Patents by Inventor James Halsey

James Halsey 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).

  • Publication number: 20130138267
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems, methods and devices to generate an indication or signal by an indicator device of a vehicle that is detectable near the vehicle regarding one or more statuses of the vehicle, such as insurance policy, registration, crimes, wanted persons, etc. The indicator device may produce the indication or signal based on a control signal sent from a remote control system to the indicator device via a network and/or broadcast transmitter. The control system may determine the control signal and vehicle status based on information from external database(s). The indicator device may also receive local status information regarding the vehicle or any person associated with the vehicle. Such local status information may be sent back to the control system as a report signal, which may be stored in a remote database. The indicator signal or report signal may be detected by law enforcement near the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2013
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Inventors: Gerald Hignite, James Halsey, Arnie Lambert, Tim Thomas
  • Publication number: 20070221475
    Abstract: A conveyor for unscrambling articles into single file has three lanes with the rollers of the outer lanes skewed toward the middle lane. The middle lane runs at a different speed than the outer lanes, and may have skewed rollers. The unscrambling conveyor may include several modules sequentially arranged, with a speed change within the lanes between the modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventors: James Halsey, Eric Glazier
  • Publication number: 20070060326
    Abstract: Methods of cashless gaming and player tracking use buttonless RFID technology at both gaming machines and gaming tables to transfer a predetermined denominated amount of credit from a remote network connected gaming account server to the gaming machine or table. Gaming machines have an Idle State, an anonymous credit state, and an identified credit state, each with specific methods for changing from one to another. Gaming tables have a keypad for the dealer, RFID readers at each seating position, and a transaction display visible to the dealer, the patrons, and an overhead security camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2006
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventors: Scott Juds, James Halsey
  • Publication number: 20070060310
    Abstract: Methods of cashless gaming and player tracking use buttonless RFID technology at both gaming machines and gaming tables to transfer a predetermined denominated amount of credit from a remote network connected gaming account server to the gaming machine or table. Gaming machines have an Idle State, an anonymous credit state, and an identified credit state, each with specific methods for changing from one to another. Gaming tables have a keypad for the dealer, RFID readers at each seating position, and a transaction display visible to the dealer, the patrons, and an overhead security camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventors: Scott Juds, James Halsey, John Palchetti
  • Publication number: 20070027576
    Abstract: A vending machine having promotional features, wherein a secured token is associated with a subset of all the items that can be vended, and validation of the token limits the items offered to the patron for his selection to only that subset of items. A first vending machine promotes a new product by the manufacturer of the new product distributing secure promotional tokens good for a free vend or a discount on the price of the new product. In a second vending machine, products from multiple manufacturers are separately promoted using distinct secure promotional tokens for each brand. In a third vending machine providing a plurality of time-metered services, a secure promotional token provides only a limited economy subset of services for the patron's selection from among the plurality of services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2005
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Inventors: Scott Juds, James Halsey
  • Patent number: D1065220
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: James Halsey Brasure, William D. Carpenter, Anton Davydov, Fernando Garcia, Mark David Majdanski, Emmet Ray Smith