Patents by Inventor Steven R. Wendler

Steven R. Wendler 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).

  • Cargo and door sensor
    Patent number: 9330557
    Abstract: Implementations for a system to receive a message indicating that an ambient light level measured by an ambient light sensor within a container exceeds a first threshold value or falls below a second threshold value; in response to the message indicating that the ambient light level exceeds the first threshold value, activate a cargo sensor; and in response to the message indicating that the ambient light level falls below the second threshold value, de-activate the cargo sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: I.D. SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Michael L. Ehrman, Steven R. Wendler, James E. Gripp
  • CARGO AND DOOR SENSOR
    Publication number: 20150213705
    Abstract: Implementations for a system to receive a message indicating that an ambient light level measured by an ambient light sensor within a container exceeds a first threshold value or falls below a second threshold value; in response to the message indicating that the ambient light level exceeds the first threshold value, activate a cargo sensor; and in response to the message indicating that the ambient light level falls below the second threshold value, de-activate the cargo sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Michael L. Ehrman, Steven R. Wendler, James E. Gripp
  • Cargo and door sensor
    Patent number: 9007209
    Abstract: Implementations for a system to receive a message indicating that an ambient light level measured by an ambient light sensor within a container exceeds a first threshold value or falls below a second threshold value; in response to the message indicating that the ambient light level exceeds the first threshold value, activate a cargo sensor; and in response to the message indicating that the ambient light level falls below the second threshold value, de-activate the cargo sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: I.D. Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael L. Ehrman, Steven R. Wendler, James E. Gripp