Patents by Inventor Deborah D. Mullan

Deborah D. Mullan 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).

  • FORCE-SENSITIVE PRESENCE DETECTORS AND METHODS OF DETECTING PRESENCE
    Publication number: 20100277328
    Abstract: A force-sensitive presence detection system, detector, and detection method are provided. The detector includes a substantially flat water-proof enclosure, having disposed therein an electrically isolating layer disposed between first and second conductive layers, wherein the electrically isolating layer has a plurality of contact regions formed therein to enable the first and second conductive layers to electrically couple in response to an application of a force thereto. A signaling device is configured to output a time-based signal to a receiver when the first and second conductive layers electrically couple. A method of detecting a body using the detector is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Deborah D. Mullan, James B. Doyle