Patents Assigned to Kinetic Technology, Inc.
  • Patent number: 9742390
    Abstract: A switch-mode DC converter configured to generate a converted voltage from an input voltage is provided. The switch-mode DC converter includes an inductor configured to store energy, and a switch coupled with the inductor at a switching node, wherein the switch is configurable to be turned on or off to control the discharging of the energy stored at the inductor to an output node of the converter, wherein the output node is configured to provide the converted voltage. The switch-mode DC converter also includes a circuit configured to control a timing of turning-off of the switch based on a voltage difference between the switch, wherein a measurement of the voltage difference is adjusted based on a voltage at the switching node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: KINETIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Brian North
  • Publication number: 20150364998
    Abstract: A switch-mode DC converter configured to generate a converted voltage from an input voltage is provided. The switch-mode DC converter includes an inductor configured to store energy, and a switch coupled with the inductor at a switching node, wherein the switch is configurable to be turned on or off to control the discharging of the energy stored at the inductor to an output node of the converter, wherein the output node is configured to provide the converted voltage. The switch-mode DC converter also includes a circuit configured to control a timing of turning-off of the switch based on a voltage difference between the switch, wherein a measurement of the voltage difference is adjusted based on a voltage at the switching node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicant: KINETIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Brian NORTH
  • Patent number: 8482216
    Abstract: A digital control mechanism is provided to maintain current matching of a plurality of LED devices where the conventional supply voltage may be insufficient to achieve the threshold working current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Kinetic Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian B. North
  • Patent number: 5105779
    Abstract: A combustion engine is provided having a cylinder blanking system. The cylinders are deactived according to turbo-pressure and engine RPM. Specifically, when low load conditions exist for a predetermined period of time, fuel is cut off from some of the cylinders. The system may be manually overriden.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1992
    Assignee: Kinetic Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Larry L. Thompson
  • Patent number: 4984127
    Abstract: A control system for a chiropractic adjustment instrument comprising a microprocessor programmable to control various parameters of an adjustor head to be driven against the spinal vertebrate of a patient. A solenoid is associated with the adjustor head which is energized by a capacitor. The capacitor is charged by a charging circuit to the programmed voltage level. The pressure of the adjustor head against the patient is sensed and when the pressure reaches a predetermined level, the capacitor is discharged to the solenoid to drive the adjustor head against the spinal vertebrate of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 8, 1991
    Assignee: Kinetic Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph M. Evans, E. Rex Moore, James B. Sullivan
  • Patent number: 4841955
    Abstract: A chiropractic adjustor for applying an adjustment energy to a patient through a plunger having a resilient or cushioned head with the energy applied to the plunger being supplied by a solenoid assembly capable of producing an adjustable and reproducible energy or force that is transferred from the solenoid to the cushioned plunger thereby providing a chiropractic adjustor that is solenoid operated and capable of providing precisely reproducible energy settings over a wide range and the capability of providing a reproducible energy level and a reproducible contact energy or force between the adjustor and patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1989
    Assignee: Kinetic Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph M. Evans, E. Rex Moore