Patents by Inventor James Kenneth Cook

James Kenneth Cook 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).

  • Method and means for RF toll collection
    Patent number: 6661352
    Abstract: An RF roadway toll collection system uses an upstream reader to communicate with a vehicle borne transponder carrying a Smart Card to calculate the toll and debit the Smart Card balance in the amount of the toll payment required. A transaction manager is notified of the toll payment from the upstream reader and notifies a downstream reader of the vehicle identification and payment status. The downstream reader confirms the vehicle identification and payment status and signals if the toll has been paid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Mark IV Industries Limited
    Inventors: Robert Walter Tiernay, Thua Van Ho, Weimin He, James Kenneth Cook, Mohammed Benvidi
  • Method and means for RF tool collection
    Publication number: 20030001755
    Abstract: An RF roadway toll collection system uses an upstream reader to communicate with a vehicle borne transponder carrying a Smart Card to calculate the toll and debit the Smart Card balance in the amount of the toll payment required. A transaction manager is notified of the toll payment from the upstream reader and notifies a downstream reader of the vehicle identification and payment status. The downstream reader confirms the vehicle identification and payment status and signals if the toll has been paid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventors: Robert Walter Tiernay, Thua Van Ho, Weimin He, James Kenneth Cook, Mohammed Benvidi
  • Radio frequency highway management system
    Patent number: 6191705
    Abstract: Traffic management or enforcement is performed through the use of a monitor transponder in the environs of an RF highway toll collection system. When normally operating transponders communicate with a roadside reader system, the roadside system communicates with the monitor transponder, which in turn signals if a valid normal transponder is detected. If no signal is generated by the monitor transponder, it is evident that the vehicle has no transponder or that the transponder is faulty or invalid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: Mark IV Industries, Limited
    Inventors: Peter Oomen, James Kenneth Cook, Daniel L. Terrier