Patents by Inventor Christopher M. Baer

Christopher M. Baer 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).

  • Underwater power and data transfer system
    Patent number: 10608479
    Abstract: According to the embodiments provided herein, power and data transfer system may include a primary inductive, a secondary inductive coupler, a power source, and a controller. The primary inductive coupler may forms a flat front face. The primary inductive coupler may include a primary winding wound around a primary core. The primary core may be adjacent to the flat front face. The secondary inductive coupler may be separated from the flat front face of the primary inductive coupler by a fluid. The secondary inductive coupler may include a secondary winding. The power source may generate a current in the primary winding of the primary inductive coupler and a magnetic field in the secondary winding of the secondary inductive coupler. The controller may execute machine readable instructions to receive charging data via a feedback loop and adjust the current based upon the charging data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Christopher M. Baer, Richard P. Granger, John J. Labosky, David E. Pyle
  • Underwater Power and Data Transfer System
    Publication number: 20180006506
    Abstract: According to the embodiments provided herein, power and data transfer system may include a primary inductive, a secondary inductive coupler, a power source, and a controller. The primary inductive coupler may forms a flat front face. The primary inductive coupler may include a primary winding wound around a primary core. The primary core may be adjacent to the flat front face. The secondary inductive coupler may be separated from the flat front face of the primary inductive coupler by a fluid. The secondary inductive coupler may include a secondary winding. The power source may generate a current in the primary winding of the primary inductive coupler and a magnetic field in the secondary winding of the secondary inductive coupler. The controller may execute machine readable instructions to receive charging data via a feedback loop and adjust the current based upon the charging data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher M. Baer, Richard P. Granger, John J. Labosky, David E. Pyle