Patents by Inventor Guy McIlroy
Guy McIlroy 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).
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Patent number: 11896357Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for detecting and analyzing changes in a body. For example, a system includes an electric field generator configured to produce an electric field. The system includes an external sensor device configured to detect physical changes in the electric field, where the physical changes affect amplitude and frequency of the electric field. The system includes a quadrature demodulator configured to detect changes of the frequency of the output of the electric field generator. The system includes an amplitude reference source and an amplitude comparison switch configured to detect changes of the amplitude of the output of the electric field generator. The system includes a signal processor configured to analyze the changes of the amplitude and frequency of the output of the electric field generator.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Life Detection Technologies, Inc.Inventors: John B. Langley, II, Guy McIlroy
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Publication number: 20240046772Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for determining when one or more golf clubs are in use or in a golf bag. Alerts can be provided if it is determined that the golfer has misplaced one or more golf clubs. The disclosed systems and methods can also be used to determine whether other objects have been misplaced from a typical storage container.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2022Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: Jesse Koenig, Matthew Smiley, Guy McIlroy, Venkat Balakrishnan
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Patent number: 11696206Abstract: Disclosed is an improved implementation of a flood fill mesh network that utilizes probability forwarding for rebroadcasting network messages. The forwarding probability may be determined based on analyzing a network topology map constructed by each network node relative to its neighbor nodes communicating on the network and derived from state information contained in synchronization frames broadcasted by the network nodes on the network. The forwarding probability may comprise a statistical probability that a message frame received by a network node will be forwarded to the intended destination network node by one or more of the network node's neighbor network nodes.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Inventor: Guy McIlroy
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Patent number: 11684283Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for detecting and analyzing changes in a body. A system includes an electric field generator, an external sensor device, a quadrature demodulator, and a controller. The electric field generator is configured to generate an electric field that associates with a body. The external sensor device sends information to the electric field generator and is configured to detect a physical change in the body in the electric field, where the physical change causes a frequency change of the electric field. The quadrature demodulator receives the electric field from the electric field generator and is configured to detect the frequency change of the electric field and to produce a detected response. The controller, coupled to the electric field generator, is configured to output a frequency control signal to the electric field generator and to modify the frequency of the electric field by adjusting the frequency control signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Life Detection Technologies, Inc.Inventors: John B. Langley, II, Guy McIlroy
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Publication number: 20230115139Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for detecting and analyzing changes in a body. For example, a system includes an electric field generator configured to produce an electric field. The system includes an external sensor device configured to detect physical changes in the electric field, where the physical changes affect amplitude and frequency of the electric field. The system includes a quadrature demodulator configured to detect changes of the frequency of the output of the electric field generator. The system includes an amplitude reference source and an amplitude comparison switch configured to detect changes of the amplitude of the output of the electric field generator. The system includes a signal processor configured to analyze the changes of the amplitude and frequency of the output of the electric field generator.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Inventors: John B. LANGLEY, II, Guy McILROY
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Patent number: 11601862Abstract: Disclosed is an improved implementation of a flood fill mesh radio network that utilizes probability forwarding for rebroadcasting network messages. The forwarding probability may be determined based on analyzing a neighbor topology map constructed by each network node relative to its neighbor nodes on the network and derived from state information supplied in synchronization frames. The forwarding probability may comprise a statistical probability that a message frame received by a network node will be forwarded to the intended destination network node by one or more of the network node's neighbor network nodes. The forwarding probability may also be based on constructing a heat map of hot nodes that are identified as those originating nodes in originating node/forwarding node pairs that are the first to forward message frames along paths in the network relative to duplicate message frames received from different originating/forwarding node pairs along different paths.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2019Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Inventor: Guy McIlroy
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Publication number: 20230000380Abstract: In some embodiments, an electric field generator includes a differential oscillator that oscillates at a nominal frequency. The electric field generator is connected to a differential antenna that radiates an electric field. A differential detector measures a frequency of the generated electric field as the electric field interacts with a body (such as a human body) in a reactive near-field region of the electric field. For each of one or more internal components of the body, a computation unit determines a respective periodic behavior in the measured frequency indicative of movement of the internal component. The computation unit also computes, for each of the one or more internal components of the body, a respective rate of movement (such as a heart rate or a respiration rate) of the internal component according to the respective periodic behavior in the measured frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Inventors: Eric Carlin Howie, Mark Bradford Flowers, Tandhoni Srinivasa Rao, Orville Rey Rule, III, Darpan Dinesh Damani, Guy McIlroy, John Robert Haggis, John Bertram Langley, II, Steven Sven Fastert, William Frederick Ellersick, Dwight David Birdsall
