Patents by Inventor Anthony Joseph Peyton

Anthony Joseph Peyton 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).

  • Sensors
    Patent number: 10144987
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an electromagnetic sensor (400) for detecting a microstructure of a metal target, comprising: a magnetic device (410, 420) for providing an excitation magnetic field; a magnetometer (430) for detecting a resultant magnetic field induced in a metal target; and a calibration circuit (450, 551, 552, 553, 554) for generating a calibration magnetic field for calibrating the electromagnetic sensor, wherein the calibration reference magnetic field is generated by an electrical current induced in the calibration circuit by the excitation magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
    Inventors: Anthony Joseph Peyton, Wuliang Yin, Stephen John Dickinson
  • Sensors
    Patent number: 10113212
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an electromagnetic sensor (400) for detecting a microstructure of a metal target, comprising: a magnetic device (410, 420) for providing an excitation magnetic field; a magnetometer (430) for detecting a resultant magnetic field induced in a metal target; and a calibration circuit (450, 551, 552, 553, 554) for generating a calibration magnetic field for calibrating the electromagnetic sensor, wherein the calibration reference magnetic field is generated by an electrical current induced in the calibration circuit by the excitation magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
    Inventors: Anthony Joseph Peyton, Wuliang Yin, Stephen John Dickinson
  • SENSORS
    Publication number: 20160289789
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an electromagnetic sensor (400) for detecting a microstructure of a metal target, comprising: a magnetic device (410, 420) for providing an excitation magnetic field; a magnetometer (430) for detecting a resultant magnetic field induced in a metal target; and a calibration circuit (450, 551, 552, 553, 554) for generating a calibration magnetic field for calibrating the electromagnetic sensor, wherein the calibration reference magnetic field is generated by an electrical current induced in the calibration circuit by the excitation magnetic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Anthony Joseph Peyton, Wuliang Yin, Stephen John Dickinson
  • Sensors
    Patent number: 9404992
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an electromagnetic sensor (400) for detecting a microstructure of a metal target, comprising: a magnetic device (410, 420) for providing an excitation magnetic field; a magnetometer (430) for detecting a resultant magnetic field induced in a metal target; and a calibration circuit (450, 551, 552, 553, 554) for generating a calibration magnetic field for calibrating the electromagnetic sensor, wherein the calibration reference magnetic field is generated by an electrical current induced in the calibration circuit by the excitation magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
    Inventors: Anthony Joseph Peyton, Wuliang Yin, Stephen John Dickinson
  • SENSORS
    Publication number: 20140049251
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an electromagnetic sensor (400) for detecting a microstructure of a metal target, comprising: a magnetic device (410, 420) for providing an excitation magnetic field; a magnetometer (430) for detecting a resultant magnetic field induced in a metal target; and a calibration circuit (450, 551, 552, 553, 554) for generating a calibration magnetic field for calibrating the electromagnetic sensor, wherein the calibration reference magnetic field is generated by an electrical current induced in the calibration circuit by the excitation magnetic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Inventors: Anthony Joseph Peyton, Wuliang Yin, Stephen John Dickinson
  • Non-contact cable state testing
    Patent number: 7705606
    Abstract: A method of determining the state of a cable including at least one electrical conductor, uses a generated test signal and applies it to at least one conductor by a non-contact coupling transmitter. The resulting signal is propagated along the at least one conductor and a non-contact electrical coupling receiver picks up a reflected signal, and compares the reflected signal to expected state signal values for the cable to determine its current state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Lancaster University Business Enterprises Limited
    Inventors: Anthony Joseph Peyton, Paul Colton, Robert Mackin, John Anthony Kelly
  • Non-Contact Cable State Testing
    Publication number: 20080224712
    Abstract: A method of determining the state of a cable comprising at least one electrical conductor, uses a generated test signal and applies it to at least one conductor by a non-contact coupling transmitter. The resulting signal is propagated along the at least one conductor and a non-contact electrical coupling receiver picks up a reflected signal, and compares the reflected signal to expected state signal values for the cable to determine its current state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2005
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Anthony Joseph Peyton, Paul Colton, Robert Mackin, John Anthony Kelly