Patents Assigned to Resonant Systems
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Patent number: 12212259Abstract: The current document is directed to various types of oscillating resonant modules (“ORMs”), including linear-resonant vibration modules, that can be incorporated in a wide variety of appliances, devices, and systems to provide vibrational forces. The vibrational forces are produced ley back-and-forth oscillation of a weight or member along a path, generally a segment of a space curve. A controller controls each of one or more ORMs to produce driving oscillations according to a control curve or control pattern for the ORM that specifies the frequency of the driving oscillations with respect to time. The driving oscillations, in turn, elicit a desired vibration response in the device, appliance, or system in which the one or more ORMs are included. The desired vibration response is achieved by selecting and scaling control patterns in view of known resonance frequencies of the device, appliance, or system.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2023Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: Resonant Systems, Inc.Inventors: Robin Elenga, Dan Knodle, Brian Pepin
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Publication number: 20240280437Abstract: An event monitoring sensor apparatus for detecting vibration signals emitted from a machine. In one aspect, the apparatus includes a housing, an inner chamber within the housing, a sensor at a first position of the inner chamber, and an electrical connection that electrically connects to the sensor. The apparatus further includes an attachment mechanism at least partially enclosed within the inner chamber and located at a second position of the inner chamber. In some examples, the attachment mechanism is removably attachable to a machine to seal the inner chamber from external noise.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2024Publication date: August 22, 2024Applicant: Resonance Systems, Inc.Inventors: Richard Paul Beam, Edward B. Flanagan
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Patent number: 12059709Abstract: An actuator includes a housing, a moving element and two springs connected between the housing and the moving element such that one of the two springs crosses the other of the two rotor springs without contacting the other of the two springs. A drive component causes the moving element to move.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2022Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignee: Resonant Systems, Inc.Inventors: Robin Elenga, Dan Knodle, Steven Combest, Liam O'Brien, Dave Beecher, Christopher Howard
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Patent number: 11837983Abstract: The current document is directed to various types of oscillating resonant modules (“ORMs”), including linear-resonant vibration modules, that can be incorporated in a wide variety of appliances, devices, and systems to provide vibrational forces. The vibrational forces are produced by back-and-forth oscillation of a weight or member along a path, generally a segment of a space curve. A controller controls each of one or more ORMs to produce driving oscillations according to a control curve or control pattern for the ORM that specifies the frequency of the driving oscillations with respect to time. The driving oscillations, in turn, elicit a desired vibration response in the device, appliance, or system in which the one or more ORMs are included. The desired vibration response is achieved by selecting and scaling control patterns in view of known resonance frequencies of the device, appliance, or system.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Resonant Systems, Inc.Inventors: Robin Elenga, Dan Knodle, Brian Pepin
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Patent number: 11446701Abstract: The current document is directed to non-linear haptic actuators that use a rotor, rotor-suspension, and spring subsystem to efficiently generate vibrational forces in various types of devices and appliances in which the non-linear haptic actuators are incorporated. Non-linear haptic actuators can be designed and manufactured to be more space efficient than unbalanced-electric-motor and linear-resonant vibration modules and, because most of the frictional forces produced in unbalanced-electric-motor and linear-resonant vibration modules are eliminated from non-linear haptic actuators, non-linear haptic actuators are generally more power efficient and robust than unbalanced-electric-motor and linear-resonant vibration modules.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2020Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Resonant Systems, Inc.Inventors: Robin Elenga, Dan Knodle, Steven Combest, Liam O'Brien, Dave Beecher, Christopher Howard
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Publication number: 20200274475Abstract: The current document is directed to various types of oscillating resonant modules (“ORMs”), including linear-resonant vibration modules, that can be incorporated in a wide variety of appliances, devices, and systems to provide vibrational forces. The vibrational forces are produced by back-and-forth oscillation of a weight or member along a path, generally a segment of a space curve. A controller controls each of one or more ORMs to produce driving oscillations according to a control curve or control pattern for the ORM that specifies the frequency of the driving oscillations with respect to time. The driving oscillations, in turn, elicit a desired vibration response in the device, appliance, or system in which the one or more ORMs are included. The desired vibration response is achieved by selecting and scaling control patterns in view of known resonance frequencies of the device, appliance, or system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: Resonant Systems, Inc.Inventors: Robin Elenga, Dan Knodle, Brian Pepin
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Patent number: 9941830Abstract: The current application is directed to various types of linear vibrational modules, including linear-resonant vibration modules that can be incorporated in a wide variety of appliances, devices, and systems to provide vibrational forces. The vibrational forces are produced by linear oscillation of a weight or member, in turn produced by rapidly alternating the polarity of one or more driving electromagnets. Feedback control is used to maintain the vibrational frequency of linear-resonant vibration module at or near the resonant frequency for the linear-resonant vibration module. Both linear vibration modules and linear-resonant vibration modules can be designed to produce vibrational amplitude/frequency combinations throughout a large region of amplitude/frequency space.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2016Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: Resonant Systems, Inc.Inventors: Robin Elenga, Brian Marc Pepin, Glen Tompkins
