Patents by Inventor Hoyt M. Layson

Hoyt M. Layson 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: 10157188
    Abstract: A clearinghouse for integrating information related to released criminal offenders. The clearinghouse includes a computer system that receives geospatial location information related to released criminal offenders from multiple disparate systems, the geospatial location information including date and time information. The computer system then converts the information to a homogenous data format. The present invention further includes a method of integrating information related to released criminal offenders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventor: Hoyt M. Layson
  • Patent number: 10075541
    Abstract: An application for a mobile or fixed device, where the device comprises a processor, a display, and communication capabilities, and wherein the application interfaces with a clearinghouse that integrates geospatial information including date and time information related to released criminal offenders. In some embodiments, the application includes a user interface which includes a field through which a user can submit a query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventor: Hoyt M. Layson
  • Patent number: 9892608
    Abstract: Methods of trend analysis for information related to released criminal offenders, the methods include accessing geospatial location information including date and time information for released criminal offenders and identifying repeated visits by one of the released criminal offenders within a defined proximity of a particular geospatial location, identifying a movement pattern of one of the released criminal offenders, correlating the movements of one the released criminal offenders to the movements of a subscriber, correlating the proximity of one of the released criminal offenders to a location where criminal activity has occurred, or comparing the geospatial location with previous activity of the released offender to predict potential future criminal activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventor: Hoyt M. Layson
  • Patent number: 9558645
    Abstract: Methods of trend analysis for information related to released criminal offenders, the methods include accessing geospatial location information including date and time information for released criminal offenders and identifying repeated visits by one of the released criminal offenders within a defined proximity of a particular geospatial location, identifying a movement pattern of one of the released criminal offenders, correlating the movements of one the released criminal offenders to the movements of a subscriber, correlating the proximity of one of the released criminal offenders to a location where criminal activity has occurred, or comparing the geospatial location with previous activity of the released offender to predict potential future criminal activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventor: Hoyt M. Layson
  • Publication number: 20140361899
    Abstract: Methods of trend analysis for information related to released criminal offenders, the methods include accessing geospatial location information including date and time information for released criminal offenders and identifying repeated visits by one of the released criminal offenders within a defined proximity of a particular geospatial location, identifying a movement pattern of one of the released criminal offenders, correlating the movements of one the released criminal offenders to the movements of a subscriber, correlating the proximity of one of the released criminal offenders to a location where criminal activity has occurred, or comparing the geospatial location with previous activity of the released offender to predict potential future criminal activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventor: Hoyt M. Layson
  • Publication number: 20140344404
    Abstract: An application for a mobile or fixed device, where the device comprises a processor, a display, and communication capabilities, and wherein the application interfaces with a clearinghouse that integrates geospatial information including date and time information related to released criminal offenders. In some embodiments, the application includes a user interface which includes a field through which a user can submit a query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventor: Hoyt M. Layson
  • Publication number: 20140344277
    Abstract: A clearinghouse for integrating information related to released criminal offenders. The clearinghouse includes a computer system that receives geospatial location information related to released criminal offenders from multiple disparate systems, the geospatial location information including date and time information. The computer system then converts the information to a homogenous data format. The present invention further includes a method of integrating information related to released criminal offenders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventor: Hoyt M. Layson
  • Patent number: 8606865
    Abstract: The invention disclosed relates to the end to end system, the methods and apparatuses for delivering message content from publishers to recipients, such recipients being comprised of subscribers and non subscribers, based on the geospatial location of the recipients using a plurality of devices, stationary and mobile, to deliver geospatial location relevant message content to the recipients with dynamic display devices and a means to provide publishers with data and statistics related to recipient observation of message content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Inventor: Hoyt M. Layson, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20110191432
    Abstract: The invention disclosed relates to the end to end system, the methods and apparatuses for delivering message content from publishers to recipients, such recipients being comprised of subscribers and non subscribers, based on the geospatial location of the recipients using a plurality of devices, stationary and mobile, to deliver geospatial location relevant message content to the recipients with dynamic display devices and a means to provide publishers with data and statistics related to recipient observation of message content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventor: Hoyt M. Layson, JR.
