Patents by Inventor Joseph K. Burza

Joseph K. Burza 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).

  • Liquid level detection system with floating RFID tag
    Patent number: 8149122
    Abstract: A wireless pump on/off system incorporates a radio receiver and an antenna. An RFID tag is carried on a float. The float can be located in a fluid whose level is to be controlled with at least a portion thereof protruding above the fluid level. Signal strength of a wireless received from the tag can be indicative of at least one fluid level, and responsive thereto a pump can be activated. The pump can be deactivated in response to another received wireless signal, loss of the activating signal indicative of another fluid level or expiration of a preset time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Metropolitan Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph K. Burza
  • LIQUID LEVEL DETECTION SYSTEM WITH FLOATING RFID TAG
    Publication number: 20090224930
    Abstract: A wireless pump on/off system incorporates a radio receiver and an antenna. An RFID tag is carried on a float. The float can be located in a fluid whose level is to be controlled with at least a portion thereof protruding above the fluid level. Signal strength of a wireless received from the tag can be indicative of at least one fluid level, and responsive thereto a pump can be activated. The pump can be deactivated in response to another received wireless signal, loss of the activating signal indicative of another fluid level or expiration of a preset time interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventor: Joseph K. Burza