Patents Examined by Muhammad S Islam
  • Patent number: 11770089
    Abstract: A rotary electric machine control device is configured to control driving of a rotary electric machine having a motor winding. The rotary electric machine control device includes a plurality of inverter units and a plurality of control units. Each of the plurality of inverter units is configured to switch current supply to the motor winding. The plurality of control units are configured to communicate with each other. Each of the plurality of control units is configured control a corresponding inverter, select a drive mode, monitor an abnormality, and store abnormality information according to an abnormality monitor result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouichi Nakamura, Nobuyori Nakazima
  • Patent number: 11764708
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for rotating a part includes a sequence of relays to rotate the part given number of degrees. The apparatus does not require software or complex mechanical gearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Jonathan Wheless
  • Patent number: 11764715
    Abstract: A motor drive control device includes a control circuit configured to output a drive control signal for driving a motor, and a drive circuit configured to drive the motor with the drive control signal. The control circuit calculates a lead angle value ? allowing a d-axis current value Id of a two-phase rotating coordinate system to be zero with a q-axis current value Iq calculated from drive current values Iu, Iv, and Iw of a coil of the motor and rotation speed ? of a rotor of the motor. The control circuit performs a space vector conversion based on an angle ? obtained by adding the lead angle value ? and rotation angle ? and voltage command value Vref of the two-phase rotating coordinate system calculated to reduce a difference between the q-axis current value Iq and a q-axis current command value Iqref, to generate the drive control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroki Kokubo, Shinji Totsuka, Shigemi Masuda
  • Patent number: 11757389
    Abstract: A method for noise reduction of a three-phase-driven electrical machine includes recording an angular state of a rotor of the electrical machine, calculating a reference frequency on the basis of the recorded angular state, forming a sine and cosine value of the calculated reference frequency, and filtering the sine and cosine value. The method may also include recording a sound-related feedback variable, forming a weighting vector, forming a superposition signal, and applying the superposition signal to a manipulated variable of the electrical machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: DR. ING. H.C. F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Jan Naegelkraemer, Maximilian Barkow
  • Patent number: 11757345
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first inverter configured to drive a first motor having a plurality of phases, the first inverter comprising a plurality of inverter legs, each of which is coupled to a corresponding phase of the first motor, a second inverter configured to drive a second motor having a plurality of phases, the second inverter comprising a plurality of inverter legs, each of which is coupled to a corresponding phase of the second motor, and a first current sensor configured to sense currents flowing in the first inverter and the second inverter, wherein the first current sensor is shared by at least by two inverter legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Shenzhen) R&D Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Dino Costanzo, Xiyu Xu, Chengpan Cai
  • Patent number: 11750134
    Abstract: To provide an AC rotary machine apparatus which can determine the operation stop of the control circuit of the other system with good accuracy. An AC rotary machine apparatus, including: a resolver is provided with a first system excitation winding, first system two output windings, a second system excitation winding, and second system two output windings, in which a magnetic interference occurs between a first system and a second system; a first system control circuit that applies AC voltage with a first period to the first system excitation winding; and a second system control circuit that applies AC voltage with a second period to the second system excitation winding, wherein the first system control circuit determines whether the operation of the second system control circuit stops, based on the components of the second period extracted from the first system output signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuya Mori, Hiroko Ikeda, Toshihiro Matsunaga, Kenji Ikeda, Kenta Kubo
  • Patent number: 11744610
    Abstract: Medical systems and methods for making and using medical systems are disclosed. Example medical systems may include an atherectomy system configured to engage and remove plaque from walls in vessels of a vascular system. The atherectomy system may include a drive shaft, a rotational tip coupled to an end of the drive shaft, a drive mechanism coupled to the drive shaft to rotate the rotational tip, and a control unit configured to control operation of the drive mechanism. In some cases, the control unit may include a controller for controlling operation of the drive mechanism based on sensed positions of the drive mechanism. The controller may be configured to send data to a host for analysis, compensate a control signal based on a mode of operation of the drive mechanism, determine if a stall is predicted to occur, and/or perform one or more other functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Limited
