911inform wins New Jersey Edison Patent Award for emergency location tech

911inform earned a 2026 Edison Patent Award from New Jersey’s Research & Development Council for patented geospatial location technology that helps dispatchers pinpoint callers inside buildings. The recognition puts the Wall Township public safety company among this year’s top invention honorees and highlights a tool aimed at reducing emergency response delays.

Why it matters: - Emergency calls from VoIP phones and multi-line telephone systems can send dispatchers a registered billing address instead of the caller’s real location. - That gap can delay response in schools, campuses, hospitals, government buildings and other large facilities. - 911inform’s patent is designed to deliver a more precise, dispatchable location before responders arrive. - The technology aligns with federal dispatchable-location requirements under Kari’s Law and the RAY BAUM’S Act.

What happened: - 911inform said it received a 2026 Edison Patent Award from the Research & Development Council of New Jersey. - The company was recognized in the Public Safety category for U.S. Patent No. 12,323,895 B2, titled “Geospatial physical location for emergency services calls using voice over internet protocol or multi-line telephone system.” - Founder and CEO Ivo Allen invented the patent. - The Edison Patent Awards are New Jersey’s highest distinction for invention and innovation. - This year’s program honors 15 patents from 13 organizations, including Merck & Co., Nokia Bell Labs, Princeton University, Rutgers University, Siemens and Siemens Healthineers.

The details: - The patent resolves the caller’s geospatial position and sends a precise location to the answering 911 center. - The location package can include building, floor, room and nearest point of entry. - 911inform says the timing matters most between the moment a call is answered and the moment a responder reaches the person in need. - The company says the capability is deployed across K-12 schools, higher education campuses, healthcare facilities, government buildings, and enterprise and venue environments. - The Edison Patent Awards committee evaluates patents on the problem they solve, utility, socio-economic value, novelty and commercial impact. - Each winning patent must have at least part of its technical or scientific work completed in New Jersey. - 911inform is headquartered in Wall Township, New Jersey.

Between the lines: - The award signals growing recognition for technologies that make emergency response more location-specific inside complex buildings. - The patent also reflects a broader shift from basic caller ID toward dispatchable location data that can be used immediately by 911 centers. - Allen said the recognition matters because the work was invented, engineered and proven in New Jersey, with early help from police departments and school districts.

What's next: - 911inform and other honorees will be recognized at the 47th Annual Edison Patent Awards Ceremony and Reception on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2026, at Bell Works in Holmdel, New Jersey. - The event theme is “Revolution Through Innovation.” - Each recipient will receive a tribute film. - More information is available here.

The bottom line: - 911inform’s Edison Patent Award spotlights a public safety tool built to shorten the distance between a 911 call and the right help reaching the right place.