Patents by Inventor Thomas Flaherty

Thomas Flaherty 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).

  • Patent number: 12016960
    Abstract: A hand sanitizing device described herein allows users to sanitize and/or disinfect their hands by bathing them in ultraviolet light. The hand sanitizing device may comprise a cabinet that comprises one or more cavities for a user's hands. The one or more cavities may comprise a sensor to detect a user's hands, a controller to send signals to a plurality of ultraviolet lights, and a plurality of ultraviolet lights. Based on a determination that the user has placed their hands in the one or more cavities, the plurality of ultraviolet lights may be illuminated to sanitize and/or disinfectant the user's hands. When the user has removed their hands from the one or more cavities, the plurality of ultraviolet lights may be turned off. By using ultraviolet light, the hand sanitizing device may reduce the spread of infectious diseases and waste consumption associated with bathroom usage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Sloan Valve Company
    Inventors: Thomas Flaherty, Johannes Verzijl, Joseph Collins, Warren Friedl
  • Publication number: 20220062454
    Abstract: A hand sanitizing device described herein allows users to sanitize and/or disinfect their hands by bathing them in ultraviolet light. The hand sanitizing device may comprise a cabinet that comprises one or more cavities for a user's hands. The one or more cavities may comprise a sensor to detect a user's hands, a controller to send signals to a plurality of ultraviolet lights, and a plurality of ultraviolet lights. Based on a determination that the user has placed their hands in the one or more cavities, the plurality of ultraviolet lights may be illuminated to sanitize and/or disinfectant the user's hands. When the user has removed their hands from the one or more cavities, the plurality of ultraviolet lights may be turned off. By using ultraviolet light, the hand sanitizing device may reduce the spread of infectious diseases and waste consumption associated with bathroom usage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Flaherty, Johannes Verzijl, Joseph Collins, Warren Friedl
  • Patent number: 4434815
    Abstract: Apparatus is described for insertion into a branch pipe to cut an aperture in a liner provided within the main pipe for repairing the latter. The apparatus has a body together with a cutting device and a clamping member (e.g. an inflatable sleeve) both supported by the body. Means are provided for actuating the clamping member so that it presses against the inside of the branch pipe and jams the body in a fixed position within the branch pipe. The cutting device may be advanced relative to the body, to cut an aperture in the liner. Also described is an inflatable plug which may be used to provide a seal so that a grouting operation may be performed without grout being able to escape into the branch pipe or into the interior of the liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1982
    Date of Patent: March 6, 1984
    Assignee: John Kennedy (Civil Engineering) Limited
    Inventors: Thomas Flaherty, Richard H. Price