Alabama Patent of the Month – December 2021
The term “marine vehicles” refers to any vehicle that the marines might use to carry out missions from shore to mountain. Shockingly, marine vehicle theft is common enough to be the highest form of payout in all insurance payouts. This stat is due to how few marine vehicles are recovered after having been stolen. In response, many theft deterrent systems have been created and put in place including trailer locks, wheel boots and more. These may delay or deter theft but they do not alert the owner of the attempted theft. Other devices use sensors to detect motion, noise, geolocation and more by tracking changes in the vehicle’s environment. These are limited by the vehicle’s location. Some marine vehicles may be stored in water where the natural motion of the ocean would regularly trigger alarms.
Fishing Chaos, LLC has designed a theft deterrent system which can better perform in any condition to alert the vehicle owner of actual theft attempts. Their design triggers a signal when there is a change in the barometric pressure. Relying on this reading provides more reliable and accurate theft detection indicators. In addition to a barometer, their system uses an accelerometer and gyroscope. The data from all three signals can be used to calculate the normal environmental state, current environmental state, and changed environmental state. As the marine vehicle changes elevation, the barometric pressure changes. Small changes can be considered expected motion. Sudden changes trigger the system, indicating attempted theft. The changes are compared against the vehicle’s normal environment to determine what constitutes a sudden and unexpected change. Any indication of a threat automatically triggers an alarm for the owner.
Are you developing new technology for an existing application? Did you know your development work could be eligible for the R&D Tax Credit and you can receive up to 14% back on your expenses? Even if your development isn’t successful your work may still qualify for R&D credits (i.e. you don’t need to have a patent to qualify). To find out more, please contact a Swanson Reed R&D Specialist today or check out our free online eligibility test.
Who We Are:
Swanson Reed is one of the U.S.’ largest Specialist R&D tax advisory firms. We manage all facets of the R&D tax credit program, from claim preparation and audit compliance to claim disputes.
Swanson Reed regularly hosts free webinars and provides free IRS CE and CPE credits for CPAs. For more information please visit us at www.swansonreed.com/webinars or contact your usual Swanson Reed representative.
