Patents by Inventor Colm Nee

Colm Nee 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: 12256287
    Abstract: A flexible workspace system with real-time sensor feedback comprises workstations, presence sensors, workstation transmitters, a mobile device, and an upstream device. The workstations are established within a predetermined area, and each workstation includes a substantially horizontal surface having an upper side and a lower side. A presence sensor is positioned at the lower side of each workstation and detects a potential occupancy proximate an underside area below the lower side. A workstation transmitter is positioned at each workstation and coupled to the presence sensor and transmits an occupancy signal based on the potential occupancy detected by the presence sensor. The mobile device is situated within the predetermined area and detects the occupancy signal transmitted by the workstation transmitter and transmits a check-in signal based on the occupancy signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Building Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Tanuj Mohan, Michael Edward Giannikouris, Colm Nee
  • Publication number: 20230316179
    Abstract: A flexible workspace system with real-time sensor feedback comprises workstations, a monitoring device, and an upstream device. The workstations are established within a predetermined area, and the monitoring device is positioned at each workstation. Each monitoring device includes a presence sensor and an indicator for the corresponding workstation. The monitoring device determines presence data, and the presence sensor of each monitoring device identifies a presence status of the corresponding workstation. The upstream device, located upstream from the monitoring devices, tracks a cleaning record associated with maintenance of the workstations based on the presence data and an occupancy record associated with occupancy of the workstations. The indicator of each monitoring device indicates a workstation status based on the occupancy record and the cleaning record associated with the corresponding workstation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Colm Nee, Michael Edward Giannikouris, Tanuj Mohan
  • Publication number: 20230316226
    Abstract: A flexible workspace system with real-time sensor feedback comprises workstations, presence sensors, environmental sensors, an upstream device, and a mobile device. The workstations are located within a predetermined area. A presence sensor is positioned at each workstation, in which the presence sensor detects a potential occupancy proximate the corresponding workstation. An environmental sensor is positioned at each workstation, in which the environmental sensor detects a workspace environment proximate the corresponding workstation. The upstream device communicates with the presence sensors and the environmental sensors. The upstream device associates a target workstation with a mobile device located within the predetermined area based on the potential occupancy and the workspace environment. The mobile device communicates with the upstream device and includes an output component presenting the target workstation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Tanuj Mohan, Michael Edward Giannikouris, Colm Nee
  • Publication number: 20230319502
    Abstract: A flexible workspace system with real-time sensor feedback comprises workstations, presence sensors, workstation transmitters, a mobile device, and an upstream device. The workstations are established within a predetermined area, and each workstation includes a substantially horizontal surface having an upper side and a lower side. A presence sensor is positioned at the lower side of each workstation and detects a potential occupancy proximate an underside area below the lower side. A workstation transmitter is positioned at each workstation and coupled to the presence sensor and transmits an occupancy signal based on the potential occupancy detected by the presence sensor. The mobile device is situated within the predetermined area and detects the occupancy signal transmitted by the workstation transmitter and transmits a check-in signal based on the occupancy signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Tanuj Mohan, Michael Edward Giannikouris, Colm Nee