Patents by Inventor Molly Kay Ritchey

Molly Kay Ritchey 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).

  • Reservation system and apparatus for reserving occupancy of a communal item and method of use
    Publication number: 20140039946
    Abstract: A reservation system, apparatus, and method allows a user to reserve occupancy of a communal item. To do so, a reservation device which is connectable to the communal item includes an available state in which the communal item is available for use, and a reserved state in which the communal item is reserved. The reservation device includes a motion sensor which senses when the communal item is occupied. If the user vacates the communal item for a time interval, a timer starts counting off a time period. If the user does not reoccupy the communal item before the time period elapses, the reservation device changes from the reserved state to the available state. The reservation device also allows the user to make service requests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventors: Erin Coleen Spiker, Jeffery Allen Spiker, Molly Kay Ritchey, John Wesley Beal, Shawn Steven Flannery