Patents by Inventor Herbert C. Griess

Herbert C. Griess 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: 8218810
    Abstract: A signaling device is disclosed that transmits a signal to a personal monitoring system. The signaling device may include an array of RLC components that determine the frequency of the signaling device. The frequency may be tuned by adding or removing RLC components from impacting the frequency. The signaling device may also include a wake-up mechanism for activating the signaling device for normal use and a signal indicating that a predetermined useful life is about to end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Stanley Security Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Herbert C. Griess, Thomas A. Murray, Eugene I. Nosov
  • Patent number: 8103047
    Abstract: A signaling device is disclosed that transmits a signal to a personal monitoring system. The signaling device may include an array of RLC components that determine the frequency of the signaling device. The frequency may be tuned by adding or removing RLC components from impacting the frequency. The signaling device may also include a wake-up mechanism for activating the signaling device for normal use and a signal indicating that a predetermined useful life is about to end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Stanley Security Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Herbert C. Griess, Thomas A. Murray, Eugene I. Nosov
  • Patent number: 4958144
    Abstract: A water-flow detector with an electronic time delay. There is a light-emitting diode and photo-transistor detector pair, a timer comprising an oscillator and a counter, and an alarm relay. The output of the photo-transistor is applied to the reset input of the counter, and the counter output is applied to the relay. The electronic assembly is positioned over the actutator arm of a paddle-type flow sensor assembly in such a way that movement of the arm by water-flow blocks the light path between the emitter and detector, which causes the photo-transistor output to go low, which releases the reset on the counter. The counter counts a predetermined time delay sufficient to avoid nuisance alarms due to temprary surges in the water conduit, and then activates the relay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 18, 1990
    Assignee: Pittway Corporation
    Inventor: Herbert C. Griess
  • Patent number: 4791414
    Abstract: A water-flow detector with an electronic time delay. There is a light-emitting diode and photo-transistor detector pair, a timer comprising an oscillator and a counter, and an alarm relay. The output of the photo-transistor is applied to the reset input of the counter, and the counter output is applied to the relay. The electronic assembly is positioned over the actuator arm of a paddle-type flow sensor assembly in such a way that movement of the arm by water-flow blocks the light path between the emitter and detector, which causes the photo-transistor output to go low, which releases the reset on the counter. The counter counts a predetermined time delay sufficient to avoid nuisance alarms due to temporary surges in the water conduit, and then activates the relay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1988
    Assignee: Pittway Corporation
    Inventor: Herbert C. Griess