Richard Stephen Pollack
Engineers at Moffit Ct, Boulder, CO

6498991, Dec 24, 2002

Aug 17, 2000

09/640849

John Roux Phelan - Boulder CO
Richard Stephen Pollack - Boulder CO

The Goodyear Tire Rubber Company - Akron OH

G06F 1900

702 34, 138104, 138125

An apparatus for monitoring the condition of a hose ( ) including an inner liner ( ) and a carcass ( ) having at least one ply ( or ) disposed in surrounding relationship with the inner liner ( ) and an outer cover ( ) about the carcass ( ). The monitoring apparatus includes an electronic hose tag ( ) connected to the hose ( ) for measuring the vibration of the hose. In another embodiment, the hose includes at least one sensing element ( ) helically wound about the inner liner ( ) and an inner sensing element monitoring circuit ( ) with a microprocessor ( ) connected thereto for determining whether there is a discontinuity in the inner sensing element ( ) and thus a worn through area of the inner liner ( ). An alarm signal can be transmitted with transmitter structure ( ) to a remote receiver ( ).

6486776, Nov 26, 2002

Aug 17, 2000

09/622555

Richard Stephen Pollack - Boulder CO
Donald Lee Black - Erie CO
Dale Lee Yones - Boulder CO
Robert Walter Brown - Medina OH

The Goodyear Tire Rubber Company - Akron OH

G08B 1900

340521, 340539, 340442, 340445, 340447, 731462

A radio frequency (RF) transponder ( ) capable of measuring parameters associated with an object and transmitting data to an external reader/interrogator ( ). In use with a pneumatic tire ( ), the transponder measures temperature and pressure within the tire. The transponder includes circuitry ( ) for controlling windows of time (W and W ) during which real-time temperature and pressure measurements are made, and for storing ( ) calibration data, transponder ID number and the like, and for transmitting this information in a data stream (FIG. C) to the reader/interrogator. An excessive temperature condition may also be sensed (MTMS ) and included in the data stream. The circuitry of the transponder is preferably implemented on a single IC chip ( ), using CMOS technology, with few components external to the IC chip. The transponder is preferably passive, deriving its operating power from an RF signal provided by the exernal reader/interrogator. Data (N ) indicative of temperature and data (N ) indicative of pressure are both transmitted to the reader/interrogator, along with calibration data.

6775632, Aug 10, 2004

Jun 3, 2002

10/148931

Richard Stephen Pollack - Boulder CO
Dale Lee Yones - Boulder CO
Robert Walter Brown - Medina OH

The Goodyear Tire Rubber Company - Akron OH

G01C 1900

702104

A method ( ) of calibrating a transponder ( ) capable of measuring temperature data (N ) and pressure data (N ) in an object (e. g. , a tire, ( )) and transmitting a data stream (FIG. C) to an external reader/interrogator ( ). The transponder includes memory ( ) for storing measurements, calibration data ( ), transponder ID number and the like. Since the transponder combines temperature and pressure information in the “pressure” data, the ratio N /N is a direct indicator of pressure only, and is also relatively insensitive to transponder power variations. The calibration method employs a calibration chamber ( ) containing reference pressure ( ) and temperature ( ) sensors. The transducer to be calibrated is placed in the chamber and exposed ( ) to a number of predetermined temperatures and pressures (as measured by the reference sensors) at a number of calibration points. At each calibration point, a temperature reading (N ) and a pressure reading (N ) sensed by the transponder are recorded along with the reference temperature and pressure. Prom these readings and reference measurements the calibration constants (N , m , N /N , m ) are calculated ( ).

6412977, Jul 2, 2002

Aug 18, 2000

09/622680

Donald Lee Black - Erie CO
Robert Walter Brown - Medina OH
Richard Stephen Pollack - Boulder CO
Dale Lee Yones - Boulder CO

The Goodyear Tire Rubber Company - Akron OH

G01K 700

374178, 323315, 327539, 327538, 327543

A temperature-sensor is implemented with a temperature-sensitive component of an IC chip which functions as a radio frequency transponder capable of measuring parameters associated with an object and transmitting data to an external reader/interrogator. In use with a pneumatic tire, the transponder measures temperature and pressure within the tire. The transponder includes circuitry for controlling windows of time during which real-time temperature and pressure measurements are made, and for storing calibration data, transponder ID number and the like, and for transmitting this information in a data stream to the reader/interrogator. An excessive temperature condition may also be sensed and included in the data stream.

6307477, Oct 23, 2001

Oct 30, 2000

9/699807

Gene Raymond Starkey - Niwot CO
Richard Stephen Pollack - Boulder CO

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company - Akron OH

G08B 1700

340584

A process and apparatus for resetting a directly resettable micro-mechanical temperature memory switch (MTMS) (16e) having an unlatched state (24e) and latched state (26e) in an electronic tire tag (90). The resetting process includes providing the electronic tire tag (90) with a radio frequency RF antenna (102) directly electrically connected to the MTMS (16e) for applying thereto an RF signal 104 having a predetermined frequency f2; and providing transmitter structure (66e) for transmitting to the antenna (102) an RF signal (94) having the predetermined frequency (f2). The process includes disposing the tag within a tire and resetting the MTMS to the unlatched state subsequent to the tire reaching a predetermined temperature to cause the MTMS to go into the latched state.

