Patents by Inventor Ronald Beebe

Ronald Beebe 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: 20240162758
    Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for wirelessly powering a device. The apparatus, system and method may include a primary coil housing that houses a primary coil; a secondary coil housed within the device and suitable for having power induced therein responsive to the primary coil; an isolator that at least partially mechanically and electrically isolates the primary coil from the secondary coil; and a plurality of paired feedback sensors respectively communicatively and physically associated with, and paired as between, the primary coil housing and the device, wherein the plurality of paired feedback sensors exchanges indications regarding performance of the secondary coil, and wherein performance of the primary coil is modified responsively to the indications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: David M. Eckerson, Ronald Beebe, Christopher D. Compton
  • Patent number: 11848567
    Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for wirelessly powering a device. The apparatus, system and method may include a primary coil housing that houses a primary coil; a secondary coil housed within the device and suitable for having power induced therein responsive to the primary coil; an isolator that at least partially mechanically and electrically isolates the primary coil from the secondary coil; and a plurality of paired feedback sensors respectively communicatively and physically associated with, and paired as between, the primary coil housing and the device, wherein the plurality of paired feedback sensors exchanges indications regarding performance of the secondary coil, and wherein performance of the primary coil is modified responsively to the indications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: JABIL INC.
    Inventors: David M. Eckerson, Ronald Beebe, Christopher D. Compton
  • Publication number: 20220352830
    Abstract: A power inverter, such as a synchronous buck power inverter, that is configured with a high frequency switching control having a (PWM) controller and sensing circuit. Controller provides a low frequency oscillating wave to effect switching control on a synchronous-buck circuit portion that includes a plurality of switches to invert every half cycle of the frequency provided by controller. The inverting process thus creates a positive and negative transition of the oscillating wave signal. A low frequency switching stage includes a further plurality of switches configured to operate as zero voltage switching (ZVS) and zero current switching (ZCS) drives Charge on an output capacitor is discharged to zero on every zero crossing of low frequency switching stage and advantageously discharges energy every half cycle. During this discharge of energy, the zero crossing distortion in the low frequency sine wave is greatly reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: JABIL INC.
    Inventors: Ronald Beebe, Christopher D. Compton, David Eckerson, Yizhe Liu, Salman Talebi
  • Patent number: 11451054
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that operate to correct the electrical characteristics of an electric distribution system based on analysis at a particular point in the system, for example, at a customer's meter. To do so, the subject characteristic may be measured at the meter. The subject characteristic may be provided to a power inverter controller, which responds by modifying the characteristic of the inverter output to achieve the desired measurement at the meter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: JABIL INC.
    Inventors: Ronald Beebe, Christopher Compton, David Eckerson, Yizhe Liu, Salman Talebi-Rafsanjan
  • Patent number: 11336204
    Abstract: A power inverter, such as a synchronous buck power inverter, that is configured with a high frequency switching control having a (PWM) controller and sensing circuit. Controller provides a low frequency oscillating wave to effect switching control on a synchronous-buck circuit portion that includes a plurality of switches to invert every half cycle of the frequency provided by controller. The inverting process thus creates a positive and negative transition of the oscillating wave signal. A low frequency switching stage includes a further plurality of switches configured to operate as zero voltage switching (ZVS) and zero current switching (ZCS) drives Charge on an output capacitor is discharged to zero on every zero crossing of low frequency switching stage and advantageously discharges energy every half cycle. During this discharge of energy, the zero crossing distortion in the low frequency sine wave is greatly reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: JABIL INC.
    Inventors: Ronald Beebe, Christopher D. Compton, David Eckerson, Yizhe Liu, Salman Talebi
  • Publication number: 20220123597
    Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for wirelessly powering a device. The apparatus, system and method may include a primary coil housing that houses a primary coil; a secondary coil housed within the device and suitable for having power induced therein responsive to the primary coil; an isolator that at least partially mechanically and electrically isolates the primary coil from the secondary coil; and a plurality of paired feedback sensors respectively communicatively and physically associated with, and paired as between, the primary coil housing and the device, wherein the plurality of paired feedback sensors exchanges indications regarding performance of the secondary coil, and wherein performance of the primary coil is modified responsively to the indications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: JABIL INC.
    Inventors: David M. Eckerson, Ronald Beebe, Christopher D. Compton
  • Patent number: 11211821
    Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for wirelessly powering a device. The apparatus, system and method may include a primary coil housing that houses a primary coil; a secondary coil housed within the device and suitable for having power induced therein responsive to the primary coil; an isolator that at least partially mechanically and electrically isolates the primary coil from the secondary coil; and a plurality of paired feedback sensors respectively communicatively and physically associated with, and paired as between, the primary coil housing and the device, wherein the plurality of paired feedback sensors exchanges indications regarding performance of the secondary coil, and wherein performance of the primary coil is modified responsively to the indications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: JABIL INC.
