Patents by Inventor John McSheffrey, Jr.

John McSheffrey, Jr. 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).

  • Publication number: 20120245898
    Abstract: An apparatus for remote inspection of fire extinguishers at one or a system of fire extinguisher stations includes, e.g., at each fire extinguisher station: a detector for lack of presence of a fire extinguisher in its installed position at the fire extinguisher station; a detector for out-of-range pressure of contents of the fire extinguisher at the fire extinguisher station; a detector for an obstruction to viewing of or access to the fire extinguisher at the fire extinguisher station; and a device for transmission of inspection report information from the fire extinguisher station to a remote central station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventors: John McSheffrey, JR., Brendan T. McSheffrey
  • Patent number: 8210047
    Abstract: An apparatus for remote inspection of fire extinguishers at one or a system of fire extinguisher stations includes, e.g., at each fire extinguisher station: a detector for lack of presence of a fire extinguisher in its installed position at the fire extinguisher station; a detector for out-of-range pressure of contents of the fire extinguisher at the fire extinguisher station; a detector for an obstruction to viewing of or access to the fire extinguisher at the fire extinguisher station; and a device for transmission of inspection report information from the fire extinguisher station to a remote central station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: en-Gauge, Inc.
    Inventors: John McSheffrey, Jr., Brendan T. McSheffrey
  • Patent number: 7961089
    Abstract: Emergency equipment stations (e.g., fire extinguisher stations, fire alarm pull stations, defibrillator stations, etc.) distributed throughout a facility monitor one or more internal or external conditions (e.g., ambient air temperature near the station, presence of an obstruction restricting access to the station, etc.) and relay information about the monitored conditions to a central station. The central station transmits information about the monitored conditions to emergency response personnel (e.g., the fire department) in the event of an actual or apparent emergency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: en-Gauge, Inc.
    Inventors: Brendan T. McSheffrey, John McSheffrey, Jr., John McSheffrey, Sr.
  • Patent number: 7895884
    Abstract: Apparatus for remote inspection of fluid containers, e.g., portable tanks or fluid pipelines, includes an electronic circuit in communication between each container (or at various locations along a pipeline) and a remote central station. The electronic circuit is adapted to issue a wireless signal to the remote central station upon detection of predetermined internal conditions, such as an out-of-range pressure condition of fluid contained within the volume of the container, or upon detection of predetermined external conditions, such as the lack of presence of the container in its installed position or the presence of an obstruction to viewing of or access to the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: en-Gauge, Inc.
    Inventors: John McSheffrey, Jr., Brendan T McSheffrey
  • Publication number: 20100192695
    Abstract: An apparatus for remote inspection of fire extinguishers at one or a system of fire extinguisher stations includes, e.g., at each fire extinguisher station: a detector for lack of presence of a fire extinguisher in its installed position at the fire extinguisher station; a detector for out-of-range pressure of contents of the fire extinguisher at the fire extinguisher station; a detector for an obstruction to viewing of or access to the fire extinguisher at the fire extinguisher station; and a device for transmission of inspection report information from the fire extinguisher station to a remote central station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventors: John McSheffrey, JR., Brendan T. McSheffrey
  • Patent number: 7271704
    Abstract: Emergency equipment stations (e.g., fire extinguisher stations, fire alarm pull stations, defibrillator stations, etc.) distributed throughout a facility monitor one or more internal or external conditions (e.g., ambient air temperature near the station, presence of an obstruction restricting access to the station, etc.) and relay information about the monitored conditions to a central station. The central station transmits information about the monitored conditions to emergency response personnel (e.g., the fire department) in the event of an actual or apparent emergency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: MIJA Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Brendan T. McSheffrey, John McSheffrey, Jr., John McSheffrey, Sr.
  • Patent number: 7174769
    Abstract: Apparatus for remote inspection of fluid containers, e.g., portable tanks or fluid pipelines, includes an electronic circuit in communication between each container (or at various locations along a pipeline) and a remote central station. The electronic circuit is adapted to issue a wireless signal to the remote central station upon detection of predetermined internal conditions, such as an out-of-range pressure condition of fluid contained within the volume of the container, or upon detection of predetermined external conditions, such as the lack of presence of the container in its installed position or the presence of an obstruction to viewing of or access to the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: MIJA Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: John McSheffrey, Jr., Brendan T. McSheffrey