Patents by Inventor Michael Slone

Michael Slone 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: 20240118197
    Abstract: A plug for a container for storing liquid includes a housing having a longitudinal axis. A first sensor bank is inside the housing, the first sensor bank comprising a first printed circuit board (PCB) and a first sensor mounted on the first PCB. A first sensor chamber is inside the housing, where the first PCB forms a lateral side of the first sensor chamber. An input chamber is at an input end of the housing, wherein the input chamber is partially enclosed by a side wall of the housing and is open at the input end. A cutout is in the side wall, the cutout adjacent to the input end. A flow pathway is between the input chamber and the first sensor chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Simple Labs, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Slone
  • Publication number: 20230257168
    Abstract: A plug for a container for storing liquid includes a housing having a longitudinal axis. A first sensor bank is arranged vertically in the housing along the longitudinal axis, the first sensor bank comprising a first printed circuit board (PCB) and a first sensor mounted on the first PCB. A first sensor chamber is inside the housing, the first sensor chamber having a first lateral side comprising the first PCB and a second lateral side comprising a second PCB or an interior wall of the housing. The plug also includes an input end of the housing and a first flow pathway between the input end and the first sensor chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: Simple Labs, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Slone
  • Publication number: 20230236121
    Abstract: A plug for a container for storing liquid includes a housing having a longitudinal axis. A first sensor bank is inside the housing, the first sensor bank comprising a first printed circuit board (PCB) and a first sensor mounted on the first PCB. A first sensor chamber is inside the housing, where the first PCB forms a first boundary of the first sensor chamber. An input chamber is at an input end of the housing. The input chamber is in fluid communication with the first sensor chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: Simple Labs, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Slone
  • Publication number: 20220306347
    Abstract: A plug for a container for storing liquid includes a housing and an input end at an end of the housing, where the input end allows gas flow to pass through. A first sensor is in a first sensor chamber inside the housing, the first sensor being configured to detect a phenol. A first filter is between the input end and the first sensor, where the first filter selectively allows the phenol to pass through. A first flow pathway is between the first input chamber and the first sensor chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicants: Simple Labs, Inc., KWJ ENGINEERING, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Slone, Melvin Findlay, Joseph R. Stetter
  • Patent number: 11378569
    Abstract: A plug for a container for storing liquid includes a housing and an input end at an end of the housing, the input end having a liquid-impermeable membrane that allows gas flow to pass through. A first sensor is in a first sensor chamber inside the housing, the first sensor being configured to detect a smoke taint compound. A first filter is between the input end and the first sensor, where the first filter selectively allows phenols to pass through. A second sensor is in a second sensor chamber inside the housing, the second sensor being configured to detect a second substance different from the smoke taint compound. A second filter is between the input end and the second sensor, wherein the second filter selectively allows the second substance to pass through.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignees: Simple Labs, Inc., KWJ ENGINEERING, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Slone, Melvin Findlay, Joseph R. Stetter
  • Publication number: 20220065843
    Abstract: A plug for a container for storing liquid includes a housing and an input end at an end of the housing, the input end having a liquid-impermeable membrane that allows gas flow to pass through. A first sensor is in a first sensor chamber inside the housing, the first sensor being configured to detect a smoke taint compound. A first filter is between the input end and the first sensor, where the first filter selectively allows phenols to pass through. A second sensor is in a second sensor chamber inside the housing, the second sensor being configured to detect a second substance different from the smoke taint compound. A second filter is between the input end and the second sensor, wherein the second filter selectively allows the second substance to pass through.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicants: Simple Labs, Inc., KWJ ENGINEERING, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Slone, Melvin Findlay, Joseph R. Stetter