Patents by Inventor Scott Jubeck
Scott Jubeck 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).
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Publication number: 20230317256Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for managing predictive bottleneck models. In one embodiment, a computerized system may comprise a storage medium storing instructions, and a processor in communication with a communications network. The processor may be configured to receive, from a user device, bottleneck data indicating a bottleneck within a facility; compile, based on the received indication, contextual data associated with the bottleneck; analyze the bottleneck data and the contextual data conjunctively; determine a relationship between the bottleneck data and the contextual data; and update a predictive bottleneck model based on the determined relationship.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2020Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Anjali Tomer, Scott Jubeck
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Patent number: 11722949Abstract: A static memory device including an instrument, a wireless radio, a shared memory, an outgoing memory portion and an incoming memory portion. The instrument includes an environmental sensing device, a hazard detection device, and/or an industrial safety device. The wireless radio sends and receives information on a wireless mesh network. The shared memory is connected to the instrument and wireless radio and includes static message memory having static messages related to the instrument. The outgoing memory portion receives outgoing information from the instrument and transmits the outgoing information to the wireless radio for transmission on the wireless mesh network. The incoming memory portion receives incoming information from the wireless radio and transmits the incoming information to the instrument. The shared memory restricts the wireless radio and the instrument from both raising grant lines and granting data to either the incoming memory portion or the outgoing memory portion simultaneously.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Industrial Scientific CorporationInventors: L. Robert Crouthamel, Raghu Arunachalam, Benjamin Haas, Henry Xin, Lisa McCracken, Scott Jubeck
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Patent number: 11582681Abstract: Disclosed is a tangible article of manufacture having instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause a machine to perform operations for tracking an operator and operator status using a safety device. The operations include programming a plurality of NFC tags with assignment information, wherein the assignment information is at least one of a location assignment for NFC tags being placed at particular locations and an instrument operator assignment for NFC tags distributed to multi-gas detection instrument operators. The instructions further include receiving temporary assignment information at the safety device when an NFC radio of the safety device is brought in proximity to at least one of the plurality of NFC tags; and tagging safety device data with the temporary assignment information.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: INDUSTRIAL SCIENTIFIC CORPORATIONInventors: L. Robert Crouthamel, Raghu Arunachalam, Benjamin Haas, Henry Xin, Lisa McCracken, Scott Jubeck
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Patent number: 11412441Abstract: A system including a plurality of network devices including one or more worker monitoring devices and one or more area monitoring devices is provided. The plurality of network devices monitor at least one of a peer alarm, a worker biometric datum or an area environmental datum. The plurality of network devices are structured to communicate with one another in an ad-hoc wireless mesh network. A first network device of the plurality of network devices transmits the at least one peer alarm, worker biometric datum or area environmental datum for presentation on a second network device of the plurality of network devices.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2020Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Industrial Scientific CorporationInventors: L. Robert Crouthamel, Raghu Arunachalam, Benjamin Haas, Henry Xin, Lisa McCracken, Scott Jubeck
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Publication number: 20220132396Abstract: Mobile gateway devices for connecting to a wireless mesh network having a plurality of nodes include a wireless radio module structured to communicate with the plurality of nodes via the wireless mesh network, wherein the plurality of nodes includes at least one instrument to collect information; and a computer structured to: receive the information from the plurality of nodes via the wireless radio module; and transmit the information to a remote server via a satellite connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2021Publication date: April 28, 2022Inventors: L. Robert Crouthamel, Raghu Arunachalam, Benjamin Haas, Henry Xin, Lisa McCracken, Scott Jubeck
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Patent number: 11202247Abstract: A method of providing information about a leader node to a plurality of follower nodes in a wireless mesh communication network is provided. The method includes designating the leader node; designating the plurality of follower nodes; and designating one or more predetermined frequency ranges as a public channel. The method further includes from the leader node and during a plurality of network intervals having a predetermined length of time, transmitting a sync message at a beginning of each network interval to the plurality of follower nodes. The method further includes during each network interval in which a sync message is received by any one of the plurality of follower nodes, transmitting from any of the plurality of follower nodes receiving a sync message, on the public channel, a message advertising at least one property of the leader node after receipt of the sync message.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2020Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: Industrial Scientific CorporationInventors: L. Robert Crouthamel, Raghu Arunachalam, Benjamin Haas, Henry Xin, Lisa McCracken, Scott Jubeck
