Patents by Inventor Steve Poirot

Steve Poirot 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).

  • Method for accounting for people in emergencies in industrial settings
    Patent number: 7868760
    Abstract: A method for accounting for individuals in an emergency at industrial facilities utilizing Ultra-Wideband (UWB) transmitters associated with individuals or objects and UWB monitoring stations. Identification information received from the UWB transmitters by UWB monitoring stations are communicated along with time of arrival information to a computer which calculates the location of the UWB transmitter. The system can be used despite severe multi-path effects and can provide location information in 3 dimensions. The system can optionally include proximity-based RF equipment for access control or otherwise for identification in specific locations. Information from the proximity-based RF equipment is also sent to the computer which also receives information from the UWB monitoring stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: BP Corporation North America Inc.
    Inventors: Curt Smith, Steve Poirot, Robert Fontana
  • METHOD FOR ACCOUNTING FOR PEOPLE IN EMERGENCIES IN INDUSTRIAL SETTINGS
    Publication number: 20080030359
    Abstract: A method for accounting for individuals in an emergency at industrial facilities utilizing Ultra-Wideband (UWB) transmitters associated with individuals or objects and UWB monitoring stations. Identification information received from the UWB transmitters by UWB monitoring stations are communicated along with time of arrival information to a computer which calculates the location of the UWB transmitter. The system can be used despite severe multi-path effects and can provide location information in 3 dimensions. The system can optionally include proximity-based RF equipment for access control or otherwise for identification in specific locations. Information from the proximity-based RF equipment is also sent to the computer which also receives information from the UWB monitoring stations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: BP Corporation North America Inc.
    Inventors: Curt Smith, Steve Poirot, Robert Fontana