6899153, May 31, 2005

Nov 15, 1999

10/129242

Richard Stephen Pollack - Boulder CO, US
Robert Walter Brown - Medina OH, US
Joseph Michael Letkomiller - Thornton CO, US
Loren Fielding Hunt - Longmont CO, US

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company - Akron OH

B60C023/00, B60C023/04

1521521, 1561101

An antenna comprises two elongate antenna segments () which extend from first ends ()/() connected to the antenna coupling coil in opposite directions to second ends ()/() at least partially around the inner surface of the tire. The antenna and antenna coupling coil are mounted to the inner surface of the tire, and the transponder module is attached to the antenna coupling coil in a way which positions the transponder coupling coil in close proximity and concentric to the antenna coupling coil, thereby providing effective transformer-type coupling between the transponder and the antenna.

2011021, Sep 1, 2011

Feb 7, 2011

13/021806

Richard S. Pollack - Boulder CO, US
Joseph Michael Letkomiller - Thornton CO, US
Wade W. Webster - Woodinville WA, US
Scott D. Dalgleish - Boulder CO, US
Donald E. Kirkpatrick - Denver CO, US

Prima-Temp Inc. - Boulder CO

G06F 19/00, G06F 15/00, G01F 19/00

702 19, 702130, 702127

Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for remote sensing and/or monitoring utilizing a sensing device, such as may be implemented in a patch that can be placed on or affixed to a subject, where the sensing device includes multiple sensors. For example, one embodiment of the present invention includes a wireless human temperature skin patch providing accurate measurement of human temperature from a sensing device applied to the skin and even in the presence of differing ambient temperature. In such an embodiment, the patch can include, for example, a flexible, breathable bandage or adhesive strip or pad to affix the sensing device to a patient. The sensing device can include multiple sensors such as two or more temperature sensors that can be used to accurately determine the patient's core body temperature from the measured temperature at the skin.

2012001, Jan 19, 2012

Jul 14, 2011

13/182565

Wade W. Webster - Woodinville WA, US
Richard S. Pollack - Boulder CO, US

Prima-Temp, Inc. - Boulder CO

A61B 5/01

600549

Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a temperature sensing device that can comprise an elastic ring structure. The temperature sensing device can further comprise a transducer device, such as a temperature sensor, and a microprocessor, memory and wireless transmitter. Such an arrangement can incorporate a passive (battery free), battery assisted or active battery powered transponder circuit with temperature measurement capability. The elastic ring structure can be forced in a spring loaded state when elastically deformed thus becoming retained when disposed in a vaginal vault. In one embodiment, an active RF receiver or an RFID reader is brought in proximity to the temperature sensing and transmitting device arrangement, such as near a woman's pelvis from the outside to read the temperature and record it in a Central Processing Unit, CPU, associated with the receiver or RFID reader, such as a portable, handheld computer or wireless device.

6885291, Apr 26, 2005

Nov 15, 1999

10/129150

Richard Stephen Pollack - Boulder CO, US
Robert Walter Brown - Medina OH, US
Joseph Michael Letkomiller - Thornton CO, US
Loren Fielding Hunt - Longmont CO, US

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company - Akron OH

B60C023/00

340445, 340442, 340447, 731464, 116 34 R, 1521521

Method and apparatus for mounting a transponder module () and a separate antenna () to an inner surface () of a pneumatic tire (), and for coupling the transponder module to the antenna by coupling coils which are included with the transponder module () and the antenna (). The transponder module mounting methods generally allow it to be inserted, removed, or accessed for maintenance at any time during the tire's life cycle, and allow sensing access to the tire's inner atmosphere.

2011018, Jul 28, 2011

Jan 27, 2011

13/015564

Richard Stephen Pollack - Boulder CO, US
Joseph Michael Letkomiller - Thornton CO, US
Wade W. Webster - Woodinville WA, US

DVM SYSTEMS, LLC - Greeley CO

H04Q 5/22

340 1033, 340 101

RFID tags, such as those in boluses for ruminant animals, comprise RFID tags may be provided with energy harvesting (EH) capability so that they may collect energy from the environment, either deliberately radiated (such as RF) or gathered from existing sources (i.e., motion, heat, etc.). The energy collected by the RFID tag allows for independent (stand-alone) operation of the tag, such as for logging of temperature in one hour intervals, then transmitting the temperature readings (and ID) periodically (such as six times per day) to a reader (or equivalent, such as an active receiver) using an active RF transmitter (radio) or passive RFID techniques.