Patents by Inventor Gordon W. Johnston

Gordon W. Johnston 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).

  • Apparatus and method for testing emergency locator beacons
    Patent number: 8098190
    Abstract: An emergency locator beacon testing and communication system is described. The system uses privately-owned Local User Terminals which provide direct feeds to a privately-operated beacon information processor having dedicated on-line servers for consolidating and providing access to beacon test information. The system receives beacon signals relayed through the Cospas-Sarsat satellite system, correlates the beacons' unique identification numbers (UIN's) in the received signals to the UIN's of beacons known to be undergoing testing, collects the data transmitted by beacons under test, and displays beacon test results in a useful format on a user-friendly website.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: ACR Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald D. Bishop, Gordon W. Johnston, Christopher P. Hoffman, Scott P. Morgan
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TESTING EMERGENCY LOCATOR BEACONS
    Publication number: 20100103042
    Abstract: An emergency locator beacon testing and communication system is described. The system uses privately-owned Local User Terminals which provide direct feeds to a privately-operated beacon information processor having dedicated on-line servers for consolidating and providing access to beacon test information. The system receives beacon signals relayed through the Cospas-Sarsat satellite system, correlates the beacons' unique identification numbers (UIN's) in the received signals to the UIN's of beacons known to be undergoing testing, collects the data transmitted by beacons under test, and displays beacon test results in a useful format on a user-friendly website.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: PROCON, INC.
    Inventors: Ronald D. Bishop, Gordon W. Johnston, Christopher P. Hoffman, Scott P. Morgan