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Research / Patents & Intellectual Property
Invention,
documented.
A portfolio of patented and patent-pending technologies spanning wireless positioning, industrial sensing, material intelligence, environmental monitoring and connected physical systems.
Our intellectual property reflects a continuing effort to solve difficult problems at the intersection of the physical and digital worlds.
Where is something?What is it doing?What is happening around it?How can that information become useful?
02 / Portfolio
Portfolio Index
Five invention families, organized by their earliest priority and technical domain.
No.InventionDomainPriorityStatus / Family
Patent Family 01 / Wireless Positioning
Wireless Positioning Systems
The Invention
Making location data understandable.
The Wireless Positioning Systems family addresses how location and sensor information from wireless tags can be transformed into an interactive representation of a physical environment.
The system combines indoor spatial visualization, wireless tag information, historical movement, sensor information and configurable operational logic within a unified interface.
Instead of presenting localization as isolated coordinates, the invention places physical assets within the context of the environment in which they are operating.
Core Inventive Elements
Not simply a map with dots.
Localization + Sensing + Spatial Interface + Historical Analysis + Zones + Automation
- 01Spatial Floor Layout
Tags are represented within a visual floor layout relative to reader-monitored areas.
- 02Real-Time Localization
Tag locations can be visualized as they move through the monitored environment.
- 03Historical Playback
A playback interface allows historical tag localization and sensing information to be reviewed over time.
- 04Tag History
Historical position information can be represented as a path through the physical environment.
- 05Localization Uncertainty
The interface can communicate uncertainty associated with a tag's calculated position.
- 06Sensor Information
Sensor readings associated with tagged objects can be displayed alongside location information.
- 07User-Defined Zones
Users can define, import, reshape, rename and manage zones within monitored areas.
- 08Automation & Workflows
The system provides configurable workflows based on tags, zones and conditions.
- 09Triggers
Triggers may respond to defined conditions involving tags, zones, motion, sensor readings or communication behavior.
- 10Actions
Workflow actions can include notifications, alerts, emails and changes in displayed tag status.
Published drawings / US 11,914,856 B2
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Patent Continuity
Continuity of the Invention
- Early provisional filings62/640,645 · 62/640,646
62/640,649 · 62/640,651Filed March 9, 2018 - U.S. application16/298,819Filed March 11, 2019
US20190310344A1
Earlier Published Application, Abandoned - Additional provisional filings62/958,475 · 62/962,669 · 62/971,732January 8 to February 7, 2020
- Continuation-in-part17/144,857Filed January 8, 2021
US2021/0132761A1 - Issued patentUS 11,914,856 B2February 27, 2024
- Continuation application18/587,750Filed February 26, 2024
US2024/0201837A1, June 20, 2024
04 / Published U.S. Patent Application
Wireless Positioning Systems
US2024/0201837A1This published continuation application forms part of the Wireless Positioning Systems family and continues the work associated with US 11,914,856 B2.
It describes systems for dynamically visualizing real-time or historical tag localization and sensing information through a spatial user interface.
05 / Related Technology Assets
More than a filing.
Intellectual property can extend beyond written patent claims. The associated technology work has included physical prototypes, engineering design materials, technical documentation and software required to develop and operate the underlying systems.
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CAD files · Engineering drawings · Schematics · Technical specifications
Design Record
Design notes · Revision histories · Technical manuals
Software
Applications · Systems · Programs · Scripts · Source code
Documentation
Developer notes · User documentation · API documentation
FIG. 01, ASSOCIATED TECHNOLOGY ASSETSSHEET 1 OF 1
Patent Family 02 / Material Intelligence
Inventory System for Mines
FIG. 01, INVENTORY SYSTEM FOR MINESSHEET 1 OF 1
Mining creates a difficult traceability problem because material moves continuously through extraction, transport, stockpiles and processing.
This invention family uses identifiable wireless beacons, readers, controllers, communications and software to associate identity and information with material moving through a mining operation.
The concept extends tracking beyond equipment toward the material itself.
Beacon → Material Identity → Movement → Inventory Visibility
Patent Family 03 / Connected Machines
Sensor Arrangement for Exercise Machines
FIG. 01, SENSOR ARRANGEMENT FOR EXERCISE MACHINESSHEET 1 OF 1
This invention applies sensing to traditional mechanical exercise equipment.
The system is designed around exercise machines having a frame, a stack of weight plates and guide rods, allowing mechanical machine activity to become electronically observable.
The invention creates a bridge between conventional strength equipment and connected fitness systems.
Mechanical Movement → Embedded Sensing → Usage Detection
Patent Family 04 / Environmental Sensing
Soil Monitor and System Therefor
FIG. 01, SOIL MONITOR AND SYSTEM THEREFORSHEET 1 OF 1
An embedded sensing system designed around battery-powered operation, environmental sensors and wireless communication.
The invention reflects an early focus on putting sensing and connectivity directly into the physical environment.
Patent Family 05 / Real-Time Location
System and Method for Real-Time Asset Localization
FIG. 01, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME ASSET LOCALIZATIONSHEET 1 OF 1
This invention addresses real-time localization using timing relationships between signals received by multiple network nodes.
High-speed timing enables differences in signal arrival to be measured and used to estimate the position of a transmitting asset.
Signal → Timing Difference → Spatial Estimate
10 / The Inventive Thread
Different systems.
The same underlying questions.
Position
Where is it?Localization technologies determine the spatial position of physical objects.
State
What is it doing?Sensors reveal motion, activity and environmental conditions.
Communication
How does the physical system report what it knows?Wireless networks move information from physical assets into digital systems.
Intelligence
What should happen because of that information?Interfaces, automation and software turn physical data into decisions.
Making the physical world observable.
11 / Portfolio Timeline
A decade of invention.
- 2014Real-Time Asset Localization
- 2015Environmental Monitoring
- 2018Wireless Positioning Systems
- 2022Mining & Material Intelligence
- 2024Connected Exercise Systems
12 / Formal Directory
Patent & Application Register
Inventor, applicant, assignee and current owner are distinct legal fields. The register reflects only the status shown by the cited records.
InventionPublication / Patent No.PriorityJurisdictionStatusRecord
US 11,914,856 B22018USIssued PatentView US2024/0201837A12018USPublished ApplicationView US20190310344A12018USEarlier Published Application / Abandoned ParentView US20160140821A12014USPublished Patent RecordView US20160323817A12015USPublished Patent RecordView AU2022453500A12022International FamilyPublished ApplicationView CA3309421A12024CAPublished ApplicationView WO2026044418A12024WOPublished ApplicationView 14 / Research Connection
Invention and research are different disciplines. They inform one another.
- Research
- Questions
- Models
- Publications
- Engineering
- Problems
- Systems
- Intellectual Property
15 / Venture Connection
Inventions emerge from real problems.
Many of these technologies were developed while working on practical challenges involving industrial operations, sensing, wireless systems, physical machines and asset intelligence.
Explore VenturesDifficult problems create new inventions.
We are interested in technically challenging problems involving sensing, localization, wireless systems, embedded electronics, industrial intelligence and connected physical systems.
17 / Archive Close
What exists begins with what did not.
The patent portfolio documents a continuing effort to transform difficult physical-world problems into systems, methods and technologies that can be built.
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