Patents by Inventor Alexander Smirnov
Alexander Smirnov 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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Publication number: 20230392644Abstract: There is provided a controller for magnetic levitation equipment comprising a plurality of current source modules for connecting to at least one power supply for direct current, DC, and said current source modules comprising current channels for actuating coils of the magnetic levitation equipment, and a controller device connected to the current source modules by a control connection for controlling switching of electric current by the current source modules to the current channels. The current source modules combine discrete components for amplifying and switching electric current to the current channels into a single package. In this way, manufacturing and maintenance of the controller is facilitated, since manufacturing and maintenance may be based on the current source modules instead of discrete components, e.g. gate drivers, IGBTs, power mosfets and diodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2023Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventors: Alexander SMIRNOV, Nikita UZHEGOV
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Publication number: 20230340992Abstract: A control system for controlling a magnetic suspension system includes sensors configured to produce position signals indicative of a position of an object to be magnetically levitated, and a controller configured to control, in accordance with the position signals, electric currents supplied to magnetic actuators of the magnetic suspension system to magnetically levitate the object. The control system includes a computing system configured to maintain and update a computational model of the magnetic suspension system based on identification runs where identification run signals are supplied to the magnetic actuators of the magnetic suspension system and responses to the identification run signals are detected from the sensors and/or the magnetic actuators. The computing system is configured to compare quantities related to the computational model to quantities related to the magnetic suspension system to reveal deviations from the expected operational conditions of the magnetic suspension system.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2021Publication date: October 26, 2023Inventors: Alexander SMIRNOV, Nikita UZHEGOV
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Publication number: 20230308190Abstract: A system and method for authenticating an optical fiber key includes selecting a plurality of at least partially randomized challenge pulse parameters, generating a first optical challenge pulse based on the plurality of at least partially randomized challenge pulse parameters, determining an optical response signal based on a reflected signal of the first optical challenge pulse from the optical fiber key, applying a comparing algorithm the optical response signal and an expected response based on previously recorded optical response signals of the optical fiber key to a reference optical challenge pulse for determining a similarity metric, and authenticating the optical fiber key based on the similarity metric.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2023Publication date: September 28, 2023Applicant: Terra Quantum AGInventors: Ekaterina Zhdanova, Mikhail Vyatkin, Mikhail Yarovikov, Alexander Smirnov, Alexander Gutor, Gordey Lesovik
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Patent number: 11761485Abstract: There is provided a controller for magnetic levitation equipment comprising a plurality of current source modules for connecting to at least one power supply for direct current, DC, and said current source modules comprising current channels for actuating coils of the magnetic levitation equipment, and a controller device connected to the current source modules by a control connection for controlling switching of electric current by the current source modules to the current channels. The current source modules combine discrete components for amplifying and switching electric current to the current channels into a single package. In this way, manufacturing and maintenance of the controller is facilitated, since manufacturing and maintenance may be based on the current source modules instead of discrete components, e.g. gate drivers, IGBTs, power mosfets and diodes.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: SPINDRIVE OYInventors: Alexander Smirnov, Nikita Uzhegov
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Publication number: 20230276564Abstract: A high gradient linear accelerating structure can propagate high frequency waves at a negative harmonic to accelerate low-energy ions. The linear accelerating structure can provide a gradient of 50 MV/m for particles at a ? of between 0.3 and 0.4. The high gradient structure can be a part of a linear accelerator configured to provide an energy range from an ion source to 450 MeV/u for 12C6+ and 250 MeV for protons. The linear accelerator can include one or more of the following sections: a radiofrequency quadrupole (RFQ) accelerator operating at the sub-harmonic of the S-band frequency, a high gradient structure for the energy range from ˜45 MeV/u to ˜450 MeV/u.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2022Publication date: August 31, 2023Inventors: Sergey Kutsaev, Ronald Agustsson, Alexander Smirnov
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Publication number: 20230213061Abstract: There is provided a controller for magnetic levitation equipment comprising a plurality of current source modules for connecting to at least one power supply for direct current, DC, and said current source modules comprising current channels for actuating coils of the magnetic levitation equipment, and a controller device connected to the current source modules by a control connection for controlling switching of electric current by the current source modules to the current channels. The current source modules combine discrete components for amplifying and switching electric current to the current channels into a single package. In this way, manufacturing and maintenance of the controller is facilitated, since manufacturing and maintenance may be based on the current source modules instead of discrete components, e.g. gate drivers, IGBTs, power mosfets and diodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2021Publication date: July 6, 2023Inventors: Alexander SMIRNOV, Nikita UZHEGOV
