Patents by Inventor Frederick Winter

Frederick Winter 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).

  • Patent number: 11961712
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatus for calibrating sensors used by a match network during tuning of power delivery to a plasma processing chamber. The calibration can include self-calibration of two sensors in isolation relative to a self-load, and Relative or Absolute mutual calibration of both sensors used together across a mutual load. The mutual calibration can determine errors between the two sensors after they are each calibrated in isolation, and this additional calibration provides previously unrealized tuning accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Frederick Winter
  • Patent number: 11721993
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a battery management system (BMS) including: a first controller monitoring a first battery cell array having at least one battery cell and configured to measure an operating parameter of the first battery cell array; and a second controller monitoring a second battery cell array having at least one battery cell and configured to measure an operating parameter of the second battery cell array, and communicatively coupled to the first controller. The first controller is selectable between: an active mode for receiving the measured operating parameter of the second battery cell array from the second controller, and detecting a fault in the first or the second battery cell array based upon the measured operating parameters thereof, and a passive mode for measuring the operating parameter of the first battery cell array, and transmitting the measured operating parameter to the second controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Inventor: Frederick Winters
  • Publication number: 20220375718
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatus for calibrating sensors used by a match network during tuning of power delivery to a plasma processing chamber. The calibration can include self-calibration of two sensors in isolation relative to a self-load, and Relative or Absolute mutual calibration of both sensors used together across a mutual load. The mutual calibration can determine errors between the two sensors after they are each calibrated in isolation, and this additional calibration provides previously unrealized tuning accuracy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventor: Frederick Winter
  • Patent number: 11218005
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a battery management system (BMS) including: a first controller monitoring a first battery cell array having at least one battery cell and configured to measure an operating parameter of the first battery cell array; and a second controller monitoring a second battery cell array having at least one battery cell and configured to measure an operating parameter of the second battery cell array, and communicatively coupled to the first controller. The first controller is selectable between: an active mode for receiving the measured operating parameter of the second battery cell array from the second controller, and detecting a fault in the first or the second battery cell array based upon the measured operating parameters thereof, and a passive mode for measuring the operating parameter of the first battery cell array, and transmitting the measured operating parameter to the second controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Inventor: Frederick Winters
  • Publication number: 20200044461
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a battery management system (BMS) including: a first controller monitoring a first battery cell array having at least one battery cell and configured to measure an operating parameter of the first battery cell array; and a second controller monitoring a second battery cell array having at least one battery cell and configured to measure an operating parameter of the second battery cell array, and communicatively coupled to the first controller. The first controller is selectable between: an active mode for receiving the measured operating parameter of the second battery cell array from the second controller, and detecting a fault in the first or the second battery cell array based upon the measured operating parameters thereof, and a passive mode for measuring the operating parameter of the first battery cell array, and transmitting the measured operating parameter to the second controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventor: Frederick Winters
  • Publication number: 20150066696
    Abstract: Techniques described herein may provide for end-to-end integration of business systems used in the sale and fulfillment flow for products provided by a business. In one implementation, a method may include receiving a request for a contract relating to products and services offered by a business; and transmitting a message, to one or more workers, indicating that the one or more first workers are to generate the contract. The method may further include receiving the generated contract from the one or more workers; transmitting, in response to reception of a signed version of the contract, a message initiating order fulfillment for the products and services to which the contract relates; determining, as part of the order fulfillment, a plurality of work orders corresponding to the products and services to which the contract relates, and issuing the plurality of work orders to a plurality of provisioning departments of the business.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicants: VERIZON DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: Peter Teuber, Frederick Winter, Krishnakumar N Iyer
  • Publication number: 20110166959
    Abstract: An energy use optimization tool includes logic to receive inventory information relating to a plurality of customer devices and store the inventory information. The logic calculates an estimated energy cost associated with the plurality of customer devices based on the received inventory information. The logic also calculates energy savings or environmental impact information based on energy savings or environmental impact information associated with available service offerings compared to the estimated energy cost. The calculated energy savings or environmental impact information is output to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC.
    Inventors: Frederick Winter, Elissa D. Sell, Marya Tognetti Swiger, Christine Fye, Sue E. Battig, Chakrapani S. Kundeti