Patents by Inventor David Ratz

David Ratz 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: 9117361
    Abstract: A hand sanitizer unit for use with a pump bottle using a user activated dispensing pump with a main body housing an electronic circuit and defining a sensor aperture for use with two passive infrared sensors separated by a mechanical lens baffle to detect movement and direction of the movement. The unit also includes a pump sensor positioned to detect dispensing or lack thereof of a hand sanitizer to sound an alarm when motion is detected and the pump sensor does not detect activation of the user activated dispensing pump. Further items include a mute control switch, communication system, and a direction of motion switch connected to the microprocessor. The programming flow and method of operation of the unit are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Inventors: Stephen Hennigan, David Ratz
  • Patent number: 8058983
    Abstract: The baby seat occupant detection system of the present invention functions to reliably remind forgetful or negligent caregivers when they have an infant in a car seat inside a vehicle and have left a predetermined proximity around the vehicle. In one embodiment, the invention comprises a temperature detector for detecting unsafe temperatures and sounding an alarm to alert a caregiver when the temperature inside a vehicle has risen to a level which is unsafe for the occupant left unattended in the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Sisters of Invention, LLC
    Inventors: Sally Trimmer Davisson, Lisa A. Sheehy, Angela Caporelli, David Ratz, Kamill R. Hilberth