Patents by Inventor Paul I. Waterhouse

Paul I. Waterhouse 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: 5177432
    Abstract: A wireless velocity detector for a bicycle includes a coil mounted on the wheel hub of the bicycle which generates a rotating magnetic field as the wheel rotates, a receiver mounted on the handlebars that includes a pair of coils that sense variations in the strength of the rotating field as the bicycle moves and generates signals in response to the field variations and a microprocessor which converts the signals into information related to the movement of the bicycle, e.g. speed and distance. A liquid crystal display is used to display the information to the cyclist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1993
    Assignee: PPG Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul I. Waterhouse, Jeffrey C. Brower, Stuart P. Williams
  • Patent number: 4937586
    Abstract: The invention comprises a low power broadcast system that is applicable especially to the so-called "electronic shelf" for retail stores, wherein the shelf edge carries price displaying modules that can be addressed and controlled from a central computer operated station. The system also permits the modules to broadcast back to the central station to confirm safe receipt of data and to give information as to stock levels, etc. A broadcast system avoids the need for wiring so that location changes are facilitated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1990
    Inventors: John K. Stevens, Paul I. Waterhouse
  • Patent number: 4879756
    Abstract: The invention comprises a low power broadcast system that is applicable especially to the so-called "electronic shelf" for retail stores, wherein the shelf edge carries price displaying modules that can be addressed and controlled from a central computer operated station. The system also permits the modules to broadcast back to the central station to confirm safe receipt of data and to give information as to stock levels, etc. A broadcast system avoids the need for wiring so that location changes are facilitated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 7, 1989
    Inventors: John K. Stevens, Paul I. Waterhouse
  • Patent number: 4821291
    Abstract: The invention comprises a low power broadcast system that is applicable especially to the so-called "electronic shelf" for retail stores, wherein the shelf edge carries price displaying modules that can be addressed and controlled from a central computer operated station. The system also permits the modules to broadcast back to the central station to confirm safe receipt of data and to give information as to stock levels, etc. A broadcast system avoids the need for wiring so that location changes are facilitated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1989
    Inventors: John K. Stevens, Paul I. Waterhouse
  • Patent number: 4792796
    Abstract: In electronic alarm apparatus for monitoring the presence or absence of objects within a given area, a transmitter attachable to an object, a shift register for storing a digital identification code, and an electronic circuit including a time delay circuit for periodically transmitting the digital identification code as a radio frequency signal; a monitor including a logic timing circuit for activating a receiver for receiving the radio frequency signal, a check circuit for comparing the received signal with a stored identification code and audio logic circuit and liquid crystal display for providing audio and visual indications upon failure of receiving a given number of consecutive transmissions from a given transmitter; the transmitter further including tamper switch and tamper flag logic circuit for changing the digital identification code stored in the shift register upon premature removal of the transmitter from the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 20, 1988
    Assignee: R.J.S. Security & Tracking Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Leroy Bradshaw, John B. Henson, Paul I. Waterhouse