Patents by Inventor Nicholas John Gates

Nicholas John Gates 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).

  • Item handling and tracking system and method therefor
    Patent number: 10685311
    Abstract: In an airport baggage handling system bag information, flight information and airport topology information are provided to a central processor which determines a path for the bag through the handling system. The bag is scanned at various points along the path and the scan time is compared with a predetermined arrival time for the bag at the scan point. A bag is marked at risk if it arrives at a scan point after the predetermined time and the system may suggest an alternative handling path for the bag if it is determined that the risk of the bag not making an outbound flight is too high.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: SITA Information Networking Computing USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas John Gates, Manish Limaye, Olivier Pierre Poulard, Emad Eldeen Muhanna, Daniel Edmond Chetrit, Aseem Dayal, Pravin Naicker, Maria Patricia Maya
  • ITEM HANDLING AND TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20190378068
    Abstract: In an airport baggage handling system bag information, flight information and airport topology information are provided to a central processor which determines a path for the bag through the handling system. The bag is scanned at various points along the path and the scan time is compared with a predetermined arrival time for the bag at the scan point. A bag is marked at risk if it arrives at a scan point after the predetermined time and the system may suggest an alternative handling path for the bag if it is determined that the risk of the bag not making an outbound flight is too high.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Nicholas John Gates, Manish LIMAYE, Olivier Pierre POULARD, Emad Eldeen MUHANNA, Daniel Edmond CHETRIT, Aseem DAYAL, Pravin NAICKER, Maria Patricia MAYA
  • Item handling and tracking system and method therefor
    Patent number: 10482410
    Abstract: In an airport baggage handling system bag information, flight information and airport topology information are provided to a central processor which determines a path for the bag through the handling system. The bag is scanned at various points along the path and the scan time is compared with a predetermined arrival time for the bag at the scan point. A bag is marked at risk if it arrives at a scan point after the predetermined time and the system may suggest an alternative handling path for the bag if it is determined that the risk of the bag not making an outbound flight is too high.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: SITA Information Networking Computing USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas John Gates, Manish Limaye, Olivier Pierre Poulard, Emad Eldeen Muhanna, Daniel Edmond Chetrit, Aseem Dayal, Pravin Naicker, Maria Patricia Maya
  • ITEM HANDLING AND TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20180165617
    Abstract: In an airport baggage handling system bag information, flight information and airport topology information are provided to a central processor which determines a path for the bag through the handling system. The bag is scanned at various points along the path and the scan time is compared with a predetermined arrival time for the bag at the scan point. A bag is marked at risk if it arrives at a scan point after the predetermined time and the system may suggest an alternative handling path for the bag if it is determined that the risk of the bag not making an outbound flight is too high.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Nicholas John GATES, Manish LIMAYE, Olivier Pierre POULARD, Emad Eldeen MUHANNA, Daniel Edmond CHETRIT, Aseem DAYAL, Pravin NAICKER, Maria Patricia MAYA
  • ITEM HANDLING AND TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20170200099
    Abstract: In an airport baggage handling system bag information, flight information and airport topology information are provided to a central processor which determines a path for the bag through the handling system. The bag is scanned at various points along the path and the scan time is compared with a predetermined arrival time for the bag at the scan point. A bag is marked at risk if it arrives at a scan point after the predetermined time and the system may suggest an alternative handling path for the bag if it is determined that the risk of the bag not making an outbound flight is too high.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Nicholas John GATES, Manish LIMAYE, Olivier Pierre POULARD, Emad Eldeen MUHANNA, Daniel Edmond CHETRIT, Aseem DAYAL, Pravin NAICKER, Maria Patricia MAYA
  • Item handling and tracking system and method therefor
    Patent number: 9460412
    Abstract: In an airport baggage handling system bag information, flight information and airport topology information are provided to a central processor which determines a path for the bag through the handling system. The bag is scanned at various points along the path and the scan time is compared with a predetermined arrival time for the bag at the scan point. A bag is marked at risk if it arrives at a scan point after the predetermined time and the system may suggest an alternative handling path for the bag if it is determined that the risk of the bag not making an outbound flight is too high.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: SITA INFORMATION NETWORKING COMPUTING USA, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas John Gates, Manish Limaye, Olivier Pierre Poulard, Emad Eldeen Muhanna, Daniel Edmond Chetrit, Aseem Dayal, Pravin Naicker
  • ITEM HANDLING AND TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20160042316
    Abstract: In an airport baggage handling system bag information, flight information and airport topology information are provided to a central processor which determines a path for the bag through the handling system. The bag is scanned at various points along the path and the scan time is compared with a predetermined arrival time for the bag at the scan point. A bag is marked at risk if it arrives at a scan point after the predetermined time and the system may suggest an alternative handling path for the bag if it is determined that the risk of the bag not making an outbound flight is too high.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Nicholas John Gates, Manish Limaye, Olivier Pierre Poulard, Emad Eldeen Muhanna, Daniel Edmond Chetrit, Aseem Dayal, Pravin Naicker, Maria Patricia Maya