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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2022
Trackonomy Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Hendrik J. Volkerink, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Ajay Khoche, West San Jose, CA (US);
Taylor Albert Gregoire-Wright, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Aaron Storrs, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A wireless tracking device and methods detect movement of a control of equipment, determines a setting of the equipment based on a sensed position of the control, and generates an alert when the control is moved unexpectedly. The wireless tracking device may include an adhesive surface that, in use, adheres the tracking device to the equipment, a sensor that senses a position of the control, a memory storing the position and a setting module having non-transitory computer-readable instructions, and a processor coupled to the sensor and the memory and configured to execute the setting module to analyze the position to determine the setting of the control. The wireless tracking device may implement a lockout/tagout protocol and may have many form factors including an adhesive tape, a belt, a single-use security tag, a cable lock, a padlock, a cable, a stamp and a valve sensor.