Patents by Inventor Thomas Ellinwood

Thomas Ellinwood 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).

  • Calibration and operational assurance method and apparatus for RFID object monitoring system
    Patent number: 8451121
    Abstract: A method for monitoring objects in a three dimensional target area and or business process decision making. The methods include calibration, recalibration, operation and rules compliance for a radio frequency object monitoring system. Location tags are placed throughout a three dimensional area in predetermined positions and used to determine relative position, movement and or distances of objects with and without object tags. Repeated scanning and comparison of data provides a database by which the object monitoring system responds according to predetermined rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: PF Controls, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Derek Hook, Graham P. Bloy, Thomas Ellinwood, Christopher Gordon Gervase Turner
  • Calibration and Operational Assurance Method and Apparatus for RFID Object Monitoring System
    Publication number: 20110063113
    Abstract: A method for monitoring objects in a three dimensional target area and or business process decision making. The methods include calibration, recalibration, operation and rules compliance for a radio frequency object monitoring system. Location tags are placed throughout a three dimensional area in predetermined positions and used to determine relative position, movement and or distances of objects with and without object tags. Repeated scanning and comparison of data provides a database by which the object monitoring system responds according to predetermined rules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: RF CONTROLS, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Derek Hook, Graham P. Bloy, Thomas Ellinwood, Christopher Gordon Gervase Turner