Patents by Inventor Robert Henry Grady

Robert Henry 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TIME-BASED HAILING OF RADIO FREQUENCY DEVICES
    Publication number: 20130107772
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for communicating with a radio frequency (RF) device. An exemplary method includes: sending to the RF device a hailing signal based on a system time; and sending to the RF device a data message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: David Edwin Splitz, William Charles Shoesmith, Robert Henry Grady
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC SQUELCHING IN RADIO FREQUENCY DEVICES
    Publication number: 20130109319
    Abstract: Systems and methods for communicating with a radio frequency (RF) device are disclosed herein. In particular, a method of the present disclosure includes: listening for a first hailing signal to be received on at least one hailing channel selected from a plurality of hailing channels, selecting at least one hailing channel based upon a system time and a node identification; determining a noise floor for the at least one hailing channel; and upon receiving a noise signal on the at least one hailing channel, adjusting the noise floor in response to the noise signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: MUELLER INTERNATIONAL, LLC
    Inventors: David Edwin Splitz, William Charles Shoesmith, Robert Henry Grady