Patents by Inventor Frank Bouwens

Frank Bouwens 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).

  • Power management system for wireless autonomous transducer solutions
    Patent number: 8832468
    Abstract: An autonomous transducer system is disclosed. In one aspect, the system includes an energy scavenging module, energy storage module, a load circuit having at least one functional block providing a given functionality, and a power management module arranged for providing power supplied by the energy scavenging module to the load circuit or for exchanging power with the energy storage module. The power management module may further include a tuning module configured to tune the at least one functional block of the load circuit according to a given configuration scheme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Stichting IMEC Nederland
    Inventors: Valer Pop, Frank Bouwens, Li Huang, Guido Dolmans, Rene Elfrink, Ruud Vullers
  • POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS AUTONOMOUS TRANSDUCER SOLUTIONS
    Publication number: 20120030486
    Abstract: An autonomous transducer system is disclosed. In one aspect, the system includes an energy scavenging module, energy storage module, a load circuit having at least one functional block providing a given functionality, and a power management module arranged for providing power supplied by the energy scavenging module to the load circuit or for exchanging power with the energy storage module. The power management module may further include a tuning module configured to tune the at least one functional block of the load circuit according to a given configuration scheme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: Stichting IMEC Nederland
    Inventors: Valer Pop, Frank Bouwens, Li Huang, Guido Dolmans, Rene Elfrink, Ruud Vullers