Patents by Inventor Alan Bowens
Alan Bowens 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: 11971127Abstract: A flow splitter may include an inlet, at least two outlets, and an internal vane comprising a first end corresponding to the inlet and a second end corresponding to the at least two outlets, wherein the internal vane is configured to turn, between the first end and the second end, an internal flowing fluid from 0 degrees to a degree between about 60 degrees and 150 degrees. Methods of dividing fluid flow are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: CUMMINS INC.Inventors: George Martin Tolhurst, Alan C. Anderson, John Robert Andras, Jonathan Bowen Wickliff
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Publication number: 20160119767Abstract: A system for providing centralized connected vehicle services includes a vehicle communicating through a communications device that is a wireless access device embedded within the vehicle and/or a mobile wireless access device, the communications device transmitting at least one of language data from the vehicle indicating a language spoken by a customer within the vehicle and a voice call from the wireless access device. A central call center is communicatively connected to at least one of the vehicle and the wireless access device. A central computer server is co-located with the central call center, communicatively connected to the central call center, facilitates the voice call with the wireless access device, and automatically routes the voice call to the central call center. The central call center automatically plays a recorded message through the central computer server to the wireless access device in the language of the customer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2015Publication date: April 28, 2016Inventors: Peter Paul Polit, Tod Farrell, Blake Alan Bowen, Dennie Bengt-Ake Danielsson, James A. Cady
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Patent number: 9122947Abstract: A state machine gesture recognition algorithm for interpreting streams of coordinates received from a touch sensor. The gesture recognition code can be written in a high level language such as C and then compiled and embedded in a microcontroller chip, or CPU chip as desired. The gesture recognition code can be loaded into the same chip that interprets the touch signals from the touch sensor and generates the time series data, e.g. a microcontroller, or other programmable logic device such as a field programmable gate array.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2013Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: Atmel CorporationInventor: Alan Bowens
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Publication number: 20130335358Abstract: A state machine gesture recognition algorithm for interpreting streams of coordinates received from a touch sensor. The gesture recognition code can be written in a high level language such as C and then compiled and embedded in a microcontroller chip, or CPU chip as desired. The gesture recognition code can be loaded into the same chip that interprets the touch signals from the touch sensor and generates the time series data, e.g. a microcontroller, or other programmable logic device such as a field programmable gate array.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2013Publication date: December 19, 2013Inventor: Alan Bowens
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Patent number: 8526767Abstract: A state machine gesture recognition algorithm for interpreting streams of coordinates received from a touch sensor. The gesture recognition code can be written in a high level language such as C and then compiled and embedded in a microcontroller chip, or CPU chip as desired. The gesture recognition code can be loaded into the same chip that interprets the touch signals from the touch sensor and generates the time series data, e.g. a microcontroller, or other programmable logic device such as a field programmable gate array.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2008Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: Atmel CorporationInventor: Alan Bowens
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Patent number: 7986152Abstract: In one embodiment, a sensor includes a substrate; multiple interconnected sense elements arranged in a first direction on a surface of the substrate; and first interconnected drive elements arranged on a surface of the substrate in the first direction. Each respective one of the first interconnected drive elements are located adjacent to and between respective ones of the sense elements to form first sets of sense and drive elements alternating in the first direction. The sensor also includes second interconnected drive elements arranged on a surface of the substrate in a second direction. Each respective one of the second interconnected drive elements are located between respective ones of the sense elements to form second sets of sense and drive elements alternating in the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2010Date of Patent: July 26, 2011Assignee: Atmel CorporationInventors: Harald Philipp, Samuel Brunet, Matthew Trend, Alan Bowens
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Publication number: 20110022351Abstract: A sensor for determining a position for an adjacent object in two dimensions is described. The sensor comprises a substrate with a sensitive area defined by a pattern of electrodes, wherein the pattern of electrodes includes a first group of drive elements interconnected to form a plurality of row electrodes extending along a first direction, a second group of drive elements interconnected to form a plurality of column electrodes extending along a second direction, and a group of sense elements interconnected to form a sense electrode extending along both the first and second directions. The sensor further comprises a controller comprising a drive unit for applying drive signals to the row and column electrodes, and a sense unit for measuring sense signals representing a degree of coupling of the drive signals applied to the row and column electrodes to the sense electrode. Thus a 2D position sensor requiring only a single sense channel is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2010Publication date: January 27, 2011Applicant: ATMEL UKInventors: Harald Philipp, Samuel Brunet, Matthew Trend, Alan Bowens
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Patent number: 7821274Abstract: A sensor includes a substrate with a sensitive area defined by a pattern of electrodes. The pattern of electrodes includes a first group of drive elements interconnected to form a plurality of row electrodes extending along a first direction, a second group of drive elements interconnected to form a plurality of column electrodes extending along a second direction, and a group of sense elements interconnected to form a sense electrode extending along both the first and second directions. The sensor may be coupled to a controller that includes a drive unit for applying drive signals to the row and column electrodes, and a sense unit for measuring sense signals representing a degree of coupling of the drive signals applied to the row and column electrodes to the sense electrode.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2008Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignee: Atmel CorporationInventors: Harald Philipp, Samuel Brunet, Matthew Trend, Alan Bowens
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Publication number: 20090273571Abstract: A state machine gesture recognition algorithm for interpreting streams of coordinates received from a touch sensor. The gesture recognition code can be written in a high level language such as C and then compiled and embedded in a microcontroller chip, or CPU chip as desired. The gesture recognition code can be loaded into the same chip that interprets the touch signals from the touch sensor and generates the time series data, e.g. a microcontroller, or other programmable logic device such as a field programmable gate array.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2008Publication date: November 5, 2009Inventor: Alan Bowens