    Inventors: David M. Eckerson, Ronald Beebe, Christopher D. Compton
  • Publication number: 20210159698
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that operate to correct the electrical characteristics of an electric distribution system based on analysis at a particular point in the system, for example, at a customer's meter. To do so, the subject characteristic may be measured at the meter. The subject characteristic may be provided to a power inverter controller, which responds by modifying the characteristic of the inverter output to achieve the desired measurement at the meter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: JABIL INC.
    Inventors: Ronald Beebe, Christopher Compton, David Eckerson, Yizhe Liu, Salman Talebi-Rafsanjan
  • Publication number: 20210028723
    Abstract: A power inverter, such as a synchronous buck power inverter, that is configured with a high frequency switching control having a (PWM) controller and sensing circuit. Controller provides a low frequency oscillating wave to effect switching control on a synchronous-buck circuit portion that includes a plurality of switches to invert every half cycle of the frequency provided by controller. The inverting process thus creates a positive and negative transition of the oscillating wave signal. A low frequency switching stage includes a further plurality of switches configured to operate as zero voltage switching (ZVS) and zero current switching (ZCS) drives Charge on an output capacitor is discharged to zero on every zero crossing of low frequency switching stage and advantageously discharges energy every half cycle. During this discharge of energy, the zero crossing distortion in the low frequency sine wave is greatly reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: JABIL INC.
    Inventors: Ronald Beebe, Christopher D. Compton, David Eckerson, Yizhe Liu, Salman Talebi
  • Patent number: 10862303
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that operate to correct the electrical characteristics of an electric distribution system based on analysis at a particular point in the system, for example, at a customer's meter. To do so, the subject characteristic may be measured at the meter. The subject characteristic may be provided to a power inverter controller, which responds by modifying the characteristic of the inverter output to achieve the desired measurement at the meter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: JABIL INC.
    Inventors: Ronald Beebe, Christopher Compton, David Eckerson, Yizhe Liu, Salman Talebi-Rafsanjan
  • Patent number: 10840824
    Abstract: A power inverter, such as a synchronous buck power inverter, that is configured with a high frequency switching control having a (PWM) controller and sensing circuit. Controller provides a low frequency oscillating wave to effect switching control on a synchronous-buck circuit portion that includes a plurality of switches to invert every half cycle of the frequency provided by controller. The inverting process thus creates a positive and negative transition of the oscillating wave signal. A low frequency switching stage includes a further plurality of switches configured to operate as zero voltage switching (ZVS) and zero current switching (ZCS) drives Charge on an output capacitor is discharged to zero on every zero crossing of low frequency switching stage and advantageously discharges energy every half cycle. During this discharge of energy, the zero crossing distortion in the low frequency sine wave is greatly reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: JABIL INC.
    Inventors: Ronald Beebe, Christopher D. Compton, David Eckerson, Yizhe Liu, Salman Talebi
  • Publication number: 20200119589
    Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for wirelessly powering a device. The apparatus, system and method may include a primary coil housing that houses a primary coil; a secondary coil housed within the device and suitable for having power induced therein responsive to the primary coil; an isolator that at least partially mechanically and electrically isolates the primary coil from the secondary coil; and a plurality of paired feedback sensors respectively communicatively and physically associated with, and paired as between, the primary coil housing and the device, wherein the plurality of paired feedback sensors exchanges indications regarding performance of the secondary coil, and wherein performance of the primary coil is modified responsively to the indications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: Jabil Inc.
    Inventors: David M. Eckerson, Ronald Beebe, Christopher D. Compton
  • Patent number: 10454307
    Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for wirelessly powering a device. The apparatus, system and method may include a primary coil housing that houses a primary coil; a secondary coil housed within the device and suitable for having power induced therein responsive to the primary coil; an isolator that at least partially mechanically and electrically isolates the primary coil from the secondary coil; and a plurality of paired feedback sensors respectively communicatively and physically associated with, and paired as between, the primary coil housing and the device, wherein the plurality of paired feedback sensors exchanges indications regarding performance of the secondary coil, and wherein performance of the primary coil is modified responsively to the indications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: JABIL INC.
