Patents by Inventor Nick B. Guzzardo

Nick B. Guzzardo 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).

  • Capacitive sensing for washroom fixture
    Patent number: 9328490
    Abstract: A capacitive sensing system and method for a hand washing lavatory system is disclosed. The lavatory system comprises a receptacle defining a hand washing area, a fixture configured to deliver water to the receptacle, and a capacitive sensing system configured to detect the presence of a user and actuate the fixture. The capacitive sensing system comprises a first sense electrode coupled to the receptacle and configured to measure a first capacitive value, a second sense electrode coupled to the receptacle spaced apart from the first sense electrode and configured to measure a second capacitive value, and a circuit configured to control operation of the fixture in response to a change in the first capacitive value relative to the second capacitive value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Bradley Fixtures Corporation
    Inventors: Graeme S. Bayley, Kenny Kreitzer, Nathaniel J. Kogler, Steven R. Reckamp, Nick B. Guzzardo
  • Capacitive sensing for washroom fixture
    Patent number: 8381329
    Abstract: A capacitive sensing system and method for a hand washing lavatory system is disclosed. The lavatory system comprises a receptacle defining a hand washing area, a fixture configured to deliver water to the receptacle, and a capacitive sensing system configured to detect the presence of a user and actuate the fixture. The capacitive sensing system comprises a first sense electrode coupled to the receptacle and configured to measure a first capacitive value, a second sense electrode coupled to the receptacle spaced apart from the first sense electrode and configured to measure a second capacitive value, and a circuit configured to control operation of the fixture in response to a change in the first capacitive value relative to the second capacitive value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Bradley Fixtures Corporation
    Inventors: Graeme S. Bayley, Kenneth A. Kreitzer, Nathaniel J. Kogler, Steven R. Reckamp, Nick B. Guzzardo
  • CAPACITIVE SENSING FOR WASHROOM FIXTURE
    Publication number: 20080109956
    Abstract: A capacitive sensing system and method for a hand washing lavatory system is disclosed. The lavatory system comprises a receptacle defining a hand washing area, a fixture configured to deliver water to the receptacle, and a capacitive sensing system configured to detect the presence of a user and actuate the fixture. The capacitive sensing system comprises a first sense electrode coupled to the receptacle and configured to measure a first capacitive value, a second sense electrode coupled to the receptacle spaced apart from the first sense electrode and configured to measure a second capacitive value, and a circuit configured to control operation of the fixture in response to a change in the first capacitive value relative to the second capacitive value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventors: Graeme S. Bayley, Kenneth A. Kreitzer, Nathaniel J. Kogler, Steven R. Reckamp, Nick B. Guzzardo