Patents by Inventor Stephen Eric Moyer

Stephen Eric Moyer 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).

  • Proximity detection to avoid nearby subjects
    Patent number: 11450190
    Abstract: A proximity detection apparatus for avoidance of nearby subjects includes an article, a detector, an alert device and a controller. The article is for a user. The detector is configured to generate a detected value in response to sensing infrared radiation emitted from a subject in a vicinity of the article. The alert device is configured to generate an alert in response to a control signal. The controller is in communication with the detector and the alert device. The controller is configured to set a first predetermined value associated with a proximity condition of an unacceptable proximity range, configured to determine when the detected value exceeds the first predetermined value, and generate the control signal to the alert device to present the alert to inform the user that the subject is within the unacceptable proximity range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Rebecca Leigh Cook, James W. Fonda, Stephen Eric Moyer
  • PROXIMITY DETECTION TO AVOID NEARBY SUBJECTS
    Publication number: 20210327240
    Abstract: A proximity detection apparatus for avoidance of nearby subjects includes an article, a detector, an alert device and a controller. The article is for a user. The detector is configured to generate a detected value in response to sensing infrared radiation emitted from a subject in a vicinity of the article. The alert device is configured to generate an alert in response to a control signal. The controller is in communication with the detector and the alert device. The controller is configured to set a first predetermined value associated with a proximity condition of an unacceptable proximity range, configured to determine when the detected value exceeds the first predetermined value, and generate the control signal to the alert device to present the alert to inform the user that the subject is within the unacceptable proximity range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Rebecca Leigh Cook, James W. Fonda, Stephen Eric Moyer