Patents by Inventor Jonathon A. Smith

Jonathon A. Smith 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: 20230008704
    Abstract: System and method for providing both powered and free swing operation in a powered orthotic exoskeleton joint. The joint comprises a processor controllable ratchet wheel and pawl type clutch, configured to engage or disengage upon receiving force from a servo actuator. When the processor determines that the clutch should be engaged, it directs the powered actuator to couple the pawls to the ratchet wheel, allowing torque to be transferred from the joint's powered motor, through the clutch, to the gearing that subsequently controls the motion of the joint. Conversely, the processor can direct the powered actuator to decouple the pawls from the ratchet wheel. This in turn decouples the ratchet wheel from the motor, thus allowing the remainder of the joint and any associated joint gearing to engage in relatively free swing motion, without any interference from the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Jonathon A. Smith, Kern Bhugra
  • Publication number: 20220258432
    Abstract: Composite laminates fabricated from one or more respective laminae of composite material (e.g., fiber-reinforced polymers) may be pre-formed and fully cured, yet configured to be selectively conformable to a desired radius of curvature. To repair a damaged composite structure, a plurality of such composite laminates may be bonded together to form a repair part that may be bolted to or otherwise secured to the damaged composite structure, thereby repairing the structure using repair parts that may match the parent material of the damaged composite structure. Methods of forming said repair parts from a plurality of such composite laminates may provide advantages in costs and lead time, over conventional techniques. Kits may include a plurality of such pre-formed and cured composite laminates that may be stacked and combined together in a plurality of different arrangements to create a customizable repair part for a given damaged composite structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Remmelt Andrew Staal, Gregory Jonathon Smith, Arne Kenneth Lewis, Blake Anthony Bertrand
  • Patent number: 11400010
    Abstract: System and method for providing both powered and free swing operation in a powered orthotic exoskeleton joint. The joint includes a processor controllable ratchet wheel and pawl type clutch, configured to engage or disengage upon receiving force from a servo actuator. When the processor determines that the clutch should be engaged, it directs the powered actuator to couple the pawls to the ratchet wheel, allowing torque to be transferred from the joint's powered motor, through the clutch, to the gearing that subsequently controls the motion of the joint. Conversely, the processor can direct the powered actuator to decouple the pawls from the ratchet wheel. This in turn decouples the ratchet wheel from the motor, thus allowing the remainder of the joint and any associated joint gearing to engage in relatively free swing motion, without any interference from the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Leonis Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathon A. Smith, Kern Bhugra
  • Patent number: 11400657
    Abstract: Composite laminates fabricated from one or more respective laminae of composite material (e.g., fiber-reinforced polymers) may be pre-formed and fully cured, yet configured to be selectively conformable to a desired radius of curvature. To repair a damaged composite structure, a plurality of such composite laminates may be bonded together to form a repair part that may be bolted to or otherwise secured to the damaged composite structure, thereby repairing the structure using repair parts that may match the parent material of the damaged composite structure. Methods of forming said repair parts from a plurality of such composite laminates may provide advantages in costs and lead time, over conventional techniques. Kits may include a plurality of such pre-formed and cured composite laminates that may be stacked and combined together in a plurality of different arrangements to create a customizable repair part for a given damaged composite structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Remmelt Andrew Staal, Gregory Jonathon Smith, Arne Kenneth Lewis, Blake Anthony Bertrand
  • Publication number: 20210346228
    Abstract: A method of operating an exoskeleton device includes: receiving sensor information; connecting a clutch system to a pulley system in; determining whether to engage a drive train gear to the clutch system based on the sensor information; engaging the drive train gear through the clutch system when determined to engage the drive train gear; and powering a first motor to drive the drive train gear for controlling a joint or segment of exoskeleton device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Jonathon A. SMITH, Kern BHUGRA
  • Patent number: 10987272
    Abstract: A method of operating an exoskeleton device includes: receiving sensor information; connecting a clutch system to a pulley system in; determining whether to engage a drive train gear to the clutch system based on the sensor information; engaging the drive train gear through the clutch system when determined to engage the drive train gear; and powering a first motor to drive the drive train gear for controlling a joint or segment of exoskeleton device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: LEONIS MEDICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jonathon A. Smith, Kern Bhugra
  • Publication number: 20190262214
