×

Method and apparatus for enhancing hygiene

  • US 5,202,666 A
  • Filed: 01/18/1991
  • Issued: 04/13/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/18/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
First Claim
Patent Images

1. An apparatus for enhancing hygiene, comprising:

  • first monitoring means for automatically and simultaneously monitoring each of a plurality of preselected individuals upon entry of same into a washroom, to automatically determine whether each of said individuals has executed a predetermined action for cleaning his hands;

    second monitoring means for automatically detecting that any one of said individuals has exited said washroom; and

    alert indicator means operatively connected to said first monitoring means and said second monitoring means for automatically generating an alert signal cognizable by a human being, upon detecting that said one of said individuals has exited said washroom and has not executed said predetermined action while in said washroom.

View all claims
  • 4 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×