Patents by Inventor Jim Michaels
Jim Michaels 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).
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Patent number: 11555336Abstract: A powered latch system for motor vehicles includes at least one powered latch that can be controlled based, at least in part, on vehicle operating conditions. The system may be configured to control unlatching of the vehicle doors utilizing data relating to the vehicle speed and/or the existence of a crash event. The powered latch system can be configured as required for various vehicles, and to accommodate specific operating requirements with respect to child locks in various geographic jurisdictions.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2019Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Robert Bruce Kleve, John Thomas Ricks, Jim Michael Weinfurther, John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Ronald Patrick Brombach, Laura Viviana Hazebrouck, Lisa Therese Boran, Howard Paul Tsvi Linden
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Patent number: 11466484Abstract: A latch system for vehicle doors includes a powered latch including a powered actuator that is configured to unlatch the powered latch. An interior unlatch input feature such as an unlatch switch can be actuated by a user to provide an unlatch request. The system may include a controller that is operably connected to the powered actuator of the powered latch. The controller is configured such that it does not unlatch the powered latch if a vehicle speed is greater than a predefined value unless the interior latch feature is actuated at least two times according to predefined criteria.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2018Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: H. Paul Tsvi Linden, Daniel Carl Bejune, John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Kosta Papanikolaou, Noah Barlow Mass, Lisa Therese Boran, Ronald Patrick Brombach, Jim Michael Weinfurther, Robert Bruce Kleve, John Thomas Ricks
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Patent number: 10457159Abstract: A system comprises a plurality of power converters, a plurality of energy storage systems, a first common node, a second common node, and zero-reference voltage node. Each power converter is coupled between one energy storage system and the first and second common nodes. The system operates to regulate power between the power converters and the first and second common nodes. Each power converter is a bi-directional power converter and each energy storage system is a battery pack. In one example, the first common node is regulated to a voltage VSPAN, and the second common node is regulated to a voltage VSCN which is the mean of all voltages output by the battery packs. In another example, the first common node is regulated to a voltage ?VSPAN, and the second common node is regulated to a voltage +VSPAN. No power converter processes more than voltage VSPAN yielding high-efficiency power conversion.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2016Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Motiv Power Systems, Inc.Inventors: Jim Michael Castelaz, Elias Stein, William Treichler
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Publication number: 20190249463Abstract: A powered latch system for motor vehicles includes at least one powered latch that can be controlled based, at least in part, on vehicle operating conditions. The system may be configured to control unlatching of the vehicle doors utilizing data relating to the vehicle speed and/or the existence of a crash event. The powered latch system can be configured as required for various vehicles, and to accommodate specific operating requirements with respect to child locks in various geographic jurisdictions.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2019Publication date: August 15, 2019Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Robert Bruce Kleve, John Thomas Ricks, Jim Michael Weinfurther, John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Ronald Patrick Brombach, Laura Viviana Hazebrouck, Lisa Therese Boran, Howard Paul Tsvi Linden
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Patent number: 10323442Abstract: A powered latch system for motor vehicles includes at least one powered latch that can be controlled based, at least in part, on vehicle operating conditions. The system may be configured to control unlatching of the vehicle doors utilizing data relating to the vehicle speed and/or the existence of a crash event. The powered latch system can be configured as required for various vehicles, and to accommodate specific operating requirements with respect to child locks in various geographic jurisdictions.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2015Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Robert Bruce Kleve, John Thomas Ricks, Jim Michael Weinfurther, John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Ronald Patrick Brombach, Laura Viviana Hazebrouck, Lisa Therese Boran, Howard Paul Tsvi Linden
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Publication number: 20190024416Abstract: A latch system for vehicle doors includes a powered latch including a powered actuator that is configured to unlatch the powered latch. An interior unlatch input feature such as an unlatch switch can be actuated by a user to provide an unlatch request. The system may include a controller that is operably connected to the powered actuator of the powered latch. The controller is configured such that it does not unlatch the powered latch if a vehicle speed is greater than a predefined value unless the interior latch feature is actuated at least two times according to predefined criteria.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2018Publication date: January 24, 2019Inventors: H. Paul Tsvi Linden, Daniel Carl Bejune, John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Kosta Papanikolaou, Noah Barlow Mass, Lisa Therese Boran, Ronald Patrick Brombach, Jim Michael Weinfurther, Robert Bruce Kleve, John Thomas Ricks
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Publication number: 20180364037Abstract: A method of non-destructively evaluating a thickness of a coating layer including a coating material on a turbine engine component includes placing first and second probes on an outer surface of the coating layer. The first and second probes are separated by a first distance. The first and second probes are configured to generate an electrical current in the coating layer. The method further includes placing third and fourth probes on the outer surface of the coating layer in a location that is between the first and second probes. The third and fourth probes are separated by a second distance that is less than the first distance. Still further, the method includes generating an electrical current in the coating layer using the first and second probes, measuring the electrical voltage using the third and fourth probes, and calculating the thickness of the coating layer based on the measured electrical voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2018Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Surendra Singh, Jim Michael Ohm, Frederick William Vensel, Richard Lee Krantz
