Patents by Inventor Eamon Hynes
Eamon Hynes 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).
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Patent number: 9586756Abstract: A weighing system for a waste-hauling vehicle having a front end loader with at least two arms for lifting a waste container, the weighing system comprising: an extensometer mounted on at least one arm of the front end loader, the extensometer secured to separate extensometer mounts so that the extensometer is operative to detect deflections in the front end loader arm in response to loads of varying weights; and a vehicle data hub in communication with the extensometer, the vehicle data hub operative to receive inputs from the extensometer and determine therefrom: (i) the weight of a waste container containing waste as the waste container is lifted by the front end loader for emptying into a waste receptacle on the vehicle; (ii) the weight of the waste container as it is lowered by the front end loader after the waste container has been emptied into the waste receptacle on the vehicle; and (iii) the net weight of the waste that was contained in the container.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2015Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: ADVANCED MANUFACTURING CONTROL SYSTEMS LIMITEDInventors: Gary O'Riordan, Thomas Lawlor, Cornelius Broderick, Eamon Hynes
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Patent number: 9396453Abstract: A waste management system for associating a collected refuse bin with a corresponding user of that bin. The system comprises a GPS tracker unit on-board a collection vehicle for recording the GPS co-ordinates of each refuse bin during refuse collection therefrom by the collection vehicle. A central server is configured for communication with each of a plurality of collection vehicles so that the GPS co-ordinates of each refuse bin collected during a refuse collection may be communicated to the central server. The server is further configured to effect a datastore lookup for comparing the GPS co-ordinates of the collected refuse bins with pre-recorded geographical data of a plurality of users for associating each refuse bin to a corresponding user.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2009Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: ADVANCED MANUFACTURING CONTROL SYSTEM LTD.Inventors: Eamon Hynes, James Martin
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Publication number: 20150307274Abstract: A weighing system for a waste-hauling vehicle having a front end loader with at least two arms for lifting a waste container, the weighing system comprising: an extensometer mounted on at least one arm of the front end loader, the extensometer secured to separate extensometer mounts so that the extensometer is operative to detect deflections in the front end loader arm in response to loads of varying weights; and a vehicle data hub in communication with the extensometer, the vehicle data hub operative to receive inputs from the extensometer and determine therefrom: (i) the weight of a waste container containing waste as the waste container is lifted by the front end loader for emptying into a waste receptacle on the vehicle; (ii) the weight of the waste container as it is lowered by the front end loader after the waste container has been emptied into the waste receptacle on the vehicle; and (iii) the net weight of the waste that was contained in the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2015Publication date: October 29, 2015Inventors: Gary O'Riordan, Thomas Lawlor, Cornelius Broderick, Eamon Hynes
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Patent number: 8766186Abstract: A control aperture for an IR sensor includes a die; an IR sensor disposed on the die and an IR opaque aperture layer on the die having an IR transmissive aperture aligned with the IR sensor for controlling the field of view and focus of the IR sensor.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2007Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.Inventors: Oliver Kierse, Eamon Hynes
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Patent number: 8487260Abstract: The invention provides a sensor including a first sensor element formed in a first substrate and at least one optical element formed in a second substrate, the first and second substrates being configured relative to one another such that the second substrate forms a cap over the first sensor element, the at least one optical element being configured to guide incident radiation on the cap to the first sensor element. The sensor also includes a reference sensor element whose output can be used to reference the output of the first sensor element.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2006Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.Inventors: William A. Lane, Eamon Hynes, Edward John Coyne
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Patent number: 8476591Abstract: A radiation sensor device including an integrated circuit chip including a radiation sensor on a surface of the integrated chip, one or more electrical connections configured to connect between an active surface of the integrated circuit chip and a lead frame, a cap attached to said integrated circuit chip spaced from and covering said radiation sensor, the cap having a transparent portion defining a primary lens transparent to the radiation to be sensed, a secondary lens disposed in a recess proximate and spaced from said primary lens transparent to the radiation to be sensed, and an air gap between said primary lens and said secondary lens.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2008Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.Inventors: Oliver Kierse, Eamon Hynes
