Patents by Inventor Steven P. Woerfel

Steven P. Woerfel 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).

  • Systems and methods for locating group members
    Patent number: 10395151
    Abstract: A system and method for locating group members. In various aspects, a set of wearable articles are grouped together. Each of the wearable articles may include a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag. An RFID positioning system within a venue receives RFID position data indicating a location for each wearable article in the set of wearable articles. Based on the RFID position data, the system and method detect that a first wearable article within the set of wearable articles is no longer within a permitted location of the venue. The system and method transmit an alert to a mobile device associated with a second wearable article within the set of wearable articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Symbol Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Timothy B. Austin, Steven P. Woerfel
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCATING GROUP MEMBERS
    Publication number: 20190122084
    Abstract: A system and method for locating group members. In various aspects, a set of wearable articles are grouped together. Each of the wearable articles may include a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag. An RFID positioning system within a venue receives RFID position data indicating a location for each wearable article in the set of wearable articles. Based on the RFID position data, the system and method detect that a first wearable article within the set of wearable articles is no longer within a permitted location of the venue. The system and method transmit an alert to a mobile device associated with a second wearable article within the set of wearable articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Timothy B. Austin, Steven P. Woerfel