    Abstract: System and method for providing both powered and free swing operation in a powered orthotic exoskeleton joint. The joint comprises a processor controllable ratchet wheel and pawl type clutch, configured to engage or disengage upon receiving force from a servo actuator. When the processor determines that the clutch should be engaged, it directs the powered actuator to couple the pawls to the ratchet wheel, allowing torque to be transferred from the joint's powered motor, through the clutch, to the gearing that subsequently controls the motion of the joint. Conversely, the processor can direct the powered actuator to decouple the pawls from the ratchet wheel. This in turn decouples the ratchet wheel from the motor, thus allowing the remainder of the joint and any associated joint gearing to engage in relatively free swing motion, without any interference from the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Jonathon A. SMITH, Kern Bhugra
  • Patent number: 10278885
    Abstract: System and method for providing both powered and free swing operation in a powered orthotic exoskeleton joint. The joint includes a processor controllable ratchet wheel and pawl type clutch, configured to engage or disengage upon receiving force from a servo actuator. When the processor determines that the clutch should be engages, it directs the powered actuator to couple the pawls to the ratchet wheel, allowing torque to be transferred from the joint's powered motor, through the clutch, to the gearing that subsequently controls the motion of the joint. Conversely, the processor can direct the powered actuator to decouple the pawls from the ratchet wheel. This in turn decouples the ratchet wheel from the motor, thus allowing the remainder of the joint and any associated joint gearing to engage in relatively free swing motion, without any interference from the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: LEONIS MEDICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jonathon A. Smith, Kern Bhugra
  • Publication number: 20190099959
    Abstract: Composite laminates fabricated from one or more respective laminae of composite material (e.g., fiber-reinforced polymers) may be pre-formed and fully cured, yet configured to be selectively conformable to a desired radius of curvature. To repair a damaged composite structure, a plurality of such composite laminates may be bonded together to form a repair part that may be bolted to or otherwise secured to the damaged composite structure, thereby repairing the structure using repair parts that may match the parent material of the damaged composite structure. Methods of forming said repair parts from a plurality of such composite laminates may provide advantages in costs and lead time, over conventional techniques. Kits may include a plurality of such pre-formed and cured composite laminates that may be stacked and combined together in a plurality of different arrangements to create a customizable repair part for a given damaged composite structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Remmelt Andrew Staal, Gregory Jonathon Smith, Arne Kenneth Lewis, Blake Anthony Bertrand
  • Publication number: 20170196751
    Abstract: A method of operating an exoskeleton device includes: receiving sensor information; connecting a clutch system to a pulley system in; determining whether to engage a drive train gear to the clutch system based on the sensor information; engaging the drive train gear through the clutch system when determined to engage the drive train gear; and powering a first motor to drive the drive train gear for controlling a joint or segment of exoskeleton device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Jonathon A. Smith, Kern Bhugra
  • Patent number: 6803897
    Abstract: The invention describes a display device for displaying information, comprising a display unit 1 with a plurality of columns C and rows R and a display driver 2. Further the invention describes a display driver 2 controlling a display unit 1 with storing means 3 for providing image information to the columns C of a display. The invention relates also to a terminal for mobile communication with a display device, having a display unit 1 and a display driver 2. To achieve a flexible multiplex rate of the display a control device 4 is arranged to switch off a definable number of rows R of the display depending on a state signal which contains the state information of the rows R. By this the multiplex rate is freely programmable, so in a partial mode (N/{overscore (P)}=0) the multiplex rate is reduced and by this the power consumption is reduced. Further it is possible to enable the rows or the groups of rows in a none consecutive order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2004
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Adam Jonathon Smith, Marko Radovic
  • Publication number: 20030112214
    Abstract: The invention describes a display device for displaying information, comprising a display unit 1 with a plurality of columns C and rows R and a display driver 2. Further the invention describes a display driver 2 controlling a display unit 1 with storing means 3 for providing image information to the columns C of a display. The invention relates also to a terminal for mobile communication with a display device, having a display unit 1 and a display driver 2. To achieve a flexible multiplex rate of the display a control device 4 is arranged to switch off a definable number of rows R of the display depending on a state signal which contains the state information of the rows R. By this the multiplex rate is freely programmable, so in a partial mode (N/{overscore (P)}=0) the multiplex rate is reduced and by this the power consumption is reduced. Further it is possible to enable the rows or the groups of rows in a none consecutive order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Adam Jonathon Smith, Marko Radovic
  • Publication number: 20010038385
    Abstract: A display driver device with double calibration allows the manufacturer of the display driver device to correct the manufacturing process related spread of parameters by storing basic settings, while the manufacturer of display modules can store correction factors to tailor the characteristics of a display module containing a particular display driver device and a particular display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2001
    Publication date: November 8, 2001
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Andy Catalin Negoi, Adam Jonathon Smith