Patents by Inventor William T. Piett

William T. Piett 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).

  • Patent number: 9078092
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for processing emergency calls includes receiving an emergency call from a calling device via a first communication format, identifying a location associated with the calling device, identifying a destination for the emergency call based at least in part on the location, determining an attribute associated with the destination, and determining an action to be taken based at least in part on the first communication format and on the attribute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Rave Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: William T. Piett, Matthew A. Serra, Brett Wilfred Marceau
  • Patent number: 8751265
    Abstract: An apparatus for management of information for use in mitigating an emergency includes a data storage element configured to store registrant information obtained from members of a population residing in a particular geographic area and a set of survey questions, and a data storage system, the data storage system being programmed to implement a survey editor for enabling an emergency management official to create a survey for soliciting information from the members for inclusion in the registrant information, the survey editor providing, to the emergency management official, an interface for selecting a subset of questions from the set of questions, the subset of questions being selected from the set of questions based at least in part on the particular geographic area, and a survey portal for receiving, from the member, a response to the survey for integration into the reference data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Rave Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: William T. Piett, Matthew A. Serra, Noah J. Reiter
  • Publication number: 20130077536
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for processing emergency calls includes receiving an emergency call from a calling device via a first communication format, identifying a location associated with the calling device, identifying a destination for the emergency call based at least in part on the location, determining an attribute associated with the destination, and determining an action to be taken based at least in part on the first communication format and on the attribute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: Rave Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: William T. Piett, Matthew A. Serra, Brett Wilfred Marceau
  • Patent number: 4751623
    Abstract: An illumination device according to the present invention generally includes a housing, electrical plug prongs, a connector portion associated with the housing for receiving and electrically contacting a light bulb, and a heat sensitive electrical circuit for conducting electrical current from an electrical outlet or other electrical power source to a light bulb received within through the connector portion of the illumination device. Preferably, the heat sensitive electrical circuit includes a bimetallic strip or other heat sensitive mechanism that automatically interrupts the flow of electrical current through the connector portion of the night light when the temperature sensed by the bimetallic strip exceeds a predetermined temperature level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1988
    Assignee: Novo Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald R. Gaines, William T. Piett