Patents by Inventor Michael A. Kaplan

Michael A. Kaplan 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).

  • Patent number: 9747779
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for facilitating hand hygiene compliance are provided including a device for dispensing hygiene maintenance material that also monitors a detection zone to determine if an individual is present. A hygiene facilitation system is also provided comprising a retrofittable hygiene facilitation device that can be mounted on, or collocated with, conventional hygiene devices. The devices, systems, and methods hereof provide alerts and, optionally, tracking of use of the dispensing device and the relation of that use compared to a desired use profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Harkap Partners, LLC
    Inventors: Howard B. Harris, Michael A. Kaplan, Todd P. Fricke
  • Publication number: 20150170502
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for facilitating hand hygiene compliance are provided including a device for dispensing hygiene maintenance material that also monitors a detection zone to determine if an individual is present. A hygiene facilitation system is also provided comprising a retrofittable hygiene facilitation device that can be mounted on, or collocated with, conventional hygiene devices. The devices, systems, and methods hereof provide alerts and, optionally, tracking of use of the dispensing device and the relation of that use compared to a desired use profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: HARKAP PARTNERS, LLC
    Inventors: Howard B. Harris, Michael A. Kaplan, Todd P. Fricke
  • Patent number: 8963721
    Abstract: A device, system, and method of ensuring hand hygiene compliance is provided including a device for dispensing hygiene maintenance material that also monitors a detection zone to determine if an individual is present. The device, system, and method provide reminders and tracking of use of the dispensing device and the relation of that use compared to a desired use profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Harkap Partners, LLC
    Inventors: Howard B. Harris, Michael A. Kaplan, Todd Phillip Wayne Fricke
  • Publication number: 20110234407
    Abstract: A device, system, and method of ensuring hand hygiene compliance is provided including a device for dispensing hygiene maintenance material that also monitors a detection zone to determine if an individual is present. The device, system, and method provide reminders and tracking of use of the dispensing device and the relation of that use compared to a desired use profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: Harkap Partners, LLC
    Inventors: Howard B. Harris, Michael A. Kaplan, Todd Phillip Wayne Fricke
  • Patent number: 4245896
    Abstract: An eyeglass element of spectacles, to which a component, such as a nose piece or a temple piece of the spectacles or an ornamental piece, is to be affixed, includes a through hole having an enlarged end portion in which an actuating portion of a connecting member which is threadedly connected to the component is received when the connecting member assumes its tightened position. The connecting member may be configurated as a nut having a transverse slot extending across a threaded bore of the nut, and then a screwdriver having a bifurcated end portion may be used for tightening the nut and subsequently the portion of the stem onto which the nut is threaded which extends beyond the nut may be severed from the remainder of the stem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1978
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1981
    Inventor: Michael A. Kaplan
  • Patent number: D781149
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: The Blid Group LLC
    Inventors: Michael A. Kaplan, Andrew E. Beldin, Wesley S. Perkins