Patents by Inventor Joseph Shannon Rimkus

Joseph Shannon Rimkus 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).

  • Method and apparatus for communicating with a product label
    Patent number: 5841365
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for communicating with a product label. A host computer transfers information to be communicated to one or more product labels to a radio frequency transmitter. The information is transmitted to a transceiver built into the product label. The information can be intended for each of a plurality of product labels, or for a particular one of the product labels. If the particular one of the labels is one which has not communicated recently with the host computer, the information can used to locate the particular label through the use of other product labels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1998
    Assignee: Seattle Silicon Corporation
    Inventor: Joseph Shannon Rimkus