Patents by Inventor Efstratios, Stan SKAFIDAS

Efstratios, Stan SKAFIDAS 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).

  • Device, system and method for temperature limit indication and detection of temperature-sensitive items
    Patent number: 11467042
    Abstract: A device for indicating violation of a temperature limit of an item is provided. The device is positionable near the item and includes a sensor configured to change its state permanently when the temperature limit is violated. The change in sensor state is machine-readable to provide a permanent indication of the temperature limit violation. The sensor includes a reservoir for storing a fluid that changes phase from a solid to a liquid when the temperature limit is violated and a channel in fluid communication with the reservoir for receiving flow of the fluid in liquid phase from the reservoir. The sensor is arranged to allow flow of the fluid in the liquid phase such that the state of the sensor is permanently changed. The sensor is further configured to prevent the fluid flow from permanently changing the sensor state until activation of the sensor from a resting state. A system and method for detecting violation of a temperature limit of an item using the device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: BLUECHIP LIMITED
    Inventors: Ian Johnston, Andrew McLellan, Scott Turner, Efstratios Stan Skafidas, Phuong Duc Nguyen, Duc Hau Huynh, Thanh Cong Nguyen
  • A DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TEMPERATURE LIMIT INDICATION AND DETECTION OF TEMPERATURE-SENSITIVE ITEMS
    Publication number: 20190212210
    Abstract: A device for indicating violation of a temperature limit of an item is provided. The device is positionable near the item and includes a sensor configured to change its state permanently when the temperature limit is violated. The change in sensor state is machine-readable to provide a permanent indication of the temperature limit violation. The sensor includes a reservoir for storing a fluid that changes phase from a solid to a liquid when the temperature limit is violated and a channel in fluid communication with the reservoir for receiving flow of the fluid in liquid phase from the reservoir. The sensor is arranged to allow flow of the fluid in the liquid phase such that the state of the sensor is permanently changed. The sensor is further configured to prevent the fluid flow from permanently changing the sensor state until activation of the sensor from a resting state. A system and method for detecting violation of a temperature limit of an item using the device is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Ian JOHNSTON, Andrew MCLELLAN, Scott TURNER, Efstratios, Stan SKAFIDAS, Phuong, Duc NGUYEN, Duc, Hau HUYNH, Thanh, Cong NGUYEN