Patents by Inventor William L. Sharp, JR.

William L. Sharp, JR. 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).

  • Wireless remote monitoring of supply bins
    Patent number: 10262295
    Abstract: A provisioning system includes a plurality of supply bins each having a bottom wall and a peripheral wall extending upward from the bottom wall to define a bin interior. A sensor module is disposed in each bin interior. The sensor module includes an RF interface capable of providing wireless communication and a sensor capable of detecting items in the bin interior and communicating via the RF interface based upon a quantity of the items detected by the sensor in the bin interior. An RF reader reads all of the RF interfaces in the supply bins in a supply room to determine what items need to be resupplied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Inventor: William L. Sharp, Jr.
  • WIRELESS REMOTE MONITORING OF SUPPLY BINS
    Publication number: 20170344936
    Abstract: A provisioning system includes a plurality of supply bins each having a bottom wall and a peripheral wall extending upward from the bottom wall to define a bin interior. A sensor module is disposed in each bin interior. The sensor module includes an RF interface capable of providing wireless communication and a sensor capable of detecting items in the bin interior and communicating via the RF interface based upon a quantity of the items detected by the sensor in the bin interior. An RF reader reads all of the RF interfaces in the supply bins in a supply room to determine what items need to be resupplied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventor: William L. Sharp, JR.