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Publication number: 20120285750Abstract: A weight measurement system for accurately determining the weight of material in a container being lifted. The system includes a hydraulic system comprising a mechanical lift arm for lifting and emptying a container, a dampener operable on the hydraulic system for reducing and minimising oscillations of the hydraulic system during operation of the mechanical arm, a weight transducer based weighing system for weighing the container during at least one of a lift and after being emptied and to provide an output indicative of each weighing during periods of dampening of the mechanical lift arm, and a processor configured to use at least the outputs of the weighing system to provide a weight of the material in the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2011Publication date: November 15, 2012Applicant: ADVANCED MANUFACTURING CONTROL SYSTEMS LTD.Inventors: Eamon Hynes, Patrick Ryan, Gary O'Riordan, Tom Lawlor, Tom Golden
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Publication number: 20110279245Abstract: A method of quickly and accurately associating a customer name and address with a unique RFID identification tag to be used on a waste or recyclable materials container by the customer. A self-adhesive RFID label including an embedded RFID identification tag is provided in an envelope. Using a hand-held RFID tag reader or more preferably, an RFID reader mounted in a printer coupled to a computer device, a customer name and address is selected from a database and printed on an envelope or directly on the RFID label. Using the RFID reader in the printer and while the customer name and address is being printed, the unique RFID identification number from the RFID identification tag is read, provided to the computer device and automatically inserted into the customer database record, thereby associating the unique RFID identification tag number with the customer record.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2010Publication date: November 17, 2011Applicant: Advanced Manufacturing Control Systems Ltd.Inventors: Eamon Hynes, James Martin
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Patent number: 7986027Abstract: The method provides a semiconductor structure and method for forming such a structure that provides for protection for resistive layers formed within the structure from contamination from adjacent layers. By encapsulating the resistive layer in a material that is resistant to the diffusion of contaminants it is possible to protect the resistive material during the processing required to manufacture the structure.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2006Date of Patent: July 26, 2011Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.Inventors: Eamon Hynes, William A. Lane, Bernard Stenson
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Patent number: 7938014Abstract: A sealed capacitive sensor includes a substrate having a diaphragm forming a first plate of a capacitor; a second fixed plate of the capacitor spaced from the diaphragm and defining a predetermined dielectric gap and a sealing medium connecting together the substrate and fixed plate in an integrated structure and hermetically sealing the gap.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2008Date of Patent: May 10, 2011Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.Inventors: Peter G. Meehan, William Hunt, Eamon Hynes, John O'Dowd, Oliver Kierse
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Patent number: 7897920Abstract: An improved radiation sensor device includes a cap attached to an integrated circuit chip which has a radiation sensor on a surface with a cap spaced from and covering the radiation sensor; the cap and integrated circuit chip with radiation sensor are encapsulated in an encapsulant with a transparent portion of at least one of the cap and integrated circuit chip proximate the radiation sensor being exposed at the boundary of the encapsulant.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2006Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.Inventors: Oliver Kierse, Eamon Hynes
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Patent number: 7718967Abstract: The invention provides a sensor array having a plurality of sensor elements formed in a first substrate and having a plurality of die temperature sensors located thereabout. Each of the die temperature sensors are configured to provide an output related to the temperature of the die on which they are located, the sensor elements providing an output indicative of the intensity of radiation incident thereon.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2006Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.Inventors: William A. Lane, Eamon Hynes, Edward John Coyne
