Continuous security state tracking for intermodal containers transported through a global supply chain
S OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A system and method for tracking a security state of an intermodal container is disclosed. A system according to some embodiments of the present invention is set forth i... Read More
Inventors: Shannon, David L.; Lee, Gregory Y. H.; Stephenson, Christopher A.;, Assignee: Savi Technology, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) |
Electronic article surveillance marker assembly
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring to FIGS. 1 4, electronic article surveillance assembly 10 comprises upstanding housing 12 having closed ceiling 14 and floor 16 having a continuous peripheral p... Read More
Inventors: Kolton, Chester; Norman, Michael; Whittemore, Robert;, Assignee: B&G Plastics, Inc. (Newark, NJ) |
Methods and oil-based settable spotting fluid compositions for cementing wells
What is claimed is: 1. A method of cementing a pipe string in a well bore containing oil-containing drilling fluid comprising the steps of: preparing an oil-containing settable spotting fluid composit... Read More
Inventors: Griffith, James E.; Chatterji, Jiten; King, Bobby J.; Dennis, Jr., John L.;, Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. (Duncan, OK) |
Tamper-resistant electronic seal
The present invention seeks to provide an improved electronic seal. There is thus provided in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention a tamper-resistant remotely monitorable el... Read More
Inventors: Auerbach, Micha; Cohen, Rony; Genin, Arcadi; Sender, Ran;, Assignee: Hi-G-Tek Ltd. (Or-Yehuda, IL) |
Infant ferris wheel
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of mobile type devices and crib toys now present in the art, the invention disclosed herein provides a new and improved mobile type d... Read More
Inventors: Smith, Jeffrey S.; Smith, Dayna L.; Uland, Larry L.;, Assignee: |
Vibrotactile stimulator system for detecting and interrupting apnea in infants
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a tactile stimulator system that imparts tactile cutaneous vibration to the infant at the onset of an apneic episode as a rapid respons... Read More
Inventors: Eisenfeld, Leonard I.;, Assignee: Hartford Hospital (Hartford, CT) |
Baby pacifier apparatus with remote control locator
The apparatus disclosed in detail below is of a form that is both practical and economical to manufacture to promote wide use. The apparatus comprises a nipple shaped first piece that is securely atta... Read More
Inventors: Parella, Nicole D. X.;, Assignee: |
Remotely controlled crib toy
The shortcomings of the prior art are overcome by the disclosed crib toy. The crib toy has a main unit that can be mounted to a crib rail or otherwise placed in operative range of the infant, and a re... Read More
Inventors: Long, Jennifer; Cimerman, Christopher; Meade, James P.; Smith, Charles D.; Bishop, Jr., James A.; Krisel, Elisabeth; Hewitt, William R.;, Assignee: Mattel, Inc. (El Segundo, CA) |
Portable vibrating sleep pad
OF THE INVENTION The above described drawing figures illustrate the invention, an apparatus comprising, in combination, (see FIG. 1) a crib, bed or other child sleeping apparatus 10 including a suppo... Read More
Inventors: Lizama, Delilah Navarro; Lizama, Reuben Phillip;, Assignee: |
Call switch for wet areas
I claim: 1. In a call switch for use in a wet area: a panel adapted to be mounted in the wet area with the front side of the panel exposed to the wet area and the rear side of the panel isolated from ... Read More
Inventors: Shipley, Robert T.;, Assignee: Fisher Berkeley Corporation (Emeryville, CA) |
Apparatus and a method for predictive call dialing
The present invention is embodied in a predictive dialing system comprising a mainframe or data source, a file server or network controller, an automatic dialer, and a plurality of agent stations whic... Read More
Inventors: Ramot, Danny; Chen, George; Henkin, Alexander;, Assignee: Executone Information Systems, Inc. (Darien, CT) |
Security tag, which can be fitted to an object, for signalling an attempted theft
The invention is thus based on the object of providing a security tag and an unlocking device interacting therewith which exacerbate opening by other means or even render it impossible. This object pr... Read More
Inventors: Sieber, Heinrich; Wolf, Roland;, Assignee: Venda Security Systems, Inc. (Flagler Beach, FL) |
Optical data communication and location apparatus, system and method and transmitters and receivers for use therewith
OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS More particularly as shown in FIG. 1 the system and/or apparatus 21 of the present invention consists of a central logic unit 22 which can be located in a central location wh... Read More
Inventors: Shipley, Robert T.;, Assignee: Fisher Berkeley Corporation (Oakland, CA) |
Personal location and message system and unit
It is an object of the present invention to provide a system which exploit the VLS system for purposes other than vehicle location. It is another object of the invention to exploit VLS for personal me... Read More
Inventors: Aljadeff, Daniel; Tsruya, Shalom; Azani, Zohar; Livni, Zohar;, Assignee: Tadiran Ltd. (Holon, IL) |
Optical data communication and location apparatus, system and method and transmitters and receivers for use therewith
What is claimed is: 1. A receiver for use in an optional data communication and location system for at least one location for receiving optical data from a plurality of transmitters, each being capabl... Read More
