Inventor
John E. Hershey
Inventor
Ballston Lake, NY, US
Overview
Patents· 234 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
H04Lprimary
H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication10%
H04BTransmission10%
H04WWireless communication networks6%
G01SRadio direction-finding5%
B61LGuiding railway traffic5%
G11BInformation storage based on relative movement between record carrier and transducer5%
G01RMeasuring electric variables3%
H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television3%
H05BElectric heating2%
G05BControl or regulating systems in general2%
PatentTitleYear
11,079,739Transfer learning/dictionary generation and usage for tailored part parameter generation from coupon builds202110,884,396Sensor based smart segmentation202110,750,420Intelligent heterogeneous wireless handoff202010,666,623Wired communications systems with improved capacity and security202010,651,533Sensed situation millimeter-wave communications beam control202010,509,101Street lighting communications, control, and special services201910,404,569Internet of things associate201910,165,398Geofencing for wireless communications201810,139,376System for sensing and locating delamination201810,070,265System for selective accuracy of an indoor positioning system201810,064,114Intelligent heterogeneous wireless handoff20189,967,716System for protected location beacon code generation20189,949,347System and processes for commissioning indoor industrial lighting20189,945,960Luminaire associate20189,897,127'Fastening device with integrated sensor'20189,872,643Measurement and treatment system and method20189,646,495'Method and system for traffic flow reporting, forecasting, and planning'20179,639,725'Tracking associate for factory and warehousing optimization'20179,621,265'Street lighting control, monitoring, and data transportation system and method'20179,622,324'Geolocation aid and system'20179,622,323'Luminaire associate'20179,565,439'System and method for enhancing data compression using dynamic learning and control'20179,563,889'Method and apparatus for secure wireless point of sale transactions'20179,560,720'Emergency vehicle alert system'20179,514,782'Method and system for activation of an optical article'20169,473,999'Intelligent heterogeneous wireless handoff'20169,439,269'Powerline luminaire communications'20169,420,674'System and method for monitoring street lighting luminaires'20169,369,260'Division free duplexing networks'20169,355,670'Increased spectral efficiency and reduced synchronization delay with bundled transmissions'20169,232,934'Systems and methods for communicating ultrasound probe location and image information'20169,130,747'Software radio frequency canceller'20159,120,494'System, method and computer software code for remotely assisted operation of a railway vehicle system'20159,100,307'Systems and methods for communicating ultrasound data by adjusting compression rate and/or frame rate of region of interest mask'20159,093,082'Data storage devices and methods'20159,030,921'Increased spectral efficiency and reduced synchronization delay with bundled transmissions'20158,935,095'Safety system and device and methods of operating'20158,891,343'Method for formatting and reading data disks'20148,830,448'Remote monitoring of tightness of stator windings'20148,826,437'Intelligent system and method for mitigating cyber attacks in critical systems through controlling latency of messages in a communications network'20148,787,571'Wired communications systems with improved capacity and security'20148,751,073'Method and apparatus for optimizing a train trip using signal information'20148,688,046'Quiet spectrum harvester'20148,688,124'Handoff metric for multiple transmission technologies'20148,626,462'Phase identification system and method'20148,534,553'Enhanced recordation device for rail car inspections'20138,521,520'Handoffs between different voice encoder systems'20138,520,483'Method and system for processing information from optical disk layers'20138,483,240'Piggyback networks'20138,473,127'System, method and computer software code for optimizing train operations considering rail car parameters'20138,473,974'Activation system and method for activating an optical article'20138,463,469'Digital railroad system'20138,433,461'Method of planning the movement of trains using pre-allocation of resources'20138,423,196'Augmented distribution transformer and method of making same'20138,412,659'Semi-automated and inter-active system and method for analyzing patent landscapes'20138,387,876'Activation system and method for activating an optical article'20138,385,178'Multi-stage focus actuator and optical head'20138,379,967'Swarm control systems and methods'20138,379,584'Generalized division free duplexing techniques for decreasing rendevous time'20138,370,006'Method and apparatus for optimizing a train trip using signal information'20138,352,216'System and method for advanced condition monitoring of an asset system'20138,345,334'Mastering and replication of micro-holographic data storage media'20138,345,526'Non-binary holograms for increased capacity'20138,340,833'Control