Patents by Inventor Ruth Churchill

Ruth Churchill 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: 8248254
    Abstract: A system for certifying provenance of an alcoholic beverage includes a radio-frequency identification tag and a server. The radio-frequency identification tag, associated with a bottle containing an alcoholic beverage, periodically measures a plurality of values of an environmental condition of the bottle. The radio-frequency identification tag stores the plurality of measured values. The server receives the plurality of measured values for analysis. The server provides, via a user interface, a description of a provenance of the alcoholic beverage, the description generated responsive to an analysis of the plurality of measured values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: EProvenance, LLC
    Inventors: Eric Vogt, Ruth Churchill
  • Publication number: 20120019398
    Abstract: A system for certifying provenance of an alcoholic beverage includes a radio-frequency identification tag and a server. The radio-frequency identification tag, associated with a bottle containing an alcoholic beverage, periodically measures a plurality of values of an environmental condition of the bottle. The radio-frequency identification tag stores the plurality of measured values. The server receives the plurality of measured values for analysis. The server provides, via a user interface, a description of a provenance of the alcoholic beverage, the description generated responsive to an analysis of the plurality of measured values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: eProvenance, LLC
    Inventors: Eric E. Vogt, Ruth Churchill
  • Patent number: 8022832
    Abstract: A system for certifying provenance of an alcoholic beverage includes a radio-frequency identification tag and a server. The radio-frequency identification tag, associated with a bottle containing an alcoholic beverage, periodically measures a plurality of values of an environmental condition of the bottle. The radio-frequency identification tag stores the plurality of measured values. The server receives the plurality of measured values for analysis. The server provides, via a user interface, a description of a provenance of the alcoholic beverage, the description generated responsive to an analysis of the plurality of measured values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: EProvenance, LLC
    Inventors: Eric E. Vogt, Ruth Churchill
  • Publication number: 20080201094
    Abstract: A system for certifying provenance of an alcoholic beverage includes a radio-frequency identification tag and a server. The radio-frequency identification tag, associated with a bottle containing an alcoholic beverage, periodically measures a plurality of values of an environmental condition of the bottle. The radio-frequency identification tag stores the plurality of measured values. The server receives the plurality of measured values for analysis. The server provides, via a user interface, a description of a provenance of the alcoholic beverage, the description generated responsive to an analysis of the plurality of measured values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Eric E. Vogt, Ruth Churchill
  • Publication number: 20080198014
    Abstract: A system for providing mechanisms for certifying provenance of an alcoholic beverage includes a packing module, a shipping module, and a storage element. The packing module associates a bottle tag number stored by a first radio-frequency identification tag attached to a bottle containing an alcoholic beverage with a tag identification number of a second radio-frequency identification tag attached to a case storing the bottle containing the alcoholic beverage. The shipping module validates the association between the bottle tag number and the tag identification number and activates the second radio-frequency identification tag and activates the second radio-frequency identification tag. The storage element stores the association between the bottle tag number and the tag identification number of the second radio-frequency identification tag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Eric E. Vogt, Ruth Churchill
  • Publication number: 20080198013
    Abstract: A system for providing mechanisms for authenticating contents of a bottle containing an alcoholic beverage includes a neck seal applicator module, a bottle tag attachment module, and a storage element. The neck seal applicator module attaches, to the bottle containing an alcoholic beverage, a neck seal including a neck seal identification number and an invisible security taggant. The bottle tag attachment module attaches, to the bottle containing the alcoholic beverage, a radio-frequency identification tag storing a bottle tag number. The storage element stores an association between the bottle tag number and the neck seal identification number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Eric E. Vogt, Ruth Churchill
  • Publication number: 20080197969
    Abstract: A system for authenticating contents of a bottle containing an alcoholic beverage includes a neck seal, a first reader, a second reader, and a server. The neck seal is attached to the bottle and includes a neck seal identification number and an invisible security taggant. The first reader scans the neck seal, detects the presence of the security taggant, and authenticates the neck seal. The second reader retrieves a bottle tag number from a radio-frequency identification tag. The server authenticates the contents of the bottle responsive to identifying an association between the neck seal identification number and the bottle tag number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Eric E. Vogt, Ruth Churchill