Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Stephen Beam

Jeffrey Stephen Beam 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).

  • Analysis of airflow using ionization
    Patent number: 10060778
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for measuring airflow. In one example, an airflow monitor includes an ion generator positioned in a controlled space, an ion detector positioned in the controlled space and spaced from the ion generator, and a controller configured to receive a signal from the ion detector, to measure a time between emission of ions from the ion generator and detection of ions at the ion detector, and to calculate a speed of airflow between the ion generator and the ion detector based on the measured time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: SCHNIEDER ELECTRIC IT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeffrey Stephen Beam, Daniel J. Rohr
  • ANALYSIS OF AIRFLOW USING IONIZATION
    Publication number: 20170038236
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for measuring airflow. In one example, an airflow monitor includes an ion generator positioned in a controlled space, an ion detector positioned in the controlled space and spaced from the ion generator, and a controller configured to receive a signal from the ion detector, to measure a time between emission of ions from the ion generator and detection of ions at the ion detector, and to calculate a speed of airflow between the ion generator and the ion detector based on the measured time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Jeffrey Stephen Beam, Daniel J. Rohr
  • CAN bus automatic line termination
    Patent number: 8597054
    Abstract: A network interface includes a receptacle configured to receive a plug, a first contact and a second contact each disposed in the receptacle, and a combination of a resistive element and a normally closed switch arranged in series with each other. The combination is coupled between the first contact and the second contact, and has a first configuration in which the switch is opened responsive to a presence of the plug within the receptacle, and a second configuration in which the switch is closed responsive to an absence of the plug from the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Schneider Electric IT Corporation
    Inventors: Ross E. Dozier, Jeffrey Stephen Beam, Eric Topp
  • CAN BUS AUTOMATIC LINE TERMINATION
    Publication number: 20120231663
    Abstract: A network interface includes a receptacle configured to receive a plug, a first contact and a second contact each disposed in the receptacle, and a combination of a resistive element and a normally closed switch arranged in series with each other. The combination is coupled between the first contact and the second contact, and has a first configuration in which the switch is opened responsive to a presence of the plug within the receptacle, and a second configuration in which the switch is closed responsive to an absence of the plug from the receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: American Power Conversion Corporation
    Inventors: Ross E. Dozier, Jeffrey Stephen Beam, Eric Topp