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Wherenet Corp

28Patents
2Active
28Granted
37Portfolio score

Filing activity: Sep 23, 1998 → Feb 11, 2008 · 2 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6127976A Distributed network for multi-lateration with circularly polarized antenna for hemispherical coverage Physics 150 Expired
US6593885B2 Low cost DTOA location processing system based on multiple readers-to-single processor architecture Physics 123 Expired
US6380894B1 Multi-lateration system with automatic calibration and error removal Physics 114 Expired
US6121926A Radio geo-location system with advanced first received wavefront arrival determination Physics 113 Expired
US6892054B2 Interference suppression for wireless local area network and location system Electricity 110 Expired
US6366242B1 Computer workstation tool for displaying performance estimate of tagged object geo-location system for proposed geometry layout of tag transmission readers Physics 97 Expired
US7755541B2 System and method for tracking vehicles and containers Physics 89 Active
US6655582B2 System and method for identifying objects using single connection line Physics 64 Expired
US7190271B2 Location system and method that achieves time synchronized network performance using unsynchronized receiver clocks Physics 59 Expired
US6657586B2 System and method for locating an object using global positioning system receiver Physics 53 Expired
US6434194B1 Combined OOK-FSK/PPM modulation and communication protocol scheme providing low cost, low power consumption short range radio link Electricity 50 Expired
US7046657B2 Wireless local area network system with mobile access point station determination Electricity 45 Expired
US6317082A Wireless call tag based material replenishment system Physics 41 Expired
US6393045B1 Spread spectrum baseband modulation of magnetic fields for communications and proximity sensing Physics 38 Expired
US6987744B2 Wireless local area network with geo-location capability Physics 37 Expired
US6853687B2 Proximity-based magnetic field generator for controlling operation of RF burst-transmitting tags of geolocation system Physics 33 Expired
US6577275B2 Transactions and business processes executed through wireless geolocation system infrastructure Physics 32 Expired
US6502005B1 Elapsed time clock for part call tag-based replenishment system Physics 28 Expired
US6268723A Magnetic field emission and differential receiver coil configuration for discriminating response magnetic field from transponder tag Physics 27 Expired
US6812839B1 Use of rotating magnetic field to enhance communication with RF burst-transmitting tags of object location system Physics 27 Expired
US6859485B2 Geolocation system with controllable tags enabled by wireless communications to the tags Physics 22 Expired
US7218229B2 Location system and method that achieves time synchronized network performance with nodes divided into separate networks Physics 18 Expired
US6366626B1 Sub-symbol matched filter-based frequency error processing for spread spectrum communication systems Electricity 15 Expired
US6349116B1 Data communication system harnessing frequency shift keyed magnetic field Physics 15 Expired
US7212563B2 Real-time locating system and method using timing signal Electricity 14 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.