Patents by Inventor Dominic A. DePonte

Dominic A. DePonte 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: 5459452
    Abstract: A monitoring system for detecting urine includes an electric circuit for activating an indicator, having a break in continuity bordered by a pair of electrodes, a sheet of material for absorbing and retaining urine to permit the urine to provide a conductive path to complete the circuit and activate the indicator, two lead members attached to the sheet of material, the lead members being in a spaced apart relationship from each other, and a mechanism for snap fastening or magnetically fastening each electrode to one lead member. The mechanism for snap fastening includes a male or female snap fastener half attached to one electrode and a female or male snap fastener half attached to the sheet of material and in electrical contact with one lead member, wherein the male snap fastener half can be removably inserted into the female snap fastener half to establish electrical contact between the electrode and the lead member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1995
    Inventor: Dominic A. DePonte
  • Patent number: 5291181
    Abstract: An monitoring system for detecting urine includes an electric circuit for activating an indicator, having a break in continuity bordered by a pair of electrodes, a lead member extending from each electrode, the lead members being in a spaced apart relationship from each other, and a sheet of hydrophilic material extending over and resting against the lead members for absorbing and retaining urine to permit the urine to provide a conductive path between the lead members to complete the circuit and activate the indicator. The indicator is either a light or a sound generator. The system may additionally include a flexible sheet of waterproof material to which the lead members are joined. The flexible sheet of waterproof material optionally fits into a pocket of a bed pad. The system may additionally include a heat sensor for monitoring the temperature of a person resting against the sheet of hydrophilic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1994
    Inventor: Dominic A. DePonte