Patents by Inventor Adam J. MONKOWSKI
Adam J. MONKOWSKI 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).
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Patent number: 11442544Abstract: A force transducer for an electronic device can be operated in a drive mode and a sense mode simultaneously. In particular, the force transducer can provide haptic output while simultaneously receiving force input from a user. The force transducer is primarily defined by a monolithic piezoelectric body, a ground electrode, a drive electrode, and a sense electrode. The ground electrode and the drive electrode each include multiple electrically-electrically conductive sheets that extend into the monolithic body; the electrically conductive sheets of the ground electrode and the drive electrode are interdigitally engaged. The sense electrode of the force transducer is typically disposed on an exterior surface of the monolithic body.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2018Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Joseph C. Doll, Pavan O. Gupta, Teera Songatikamas, Adam J. Monkowski
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Publication number: 20180314331Abstract: A force transducer for an electronic device can be operated in a drive mode and a sense mode simultaneously. In particular, the force transducer can provide haptic output while simultaneously receiving force input from a user. The force transducer is primarily defined by a monolithic piezoelectric body, a ground electrode, a drive electrode, and a sense electrode. The ground electrode and the drive electrode each include multiple electrically-electrically conductive sheets that extend into the monolithic body; the electrically conductive sheets of the ground electrode and the drive electrode are interdigitally engaged. The sense electrode of the force transducer is typically disposed on an exterior surface of the monolithic body.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2018Publication date: November 1, 2018Inventors: Joseph C. Doll, Pavan O. Gupta, Teera Songatikamas, Adam J. Monkowski
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Patent number: 9983595Abstract: A method and apparatus for self-calibrating control of gas flow. The gas flow rate is initially set by controlling, to a high degree of precision, the amount of opening of a flow restriction, where the design of the apparatus containing the flow restriction lends itself to achieving high precision. The gas flow rate is then measured by a pressure rate-of-drop upstream of the flow restriction, and the amount of flow restriction opening is adjusted, if need be, to obtain exactly the desired flow.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2016Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: PIVOTAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Adam J. Monkowski, Jialing Chen, Tao Ding, Joseph R. Monkowski
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Patent number: 9949390Abstract: An electronic device may include a device housing and a display carried by the device housing. The electronic device may also include an actuator carried between the device housing and the display. The actuator may include an actuator body having an actuator bottom and a sidewall extending upwardly therefrom, a first guide member carried by the actuator bottom and spaced inwardly from adjacent portions of the sidewall to define a channel, and at least one coil carried by the sidewall. The actuator may also include a magnet being moveable within the channel and an actuator top coupled to the magnet and that includes a second guide member cooperating with the first guide member. The electronic device may also include a controller configured to drive the at least one coil to relatively move the actuator bottom and actuator top to thereby deform the display.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2017Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Joseph C. Doll, Teera Songatikamas, Adam J. Monkowski, Pavan O. Gupta
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Patent number: 9904297Abstract: A method and apparatus for self-calibrating control of gas flow. The gas flow rate is initially set by controlling, to a high degree of precision, the amount of opening of a flow restriction, where the design of the apparatus containing the flow restriction lends itself to achieving high precision. The gas flow rate is then measured by a pressure rate-of-drop upstream of the flow restriction, and the amount of flow restriction opening is adjusted, if need be, to obtain exactly the desired flow.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2014Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: PIVOTAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Adam J. Monkowski, Jialing Chen, Tao Ding, Joseph R. Monkowski
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Publication number: 20170052546Abstract: A method and apparatus for self-calibrating control of gas flow. The gas flow rate is initially set by controlling, to a high degree of precision, the amount of opening of a flow restriction, where the design of the apparatus containing the flow restriction lends itself to achieving high precision. The gas flow rate is then measured by a pressure rate-of-drop upstream of the flow restriction, and the amount of flow restriction opening is adjusted, if need be, to obtain exactly the desired flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2016Publication date: February 23, 2017Inventors: Adam J. Monkowski, Jialing Chen, Tao Ding, Joseph R. Monkowski
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Patent number: 9523435Abstract: A method and apparatus for self-calibrating control of gas flow. The gas flow rate is initially set by controlling, to a high degree of precision, the amount of opening of a flow restriction, where the design of the apparatus containing the flow restriction lends itself to achieving high precision. The gas flow rate is then measured by a pressure rate-of-drop upstream of the flow restriction, and the amount of flow restriction opening is adjusted, if need be, to obtain exactly the desired flow.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2014Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: PIVOTAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Adam J. Monkowski, Jialing Chen, Tao Ding, Joseph R. Monkowski
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Patent number: 9400004Abstract: An apparatus to measure the transient response of a mass flow controller (MFC). The size of a variable orifice, upstream of the MFC, is controlled such that the pressure between the orifice and the MFC is held constant during the entire time that the MFC is going through its transient response. The known relationship between the size of the orifice and the flow through it allows a determination of the transient response of the MFC.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2011Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: PIVOTAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Joseph R. Monkowski, Adam J. Monkowski, Jialing Chen, Tao Ding
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Publication number: 20140367596Abstract: A method and apparatus for self-calibrating control of gas flow. The gas flow rate is initially set by controlling, to a high degree of precision, the amount of opening of a flow restriction, where the design of the apparatus containing the flow restriction lends itself to achieving high precision. The gas flow rate is then measured by a pressure rate-of-drop upstream of the flow restriction, and the amount of flow restriction opening is adjusted, if need be, to obtain exactly the desired flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2014Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventors: Adam J. Monkowski, James MacAllen Chalmers, Jialing Chen, Tao Ding, Joseph R. Monkowski
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Publication number: 20140366952Abstract: A method and apparatus for self-calibrating control of gas flow. The gas flow rate is initially set by controlling, to a high degree of precision, the amount of opening of a flow restriction, where the design of the apparatus containing the flow restriction lends itself to achieving high precision. The gas flow rate is then measured by a pressure rate-of-drop upstream of the flow restriction, and the amount of flow restriction opening is adjusted, if need be, to obtain exactly the desired flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2014Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventors: Adam J. Monkowski, James MacAllen Chalmers, Jialing Chen, Tao Ding, Joseph R. Monkowski
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Publication number: 20120132291Abstract: An apparatus to measure the transient response of a mass flow controller (MFC). The size of a variable orifice, upstream of the MFC, is controlled such that the pressure between the orifice and the MFC is held constant during the entire time that the MFC is going through its transient response. The known relationship between the size of the orifice and the flow through it allows a determination of the transient response of the MFC.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2011Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicant: Pivotal Systems CorporationInventors: Joseph R. MONKOWSKI, Adam J. MONKOWSKI, Jialing CHEN, Tao DING
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Publication number: 20110108126Abstract: A method and apparatus for self-calibrating control of gas flow. The gas flow rate is initially set by controlling, to a high degree of precision, the amount of opening of a flow restriction, where the design of the apparatus containing the flow restriction lends itself to achieving high precision. The gas flow rate is then measured by a pressure rate-of-drop upstream of the flow restriction, and the amount of flow restriction opening is adjusted, if need be, to obtain exactly the desired flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2010Publication date: May 12, 2011Applicant: Pivotal Systems CorporationInventors: Adam J. MONKOWSKI, James MacAllen Chalmers, Jialing Chen, Tao Ding, Joseph R. Monkowski