Patents by Inventor Jionghao Yu

Jionghao Yu 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).

  • Container verification through an electrical receptacle and plug associated with a container and a transport vehicle of an intermodal freight transport system
    Patent number: 9779379
    Abstract: A method and system related to container identification through an electrical receptacle and plug associated with the container of an intermodal freight transport system is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method includes coupling an electrical power plug of a container and an electrical power receptacle of a transport vehicle. Also, the method includes activating a tracking device of the container through a switch and actuator coupling. Further, the method includes verifying an identity of the container upon coupling the electrical power plug to the electrical power receptacle through an identification tag of the container and an electronic reader. Furthermore, the method may include conserving battery power through deactivating the tracking device of the container when the electrical power plug is de-coupled to the electrical power receptacle. The method may also include delivering an alert message to a driver when an incorrect container is identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Spireon, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Hall, Jason Wright, Jionghao Yu, Scott Anderson, Levi Marshall Baade
  • CONTAINER VERIFICATION THROUGH AN ELECTRICAL RECEPTACLE AND PLUG ASSOCIATED WITH A CONTAINER AND A TRANSPORT VEHICLE OF AN INTERMODAL FREIGHT TRANSPORT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150095255
    Abstract: A method and system related to container identification through an electrical receptacle and plug associated with the container of an intermodal freight transport system is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method includes coupling an electrical power plug of a container and an electrical power receptacle of a transport vehicle. Also, the method includes activating a tracking device of the container through a switch and actuator coupling. Further, the method includes verifying an identity of the container upon coupling the electrical power plug to the electrical power receptacle through an identification tag of the container and an electronic reader. Furthermore, the method may include conserving battery power through deactivating the tracking device of the container when the electrical power plug is de-coupled to the electrical power receptacle. The method may also include delivering an alert message to a driver when an incorrect container is identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Christopher Hall, Jason Wright, Jionghao Yu, Scott Anderson, Levi Marshall Baade
  • GPS trailer tracking device
    Patent number: D700081
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Spireon, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul W. Balschweit, Jionghao Yu