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Patent number: 9768674Abstract: The present document discloses motors and motor components that are constructed on a planar substrate. In some implementations, the planar substrate is made from rigid or semi-rigid sheet material, such as a printed circuit board (“PCB”). One or more coils are formed using spiral-shaped conductive traces that overlay the front and/or back surfaces of the substrate. In one implementation, a plurality of alternating right-hand and left-hand spiral-shaped conductive traces are separated by insulating layers, and connected with conductive vias to form inductive coils. Alternative coil-configurations include single-drive counter-wound coils and coils having a central ferrous or magnetic core.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2014Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Resonant Systems, Inc.Inventors: Robin Elenga, Brian Pepin, Dan Knodle
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Publication number: 20160301346Abstract: The current application is directed to various types of linear vibrational modules, including linear-resonant vibration modules that can be incorporated in a wide variety of appliances, devices, and systems to provide vibrational forces. The vibrational forces are produced by linear oscillation of a weight or member, in turn produced by rapidly alternating the polarity of one or more driving electromagnets. Feedback control is used to maintain the vibrational frequency of linear-resonant vibration module at or near the resonant frequency for the linear-resonant vibration module. Both linear vibration modules and linear-resonant vibration modules can be designed to produce vibrational amplitude/frequency combinations throughout a large region of amplitude/frequency space.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2016Publication date: October 13, 2016Applicant: Resonant Systems, Inc.Inventors: Robin Elenga, Brian Marc Pepin, Glen Tompkins
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Patent number: 9369081Abstract: The current application is directed to various types of linear vibrational modules, including linear-resonant vibration modules, that can be incorporated in a wide variety of appliances, devices, and systems to provide vibrational forces. The vibrational forces are produced by linear oscillation of a weight or member, in turn produced by rapidly alternating the polarity of one or more driving electromagnets. Feedback control is used to maintain the vibrational frequency of linear-resonant vibration module at or near the resonant frequency for the linear-resonant vibration module. Both linear vibration modules and linear-resonant vibration modules can be designed to produce vibrational amplitude/frequency combinations throughout a large region of amplitude/frequency space.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2014Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: Resonant Systems, Inc.Inventors: Robin Elenga, Brian Marc Pepin, Glen Tompkins
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Publication number: 20140361714Abstract: The current application is directed to various types of linear vibrational modules, including linear-resonant vibration modules, that can be incorporated in a wide variety of appliances, devices, and systems to provide vibrational forces. The vibrational forces are produced by linear oscillation of a weight or member, in turn produced by rapidly alternating the polarity of one or more driving electromagnets. Feedback control is used to maintain the vibrational frequency of linear-resonant vibration module at or near the resonant frequency for the linear-resonant vibration module. Both linear vibration modules and linear-resonant vibration modules can be designed to produce vibrational amplitude/frequency combinations throughout a large region of amplitude/frequency space.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2014Publication date: December 11, 2014Applicant: Resonant Systems, Inc.Inventors: Robin Elenga, Brian Marc Pepin, Glen Tompkins
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Patent number: 8860337Abstract: The current application is directed to various types of linear vibrational modules, including linear-resonant vibration modules, that can be incorporated in a wide variety of appliances, devices, and systems to provide vibrational forces. The vibrational forces are produced by linear oscillation of a weight or member, in turn produced by rapidly alternating the polarity of one or more driving electromagnets. Feedback control is used to maintain the vibrational frequency of linear-resonant vibration module at or near the resonant frequency for the linear-resonant vibration module. Both linear vibration modules and linear-resonant vibration modules can be designed to produce vibrational amplitude/frequency combinations throughout a large region of amplitude/frequency space.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2012Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Resonant Systems, Inc.Inventors: Robin Elenga, Brian Marc Pepin, Glen Tompkins
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Publication number: 20140018713Abstract: The current disclosure is directed to personal vibration appliances, operated either by battery power or wall power, that incorporate a linear-vibration module to generate vibration with frequencies below 40 Hz, between 40 Hz and 110 Hz, and above 110 Hz with forces up to and beyond 15 g. In certain implementations, the frequency and force of vibration may be independently controlled. In certain implementations, the vibrational frequency and/or vibrational power may be correlated to various additional signals, both internal and external, including audio sound signals, light signals, and audiovisual signals. In certain implementations, the vibration appliance features an interchangeable massage piston with interchangeable massage tips and other accessories. Finally, operational characteristics of the personal vibration appliances may be modified by various types of sensor and other feedback signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2013Publication date: January 16, 2014Applicant: Resonant Systems, Inc.Inventors: Robin Elenga, Brian Pepin, Glen Tompkins
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Patent number: 4302112Abstract: A process and an apparatus wherein the liquid to be homogenized or emulsified with the use of little energy relative to the amount of liquid is fed into an ultrasonic chamber (1) in which it is caused to flow as a thin layer across one or more ultrasonic generator surfaces (6), the liquid flow thus treated being admixed continuously with the remaining portion of the liquid within the chamber, finished homogenized/emulsified liquid being simultaneously carried past an ultrasonic generator surface (6) and discharged from the chamber (1).Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 1979Date of Patent: November 24, 1981Assignee: Reson System ApSInventor: Per R. Steenstrup
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Patent number: D731667Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2014Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: Resonant SystemsInventors: Robin Elenga, Josh Buesseler