Patents by Inventor Jerome Tarte

Jerome Tarte 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).

  • Patent number: 8248249
    Abstract: RFID tag and a system and method involving a plurality of RFID tags. Each RFID tag is attached to an object on which the presence of a predefined fluid is monitored. In a first state, (absence of the monitored fluid), the tag acts as a passive RFID tag, and the information it holds can be read with a proximity reader. This operation is performed when the RFID tag is attached to the object to be monitored. In a second state, whenever the monitored fluid appears on the tagged object, a fluid activated battery generates the electrical power which is used to power the RFID tag. The RFID tag then acts as an active RFID tag and starts to emit messages which can be received by a RFID reader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jean-Yves Clement, Pierre Secondo, Jerome Tarte
  • Patent number: 8237572
    Abstract: The present invention describes a RFID tag and a system and method involving a plurality of RFID tags. Each RFID tag is attached to an object (or to a structure or a person) on which the presence of a predefined fluid is monitored. In a first state, (absence of the monitored fluid), the tag is acting as a passive RFID tag, and the information it holds, (at least its identifier—ID), can be read with a proximity reader (a hand held or stationary/fixed reader). This operation is performed when the RFID tag is attached to the object (or person) to be monitored. At this stage a table associating tag ID, object name (or person name) and location (or any other information), may be built, and may be recorded so that information it contains is accessible by a control center. In a second state, whenever the monitored fluid appears on the tagged object, a fluid activated battery generates the electrical power which is used to power the RFID tag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jean-Yves Clement, Pierre Secondo, Jerome Tarte
  • Publication number: 20120119915
    Abstract: RFID tag and a system and method involving a plurality of RFID tags. Each RFID tag is attached to an object on which the presence of a predefined fluid is monitored. In a first state, (absence of the monitored fluid), the tag acts as a passive RFID tag, and the information it holds can be read with a proximity reader. This operation is performed when the RFID tag is attached to the object to be monitored. In a second state, whenever the monitored fluid appears on the tagged object, a fluid activated battery generates the electrical power which is used to power the RFID tag. The RFID tag then acts as an active RFID tag and starts to emit messages which can be received by a RFID reader.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jean-Yves Clement, Pierre Secondo, Jerome Tarte
  • Publication number: 20090315720
    Abstract: The present invention describes a RFID tag and a system and method involving a plurality of RFID tags. Each RFID tag is attached to an object (or to a structure or a person) on which the presence of a predefined fluid is monitored. In a first state, (absence of the monitored fluid), the tag is acting as a passive RFID tag, and the information it holds, (at least its identifier—ID), can be read with a proximity reader (a hand held or stationary/fixed reader). This operation is performed when the RFID tag is attached to the object (or person) to be monitored. At this stage a table associating tag ID, object name (or person name) and location (or any other information), may be built, and may be recorded so that information it contains is accessible by a control center. In a second state, whenever the monitored fluid appears on the tagged object, a fluid activated battery generates the electrical power which is used to power the RFID tag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2007
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventors: Jean-Yves Clement, Pierre Secondo, Jerome Tarte
  • Publication number: 20060235975
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and system for managing data transmission. A method in accordance with the present invention includes the steps of: determining available network resources between a device and a remote server; choosing a network resource from the available network resources with a bandwidth which is greater than a bandwidth of any other available network resource; and communicating a synchronization profile to the device that matches the bandwidth of the chosen network so that a connection can be established.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2006
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Dominique Delhumeau, Jerome Tarte