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Publication number: 20230207176Abstract: A control system for controlling a magnetic suspension system includes controllers each being configured to control one or more of magnetic actuators magnetically levitating an object. One of the controllers is configured to operate as a master controller and other one or ones of the controllers are configured to operate as one or more slave controllers. The master controller is communicatively connected with one or more digital data transfer links to the one or more slave controllers and configured to control operation of the one or more slave controllers. The control system makes it possible to implement a centralized control with separate controllers, and thereby without a need for a controller having a high number of controller current sources.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2021Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Alexander SMIRNOV, Nikita UZHEGOV
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Patent number: 11540382Abstract: A high gradient linear accelerating structure can propagate high frequency waves at a negative harmonic to accelerate low-energy ions. The linear accelerating structure can provide a gradient of 50 MV/m for particles at a ? of between 0.3 and 0.4. The high gradient structure can be a part of a linear accelerator configured to provide an energy range from an ion source to 450 MeV/u for 12C6+ and 250 MeV for protons. The linear accelerator can include one or more of the following sections: a radiofrequency quadrupole (RFQ) accelerator operating at the sub-harmonic of the S-band frequency, a high gradient structure for the energy range from ˜45 MeV/u to ˜450 MeV/u.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2019Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: RadiaBeam Technologies, LLCInventors: Sergey Kutsaev, Ronald Agustsson, Alexander Smirnov
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Publication number: 20200068699Abstract: A high gradient linear accelerating structure can propagate high frequency waves at a negative harmonic to accelerate low-energy ions. The linear accelerating structure can provide a gradient of 50 MV/m for particles at a ? of between 0.3 and 0.4. The high gradient structure can be a part of a linear accelerator configured to provide an energy range from an ion source to 450 MeV/u for 12C6+ and 250 MeV for protons. The linear accelerator can include one or more of the following sections: a radiofrequency quadrupole (RFQ) accelerator operating at the sub-harmonic of the S-band frequency, a high gradient structure for the energy range from ˜45 MeV/u to ˜450 MeV/u.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2019Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Sergey Kutsaev, Ronald Agustsson, Alexander Smirnov
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Patent number: 10437567Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a computer-implemented method for use in an electronic design environment. Embodiments may include defining, using at least one processor, a grammar object system including one or more of objects, elements, values and relationships. Embodiments may include generating a technology grammar binary representation, based upon, at least in part, the grammar object system and receiving a technology ASCII representation. Embodiments may further include parsing at least one of the technology grammar binary representation and the technology ASCII representation to generate a technology binary representation and providing the technology binary representation to at least one of a graphical user interface or a database.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2016Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.Inventors: Li-Chien Ting, Shelly Ann Evans, Serena Chiang Caluya, Alexey Nikolaevich Peskov, Pavel Nikolaevich Migachev, Alexander Smirnov, Oleg Kostyuchenko, David Y. Yang, Roman Vladimirovich Rybalkin
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Patent number: 10106902Abstract: This invention provides an electrolyte salt for use in an electrodeposition process for depositing Zirconium metal on a thin foil substrate. The prior art electrochemical process causes a reaction between a uranium substrate and ZrF4 species in the electrolyte that causes the formation of UFx at the substrate surface that prevents the formation of a dense uniform zirconium coating. This problem is solved by using an electrolyte salt in an electrodeposition process consisting of lithium fluoride (LiF) in a concentration ranging between about 11.5 molar percent and about 61 molar percent and one or more salts selected from the group consisting of sodium fluoride (NaF), potassium fluoride (KF), cesium fluoride (CsF), or cesium chloride (CsCL). Zirconium is added to the electrolyte salt through an addition of zirconium fluoride (ZrF4) in the range of about 1 to about 5 mass percent (w/w %). The Zr coating is of at least 98% pure Zr with a density of at least 98%.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2017Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: Plasma Processes, LLCInventors: Alexander Smirnov, Scott O'Dell, Anatoliy Shchetkovskiy
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Patent number: 9923259Abstract: A device and a method for utilizing the device for radio-frequency (RF) power coupling, particularly a power combiner and/or divider, includes a box shaped casing forming the outside conductor, and connectors for inputting and outputting RF-power, which are electrically connected to at least one center conductor, where the electrical connection between the connectors and the at least one center conductor is a direct electrical and mechanical connection.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2013Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: OOO SIEMENSInventors: Alexey Gudovich, Andrey Krasnov, Konstantin Nikolskiy, Alexander Smirnov
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Patent number: 9871489Abstract: An arrangement and method for radio-frequency (RF) high power generation which compensate for a failed power amplifier module includes at least one power combiner having RF inputs and at least one RF output, and at least two power amplifier modules electrically connected to a respective input by at least one transmission line, and at least one RF switch formed by the at least one transmission line with a complex load electrically connected to the at least one RF switch.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2014Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignees: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, OOO SIEMENSInventors: Evgeny Ivanov, Andrey Krasnov, Alexander Smirnov, Marcus Zerb