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Patent number: 10119308Abstract: A latch system for vehicle doors includes a powered latch including a powered actuator that is configured to unlatch the powered latch. An interior unlatch input feature such as an unlatch switch can be actuated by a user to provide an unlatch request. The system may include a controller that is operably connected to the powered actuator of the powered latch. The controller is configured such that it does not unlatch the powered latch if a vehicle speed is greater than a predefined value unless the interior latch feature is actuated at least two times according to predefined criteria.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2014Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: H. Paul Tsvi Linden, Daniel Carl Bejune, John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Robert Bruce Kleve, John Thomas Ricks, Kosta Papanikolaou, Noah Barlow Mass, Lisa Therese Boran, Ronald Patrick Brombach, Jim Michael Weinfurther
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Publication number: 20180217286Abstract: Systems and methods for selecting the best logging data for petrophysical modelling and completion optimization by analyzing sensitivity and errors in the logging data.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2015Publication date: August 2, 2018Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Mehdi Eftekhari FAR, John Andrew QUIREIN, Jim Michael WITKOWSKY, Daniel Robert BULLER, Milos MILOSEVIC
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Patent number: 9568930Abstract: According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the system for managing a power system with a plurality of power components that includes power source components and power consumption components includes a central power bus, a plurality of adaptable connectors that each electrically couple to a power component and to the central power bus, and a control processor that receives the state of each power component from the respective adaptable connector and is configured to balance the voltage and current output from each power source component to provide a desired power to a power consumption component based on the received states.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2014Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: Motiv Power Systems, Inc.Inventors: Jim Michael Castelaz, Jessica Riley, Steven Diamond, Sam Chang, Vishal Parikh, Benson Tsai
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Patent number: 9489819Abstract: In a method for tracking an offender in possession of a first offender cellular telephone that includes a global positioning system module and for presenting tracking information about first offender to an officer employing an officer communication device, a voiceprint from the first offender is stored on the tangible memory storage device at a server. A set of predetermined location criteria is generated for the first offender. Location data from the cellular telephone are received at the server and include an indication of a location of the telephone. Offender voice sample data are compared to the voiceprint. An alert is generated when the voice sample fails to match the voiceprint. The offender's location is compared to location criteria for the offender and an alert is generated when the location is inconsistent with predetermined location criteria. The alert is transmitted to the officer communication device.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2014Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: AnyTransactions, Inc.Inventors: Linda Hughes, Kyle Merrigan, Jim Michael, Steve Shepherd, Suhail Warsi, Renee Baker
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Publication number: 20160110987Abstract: In a method for tracking an offender in possession of a first offender cellular telephone that includes a global positioning system module and for presenting tracking information about first offender to an officer employing an officer communication device, a voiceprint from the first offender is stored on the tangible memory storage device at a server. A set of predetermined location criteria is generated for the first offender. Location data from the cellular telephone are received at the server and include an indication of a location of the telephone. Offender voice sample data are compared to the voiceprint. An alert is generated when the voice sample fails to match the voiceprint. The offender's location is compared to location criteria for the offender and an alert is generated when the location is inconsistent with predetermined location criteria. The alert is transmitted to the officer communication device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2014Publication date: April 21, 2016Applicant: AnyTransactions, Inc.Inventors: Linda Hughes, Kyle Merrigan, Jim Michael, Steve Shepherd, Suhail Warsi, Renee Baker
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Publication number: 20150330114Abstract: A latch system for vehicle doors includes a powered latch including a powered actuator that is configured to unlatch the powered latch. An interior unlatch input feature such as an unlatch switch can be actuated by a user to provide an unlatch request. The system may include a controller that is operably connected to the powered actuator of the powered latch. The controller is configured such that it does not unlatch the powered latch if a vehicle speed is greater than a predefined value unless the interior latch feature is actuated at least two times according to predefined criteria.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2014Publication date: November 19, 2015Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: H. Paul Tsvi Linden, Daniel Carl Bejune, John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Robert Bruce Kleve, John Thomas Ricks, Kosta Papanikolaou, Noah Barlow Mass, Lisa Therese Boran, Ronald Patrick Brombach, Jim Michael Weinfurther
