Patents by Inventor Thomas R. Topping

Thomas R. Topping 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).

  • Container tracking system
    Patent number: 7825795
    Abstract: Shipping containers are networked for transferring data between the shipping containers. The shipping containers include sensors for detecting hazardous conditions associated with the shipping containers. The hazardous condition sensed by any shipping container on a ship is transmitted through the network to a satellite transmitter and/or a radio transmitter for reporting to a central database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Celestech, Inc.
    Inventors: John W. Peel, Tell A. Gates, Thomas R. Topping
  • Container tracking system
    Patent number: 7323981
    Abstract: Shipping containers are networked for transferring data between the shipping containers. The shipping containers include sensors for detecting hazardous conditions associated with the shipping containers. The hazardous condition sensed by any shipping container on a ship is transmitted through the network to a satellite transmitter and/or a radio transmitter for reporting to a central database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Global Statistics, Inc.
    Inventors: John W. Peel, Tell A. Gates, Thomas R. Topping
  • Container tracking system
    Publication number: 20040174259
    Abstract: Shipping containers are networked for transferring data between the shipping containers. The shipping containers include sensors for detecting hazardous conditions associated with the shipping containers. The hazardous condition sensed by any shipping container on a ship is transmitted through the network to a satellite transmitter and/or a radio transmitter for reporting to a central database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Inventors: John W. Peel, Tell A. Gates, Thomas R. Topping