Patents by Inventor Thomas Flanigan

Thomas Flanigan 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).

  • Publication number: 20200296925
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods of identifying and capturing information about items. In this instance, the systems and methods are focused upon fish. Through the use of the disclosed systems and methods, fish can be tagged and/or the image of the fish can be captured. The information about the tagged and/or image-captured fish can be wirelessly communicated to a remote device. As desired, the information specific to the fish can be combined and uploaded into a database with other relevant information, such as location information, temperature readings, latitude, longitude, date, time, and more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew Bennett, Thomas Flanigan, Silas Hughes, Kathy Wienhold
  • Publication number: 20060224280
    Abstract: A remote control system for remotely controlling a vehicle includes a pair of hand controls to be engaged by hands of a user. The hand controls may be moveable in order to cause movement of the overall vehicle and accessories of the vehicle. Numerous switches on the hand controls may be operable for other purposes, such as operating cameras on the vehicle, while the user maintains a gripping or other physical engagement with the hand controls. There may be buttons or switches corresponding to a number of preset positions for the one or more cameras. The additional controls may include an actuatable switch, such as a slider, to control sensitivity of inputs provided by moving the hand controls. The remote control system allows precise remote control, with visual feedback, of vehicles in any of a wide variety of situations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2005
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventors: Thomas Flanigan, Thaddeus Selden