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Publication number: 20150330115Abstract: A powered latch system for motor vehicles includes at least one powered latch that can be controlled based, at least in part, on vehicle operating conditions. The system may be configured to control unlatching of the vehicle doors utilizing data relating to the vehicle speed and/or the existence of a crash event. The powered latch system can be configured as required for various vehicles, and to accommodate specific operating requirements with respect to child locks in various geographic jurisdictions.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2015Publication date: November 19, 2015Inventors: Robert Bruce Kleve, John Thomas Ricks, Jim Michael Weinfurther, John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Ronald Patrick Brombach, Laura Viviana Hazebrouck, Lisa Therese Boran, Howard Paul Tsvi Linden
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Publication number: 20150000405Abstract: A method of non-destructively evaluating a thickness of a coating layer on a turbine engine component includes directing an acoustic wave into the turbine engine component, the acoustic wave including a frequency and a wavelength, receiving a return time-domain signal reflected from the turbine engine component, and transforming the time-domain signal into a frequency-domain signal. The method further includes subtracting a baseline signal from the frequency-domain signal and determining a local minimum frequency of the baseline-subtracted frequency-domain signal. Still further, the method includes calculating the thickness of the coating layer based on the determined local minimum frequency. Additional evaluation methods including ones based on resistivity, terahertz, and microwave are further disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2013Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventors: Surendra Singh, Jim Michael Ohm, Frederick William Vensel, Richard Lee Krantz
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Publication number: 20140330446Abstract: According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the system for managing a power system with a plurality of power components that includes power source components and power consumption components includes a central power bus, a plurality of adaptable connectors that each electrically couple to a power component and to the central power bus, and a control processor that receives the state of each power component from the respective adaptable connector and is configured to balance the voltage and current output from each power source component to provide a desired power to a power consumption component based on the received states.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2014Publication date: November 6, 2014Applicant: Motiv Power Systems, Inc.Inventors: Jim Michael Castelaz, Jessica Riley, Steven Diamond, Sam Chang, Vishal Parikh, Benson Tsai
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Patent number: 8698351Abstract: According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the system for managing a power system with a plurality of power components that includes power source components and power consumption components includes a central power bus, a plurality of adaptable connectors that each electrically couple to a power component and to the central power bus, and a control processor that receives the state of each power component from the respective adaptable connector and is configured to balance the voltage and current output from each power source component to provide a desired power to a power consumption component based on the received states.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2010Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Motiv Power Systems, Inc.Inventors: Jim Michael Castelaz, Jessica Riley, Steven Diamond, Sam Chang, Vishal Parikh, Benson Tsai
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Patent number: 8514062Abstract: A method for setting a warm placard tire pressure threshold for a motor vehicle tire pressure monitoring system that initiates a learn mode in the tire pressure monitoring system, starts a timer upon determining a vehicle speed is greater than a predetermined speed threshold, stops the timer upon determining the vehicle speed is less than or equal to the predetermined speed threshold or a predetermined period of time has expired, detects a plurality of tire pressures for a tire location while the timer is timing, stores the plurality of tire pressures, averages the plurality of tire pressures to determine a warm placard tire pressure threshold upon the predetermined period of time expiring, and sets the warm placard tire pressure threshold in the tire pressure monitoring system.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2010Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Ford Global TechnologiesInventors: Dilip B. Patel, Greg Swadling, Thomas Michael McQuade, Jim Michael Weinfurther
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Publication number: 20130159196Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for secure electronic payment for merchandise at a point of sale. The secure verification of a personal identification number (PIN) via a mobile payment system is facilitated. A memory stores account information for a plurality of users, the account information includes a personal identification number (PIN) for at least some of the users. A processor receives a communication including an indication of a desire of a user to purchase an item from a merchant. The processor accesses an account of the user and provides a random keypad to the merchant. The user uses the random keypad to enter the PIN. The processor receives touch screen information from a mobile device of the user and makes a reconstructed PIN from the random keypad and the touch screen information. The processor authorizes the purchase if the reconstructed PIN is the PIN of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2011Publication date: June 20, 2013Applicant: eBay, Inc.Inventor: Jim Michael DiZoglio
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Publication number: 20120007729Abstract: A method for setting a warm placard tire pressure threshold for a motor vehicle tire pressure monitoring system that initiates a learn mode in the tire pressure monitoring system, starts a timer upon determining a vehicle speed is greater than a predetermined speed threshold, stops the timer upon determining the vehicle speed is less than or equal to the predetermined speed threshold or a predetermined period of time has expired, detects a plurality of tire pressures for a tire location while the timer is timing, stores the plurality of tire pressures, averages the plurality of tire pressures to determine a warm placard tire pressure threshold upon the predetermined period of time expiring, and sets the warm placard tire pressure threshold in the tire pressure monitoring system.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2010Publication date: January 12, 2012Inventors: Dilip B. Patel, Greg Swadling, Thomas Michael McQuade, Jim Michael Weinfurther