Patents by Inventor Harry D. Tunnell, IV

Harry D. Tunnell, IV 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).

  • Patent number: 10857070
    Abstract: A system of tracking medication is disclosed such that the system includes a container with at least one compartment operable to contain at least one medication for administering at predetermined times, at least one sensor coupled to the container, the sensor operable to measure changes in an environment of the container, at least one microcontroller coupled to the sensor, the microcontroller operable to capture and store data recorded by the sensor, a cloud computing infrastructure, at least one wireless module coupled to the cloud computing infrastructure and the microcontroller, the wireless module operable to send and retrieve the data to and from the cloud computing infrastructure and the microcontroller, and a computing device coupled to the wireless module, the computing device operable to track the at least one medication by interacting with the data stored in at least one of the microcontroller or the cloud computing infrastructure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: The Trustees of Indiana University
    Inventors: Omar N. Nezamuddin, Euzeli C. dos Santos, Jr., Harry D. Tunnell, IV, Rebecca J. Ellis, James Haswell Hill, Ibrahim Aigbodesi Momoh
  • Publication number: 20190365606
    Abstract: A system of tracking medication is disclosed such that the system includes a container with at least one compartment operable to contain at least one medication for administering at predetermined times, at least one sensor coupled to the container, the sensor operable to measure changes in an environment of the container, at least one microcontroller coupled to the sensor, the microcontroller operable to capture and store data recorded by the sensor, a cloud computing infrastructure, at least one wireless module coupled to the cloud computing infrastructure and the microcontroller, the wireless module operable to send and retrieve the data to and from the cloud computing infrastructure and the microcontroller, and a computing device coupled to the wireless module, the computing device operable to track the at least one medication by interacting with the data stored in at least one of the microcontroller or the cloud computing infrastructure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: The Trustees of Indiana University
    Inventors: Omar N. Nezamuddin, Euzeli C. dos Santos, JR., Harry D. Tunnell, IV, Rebecca J. Bartlett Ellis, James Haswell Hill, Ibrahim Aigbodesi Momoh
  • Patent number: 8643670
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system for sharing mapped information between multiple maps, including maps in different media states, in an accurate fashion. The system comprises a transparent overlay for transferring the mapped information, an alignment device for consistently aligning the displayed maps relative to the transparent overlay, and a fastening mechanism for securing the transparent overlay to a mapboard. The system may also include a mapboard, an electronic mapboard, and a computer. The system enables a user to accurately share information added to a map, possibly a digital or paper map, by recording the information onto the transparent overlay. The transparent overlay may then be transferred to a different map, possibly displayed in a different media, where the transparent overlay accurately reflects the recorded information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Inventor: Harry D. Tunnell, IV
  • Publication number: 20100171755
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system for sharing mapped information between multiple maps, including maps in different media states, in an accurate fashion. The system comprises a transparent overlay for transferring the mapped information, an alignment device for consistently aligning the displayed maps relative to the transparent overlay, and a fastening mechanism for securing the transparent overlay to a mapboard. The system may also include a mapboard, an electronic mapboard, and a computer. The system enables a user to accurately share information added to a map, possibly a digital or paper map, by recording the information onto the transparent overlay. The transparent overlay may then be transferred to a different map, possibly displayed in a different media, where the transparent overlay accurately reflects the recorded information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: INREF, LLC
    Inventor: Harry D. Tunnell, IV
  • Patent number: 5732978
    Abstract: The present invention involves a map board assembly having one or more weather resistant sleeves. The sleeves are formed of a non-porous, transparent flexible material. Maps and other paper documents may be releasably secured to rigid, planar backing members and subsequently inserted into the sleeves. The maps may then be viewed through the transparent sleeve. Erasable markings may be placed on both the sleeves and rigid backing members due to their non-porous nature. The openings to the sleeves may be closed by the use of velcro strips. In map board assemblies having multiple sleeves, velcro strips or other suitable fastening devices may also be used to secure the individual sleeves together in a folded position. A flexible, non-porous, transparent overlay may be placed over a map displayed within a sleeve and have erasable markings placed thereon. The marked upon overlay may then be transferred to a different sleeve to thereby transfer or analyze the information conveyed by the markings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Inventor: Harry D. Tunnell, IV