Inventor
JAMES JESSE M
US50 patents
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GATEKEEPER SYSTEMS INC
39 patentsUS8700230B1Apr 15, 2014
Cart containment system with integrated cart display unit
GATEKEEPER SYSTEMS INC80 citations99
US8046160B2Oct 25, 2011
Navigation systems and methods for wheeled objects
GATEKEEPER SYSTEMS INC158 citations99
US7944368B2May 17, 2011
Systems and methods for locating and controlling powered vehicles
GATEKEEPER SYSTEMS INC131 citations99
US9630639B2Apr 25, 2017
Navigation systems and methods for wheeled objects
GATEKEEPER SYSTEMS INC25 citations98
US9322658B2Apr 26, 2016
Wheel skid detection during mechanized cart retrieval
GATEKEEPER SYSTEMS INC18 citations96
US8718923B2May 6, 2014
Object cluster detection and estimation
GATEKEEPER SYSTEMS INC14 citations96
US8571778B2Oct 29, 2013
Cart braking control during mechanized cart retrieval
GATEKEEPER SYSTEMS INC15 citations96
US11208134B2Dec 28, 2021
Monitoring system capable of classifying items added to a shopping cart
GATEKEEPER SYSTEMS INC17 citations94
US9731744B2Aug 15, 2017
Estimating motion of wheeled carts
GATEKEEPER SYSTEMS INC30 citations94
US10745040B2Aug 18, 2020
Motorized cart retriever for monitoring cart status
GATEKEEPER SYSTEMS INC7 citations93
US10232869B2Mar 19, 2019
Navigation systems for wheeled carts
GATEKEEPER SYSTEMS INC15 citations93
US10189494B2Jan 29, 2019
Cart monitoring system with wheel assembly capable of visually signaling cart status
GATEKEEPER SYSTEMS INC6 citations93
US10023216B2Jul 17, 2018
Cart monitoring system capable of authorizing cart exit events
GATEKEEPER SYSTEMS INC10 citations93
US9963162B1May 8, 2018
Cart monitoring system supporting unicast and multicast command transmissions to wheel assemblies
GATEKEEPER SYSTEMS INC11 citations93
US9914470B2Mar 13, 2018
System with wheel assembly that communicates with display unit of human propelled cart
GATEKEEPER SYSTEMS INC4 citations93
US9783218B2Oct 10, 2017
Zone-based command transmissions to cart wheel assemblies
GATEKEEPER SYSTEMS INC5 citations93
US9758185B2Sep 12, 2017
Wheel assembly and antenna design for cart tracking system
GATEKEEPER SYSTEMS INC8 citations93
US9676405B2Jun 13, 2017
System with handheld mobile control unit for controlling shopping cart wheel assemblies
GATEKEEPER SYSTEMS INC4 citations93
US9637151B2May 2, 2017
System for detecting unauthorized store exit events
GATEKEEPER SYSTEMS INC11 citations93
US9403548B2Aug 2, 2016
Monitoring usage or status of cart retrievers
GATEKEEPER SYSTEMS INC35 citations93
US12033481B2Jul 9, 2024
Shopping basket monitoring using computer vision and machine learning
GATEKEEPER SYSTEMS INC6 citations85
US11230313B2Jan 25, 2022
System for monitoring and controlling shopping cart usage
GATEKEEPER SYSTEMS INC1 citations84
US11203370B2Dec 21, 2021
Shopping cart monitoring using computer vision
GATEKEEPER SYSTEMS INC5 citations84
US10730541B2Aug 4, 2020
Navigation systems and methods for wheeled objects
GATEKEEPER SYSTEMS INC1 citations84
US10546502B2Jan 28, 2020
Estimating motion of wheeled carts
GATEKEEPER SYSTEMS INC4 citations84
US8364105B2Jan 29, 2013
Solar powered transmitter
GATEKEEPER SYSTEMS INC10 citations84
US11990009B2May 21, 2024
Shopping basket monitoring using computer vision
GATEKEEPER SYSTEMS INC2 citations73
US11981365B2May 14, 2024
System for monitoring and controlling shopping cart usage
GATEKEEPER SYSTEMS INC0 citations73
US11718336B2Aug 8, 2023
Navigation systems and methods for wheeled objects
GATEKEEPER SYSTEMS INC0 citations73
US11358621B2Jun 14, 2022
System for monitoring and controlling shopping cart usage
GATEKEEPER SYSTEMS INC0 citations73
US11299189B2Apr 12, 2022
Motorized cart retriever for monitoring cart status
GATEKEEPER SYSTEMS INC0 citations73
US11183070B2Nov 23, 2021
Estimating motion of wheeled carts
GATEKEEPER SYSTEMS INC3 citations73
US10219136B2Feb 26, 2019
Systems with buried antennas for bi-directional communication with wheeled vehicles
GATEKEEPER SYSTEMS INC4 citations73
US8693965B2Apr 8, 2014
Solar powered transmitter
GATEKEEPER SYSTEMS INC4 citations73
US11414117B2Aug 16, 2022
Anti-theft system that uses shopping cart location and vibration data
GATEKEEPER SYSTEMS INC1 citations72
US10858024B2Dec 8, 2020
Navigation systems for wheeled carts
GATEKEEPER SYSTEMS INC4 citations72
US10124821B2Nov 13, 2018
Monitoring usage or status of cart retrievers
GATEKEEPER SYSTEMS INC2 citations71
US12482334B2Nov 25, 2025
Shopping basket monitoring using computer vision
GATEKEEPER SYSTEMS INC0 citations62
US12131647B2Oct 29, 2024
Estimating motion of wheeled carts
GATEKEEPER SYSTEMS INC0 citations62
HANNAH STEPHEN E
8 patentsUS9091551B2Jul 28, 2015
System for controlling usage of shopping carts or other human-propelled vehicles
HANNAH STEPHEN E35 citations99
US8463540B2Jun 11, 2013
Two-way communication system for tracking locations and statuses of wheeled vehicles
HANNAH STEPHEN E85 citations99
US8433507B2Apr 30, 2013
Usage monitoring of shopping carts or other human-propelled vehicles
HANNAH STEPHEN E85 citations99
US8406993B2Mar 26, 2013
Cart braking control during mechanized cart retrieval
HANNAH STEPHEN E37 citations99
US8606501B2Dec 10, 2013
System for monitoring usage of shopping carts or other human-propelled vehicles
HANNAH STEPHEN E23 citations96
US8478471B2Jul 2, 2013
Cart cluster detection and estimation
HANNAH STEPHEN E14 citations96
US8473192B2Jun 25, 2013
Antenna-based zone creation for controlling movement of vehicles
HANNAH STEPHEN E22 citations96
US8417445B2Apr 9, 2013
System for communicating with and monitoring movement of human-propelled vehicles
HANNAH STEPHEN E26 citations96