Patents by Inventor Werner Dupont

Werner Dupont 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).

  • Sanitary appliance and method of determining use thereof
    Patent number: 10732010
    Abstract: The sanitary appliance comprising a receptacle provided with a flow surface and further comprising at least one sensor for sensing flow of urine (a physiological solution) located at a distance from the flow surface of the receptacle, characterised in that the sensor comprises a resonance circuit. Urine flow may be identified at the flow surface in that: (1) a first voltage is provided to a resonance circuit to be modified into a second voltage; (2) the second voltage is sensed and (3) the second voltage is compared with a reference value for identification of urine flow. Furthermore a dirt layer with a thickness at the flow surface may be identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: IPEE NV
    Inventors: Victor Claes, Bart Geraets, Werner Dupont
  • Sanitary Appliance and Method of Determining Use Thereof
    Publication number: 20150292912
    Abstract: The sanitary appliance comprising a receptacle provided with a flow surface and further comprising at least one sensor for sensing flow of urine (a physiological solution) located at a distance from the flow surface of the receptacle, characterised in that the sensor comprises a resonance circuit. Urine flow may be identified at the flow surface in that: (1) a first voltage is provided to a resonance circuit to be modified into a second voltage; (2) the second voltage is sensed and (3) the second voltage is compared with a reference value for identification of urine flow. Furthermore a dirt layer with a thickness at the flow surface may be identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Victor Claes, Bart Geraets, Werner Dupont