Patents by Inventor Eric A. Carter
Eric A. Carter 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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Publication number: 20130220668Abstract: A low resistance pathway includes a flexible member, a surface interfacing the flexible member, a sealing feature, and a fastener. The sealing feature forms an interior edge of at least one of the flexible member and the surface. The fastener compresses the flexible member to contact the surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2012Publication date: August 29, 2013Applicant: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATIONInventors: Nathan A. Berry, Aaron M. Finke, Eric A. Carter
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Patent number: 8325461Abstract: A feed-through capacitor is constructed in a printed wiring board using alternating layers of metal capacitive layers and plastic dielectric layers of the printed wiring board. The large number of layers, the avoidance of ceramic layers and the flexible geometry of this device allow it to be used in many applications, particularly in those involving high power high current. Also, because it utilizes a printed wiring board, the capacitor can be made in numerous sizes and shapes.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2008Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand CorporationInventors: Eugene W. Dolfi, Mark W. Metzler, Mark C. Lukan, Eric A. Carter
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Publication number: 20110191040Abstract: Described are techniques for selecting options used with current sensor data characterizing vibration caused by rotating blades. Sets of other sensor data are evaluated to determine a first of the sets of other sensor data that is a best match for said current sensor data. Each of the sets of other sensor data is associated with one of a plurality of option sets. Each option set includes options used in determining one or more adjustments that may be applied to the blades to reduce vibration. The one or more sets of other sensor data are evaluated to determine a first of the sets of other sensor data that is a best match for said current sensor data. A first of the plurality of option sets associated with said first set of sensor data is used in determining adjustment(s) that may be applied to the blades.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2010Publication date: August 4, 2011Inventors: Eric Robert Bechhoefer, Eric Carter, Dan Hiatt
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Patent number: 7922117Abstract: An electric power generation and distribution system includes a primary distribution panel, which preferably operates at 230 VAC, and a High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) panel in direct electrical communication therewith. The HVDC panels power motor controllers which drive electric motors residing in the center or aft sections of the aircraft. As many of the large electrical loads are located in the aft section of the aircraft, an aft electronics bay is located adjacent the aircraft wing roots to house the primary distribution panels and the HVDC panels.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2004Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand CorporationInventors: Jeffrey T. Wavering, Eric A. Carter, Josef Maier
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Publication number: 20100033893Abstract: A feed-through capacitor is constructed in a printed wiring board using alternating layers of metal capacitive layers and plastic dielectric layers of the printed wiring board. The large number of layers, the avoidance of ceramic layers and the flexible geometry of this device allow it to be used in many applications, particularly in those involving high power high current. Also, because it utilizes a printed wiring board, the capacitor can be made in numerous sizes and shapes.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2008Publication date: February 11, 2010Applicant: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATIONInventors: Eugene W. Dolfi, Mark W. Metzler, Mark C. Lukan, Eric A. Carter
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Patent number: 7538990Abstract: An apparatus, and a method of opening and closing electrical power feed lines using a hybrid contactor, which combines a traditional set of mechanical main contacts with a high voltage solid state switch. The solid state switch provides a parallel current path around the main contacts. When the main contacts are to be opened or closed, the solid state switch is first closed, diverting current away from the main contacts to prevent arc formation when the main contacts are being opened or closed. Once the main contacts are opened or closed, the solid state switch is opened, as the parallel current path is no longer needed. Optional auxiliary contacts are connected in series with the solid state switch to provide galvanic isolation between an input terminal and an output terminal.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2006Date of Patent: May 26, 2009Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand CorporationInventors: Francis C. Belisle, Eric A. Carter, Mark W. Metzler, Jeffrey T. Wavering
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Patent number: 7418697Abstract: Specific tasks associated with debugging are performed in the background, prior to a user of an application development tool invoking the debugger. The tasks including (1) starting a hosting process, (2) loading a hosted runtime environment (e.g., .NET runtime) in the process, and (3) attaching a debugger to the hosting process, are performed in the background before the user commences debugging. Once the user invokes the debugger, the user's application is executed and debugged. Thus, the perceived time to start debugging is greatly reduced.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2003Date of Patent: August 26, 2008Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Izydor Gryko, Michal Sampson, Brian Crawford, C. Douglas Hodges, Michael Eng, Adam Krantz, Eric Carter, Elliot Omiya, Thomas Quinn, John Rivard
