Patents Assigned to Ambient Corporation
  • Patent number: 11779878
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for capturing carbon dioxide from a gas stream. The methods and systems can also be used to reduce pollutants from a gas stream. The nozzle alignment of the system avoids droplet collision and merger with a corresponding loss of surface area. The high surface area of the droplets allows for increased efficiency of CO2 capture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Enviro Ambient Corporation
    Inventors: Sanjeev Jolly, Paul Scott
  • Patent number: 11691104
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from an input gas stream (e.g., flue gas from a combustion process). In particular, the system includes a CO2 absorption module that directs supersaturated CO2 process water to a CO2 recovery process. The CO2 recovery process includes a sparging seal vessel, followed by an agitator, followed by a stripper unit, followed by an outgassing tank, and lastly a membrane separator, configured to outgas CO2 from the supersaturated process water and direct the gaseous CO2 into a CO2 collection header.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Enviro Ambient Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Verdouw, Sanjeev Jolly
  • Patent number: 10162818
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for processing a set of communicated signals associated with a set of muscles, such as the muscles near the larynx of the person, or any other muscles the person use to achieve a desired response. The method includes the steps of attaching a single integrated sensor, for example, near the throat of the person proximate to the larynx and detecting an electrical signal through the sensor. The method further includes the steps of extracting features from the detected electrical signal and continuously transforming them into speech sounds without the need for further modulation. The method also includes comparing the extracted features to a set of prototype features and selecting a prototype feature of the set of prototype features providing a smallest relative difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Ambient Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Callahan, Thomas Coleman
  • Patent number: 9772997
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing a set of communicated signals associated with a set of muscles, such as the muscles near the larynx of the person, or any other muscles the person use to achieve a desired response. The method may include attaching a sensor near an area of a user's body associated with speech production, detecting an electrical signal from the user's nervous system through the sensor, and processing the detected electrical signal to provide communication capability for the user. The processing may include extracting a set of features of the detected electrical signal. The extracted set of features may be compared with a set of prototype features. The set of prototype features may correspond to at least one of multiple response classes. The multiple response classes may include an affirmative response class and a negative response class.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Ambient Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Callahan, Thomas Coleman
  • Publication number: 20150207533
    Abstract: Disclosed is a weatherproof bulkhead mount that includes a weatherproof bulkhead housing having a portion sized to pass through a surface of a waterproof, sealed enclosure to an inside space of the enclosure and a portion sized to remain on the surface. The mount has a connector in the housing that provides electrical connection for an active component and is accessible from the outdoor environment, a circuit board in electrical connection with the connector for providing electrical communication between the connector and the inside space, and a removable cap to provide access to the connector when removed and to provide a weatherproof seal for the connector when not removed. Preferably, the “active” component socket is a SIM socket. Preferably, the cap has a push/pull grip, an elastic tether and a tether retaining ring. The tether retaining ring can also function as a weatherproof bulkhead gasket against the weatherproof bulkhead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: Ambient Corporation
    Inventor: Anthony FERRARO
  • Publication number: 20150128254
    Abstract: There is provided a method that includes (a) including in a dataset, data indicative of a time, (b) executing a hash function on the dataset to yield a hash value, and (c) employing the hash value as a password for a user to access a device. There is also provided a method that includes (a) including in a dataset, data indicative of a time, (b) executing a hash function on the dataset to yield a hash value, (c) determining that the hash value matches a password from a user, and (d) granting to the user, access to a device. There are also provided systems that perform the methods and storage devices that contain instructions for causing processors to perform the methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: Ambient Corporation
    Inventors: Ramdas Sitaram Rao, David James Mitton
  • Publication number: 20150081886
    Abstract: There is provided a method of reducing traffic on a data network. The method includes (i) reading an indicator of whether a last attempted communication with a network device was successful, and (ii) performing discovery of the network device at each time specified by a first schedule in response to the indicator indicating that the last attempted communication with the network device was successful, and at each time specified by a second schedule in response to the indicator indicating that the last attempted communication with the network device was not successful. There is also provided a system that performs the method, and a storage device that contains a program that controls a processor to perform the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: AMBIENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: William James Sullivan, Francis Xavier Reichmeyer, David Campbell Taylor, Albert Lamar Phillips
  • Patent number: 8949129
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for processing a set of communicated signals associated with a set of muscles, such as the muscles near the larynx of the person, or any other muscles the person use to achieve a desired response. The method includes the steps of attaching a single integrated sensor, for example, near the throat of the person proximate to the larynx and detecting an electrical signal through the sensor. The method further includes the steps of extracting features from the detected electrical signal and continuously transforming them into speech sounds without the need for further modulation. The method also includes comparing the extracted features to a set of prototype features and selecting a prototype feature of the set of prototype features providing a smallest relative difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Ambient Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Callahan, Thomas Coleman
  • Patent number: 8847826
    Abstract: There is provided a grid node that includes (a) an outer shell made of a non-metal material, (b) an inner shell disposed in the outer shell, and defining a space therebetween, (c) a motherboard in the inner shell, and (d) a multiprotocol antenna array having a connector in communication with the motherboard, where the multiprotocol antenna array is disposed within the space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Ambient Corporation
