Orbcomm Inc.

Globaltrak, LLC

Ronald Straz

Phil Lafleur

Brian Hart

Erik Sherwood

Guenther Kramer

An improved cargo tracking device which includes a main housing unit which can be secured to a roof or wall of a given cargo container using securing wings. The main housing of the tracking device of the present invention may preferably include a patch antenna and a front face/surface which extends out from the main horizontal plane of the tracking device and which includes an opening for the insertion/attachment of a solar panel array. According to further preferred embodiments, the solar panel of the present invention may preferably be electrically connected to the main circuit board via one or more electronic chokes which are preferably tuned to remove selected RF frequencies transmitted/received by the patch antenna.

LTE antenna and backer plate assembly

The present invention provides a cargo imaging device which allows for asset IR illumination and monitoring of the interior of a closed cargo container. According to a first preferred embodiment, the imaging device of the present invention includes a housing which encloses a central lens. The central lens is preferably located between an upper IR light guide and a lower IR light guide. Preferably, the central lens may be formed as a fish-eye lens. Still further, the imaging device of the present invention may preferably further include a BLE transmitter and antenna arrangement which may include an inverted-F BLE antenna and a BLE booster ring surrounding the lens to assist the inverted-F BLE antenna to transmit and receive signals between the cargo interior and the BLE antenna.

System, method and apparatus for providing asset ir illumination for a camera cargo sensor

The present invention provides a system and method which allow for the rapid and reliable identification of towed trailers parked together in loading areas. According to a first preferred embodiment, an exemplary method of the present includes: monitoring hook-up criteria indicating that the first truck is maneuvering to hook-up with the first trailer; scanning for one or more transmitting devices when hook-up event criteria are met; determining which transmitting devices are sufficiently close to require an angle calculation based on RSSI levels; performing an Angle of Departure/Angle of Arrival calculation for each of the selected signals; determining which of the closest identified trailers have an Angle of Departure/Angle of Arrival which falls within a pre-set threshold; identifying a hook-up trailer based on detecting the Angle of Arrival/Angle of Departure and the compared RSSI levels; pairing the hook-up trailer ID device with a tractor ID device of the first truck; and transmitting paired ID information linking the hook-up trailer ID and the tractor ID device.

System, method and apparatus for linked trailer identification

A system and method for frost detection and frost mitigation for an imaging device within a container interior. According to a first preferred embodiment, the system preferably may include an imaging device having one or more LED light sources for illuminating the container interior. According to a preferred embodiment, the system may preferably first receive digital images from the imaging device along with one or more detected sensor inputs. Thereafter, the system may preferably calculate the potential for frost on or around the imaging device based on one or more sensor inputs which may include the imaging device temperature in combination with a door open signal, a detected light level or the like. The system may then preferably analyze the digital images during times of likely frost events using a frost detection algorithm which detects the presence of frost based on image characteristics derived from previously captured images with known frost levels.

System, method and apparatus for frost detection and mitigation within a cargo container

The present invention provides an improved network architecture which allows for many unique and specific interactions between LoRa networked devices, while still maintaining the security, range and low energy benefits of LoRa and LoRaWAN networks.

System, method and apparatus for non-invasive sensor configuration and networking

A system, apparatus, and method for a smart switch are provided. The smart switch may be integrated into various types of security devices and intelligently protect the devices from unwanted manipulation. In one particular embodiment, the smart switch may use location information from a GPS receiver to determine whether the device is in a safe zone, and the smart switch may intelligently enable or disable certain changes of the current operational status of the security device. Alternatively, pre-set time period, RFID authorization, environmental factors, or a combination of several factors may be used by the smart switch to determine whether users may change the operational status of the security device.

Smart switch for providing container security

A system, apparatus, and method for managing energy conservation in a mesh network of smart container monitoring system is provided. The monitoring unit and the monitored devices within each smart container form a first-tier network, and the smart containers in vicinity are wirelessly connected to form a second-tier mesh network. Each tier of network awakens per a defined procedure to allow for establishment of communication for a short amount of time.

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Annandale, VA, United States of America

Ronald Straz