Patents by Inventor Frank S. Yan

Frank S. Yan 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).

  • Motion detector module
    Patent number: 7544941
    Abstract: A motion detector comprises a housing having a front side and a back side. Conductors are disposed on the back side so as to electrically connect to a wiring module installed within an electrical box. An infrared (IR) sensor is mounted within the housing and configured to receive IR radiation focused from a lens disposed on the front side. The IR sensor generates a sensor signal in response to motion across the field-of-view of the lens. A controller is responsive to the sensor signal so as to generate a switch signal. A relay is responsive to the switch signal so as to switch an electrical power source connecting to an electrical power load via the conductors and the wiring module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: ProtectConnect, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael P. Gorman, Frank S. Yan
  • Motion detector module
    Patent number: 7321120
    Abstract: A motion detector comprises a housing having a front side and a back side. Conductors are disposed on the back side so as to electrically connect to a wiring module installed within an electrical box. An infrared (IR) sensor is mounted within the housing and configured to receive IR radiation focused from a lens disposed on the front side. The IR sensor generates a sensor signal in response to motion across the field-of-view of the lens. A controller is responsive to the sensor signal so as to generate a switch signal. A relay is responsive to the switch signal so as to switch an electrical power source connecting to an electrical power load via the conductors and the wiring module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: ProtectConnect, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael P. Gorman, Frank S. Yan