thereby operating as the antenna for the RFID tag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignees: Pilgrim Screw Corporation, Rhode Island Council on Postsecondary Education
    Inventors: Geoffrey Grove, Tao Wei, Otto Gregory
  • METAL FASTENER WITH EMBEDDED RFID TAG AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20210357721
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to an RFID tag for use with a metal fastener where the fastener operates as the antenna of the RFID tag. The RFID tag includes a microchip for storing data. The chip is electrically coupled to the metal fastener in order to receive and transmit the RF signal, the metal fastener thereby operating as the antenna for the RFID tag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicants: Pilgrim Screw Corporation, Rhode Island Council on Postsecondary Education
    Inventors: Geoffrey Grove, Tao Wei, Otto Gregory
  • Metal fastener with embedded RFID tag and method of production
    Patent number: 11080584
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to an RFID tag for use with a metal fastener where the fastener operates as the antenna of the RFID tag. The RFID tag includes a microchip for storing data. The chip is electrically coupled to the metal fastener in order to receive and transmit the RF signal, the metal fastener thereby operating as the antenna for the RFID tag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Inventors: Geoffrey Grove, Tao Wei, Otto Gregory
  • METAL FASTENER WITH EMBEDDED RFID TAG AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20200293850
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to an RFID tag for use with a metal fastener where the fastener operates as the antenna of the RFID tag. The RFID tag includes a microchip for storing data. The chip is electrically coupled to the metal fastener in order to receive and transmit the RF signal, the metal fastener thereby operating as the antenna for the RFID tag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicants: Pilgrim Screw Corporation, Rhode Island Council on Postsecondary Education
    Inventors: Geoffrey Grove, Tao Wei, Otto Gregory
  • Metal fastener with embedded RFID tag and method of production
    Patent number: 10635963
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to an RFID tag for use with a metal fastener where the fastener operates as the antenna of the RFID tag. The RFID tag includes a microchip for storing data. The chip is electrically coupled to the metal fastener in order to receive and transmit the RF signal, the metal fastener thereby operating as the antenna for the RFID tag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignees: Pilgrim Screw Corporation, Rhode Island Council on Postsecondary Education
    Inventors: Geoffrey Grove, Tao Wei, Otto Gregory
  • METAL FASTENER WITH EMBEDDED RFID TAG AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20190244071
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to an RFID tag for use with a metal fastener where the fastener operates as the antenna of the RFID tag. The RFID tag includes a microchip for storing data. The chip is electrically coupled to the metal fastener in order to receive and transmit the RF signal, the metal fastener thereby operating as the antenna for the RFID tag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Geoffrey Grove, Tao Wei, Otto Gregory