    Inventors: Nandu Narayanan, Akhilan Gupta, Nithin Prasanth Kp, Bastin Francis
  • Patent number: 11745791
    Abstract: A control device for an on-board device including an actuator is configured to: supply power to a first microprocessor and a first driver circuit from a first power source through a first power supply path; supply power to a second microprocessor and a second driver circuit from a second power source through a second power supply path; and use the first and second driver circuits to drive the actuator. In this control device, the negative electrodes of the first and second power sources are electrically connected to a common ground portion. Specifically, the first negative electrode of the first power source and the second negative electrode of the second power source are connected to the common ground portion respectively through independent first and second connector portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuaki Nakada, Mitsuo Sasaki
  • Patent number: 11750120
    Abstract: One or more multiphase power converters are connected to a power supply via a high potential line and a low potential line, convert DC power of the power supply into multiphase alternate current power by operations of inverter switching elements, and apply a voltage to each of phase windings of the multiphase winding set. A DC rotating machine switch are made up of two or more legs, each of which is made up of switches on a high potential side and a low potential side connected in series via a DC motor terminal connected to a second terminal that is an end of the DC rotating machine. The DC rotating machine switch makes a voltage of the DC motor terminal variable by switching. A control unit controls operations of the inverter switching elements and the DC rotating machine switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takashi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11739602
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present application relate to a variable frequency drive (VFD) cabin for a pump configuration including a mobile trailer on which the VFD cabin is to be mounted. The VFD cabin generally includes a medium-voltage VFD and a ventilation system. In certain embodiments, the ventilation system is configured to generate an overpressure condition within the cabin to discourage the entry of dust and debris into the cabin. In certain embodiments, one or more components of the medium-voltage VFD are coupled to the floor of the cabin via a vibration damping system. In certain embodiments, the VFD cabin may be directly coupled to a chassis of the mobile trailer without an intervening suspension being provided between the VFD cabin and the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: National Service Alliance—Houston LLC
    Inventors: John Fischer, David Kubricht, Richard Cheatham, Jeffrey Pollack, Chad Lawman, David Todd, Tyler Nolen, John J. Crosetto
  • Patent number: 11740104
    Abstract: A magnetic angle measurement system having magnetic angle sensors, signal processing circuitry and a processor is disclosed. First signal processing circuitry receives a first subset of outputs of a first plurality of outputs from a first magnetic angle sensor and determines first magnetic angle data based on the received first subset of outputs. Second signal processing circuitry receives a second subset of the outputs from the first magnetic angle sensor and determines second magnetic angle data based on the received second subset of outputs. Third signal processing circuitry receives a second plurality of outputs from the second magnetic sensor and determines third magnetic angle data based on the received second plurality of outputs. The processor compares the magnetic angle data and determines a processing result based on the comparison, where fault tolerance resolution of the magnetic angle measurement system is based at least in part on the processing result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Gavin Patrick Cosgrave, Jeremy Gorbold, Robert Guyol, James Stegen
  • Patent number: 11738432
    Abstract: A system, an electrical combination and a method for powering a load device. The combination may include a burst circuit configured to provide power to the load device to perform a burst operation, the burst circuit including a supercapacitor, a first switch between a power source and the supercapacitor and operable to control whether power is provided from the power source to charge the supercapacitor, and a second switch between the supercapacitor and the load device and operable to control whether power is provided from the supercapacitor to the load device; and an electronic processor configured to control the first switch and the second switch based at least in part on a voltage of the supercapacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Minnickel, Brian Carrillo, Ryan B. Jipp, Samuel Sheeks, Cameron R. Schulz, Aditya Subramanian, Martin Guerrero, Izael Zapata, Jorge Michael Chavez
  • Patent number: 11738426
