Patents by Inventor Robert SOBIE

Robert SOBIE 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: 11600163
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for detecting the retention of a car key by a customer after return of a rental car are disclosed. A plurality of RFID tags having a common identifier are attached to the rental car keys. The shuttle bus or other facility exit is equipped with a detection portal configured to detect a RFID tag having the common identifier and provide a signal upon detection of the RFID tag to a monitor that provides an alert upon receipt of the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Inventors: Robert Sobie, Graham Ross
  • Publication number: 20200286363
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for detecting the retention of a car key by a customer after return of a rental car are disclosed. A plurality of RFID tags having a common identifier are attached to the rental car keys. The shuttle bus or other facility exit is equipped with a detection portal configured to detect a RFID tag having the common identifier and provide a signal upon detection of the RFID tag to a monitor that provides an alert upon receipt of the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Robert Sobie, Graham Ross
  • Patent number: 9973736
    Abstract: A mobile computer workstation includes a base assembly including a plurality of wheels, an adjustable column assembly mounted to the base assembly and adapted to support a computer monitor, and a camera configured to communicate a video signal, the camera being mounted on the workstation such that a line of sight of the camera is directed rearward from the computer monitor. The workstation further includes a computing device stored within the workstation operatively coupled to the camera and the computer monitor. The computing device is configured to determine whether the workstation is moving based on a comparison of a sensed motion of the workstation and a predetermined motion threshold and, in response to the comparison, initiate the camera, receive the video signal from the camera, and display the video signal on the computer monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: TOUCHPOINT MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Carey Roberts, Jeffrey C. Olson, Robert Sobie
  • Publication number: 20170286636
    Abstract: A system includes a database that stores information associated with a patient. The information includes information about at least one medication prescribed to the patient. The database stores at least one photograph of a package containing the medication. A control module in communication with the database receives an indication that a healthcare professional has selected the package containing the medication to be administered to the patient and displays the at least one photograph of the package containing the medication. The control module is configured to receive, from the healthcare professional, confirmation that the at least one photograph matches the package containing the medication as selected to be administered to the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: TOUCHPOINT MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventor: Robert Sobie
  • Patent number: 9775430
    Abstract: A mobile computer workstation is disclosed and generally includes a base assembly, a power supply, a column assembly, a tray assembly, a monitor support assembly and a tray controller. The power supply can be housed in the base assembly. The column assembly is linearly extensible and extends upward from the base assembly. The column assembly can carry the tray assembly and monitor support assembly. The workstation can be optionally configured with a variety of storage solutions for any of a number of work environments and tasks. The tray assembly can house a computer that is integrated into the workstation. The tray controller provides a measure of security for the workstation by allowing access to the workstation and control over its features only by authorized users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: TOUCHPOINT MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Fouad Geries Abu-Akel, S. N. K. Gupta Anumalasetty, Christopher M. Radvanyi, Carey Roberts, Robert R. Steele, Karl Haiden, John Zelena, Johnson Lin, Nick Blackburn, Robert Sobie
  • Publication number: 20170147785
    Abstract: A medication system includes a control module that determines when a medication is removed from a central pharmacy or a medication base station. The medication is carried by the healthcare professional and/or placed in a mobile workstation. A remote medication database, separate from a central inventory database associated with the healthcare facility, stores information about a total stock of the medication and respective stock quantities of the medication located in the central pharmacy, in the medication base station, carried by the healthcare professional, and/or placed in the mobile workstation. The total stock and the respective stock quantities are updated by the control module in response to a determination that that medication was removed from the central pharmacy or the medication base station. The control module updates the remote medication database in response to the medication being administered and updates the central inventory database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: TOUCHPOINT MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: John G. Nackley, Robert Sobie, Jeffrey C. Olson, Graham Ross
  • Publication number: 20160015167
    Abstract: A mobile computer workstation is disclosed and generally includes a base assembly, a power supply, a column assembly, a tray assembly, a monitor support assembly and a tray controller. The power supply can be housed in the base assembly. The column assembly is linearly extensible and extends upward from the base assembly. The column assembly can carry the tray assembly and monitor support assembly. The workstation can be optionally configured with a variety of storage solutions for any of a number of work environments and tasks. The tray assembly can house a computer that is integrated into the workstation. The tray controller provides a measure of security for the workstation by allowing access to the workstation and control over its features only by authorized users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Applicant: INTERMETRO INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fouad Geries ABU-AKEL, S.N.K. Gupta ANUMALASETTY, Christopher M. RADVANYI, Carey ROBERTS, Robert R. STEELE, Karl HAIDEN, John ZELENA, Johnson LIN, Nick BLACKBURN, Robert SOBIE
  • Publication number: 20160006992
    Abstract: A mobile computer workstation includes a base assembly including a plurality of wheels, an adjustable column assembly mounted to the base assembly and adapted to support a computer monitor, and a camera configured to communicate a video signal, the camera being mounted on the workstation such that a line of sight of the camera is directed rearward from the computer monitor. The workstation further includes a computing device stored within the workstation operatively coupled to the camera and the computer monitor. The computing device is configured to determine whether the workstation is moving based on a comparison of a sensed motion of the workstation and a predetermined motion threshold and, in response to the comparison, initiate the camera, receive the video signal from the camera, and display the video signal on the computer monitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: INTERMETRO INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Carey ROBERTS, Jeffrey C. OLSON, Robert SOBIE