Patents by Inventor Andrew P. Bonifas
Andrew P. Bonifas 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: 11793422Abstract: A system includes a respirator, a sensor including a sensing element, and a reader configured to be in wireless communication with the sensor. The sensor is positioned substantially within an interior gas space of the respirator.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2018Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Richard C. Webb, Andrew S. Viner, Nicholas G. Amell, Andrew P. Bonifas, Neal A. Rakow
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Patent number: 11534632Abstract: A method of fit testing includes providing a respirator; providing a sensor having a sensing element removably positioned substantially within an interior gas space of the respirator; providing a reader configured to be in wireless communication with the sensor; positioning the respirator over a mouth and a nose of a user while the sensor is positioned substantially within an interior gas space of the respirator; and observing respirator fit assessment data communicated from the sensor to the reader.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2018Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Andrew S. Viner, Richard C. Webb, Nicholas G. Amell, Jessica L. T. Hauge, David R. Stein, Andrew P. Bonifas, Neal A. Rakow, Caroline M. Ylitalo, Joseph P. Kronzer, Claire R. Donoghue, Christopher P. Henderson
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Patent number: 11474020Abstract: A sensing element includes a substrate including an electrically non-conductive surface, at least one high surface energy region, and an electrode pair structure disposed on the electrically non-conductive surface. The electrode pair structure includes at least one pair of electrodes having a gap therebetween. At least one of the electrodes is at least partially within the at least one high surface energy region. The sensing element is configured to sense fluid-soluble particulate matter.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2018Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Richard C. Webb, Andrew S. Viner, Deepti Gopalakrishnan, Andrew P. Bonifas, Adam J. Mueler, Moses M. David, James P. Endle, Nicholas G. Amell
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Patent number: 11423279Abstract: Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags are described that include a substrate, an antenna disposed on a major surface of the substrate, an integrated circuit (IC) disposed on a major surface of the substrate, and one or more stand-alone capacitors disposed on a major surface of the substrate. The antenna may have a length less than about 2 meters between first and second ends of the antenna. The integrated circuit may have an effective capacitance less than about 1000 pF and the one or more stand-alone capacitors may have an equivalent capacitance greater than 500 pF and may be connected in parallel with the antenna and the IC.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2016Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Ronald D. Jesme, Andrew P. Bonifas, Nicholas T. Gabriel, Christian Weinmann
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Patent number: 11346723Abstract: At least some aspects of the present disclosure feature a mobile sensing system comprising a sensing device for measuring a thermal property of an object, comprising an RF circuit and an antenna electronically coupled to the RF circuit, a sensor electronically coupled to the RF circuit, and a thermal source thermally coupled to the sensor and electronically coupled to the RF circuit, a mobile device having a processor, an RF reader connected to or integrated with the mobile device, wherein the RF reader is configured to interrogate the sensing device; wherein the sensing device receives power when the RF reader interrogates the sensing device and provides at least a portion of the power to the thermal source.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Andrew P. Bonifas, Nicholas T. Gabriel, Ronald D. Jesme
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Patent number: 11324113Abstract: Electrical conductors are disclosed. More particularly, undulating electrical conductors are disclosed. Certain disclosed electrical conductors may be suitable to be disposed on flexible or stretchable substrates.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2020Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Nicholas T. Gabriel, Ronald D. Jesme, Andrew J. Ouderkirk, Ravi Palaniswamy, Andrew P. Bonifas, Alejandro Aldrin A. Narag, II, Robert M. Jennings, Robin E. Gorrell
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Patent number: 11250177Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for optimally determining sensor or infrastructure placement in a fluid network, for determining an anomaly of interest in the fluid network, and for determining sensor coverage in a fluid network, which are based on a model of the fluid network represented by a directed graph.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2017Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Jennifer F. Schumacher, Saber Taghaeeyan, Ronald D. Jesme, Andrew P. Bonifas, Nicholas G. Amell, Brock A. Hable, Golshan Golnari
