Patents by Inventor Sean Pruden

Sean Pruden 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: 20110127090
    Abstract: In general, the disclosure is directed to techniques for sensing the weight of a load object passing over a measurement surface. In some examples, a weigh-in motion (WIM) sensor is provided that includes a first beam that exhibits a linear elastance function, and a second beam that exhibits a nonlinear elastance function. In additional examples, the WIM sensor may include a measurement circuit configured to generate information corresponding to a weight of the load object, a wireless transmission circuit configured to transmit the information to a receiving station, and an energy harvesting circuit configured to harvest an amount of energy from vehicle vibrations. The energy harvested may be sufficient to power the wireless transmission circuit. In further examples, a WIM system is provided that includes a sequence of sensors. Information from the sequence of sensors may be used to remove noise in the raw data due to vehicle vibration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Inventors: Krishna Vijayaraghavan, Sean Pruden, Rajesh Rajamani