Patents by Inventor Richard L. St. Pierre

Richard L. St. Pierre 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).

  • Contact sensitive device for detecting temporally overlapping traces
    Patent number: 8325160
    Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting temporally overlapping trace events on a touch sensitive device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Richard L. St. Pierre, Damir Suljic
  • TOUCH SENSOR WITH MODULAR COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20120280944
    Abstract: A bending wave-type touch sensitive device for resolving moving and stationary contacts made to a substrate, the touch sensitive device comprised of a plurality of transducer boards coupled to a substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: Richard L. ST. PIERRE, Sundar Regmi, Kenneth J. Keefer
  • Flow meter system and method for measuring flow characteristics of a three phase flow
    Patent number: 8302489
    Abstract: A vibratory flow meter (5) for measuring flow characteristics of a three phase flow is provided according to the invention. The vibratory flow meter (5) includes a meter assembly (10) including pickoff sensors (105, 105?) and meter electronics (20) coupled to the pickoff sensors (105, 105?). The meter electronics (20) is configured to receive a vibrational response from the pickoff sensors (105, 105), generate a first density measurement of the three phase flow using a first frequency component of the vibrational response, and generate at least a second density measurement of the three phase flow using at least a second frequency component of the vibrational response. The at least second frequency component is a different frequency than the first frequency component. The meter electronics (20) is further configured to determine one or more flow characteristics from the first density measurement and the at least second density measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Micro Motion, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark James Bell, Craig B McAnally, Richard L St. Pierre, Jr., Andrew Timothy Patten
  • Systems and methods for correction of variations in speed of signal propagation through a touch contact surface
    Patent number: 8077159
    Abstract: Methods and algorithms for compensating for variances in the uniformity of a touch substrate in a touch sensitive device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventor: Richard L. St. Pierre
  • CONTACT SENSITIVE DEVICE FOR DETECTING TEMPORALLY OVERLAPPING TRACES
    Publication number: 20110063228
    Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting temporally overlapping trace events on a touch sensitive device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Inventors: Richard L. St. Pierre, Damir Suljic
  • TOUCH SENSOR WITH MODULAR SENSING COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20100253648
    Abstract: A bending wave-type touch sensor for resolving contacts to a substrate, the touch sensor comprised of a plurality of sensor boards coupled to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventor: Richard L. ST. PIERRE
  • FLOW METER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING FLOW CHARACTERISTICS OF A THREE PHASE FLOW
    Publication number: 20100198531
    Abstract: A vibratory flow meter (5) for measuring flow characteristics of a three phase flow is provided according to the invention. The vibratory flow meter (5) includes a meter assembly (10) including pickoff sensors (105, 105?) and meter electronics (20) coupled to the pickoff sensors (105, 105?). The meter electronics (20) is configured to receive a vibrational response from the pickoff sensors (105, 105), generate a first density measurement of the three phase flow using a first frequency component of the vibrational response, and generate at least a second density measurement of the three phase flow using at least a second frequency component of the vibrational response. The at least second frequency component is a different frequency than the first frequency component. The meter electronics (20) is further configured to determine one or more flow characteristics from the first density measurement and the at least second density measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2007
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: Micro Motion, Inc
    Inventors: Mark James Bell, Craig B. McAnally, Richard L. St. Pierre, JR., Andrew Timothy Patten
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CORRECTION OF VARIATIONS IN SPEED OF SIGNAL PROPAGATION THROUGH A TOUCH CONTACT SURFACE
    Publication number: 20100013783
    Abstract: Methods and algorithms for compensating for variances in the uniformity of a touch substrate in a touch sensitive device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventor: Richard L. ST. PIERRE