Patents by Inventor Timothy Alan Walker

Timothy Alan Walker 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).

  • Embedded security system for environment-controlled transportation containers and method for detecting a security risk for environment-controlled transportation containers
    Patent number: 9555772
    Abstract: An embedded security system for an environment-controlled trailer including a transportation refrigeration unit. The security system includes a plurality of sensors mounted to the trailer and a communication device embedded in the transportation refrigeration unit of the trailer, the communication device being configured to receive data from the plurality of sensors, and to send the received data to a controller being remote from the trailer. The controller is configured to monitor the security status of the trailer and to determine a security risk at the trailer based, at least in part, on the received data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: THERMO KING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Timothy Alan Walker, Eduardo S. Tan, Ulrich Fink
  • EMBEDDED SECURITY SYSTEM FOR ENVIRONMENT-CONTROLLED TRANSPORTATION CONTAINERS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A SECURITY RISK FOR ENVIRONMENT-CONTROLLED TRANSPORTATION CONTAINERS
    Publication number: 20150217727
    Abstract: An embedded security system for an environment-controlled trailer including a transportation refrigeration unit. The security system includes a plurality of sensors mounted to the trailer and a communication device embedded in the transportation refrigeration unit of the trailer, the communication device being configured to receive data from the plurality of sensors, and to send the received data to a controller being remote from the trailer. The controller is configured to monitor the security status of the trailer and to determine a security risk at the trailer based, at least in part, on the received data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Timothy Alan Walker, Eduardo S. Tan, Ulrich Fink
  • Embedded security system for environment-controlled transportation containers and method for detecting a security risk for environment-controlled transportation containers
    Patent number: 9007205
    Abstract: An embedded security system for an environment-controlled trailer including a transportation refrigeration unit. The security system includes a plurality of sensors mounted to the trailer and a communication device embedded in the transportation refrigeration unit of the trailer, the communication device being configured to receive data from the plurality of sensors, and to send the received data to a controller being remote from the trailer. The controller is configured to monitor the security status of the trailer and to determine a security risk at the trailer based, at least in part, on the received data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Thermo King Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy Alan Walker, Eduardo S. Tan, Ulrich Fink
  • EMBEDDED SECURITY SYSTEM FOR ENVIRONMENT-CONTROLLED TRANSPORTATION CONTAINERS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A SECURITY RISK FOR ENVIRONMENT-CONTROLLED TRANSPORTATION CONTAINERS
    Publication number: 20120306646
    Abstract: An embedded security system for an environment-controlled trailer including a transportation refrigeration unit. The security system includes a plurality of sensors mounted to the trailer and a communication device embedded in the transportation refrigeration unit of the trailer, the communication device being configured to receive data from the plurality of sensors, and to send the received data to a controller being remote from the trailer. The controller is configured to monitor the security status of the trailer and to determine a security risk at the trailer based, at least in part, on the received data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Timothy Alan Walker, Eduardo S. Tan, Ulrich Fink