Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Shrode

Jeffrey Shrode 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).

  • Intelligent occupancy monitoring using premises network
    Publication number: 20070176770
    Abstract: An identification system combines RF identification tags with ambient condition detectors of a monitoring system. The tags could be carried by individuals in the region(s) being monitored to provide occupancy feedback to first responders in the event of an alarm condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2006
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventor: Jeffrey Shrode
  • Systems and methods of deterministic annunciation
    Publication number: 20070040667
    Abstract: A method of supervising a plurality of displaced devices includes having each device emit a supervisory signal that is detectable by a designated unit. Indicia can be included indicative that an intervening message has been sent from a respective device. The designated unit can respond to missing, expected, supervisory signals as well as unreceived messages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Inventors: Jeffrey Shrode, Robert Brockelsby, Gregory Lindauer, Mark Butler