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Publication number: 20080143462Abstract: An apparatus, and a method of opening and closing electrical power feed lines using a hybrid contactor, which combines a traditional set of mechanical main contacts with a high voltage solid state switch. The solid state switch provides a parallel current path around the main contacts. When the main contacts are to be opened or closed, the solid state switch is first closed, diverting current away from the main contacts to prevent arc formation when the main contacts are being opened or closed. Once the main contacts are opened or closed, the solid state switch is opened, as the parallel current path is no longer needed. Optional auxiliary contacts are connected in series with the solid state switch to provide galvanic isolation between an input terminal and an output terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2006Publication date: June 19, 2008Inventors: Francis C. Belisle, Eric A. Carter, Mark W. Metzler, Jeffrey T. Wavering
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Patent number: 7360294Abstract: A method of assembling an inductive proximity sensor maintains inductive coil wound bobbins in fixed relation to an inductive core within a housing. The method includes configuring two inductive coil wound bobbins with an integral ledge cantilevered from an inside surface thereof for forming a pocket under the integral ledge at a bottom of each bobbin; disposing each inductive coil wound bobbin around a corresponding leg of the inductive core; containing a foot of each core leg into the pocket of the corresponding bobbin; inserting each of two legs of a thruster element into a corresponding bobbin so that each leg rests upon the ledge of the corresponding bobbin; disposing the inductive core, inductive coil wound bobbins, and thruster element into the housing; disposing a spring element on a top surface of the thruster element; and compressing the spring element against the top surface of the thruster element.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2007Date of Patent: April 22, 2008Assignee: Simmonds Precision Products, Inc.Inventors: Robert D. LaClair, David Henry Crowne, Christopher Spagnoletti, Eric Carter
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Publication number: 20070107207Abstract: An inductive proximity sensor comprises: a housing including an opening on one side; an inductive core including two legs, each core leg including a foot portion; an inductive coil wound bobbin disposed about each leg of the core, each bobbin including an integral ledge cantilevered from an inside surface of the bobbin for forming a pocket under the integral ledge at a bottom of the bobbin for containing the foot portion of the corresponding core leg; a thruster element including a top surface and two legs, each thruster leg disposed into a respective bobbin resting on the integral ledge thereof, the core, wound bobbins and thruster element disposed in the housing; a spring element disposed on the top surface of the thruster element at the housing opening; and a housing cover disposed over the housing opening for compressing the spring element against the thruster element which renders the core and wound bobbins in a fixed relationship to each other in the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2007Publication date: May 17, 2007Applicant: SIMMONDS PRECISION PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Robert LaClair, David Crowne, Christopher Spagnoletti, Eric Carter
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Patent number: 7170385Abstract: An inductive proximity sensor comprises: a housing including an opening on one side; an inductive core including two legs, each core leg including a foot portion; an inductive coil wound bobbin disposed about each leg of the core, each bobbin including an integral ledge cantilevered from an inside surface of the bobbin for forming a pocket under the integral ledge at a bottom of the bobbin for containing the foot portion of the corresponding core leg; a thruster element including a top surface and two legs, each thruster leg disposed into a respective bobbin resting on the integral ledge thereof, the core, wound bobbins and thruster element disposed in the housing; a spring element disposed on the top surface of the thruster element at the housing opening; and a housing cover disposed over the housing opening for compressing the spring element against the thruster element which renders the core and wound bobbins in a fixed relationship to each other in the housing.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2004Date of Patent: January 30, 2007Assignee: Simmonds Precision Products, Inc.Inventors: Robert Downing LaClair, David Henry Crowne, Christopher Spagnoletti, Eric Carter
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Publication number: 20060282817Abstract: Systems and methods for hosting managed code controls within unmanged hosts, such as MICROSOFT Word and Excel. There are two components to the hosting architecture, a wrapper control that implements various interfaces and a container control that hosts the managed code control. A design-time implementation allows for a designer to drag and drop managed code controls onto documents that run in a design component process. A runtime component allows managed code controls to run within hosts under security permissions specified by a policy.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2005Publication date: December 14, 2006Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Geoffrey Darst, Eric Carter, Michael Shneerson, Stephen Styrchak
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Publication number: 20060277527Abstract: Methods and systems for debugging add-ins using a non-destructive approach. Add-ins are hosted, not stand-alone components, that run in a host application. The add-ins are loaded into an isolated environment so they can be debugged and stopped without affecting the host application. This prevents termination of the host application at arbitrary times. In addition, the host application can refresh itself when an add-in is stepped through in the debugger. The present invention also allows the add-in developer to interact with the host application during a debugging session even when the add-in is stopped at a breakpoint.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2005Publication date: December 7, 2006Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Jackson Davis, Adrian Miller, Eric Carter
