Michael J Caron

US Patent:

7132954, Nov 7, 2006

Filed:

Jul 6, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/884897

Inventors:

Michael Shebek - Carmel IN, US
Michael Caron - Indianapolis IN, US

Assignee:

Automatic Pool Covers, Inc. - Fishers IN

International Classification:

G08B 21/00

US Classification:

340679, 3405451, 3405456, 340672, 3405731, 3405736, 4502, 4504

Abstract:

System and method for monitoring a working status of a swimming pool cover assembly. The system comprises a pool cover assembly operably connected to an alarm apparatus; both may be operably connected to a plurality of sensors capable of detecting a working status of the pool cover assembly and sending a signal to the alarm apparatus. The alarm apparatus continually produces at least one humanly perceptible indication corresponding to a working status of the pool cover assembly. The alarm apparatus includes at least one alarm-producing device, such as an audio or visual device, or combination of the two, a receiver operably connected to the plurality of sensors for receiving the signals, a processor operably coupled with the receiver for processing and recognizing the received signals, and software operably coupled with the processor enabling the alarm-producing device to produce the humanly perceptible indication corresponding to the recognized signal.

US Patent:

20030161762, Aug 28, 2003

Filed:

Feb 10, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/361779

Inventors:

Michael Caron - Indianapolis IN, US
Matthew Wallace - Ft. Wayne IN, US

International Classification:

C12M001/34
H04K001/00
G01N033/00

US Classification:

422/068100, 435/287200, 380/002000

Abstract:

An instrument for reading test strips to determine concentrations of analytes from body fluid samples that are deposited onto the test strips. The instrument includes a novel modular optical block that can be replaced without requiring replacement of the entire instrument. Another feature of the invention is a novel encryption code that allows a technician during service calls to quickly identify all relevant manufacturing information for the test strips being used by the person placing the service call. Another feature of the instrument of the present invention is that it can be used in combination with a novel test strip capable of testing multiple analytes from a single sample.