Patents by Inventor Greg Baldauf

Greg Baldauf 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).

  • MESH NETWORK SECURITY SYSTEM GATEWAY AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20130014219
    Abstract: A gateway for transmitting signals between a computer network and a radio-frequency mesh network. The gateway includes a housing, a radio-frequency transceiver for communicating with the radio-frequency mesh network, an Internet Protocol transceiver, operatively coupled to the radio-frequency transceiver, for communicating with the computer network, a power supply, and a logic and memory unit configured to communicate with the computer network using a secure data connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: SCHLAGE LOCK COMPANY
    Inventors: Kevin C. Kraus, Greg Baldauf, Mark A. Caterino
  • Method and system for remotely controlling access to an access point
    Patent number: 8331544
    Abstract: A method of remotely operating a door lock. The method includes transmitting a first signal from a remote device to a router via a network; transmitting the signal from the router to a mesh network gateway; translating the signal from a network protocol to a mesh network protocol to produce a second signal; transmitting the second signal from the mesh network gateway to the door lock using radio frequency signaling over the mesh network; receiving the second signal at the door lock; and performing an operation at the door lock in response to the second signal being received by the door lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Schlage Lock Company, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin C. Kraus, Greg Baldauf, Mark A. Caterino
  • MESH NETWORK SECURITY SYSTEM GATEWAY AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20100318685
    Abstract: A gateway for transmitting signals between a computer network and a radio-frequency mesh network. The gateway includes a housing, a radio-frequency transceiver for communicating with the radio-frequency mesh network, an Internet Protocol transceiver, operatively coupled to the radio-frequency transceiver, for communicating with the computer network, a power supply, and a logic and memory unit configured to communicate with the computer network using a secure data connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: SCHLAGE LOCK COMPANY
    Inventors: Kevin C. Kraus, Greg Baldauf, Mark A. Caterino
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING ACCESS TO AN ACCESS POINT
    Publication number: 20100283579
    Abstract: A method of remotely operating a door lock. The method includes transmitting a first signal from a remote device to a router via a network; transmitting the signal from the router to a mesh network gateway; translating the signal from a network protocol to a mesh network protocol to produce a second signal; transmitting the second signal from the mesh network gateway to the door lock using radio frequency signaling over the mesh network; receiving the second signal at the door lock; and performing an operation at the door lock in response to the second signal being received by the door lock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: SCHLAGE LOCK COMPANY
    Inventors: Kevin C. Kraus, Greg Baldauf, Mark A. Caterino