Patents by Inventor Emily Gaynor

Emily Gaynor 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).

  • Publication number: 20240062643
    Abstract: A wearable computing device may be used to track the efficacy of one or more cleaning actions performed. The device can include one or more sensors that detect and measure motion associated with a cleaning event. In different examples, the movement data generated by the device can be compared to reference movement data to determine if the individual has cleaned all the objects they were expected to clean and/or if the individual has cleaned a given object sufficiently well. As another example, the movement data generated by the device can be analyzed to distinguish cleaning and non-cleaning movement actions as well as to distinguish different types of cleaning actions during cleaning movement. The quality of each cleaning action can be evaluated. In any configuration, the device may perform an operation in response to determining that ineffective cleaning is being performed, causing corrected cleaning action to be performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Albert Goldfain, Gregory Bryant Hayes, Emily Gaynor, Pedro Van Hoecke, Ilona Furman Weart, Joseph Wegner
  • Publication number: 20230345976
    Abstract: A strainer basket system may include a reservoir in which a strainer basket is positioned and a chemical dispensing docking station. The chemical dispensing docking station may have a cavity that receives a container of chemical to be dispensed and a retention mechanism that is configured to mechanically engage and retain the container of chemical, when inserted into the cavity. The docking station may also include a piercing member positioned to pierce the container of chemical as the container of chemical is inserted into the cavity, thereby releasing chemical into the reservoir and/or strainer basket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Kenneth Thomas Dobizl, Emily Gaynor, Tracy Graham, Amber Langley, Gina McDowell, Elaine Money, Shravan Prasad, Benjamin Schaefer, Daniel Wald, Daniel Anderson, Daniel August Gentilini
  • Patent number: 11804124
    Abstract: A wearable computing device may be used to track the efficacy of one or more cleaning actions performed. The device can include one or more sensors that detect and measure motion associated with a cleaning event. In different examples, the movement data generated by the device can be compared to reference movement data to determine if the individual has cleaned all the objects they were expected to clean and/or if the individual has cleaned a given object sufficiently well. As another example, the movement data generated by the device can be analyzed to distinguish cleaning and non-cleaning movement actions as well as to distinguish different types of cleaning actions during cleaning movement. The quality of each cleaning action can be evaluated. In any configuration, the device may perform an operation in response to determining that ineffective cleaning is being performed, causing corrected cleaning action to be performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Albert Goldfain, Gregory Bryant Hayes, Emily Gaynor, Pedro Van Hoecke, Ilona Furman Weart, Joseph Wegner
  • Patent number: 11696591
    Abstract: A strainer basket system may include a reservoir in which a strainer basket is positioned and a chemical dispensing docking station. The chemical dispensing docking station may have a cavity that receives a container of chemical to be dispensed and a retention mechanism that is configured to mechanically engage and retain the container of chemical, when inserted into the cavity. The docking station may also include a piercing member positioned to pierce the container of chemical as the container of chemical is inserted into the cavity, thereby releasing chemical into the reservoir and/or strainer basket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Thomas Dobizl, Emily Gaynor, Tracy Graham, Amber Langley, Gina McDowell, Elaine Money, Shravan Prasad, Benjamin Schaefer, Daniel Wald, Daniel Anderson, Daniel August Gentilini
  • Publication number: 20220415157
    Abstract: A wearable computing device may be used to track the efficacy of one or more cleaning actions performed. The device can include one or more sensors that detect and measure motion associated with a cleaning event. In different examples, the movement data generated by the device can be compared to reference movement data to determine if the individual has cleaned all the objects they were expected to clean and/or if the individual has cleaned a given object sufficiently well. As another example, the movement data generated by the device can be analyzed to distinguish cleaning and non-cleaning movement actions as well as to distinguish different types of cleaning actions during cleaning movement. The quality of each cleaning action can be evaluated. In any configuration, the device may perform an operation in response to determining that ineffective cleaning is being performed, causing corrected cleaning action to be performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Albert Goldfain, Gregory Bryant Hayes, Emily Gaynor, Pedro Van Hoecke, Ilona Furman Weart, Joseph Wegner
  • Patent number: 11430321
