Patents by Inventor Guy T. McIlroy

Guy T. 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).

  • SYNCHRONIZING THE BEHAVIOR OF DISCRETE DIGITAL DEVICES
    Publication number: 20200228600
    Abstract: Methods, devices and systems for synchronizing actions taken by digital devices in a group wherein the digital devices to use a flocking protocol to establish time or behavior synchronization between individual digital devices within the group. The flocking protocol includes the transmission of synchronization information from one device to neighboring devices within the group and the processing/use of such synchronization information by the devices to synchronize the timing and/or other characteristics of their actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventor: Guy T. McIlroy
  • Synchronizing the behavior of discrete digital devices
    Patent number: 10536519
    Abstract: Methods, devices and systems for synchronizing actions taken by digital devices in a group wherein the digital devices to use a flocking protocol to establish time or behavior synchronization between individual digital devices within the group. The flocking protocol includes the transmission of synchronization information from one device to neighboring devices within the group and the processing/use of such synchronization information by the devices to synchronize the timing and/or other characteristics of their actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Pi Variables, Inc.
    Inventor: Guy T. McIlroy
  • SYNCHRONIZING THE BEHAVIOR OF DISCRETE DIGITAL DEVICES
    Publication number: 20160294945
    Abstract: Methods, devices and systems for synchronizing actions taken by digital devices in a group wherein the digital devices to use a flocking protocol to establish time or behavior synchronization between individual digital devices within the group. The flocking protocol includes the transmission of synchronization information from one device to neighboring devices within the group and the processing/use of such synchronization information by the devices to synchronize the timing and/or other characteristics of their actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventor: Guy T. McIlroy
  • Synchronizing the behavior of discrete digital devices
    Patent number: 9288088
    Abstract: Methods, devices and systems for synchronizing actions taken by digital devices in a group wherein the digital devices to use a flocking protocol to establish time or behavior synchronization between individual digital devices within the group. The flocking protocol includes the transmission of synchronization information from one device to neighboring devices within the group and the processing/use of such synchronization information by the devices to synchronize the timing and/or other characteristics of their actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Pi Variables, Inc.
    Inventor: Guy T. McIlroy
  • WEARABLE ELECTRONIC GROUND INTEGRITY MONITOR
    Publication number: 20110227738
    Abstract: A device that can electronically track operator ground connectivity to; a) provide continuous visual and/or auditory indication of connection state, b) optionally provide that the ground connectivity state may be monitored and displayed remotely using RF communications, and c) optionally provide that the operators device can track RFID ‘follower’ tags specifically placed to facilitate work-flow data recording and the correlation of the operators activities with specific work-flow process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventors: Guy T. McIlroy, Bruce C. Lundeen, Ching Chieh Allen Wu, Cuong Tran, Robin Chung