Patents by Inventor Harry Rivera

Harry Rivera 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).

  • Non-contact noise attenuation water flow system and method for detecting washing compliance
    Patent number: 9536415
    Abstract: A low cost solution for detecting the flow of water in a sink using a non-contact vibration sensor coupled with a computer vision system and a passive switched RFID tag that becomes active upon detection of water flow. In some embodiments, the water flow forms an active antennae system for the RFID tag. The sensor comprises a piezo electric film attached at the underside of a water receptacle, for example, a sink so as to collect the sound generated by water splashing or hitting the sink and a vision system using active detection techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Sealed Air Corporation (US)
    Inventors: Nicholas P. De Luca, Koichi Sato, Harry Rivera
  • NON-CONTACT NOISE ATTENUATION WATER FLOW SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING WASHING COMPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20140320291
    Abstract: A low cost solution for detecting the flow of water in a sink using a non-contact vibration sensor coupled with a computer vision system and a passive switched RFID tag that becomes active upon detection of water flow. In some embodiments, the water flow forms an active antennae system for the RFID tag. The sensor comprises a piezo electric film attached at the underside of a water receptacle, for example, a sink so as to collect the sound generated by water splashing or hitting the sink and a vision system using active detection techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Nicholas P. De Luca, Koichi Sato, Harry Rivera