US 7,468,661 C1 (13,107th)
System and method for monitoring and controlling remote devices
Thomas D. Petite, Douglasville, GA (US); and Richard M. Huff, Conyers, GA (US)
Filed by Thomas D. Petite, Douglasville, GA (US); and Richard M. Huff, Conyers, GA (US)
Assigned to SIPCO, LLC
Reexamination Request No. 90/019,466, Apr. 1, 2024.
Reexamination Certificate for Patent 7,468,661, issued Dec. 23, 2008, Appl. No. 11/395,685, Mar. 31, 2006.
Application 90/019,466 is a continuation of application No. 10/139,492, filed on May 6, 2002, granted, now 7,053,767.
Application 10/139,492 is a continuation of application No. 09/439,059, filed on Nov. 12, 1999, granted, now 6,437,692.
Application 09/439,059 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/271,517, filed on Mar. 18, 1999, abandoned.
Application 09/439,059 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/102,178, filed on Jun. 22, 1998, granted, now 6,430,268.
Application 09/439,059 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/172,554, filed on Oct. 14, 1998, granted, now 6,028,522.
Application 09/439,059 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/412,895, filed on Oct. 5, 1999, granted, now 6,218,953.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/146,817, filed on Aug. 2, 1999.
Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate issued on Dec. 1, 2025.
Int. Cl. G08B 21/00 (2006.01); G01D 4/00 (2006.01); G05B 19/042 (2006.01); G05B 19/418 (2006.01); G08B 25/00 (2006.01); G08C 17/02 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 67/12 (2022.01); H04M 11/04 (2006.01); H04Q 9/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/38 (2018.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC G01D 4/004 (2013.01) [G05B 19/042 (2013.01); G05B 19/4185 (2013.01); G08B 25/007 (2013.01); G08B 25/009 (2013.01); G08C 17/02 (2013.01); H04L 12/2825 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01); H04M 11/04 (2013.01); H04Q 9/00 (2013.01); H04W 4/38 (2018.02); G05B 2219/25198 (2013.01); G05B 2219/31162 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); G08C 2201/40 (2013.01); G08C 2201/42 (2013.01); G08C 2201/51 (2013.01); H04Q 2209/40 (2013.01); H04Q 2209/60 (2013.01); Y02B 90/20 (2013.01); Y02P 90/02 (2015.11); Y04S 20/30 (2013.01)]
OG exemplary drawing
Attention is directed to the decision of SIPCO, LLC v. Emerson Electric Co. CAFC 2018-1986, July 17, 2019. This reexamination may not have resolved all questions raised by this decision. See 37 CFR 1.552(c) for ex parte reexamination and 37 CFR 1.906(c) for inter partes reexamination.
 
AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT:
Claims 2-6 were previously cancelled.
Claims 8-9 and 11 are cancelled.
Claims 1, 7, 10 and 12-14 were not reexamined.
9. A system for controlling a remote device comprising:
a target remote device having an actuator to be controlled;
a computer configured to execute at least one computer program that generates at least one control signal responsive to a system input signal; said computer integrated with a wide area network (WAN);
a gateway connected to the WAN configured to receive and translate the at least one control signal
a wireless transmitter coupled with the gateway for transmitting a wireless signal that contains the control signal;
a first wireless transceiver electrically interfaced with an actuator for receiving the wireless signal and further retransmitting the wireless signal to the target remote device; and
logic coupled to the target remote device for extracting the control signal from the retransmitted wireless signal and imparting an action on the actuator in response to the extracted control signal.