Patents by Inventor Richard K. Matheny

Richard K. Matheny 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).

  • Fire department station zoned alerting control system
    Patent number: 6778081
    Abstract: An alerting system for fire stations utilizes programmable message centers, zone-coded lighting and audio modules to alert only selected personnel for a particular type of emergency, i.e. fire, medical, etc. to decrease response time while reducing stress to remaining personnel who need not be alerted. Related features include night vision lighting, low level lighting, remote sensing and activation of station doors, ceiling mounted lighting signals, bed proximity audio alerts, automatic control of Emergency Response Facility audio sources and daisy-chain Ethernet cabling for simple installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Inventor: Richard K. Matheny
  • Fire department station zoned alerting control system
    Publication number: 20030169154
    Abstract: An alerting system for fire stations utilizes programmable message centers, zone-coded lighting and audio modules to alert only selected personnel for a particular type of emergency, i.e. fire, medical, etc. to decrease response time while reducing stress to remaining personnel who need not be alerted. Related features include night vision lighting, low level lighting, remote sensing and activation of station doors, ceiling mounted lighting signals, bed proximity audio alerts, automatic control of Emergency Response Facility audio sources and daisy-chain Ethernet cabling for simple installation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventor: Richard K. Matheny
  • Fire department station zoned alerting control system
    Patent number: 6535121
    Abstract: An alerting system for fire stations utilizes programmable message centers, zone-coded lighting and audio modules to alert only selected personnel for a particular type of emergency, i.e. fire, medical, etc. to decrease response time while reducing stress to remaining personnel who need not be alerted. Related features include night vision lighting, low level lighting, remote sensing and activation of station doors, ceiling mounted lighting signals, bed proximity audio alerts, automatic control of Emergency Response Facility audio sources and daisy-chain Ethernet cabling for simple installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Inventor: Richard K. Matheny