Patents by Inventor P. DAVID WHITT

P. DAVID WHITT 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).

  • System and method for taking asset inventory across a wide area
    Patent number: 12020203
    Abstract: A system for taking inventory over a wide area includes a database. The database stores a geofenced area divided into two or more waypoints and a route defined as path within the geofenced area across at least two waypoints. At least one mobile asset is disposed at a position in a yard corresponding to the at least one waypoint. The mobile asset has a readable tag having information about the asset thereon. An aerial vehicle having a tag reader flies along the route within the geofenced area for communicating with each tag along a route, reading the information and storing the information read from each tag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: WIRELESS DATA SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: P. David Whitt
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TAKING ASSET INVENTORY ACROSS A WIDE AREA
    Publication number: 20220019963
    Abstract: A system for taking inventory over a wide area includes a database. The database stores a geofenced area divided into two or more waypoints and a route defined as path within the geofenced area across at least two waypoints. At least one mobile asset is disposed at a position in a yard corresponding to the at least one waypoint. The mobile asset has a readable tag having information about the asset thereon. An aerial vehicle having a tag reader flies along the route within the geofenced area for communicating with each tag along a route, reading the information and storing the information read from each tag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventor: P. DAVID WHITT