Patents by Inventor Don Salamon

Don Salamon 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).

  • Systems and methods for irrigation monitoring and leak detection
    Patent number: 12061102
    Abstract: Systems and methods for operating a fluid supply system. The methods comprise: using a micro-turbine and an Energy Harvesting Circuit (“EHC”) to harvest energy from a fluid flowing through a pipeline; operating a switch to disconnect the EHC from the micro-turbine when an amount of energy harvested reaches a threshold value; detecting by a sensor device an amount of natural fluid flow through the pipeline while the EHC is disconnected from the micro-turbine; and operating the switch to reconnect the EHC to the micro-turbine after the amount of natural fluid flow has been detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
    Inventors: Jason O. Hallstrom, Jiannan Zhai, Chancey Kelley, Michael Brown, Andrew Van Zwieten, Don Salamon
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IRRIGATION MONITORING AND LEAK DETECTION
    Publication number: 20200080875
    Abstract: Systems and methods for operating a fluid supply system. The methods comprise: using a micro-turbine and an Energy Harvesting Circuit (“EHC”) to harvest energy from a fluid flowing through a pipeline; operating a switch to disconnect the EHC from the micro-turbine when an amount of energy harvested reaches a threshold value; detecting by a sensor device an amount of natural fluid flow through the pipeline while the EHC is disconnected from the micro-turbine; and operating the switch to reconnect the EHC to the micro-turbine after the amount of natural fluid flow has been detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Jason O. Hallstrom, Jiannan Zhai, Chancey Kelley, Michael Brown, Andrew Van Zwieten, Don Salamon