Patents by Inventor Mark A. Meyer

Mark A. Meyer 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: 20250052091
    Abstract: A magnetic lock system for an enclosure includes a receiver disposed within the enclosure and a locking mechanism coupled to an interior surface of the enclosure. The locking mechanism includes a mounting plate coupled to the interior surface of the enclosure, a latch rotatable around a pivot axis and configured to engage the receiver in a locked orientation, a tension device coupled to the latch and configured to exert a force on the latch to maintain it in the locked orientation. and a magnet coupled to the latch. The magnet is configured to interact with a magnetic key to overcome the force of the tension device and transition the latch to an unlocked position. The mounting plate and the latch are pivotably connected to each other via a pin associated with the pivot axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Mark A. Meyer, David J. Yaniak, Zeljko Nikolic, John Lesniak
  • Publication number: 20250049271
    Abstract: A toilet paper dispenser includes a housing, an inner unit, and a revolver assembly. The housing includes a top wall, a bottom wall, first and second sidewalls, a rear wall, and a door. The inner unit includes a first wall with first track and a second wall with a second track. Each track is configured to receive an end of a spindle of an upper roll and a spindle of a lower roll. The revolver assembly includes a first plate between the first wall and the first sidewall, a second plate between the second wall and the second sidewall, and a revolver unifier extending between the first and second plates. The revolver assembly rotates about a pivot axis to transition the lower roll from a dispensing location to a disposed location of the toilet paper dispenser and transition the upper roll from a storage location to the dispensing location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Axel Koentopp, Pablo Rohrssen, Mark A. Meyer
  • Publication number: 20230414045
    Abstract: A soap dispenser mounting collar includes a lower surface in contact with a countertop and an upper surface in contact with a soap dispenser mounting shank. The mounting shank extends through the mounting collar. The mounting collar further includes an outer surface aligned with a first outer surface of the mounting shank directly above the outer surface of the mounting collar, and an inner surface in contact with a second outer surface of the mounting shank extending through the soap dispenser mounting collar. The inner surface of the mounting collar includes a plurality of contour features configured to interfit with a plurality of corresponding contour features of the mounting shank in order to maintain alignment of the mounting collar and the mounting shank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Eric Doubet, Mark A. Meyer, Mark A. Thielke, Laura Beth Stang
  • Publication number: 20230397778
    Abstract: A soap dispenser system includes a fixture disposed above a countertop and a soap container disposed below the countertop. The fixture includes a main body and a mount attached to the countertop. The main body includes a soap dispensing element that is fluidically coupled to the soap container via a fluid supply line. The mount includes an indication system and a refill port for accessing the soap container. The main body is removably coupled to the mount in order to expose the refill port and access the soap container. The indication system is configured to indicate a power status of the system and a soap level status of the soap container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Mark A. Meyer, Laura Stang, Michelle L. Rundberg, Mark A. Thielke
  • Publication number: 20230334612
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for adaptive sampling for rendering using deep learning. This includes receiving, at a sampler in a rendering pipeline, a plurality of rendered pixel data, wherein the sampler includes a first machine learning (ML) model. It further includes generating a sampling map for the rendering pipeline using the first ML model and the plurality of rendered pixel data, including predicting a plurality of pixel values in the sampling map based on a generated distribution of pixel values. It further includes rendering an image using the sampler, the sampling map, and a denoiser in the rendering pipeline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Marios PAPAS, Gerhard RÖTHLIN, Henrik D. DAHLBERG, Farnood SALEHI, David M. ADLER, Mark A. MEYER, Andre C. MAZZONE, Christopher R. SCHROERS, Marco MANZI, Thijs VOGELS, Per H. CHRISTENSEN
  • Publication number: 20200281417
