Patents by Inventor Edward C. Smit, Jr.

Edward C. Smit, Jr. 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).

  • Monitoring system
    Patent number: 6564154
    Abstract: A system for monitoring the emission of VOCs in a workstation is disclosed including a sensor to obtain a signal representative of the amount of coating discharged in the workstation, a database for storing data values representative of the signal, a network configured for allowing access to the database and at least one computing device for access to the database over the network and providing a user interface for presenting information representative of at least a portion of the data values. A method for monitoring the emission of VOCs in a workstation is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Steelcase Development Corporation
    Inventors: Lynn A. Zimmerman, Ronald J. Kerkstra, Jr., Patricia Robin Hood, Kenneth L. Trumble, James M. Kerkstra, Edward C. Smit, Jr., Patrick J. Fingleton