Patents by Inventor Richard Bracke

Richard Bracke 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).

  • Device and method for stealth detection and dated confirmation of smoking and vaping
    Patent number: 11835458
    Abstract: A smoking detector having a body with a substrate which has a smoking particle capturing surface area positioned upon it. The particle capturing surface area is configured to attract and adhere to airborne smoking particles released in smoke emitted from burning tobacco or marijuana or a Vape device. Smoking particles captured within the particle capturing surface area will luminesce when exposed to UV light providing physical proof that smoking occurred in the room or vehicle where the detector was placed during a defined time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Inventors: Joseph Cole Harper, Bruce Bachman, Richard Bracke
  • Device and Method for Stealth Detection and Dated Confirmation of Smoking and Vaping
    Publication number: 20210372926
    Abstract: A smoking detector having a body with a substrate which has a smoking particle capturing surface area positioned upon it. The particle capturing surface area is configured to attract and adhere to airborne smoking particles released in smoke emitted from burning tobacco or marijuana or a Vape device. Smoking particles captured within the particle capturing surface area will luminesce when exposed to UV light providing physical proof that smoking occurred in the room or vehicle where the detector was placed during a defined time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Joseph Cole Harper, Bruce Bachman, Richard Bracke