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Publication number: 20100088203Abstract: A waste management system for associating a collected refuse bin with a corresponding user of that bin. The system comprises a GPS tracker unit on-board a collection vehicle for recording the GPS co-ordinates of each refuse bin during refuse collection therefrom by the collection vehicle. A central server is configured for communication with each of a plurality of collection vehicles so that the GPS co-ordinates of each refuse bin collected during a refuse collection may be communicated to the central server. The server is further configured to effect a datastore lookup for comparing the GPS co-ordinates of the collected refuse bins with pre-recorded geographical data of a plurality of users for associating each refuse bin to a corresponding user.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2009Publication date: April 8, 2010Applicant: ADVANCED MANUFACTURING CONTROL SYSTEM LTD.Inventors: Eamon Hynes, James Martin
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Patent number: 7692148Abstract: The invention provides a sensor element formed in a first substrate and having a thermal barrier disposed between the sensor element and a heat source provided elsewhere on the first substrate. The thermal barrier includes at least one pair of trenches formed within the first substrate, individual trenches of the pair being separated by a cavity.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2006Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.Inventors: William A. Lane, Eamon Hynes, Edward John Coyne
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Patent number: 7667323Abstract: A spaced, bumped component structure including a first plate, a second plate spaced from the first plate by a first gap, a plurality of solder bumps interconnecting the plates and defining the first gap; at least one of the plates having an anomalous section including one of a raised platform and recess for defining a second gap having a different size from the first gap.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2005Date of Patent: February 23, 2010Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.Inventors: Oliver Kierse, John O'Dowd, John Wynne, William Hunt, Eamon Hynes, Peter Meehan
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Patent number: 7612537Abstract: A galvanically isolated charge balance system for a multicell battery includes a balancing circuit associated with each cell; each balancing circuit including a flying capacitor; a variable conductance switch; and a biasing circuit for the variable conductance switch; and a galvanically isolating MEMS switching device for selectively connecting the flying capacitor to a voltage supply to charge it to a predetermined voltage and to the biasing circuit for setting the variable conductance switch to adjust the charge on its associated cell to a preselected level.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2007Date of Patent: November 3, 2009Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.Inventors: John Wynne, Eamon Hynes
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Publication number: 20090218492Abstract: A radiation sensor device including an integrated circuit chip including a radiation sensor on a surface of the integrated chip, one or more electrical connections configured to connect between an active surface of the integrated circuit chip and a lead frame, a cap attached to said integrated circuit chip spaced from and covering said radiation sensor, the cap having a transparent portion defining a primary lens transparent to the radiation to be sensed, a secondary lens disposed in a recess proximate and spaced from said primary lens transparent to the radiation to be sensed, and an air gap between said primary lens and said secondary lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2008Publication date: September 3, 2009Inventors: Oliver Kierse, Eamon Hynes
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Patent number: 7435964Abstract: The invention provides a thermal sensor having a first and second temperature sensing elements each being formed on a thermally isolated table in a first substrate.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2006Date of Patent: October 14, 2008Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.Inventors: William A. Lane, Colin Gerard Lyden, Eamon Hynes, Edward John Coyne
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Publication number: 20080210013Abstract: A sealed capacitive sensor includes a substrate having a diaphragm forming a first plate of a capacitor; a second fixed plate of the capacitor spaced from the diaphragm and defining a predetermined dielectric gap and a sealing medium connecting together the substrate and fixed plate in an integrated structure and hermetically sealing the gap.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2008Publication date: September 4, 2008Inventors: Peter G. Meehan, William Hunt, Eamon Hynes, John O'Dowd, Oliver Kierse
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Publication number: 20080180063Abstract: A galvanically isolated charge balance system for a multicell battery includes a balancing circuit associated with each cell; each balancing circuit including a flying capacitor; a variable conductance switch; and a biasing circuit for the variable conductance switch; and a galvanically isolating MEMS switching device for selectively connecting the flying capacitor to a voltage supply to charge it to a predetermined voltage and to the biasing circuit for setting the variable conductance switch to adjust the charge on its associated cell to a preselected level.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2007Publication date: July 31, 2008Inventors: John Wynne, Eamon Hynes