Patents by Inventor Camila Summers

Camila Summers 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).

  • Patent number: 10114386
    Abstract: A control system includes an electro-hydraulic servo valve configured to move about a plurality of positions in response to receiving an analog bi-polar current signal. An electronic field programmable gate array (FPGA) generates first and second digital pulse width modulation (PWM) signals according to an adjustable duty cycle. An electronic bridge circuit is in electrical communication with the FPGA to convert the first and second digital PWM signals into the bi-polar current signal. An electronic current sensing circuit is in electrical communication with the bridge circuit, the current sensing circuit configured to generate a digital feedback signal indicating an average current level of the bi-polar signal. The FPGA controls the duty cycle based on at least the average current level indicated by the digital feedback signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Camila Summers, Eric Duane Ronning
  • Publication number: 20160299512
    Abstract: A control system includes an electro-hydraulic servo valve configured to move about a plurality of positions in response to receiving an analog bi-polar current signal. An electronic field programmable gate array (FPGA) generates first and second digital pulse width modulation (PWM) signals according to an adjustable duty cycle. An electronic bridge circuit is in electrical communication with the FPGA to convert the first and second digital PWM signals into the bi-polar current signal. An electronic current sensing circuit is in electrical communication with the bridge circuit, the current sensing circuit configured to generate a digital feedback signal indicating an average current level of the bi-polar signal. The FPGA controls the duty cycle based on at least the average current level indicated by the digital feedback signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Camila Summers, Eric Duane Ronning