Patents by Inventor Murray McDonald

Murray McDonald 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: 20210030909
    Abstract: A disinfection monitoring system, comprising: a sensor module configured to detect use of one or more disinfectants on a surface or in an area; a data logger module connected to the sensor module and configured to log data relating to detected uses of the one or more disinfectants; and a wireless communication module connected to the data logger module and configured to wirelessly communicate the logged data relating to detected use of the one or more disinfectants to a remote monitoring module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventor: Murray MCDONALD
  • Patent number: 6999850
    Abstract: A robotic device having a body with an upper surface resiliently connected to a lower surface and having a bump sensor including a contact point on the lower surface, which contact pint is in its normal position when centrally located within a sensor device, which is an aperture having a conducting inner periphery, which sensor device is located in the upper surface of the robotic device, so that a bump on the upper surface is detected by the robotic device when the contact point abuts the aperture conducting inner periphery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Inventor: Murray McDonald
  • Publication number: 20040117064
    Abstract: A robotic device having a body having an upper surface resiliently connected to a lower surface and having a bump sensor including a contact point on the lower surface which contact point is in its normal position centrally located within a sensor device being an aperture having a conducting inner periphery which sensor device is located in the upper surface such that a bump on the upper surface is detected by the robotic device when the contact point abuts the aperture periphery. The robotic device also includes a drop sensor for use in association with a lower surface of a robotic device said lower surface having a periphery around which a plurality of such drop sensors are located, each drop sensor including a body having moveably located therein a vertically oriented member such that when any such member becomes positioned over a drop in terrain the vertically oriented member will drop down and trigger the production of a signal which is sensed by the robotic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventor: Murray McDonald