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Patent number: 11115906Abstract: A static memory device including an instrument, a wireless radio, a shared memory, an outgoing memory portion and an incoming memory portion. The instrument includes an environmental sensing device, a hazard detection device, and/or an industrial safety device. The wireless radio sends and receives information on a wireless mesh network. The shared memory is connected to the instrument and wireless radio and includes static message memory having static messages related to the instrument. The outgoing memory portion receives outgoing information from the instrument and transmits the outgoing information to the wireless radio for transmission on the wireless mesh network. The incoming memory portion receives incoming information from the wireless radio and transmits the incoming information to the instrument. The shared memory restricts the wireless radio and the instrument from both raising grant lines and granting data to either the incoming memory portion or the outgoing memory portion simultaneously.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2020Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Industrial Scientific CorporationInventors: L. Robert Crouthamel, Raghu Arunachalam, Benjamin Haas, Henry Xin, Lisa McCracken, Scott Jubeck
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Patent number: 11096116Abstract: A wireless mesh network including a leader node and a plurality of follower nodes is provided. The leader node transmits a sync message to the plurality of follower nodes indicating a beginning of a network interval. The leader node and the plurality of follower nodes transmit information during a transmission period of the network interval and do not transmit information during a sleep period of the network interval. The leader node and the plurality of follower nodes use less power in the sleep period than in the transmission period; and the plurality of follower nodes each include a timer adapted to time the transmission period and the sleep period for each of a plurality of future network intervals in an absence of continued receipt of the sync message from the leader node during the plurality of future network intervals.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2020Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Industrial Scientific CorporationInventors: L. Robert Crouthamel, Raghu Arunachalam, Benjamin Haas, Henry Xin, Lisa McCracken, Scott Jubeck
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Patent number: 11096117Abstract: A network for connecting a plurality of network nodes including a leader node and a plurality of follower nodes is provided. The leader node transmits a sync message to the plurality of follower nodes indicating a beginning of a network interval. The sync message contains data indicating a number of network nodes in the network. The leader node and the plurality of follower nodes transmit information during a transmission period of the network interval and do not transmit information during a sleep period of the network interval. The network interval is of a fixed length of time, the transmission period is of a variable length of time based upon the number of network nodes in the network, and the sleep period includes remaining time of the network interval after the transmission period.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2020Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Industrial Scientific CorporationInventors: L. Robert Crouthamel, Raghu Arunachalam, Benjamin Haas, Henry Xin, Lisa McCracken, Scott Jubeck
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Publication number: 20210204195Abstract: A static memory device including an instrument, a wireless radio, a shared memory, an outgoing memory portion and an incoming memory portion. The instrument includes an environmental sensing device, a hazard detection device, and/or an industrial safety device. The wireless radio sends and receives information on a wireless mesh network. The shared memory is connected to the instrument and wireless radio and includes static message memory having static messages related to the instrument. The outgoing memory portion receives outgoing information from the instrument and transmits the outgoing information to the wireless radio for transmission on the wireless mesh network. The incoming memory portion receives incoming information from the wireless radio and transmits the incoming information to the instrument. The shared memory restricts the wireless radio and the instrument from both raising grant lines and granting data to either the incoming memory portion or the outgoing memory portion simultaneously.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2021Publication date: July 1, 2021Inventors: L. Robert Crouthamel, Raghu Arunachalam, Benjamin Haas, Henry Xin, Lisa McCracken, Scott Jubeck
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Publication number: 20200169945Abstract: A system including a plurality of network devices including one or more worker monitoring devices and one or more area monitoring devices is provided. The plurality of network devices monitor at least one of a peer alarm, a worker biometric datum or an area environmental datum. The plurality of network devices are structured to communicate with one another in an ad-hoc wireless mesh network. A first network device of the plurality of network devices transmits the at least one peer alarm, worker biometric datum or area environmental datum for presentation on a second network device of the plurality of network devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2020Publication date: May 28, 2020Inventors: L. Robert Crouthamel, Raghu Arunachalam, Benjamin Haas, Henry Xin, Lisa McCracken, Scott Jubeck
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Publication number: 20200154343Abstract: A static memory device including an instrument, a wireless radio, a shared memory, an outgoing memory portion and an incoming memory portion. The instrument includes an environmental sensing device, a hazard detection device, and/or an industrial safety device. The wireless radio sends and receives information on a wireless mesh network. The shared memory is connected to the instrument and wireless radio and includes static message memory having static messages related to the instrument. The outgoing memory portion receives outgoing information from the instrument and transmits the outgoing information to the wireless radio for transmission on the wireless mesh network. The incoming memory portion receives incoming information from the wireless radio and transmits the incoming information to the instrument. The shared memory restricts the wireless radio and the instrument from both raising grant lines and granting data to either the incoming memory portion or the outgoing memory portion simultaneously.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2020Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventors: L. Robert Crouthamel, Raghu Arunachalam, Benjamin Haas, Henry Xin, Lisa McCracken, Scott Jubeck