    Inventors: Ramdas Rao, Erik Merck, Michael Quarella, Aron Viner
  • Publication number: 20140266035
    Abstract: There is provided a system that includes a charger and a portable device. The portable device is coupled to the charger via a coupling capacitance. The charger provides a relatively constant current to the portable device, even for a relatively large variation in the coupling capacitance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Ambient Corporation
    Inventor: Yehuda CERN
  • Publication number: 20140129813
    Abstract: There is provided a product that includes (i) a component, (ii) a storage device that holds a configuration code that indicates that the component is installed in the product, (iii) a processor, and (iv) a memory that contains instructions that are readable by the processor and that control the processor to (a) read the configuration code from the storage device, (b) determine from the configuration code that the component is installed in the product, thus yielding a determination, and (c) execute an operation in response to the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Ambient Corporation
    Inventors: Revathi Appukuttan PILLAI, Willy CHANG, Jeffrey Lawrence HEMSTREET, Ramdas Sitaram RAO
  • Publication number: 20130219279
    Abstract: There is provided a method that includes (a) accessing a data structure that (i) represents a plurality of nodes in an electrical power grid, and (ii) contains data indicative of an event reported by a node in the plurality of nodes, and (b) presenting, on a user interface, an element that represents the plurality of nodes, in aggregate, and indicates an existence of the event. There is also provided a system that performs the method, and a storage medium that contains instructions that cause a processor to execute the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: AMBIENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Francis Xavier Reichmeyer, William James Sullivan, David Campbell Taylor, Ramdas Sitaram Rao
  • Publication number: 20130206944
    Abstract: A bracket is provided that includes a plurality of apertures for mounting the bracket to a variety surfaces and connecting equipment selected by a user. The bracket may include an adjustable supporting arm and a connection box for providing a secure area for input and output devices to the equipment. The bracket may have a configuration that facilitates its mounting on a telephone or utility pole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: AMBIENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Erik S. Merck, Ram Das S. Rao
  • Publication number: 20130006560
    Abstract: The present document discloses several techniques of evaluating parameters relating to noise and excess current on a power line. The techniques are particularly well-suited for characterizing partial discharge, and for identifying a location of a source of the noise or excess current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: AMBIENT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yehuda Cern
  • Patent number: 8251924
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for processing a set of communicated signals associated with a set of muscles, such as the muscles near the larynx of the person, or any other muscles the person use to achieve a desired response. The method includes the steps of attaching a single integrated sensor, for example, near the throat of the person proximate to the larynx and detecting an electrical signal through the sensor. The method further includes the steps of extracting features from the detected electrical signal and continuously transforming them into speech sounds without the need for further modulation. The method also includes comparing the extracted features to a set of prototype features and selecting a prototype feature of the set of prototype features providing a smallest relative difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Ambient Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Callahan, Thomas Coleman
  • Patent number: 8093745
    Abstract: There is provided a method for measuring a parameter of a power frequency current being carried by a power line. The method that includes (a) transducing a power frequency current flowing through a power line, into a power frequency voltage, via an inductive coupler that couples a communications signal from the power line, (b) separating the power frequency voltage from the communications signal, and (c) determining a value of a parameter of the power frequency current from the power frequency voltage. There is also provided a system and an apparatus for measuring the parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Ambient Corporation
    Inventor: Yehuda Cern
  • Patent number: 7864012
    Abstract: There is provided an inductive coupler for coupling a signal to a conductor. The inductive coupler includes (a) a magnetic core having an aperture through which the conductor is routed, (b) a winding wound around a portion of the magnetic core, where the signal is coupled between the winding and the conductor via the magnetic core, and (c) a member that maintains an electrical connection between the magnetic core and the conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Ambient Corporation
    Inventors: Erik Steck Merck, Yehuda Cern
  • Patent number: 7863905
    Abstract: There is provided a method that includes (a) acquiring a first spectral component of a single noise pulse on a power line, and a second spectral component of the single noise pulse, (b) determining that the single noise pulse is synchronous with a power voltage on the power line, (c) determining a first magnitude of the first spectral component, (d) determining a second magnitude of the second spectral component, and (e) determining a condition of the power line from the first and second magnitudes. There is also provided a system that employs the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Ambient Corporation
    Inventor: Yehuda Cern
  • Patent number: 7859378
    Abstract: There is provided an inductive coupler. The inductive coupler includes (a) a housing having an aperture that extends lengthwise through the housing, a gap that extends lengthwise along a side of the housing, and a flexible region that enables the gap to be opened or closed, wherein the gap, when opened, permits the inductive coupler to be installed on a conductor by having the conductor routed through the aperture. The inductive coupler also includes (b) a magnetic core; and (c) a winding wound around a portion of the magnetic core. The magnetic core and the winding are secured to the housing such that a position of the magnetic core and a position of the winding are maintained relative to one another. The inductive coupler, when installed on the conductor, couples a signal between the conductor and the winding via the magnetic core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Ambient Corporation
    Inventors: Erik S. Merck, Ram Das S. Rao, David Goldblatt, Kokou A. Amefia
  • Publication number: 20090278645
    Abstract: There is provided an inductive coupler for coupling a signal to a conductor. The inductive coupler includes (a) a magnetic core having an aperture through which the conductor is routed, (b) a winding wound around a portion of the magnetic core, where the signal is coupled between the winding and the conductor via the magnetic core, and (c) a member that maintains an electrical connection between the magnetic core and the conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2006
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: Ambient Corporation
    Inventors: Erik Steck Merck, Yehuda Cern