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Publication number: 20230000381Abstract: In some embodiments, an electric field generator generates an electric field at a nominal frequency and a nominal amplitude. The electric field generator is connected to an antenna that radiates the electric field. A detector measures a frequency and an amplitude of the generated electric field as the electric field interacts with a body (such as a human body) in a reactive near-field region of the electric field. For each of one or more internal components of the body, a computation unit determines a respective periodic behavior in the measured frequency corresponding to movement of the internal component. The computation unit also computes, for each of the one or more internal components, a respective rate of the movement of the internal component based on the determined respective periodic behavior in the measured frequency. A gain control circuit adjusts the nominal amplitude according to the measured amplitude.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Inventors: Eric Carlin Howie, Mark Bradford Flowers, Tandhoni Srinivasa Rao, Orville Rey Rule, III, Darpan Dinesh Damani, Guy McIlroy, John Robert Haggis, John Bertram Langley, II, Steven Sven Fastert, William Frederick Ellersick, Dwight David Birdsall
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Publication number: 20220409082Abstract: In some embodiments, an electric field generator generates an electric field at a nominal frequency. A detector measures, at multiple time points during a measuring period, one or more properties of the generated electric field. In various embodiments, the one or more properties of the electric field change over time due to interactions with a human body in a reactive near-field region of the electric field. From the measured one or more properties, a computation unit determines one or more periodic behaviors (such as a respiration or heartbeat) and one or more non-periodic behaviors (such as movement of a limb). The computation unit also computes, from at least one of the periodic and non-periodic behaviors, one or more physiological parameters of the human body. From the one or more physiological parameters, the computation unit detects one or more symptoms of a condition of the human body.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Eric Carlin Howie, Mark Bradford Flowers, Tandhoni Srinivasa Rao, Orville Rey Rule, III, Darpan Dinesh Damani, Guy McIlroy, John Robert Haggis, John Bertram Langley, II, Steven Sven Fastert, William Frederick Ellersick, Dwight David Birdsall
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Patent number: 11523745Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for detecting and analyzing changes in a body. For example, a system includes an electric field generator configured to produce an electric field. The system includes an external sensor device configured to detect physical changes in the electric field, where the physical changes affect amplitude and frequency of the electric field. The system includes a quadrature demodulator configured to detect changes of the frequency of the output of the electric field generator. The system includes an amplitude reference source and an amplitude comparison switch configured to detect changes of the amplitude of the output of the electric field generator. The system includes a signal processor configured to analyze the changes of the amplitude and frequency of the output of the electric field generator.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2021Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Life Detection Technologies, Inc.Inventors: John B. Langley, II, Guy McIlroy
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Publication number: 20220141753Abstract: Disclosed is an improved implementation of a flood fill mesh network that utilizes low power and does not require any network addressing or routing protocol for network message delivery. Network messages are only communicated to a network node's correspondents using broadcast network messages over a wireless network. Network messages propagate throughout the network based on each correspondent node rebroadcasting received messages to its correspondent nodes, and so on. Coordinated synchronization across network nodes can be achieved by each network node broadcasting synchronization frames to its correspondents within a synchronization window time period and thereafter adjusting its own start time for the next synchronization period to converge synchronization. A guard band may also be utilized to account for any clock drift and signal path delays between any two communicating network nodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2021Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventor: Guy McIlroy
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Publication number: 20220095943Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for detecting and analyzing changes in a body. A system includes an electric field generator, an external sensor device, a quadrature demodulator, and a controller. The electric field generator is configured to generate an electric field that associates with a body. The external sensor device sends information to the electric field generator and is configured to detect a physical change in the body in the electric field, where the physical change causes a frequency change of the electric field. The quadrature demodulator receives the electric field from the electric field generator and is configured to detect the frequency change of the electric field and to produce a detected response. The controller, coupled to the electric field generator, is configured to output a frequency control signal to the electric field generator and to modify the frequency of the electric field by adjusting the frequency control signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: John B. LANGLEY, II, Guy MCILROY
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Patent number: 11253163Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for detecting and analyzing changes in a body. A system includes an electric field generator, an external sensor device, a quadrature demodulator, and a controller. The electric field generator is configured to generate an electric field that associates with a body. The external sensor device sends information to the electric field generator and is configured to detect a physical change in the body in the electric field, where the physical change causes a frequency change of the electric field. The quadrature demodulator receives the electric field from the electric field generator and is configured to detect the frequency change of the electric field and to produce a detected response. The controller, coupled to the electric field generator, is configured to output a frequency control signal to the electric field generator and to modify the frequency of the electric field by adjusting the frequency control signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2020Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: Life Detection Technologies, Inc.Inventors: John B. Langley, II, Guy McIlroy
