Patents by Inventor Jennifer Durst
Jennifer Durst 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).
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Patent number: 7764228Abstract: A system for locating an animate object beyond a designated area is disclosed comprising a wireless bidirectional communication system, a first transceiver, a locating device, a controller, a satellite navigator system receiver, a second transceiver, and a data entry device associated with a base station, wherein the controller is automatically activated, in response to a received control signal to locate an animate object and transmit location information to a first transceiver when the animate object exceeds a designated area.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2008Date of Patent: July 27, 2010Assignee: Pfizer, Inc.Inventors: Jennifer Durst, Eugene F. Fowler, Joseph C. McAlexander
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Patent number: 7564405Abstract: There is disclosed an object locator system for obtaining information about the location of an individual, animal or moveable object, having a lightweight, attached object locator, that is present in a region served by a two-way paging system and a global positioning satellite system. The object locator may be selectively activated to conserve power or enabled to respond only when beyond a boundary.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2008Date of Patent: July 21, 2009Assignee: Pfizer, Inc.Inventors: Jennifer Durst, Eugene F. Fowler, Joseph C. McAlexander
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Publication number: 20080167816Abstract: A position determining device is disclosed comprising a satellite navigation receiver for automatically providing computed position information, when the device has changed its position relative to a predetermined location, to a paging transmitter for transmission to a paging receiver for readout of the computed position information. The readout may be in the form of coordinates and may be accompanied by a message or alarm. The device may be configured as a portable unit of small size and economical manufacture.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2008Publication date: July 10, 2008Applicant: Pfizer, Inc.Inventors: Jennifer Durst, Eugene F. Fowler, Joseph C. McAlexander
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Publication number: 20080136705Abstract: There is disclosed an object locator system for obtaining information about the location of an individual, animal or moveable object, having a lightweight, attached object locator, that is present in a region served by a two-way paging system and a global positioning satellite system. The object locator may be selectively activated to conserve power or enabled to respond only when beyond a boundary.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2008Publication date: June 12, 2008Applicant: PFIZER, INC.Inventors: Jennifer Durst, Eugene F. Fowler, Joseph C. McAlexander
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Patent number: 7336227Abstract: A position determining device is disclosed comprising a satellite navigation receiver for automatically providing computed position information, when the device has changed its position relative to a predetermined location, to a paging transmitter for transmission to a paging receiver for readout of the computed position information. The readout may be in the form of coordinates and may be accompanied by a message or alarm. The device may be configured as a portable unit of small size and economical manufacture.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2006Date of Patent: February 26, 2008Assignee: Pfizer, Inc.Inventors: Jennifer Durst, Eugene F. Fowler, Joseph C. McAlexander
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Patent number: 7324044Abstract: There is disclosed an object locator system for obtaining information about the location of an individual, animal or moveable object, having a lightweight, attached object locator, that is present in a region served by a two-way paging system and a global positioning satellite system. The object locator may be selectively activated to conserve power or enabled to respond only when beyond a boundary.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2004Date of Patent: January 29, 2008Assignee: Pfizer, Inc.Inventors: Jennifer Durst, Eugene F. Fowler, Joseph C. McAlexander
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Publication number: 20080001814Abstract: A position determining device is disclosed comprising a satellite navigation receiver for automatically providing computed position information, when the device has changed its position relative to a predetermined location, to a paging transmitter for transmission to a paging receiver for readout of the computed position information. The readout may be in the form of coordinates and may be accompanied by a message or alarm. The device may be configured as a portable unit of small size and economical manufacture.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2006Publication date: January 3, 2008Applicant: Pfizer, Inc.Inventors: Jennifer Durst, Eugene Fowler, Joseph McAlexander
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Patent number: 7209075Abstract: There is disclosed a method and apparatus for an object locator system (10) for requesting and obtaining information about the location of a mobile object, having attached thereon a lightweight object locator (42), operable in a region served by a two-way paging system (12) and a global positioning satellite system (50). The object locator (42) may be selectively activated to conserve power or enabled to respond only when beyond or within a boundary. Further, the object locator system (10) may provide the location information in several forms including rectangular or polar coordinates referred to a base station (18) or origin, position on a map display, etc.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2005Date of Patent: April 24, 2007Assignee: Pfizer, Inc.Inventors: Jennifer Durst, Eugene F. Fowler, Joseph C. McAlexander
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Patent number: 7113126Abstract: A position determining device is disclosed comprising a satellite navigation receiver for automatically providing computed position information, when the device has changed its position relative to a predetermined location, to a paging transmitter for transmission to a paging receiver for readout of the computed position information. The readout may be in the form of coordinates and may be accompanied by a message or alarm. The device may be configured as a portable unit of small size and economical manufacture.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2002Date of Patent: September 26, 2006Assignee: Pfizer, Inc.Inventors: Jennifer Durst, Eugene F. Fowler, Joseph C. McAlexander
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Publication number: 20050186968Abstract: There is disclosed a method and apparatus for an object locator system (10) for requesting and obtaining information about the location of a mobile object, having attached thereon a lightweight object locator (42), operable in a region served by a two-way paging system (12) and a global positioning satellite system (50). The object locator (42) may be selectively activated to conserve power or enabled to respond only when beyond or within a boundary. Further, the object locator system (10) may provide the location information in several forms including rectangular or polar coordinates referred to a base station (18) or origin, position on a map display, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2005Publication date: August 25, 2005Inventors: Jennifer Durst, Eugene Fowler, Joseph McAlexander
