Patents by Inventor Debbie Gahaton Jones

Debbie Gahaton Jones 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).

  • Micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) based current and magnetic field sensor having improved sensitivities
    Patent number: 7508189
    Abstract: A micro-electromechanical system current and magnetic field sensor is presented. The micro-electromechanical system current and magnetic field sensor is configured to sense a magnetic field produced by a current carrying conductor. The sensor includes a structural component comprising a substrate and a compliant layer, a magnetic-to-mechanical converter coupled to the structural component to provide a mechanical indication of the magnetic field. The sensor further includes a strain responsive component coupled to the structural component to sense the mechanical indication and to provide an indication of the current in the current carrying conductor in response thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ertugrul Berkcan, Shankar Chandrasekaran, Christopher James Kapusta, Laura Jean Meyer, Glenn Scott Claydon, Debbie Gahaton Jones, Anis Zribi
  • MICRO-ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM (MEMS) BASED CURRENT & MAGNETIC FIELD SENSOR HAVING IMPROVED SENSITIVITIES
    Publication number: 20080122431
    Abstract: A micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) based current & magnetic field sensor includes a MEMS-based magnetic field sensing component a structural component comprising a silicon substrate and a compliant layer comprising a material selected from the group consisting of silicon dioxide and silicon nitride, a magnetic-to-mechanical converter coupled to the structural component to provide a mechanical indication of the magnetic field, and a strain responsive component coupled to the structural component to sense the mechanical indication and to provide an indication of the current in the current carrying conductor in response thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: ERTUGRUL BERKCAN, SHANKAR CHANDRASEKARAN, CHRISTOPHER JAMES KAPUSTA, LAURA JEAN MEYER, GLENN SCOTT CLAYDON, DEBBIE GAHATON JONES, ANIS ZRIBI
  • Micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) based current and magnetic field sensor having improved sensitivities
    Patent number: 7221144
    Abstract: A micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) based current & magnetic field sensor includes a MEMS-based magnetic field sensing component a structural component comprising a silicon substrate and a compliant layer comprising a material selected from the group consisting of silicon dioxide and silicon nitride, a magnetic-to-mechanical converter coupled to the structural component to provide a mechanical indication of the magnetic field, and a strain responsive component coupled to the structural component to sense the mechanical indication and to provide an indication of the current in the current carrying conductor in response thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ertugrul Berkcan, Shankar Chandrasekaran, Christopher James Kapusta, Laura Jean Meyer, Glenn Scott Claydon, Debbie Gahaton Jones, Anis Zribi