    Abstract: A power tool communication system including an external device including a first controller configured to transmit, via wireless communication to a power tool, configuration data including a work light duration parameter value and a work light brightness parameter value. The power tool includes a housing, a brushless direct current (DC) motor, a trigger, a work light, a wireless communication circuit configured to wirelessly communicate with the external device to receive the configuration data, and a second controller configured to control a work light duration of the work light based on the work light duration parameter value, and control a work light brightness of the work light based on the work light brightness parameter value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew J. Mergener, Burtrom Lee Stampfl, Michael Monteleone, Cole A. Conrad, Stephen Matson, Robert R. Hollis
  • Patent number: 11736047
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to control a three-phase BLDC motor with a curve transformer having an index value for each stored input value and output value for providing stored corner points for outputs of the curve transformer. The curve transformer can output interpolated data for input data between adjacent ones of the input values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Allegro MicroSystems, LLC
    Inventor: Yisong Lu
  • Patent number: 11728756
    Abstract: Provided is a control device for controlling an electromagnetic actuator that vibrates an operation device by driving the operation device supported by an elastic support part so as to be elastically vibrated in one direction in a vibrating direction thereof, the control device comprising: a current pulse supply unit configured to supply a driving current pulse to a coil of the electromagnetic actuator as a driving current for driving the operation device in accordance with a touch operation of the operation device, wherein the current pulse supply unit supplies the drive current pulse capable of starting the elastic vibration as a main driving current pulse, and then supplies the drive current pulse capable of adjusting attenuation period of the elastic vibration as a sub-driving current pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Minebea Mitsumi Inc.
    Inventors: Tomoya Ishitani, Yuki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11728657
    Abstract: A hydraulic fracturing system includes one or more battery trailers having one or more batteries for providing operational energy to one or more connected components. The system also includes a switchgear system and fracturing equipment to receive operational energy from the one or more batteries of the one or more battery trailers to perform one or more fracturing actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: U.S. Well Services, LLC
    Inventor: Brandon Hinderliter
  • Patent number: 11728672
    Abstract: A safety procedure is provided for a vehicle having high-current components and high-voltage components, in particular in a hybrid or electric vehicle. In the event of a crash, in addition to a physical separation of a battery from a HV intermediate circuit, the HV intermediate circuit is discharged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Izabella Ferenczi, Lluis Roig, Andreas Rucker, Constantin Ferdinand Roesler
  • Patent number: 11721696
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes first to fourth transistor arrangement regions. A portion of the third transistor arrangement region is located on a second side in a first direction of the second transistor arrangement region. A portion of the first transistor arrangement region connected to the second transistor arrangement region is sandwiched in the first direction by the second transistor arrangement region and the portion of the third transistor arrangement region. The portion of the first transistor arrangement region is located on a first side in the first direction of the fourth transistor arrangement region. The portion of the third transistor arrangement region connected to the fourth transistor arrangement region is sandwiched in the first direction by the fourth transistor arrangement region and the portion of the first transistor arrangement region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hirotaka Takihara
  • Patent number: 11717853
    Abstract: A control console for a powered surgical tool. The console includes a transformer that supplies the drive signal to the surgical tool. A linear amplifier with active resistors selectively ties the ends of the transformer primary winding between ground and the open circuit state. Feedback voltages from the transformer windings regulate the resistances of the active resistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Adam D. Downey, Neal R. Butler, Scott A. Rhodes
  • Patent number: 11722078
    Abstract: A control apparatus that controls a stepping motor, comprises a determination unit configured to determine a current value to be applied to the stepping motor by looking up a first driving table, which is to be looked up when driving is to be performed in a first driving direction, and a second driving table, which is to be looked up when driving is to be performed in a second driving direction in reverse of the first driving direction. The determination unit includes an interpolation calculation unit configured to calculate the current value by interpolation calculation that looks up both the first driving table and the second driving table, in a case in which driving is to be performed in a driving direction different from a driving direction of a preceding driving operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takashi Fujinaga