Patents by Inventor Paul Becke

Paul Becke 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: 11984771
    Abstract: A motor assembly is provided including a stator and a rotor. The stator includes a stator main body defining a longitudinal axis, stator teeth projecting radially from the stator main body, stator windings wound around the stator teeth, and two winding terminals provided for each stator tooth extending away from the stator main body substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis. A circuit board is oriented along a radial plane adjacent the stator. The circuit board includes a central through-hole through which a rotor shaft extends, at least one magnetic sensor mounted on a surface of the circuit board around the central through-hole configured to magnetically interface with the rotor, peripheral openings arranged to receive the winding terminals of the stator, and conductive routings extending from the peripheral openings to connect the stator windings in a series or a parallel configuration and/or a wye or a delta configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Velderman, Andrew E. Seman, Jr., Daniel J. White, Paul Becke, William A. Rigdon
  • Patent number: 11933076
    Abstract: An interchangeable electro-mechanical lock core for use with a lock device having a locked state and an unlocked state is disclosed. The interchangeable electromechanical lock core may include a moveable plug having a first position relative to a lock core body which corresponds to the lock device being in the locked state and a second position relative to a lock core body which corresponds to the lock device being in the unlocked state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: dormakaba USA Inc.
    Inventors: Brendon Allen, Street Anthony Barnett, III, Matthew J. Velderman, Andrew E. Seman, Jr., Ryan H. Peloquin, Gary Hill, Paul Becke, Christopher W. Lemieux, Anthony Romano, Matthew Stanton, Daniel J. White
  • Publication number: 20220369031
    Abstract: Techniques for providing an artificial intelligence denoiser related to audio processing are discussed herein. Some embodiments may include providing an audio signal sample associated with at least one microphone to a time-frequency domain transformation pipeline for a transformation period. Some embodiments may include providing the audio signal sample to a deep neural network (DNN) processing loop that is configured to determine a denoiser mask associated with a noise prediction for the audio signal sample. In a circumstance where the denoiser mask is determined prior to expiration of the transformation period, some embodiments may include applying the denoiser mask associated with the noise prediction to a frequency domain version of the audio signal sample associated with the time-frequency domain transformation pipeline to generate a denoised audio signal sample associated with the at least one microphone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Lester, Michael Prosinski, Iris Lorente, Zhen Qin, Dan Law, Justin Sconza, Paul Becke
  • Publication number: 20220077750
    Abstract: A motor assembly is provided including a stator and a rotor. The stator includes a stator main body defining a longitudinal axis, stator teeth projecting radially from the stator main body, stator windings wound around the stator teeth, and two winding terminals provided for each stator tooth extending away from the stator main body substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis. A circuit board is oriented along a radial plane adjacent the stator. The circuit board includes a central through-hole through which a rotor shaft extends, at least one magnetic sensor mounted on a surface of the circuit board around the central through-hole configured to magnetically interface with the rotor, peripheral openings arranged to receive the winding terminals of the stator, and conductive routings extending from the peripheral openings to connect the stator windings in a series or a parallel configuration and/or a wye or a delta configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew J. Velderman, Andrew E. Seman, JR., Daniel J. White, Paul Becke, William A. Rigdon
  • Patent number: 11139722
    Abstract: A motor assembly is provided with a stator including a lamination stack forming a stator core, stator teeth inwardly projecting from the stator core, and stator windings wound around the stator teeth in connected in phases. A rotor is rotatably disposed within the stator with a shaft, a rotor lamination stack mounted on the shaft, and at least one bearing mounted on the shaft. An external heat sink is provided including a main body defining a hollow opening form-fittingly receiving the stator therein in thermal communication with the stator. A bearing support structure is provided having a main body radially arranged and secured the main body of the external heat sink, the bearing support structure forming a central bearing pocket arranged to receive and support the bearing of the rotor therein to axially and radially support the rotor with respect to the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Velderman, Andrew E. Seman, Jr., Daniel J. White, Paul Becke, William A. Rigdon
  • Patent number: 10980173
    Abstract: A lawn mower comprising a frame supported on rotatable wheels for movement over a ground surface; an operator support coupled to the frame and configured to support the entire weight of an operator of the lawn mower during use thereof; a blade assembly comprising one or more blades that are configured to cut grass on the ground surface; a steering system configured to manipulate the steering direction of the wheels; a motor assembly configured to: drive the wheels so as to move the frame along the ground surface; and a first rechargeable battery module removably coupled to the frame and configured to power the motor assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.
