US 11,744,414 B2
Hand dryer and display
Brian S. Jolin, Chicago, IL (US); Dominic J. Scandinaro, Chicago, IL (US); Cosmin D. Miclea, Morton Grove, IL (US); Renzo Francesco Giuliano Ruiz, Oranjestad (AW); and Kristine M. Hernandez, Aurora, IL (US)
Assigned to Modocast, LLC, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by Modocast, LLC, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on May 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/322,271.
Application 17/322,271 is a continuation of application No. 16/442,120, filed on Jun. 14, 2019, granted, now 11,006,791.
Application 16/442,120 is a continuation of application No. 15/011,534, filed on Jan. 30, 2016, granted, now 10,342,398, issued on Jul. 9, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/278,909, filed on Jan. 14, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/110,326, filed on Jan. 30, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2022/0031129 A1, Feb. 3, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 67/55 (2022.01); A47K 10/48 (2006.01); G06Q 30/0241 (2023.01)
CPC A47K 10/48 (2013.01) [G06Q 30/0241 (2013.01); H04L 67/55 (2022.05)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hand dryer, comprising:
a housing;
a fan located within said housing;
a heater located within said housing, said fan drawing air past said heater to heat said air and to dispense said air from within said housing externally of said housing to dry a user's hands;
a display screen mounted to said housing and viewable by a user while drying hands of the user;
an on board computer system located within said housing and in signal-communication with said display screen;
at least one sensor for determining a condition external to the housing, wherein said sensor communicates with said computer system, wherein said sensor comprises an RFID sensor;
a high-speed link in signal-communication with said computer system and an external data source;
wherein said data source communicates with said computer system to change the image displayed on said display screen; and
comprising a proximity sensor that senses the presence of a user in front of the screen.