Patents by Inventor Rick Welch

Rick Welch 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).

  • Vehicle mounted directionally focused tolling device enclosure
    Patent number: 8754750
    Abstract: An enclosure for housing a radio frequency integrated device (RFID) transponder. The enclosure includes a front surface comprising a non-shielding material, a top surface, a bottom surface, a right-side surface, a left-side surface and a rear surface. The top surface, the bottom surface, the right-side surface, the left-side surface and the rear surface include a shielding material. The enclosure selectively enables and disables communication between the RFID transponder and toll collection units relative to a position of the front surface of the enclosure within a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Rent A Toll, Ltd.
    Inventors: Rick Welch, Marshall B. Viney, Kyle Richard Welch, Sarath K. Balachandran
  • VEHICLE MOUNTED DIRECTIONALLY FOCUSED TOLLING DEVICE ENCLOSURE
    Publication number: 20110310542
    Abstract: An enclosure for housing a radio frequency integrated device (RFID) transponder. The enclosure includes a front surface comprising a non-shielding material, a top surface, a bottom surface, a right-side surface, a left-side surface and a rear surface. The top surface, the bottom surface, the right-side surface, the left-side surface and the rear surface include a shielding material. The enclosure selectively enables and disables communication between the RFID transponder and toll collection units relative to a position of the front surface of the enclosure within a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Inventors: Rick Welch, Marshall B. Viney, Kyle Richard Welch, Sarath K. Balachandran
  • Transponder enclosure
    Patent number: D743290
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: ATS Tolling LLC
    Inventors: Rick Welch, Sarath K. Balachandran, Kyle Richard Welch