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Publication number: 20050073409Abstract: There is disclosed an object locator system for obtaining information about the location of an individual, animal or moveable object, having a lightweight, attached object locator, that is present in a region served by a two-way paging system and a global positioning satellite system. The object locator may be selectively activated to conserve power or enabled to respond only when beyond a boundary.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2004Publication date: April 7, 2005Inventors: Jennifer Durst, Eugene Fowler, Joseph McAlexander
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Patent number: 6859171Abstract: There is disclosed a method and apparatus for an object locator system (10) for requesting and obtaining information about the location of a mobile object, having attached thereon a lightweight object locator (42), operable in a region served by a two-way paging system (12) and a global positioning satellite system (50). The object locator (42) may be selectively activated to conserve power or enabled to respond only when beyond or within a boundary. Further, the object locator system (10) may provide the location information in several forms including rectangular or polar coordinates referred to a base station (18) or origin, position on a map display, etc.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2003Date of Patent: February 22, 2005Assignee: Danbeck Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Jennifer Durst, Eugene F. Fowler, Joseph C. McAlexander
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Patent number: 6771213Abstract: There is disclosed an object locator system for obtaining information about the location of an individual, animal or moveable object, having a lightweight, attached object locator, that is present in a region served by a two-way paging system and a global positioning satellite system. The object locator may be selectively activated to conserve power or enabled to respond only when beyond a boundary.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2002Date of Patent: August 3, 2004Inventors: Jennifer Durst, Eugene F. Fowler, Joseph C. McAlexander
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Publication number: 20040012519Abstract: A position determining device is disclosed comprising a satellite navigation receiver for automatically providing computed position information, when the device has changed its position relative to a predetermined location, to a paging transmitter for transmission to a paging receiver for readout of the computed position information. The readout may be in the form of coordinates and may be accompanied by a message or alarm. The device may be configured as a portable unit of small size and economical manufacture.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2002Publication date: January 22, 2004Applicant: Jennifer DurstInventors: Jennifer Durst, Eugene F. Fowler, Joseph C. McAlexander
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Publication number: 20030201931Abstract: There is disclosed a method and apparatus for an object locator system (10) for requesting and obtaining information about the location of a mobile object, having attached thereon a lightweight object locator (42), operable in a region served by a two-way paging system (12) and a global positioning satellite system (50). The object locator (42) may be selectively activated to conserve power or enabled to respond only when beyond or within a boundary. Further, the object locator system (10) may provide the location information in several forms including rectangular or polar coordinates referred to a base station (18) or origin, position on a map display, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2003Publication date: October 30, 2003Inventors: Jennifer Durst, Eugene F. Fowler, Joseph C. McAlexander
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Publication number: 20030122707Abstract: There is disclosed an object locator system for obtaining information about the location of an individual, animal or moveable object, having a lightweight, attached object locator, that is present in a region served by a two-way paging system and a global positioning satellite system. The object locator may be selectively activated to conserve power or enabled to respond only when beyond a boundary.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2002Publication date: July 3, 2003Inventors: Jennifer Durst, Eugene F. Fowler, Joseph C. McAlexander
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Patent number: 6518919Abstract: There is disclosed a method and apparatus for an object locator system (10) for requesting and obtaining information about the location of a mobile object, having attached thereon a lightweight object locator (42), operable in a region served by a two-way paging system (12) and a global positioning satellite system (50). The object locator (42) may be selectively activated to conserve power or enabled to respond only when beyond or within a boundary. Further, the object locator system (10) may provide the location information in several forms including rectangular or polar coordinates referred to a base station (18) or origin, position on a map display, etc.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2001Date of Patent: February 11, 2003Inventors: Jennifer Durst, Eugene F. Fowler, Joseph C. McAlexander
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Patent number: 6480147Abstract: A position determining device is disclosed comprising a satellite navigation receiver for automatically providing computed position information, when the device has changed its position relative to a predetermined location, to a paging transmitter for transmission to a paging receiver for readout of the computed position information. The readout may be in the form of coordinates and may be accompanied by a message or alarm. The device may be configured as a portable unit of small size and economical manufacture.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2001Date of Patent: November 12, 2002Inventors: Jennifer Durst, Eugene F. Fowler, Joseph C. McAlexander
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Patent number: 6441778Abstract: A locating device for attachment to an animal and adapted to obtain and communicate location information about the animal to a base station, comprising a controller having an input for location data and a first communication port; a satellite navigation system receiver coupled to a first antenna and having a location data output coupled to the location data input of said controller; a communication transceiver coupled to a second antenna to receive and transmit communications between the locating device and the base station and having a second communication port coupled to the first communication port of the controller; and a housing to enclose the controller, the satellite navigation system receiver and communication transceiver, configured to be attached to the animal.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2000Date of Patent: August 27, 2002Inventors: Jennifer Durst, Eugene F. Fowler, Joseph C. McAlexander
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Patent number: 6421001Abstract: There is disclosed an object locator system (10) for requesting and obtaining information about the location of an individual animal or moveable object, having a lightweight, attached object locator (42), that is present in a region served by a two-way paging system (12) and a global positioning satellite system (50). The object locator (42) may be selectively activated to conserve power or enabled to respond only when beyond or within a boundary. Further, the object locator system (10) may provide the location information in several forms including rectangular or polar coordinates referred to a base station (18) or origin, position on a map display, etc.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2000Date of Patent: July 16, 2002Inventors: Jennifer Durst, Eugene F. Fowler, Joseph C. McAlexander