Patents by Inventor Roger Meier

Roger Meier 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: 11889390
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the management of shared work spaces. A goal is to accurately reflect the actual status of a booking as close to real time as possible. Embodiments of the invention allow for low-power, battery operated, motion sensor devices to report the actual status of shared work spaces to a centralised server using existing wireless communications means in the environment where the shared work spaces are to be managed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: ROOMZ S.A.
    Inventors: Roger Meier, Patrick Terreaux
  • Publication number: 20220022012
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the management of shared work spaces. A goal is to accurately reflect the actual status of a booking as close to real time as possible. Embodiments of the invention allow for low-power, battery operated, motion sensor devices to report the actual status of shared work spaces to a centralised server using existing wireless communications means in the environment where the shared work spaces are to be managed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: ROOMZ S.A.
    Inventors: Roger MEIER, Patrick TERREAUX
  • Publication number: 20200344693
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the management of shared work spaces. A goal is to accurately reflect the actual status of a booking as close to real time as possible. Embodiments of the invention allow for low-power, battery operated, motion sensor devices to report the actual status of shared work spaces to a central server using existing wireless communications means in the environment where the shared work spaces are to be managed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2018
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: ROOMZ S.A.
    Inventors: Roger MEIER, Patrick TERRAUX
  • Patent number: 10437312
    Abstract: A system and method for managing occupation of a shared space using a management system comprising a display device located at the shared space and a server, wherein the display device and the server include first interfaces configured for exchange of data and lower power second interfaces configured for signaling the presence of data to be exchanged, where the first interface is in an active mode by default and is placed into an active mode when the server sends a signal to the display device via the second interfaces, or when a user performs an action at the display device, that indicates there is data to be exchanged between the display device and the central server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: ROOMZ S.A.
    Inventors: Roger Meier, Andreas P. Friedrich
  • Publication number: 20180267594
    Abstract: A system and method for managing occupation of a shared space using a management system comprising a display device located at the shared space and a server, wherein the display device and the server include first interfaces configured for exchange of data and lower power second interfaces configured for signaling the presence of data to be exchanged, where the first interface is in an active mode by default and is placed into an active mode when the server sends a signal to the display device via the second interfaces, or when a user performs an action at the display device, that indicates there is data to be exchanged between the display device and the central server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: Roomz SA
    Inventors: Roger MEIER, Andreas P. FRIEDRICH
  • Patent number: 9147346
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a process and a system for detecting a particular state of a specific parking space among a plurality of parking spaces, a particular state being one of empty or occupied. Each parking space is equipped with at least one detector for measuring a value of at least one parameter, said parameter being variable according to the presence or absence of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: TINYNODE S.A.
    Inventors: Roger Meier, Pierre Castella
  • Publication number: 20130335240
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a process and a system for detecting a particular state of a specific parking space among a plurality of parking spaces, a particular state being one of empty or occupied. Each parking space is equipped with at least one detector for measuring a value of at least one parameter, said parameter being variable according to the presence or absence of a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: SHOCKFISH S.A.
    Inventors: Roger Meier, Pierre Castella
  • Patent number: 7978820
    Abstract: An instrument capable of both X-ray diffraction, XRD, and X-ray fluorescence measurements, XRF, arranges an X-ray source 10 creating an incident X-ray beam directed to a sample on a sample stage. An X-ray detection system is mounted at a fixed angle 2? for high energy energy dispersive XRD For XRF, an X-ray detection system is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Panalytical B.V.
    Inventors: Alexander Kharchenko, Roger Meier, Walter van den Hoogenhof
  • Publication number: 20110096898
    Abstract: An instrument capable of both X-ray diffraction, XRD, and X-ray fluorescence measurements, XRF, arranges an X-ray source 10 creating an incident X-ray beam directed to a sample on a sample stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Inventors: Alexander Kharchenko, Roger Meier, Walter van den Hoogenhof
  • Patent number: 7477724
    Abstract: X-ray apparatus 10 includes an X-ray source (22), an X-ray detector (28) facing the X-ray source. Inlet (6) accepts a stream of particles and a guide system (18) guides the stream of particles (16) in free space between the X-ray source (22) and detector (28) so that X-ray analysis can be carried out on the particles in the stream (16) in a sample region (21) between the source (22) and the detector (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: PANalytical B.V.
    Inventors: Roger Meier, Sebastian Gehrke, Karl-Ernst Wirth
  • Publication number: 20080189242
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for retrieving a record from a database containing a plurality of records, each record containing at least a record entry that can be sorted according to at least one sort criterion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventor: Roger Meier
  • Publication number: 20070159995
    Abstract: The possibility to determine with high precision the position of a wireless interactive communication device within pre-defined boundaries opens new range of services, which are location based. According to the invention, it is proposed a wireless interactive communication device comprising a microprocessor accessing a memory, this communication device comprising a communication channel to receive and store in the memory a database containing the spatial model of the venue where the device is used, this device furthermore comprising a facility to determine its position by listening to synchronized fixed beacons, allowing the communication device to retrieve from the spatial model the area of the venue where it is located, subsequently allowing the communication device to adapt its functionality and or wireless communication behavior to the area where it is located, allowing the reduction of the interactive communication device power consumption and/or the optimization of the wireless communication bandwidth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: Bendicht Ledin, Roger Meier, Pierre Metrailler
  • Publication number: 20060215818
    Abstract: X-ray apparatus 10 includes an X-ray source (22), an X-ray detector (28) facing the X-ray source. Inlet (6) accepts a stream of particles and a guide system (18) guides the stream of particles (16) in free space between the X-ray source (22) and detector (28) so that X-ray analysis can be carried out on the particles in the stream (16) in a sample region (21) between the source (22) and the detector (28).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2006
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventors: Roger Meier, Sebastian Gehrke, Karl-Ernst Wirth
  • Publication number: 20060041615
    Abstract: In a preferred embodiment, the present invention provides a method and devices serving hundreds or thousands of delegates of conferences and other live events (such as management meetings or training seminars) with up-to date information related to the event and the delegates. Additionally, the present invention can link such information with information about the proximity of delegates using the system. It can also transmit messages from delegate to delegate or from a central server to delegates or groups of delegates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2004
    Publication date: February 23, 2006
    Inventors: Remy Blank, Bendicht Ledin, Roger Meier, Jim Pulcrano
  • Publication number: 20050236350
    Abstract: A method and a display rack apparatus for the efficient display of large or bulky inventory items. The display rack includes mounting brackets attached to sloping lateral frame arms to support similar parts of disassembled items of inventory in an inclined, raised array. The mounting brackets grip the frame arms by pressure of cam pins and may include associated fingers shaped to engage the parts being displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2005
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventor: Roger Meier