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Patent number: 11200352Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for optimally determining sensor or infrastructure placement in a fluid network, for determining an anomaly of interest in the fluid network, and for determining sensor coverage in a fluid network, which are based on a model of the fluid network represented by a directed graph.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2017Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Jennifer F. Schumacher, Saber Taghvaeeyan, Ronald D. Jesme, Andrew P. Bonifas, Nicholas G. Amell, Brock A. Hable, Golshan Golnari
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Publication number: 20210201102Abstract: Flexible, stretchable RFID tags are formed by a pocket that is formed from one or more substrates and layers of adhesive, and an electronic circuit that is located within this pocket. The RFID tags can include a stretchable substrate and an electronic circuit attached to the stretchable substrate by one or a finite number of discrete spaced apart attachment locations. When the pocket is formed by relatively thick adhesive layers adhering together one or more flexible substrates to form an internal cavity, the electronic circuit is located within this cavity and either is not adhered to any of the substrates of the cavity, and is free to move about within the cavity, or the electronic circuit can be attached to a substrate by a thin layer of adhesive.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2021Publication date: July 1, 2021Inventors: Nicholas T. Gabriel, Ronald D. Jesme, Andrew P. Bonifas, Dylan T. Cosgrove, John P. Baetzold
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Patent number: 11002630Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for determining sensor or infrastructure placement in a fluid network, for determining an anomaly of interest in the fluid network, and for optimally determining sensor coverage in a fluid network, which are based on a model of the fluid network represented by a directed graph.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2017Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Jennifer F. Schumacher, Saber Taghaeeyan, Ronald D. Jesme, Andrew P. Bonifas, Nicholas G. Amell, Brock A. Hable, Golshan Golnari
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Patent number: 10977541Abstract: Flexible, stretchable RFID tags are formed by a pocket that is formed from one or more substrates and layers of adhesive, and an electronic circuit that is located within this pocket. The RFID tags can include a stretchable substrate and an electronic circuit attached to the stretchable substrate by one or a finite number of discrete spaced apart attachment locations. When the pocket is formed by relatively thick adhesive layers adhering together one or more flexible substrates to form an internal cavity, the electronic circuit is located within this cavity and either is not adhered to any of the substrates of the cavity, and is free to move about within the cavity, or the electronic circuit can be attached to a substrate by a thin layer of adhesive.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2019Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Nicholas T. Gabriel, Ronald D. Jesme, Andrew P. Bonifas, Dylan T. Cosgrove, John P. Baetzold
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Patent number: 10971808Abstract: A shielded antenna (100) includes a spiral antenna (110) and a shield (120) disposed on the spiral antenna. The spiral antenna comprises a plurality of substantially concentric loops. The shield comprises a plurality of electrically isolated electrically conductive segments forming a regular pattern, such that in a top plan view, at least one segment overlaps a portion of at least two loops, and at least one pair of adjacent conductive segments defines an electrically insulative gap therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2017Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Ronald D. Jesme, Nicholas T. Gabriel, Andrew P. Bonifas, Zohaib Hameed
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Publication number: 20210088387Abstract: At least some aspects of the present disclosure feature a mobile sensing system comprising a sensing device for measuring a thermal property of an object, comprising an RF circuit and an antenna electronically coupled to the RF circuit, a sensor electronically coupled to the RF circuit, and a thermal source thermally coupled to the sensor and electronically coupled to the RF circuit, a mobile device having a processor, an RF reader connected to or integrated with the mobile device, wherein the RF reader is configured to interrogate the sensing device; wherein the sensing device receives power when the RF reader interrogates the sensing device and provides at least a portion of the power to the thermal source.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Inventors: Andrew P. Bonifas, Nicholas T. Gabriel, Ronald D. Jesme