    Abstract: A soap dispenser system includes a fixture disposed above a countertop and a soap container disposed below the countertop. The fixture includes a main body and a mount attached to the countertop. The main body includes a soap dispensing element that is fluidically coupled to the soap container via a fluid supply line. The mount includes an indication system and a refill port for accessing the soap container. The main body is removably coupled to the mount in order to expose the refill port and access the soap container. The indication system is configured to indicate a power status of the system and a soap level status of the soap container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Mark A. Meyer, Laura Stang, Michelle L. Rundberg, Mark A. Thielke
  • Patent number: 8950019
    Abstract: A lavatory system is disclosed including one or more integrated hand washing stations. Each hand washing station includes a basin, a faucet, a solenoid valve configured to control water flow to the faucet, and an electric hand dryer located adjacent the basin and the faucet so that the user of the washing station may use the faucet and the electric hand dryer without leaving the washing station. The electric hand dryer preferably includes an outlet to direct air across the associated basin so that any water that drips from the user's hands fall within the basin. A control system may be provided to control activation of the fixtures such as the solenoid valve, the electric hand dryer, and/or soap dispenser. The control system may be configured to inhibit simultaneous activation of the solenoid valve and the hand dryer. A photovoltaic system may be provided to provide power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Bradley Fixtures Corporation
    Inventors: John M. Loberger, Jason M. Renner, Jeffery S. Jaworski, Mark A. Thielke, Mark A. Meyer, Kevin M. Kohlwey, Douglas Carpiaux, Daniel J. De Lay, Glenn T. Walters, Richard Walters, Jon W. Hauser, II
  • Patent number: 8296875
    Abstract: A lavatory system is disclosed to include one or more integrated hand washing stations. Each hand washing station includes a basin, a faucet, a solenoid valve configured to control water flow to the faucet, and a electric hand dryer located adjacent the basin and the faucet so that the user of the washing station may use the faucet and the electric hand dryer without leaving the washing station. The electric hand dryer preferably includes an outlet to direct air across the associated basin so that any water that drips from the user's hands will fall within the basin. A control system may be provided to control activation of the fixtures such as the solenoid valve, the electric hand dryer, and/or soap dispenser. The control system may be configured, for example, to inhibit simultaneous activation of the solenoid valve and the hand dryer. A photovoltaic system may be provided to provide power to one or more of electrical fixtures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Bradley Fixtures Corporation
    Inventors: John M. Loberger, Jason M. Renner, Jeffery S. Jaworski, Mark A. Thielke, Mark A. Meyer, Kevin M. Kohlwey, Douglas Carpiaux, Daniel J. De Lay, Glenn T. Walters, Richard Walters, Jon W. Hauser, II
  • Publication number: 20090077736
    Abstract: A lavatory system is disclosed to include one or more integrated hand washing stations. Each hand washing station includes a basin, a faucet, a solenoid valve configured to control water flow to the faucet, and a electric hand dryer located adjacent the basin and the faucet so that the user of the washing station may use the faucet and the electric hand dryer without leaving the washing station. The electric hand dryer preferably includes an outlet to direct air across the associated basin so that any water that drips from the user's hands will fall within the basin. A control system may be provided to control activation of the fixtures such as the solenoid valve, the electric hand dryer, and/or soap dispenser. The control system may be configured, for example, to inhibit simultaneous activation of the solenoid valve and the hand dryer. A photovoltaic system may be provided to provide power to one or more of electrical fixtures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Inventors: John M. Loberger, Jason M. Renner, Jeffery S. Jaworski, Mark A. Thielke, Mark A. Meyer, Kevin M. Kohlwey, Douglas Carpiaux, Daniel J. De Lay, Glenn T. Walters, Richard Walters, Jon W. Hauser, II
  • Patent number: D595521
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Bradley Fixtures Corporation
    Inventors: Mark A. Thielke, Jason M. Renner, Mark A. Meyer, Kevin M. Kohlwey, Glenn T. Walters
  • Patent number: D655955
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Bradley Corporation
    Inventors: Scott M. Kluck, Mark A. Meyer
  • Patent number: D862109
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Bradley Fixtures Corporation
    Inventors: Mark A. Meyer, Michael M. Starkey, Robert Warren