Patents by Inventor Ian R. Meier

Ian R. Meier 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).

  • Remote lock system
    Patent number: 9754433
    Abstract: A lock system for monitoring and controlling the individual locks on cells in a prison. The lock system has a client component and a server component connected by means of an ethernet network. The server component includes all of the individual locks and the client component includes workstations. The software architecture of the locks includes a hardware layer with an application program interface (API) that controls the sensors and electromechanical components of the lock. The software architecture of the workstations includes a lock configuration tool that communicates with the ethernet network to send commands and to receive data from the locks. The workstations also include a presentation layer or browser that provides the interface with the user of the workstations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Southern Folger Detention Equipment Company, LLC
    Inventors: Grant Lagimodiere, Robert Adrien Litalien, Michael D. Lockerbie, Joseph C. Tate, Rene Alvarez, Randy Mortensen, Ian R. Meier, Donald G. Halloran
  • Remote Lock System
    Publication number: 20160163140
    Abstract: A lock system for monitoring and controlling the individual locks on cells in a prison. The lock system has a client component and a server component connected by means of an ethernet network. The server component includes all of the individual locks and the client component includes workstations. The software architecture of the locks includes a hardware layer with an application program interface (API) that controls the sensors and electromechanical components of the lock. The software architecture of the workstations includes a lock configuration tool that communicates with the ethernet network to send commands and to receive data from the locks. The workstations also include a presentation layer or browser that provides the interface with the user of the workstations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Grant Lagimodiere, Robert Adrien Litalien, Michael D. Lockerbie, Joseph C. Tate, Rene Alvarez, Randy Mortensen, Ian R. Meier, Donald G. Halloran