distribution transformer and method of making same'20128,331,210'System and method for storage of data in circular data tracks on optical discs'20128,315,630'Handoff metric for multiple transmission technologies'20128,310,120'System and method for monitoring health of electrical machines'20128,296,037'Method, system, and apparatus for reducing a turbine clearance'20128,292,172'Enhanced recordation device for rail car inspections'20128,269,509'System and method for measuring thickness of a refractory wall of a gasifier using electromagnetic energy'20128,259,753'Systems and methods for short range RF communication'20128,254,235'System and method for transfer of data stored in holographic storage medium'20128,233,801'Wireless high capacity sub-sea communications system'20128,233,368'Method and system for bit prediction using a multi-pixel detector'20128,199,681'Software radio frequency canceller'20128,182,966'Data storage devices and methods'20128,157,220'Hot rail wheel bearing detection system and method'20128,144,005'System and method for advanced condition monitoring of an asset system'20128,125,862'System and method for controlling tracking in an optical drive'20128,126,628'Aircraft gas turbine engine blade tip clearance control'20128,116,936'Method and system for efficient data collection and storage'20128,112,521'Method and system for security maintenance in a network'20128,107,333'Coding for optical storage systems with multiple reader heads and multiple optical disks'20128,104,672'Security system, mobile security device, and methods of operating'20128,102,148'Augmented distribution transformer and method of making same'20128,089,846'Method and system for modulation coding and synchronization'20128,084,168'Holographic storage devices with complementary data layer and use thereof'20118,082,071'System and method of multi-generation positive train control system'20118,058,802'Thermal management article and method'20118,050,879'Phase identification system and method'20118,050,166'System and method for improved data storage'20118,006,942'Hot rail wheel bearing detection'20117,961,572'System and method for reading micro-holograms with reduced error rates'20117,954,770'Methods and system for jointless track circuits using passive signaling'20117,946,537'Hot rail wheel bearing detection system and method'20117,898,176'Fluidic thermal management article and method'20117,885,289'System and method for relaying turbo-coded piggyback messages'20117,852,105'Winding diagnostic system and method'20107,845,504'System and method for determining whether a locomotive or rail engine is coupled to a rail car or other engine'20107,845,596'Hot rail wheel bearing detection system and method'20107,837,749'System and method for monitoring impact machinery'20107,805,227'Apparatus and method for locating assets within a rail yard'20107,756,062'Periodically reconfigured networks'20107,756,678'System and method for advanced condition monitoring of an asset system'20107,742,673'Thermal mangement article having thermal wave guide'20107,720,013'Method and system for classifying digital traffic'20107,691,048'Incubator patient health care system'20107,680,750'Method of planning train movement using a three step optimization engine'20107,667,827'Systems and methods for remote monitoring of vibrations in machines'20107,624,076'Weak hypothesis generation apparatus and method, learning apparatus and method, detection apparatus and method, facial expression learning apparatus and method, facial expression recognition apparatus and method, and robot apparatus'20097,604,400'System and method for providing diagnostic information in a processing path of a coal gasification system'20097,587,069'Weak hypothesis generation apparatus and method, learning apparatus and method, detection apparatus and method, facial expression learning apparatus and method, facial expression recognition apparatus and method, and robot apparatus'20097,577,549'System and method for trending exhaust gas temperature in a turbine engine'20097,548,512'Methods and systems for prioritizing data transferred on a Local Area Network'20097,499,711'Transmitter location for ultra-wideband, transmitted-reference CDMA communication system'20097,428,453'System and method for monitoring train arrival and departure latencies'20087,426,272'Instrumentation privacy methods and apparatuses'20087,388,483'Monitoring status of railyard equipment using wireless sensing devices'20087,379,568'Weak hypothesis generation apparatus and method, learning apparatus and method, detection apparatus and method, facial expression learning apparatus and method, facial expression recognition apparatus and method, and robot apparatus'20087,376,451'Measurement and treatment system and method'20087,364,123'Self powered railway monitoring system'20087,317,994'Method and apparatus for signal signature analysis for event detection in rotating machinery'20087,313,817'Data transmission system utilizing efficient complexity estimation of the kolmogorov complexity for data transmission'20077,287,087'Communications network for dynamic reprioritization'20077,270,442'System