Patents by Inventor Benjamin R. Satkiewicz

Benjamin R. Satkiewicz 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).

  • Publication number: 20230146031
    Abstract: A control system includes a sensor system that may detect entry of a person into a detection curtain in front of a door, and a controller that may receive a first signal from the sensor system indicating the entry of the person into the detection curtain. The controller may determine a state of the door and generate a second signal responsive to receiving the first signal and while the state of the door indicates that the door can be opened. The control system also may include one or more actuators that may be coupled with the door and to open the door without the person touching the door responsive to receiving the second signal from the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Karl J. Kobel, Benjamin R. Satkiewicz
  • Patent number: 10639219
    Abstract: An outer roll stop for a wheelchair lift includes a base having a leading end, a trailing end, a top surface, and a bottom surface positioned opposite from the top surface, a top plate secured to the base, with the top plate moveable relative to the base, and an interlock assembly comprising a sensor positioned between the top plate and the base, with the sensor having a first state and a second state. The sensor moving from the first state to the second state when an object is positioned on the top plate. The sensor is configured to detect when an object is positioned on the top plate prior to motion of the outer roll stop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy R. Schmidt, Lluno Cervera, Paul W. Debski, Karl J. Kobel, Benjamin R. Satkiewicz
  • Publication number: 20200093661
    Abstract: An outer roll stop for a wheelchair lift includes a base having a leading end, a trailing end, a top surface, and a bottom surface positioned opposite from the top surface, a top plate secured to the base, with the top plate moveable relative to the base, and an interlock assembly comprising a sensor positioned between the top plate and the base, with the sensor having a first state and a second state. The sensor moving from the first state to the second state when an object is positioned on the top plate. The sensor is configured to detect when an object is positioned on the top plate prior to motion of the outer roll stop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Timothy R. Schmidt, Lluno Cervera, Paul W. Debski, Karl J. Kobel, Benjamin R. Satkiewicz