    Abstract: A wearable computing device may be used to track the efficacy of one or more cleaning actions performed. The device can include one or more sensors that detect and measure motion associated with a cleaning event. In different examples, the movement data generated by the device can be compared to reference movement data to determine if the individual has cleaned all the objects they were expected to clean and/or if the individual has cleaned a given object sufficiently well. As another example, the movement data generated by the device can be analyzed to distinguish cleaning and non-cleaning movement actions as well as to distinguish different types of cleaning actions during cleaning movement. The quality of each cleaning action can be evaluated. In any configuration, the device may perform an operation in response to determining that ineffective cleaning is being performed, causing corrected cleaning action to be performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Albert Goldfain, Gregory Bryant Hayes, Emily Gaynor, Pedro Van Hoecke, Ilona Furman Weart, Joseph Wegner
  • Patent number: 11308788
    Abstract: A wearable computing device may be used to track the efficacy of one or more cleaning actions performed. The device can include one or more sensors that detect and measure motion associated with a cleaning event. In different examples, the movement data generated by the device can be compared to reference movement data to determine if the individual has cleaned all the objects they were expected to clean and/or if the individual has cleaned a given object sufficiently well. As another example, the movement data generated by the device can be analyzed to distinguish cleaning and non-cleaning movement actions as well as to distinguish different types of cleaning actions during cleaning movement. The quality of each cleaning action can be evaluated. In any configuration, the device may perform an operation in response to determining that ineffective cleaning is being performed, causing corrected cleaning action to be performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Bryant Hayes, Albert Goldfain, Pedro Van Hoecke, Emily Gaynor, Joseph Wegner, Ilona Furman Weart
  • Publication number: 20200375226
    Abstract: A strainer basket system may include a reservoir in which a strainer basket is positioned and a chemical dispensing docking station. The chemical dispensing docking station may have a cavity that receives a container of chemical to be dispensed and a retention mechanism that is configured to mechanically engage and retain the container of chemical, when inserted into the cavity. The docking station may also include a piercing member positioned to pierce the container of chemical as the container of chemical is inserted into the cavity, thereby releasing chemical into the reservoir and/or strainer basket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Kenneth Thomas Dobizl, Emily Gaynor, Tracy Graham, Amber Langley, Gina McDowell, Elaine Money, Shravan Prasad, Benjamin Schaefer, Daniel Wald, Daniel Anderson, Daniel August Gentilini
  • Publication number: 20200250955
    Abstract: A wearable computing device may be used to track the efficacy of one or more cleaning actions performed. The device can include one or more sensors that detect and measure motion associated with a cleaning event. In different examples, the movement data generated by the device can be compared to reference movement data to determine if the individual has cleaned all the objects they were expected to clean and/or if the individual has cleaned a given object sufficiently well. As another example, the movement data generated by the device can be analyzed to distinguish cleaning and non-cleaning movement actions as well as to distinguish different types of cleaning actions during cleaning movement. The quality of each cleaning action can be evaluated. In any configuration, the device may perform an operation in response to determining that ineffective cleaning is being performed, causing corrected cleaning action to be performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Albert Goldfain, Gregory Bryant Hayes, Emily Gaynor, Pedro Van Hoecke, Ilona Furman Weart, Joseph Wegner
  • Publication number: 20200250956
    Abstract: A wearable computing device may be used to track the efficacy of one or more cleaning actions performed. The device can include one or more sensors that detect and measure motion associated with a cleaning event. In different examples, the movement data generated by the device can be compared to reference movement data to determine if the individual has cleaned all the objects they were expected to clean and/or if the individual has cleaned a given object sufficiently well. As another example, the movement data generated by the device can be analyzed to distinguish cleaning and non-cleaning movement actions as well as to distinguish different types of cleaning actions during cleaning movement. The quality of each cleaning action can be evaluated. In any configuration, the device may perform an operation in response to determining that ineffective cleaning is being performed, causing corrected cleaning action to be performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Gregory Bryant Hayes, Albert Goldfain, Pedro Van Hoecke, Emily Gaynor, Joseph Wegner, Ilona Furman Weart