Patents by Inventor William C. Montgogmery

William C. Montgogmery 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: 20170243033
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an interrogator, method of discerning metal and radio frequency identification (RFID) objects, and an interrogation system employing the same. In one embodiment, the interrogator includes a metal sensing subsystem configured to provide a first signal having a signature representing a presence of a metal object, and a RFID sensing subsystem configured to provide a second signal having a signature representing a presence of a RFID object. The interrogator also includes a control and processing subsystem configured to discern a presence of at least one of the metal and RFID objects from one of the first and second signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: Medical IP Holdings LP
    Inventors: John P. Volpi, Jimmy D. Laferney, William C. Montgogmery