Patents by Inventor Bryce Leonard Hesterman

Bryce Leonard Hesterman 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).

  • Publication number: 20230230762
    Abstract: An apparatus for a transformer with an insulating divider includes a primary winding proximate to a primary magnetic core assembly and a secondary winding proximate to a secondary magnetic core assembly. The primary magnetic core assembly and the secondary magnetic core assembly are made of materials with a high magnetic permeability. The apparatus includes a divider placed between the primary and secondary magnetic core assemblies. The divider includes an electrically insulating material. The apparatus includes an electrically insulating potting material surrounding each of the magnetic core assemblies in a vicinity of the divider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: Utah State University
    Inventors: Bryce Leonard Hesterman, Dorai Babu Yelaverthi
  • Publication number: 20230009037
    Abstract: Technology is disclosed for systems, devices, and methods relating to vehicle positioning. A system for vehicle positioning can comprise a passive resonator configured to be embedded in a roadway, and at least one antenna configured to be attached to a vehicle. The at least one antenna can be configured to transmit a first signal to the passive resonator and receive a second signal from the passive resonator at a harmonic frequency of the first signal. Diodes are used to stimulate a resonant circuit to create the second signal. The passive resonator can be configured to receive the first signal from the at least one antenna and transmit a second signal to the at least one antenna. The system can further comprise a processor configured to: calculate a relative position between the vehicle and the passive resonator based on a phase difference observed between the first signal and a reference signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Randall S. Christensen, Bryce Leonard Hesterman, Todd Moon
  • Patent number: 6262565
    Abstract: A controllable electrical switch having a power system and switching device for connecting a source voltage to a load. The power system includes a switching regulator to extract energy directly off the non filtered full wave rectified input voltage to minimize the average magnitude of the current when the switching device is in the off-state. For on-state power the controllable electrical switch may include a transformer connected in series with the switching device. The controllable electrical switch and power system may be used to replace a standard two- wire or three-wire wall switch, and may be used over a wide voltage and load power range in a low cost, small package with low power dissipation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignee: Mytech Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan David Williams, Doug Myron, Bryce Leonard Hesterman, David Martini, Lorenzo Cincinelli, Richard Frankeny, Dennis Michael Obrien, Guillermo Avellon