Patents by Inventor Thomas Topping

Thomas 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
    Publication number: 20080117040
    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: January 16, 2008
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: John Peel, Tell Gates, Thomas Topping