Inventors: Shipley, Robert T.;, Assignee: Fisher Berkeley Corporation (Oakland, CA) |
Optical data communication and location apparatus, system and method and transmitters and receivers for use therewith
What is claimed is: 1. A transmitter for use in an optical data communication and location system for at least one location with at least one receiver at said at least one location comprising a portab... Read More
Inventors: Shipley, Robert T.;, Assignee: Fisher Berkeley Corporation (Oakland, CA) |
Personal messaging system and method
The present invention incorporates a low-power transmitter capable of sending a user-configurable set of predetermined messages to the paging party or elsewhere using a cellular communications network... Read More
Inventors: Reis, Robert Steven; Verma, Vikram;, Assignee: Raytheon Company (Lexington, MA) |
Method and apparatus for paging alternate users
A method and apparatus for a paging service to automatically respond to a paging acknowledgment. The pager server receives an initial pager request from an originating user. The initial paging request... Read More
Inventors: Koenig, Andrew R.;, Assignee: AT&T Corporation (New York, NY) |
Calibration table generation for wireless location determination
Although the following detailed description contains many specifics for the purposes of illustration, anyone of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that many variations and alterations to the f... Read More
Inventors: Jayaraman, Sriram; Wax, Mati; Hilsenrath, Oliver A.;, Assignee: US Wireless Corporation (San Ramon, CA) |
Article location system
What is claimed is: 1. An article location system comprising: a number of identical receiver tags; and a transmitter assembly including a transmitter unit that transmits a predetermined coded radio si... Read More
Inventors: Winder, Jeffrey S.; Ballenger, Eileen L.;, Assignee: |
Local wireless communication system with external communications link
Turning now to FIG. 1, a preferred embodiment of the local wireless communication system 10 is shown in accordance with the present inventive concepts. The local wireless communication system 10 incl... Read More
Inventors: Williams, Bill G.; Petermann, Jerry W.;, Assignee: Direct Wireless Corporation (Irving, TX) |
Method of detecting relative direction of motion of a radio frequency (RF) tag
The present invention is a system, apparatus and method to use known characteristics of the RF field produced by a base station to determine the relative motion between the base station and an RF tag.... Read More
Inventors: Brady, Michael J.; Martinez, Rene D.; Moskowitz, Paul A.;, Assignee: Inkrmec IP Corp. (Wilmington, DE) |
Two-way communication device with transmission of stored signal directly initiated by user
System FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a two-way paging system 100 in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. The system 100 includes one or more transmitters 106, a plurality of receiv... Read More
Inventors: Leyendecker, Robert R.;, Assignee: Glenayre Electronics, Inc. (Charlotte, NC) |
Watch with light means
I claim: 1. Watch comprising: a timekeeping means, a display means for displaying the time generated by the timekeeping means, at least one light source mounted on said watch to be visible exteriorly ... Read More
Inventors: Rodgers, Nicholas A.;, Assignee: |
Footwear with optical fiber illuminating display areas and control module
The present invention satisfies this need through provision of an optical fiber panel(s) which consists of a plurality of plastic optical fibers arranged adjacent or parallel each other and lying on a... Read More
Inventors: Guerra, Rafael J.;, Assignee: |
Illuminated article of apparel
In accordance with the preferred embodiments of this invention, there is provided an intermittently illuminated article of apparel which includes a light source, a flasher connected to the light sourc... Read More
Inventors: Dion, Larry;, Assignee: |
Article with animated display
The present invention comprises a lateral animation display that is carried on a useful article, such as an item of wearing apparel or the like. "Lateral animation" refers to an animation technique wh... Read More
Inventors: Lovitt, Bert;, Assignee: |
Light extinction based non-destructive flying insect detector
The principles of the present invention apply particularly well to its application to a flying insect detector. Although described herein in connection with flying insects, the invention is not so li... Read More
Inventors: Gardner, Jr., James P.; Demattia, David N.;, Assignee: Ecolab Inc. (St. Paul, MN) |
Anesthetic administration system with active regulation of the volume of the gas reservoir during a breathing cycle
I claim as my invention: 1. An anesthetic administration system comprising: an inspiration line connectable to a patient for delivering a respiratory gas to said patient; an expiratory line connectabl... Read More
Inventors: Cewers, Goran;, Assignee: Siemens-Elema AB (Solna, SE) |
Ventilation apparatus and anesthesia delivery system
OF THE INVENTION Referring initially to FIG. 1, the ventilation and anesthesia delivery system 10 of this invention is schematically illustrated. As mentioned above, the system 10 of this invention c... Read More
Inventors: Lampotang, Samsun; Gravenstein, Joachim S.; van Oostrom, Johannes Hugo Maria;, Assignee: University of Florida (Gainesville, FL) |
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