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Publication number: 20200154344Abstract: Disclosed is a tangible article of manufacture having instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause a machine to perform operations for tracking an operator and operator status using a safety device. The operations include programming a plurality of NFC tags with assignment information, wherein the assignment information is at least one of a location assignment for NFC tags being placed at particular locations and an instrument operator assignment for NFC tags distributed to multi-gas detection instrument operators. The instructions further include receiving temporary assignment information at the safety device when an NFC radio of the safety device is brought in proximity to at least one of the plurality of NFC tags; and tagging safety device data with the temporary assignment information.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2020Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventors: L. Robert Crouthamel, Raghu Arunachalam, Benjamin Haas, Henry Xin, Lisa McCracken, Scott Jubeck
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Publication number: 20200154342Abstract: A method of providing information about a leader node to a plurality of follower nodes in a wireless mesh communication network is provided. The method includes designating the leader node; designating the plurality of follower nodes; and designating one or more predetermined frequency ranges as a public channel. The method further includes from the leader node and during a plurality of network intervals having a predetermined length of time, transmitting a sync message at a beginning of each network interval to the plurality of follower nodes. The method further includes during each network interval in which a sync message is received by any one of the plurality of follower nodes, transmitting from any of the plurality of follower nodes receiving a sync message, on the public channel, a message advertising at least one property of the leader node after receipt of the sync message.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2020Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventors: L. Robert Crouthamel, Raghu Arunachalam, Benjamin Haas, Henry Xin, Lisa McCracken, Scott Jubeck
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Publication number: 20200145907Abstract: A network for connecting a plurality of network nodes including a leader node and a plurality of follower nodes is provided. The leader node transmits a sync message to the plurality of follower nodes indicating a beginning of a network interval. The sync message contains data indicating a number of network nodes in the network. The leader node and the plurality of follower nodes transmit information during a transmission period of the network interval and do not transmit information during a sleep period of the network interval. The network interval is of a fixed length of time, the transmission period is of a variable length of time based upon the number of network nodes in the network, and the sleep period includes remaining time of the network interval after the transmission period.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2020Publication date: May 7, 2020Inventors: L. Robert Crouthamel, Raghu Arunachalam, Benjamin Haas, Henry Xin, Lisa McCracken, Scott Jubeck
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Publication number: 20200145906Abstract: A wireless mesh network including a leader node and a plurality of follower nodes is provided. The leader node transmits a sync message to the plurality of follower nodes indicating a beginning of a network interval. The leader node and the plurality of follower nodes transmit information during a transmission period of the network interval and do not transmit information during a sleep period of the network interval. The leader node and the plurality of follower nodes use less power in the sleep period than in the transmission period; and the plurality of follower nodes each include a timer adapted to time the transmission period and the sleep period for each of a plurality of future network intervals in an absence of continued receipt of the sync message from the leader node during the plurality of future network intervals.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2020Publication date: May 7, 2020Inventors: L. Robert Crouthamel, Raghu Arunachalam, Benjamin Haas, Henry Xin, Lisa McCracken, Scott Jubeck
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Patent number: 10568019Abstract: A network for connecting a plurality of network nodes includes a leader node and a plurality of follower nodes. The leader node transmits a sync message to the plurality of follower nodes indicating a beginning of a network interval, wherein the leader node and the plurality of follower nodes transmit information during a transmission period and do not transmit information during a sleep period of the network interval, and wherein during a predetermined time of the transmission period of the network interval each of the follower nodes that received the sync message transmit a message advertising one or more properties of the leader node. The network nodes are environmental sensing devices that are part of a worker safety system.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2017Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: Industrial Scientific CorporationInventors: L. Robert Crouthamel, Raghu Arunachalam, Benjamin Haas, Henry Xin, Lisa McCracken, Scott Jubeck
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Publication number: 20170303187Abstract: A network for connecting a plurality of network nodes includes a leader node and a plurality of follower nodes. The leader node transmits a sync message to the plurality of follower nodes indicating a beginning of a network interval, wherein the leader node and the plurality of follower nodes transmit information during a transmission period and do not transmit information during a sleep period of the network interval, and wherein during a predetermined time of the transmission period of the network interval each of the follower nodes that received the sync message transmit a message advertising one or more properties of the leader node. The network nodes are environmental sensing devices that are part of a worker safety system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2017Publication date: October 19, 2017Inventors: L. Robert Crouthamel, Raghu Arunachalam, Benjamin Haas, Henry Xin, Lisa McCracken, Scott Jubeck, Daniel J. Timco