Patents by Inventor Anthony G. Wilcox

Anthony G. Wilcox has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11776260
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for providing an availability status associated with a facility. One system includes an illumination indicator, a thermal grid array sensor, and an electronic controller. The thermal grid array sensor is configured to sense an outside region, an entryway region, and an inside region associated with a facility subsystem. The electronic controller is configured to determine the current availability status as unavailable responsive to the thermal grid array sensor detecting a heat signature in the outside region, subsequently in the entryway region, and subsequently in the inside region. The electronic controller is also configured to determine the current availability status as available responsive to the thermal grid array sensor detecting the heat signature in the inside region, subsequently in the entryway region, and subsequently in the outside region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignees: WHIFFAWAY LTD, ZURN INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Brandon Feil, Anthony G. Wilcox, Arindam Chakraborty, Glen Trickle, James McLean, Sebastian Marshall, Paul Johnston
  • Publication number: 20220191984
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for providing an availability status associated with a facility. One system includes an illumination indicator, a thermal grid array sensor, and an electronic controller. The thermal grid array sensor is configured to sense an outside region, an entryway region, and an inside region associated with a facility subsystem. The electronic controller is configured to determine the current availability status as unavailable responsive to the thermal grid array sensor detecting a heat signature in the outside region, subsequently in the entryway region, and subsequently in the inside region. The electronic controller is also configured to determine the current availability status as available responsive to the thermal grid array sensor detecting the heat signature in the inside region, subsequently in the entryway region, and subsequently in the outside region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Brandon Feil, Anthony G. Wilcox, Arindam Chakraborty, Glen Trickle, James McLean, Sebastian Marshall, Paul Johnston
  • Patent number: 11153945
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for providing an availability status associated with a facility. One system includes an illumination indicator, a thermal grid array sensor, and an electronic controller. The thermal grid array sensor is configured to sense an outside region, an entryway region, and an inside region associated with a facility subsystem. The electronic controller is configured to determine the current availability status as unavailable responsive to the thermal grid array sensor detecting a heat signature in the outside region, subsequently in the entryway region, and subsequently in the inside region. The electronic controller is also configured to determine the current availability status as available responsive to the thermal grid array sensor detecting the heat signature in the inside region, subsequently in the entryway region, and subsequently in the outside region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignees: ZURN INDUSTRIES, LLC, WHIFFAWAY LTD
    Inventors: Brandon Feil, Anthony G. Wilcox, Arindam Chakraborty, Glen Trickle, James McLean, Sebastian Marshall, Paul Johnston
  • Patent number: D946213
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: WORLD DRYER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anthony G. Wilcox, David B. Fisher