Patents by Inventor Richard Mark DESMARAIS

Richard Mark DESMARAIS 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).

  • Tracking device
    Patent number: 10591607
    Abstract: A tracking device (10) configured to track a shipment of cargo is provided including a housing (20) having a complementary top portion (22) and bottom portion (25). The top portion and the bottom portion of the housing are pivotally coupled. A tracking unit, arranged within the housing, includes a processor configured to collect and transmit data. A power unit having at least one power source is arranged within the housing and is configured to supply power to the tracking unit. A circuit board connects the power unit and the tracking unit. The circuit board includes a metal tab arranged adjacent a conductive interface. A portion of a pull tab (80) formed from a thin, non-conductive material is arranged between the tab and the conductive interface. The tracking device is configured to transform from an inactive state to a fully active state upon removal of the pull tab (80).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Heston Grant Woolf, Bill Games, Blair Streit, Robin L. Wald, Tim Uys, Stephen Varga, Jeffrey Allen Leshuk, Richard Mark Desmarais
  • TRACKING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160054448
    Abstract: A tracking device (10) configured to track a shipment of cargo is provided including a housing (20) having a complementary top portion (22) and bottom portion (25). The top portion and the bottom portion of the housing are pivotally coupled. A tracking unit, arranged within the housing, includes a processor configured to collect and transmit data. A power unit having at least one power source is arranged within the housing and is configured to supply power to the tracking unit. A circuit board connects the power unit and the tracking unit. The circuit board includes a metal tab arranged adjacent a conductive interface. A portion of a pull tab (80) formed from a thin, non-conductive material is arranged between the tab and the conductive interface. The tracking device is configured to transform from an inactive state to a fully active state upon removal of the pull tab (80).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Grant Heston WOOLF, Bill GAMES, Blair STREIT, Robin L. WALD, Tim UYS, Stephen VARGA, Jeffrey Allen LESHUK, Richard Mark DESMARAIS