Patents by Inventor Bob D. Horning

Bob D. Horning 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).

  • Systems and methods for acceleration and rotational determination from an in-plane and out-of-plane MEMS device
    Patent number: 7984648
    Abstract: A Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) inertial sensor systems and methods determine linear acceleration and rotation in the in-pane and out-of-plane directions of the MEMS inertial sensor. An out-of-plane linear acceleration of the MEMS sensor may be sensed with the first out-of-plane electrode pair and the second out-of-plane electrode pair. An in-plane rotation of the MEMS sensor may be sensed with the first out-of-plane electrode pair and the second out-of-plane electrode. An in-plane linear acceleration of the MEMS sensor may be sensed with the first in-plane sense comb and the second in-plane sense comb. An out-of-plane rotation of the MEMS sensor may be sensed with the first in-plane sense comb and the second in-plane sense comb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Bob D. Horning, Ryan Supino
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACCELERATION AND ROTATIONAL DETERMINATION FROM AN IN-PLANE AND OUT-OF-PLANE MEMS DEVICE
    Publication number: 20090255336
    Abstract: A Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) inertial sensor systems and methods determine linear acceleration and rotation in the in-pane and out-of-plane directions of the MEMS inertial sensor. An out-of-plane linear acceleration of the MEMS sensor may be sensed with the first out-of-plane electrode pair and the second out-of-plane electrode pair. An in-plane rotation of the MEMS sensor may be sensed with the first out-of-plane electrode pair and the second out-of-plane electrode. An in-plane linear acceleration of the MEMS sensor may be sensed with the first in-plane sense comb and the second in-plane sense comb. An out-of-plane rotation of the MEMS sensor may be sensed with the first in-plane sense comb and the second in-plane sense comb.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Bob D. Horning, Ryan Supino