Patents by Inventor Brian Blankstein

Brian Blankstein 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).

  • Door movement sensors and use thereof by apparatuses
    Patent number: 8872669
    Abstract: Devices are provided which include a component assembly for detecting inward, outward and sideways door movement. A component of the assembly extending from a structure comprises a distal end for contacting a door face when the structure is arranged in proximity to the door face. Systems are provided which include a portable stand, a door movement sensor attached to the stand, a proximity sensor, and a user interface. The system is configured to transmit signals to the user interface when the proximity sensor has been placed a predetermined distance from a door face and when door movement occurs. Apparatuses are provided which include program instructions for receiving input regarding a number of entryways of a room and inhibiting commencement of a task for which an apparatus arranged in the room is configured to perform until a number of signals received from a door movement sensor equals the number of entryways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Xenex Disinfection Services, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Andrew Stibich, Brian Cruver, Morris Miller, Kieron Hiuhon Tse, Brian Blankstein, Alexander Nathan Garfield, Martin Rathgeber, James Blaine Wolford
  • Door Movement Sensors and Use Thereof by Apparatuses
    Publication number: 20130002445
    Abstract: Devices are provided which include a component assembly for detecting inward, outward and sideways door movement. A component of the assembly extending from a structure comprises a distal end for contacting a door face when the structure is arranged in proximity to the door face. Systems are provided which include a portable stand, a door movement sensor attached to the stand, a proximity sensor, and a user interface. The system is configured to transmit signals to the user interface when the proximity sensor has been placed a predetermined distance from a door face and when door movement occurs. Apparatuses are provided which include program instructions for receiving input regarding a number of entryways of a room and inhibiting commencement of a task for which an apparatus arranged in the room is configured to perform until a number of signals received from a door movement sensor equals the number of entryways.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Mark Andrew Stibich, Brian Cruver, Morris Miller, Kieron Hiuhon Tse, Brian Blankstein, Alexander Nathan Garfield, Martin Rathgeber, James Blaine Wolford