and method for monitoring status of a visual signal device'20077,269,427'Transmitter location for ultra-wideband, transmitted-reference CDMA communication system'20077,269,201'Time-delayed transmitted reference spread spectrum transmitter with digital noise generator'20077,262,729'Radio detection and ranging intrusion detection system'20077,236,503'Short range RF communication for jet engine control'20077,234,062'Authentication of remote appliance messages using an embedded cryptographic device'20077,215,212'Apparatus for monitoring temperature and method for operating same'20077,154,934'Robust, low complexity communications system with interference mitigation'20067,148,581'Rail based electric power generation system'20067,140,577'Remote system for monitoring and controlling railroad wayside equipment'20067,109,920'Moving platform position determination system and method'20067,092,525'Cryptographic system with enhanced encryption function and cipher key for data encryption standard'20067,068,715'Ultra-wideband communications system and method using a delay hopped, continuous noise transmitted reference'20066,970,097'Location system using retransmission of identifying information'20056,961,441'Method and apparatus for steganographic embedding of meta-data'20056,943,668'Apparatus and method for reconfiguring a power line communication system'20056,914,539'System and method for a low rate, in-band broadcast communication for medical telemetry'20056,856,647'Methods and systems for neutral-to-ground communication'20056,826,267'Internet enabled appliance command structure'20046,810,087'Ultra-wideband communications system'20046,792,058'Digital receiving system for dense environment of aircraft'20046,781,513'Telemetry of diagnostic messages from a mobile asset to a remote station'20046,742,392'Method and apparatus for inducing ultrasonic waves into railroad rails'20046,738,931'Reliability assessment method, apparatus and system for quality control'20046,728,580'Method and apparatus for estimating time to failure acceleration factor'20046,697,762'Apparatus and method for analyzing brittleness of a system'20046,668,012'Identification of an identifiable code sequence in a received signal by correlation with summed different-phase replicas of the sequence'20036,643,608'System and method for collecting and analyzing shipment parameter data affecting predicted statistical variables of shipped articles'20036,633,104'Method and apparatus for estimating DC motor brush wear'20036,626,356'Multi-use credit card for financial transactions and vehicle configuration'20036,621,855'Scalable spread-spectrum signal detection and acquisition processor'20036,583,392'Apparatus and method for determining properties of a cooktop using ultrasound techniques'20036,577,353'Optimization of television reception by selecting among or combining multiple antenna inputs'20036,570,497'Apparatus and method for rail track inspection'20036,542,536'Spread spectrum communications with selectable data transfer rates'20036,538,704'NTSC tuner to improve ATSC channel acquisition and reception'20036,539,062'Pilot signal control for digital television DTV transmission'20036,522,243'Geometric harmonic modulation signaling and detection'20036,506,160'Frequency division multiplexed wireline communication for ultrasound probe'20036,497,656'Integrated wireless broadband communications network'20026,498,627'Use of wideband DTV overlay signals for brevity signaling and public safety'20026,473,677'Method and apparatus for determining an effective jet engine maintenance schedule'20026,459,741'Implementation of N-VSB training sequences in N-squared QAM receiver structures'20026,437,832'Mitigation of multipath using ultra wideband DTV overlay signal'20026,433,744'Wideband patch antenna'20026,430,210'Receiver for detecting an amplitude modulated signal insinuated on an GHM signal'20026,426,720'System and method for directing an adaptive antenna array'20026,424,250'Communication system utilizing modified geometric harmonic modulation'20026,417,890'Modulation of pilot tone amplitude in DTV broadcast for faster channel acquisition'20026,417,513'Method and apparatus for detecting a change in water vapor above a cooktop surface'20026,417,805'Three-dimensional channel sounder for DTV receivers'20026,366,199'Method and apparatus for measuring and accumulating critical automobile warranty statistical data'20026,346,875'GHM aggregator'20026,329,928'Magnetic induction meter intra-building communication system'20016,304,299'System and method for mitigating multipath effects in television systems'20016,292,518'Use of 64-QAM circuitry for receiving and decoding 8-VSB signals'20016,288,632'Apparatus and method for power line communication (PLC)'20016,275,187'System and method for directing an adaptive antenna array'20016,262,659'Telemetry of diagnostic messages from a mobile asset to a remote station'20016,191,752'HF antennas for wideband signals'20016,182,048'System and method for automated risk-based pricing of a vehicle warranty insurance policy'20016,175,934'Method and apparatus for enhanced service quality through remote