Patents by Inventor Rachael A. Sparks

Rachael A. Sparks 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: 10631678
    Abstract: Curtains are provided which have fastener/s and, in some cases, strut/s arranged along a screen. The strut/s extend to elevation/s below and/or above the fastener/s. An upper strut may have a lower degree of stiffness than a lower strut. In some cases, the fastener/s are arranged at least 20 inches from the screen's upper edge. Systems are described which include a disinfection apparatus and any of such curtains. Other systems include any of such curtains attached to an edge of a room divider. Easily assembled and disassembled room dividers are described which include cord/s and/or pole/s, installed or portable device/s for supporting the cords/poles, and fasteners for attaching a curtain to the cords/poles. A disinfection apparatus is described which includes a shield extending to an elevation at least two feet above a germicidal light source and borders at least one third of a continuous region surrounding the germicidal light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Xenex Disinfection Services Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Stibich, Morris Miller, Ricardo Flores-Clar, Sarah E. Simmons, Rachael A. Sparks, Paul P. Froutan, Julie A. Stachowiak, Daniel F. S. English, Timothy J. Morton, Joel G. Delman
  • Publication number: 20180014681
    Abstract: Room dividers are provided having an edge at least four feet from a room floor and at least twenty inches from a ceiling, an open or perforated space above and adjacent the edge along at least a majority portion of the room divider, and a moveable shield configured such that fluid from one side of the room divider is substantially blocked from passing through the open/perforated space when the shield is aligned with the space. Curtains are provided which include fastener/s arranged along a screen and strut/s coupled to the fastener/s, wherein the screen extends at least 3 inches above the fastener/s and the strut/s extend at least 24 inches below the fastener/s. Other curtains include struts extending along less than an entire length of the screen but at least between a point approximately level with at least one of the fastener/s to at least 24 inches below the fastener/s.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Mark A. Stibich, Morris Miller, Ricardo Flores-Clar, Sarah E. Simmons, Rachael A. Sparks, Paul P. Froutan, Julie A. Stachowiak, Daniel F.S. English, Timothy J. Morton, Joel G. Delman
  • Patent number: 9504345
    Abstract: Curtains are provided which have fastener/s and, in some cases, strut/s arranged along a screen. The strut/s extend to elevation/s below and/or above the fastener/s. An upper strut may have a lower degree of stiffness than a lower strut. In some cases, the fastener/s are arranged at least 20 inches from the screen's upper edge. Systems are described which include a disinfection apparatus and any of such curtains. Other systems include any of such curtains attached to an edge of a room divider. Easily assembled and disassembled room dividers are described which include cord/s and/or pole/s, installed or portable device/s for supporting the cords/poles, and fasteners for attaching a curtain to the cords/poles. A disinfection apparatus is described which includes a shield extending to an elevation at least two feet above a germicidal light source and borders at least one third of a continuous region surrounding the germicidal light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Xenex Disinfection Services, LLC.
    Inventors: Mark A. Stibich, Morris Miller, Ricardo Flores-Clar, Jr., Sarah E. Simmons, Rachael A. Sparks, Paul P. Froutan, Julie A. Stachowiak, Daniel F. S. English
  • Publication number: 20160249760
    Abstract: Curtains are provided which have fastener/s and, in some cases, strut/s arranged along a screen. The strut/s extend to elevation/s below and/or above the fastener/s. An upper strut may have a lower degree of stiffness than a lower strut. In some cases, the fastener/s are arranged at least 20 inches from the screen's upper edge. Systems are described which include a disinfection apparatus and any of such curtains. Other systems include any of such curtains attached to an edge of a room divider. Easily assembled and disassembled room dividers are described which include cord/s and/or pole/s, installed or portable device/s for supporting the cords/poles, and fasteners for attaching a curtain to the cords/poles. A disinfection apparatus is described which includes a shield extending to an elevation at least two feet above a germicidal light source and borders at least one third of a continuous region surrounding the germicidal light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Mark A. Stibich, Morris Miller, Ricardo Flores-Clar, JR., Sarah E. Simmons, Rachael A. Sparks, Paul P. Froutan, Julie A. Stachowiak, Daniel F.S. English, Timothy J. Morton, Joel G. Delman
  • Publication number: 20160250363
    Abstract: Curtains are provided which have fastener/s and, in some cases, strut/s arranged along a screen. The strut/s extend to elevation/s below and/or above the fastener/s. An upper strut may have a lower degree of stiffness than a lower strut. In some cases, the fastener/s are arranged at least 20 inches from the screen's upper edge. Systems are described which include a disinfection apparatus and any of such curtains. Other systems include any of such curtains attached to an edge of a room divider. Easily assembled and disassembled room dividers are described which include cord/s and/or pole/s, installed or portable device/s for supporting the cords/poles, and fasteners for attaching a curtain to the cords/poles. A disinfection apparatus is described which includes a shield extending to an elevation at least two feet above a germicidal light source and borders at least one third of a continuous region surrounding the germicidal light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Mark A. Stibich, Morris Miller, Ricardo Flores-Clar, JR., Sarah E. Simmons, Rachael A. Sparks, Paul P. Froutan, Julie A. Stachowiak, Daniel F.S. English, Timothy J. Morton, Joel G. Delman
  • Patent number: D745763
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Xenex Disinfection Services, LLC
    Inventors: Paul P. Froutan, James R. Ogle, Boris Ciorneiu, Rachael A. Sparks
  • Patent number: D762938
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Xenex Disinfection Services LLC.
    Inventors: Paul P. Froutan, James R. Ogle, Boris Ciorneiu, Rachael A. Sparks