Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Riggio

Jeffrey Riggio 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).

  • Publication number: 20250090709
    Abstract: A sanitation system includes a sink, a sanitation material dispenser for dispensing material such as soap, and a dryer dispensing dryer material such as paper towels or providing heated air, wherein an electronic device may is in communication with one or more of these items, and a sanitation module operates on the sanitation system, where the sanitation module times a sanitation activity for the sanitation system, such as hand washing, where content is displayed on the electronic device, and the content serves to engage or distract the user, where the electronic device identifies the individual user and customizes the content, the sanitation module times the sanitation procedure and accordingly promotes a minimum time spent on the sanitation activity, and where the sanitation system may also be used to monitor the sanitation material or the dryer material and automatically order new material when the material is low.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jeffrey RIGGIO, Robert Neff
  • Publication number: 20210077646
    Abstract: A sanitation system may include a sink, a sanitation material dispenser for dispensing material such as soap, and a dryer for either dispensing dryer material such as paper towels or providing heated air. An electronic device may be in communication with one or more of these items, and a sanitation module may operate on the sanitation system. The sanitation module may time a sanitation activity for the sanitation system, such as hand washing. Content may be displayed on the electronic device, and the content may serve to engage or distract the user. The electronic device may be able to identify the individual user and customize the content. The sanitation module may time the sanitation procedure and may accordingly promote a minimum time spent on the sanitation activity. The sanitation system may also be used for monitoring either the sanitation material or the dryer material and automatically order new material when the material is low.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jeffrey Riggio, Robert Neff
  • Patent number: 10874761
    Abstract: A sanitation system may include a sink, a sanitation material dispenser for dispensing material such as soap, and a dryer for either dispensing dryer material such as paper towels or providing heated air. An electronic device may be in communication with one or more of these items, and a sanitation module may operate on the sanitation system. The sanitation module may time a sanitation activity for the sanitation system, such as hand washing. Content may be displayed on the electronic device, and the content may serve to engage or distract the user. The electronic device may be able to identify the individual user and customize the content. The sanitation module may time the sanitation procedure and may accordingly promote a minimum time spent on the sanitation activity. The sanitation system may also be used for monitoring either the sanitation material or the dryer material and automatically order new material when the material is low.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jeffrey Riggio, Robert Neff
  • Publication number: 20180221527
    Abstract: A sanitation system may include a sink, a sanitation material dispenser for dispensing material such as soap, and a dryer for either dispensing dryer material such as paper towels or providing heated air. An electronic device may be in communication with one or more of these items, and a sanitation module may operate on the sanitation system. The sanitation module may time a sanitation activity for the sanitation system, such as hand washing. Content may be displayed on the electronic device, and the content may serve to engage or distract the user. The electronic device may be able to identify the individual user and customize the content. The sanitation module may time the sanitation procedure and may accordingly promote a minimum time spent on the sanitation activity. The sanitation system may also be used for monitoring either the sanitation material or the dryer material and automatically order new material when the material is low.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jeffrey Riggio, Robert Neff