Patents Assigned to KWJ Engineering
  • Patent number: 8284049
    Abstract: Environmental sensing devices, systems and methods are provided. In one embodiment, an environmental sensing device includes an environmental sensor and an internal signal generator. The environmental sensing device may be configured to be mechanically coupled to one or more interior surfaces of an enclosure. The environmental sensor may be operable to detect one or more substances within the enclosure and provide a status signal to the internal signal generator corresponding to the presence of the one or more substances. The internal signal generator may be operable to generate a mechanical report sequence corresponding to the status signal. The mechanical report sequence may be a series of mechanical pulses applied to an interior surface of the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: KWJ Engineering
    Inventor: William C. Blanchard
  • Patent number: 8105539
    Abstract: Chemical sensors whose active element exhibits both a visual change in color and a measurable change in electrical resistance when exposed to an analyte to which it selectively reacts are provided. These sensor have several unique features including vastly improved stability measured in years, irreversible visual changes and surprisingly reversible electrical changes. The combined unique features enable a new generation of ultra low power alerting, alarming and readout devices for hydrazines and other strongly reducing chemicals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: KWJ Engineering
    Inventors: William J. Buttner, Joseph R. Stetter
  • Publication number: 20100090828
    Abstract: Environmental sensing devices, systems and methods are provided. In one embodiment, an environmental sensing device includes an environmental sensor and an internal signal generator. The environmental sensing device may be configured to be mechanically coupled to one or more interior surfaces of an enclosure. The environmental sensor may be operable to detect one or more substances within the enclosure and provide a status signal to the internal signal generator corresponding to the presence of the one or more substances. The internal signal generator may be operable to generate a mechanical report sequence corresponding to the status signal. The mechanical report sequence may be a series of mechanical pulses applied to an interior surface of the enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: KWJ ENGINEERING
    Inventor: William C. Blanchard
  • Publication number: 20090053104
    Abstract: Chemical sensors whose active element exhibits both a visual change in color and a measurable change in electrical resistance when exposed to an analyte to which it selectively reacts are provided. These sensor have several unique features including vastly improved stability measured in years, irreversible visual changes and surprisingly reversible electrical changes. The combined unique features enable a new generation of ultra low power alerting, alarming and readout devices for hydrazines and other strongly reducing chemicals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2007
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: KWJ ENGINEERING
    Inventors: William J. Buttner, Joseph R. Stetter