Patents by Inventor Robert J. Muhme

Robert J. Muhme 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).

  • Item removal system and method
    Patent number: 5886634
    Abstract: A security system includes a base station that reads a first tag and a second tag, each tag associated with items, persons, and/or containers. Upon reading the tags, the base station determines whether the removal of the items, persons, and/or containers is authorized. If the removal is not authorized, the base station may activate an alarm, lock the exit, and/or generate a message for delivery to a remote site. The security system may also be integrated with an inventory control system to monitor the location and status of the items, persons, and/or containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: Electronic Data Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Robert J. Muhme
  • System and method for catalog maintenance and utilization
    Patent number: 5848421
    Abstract: A system (10) for maintaining and accessing a catalog database (36) includes a catalog database upgrade system (34). The system (10) also includes a catalog database navigator system (56). The catalog database upgrade system (34) is capable of adding items to a catalog database (36) and modifying items in the catalog database (36). The catalog database navigator system (56) is capable of locating items in the catalog database (36).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Electronic Data Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Harriet Elaine Brichta, Mark A. Trio, Lee R. Wilson, Jim W. Gunnels, Robert J. Muhme