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Patent number: 11224353Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for detecting and analyzing changes in a body. A system includes an electric field generator, an external sensor device, a quadrature demodulator, and a controller. The electric field generator is configured to generate an electric field that associates with a body. The external sensor device sends information to the electric field generator and is configured to detect a physical change in the body in the electric field, where the physical change causes a frequency change of the electric field. The quadrature demodulator receives the electric field from the electric field generator and is configured to detect the frequency change of the electric field and to produce a detected response. The controller, coupled to the electric field generator, is configured to output a frequency control signal to the electric field generator and to modify the frequency of the electric field by adjusting the frequency control signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2020Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: Life Detection Technologies, Inc.Inventors: John B. Langley, II, Guy McIlroy
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Publication number: 20210321899Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for detecting and analyzing changes in a body. For example, a system includes an electric field generator configured to produce an electric field. The system includes an external sensor device configured to detect physical changes in the electric field, where the physical changes affect amplitude and frequency of the electric field. The system includes a quadrature demodulator configured to detect changes of the frequency of the output of the electric field generator. The system includes an amplitude reference source and an amplitude comparison switch configured to detect changes of the amplitude of the output of the electric field generator. The system includes a signal processor configured to analyze the changes of the amplitude and frequency of the output of the electric field generator.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: John B. LANGLEY, II, Guy MCILROY
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Publication number: 20210289418Abstract: Disclosed is an improved implementation of a flood fill mesh network that utilizes probability forwarding for rebroadcasting network messages. The forwarding probability may be determined based on analyzing a network topology map constructed by each network node relative to its neighbor nodes communicating on the network and derived from state information contained in synchronization frames broadcasted by the network nodes on the network. The forwarding probability may comprise a statistical probability that a message frame received by a network node will be forwarded to the intended destination network node by one or more of the network node's neighbor network nodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Inventor: Guy McIlroy
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Patent number: 11122490Abstract: Disclosed is an improved implementation of a flood fill mesh radio network that utilizes message age disambiguation to prevent unnecessary propagation of repeated messages in the network. A digital counter may be used to generate a sequence of numbers based on counter values and the counter values may be associated with each message frame that is broadcast into the mesh network. The domain of generated sequence numbers can be divided up into low and high subdomains and the maximum number of message frames broadcast by a network node in the mesh network may be constrained so that no two messages broadcast by a network node remain circulating in the network longer than that required for the digital counter to wrap back to zero. Under this paradigm the counter values associated with each message can be compared to determine the relative age of the message frames to detect repeated messages.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2019Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Inventor: Guy McIlroy
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Patent number: 11115895Abstract: Disclosed is an improved implementation of a flood fill mesh network that utilizes low power and does not require any network addressing or routing protocol for network message delivery. Network messages are only communicated to a network node's correspondents using broadcast network messages over a wireless network. Network messages propagate throughout the network based on each correspondent node rebroadcasting received messages to its correspondent nodes, and so on. Coordinated synchronization across network nodes can be achieved by each network node broadcasting synchronization frames to its correspondents within a synchronization window time period and thereafter adjusting its own start time for the next synchronization period to converge synchronization. A guard band may also be utilized to account for any clock drift and signal path delays between any two communicating network nodes.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2019Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Inventor: Guy McIlroy
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Patent number: 11076336Abstract: Disclosed is an improved implementation of a flood fill mesh network that utilizes probability forwarding for rebroadcasting network messages. The forwarding probability may be determined based on analyzing a network topology map constructed by each network node relative to its neighbor nodes communicating on the network and derived from state information contained in synchronization frames broadcasted by the network nodes on the network. The forwarding probability may comprise a statistical probability that a message frame received by a network node will be forwarded to the intended destination network node by one or more of the network node's neighbor network nodes.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2019Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Inventor: Guy McIlroy
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Patent number: 11026593Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for detecting and analyzing changes in a body. For example, a system includes an electric field generator configured to produce an electric field. The system includes an external sensor device configured to detect physical changes in the electric field, where the physical changes affect amplitude and frequency of the electric field. The system includes a quadrature demodulator configured to detect changes of the frequency of the output of the electric field generator. The system includes an amplitude reference source and an amplitude comparison switch configured to detect changes of the amplitude of the output of the electric field generator. The system includes a signal processor configured to analyze the changes of the amplitude and frequency of the output of the electric field generator.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2018Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: LIFE DETECTION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: John B. Langley, II, Guy McIlroy