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Publication number: 20060103499Abstract: An inductive proximity sensor comprises: a housing including an opening on one side; an inductive core including two legs, each core leg including a foot portion; an inductive coil wound bobbin disposed about each leg of the core, each bobbin including an integral ledge cantilevered from an inside surface of the bobbin for forming a pocket under the integral ledge at a bottom of the bobbin for containing the foot portion of the corresponding core leg; a thruster element including a top surface and two legs, each thruster leg disposed into a respective bobbin resting on the integral ledge thereof, the core, wound bobbins and thruster element disposed in the housing; a spring element disposed on the top surface of the thruster element at the housing opening; and a housing cover disposed over the housing opening for compressing the spring element against the thruster element which renders the core and wound bobbins in a fixed relationship to each other in the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2004Publication date: May 18, 2006Inventors: Robert LaClair, David Crowne, Christopher Spagnoletti, Eric Carter
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Publication number: 20060044722Abstract: An electric power generation and distribution system includes a primary distribution panel, which preferably operates at 230 VAC, and a High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) panel in direct electrical communication therewith. The HVDC panels power motor controllers which drive electric motors residing in the center or aft sections of the aircraft. As many of the large electrical loads are located in the aft section of the aircraft, an aft electronics bay is located adjacent the aircraft wing roots to house the primary distribution panels and the HVDC panels.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2004Publication date: March 2, 2006Inventors: Jeffrey Wavering, Eric Carter, Josef Maier
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Publication number: 20050183001Abstract: Architecture that facilitates the creation of a customized document with embedded or linked code that can be run on a client or a server without invoking the host application. A programming model makes it transparent to the code whether it is running on the client or the server. The programming model automatically “scales” to provide more features while running the document on the client and fewer features when running on the server. A transparent data island is automatically generated for the customized document that is embedded in the document and can be edited while requiring only a subset of all components of the host application to be running. A data binding mechanism is provided wherein changes that are made to the transparent data island while the host is not running can be moved back into the host document content when the document is reopened by the full host application.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2004Publication date: August 18, 2005Inventors: Eric Carter, Andrew Clinick, Robert Lippert, Mohit Gupta
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Publication number: 20050183097Abstract: A programming model that takes general purpose APIs and machine-generates new programming models based on user defined schemas that provide the developer with data and view separation, and a way to communicate to the host application using the domain of the problem being solved. The system comprises a schema component that the developer uses to define a schema that includes one or more domain terms related to the problem to be solved, and a mapping component that uses the schema to search and map selected constructs from one or more generic host application APIs to the corresponding problem domain terms. Once the mapping is completed, a generating component generates a new API that is used by a host application to facilitate developing an application document using terms related to the domain of the problem to be solved.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2004Publication date: August 18, 2005Inventors: Eric Carter, Andrew Clinick, Robert Lippert, Mohit Gupta
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Patent number: 6851545Abstract: The conveyor system includes a conveyor bed mounted on a frame and an endless conveyor belt moving between upper and lower flight pads relative to the conveyor bed. A separate drive unit for the belts includes an enclosed housing having an opening therein through which the conveyor bed passes. The housing contains a belt drive mechanism including a plurality of belt pulleys engaged with the belt for receiving the conveyor belt from one of the upper and lower flight pads, applying motor power to the belt, and returning it to the other of the flight pads. The enclosure also includes a UV irradiation light source interposed in the path of travel of the belt through the housing for disinfecting the surfaces of the belt and the interior of the housing as the belt passes therethrough.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2004Date of Patent: February 8, 2005Assignee: Caddy CorporationInventor: Thomas Eric Carter
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Publication number: 20050022167Abstract: Specific tasks associated with debugging are performed in the background, prior to a user of an application development tool invoking the debugger. The tasks including (1) starting a hosting process, (2) loading a hosted runtime environment (e.g., .NET runtime) in the process, and (3) attaching a debugger to the hosting process, are performed in the background before the user commences debugging. Once the user invokes the debugger, the user's application is executed and debugged. Thus, the perceived time to start debugging is greatly reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2003Publication date: January 27, 2005Inventors: Izydor Gryko, Michal Sampson, Brian Crawford, C. Hodges, Michael Eng, Adam Krantz, Eric Carter, Elliot Omiya, Thomas Quinn, John Rivard