Patents by Inventor Weston Lay

Weston Lay 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).

  • Network for detection and monitoring of emergency situations
    Patent number: 9959747
    Abstract: A method and system for assessing a threat level associated with a distress signal. The method may include linking a first communication device on a client side communication system with a second communication device on a provider side communication system over a communications network. The method may include transmitting a distress signal from the first communication device to the second communication device, and mapping, via the provider side communication system, a geographic origin of the distress signal. The method may also include transmitting an audio signal in a one-way communication link from the first communication device to the second communication device, and attributing a threat level associated with any of an audio level, a frequency, and a duration of the transmitted audio signal via the provider side communication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Garrett C. Zupan, Lanetta D. Lewis, Rachel S. Mamroth, Chaekyung Yoo, Weston Lay, Christopher L. Benson, Justin Moore