Patents by Inventor Robert Alan CONRAD

Robert Alan CONRAD 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: 11983670
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an inventory system, wherein the inventory system includes at least one Internet of Things (IOT) inventory device having at least one pressure sensor and a radio field antenna, wherein a weighing surface is located on a top side of the at least IOT inventory device, and wherein the radio field antenna is positioned beneath the weighing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: BARTRAC, INC
    Inventors: Robert Alan Conrad, Andrew Thomas Yee
  • Publication number: 20230410036
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an inventory system, wherein the inventory system includes at least one Internet of Things (IOT) inventory device having at least one pressure sensor and a radio field antenna, wherein a weighing surface is located on a top side of the at least IOT inventory device, and wherein the radio field antenna is positioned beneath the weighing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Robert Alan CONRAD, Andrew Thomas YEE
  • Patent number: 11715064
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an inventory system, wherein the inventory system includes at least one Internet of Things (IOT) inventory device having at least one pressure sensor and a radio field antenna, wherein a weighing surface is located on a top side of the at least (IOT) inventory device, and wherein the radio field antenna is positioned beneath the weighing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: BARTRAC, INC
    Inventors: Robert Alan Conrad, Andrew Thomas Yee
  • Publication number: 20230064489
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an inventory system that can include a tagged inventory item, wherein the tagged inventory item includes a radio field tag attached to an inventory item; and an inventory device, wherein the inventory device includes a weighing surface, an array of force sensing resistors, and at least one radio field antenna, wherein the array of force sensing resistors and the at least one radio field antenna are configured to weigh and identify the tagged inventory item through the weighing surface, and methods of using the same. One benefit of the system and method disclosed herein can be monitoring inventory having changing amounts of content in real time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Robert Alan CONRAD, Andrew Thomas YEE
  • Patent number: 11537986
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an inventory system that can include a tagged inventory item, wherein the tagged inventory item includes a radio field tag attached to an inventory item; and an inventory device, wherein the inventory device includes a weighing surface, an array of force sensing resistors, and at least one radio field antenna, wherein the array of force sensing resistors and the at least one radio field antenna are configured to weigh and identify the tagged inventory item through the weighing surface, and methods of using the same. One benefit of the system and method disclosed herein can be monitoring inventory having changing amounts of content in real time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Alan Conrad, Andrew Thomas Yee
  • Publication number: 20200334636
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an inventory system that can include a tagged inventory item, wherein the tagged inventory item includes a radio field tag attached to an inventory item; and an inventory device, wherein the inventory device includes a weighing surface, an array of force sensing resistors, and at least one radio field antenna, wherein the array of force sensing resistors and the at least one radio field antenna are configured to weigh and identify the tagged inventory item through the weighing surface, and methods of using the same. One benefit of the system and method disclosed herein can be monitoring inventory having changing amounts of content in real time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Robert Alan CONRAD, Andrew Thomas YEE
  • Patent number: 10769589
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an inventory system that can include a tagged inventory item, wherein the tagged inventory item includes a radio field tag attached to an inventory item; and an inventory device, wherein the inventory device includes a weighing surface, an array of force sensing resistors, and at least one radio field antenna, wherein the array of force sensing resistors and the at least one radio field antenna are configured to weigh and identify the tagged inventory item through the weighing surface, and methods of using the same. One benefit of the system and method disclosed herein can be monitoring inventory having changing amounts of content in real time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Inventors: Robert Alan Conrad, Andrew Thomas Yee
  • Publication number: 20190251507
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an inventory system that can include a tagged inventory item, wherein the tagged inventory item includes a radio field tag attached to an inventory item; and an inventory device, wherein the inventory device includes a weighing surface, an array of force sensing resistors, and at least one radio field antenna, wherein the array of force sensing resistors and the at least one radio field antenna are configured to weigh and identify the tagged inventory item through the weighing surface, and methods of using the same. One benefit of the system and method disclosed herein can be monitoring inventory having changing amounts of content in real time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Robert Alan CONRAD, Andrew Thomas YEE