Patents by Inventor Robert Tow

Robert Tow 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).

  • Method for detecting objects separated from a group
    Publication number: 20070008120
    Abstract: A method for monitoring a plurality of objects, involving configuring a sensor for a first object of the plurality of objects, wherein the sensor monitors an environment of the first object, attaching the sensor to the first object, associating each of the plurality of objects together using a pre-defined stimulus to obtain an associated set of objects, and communicating a notification message when a change in activity of the environment of the first object is detected by the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Applicant: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Randall Smith, Robert Tow