    Inventors: David M. Eckerson, Ronald Beebe, Christopher D. Compton
  • Publication number: 20190214819
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that operate to correct the electrical characteristics of an electric distribution system based on analysis at a particular point in the system, for example, at a customer's meter. To do so, the subject characteristic may be measured at the meter. The subject characteristic may be provided to a power inverter controller, which responds by modifying the characteristic of the inverter output to achieve the desired measurement at the meter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: Jabil Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Beebe, Christopher Compton, David Eckerson, Yizhe Liu, Salman Talebi-Rafsanjan
  • Publication number: 20180123345
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that operate to correct the electrical characteristics of an electric distribution system based on analysis at a particular point in the system, for example, at a customer's meter. To do so, the subject characteristic may be measured at the meter. The subject characteristic may be provided to a power inverter controller, which responds by modifying the characteristic of the inverter output to achieve the desired measurement at the meter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: Jabil Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Beebe, Christopher Compton, David Eckerson, Yizhe Liu, Salman Talebi-Rafsanjan
  • Publication number: 20180097477
    Abstract: A power inverter, such as a synchronous buck power inverter, that is configured with a high frequency switching control having a (PWM) controller and sensing circuit. Controller provides a low frequency oscillating wave to effect switching control on a synchronous-buck circuit portion that includes a plurality of switches to invert every half cycle of the frequency provided by controller. The inverting process thus creates a positive and negative transition of the oscillating wave signal. A low frequency switching stage includes a further plurality of switches configured to operate as zero voltage switching (ZVS) and zero current switching (ZCS) drives Charge on an output capacitor is discharged to zero on every zero crossing of low frequency switching stage and advantageously discharges energy every half cycle. During this discharge of energy, the zero crossing distortion in the low frequency sine wave is greatly reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: Jabil Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Beebe, Christopher D. Compton, David Eckerson, Yizhe Liu, Salman Talebi
  • Patent number: 9935580
    Abstract: An oscillator circuit that includes a Wien bridge oscillator circuit, a full-wave rectifier circuit, coupled to an output of the Wien bridge oscillator circuit, an integrator circuit, coupled to an output of the full-wave rectifier circuit, and a multiplier circuit. The multiplier circuit may include a first input coupled to the output of the Wien bridge oscillator circuit, and a second input, coupled to an output of the integrator, wherein the multiple signals are configured to provide dynamic gain control to the Wien bridge oscillator circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Jabil Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Beebe, Christopher D. Compton, David Eckerson, Yizhe Liu, Salman Talebi
  • Patent number: 9660580
    Abstract: A power inverter, such as a synchronous buck power inverter, that is configured with a high frequency switching control having a (PWM) controller and sensing circuit. Controller provides a low frequency oscillating wave to effect switching control on a synchronous-buck circuit portion that includes a plurality of switches to invert every half cycle of the frequency provided by controller. The inverting process thus creates a positive and negative transition of the oscillating wave signal. A low frequency switching stage includes a further plurality of switches configured to operate as zero voltage switching (ZVS) and zero current switching (ZCS) drives Charge on an output capacitor is discharged to zero on every zero crossing of low frequency switching stage and advantageously discharges energy every half cycle. During this discharge of energy, the zero crossing distortion in the low frequency sine wave is greatly reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Jabil Circuit, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Beebe, Christopher D. Compton, David Eckerson, Yizhe Liu, Salman Talebi
  • Patent number: 9647608
    Abstract: An oscillator circuit that includes a Wien bridge oscillator circuit, a full-wave rectifier circuit, coupled to an output of the Wien bridge oscillator circuit, an integrator circuit, coupled to an output of the full-wave rectifier circuit, and a multiplier circuit. The multiplier circuit may include a first input coupled to the output of the Wien bridge oscillator circuit, and a second input, coupled to an output of the integrator, wherein the multiple signals are configured to provide dynamic gain control to the Wien bridge oscillator circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Jabil Circuit, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Beebe, Christopher D. Compton, David Eckerson, Yizhe Liu, Salman Talebi
  • Publication number: 20160373059
    Abstract: An oscillator circuit that includes a Wien bridge oscillator circuit, a full-wave rectifier circuit, coupled to an output of the Wien bridge oscillator circuit, an integrator circuit, coupled to an output of the full-wave rectifier circuit, and a multiplier circuit. The multiplier circuit may include a first input coupled to the output of the Wien bridge oscillator circuit, and a second input, coupled to an output of the integrator, wherein the multiple signals are configured to provide dynamic gain control to the Wien bridge oscillator circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Ronald Beebe, Christopher D. Compton, David Eckerson, Yizhe Liu, Salman Talebi