Patents by Inventor Kevin Towers

Kevin Towers 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).

  • Patent number: 8751066
    Abstract: Flexible remote control systems and methods avoiding customized control schemes for industrial vehicles are disclosed. The industrial vehicle has a base station and at least one auxiliary system to be remotely controlled by an operator using at least one of a plurality of different control input devices. The remote control system includes a processor-based remote control unit having a plurality of substantially identical connector interface ports each configured to receive associated ones of the plurality of different control input devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Kevin Towers, Andrew Dueckman, Ray Sewlochan
  • Patent number: 8634482
    Abstract: Radio devices such as long range radio devices configurable with a limited, configuration only power that is insufficient for normal operation of the radio are disclosed. Portable, limited power supplies allow effective configuration of radio devices at remote locations in the field. Methods of configuring radio devices are likewise disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Kevin Towers, Peter de Buen, Frank Dietrich
  • Publication number: 20110117956
    Abstract: A radio device includes a radio programming interface eliminating specific dependency between a host application module and a radio module for operation of the radio in a specified communication protocol. Methods of operating the radio device are also disclosed wherein requests and responses communicated between the host application module and radio module are validated and parsed into valid data packets for effective communication, even when the host application and the radio module were not specifically designed for one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventors: Yosi Levi, Kevin Towers
  • Publication number: 20110116556
    Abstract: Radio devices such as long range radio devices configurable with a limited, configuration only power that is insufficient for normal operation of the radio are disclosed. Portable, limited power supplies allow effective configuration of radio devices at remote locations in the field. Methods of configuring radio devices are likewise disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventors: Kevin Towers, Peter de Buen, Frank Dietrich