Patents by Inventor Chad M. Smutzer

Chad M. Smutzer 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: 11300616
    Abstract: A technique for non-invasively assessing current drawn by a device under test (DUT) by monitoring a supply voltage to the DUT. Frequency data for the DUT may be generated and used to form a current estimation model. First and second voltages are simultaneously measured using first and second test probes electrically connected to the DUT, while the first test probe is connected at a current source, and while the second test probe is connected at a DUT load that is configured to draw current from the current source. The current drawn by the DUT is then assessed by applying the current estimation model to the measured first and second voltages. In one case, the current drawn by the DUT is estimated without insertion of a circuit component into the DUT or extraction of a circuit conductor from the DUT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventors: Jonathan L. Fasig, Christopher K. White, Chad M. Smutzer, Michael J. Degerstrom
  • Publication number: 20210132148
    Abstract: A technique for non-invasively assessing current drawn by a device under test (DUT) by monitoring a supply voltage to the DUT. Frequency data for the DUT may be generated and used to form a current estimation model. First and second voltages are simultaneously measured using first and second test probes electrically connected to the DUT, while the first test probe is connected at a current source, and while the second test probe is connected at a DUT load that is configured to draw current from the current source. The current drawn by the DUT is then assessed by applying the current estimation model to the measured first and second voltages. In one case, the current drawn by the DUT is estimated without insertion of a circuit component into the DUT or extraction of a circuit conductor from the DUT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Jonathan L. Fasig, Christopher K. White, Chad M. Smutzer, Michael J. Degerstrom