Patents by Inventor Conor SLATER

Conor SLATER 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).

  • Sensor system for an actuator, actuator and method for moving an actuator part
    Patent number: 11896413
    Abstract: In a sensor system for an actuator, in particular a lifting column, a force sensor is configured to detect a total force acting on an actuator part. An acceleration sensor is configured to detect an acceleration of the actuator part. Accordingly, the sensor system has a processing device, which is configured to control a drive of the actuator for moving the actuator part on a basis of the detected total force and the detected acceleration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Ewellix AB
    Inventor: Conor Slater
  • SENSOR SYSTEM FOR AN ACTUATOR, ACTUATOR AND METHOD FOR MOVING AN ACTUATOR PART
    Publication number: 20210275119
    Abstract: In a sensor system for an actuator, in particular a lifting column, a force sensor is configured to detect a total force acting on an actuator part. An acceleration sensor is configured to detect an acceleration of the actuator part. Accordingly, the sensor system has a processing device, which is configured to control a drive of the actuator for moving the actuator part on a basis of the detected total force and the detected acceleration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventor: Conor Slater
  • Gas sensor
    Patent number: 10228314
    Abstract: Gas sensor (2) for measuring properties of a gas (1), including a gas viscosity sensor (4) comprising a gas interface portion (20) in contact with the gas (1) to be measured, and a measuring chamber system (15) comprising a measuring chamber (16), a first resistive passage (18) fluidically connecting the measuring chamber (16) to the gas interface portion (20), a pressure generator (25) configured to generate a change in pressure in the measuring chamber, and a pressure sensor (28) configured to measure a time dependent variation in pressure of gas in the measuring chamber, the time dependent variation of pressure in the measuring chamber due to flow of gas through the resistive passage being correlated to a viscosity of the gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne (EPFL)
    Inventors: Conor Slater, Gaël Farine
  • GAS SENSOR
    Publication number: 20170284919
    Abstract: Gas sensor (2) for measuring properties of a gas (1), including a gas viscosity sensor (4) comprising a gas interface portion (20) in contact with the gas (1) to be measured, and a measuring chamber system (15) comprising a measuring chamber (16), a first resistive passage (18) fluidically connecting the measuring chamber (16) to the gas interface portion (20), a pressure generator (25) configured to generate a change in pressure in the measuring chamber, and a pressure sensor (28) configured to measure a time dependent variation in pressure of gas in the measuring chamber, the time dependent variation of pressure in the measuring chamber due to flow of gas through the resistive passage being correlated to a viscosity of the gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Conor SLATER, Gaël FARINE