Patents by Inventor Robert W. Goodwin

Robert W. Goodwin 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).

  • Audio-based access control
    Patent number: 11922950
    Abstract: A method according to one embodiment includes receiving audio input by a microphone of an access control device that controls access through a passageway, processing an audio signal associated with the audio input to identify and authenticate a user, determining a command corresponding with the audio signal in response to identification and authentication of the user, and performing at least one action that corresponds with the command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Langenberg, Joseph W. Baumgarte, Joshua Long, Brady Plummer, John D. Goodwin, Dakoda Johnson, Benjamin J. Hopkins, Robert Prostko, Robert Martens
  • Devices, systems and methods relating to seating cushions for alleviation of hemorrhoids and other purposes
    Patent number: 8321979
    Abstract: A toroidal cushion sized to fit and support a posterior of a human user. The toroidal cushion slopes significantly from the back toward the front and comprises an upper cushion surface comprising a depressed center within a surrounding upper cushion surface. The depressed center and the surrounding upper cushion surface are configured such that the user's weight is essentially supported by the surrounding upper cushion surface whereas the depressed center is substantially non-body-weight-bearing and provides an upward force that contacts and supports a rectal area of a user when the toroidal cushion is sat upon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Inventor: Robert W. Goodwin
  • DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS RELATING TO SEATING CUSHIONS FOR ALLEVIATION OF HEMORRHOIDS AND OTHER PURPOSES
    Publication number: 20120255127
    Abstract: A toroidal cushion sized to fit and support a posterior of a human user. The toroidal cushion slopes significantly from the back toward the front and comprises an upper cushion surface comprising a depressed center within a surrounding upper cushion surface. The depressed center and the surrounding upper cushion surface are configured such that the user's weight is essentially supported by the surrounding upper cushion surface whereas the depressed center is substantially non-body-weight-bearing and provides an upward force that contacts and supports a rectal area of a user when the toroidal cushion is sat upon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Inventor: ROBERT W. GOODWIN