Patents by Inventor Georges Rene Gatti

Georges Rene Gatti 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).

  • Devices for sensing the presence of an object in a storage compartment, particularly a minibar, and remote data collection system therefor
    Patent number: 6107928
    Abstract: A device (1, 100) for sensing the presence of an object in a storage compartment (40), particularly a minibar. The device (1, 100) includes a set of capacitive sensing modules (3) each comprising two electrodes (5, 6) adjacent to a holder for an object (46), and an oscillating circuit including the capacitance between the electrodes (5, 6). The device (1, 100) further includes electronic processing which interacts with each capacitive sensing module in order to output sensing signals indicating the presence or absence of objects on each holder, and to provide a capacitive signature of the objects. The device is useful in storage equipment, particularly in hotels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: BEC Etudes Commercialisations
    Inventor: Georges Rene Gatti