Patents by Inventor Kevin Timmons

Kevin Timmons 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).

  • Low-cost high-fidelity asset tracking in data center facilities
    Patent number: 8674822
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an activation unit may render a passive radio frequency identification tag visible to a tracking infrastructure. A radio frequency identification reader may read at close range a passive radio frequency identification tag 304 attached to a server 302. A controller may create an active radio frequency signal for the server 302. A radio antenna may transmit the active radio frequency signal to a position infrastructure node 160.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Nissanka Arachchige Bodhi Priyantha, Jie Liu, Dimitrios Lymberopoulos, Mari Hern, Kevin Timmons
  • LOW-COST HIGH-FIDELITY ASSET TRACKING IN DATA CENTER FACILITIES
    Publication number: 20110298607
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an activation unit may render a passive radio frequency identification tag visible to a tracking infrastructure. A radio frequency identification reader may read at close range a passive radio frequency identification tag 304 attached to a server 302. A controller may create an active radio frequency signal for the server 302. A radio antenna may transmit the active radio frequency signal to a position infrastructure node 160.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Nissanka Arachchige Bodhi Priyantha, Jie Liu, Dimitrios Lymberopoulos, Mari Hern, Kevin Timmons