Patents by Inventor Philip Tarnoff

Philip Tarnoff 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).

  • Monitoring a mobile device
    Patent number: 8718907
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for monitoring traffic, such as vehicle traffic on a roadway, using identification information acquired using a Bluetooth protocol. A sensor is configured to scan for discoverable Bluetooth devices within a flow of vehicle traffic and to create a log of identified Bluetooth devices. A system includes multiple sensors at known locations along a route and is operable to identify a Bluetooth device identified at multiple sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: University of Maryland Office of Technology Commercialization
    Inventors: Stanley E. Young, Philip Tarnoff, Nicholas J. Ganig
  • Monitoring a Mobile Device
    Publication number: 20130006509
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for monitoring traffic, such as vehicle traffic on a roadway, using identification information acquired using a Bluetooth protocol. A sensor is configured to scan for discoverable Bluetooth devices within a flow of vehicle traffic and to create a log of identified Bluetooth devices. A system includes multiple sensors at known locations along a route and is operable to identify a Bluetooth device identified at multiple sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
    Inventors: Stanley E. Young, Philip Tarnoff, Nicholas J. Ganig
  • Monitoring a Mobile Device
    Publication number: 20130006510
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for monitoring traffic, such as vehicle traffic on a roadway, using identification information acquired using a Bluetooth protocol. A sensor is configured to scan for discoverable Bluetooth devices within a flow of vehicle traffic and to create a log of identified Bluetooth devices. A system includes multiple sensors at known locations along a route and is operable to identify a Bluetooth device identified at multiple sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: University of Maryland
    Inventors: Stanley E. Young, Philip Tarnoff, Nicholas J. Ganig
  • Monitoring a mobile device
    Patent number: 8280617
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for monitoring traffic, such as vehicle traffic on a roadway, using identification information acquired using a Bluetooth protocol. A sensor is configured to scan for discoverable Bluetooth devices within a flow of vehicle traffic and to create a log of identified Bluetooth devices. A system includes multiple sensors at known locations along a route and is operable to identify a Bluetooth device identified at multiple sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: University of Maryland
    Inventors: Stanley E. Young, Philip Tarnoff, Nicholas J. Ganig
  • Monitoring a Mobile Device
    Publication number: 20090210141
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for monitoring traffic, such as vehicle traffic on a roadway, using identification information acquired using a Bluetooth protocol. A sensor is configured to scan for discoverable Bluetooth devices within a flow of vehicle traffic and to create a log of identified Bluetooth devices. A system includes multiple sensors at known locations along a route and is operable to identify a Bluetooth device identified at multiple sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2009
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Inventors: Stanley E. Young, Philip Tarnoff, Nicholas J. Ganig