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Publication number: 20210072135Abstract: A sensing element includes a substrate including an electrically non-conductive surface, at least one high surface energy region, and an electrode pair structure disposed on the electrically non-conductive surface. The electrode pair structure includes at least one pair of electrodes having a gap therebetween. At least one of the electrodes is at least partially within the at least one high surface energy region. The sensing element is configured to sense fluid-soluble particulate matter.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2018Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventors: Richard C. Webb, Andrew S. Viner, Deepti Gopalakrishnan, Andrew P. Bonifas, Adam J. Mueler, Moses M. David, James P. Endle, Nicholas G. Amell
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Patent number: 10845252Abstract: At least some aspects of the present disclosure feature a mobile sensing system comprising a sensing device for measuring a thermal property of an object, comprising an RF circuit and an antenna electronically coupled to the RF circuit, a sensor electronically coupled to the RF circuit, and a thermal source thermally coupled to the sensor and electronically coupled to the RF circuit, a mobile device having a processor, an RF reader connected to or integrated with the mobile device, wherein the RF reader is configured to interrogate the sensing device; wherein the sensing device receives power when the RF reader interrogates the sensing device and provides at least a portion of the power to the thermal source.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2019Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Andrew P. Bonifas, Nicholas T. Gabriel, Ronald D. Jesme
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Patent number: 10823717Abstract: A system for use in wirelessly monitoring a pipeline such as a natural gas pipe. The system includes a locator configured to wirelessly transmit power and a subsoil sensor marker located adjacent the pipe and configured to wirelessly communicate with the locator. The sensor marker includes a microcontroller, a memory module, a sensor configured to sense the presence of a gas, and a power module. The power module is configured to harvest a sufficient amount of the power wirelessly transmitted from the locator in order to operate the microcontroller to take a measurement via the sensor, save the measurement in the memory module, and wirelessly transmit the measurement to the locator.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2017Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Stephen J. Willett, Ronald D. Jesme, Mohsen Salehi, Andrew P. Bonifas, Erik A. Aho, Craig R. Schardt, Amy J. Hite, Patrick M. Campbell
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Patent number: 10820656Abstract: A shoe degradation sensor assembly includes a first sensor disposed in or proximate to a material layer of a shoe between a foot space and an outer surface of the shoe, and an electrical contact assembly operable to removably electrically connect the shoe degradation sensor assembly to a reader. The material layer changes in at least one physical property with degradation to the shoe, and the first sensor is configured to indicate the changing physical property of the material layer thereby indicating a degree of degradation to the shoe.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2017Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Andrew P. Bonifas, Brock A. Hable, Nicholas T. Gabriel, Ronald D. Jesme, Nicholas G. Amell, Kristy A. Jost
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Publication number: 20200237258Abstract: A system includes a respirator, a sensor including a sensing element, and a reader configured to be in wireless communication with the sensor. The sensor is positioned substantially within an interior gas space of the respirator.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2018Publication date: July 30, 2020Inventors: Richard C. Webb, Andrew S. Viner, Nicholas G. Amell, Andrew P. Bonifas, Neal A. Rakow
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Publication number: 20200230444Abstract: A method of fit testing includes providing a respirator; providing a sensor having a sensing element removably positioned substantially within an interior gas space of the respirator; providing a reader configured to be in wireless communication with the sensor; positioning the respirator over a mouth and a nose of a user while the sensor is positioned substantially within an interior gas space of the respirator; and observing respirator fit assessment data communicated from the sensor to the reader.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2018Publication date: July 23, 2020Inventors: Andrew S. Viner, Richard C. Webb, Nicholas G. Amell, Jessica L. T. Hauge, David R. Stein, Andrew P. Bonifas, Neal A. Rakow, Caroline M. Ylitalo, Joseph P. Kronzer, Claire R. Donoghue, Christopher P. Henderson
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Publication number: 20200236780Abstract: Electrical conductors are disclosed. More particularly, undulating electrical conductors are disclosed. Certain disclosed electrical conductors may be suitable to be disposed on flexible or stretchable substrates.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2020Publication date: July 23, 2020Inventors: Nicholas T. Gabriel, Ronald D. Jesme, Andrew J. Ouderkirk, Ravi Palaniswamy, Andrew P. Bonifas, Alejandro Aldrin A. Narag, II, Robert M. Jennings, Robin E. Gorrell