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Patent number: 9768745Abstract: A method and arrangement for RF high power generation includes a power combiner having RF inputs and an RF output, and at least two power amplifier modules, respectively electrically connected by a transmission line to an input of the power combiner, wherein a directional coupler is electrically connected to the RF output of the power combiner and every transmission line includes an RF switch, where the Method includes measuring and determining values of the power amplifier modules, storing the values and applying the values as a correction to the input signal of the power amplifier modules.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2013Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: OOO SIEMENSInventors: Evgeny Ivanov, Andrey Krasnov, Konstantin Nikolskiy, Stepan Polikhov, Georgy Sharkov, Alexander Smirnov
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Patent number: 9735457Abstract: An RF power combiner functioning as a higher-order harmonics filter comprises: at least one pair of coaxially arranged disc-shaped metal conductors, at least one of the conductors having a central axial opening to accommodate a waveguide is provided. Facing surfaces of the disk-shaped metal conductors are shaped symmetrically with respect to the plane of symmetry of the disk-shaped metal conductors to form a plurality of consecutive, radially communicating concentric cavities having isosceles trapezoids with different bases in section. The smaller base of each trapezoid disposed closer to the central axis. The number of the concentric cavities is (2 k+1), where K is the number of signal harmonics being filtered.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2013Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignees: OOO SIEMENS, SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Oliver Heid, Timothy Hughes, Stepan Polikhov, Alexander Smirnov
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Publication number: 20170108038Abstract: A control device (101) for controlling a magnetic levitation system includes a controller (103) for controlling one or more voltages directed to one or more windings of the magnetic levitation system on the basis of a deviation of a position of an object (108) to be levitated from a reference position so as to control a resultant magnetic force directed to the object. The controller selects, for each of temporally successive control periods, a control direction so that ability of the resultant magnetic force to decrease the deviation of the position is improved when the resultant magnetic force is changed in the selected control direction. Thereafter, the one or more voltages are selected in accordance with the selected control direction so as to decrease the deviation of the position by changing the resultant magnetic force. Thus, there is no need for nested control loops which are typically challenging to tune.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2015Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventors: Rafal JASTRZEBSKI, Tuomo LINDH, Olli PYRHONEN, Alexander SMIRNOV
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Publication number: 20160336904Abstract: An arrangement and method for radio-frequency (RF) high power generation which compensate for a failed power amplifier module includes at least one power combiner having RF inputs and at least one RF output, and at least two power amplifier modules electrically connected to a respective input by at least one transmission line, and at least one RF switch formed by the at least one transmission line with a complex load electrically connected to the at least one RF switch.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2014Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: Evgeny IVANOV, Andrey KRASNOV, Alexander SMIRNOV, Marcus ZERB
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Publication number: 20160322945Abstract: A method and arrangement for RF high power generation includes a power combiner having RF inputs and an RF output, and at least two power amplifier modules, respectively electrically connected by a transmission line to an input of the power combiner, wherein a directional coupler is electrically connected to the RF output of the power combiner and every transmission line includes an RF switch, where the Method includes measuring and determining values of the power amplifier modules, storing the values and applying the values as a correction to the input signal of the power amplifier modules.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2013Publication date: November 3, 2016Inventors: Evgeny IVANOV, Andrey KRASNOV, Konstantin NIKOLSKIY, Stepan POLIKHOV, Georgy SHARKOV, Alexander SMIRNOV
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Publication number: 20160190672Abstract: A method and an assembly for radio-frequency (RF) power coupling in a rack includes at least one box shaped power combiner and/or divider, connectors for inputting and outputting RF-power, conductors arranged inside the at least one box shaped power combiner and/or divider, electrically connecting the connectors with at least one center conductor, and at least one outside conductor formed as a box shaped casing.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2013Publication date: June 30, 2016Applicant: OOO SiemensInventors: Alexey GUDOVICH, Andrey KRASNOV, Konstantin NIKOLSKIY, Alexander SMIRNOV
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Publication number: 20160181683Abstract: A device and a method for utilizing the device for radio-frequency (RF) power coupling, particularly a power combiner and/or divider, includes a box shaped casing forming the outside conductor, and connectors for inputting and outputting RF-power, which are electrically connected to at least one center conductor, where the electrical connection between the connectors and the at least one center conductor is a direct electrical and mechanical connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2013Publication date: June 23, 2016Inventors: Alexey GUDOVICH, Andrey KRASNOV, Konstantin NIKOLSKIY, Alexander SMIRNOV