Patents by Inventor Robert Grady

Robert Grady 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: 9423273
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for communicating with a radio frequency (RF) device. A hybrid method for collecting data may include a pushing method of collecting data and a pulling method of collecting data. The pushing method of collecting data may be configured such that a first node initiates data collection with a second node during a pushing period. The pulling method of collecting data may be configured such that the first node waits on the second node to initiate data collection during a pulling period. The pushing period and the pulling period may occur at different times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Hassan Ali, Timothy J. Brown, Robert Grady, David Edwin Splitz, Brent Dukes
  • Publication number: 20150233732
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for communicating with a radio frequency (RF) device. A hybrid method for collecting data may include a pushing method of collecting data and a pulling method of collecting data. The pushing method of collecting data may be configured such that a first node initiates data collection with a second node during a pushing period. The pulling method of collecting data may be configured such that the first node waits on the second node to initiate data collection during a pulling period. The pushing period and the pulling period may occur at different times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Hassan Ali, Timothy J. Brown, Robert Grady, David Edwin Splitz, Brent Dukes