  • Publication number: 20110138523
    Abstract: This invention relates to flame, heat and electric arc protective yarn that can be used for knitting and weaving a single layer fabric. Both knitted and woven fabrics are for use as a single layer flame, heat and electric arc protective fabric garment or as an outer layer of a flame, heat and electric arc protective multiple layer garment or accessory for a wearer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Hoyt M. Layson, JR., Alceu Aragao
  • Patent number: 6405213
    Abstract: A system for correlating crime incidents with the location of a subject in which crime incident data containing information about the location and time of at least one crime and subject location data containing information about the locations at various times of a plurality of subjects are provided to a correlation database of a computer, whereupon the correlation computer correlates the crime incident data and the subject location data to determine if each of said subjects are likely suspects of said crime based upon whether each of the subjects were proximate to the location of the crime at the time of the crime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Inventors: Hoyt M. Layson, Gregory A. Frost
  • Patent number: 6014080
    Abstract: Tamper resistant body-worn tracking device to be worn by offenders or potential victims for use in a wireless communication system receiving signals from a global positioning system (GPS). The tracking device directly communicates spacial coordinates to multiple remote sites. The tracking device is an enclosed case worn on a limb of a person. The case contains a battery, a signaling device, and a circuit board containing a field programmable gate array, a wireless data modem, a conventional GPS receiver, and a matched filtering GPS receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Assignee: Pro Tech Monitoring, Inc.
    Inventor: Hoyt M. Layson, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5982281
    Abstract: A redundant system is provided for simultaneously notifying a victim about the approach of an offender when a message is sent to a central data base. The system includes multiple communication paths and assured message delivery. The offender's portable tracking apparatus is equipped with a memory card that sends and receives data and instruction to/from a central data base. The offender's position, determined by a Global Position System, is communicated simultaneously to a victim's portable tracking apparatus, to the central data base, law enforcement and the offender's supervisory authority. A connectionless oriented analog or digital wireless or circuit switched connection oriented digital or analog wireless signal is employed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: Pro Tech Monitoring, Inc.
    Inventor: Hoyt M. Layson, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5959533
    Abstract: A body worn transmitter and its associated portable monitoring receiver receiving global position signals, is provided with tamper detection to support twenty-four hour violation reporting from a subject under community supervision moves about the community. The body worn transmitter incorporates active radio frequency sensors to determine if the body worn transmitter has either been removed from the subject's body or the attachment strap has experienced tampering for the purpose of removal from the subject's body. A signal from the body worn transmitter is encrypted in order to prevent recording and retransmission of the body worn transmitter signal to an associated portable monitoring receiver for the purposes of masking body worn transmitter tampering or to make the body worn transmitter falsely appear in a different location. The body worn transmitter can be immersed in electrolyte solutions without generating a false tamper signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Pro Tech Monitoring, Inc.
    Inventors: Hoyt M. Layson, Jr., David S. Segal, Peter Lefferson
  • Patent number: 5731757
    Abstract: A portable locator or tracking apparatus is provided for continuous location determination of subjects which communicates with a body-worn, non-removable, tamper resistant transceiver and a central data-base system. The portable tracking apparatus has a Global Position System (GPS) receiver and inertial sensors for determining location, microprocessors for logic and mathematical algorithm processing, memory for programs and data, a wireless transceiver for communications with the body-worn device, a wireless transceiver for communicating with the central data-base system, an alpha-numeric display for displaying text messages sent to the subject acoustic speaker and microphone for voice and tone messages with subjects, electronic tamper sensors, motion sensors, attitude position sensor, batteries and external connectors for power, recharge, communications and auxiliary antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1998
    Assignee: Pro Tech Monitoring, Inc.
    Inventor: Hoyt M. Layson, Jr.