Patents by Inventor Michael J. Welf

Michael J. Welf 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: 20070193834
    Abstract: A method and system for remotely monitoring deliveries, the method and system include detecting an arrival of a delivery at an access point and notifying a monitoring center of the arrival of the delivery at the access point. The method and system include verifying at least one verification detail, which correlates to the delivery, and sending a configuration signal from the monitoring center to the access point, which has instructions for controlling an entrance at the access point. The method and system can further include sending a second configuration signal from the monitoring center to the access point, which has instructions for controlling an entrance at the access point upon completion of the delivery. The method and system can further include sending an indication signal from the monitoring center to the access point, which has instructions for controlling an indicator at the access point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventors: Samuel Hong-Yen Pai, Robert L. Hansen, Walter T. Schneider, Richard D. Hewitt, Gene C. Brierton, Michael J. Welf