    Inventors: Paul Becke, Matthew Stanton, Andrew Seman, Matthew Velderman, Daniel White
  • Publication number: 20210100166
    Abstract: A lawn mower includes a frame, an operator support, a blade assembly, a steering system, a motor assembly, a sensor and one or more processors. The operator support is coupled to the frame and is configured to support the entire weight of an operator of the lawn mower during use thereof. The motor assembly is configured to: drive rotatable wheels so as to move the frame along the ground surface; and drive at least one blade relative to the ground surface to cut grass. The sensor is configured to detect the presence of a person or an animal in a predetermined area proximate the lawn mower. The one or more processors are configured to: receive input from the sensor, and control the motor assembly stop driving the at least one blade, the wheels, or both based on the input from the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Paul BECKE, Matthew STANTON, Andrew SEMAN, Mark COLTON, Hank MCLAUGHLIN, Matthew VELDERMAN, Daniel WHITE
  • Publication number: 20190273421
    Abstract: A motor assembly is provided with a stator including a lamination stack forming a stator core, stator teeth inwardly projecting from the stator core, and stator windings wound around the stator teeth in connected in phases. A rotor is rotatably disposed within the stator with a shaft, a rotor lamination stack mounted on the shaft, and at least one bearing mounted on the shaft. An external heat sink is provided including a main body defining a hollow opening form-fittingly receiving the stator therein in thermal communication with the stator. A bearing support structure is provided having a main body radially arranged and secured the main body of the external heat sink, the bearing support structure forming a central bearing pocket arranged to receive and support the bearing of the rotor therein to axially and radially support the rotor with respect to the heat sink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Matthew J. Velderman, Andrew E. Seman, JR., Daniel J. White, Paul Becke, II, William A. Rigdon
  • Publication number: 20190218826
    Abstract: An interchangeable electro-mechanical lock core for use with a lock device having a locked state and an unlocked state is disclosed. The interchangeable electromechanical lock core may include a moveable plug having a first position relative to a lock core body which corresponds to the lock device being in the locked state and a second position relative to a lock core body which corresponds to the lock device being in the unlocked state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Brendon Allen, Street Anthony Barnett, III, Matthew J. Velderman, Andrew E. Seman, Jr., Ryan H. Quin, Gary Hill, Paul Becke, Christopher W. Lemieux, Anthony Romano, Matthew Stanton
  • Publication number: 20190075724
    Abstract: A lawn mower comprising a frame supported on rotatable wheels for movement over a ground surface; an operator support coupled to the frame and configured to support the entire weight of an operator of the lawn mower during use thereof; a blade assembly comprising one or more blades that are configured to cut grass on the ground surface; a steering system configured to manipulate the steering direction of the wheels; a motor assembly configured to: drive the wheels so as to move the frame along the ground surface; and a first rechargeable battery module removably coupled to the frame and configured to power the motor assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Paul BECKE, Matthew STANTON, Andrew SEMAN, Matthew VELDERMAN, Daniel WHITE
  • Publication number: 20180190966
    Abstract: In one general aspect, a device can include a housing and an electrical component disposed within the housing. At least a portion of the electrical component can include an active-passive material. The active-passive material can have a passivation range spanning a target bias voltage range of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: William Rigdon, Daniel J. White, Matthew J. Velderman, Andrew E. Seman, Paul Becke, Andrew J. Yates
  • Publication number: 20060156756
    Abstract: A container and method for cooling beverages to an acceptable consumption temperature and then for maintaining that beverage temperature for a sufficient time so as to allow the beverage to be consumed is provided. The container includes a beverage chamber for receiving a beverage therein which is defined by an open top, a lid for reversibly sealing the open top, and a beverage chamber side wall. The beverage chamber side wall has an inner wall, an outer wall and a bottom portion. A reservoir side wall is disposed surroundingly at a spaced relationship to the beverage chamber side wall so as to define a reservoir therebetween. A phase change material is disposed in the reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventor: Paul Becke
  • Patent number: 6176100
    Abstract: The present invention provides an insulated container for cooling hot beverages to an acceptable temperature and then maintaining the beverage temperature in an acceptable temperature range for consumption. This invention has an upper reservoir and a lower reservoir surrounding a beverage chamber, the upper and lower reservoirs communicating with one another through at least one passageway having a two-way valve. A liquid located in the lower reservoir is permitted to flow into the upper reservoir through the valve. The thermal liquid removes some of the heat from the hot beverage. After the hot beverage reaches a satisfactory drinking temperature, the liquid is then allowed to flow back through the valve into the lower reservoir. The air in the upper reservoir maintains the beverage at a proper temperature. A method of use is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Inventors: Garrick Kremesec, Paul Becke