Patents by Inventor Joe VanDeWeert

Joe VanDeWeert 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).

  • Patent number: 11255718
    Abstract: Certain implementations of the disclosed technology may include systems and methods for extending a frequency response of a transducer. A method is provided that can include receiving a measurement signal from a transducer, wherein the measurement signal includes distortion due to a resonant frequency of the transducer. The method includes applying a complementary filter to the measurement signal to produce a compensated signal, wherein applying the complementary filter reduces the distortion to less than about +/?1 dB for frequencies ranging from about zero to about 60% or greater of the resonant frequency. The method further includes outputting the compensated signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Kulite Semiconductor Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Joe VanDeWeert, Adam Hurst, Joseph Carter, Douglas R. Firth, Alan R. Szary
  • Publication number: 20200271510
    Abstract: Certain implementations of the disclosed technology may include systems and methods for extending a frequency response of a transducer. A method is provided that can include receiving a measurement signal from a transducer, wherein the measurement signal includes distortion due to a resonant frequency of the transducer. The method includes applying a complementary filter to the measurement signal to produce a compensated signal, wherein applying the complementary filter reduces the distortion to less than about +/?1 dB for frequencies ranging from about zero to about 60% or greater of the resonant frequency. The method further includes outputting the compensated signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Joe VanDeWeert, Adam Hurst, Joseph Carter, Douglas R. Firth, Alan R. Szary
  • Patent number: 10697827
    Abstract: Certain implementations of the disclosed technology may include systems and methods for extending a frequency response of a transducer. A method is provided that can include receiving a measurement signal from a transducer, wherein the measurement signal includes distortion due to a resonant frequency of the transducer. The method includes applying a complementary filter to the measurement signal to produce a compensated signal, wherein applying the complementary filter reduces the distortion to less than about +/?1 dB for frequencies ranging from about zero to about 60% or greater of the resonant frequency. The method further includes outputting the compensated signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Kulite Semiconductor Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Joe VanDeWeert, Adam Hurst, Joseph Carter, Douglas R. Firth, Alan R. Szary
  • Publication number: 20150365072
    Abstract: Certain implementations of the disclosed technology may include systems and methods for extending a frequency response of a transducer. A method is provided that can include receiving a measurement signal from a transducer, wherein the measurement signal includes distortion due to a resonant frequency of the transducer. The method includes applying a complementary filter to the measurement signal to produce a compensated signal, wherein applying the complementary filter reduces the distortion to less than about +/?1 dB for frequencies ranging from about zero to about 60% or greater of the resonant frequency. The method further includes outputting the compensated signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Joe VanDeWeert, Adam Hurst, Joseph Carter, Douglas R. Firth, Alan R. Szary
  • Publication number: 20140273399
    Abstract: A method for fabricating silicon-on-insulator (SOI) semiconductor devices, wherein the piezoresistive pattern is defined within a blanket doped layer after fusion bonding. This new method of fabricating SOI semiconductor devices is more suitable for simpler large scale fabrication as it provides the flexibility to select the device pattern/type at the latest stages of fabrication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: KULITE SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: ALEXANDER NED, SORIN STEFANESCU, JOE VANDEWEERT
  • Publication number: 20140076056
    Abstract: The present invention provides a self-heated pressure sensor assembly and method of utilizing the same. The self-heated pressure sensor assembly regulates and maintains the temperature of the pressure sensor, regardless of the external temperature environment, without an external heater as in prior art embodiments. Exemplary embodiments of the pressure sensor assembly incorporate a resistance heater that is built into the sensing chip of the pressure sensor assembly. The pressure sensor assembly also utilizes the resistance of the pressure sensing elements to monitor the temperature of the assembly, which works alongside the resistance heater to maintain a stable temperature within the pressure sensor assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Kulite Semiconductor Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Wolf S. Landmann, Joe VanDeWeert