diagnostics'20016,154,155'General frame-based compression method'20006,127,812'Integrated environmental energy extractor'20006,122,015'Method and apparatus for filtering digital television signals'20006,108,524'Inbound messaging transmission device and system for railcar asset tracking using high frequency signaling'20006,101,214'Power line communications spread spectrum symbol timing and random phasing'20006,031,913'Apparatus and method for secure communication based on channel characteristics'20005,995,533'Apparatus and method for generating pseudorandom quantities based upon radio channel characteristics'19995,926,467'Method and apparatus for doppler based multiple access communication control'19995,903,594'Power line communications spread spectrum protocol'19995,878,034'Spacecraft TDMA communications system with synchronization by spread spectrum overlay channel'19995,867,489'Method and apparatus for TDMA slot synchronization with precision ranging'19995,859,912'Digital information privacy system'19995,844,949'Power line communication system'19985,828,335'Spacecraft communication channel power control system'19985,825,808'Random parity coding system'19985,761,238'Transmitted reference spread spectrum communications system'19985,745,578'Apparatus and method for secure communication based on channel characteristics'19985,742,512'Electronic electricity meters'19985,715,390'Method and apparatus for providing upgrades in electricity meters'19985,708,966'Method and apparatus for performing power control using the wide-band synchronization'19985,686,888'Use of mutter mode in asset tracking for gathering data from cargo sensors'19975,680,143'Method and apparatus for a low complexity satellite ranging system using Gaussian noise overlay'19975,633,875'Protocol and mechanism for centralized asset tracking communications'19975,604,806'Apparatus and method for secure radio communication'19975,588,005'Protocol and mechanism for primary and mutter mode communication for asset tracking'19965,579,013'Mobile tracking unit capable of detecting defective conditions in railway vehicle wheels and railtracks'19965,568,508'Interlaced geometric harmonic modulation'19965,568,507'Geometric harmonic modulation (GHM) - analog implementation'19965,568,522'Correction of multipath distortion in wideband carrier signals'19965,568,509'Dynamic code division multiple access communication system'19965,568,301'Optical communication system with secure key transfer'19965,563,906'Method of geometric harmonic modulation (GHM)'19965,550,879'Motor current signal processor including phase locked and delta modulated loops'19965,532,860'Spatial synchronization for optical communication system'19965,519,692'Geometric harmonic modulation (GHM)-digital implementation'19965,519,725'Geometric harmonic modulation (GHM) for combined analog/digital transmissions'19965,497,397'Parallel dataword modulation scheme'19965,481,535'Datagram message communication service employing a hybrid network'19965,481,539'Datagram communication service over a cellular telephone network'19965,481,532'Mobile telecommunications device and service'19965,453,681'Current sensor employing a mutually inductive current sensing scheme'19955,433,111'Apparatus and method for detecting defective conditions in railway vehicle wheels and railtracks'19955,416,408'Current sensor employing a mutually inductive current sensing scheme with a magnetic field substantially uniform in angular direction'19955,410,147'Optical communication system using coplanar light modulators'19955,239,584'Method and apparatus for encryption/authentication of data in energy metering applications'19935,204,901'Public key cryptographic mechanism'19935,166,953'Technique for frequency-hopped spread spectrum communications'19924,739,398'Method, apparatus and system for recognizing broadcast segments'1988Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1992–2021Patents assigned to GEN ELECTRIC (198)· patent assignee history
1992–2021Based in Ballston Lake, NY, US· patent location history
2001–2015Based in Lake Placid, NY, US· patent location history
2002Based in Ballston Spa, NY, US· patent location history
2008–2009Based in La Jolla, CA, US· patent location history
2011–2018Patents assigned to HERSHEY JOHN ERIK (52)· patent assignee history
2011–2017Patents assigned to ROSS JOHN ANDERSON FERGUS (27)· patent assignee history
2011–2017Based in Niskayuna, NY, US· patent location history
2012–2017Patents assigned to HARTMAN MICHAEL JAMES (17)· patent assignee history
2012–2017Patents assigned to ZINSER RICHARD LOUIS (14)· patent assignee history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| GEN ELECTRIC | 198 | 1992–2021 |
| HERSHEY JOHN ERIKself | 52 | 2011–2018 |
| ROSS JOHN ANDERSON FERGUS | 27 | 2011–2017 |
| HARTMAN MICHAEL JAMES | 17 | 2012–2017 |
| ZINSER RICHARD LOUIS | 14 | 2012–2017 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Ballston Lake, New York, US | 222 | 1992–2021 |
| Niskayuna, New York, US | 3 | 2011–2017 |
| Lake Placid, New York, US | 3 | 2001–2015 |
| La Jolla, California, US | 3 | 2008–2009 |
| Ballston Spa, New York, US | 1 | 2002 |