Patents by Inventor Warren Friedl

Warren Friedl 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: 12196020
    Abstract: A door assembly for a restroom stall having first and second opposed side walls and a front opening includes first and second housings defining first and second inner cavities and configured to be mounted on the first and second side walls, first and second doors moveably mounted on the first and second housings, each having opposed inner and outer surfaces that are curved and being moveable along an arcing path between an open position and a closed position. In the open position, the door is retracted within the respective housing and at least partially received in the respective inner cavity, and in the closed position, the door is extended outward of the respective housing relative to the open position. In the closed positions, the first and second doors combine to obstruct the front opening, and in the open positions, the first and second doors permit passage through the front opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Sloan Valve Company
    Inventors: Gerard Mayer, III, Clifford Krapfl, John Beckman, Jason Bosnak, Jose Gonzalez, Aaron Siewert, Warren Friedl, Greg Chaganos
  • 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: 20230115129
    Abstract: A door assembly for a restroom stall having first and second opposed side walls and a front opening includes first and second housings defining first and second inner cavities and configured to be mounted on the first and second side walls, first and second doors moveably mounted on the first and second housings, each having opposed inner and outer surfaces that are curved and being moveable along an arcing path between an open position and a closed position. In the open position, the door is retracted within the respective housing and at least partially received in the respective inner cavity, and in the closed position, the door is extended outward of the respective housing relative to the open position. In the closed positions, the first and second doors combine to obstruct the front opening, and in the open positions, the first and second doors permit passage through the front opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Gerard Mayer, III, Clifford Krapfl, John Beckman, Jason Bosnak, Jose Gonzalez, Aaron Siewert, Warren Friedl, Greg Chaganos
  • 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