Patents by Inventor John Ahearn

John Ahearn 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).

  • Audio proof of delivery system and method
    Patent number: 5661291
    Abstract: A portable item tracking unit includes a bar code reader for capturing a bar code related to an item, a microphone for capturing an audio identification from a recipient of an item, and a memory. The memory associatively electronically stores a digital signal related to the audio identification along with a digital representation of bar code data to provide audio proof of delivery of the item. A display and a speaker may respectively display the stored bar code related to the item and audibly broadcast the electronically stored audio identification for the item. A user input is preferably included for verifying that the input of the bar code and the audio identification is satisfactory. A transferring circuit transfers the electronically stored bar code and the electronically stored audio identification to a host computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1997
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin John Ahearn, Frederick M. Weaver, James M. DeArras, Vernon L. Stant, James A. Trautwein
  • Housing for hand held optical scanner
    Patent number: D405075
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin John Ahearn, Lawrence R. Ober, Danny M. Beadle, Gerald A. Wines
  • Hand held optical scanner
    Patent number: D405076
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin John Ahearn, Lawrence R. Ober, Danny M. Beadle, Gerald A. Wines