Patents by Inventor Matthew Wegner

Matthew Wegner 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: 20250271128
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present disclosure is directed to a bathroom mirror lighting system comprising a mirror, a light source, a sensor, and a control circuit operably coupled to the light source and the sensor. The control circuit receives a sensor signal from the sensor indicative of at least one of a user's distance from the sensor, a user's position, a user's posture, a motion of the user towards or away from the sensor, or a task being performed by the user. The control circuit then transmits a control signal to the light source causing the light source to alter its light output based on the sensor signal from the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2025
    Publication date: August 28, 2025
    Inventors: Douglas J. Diemel, Feipeng LV, Yanxiong ZHUANG, Haichao SUN, Qiuyue LIU, Linan HAN, Kor Han Chew, Yingying XU, Yuan GAO, Fan HUANG, Wendong ZHU, Danni GU, Mark Schibur, Maxwell Wasscher, Steve Hammond, Jesse Lemel, Margaret Mazz, Pete Kajuch, Erin Lilly, Megan Wehmeier, Katie Stevens, Katerina Revelis, Shawn Booth, Matthew Wegner, Alexander V. LeToumeau
  • Patent number: 12320512
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present disclosure is directed to a bathroom mirror lighting system comprising a mirror, a light source, a sensor, and a control circuit operably coupled to the light source and the sensor. The control circuit receives a sensor signal from the sensor indicative of at least one of a user's distance from the sensor, a user's position, a user's posture, a motion of the user towards or away from the sensor, or a task being performed by the user. The control circuit then transmits a control signal to the light source causing the light source to alter its light output based on the sensor signal from the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Douglas J. Diemel, Feipeng Lv, Yanxiong Zhuang, Haichao Sun, Qiuyue Liu, Linan Han, Kor Han Chew, Yingying Xu, Yuan Gao, Fan Huang, Wendong Zhu, Danni Gu, Mark Schibur, Maxwell Wasscher, Steve Hammond, Jesse Lemel, Margaret Mazz, Pete Kajuch, Erin Lilly, Megan Wehmeier, Katie Stevens, Katerina Revelis, Shawn Booth, Matthew Wegner, Alexander V. LeToumeau
  • Publication number: 20240200316
    Abstract: A disposal system utilizing a direct injection of water for an amount of time to sufficiently sanitize a chamber of the disposal system. The disposal system includes a chamber coupled to a drain of a sink at a first end of the chamber, and to a drainpipe at a second end of the chamber. A cutting mechanism, such as a rotary cutting blade, is positioned within the chamber near a floor of the chamber. A fluid-injection unit, such as a flange attachment, coupled to the first end of the chamber and the drain of the sink, includes a plurality of nozzles for introducing a fluid in a variety of streams in different directions to reach substantially an entirety of the chamber. The flange attachment can also include a water line attachment for connecting to a water line, with an optional ozone generator upstream from the disposal system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Todd Leonhard, Jason Miller, Kenneth Kapal, Erich Slothower, Pete Kajuch, Andrew Wasz, Eder Perez, Margaret Mazz, Evan Grybush, Matthew Wegner, Niels Eimus, Josh Hippert, Jonathan Bradley
  • Publication number: 20230375169
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present disclosure is directed to a bathroom mirror lighting system comprising a mirror, a light source, a sensor, and a control circuit operably coupled to the light source and the sensor. The control circuit receives a sensor signal from the sensor indicative of at least one of a user's distance from the sensor, a user's position, a user's posture, a motion of the user towards or away from the sensor, or a task being performed by the user. The control circuit then transmits a control signal to the light source causing the light source to alter its light output based on the sensor signal from the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Douglas J. Diemel, Feipeng LV, Yanxiong ZHUANG, Haichao SUN, Qiuyue LIU, Linan HAN, Kor Han CHEW, Yingying XU, Yuan GAO, Fan HUANG, Wendong ZHU, Danni GU, Mark Schibur, Maxwell Wasscher, Steve Hammond, Jesse Lemel, Margaret Mazz, Pete Kajuch, Erin Lilly, Dougals J. Diemel, JR., Megan Wehmeier, Katie Stevens, Katerina Revelis, Shawn Booth, Matthew Wegner, Alexander V. LeToumeau