Patents by Inventor Andrew Kiernan

Andrew Kiernan 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).

  • Adaptive electrode arrangement in a capacitive sense array
    Patent number: 11681380
    Abstract: This application is directed to a capacitive sense array including a two-dimensional array of capacitive sense elements. Each capacitive sense element is formed by a respective intersection of (i) a respective row electrode in a first electrode layer and (ii) a respective column electrode in a second electrode layer. Each column of the capacitive sense elements includes two or more interdigitated column electrodes. Each row electrode forms two or more rows of capacitive sense elements at intersections with the column electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: PARADE TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Andrew Kiernan, Frederick Jaccard, Pete Vavaroutsos
  • Wind turbine curtailment control for volant animals
    Patent number: 10794363
    Abstract: A system can include a data server that calculates a risk level of each of a plurality of wind turbines at a turbine site based at least in part on a base risk level and mortality data that characterizes a mortality of a volant animal caused by a given wind turbine of the plurality of wind turbines. The system can also include a turbine monitor server that stores the risk level of each wind turbine in a database and generates a graphical dashboard based on data in the database. The system can further include a turbine site control server that retrieves data from the database and sets cut-in speed of each of the plurality of wind turbines based on the data retrieved from the database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: INVENTUS HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Amanda A. Beatrice, Julie Sangiovanni Rice, Daniel J. Shrader, Jr., Santosh Kanthety, Janine Bacquie, Christian Andrew Kiernan
  • ADAPTIVE ELECTRODE ARRANGEMENT IN A CAPACITIVE SENSE ARRAY
    Publication number: 20190064969
    Abstract: This application is directed to a capacitive sense array including a two-dimensional array of capacitive sense elements. Each capacitive sense element is formed by a respective intersection of (i) a respective row electrode in a first electrode layer and (ii) a respective column electrode in a second electrode layer. Each column of the capacitive sense elements includes two or more interdigitated column electrodes. Each row electrode forms two or more rows of capacitive sense elements at intersections with the column electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew Kiernan, Fred Jaccard, Pete Vavaroutsos
  • WIND TURBINE CURTAILMENT CONTROL FOR VOLANT ANIMALS
    Publication number: 20180230967
    Abstract: A system can include a data server that calculates a risk level of each of a plurality of wind turbines at a turbine site based at least in part on a base risk level and mortality data that characterizes a mortality of a volant animal caused by a given wind turbine of the plurality of wind turbines. The system can also include a turbine monitor server that stores the risk level of each wind turbine in a database and generates a graphical dashboard based on data in the database. The system can further include a turbine site control server that retrieves data from the database and sets cut-in speed of each of the plurality of wind turbines based on the data retrieved from the database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: INVENTUS HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: AMANDA A. BEATRICE, JULIE SANGIOVANNI RICE, DANIEL J. SHRADER, JR., SANTOSH KANTHETY, JANINE BACQUIE, CHRISTIAN ANDREW KIERNAN