Patents by Inventor James E. Lee, Jr.

James E. Lee, Jr. 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).

  • Apparatus for manufacturing management using a wireless device
    Patent number: 7561848
    Abstract: A method of inventory management is described. Upon activation of a button on a wireless device, the wireless device having a light source and a transceiver with a unique media address corresponding to a unique product, the device broadcasts a first signal including an order command and the unique media address by the transceiver via a wireless medium. A central controller then receives the first signal, identifies the unique media address included in the first signal, and using a database, identifies the unique product associated with the unique media address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc
    Inventors: Robert K. T. Chen, Mark E. Depperschmidt, James E. Lee, Jr., Patrick Gray
  • Apparatus for manufacturing management using a wireless device
    Patent number: 6838977
    Abstract: A method of inventory management is described. Upon activation of a button on a wireless device, the wireless device having a light source and a transceiver with a unique media address corresponding to a unique product, the device broadcasts a first signal including an order command and the unique media address by the transceiver via a wireless medium. A central controller then receives the first signal, identifies the unique media address included in the first signal, and using a database, identifies the unique product associated with the unique media address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert K. T. Chen, Mark E. Depperschmidt, James E. Lee, Jr., Patrick Gray
  • Transponder and sensor apparatus for sensing and transmitting vehicle tire parameter data
    Patent number: 5731754
    Abstract: A transponder and sensor apparatus with on-board power supply is mounted in or on a vehicle tire. A pressure sensor, a temperature sensor and a tire rotation sensor are mounted in a housing along with the transponder, the power supply and an antenna. Upon receiving an interrogation signal from a remote interrogator, the transponder activates the sensors to sense tire pressure and temperature and then backscatter-modulates the radio frequency signal from the interrogator with the tire condition parameter data from the sensors to return the backscatter modulated signal to the interrogator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1998
    Assignee: Computer Methods Corporation
    Inventors: James E. Lee, Jr., Harvey J. Kulka, John H. Schramm