Patents by Inventor William E Hallbert

William E Hallbert 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).

  • Method for setting a programmable allowed movement time on an asset protection device
    Patent number: 7796035
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating an alarm signal upon detecting movement of an object over a time that is greater than a field settable allowed movement time. The method includes the steps of locating a housing with respect to the object, setting the allowed movement time for the object, monitoring the movement of the housing, detecting a movement that exceeds the allowed movement time of the housing, generating an alarm signal, and transmitting by wireless transmission the alarm signal to a remote receiving station. Setting the movement time for the object is achieved by the following steps: powering the apparatus while depressing a tamper switch, initiating a time counter, moving the object an acceptable distance, releasing the tamper switch, stopping the time counter, and reading the allowed movement time from the time counter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: William E Hallbert, Ralph Scena, Lewin Edwards
  • Method for setting a programmable allowed movement time on an asset protection device
    Publication number: 20080117072
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating an alarm signal upon detecting movement of an object over a time that is greater than a field settable allowed movement time. The method includes the steps of locating a housing with respect to the object, setting the allowed movement time for the object, monitoring the movement of the housing, detecting a movement that exceeds the allowed movement time of the housing, generating an alarm signal, and transmitting by wireless transmission the alarm signal to a remote receiving station. Setting the movement time for the object is achieved by the following steps: powering the apparatus while depressing a tamper switch, initiating a time counter, moving the object an acceptable distance, releasing the tamper switch, stopping the time counter, and reading the allowed movement time from the time counter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: William E. Hallbert, Ralph Scena, Lewin Edwards