Patents by Inventor Steven Joseph Gal

Steven Joseph Gal 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).

  • Expanding foam presence sensor and related methods
    Patent number: 10946563
    Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to sensor apparatuses configured to detect the presence of foam forming composition in various regions within a foam dispensing apparatus. In various embodiments, the foam dispensing apparatus comprises a dispensing nozzle positioned between at least two container-forming layers and configured to dispense foam forming composition into a container interior formed by the container-forming layers. The sensing apparatus may be positioned external to the container interior, on an opposite side of a container-forming layer relative to the nozzle, and the sensing apparatus may be configured to detect whether foam forming composition is present within a field of view of the sensing apparatus, which encompasses a portion of the container interior. The sensing apparatus may comprise a contactless temperature sensor configured to detect the presence of foam forming composition based on the detected temperature of a surface within the field of view of the sensor apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Sealed Air Corporation (US)
    Inventors: Brian Vincent Vilag, Kenneth John Mierzejewski, Steven Edward Maston, Steven Joseph Gal
  • EXPANDING FOAM PRESENCE SENSOR AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20190030767
    Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to sensor apparatuses configured to detect the presence of foam forming composition in various regions within a foam dispensing apparatus. In various embodiments, the foam dispensing apparatus comprises a dispensing nozzle positioned between at least two container-forming layers and configured to dispense foam forming composition into a container interior formed by the container-forming layers. The sensing apparatus may be positioned external to the container interior, on an opposite side of a container-forming layer relative to the nozzle, and the sensing apparatus may be configured to detect whether foam forming composition is present within a field of view of the sensing apparatus, which encompasses a portion of the container interior. The sensing apparatus may comprise a contactless temperature sensor configured to detect the presence of foam forming composition based on the detected temperature of a surface within the field of view of the sensor apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Brian Vincent Vilag, Kenneth John Mierzejewski, Steven Edward Maston, Steven Joseph Gal