Patents by Inventor Joshua D. Heiner

Joshua D. Heiner 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: 20240397241
    Abstract: A sensor system for a structure comprises a sensor node in force transmitting contact with an impact receiving surface of a structure envelope of the structure. The sensor node is configured to generate first sensor data associated with the structure envelope of the structure and perform a first set of operations to filter out unwanted data from the first sensor data to form a first filtered dataset. The sensor system includes a sensor hub in communication with the sensor node. The sensor hub is configured to receive the first filtered dataset from the sensor node and perform a second set of operations on the first filtered dataset to identify an event experienced by the structure envelope that caused the sensor node to produce the first sensor data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Timothy E. Felks, Joshua D. Heiner, Matthew C. Romney
  • Patent number: 12075202
    Abstract: A sensor system for a structure comprises a sensor node in force transmitting contact with an impact receiving surface of a structure envelope of the structure. The sensor node is configured to generate first sensor data associated with the structure envelope of the structure and perform a first set of operations to filter out unwanted data from the first sensor data to form a first filtered dataset. The sensor system includes a sensor hub in communication with the sensor node. The sensor hub is configured to receive the first filtered dataset from the sensor node and perform a second set of operations on the first filtered dataset to identify an event experienced by the structure envelope that caused the sensor node to produce the first sensor data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Inventors: Timothy E. Felks, Joshua D. Heiner, Matthew C. Romney
  • Publication number: 20230239597
    Abstract: A sensor system for a structure comprises a sensor node in force transmitting contact with an impact receiving surface of a structure envelope of the structure. The sensor node is configured to generate first sensor data associated with the structure envelope of the structure and perform a first set of operations to filter out unwanted data from the first sensor data to form a first filtered dataset. The sensor system includes a sensor hub in communication with the sensor node. The sensor hub is configured to receive the first filtered dataset from the sensor node and perform a second set of operations on the first filtered dataset to identify an event experienced by the structure envelope that caused the sensor node to produce the first sensor data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Timothy E. Felks, Joshua D. Heiner, Matthew C. Romney
  • Patent number: 11647314
    Abstract: A sensor system for a structure comprises a sensor node in force transmitting contact with an impact receiving surface of a structure envelope of the structure. The sensor node is configured to generate first sensor data associated with the structure envelope of the structure and perform a first set of operations to filter out unwanted data from the first sensor data to form a first filtered dataset. The sensor system includes a sensor hub in communication with the sensor node. The sensor hub is configured to receive the first filtered dataset from the sensor node and perform a second set of operations on the first filtered dataset to identify an event experienced by the structure envelope that caused the sensor node to produce the first sensor data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Inventors: Timothy E. Felks, Joshua D. Heiner, Matthew C. Romney
  • Publication number: 20220239995
    Abstract: A sensor system for a structure comprises a sensor node in force transmitting contact with an impact receiving surface of a structure envelope of the structure. The sensor node is configured to generate first sensor data associated with the structure envelope of the structure and perform a first set of operations to filter out unwanted data from the first sensor data to form a first filtered dataset. The sensor system includes a sensor hub in communication with the sensor node. The sensor hub is configured to receive the first filtered dataset from the sensor node and perform a second set of operations on the first filtered dataset to identify an event experienced by the structure envelope that caused the sensor node to produce the first sensor data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Timothy E. Felks, Joshua D. Heiner, Matthew C. Romney
  • Publication number: 20200297310
    Abstract: The medical toilet may include a seat, lid, and bowl as does a traditional toilet. It also includes one or more acoustic transducers. The acoustic transducers may be located on the seat where they may measure bone density in a user's pelvis or femur. The acoustic transducers may be located on the lid or on a belt which wraps around the user. These acoustic transducers may collect data relating to a user's heart, lungs, liver, bowel, or other internal organs. The medical toilet may include a handrail with an acoustic transducer which measures the bone density in the user's wrist, radius, or ulna. A controller associated with the medical toilet may store algorithms for analyzing the data collected by the acoustic transducers. The controller may perform machine learning to improve the analyses and may calculate trends in repeated measurements taken from the same user or a population of users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: David R. Hall, K. Jeffrey Campbell, Joshua Larsen, Jared Reynolds, Daniel Hendricks, Travis Niederhauser, Steven J.M. Butala, Joshua D. Heiner, A. Terrece Pearman, Vivek Garg