Patents by Inventor Gabriel Cristian Ilie

Gabriel Cristian Ilie 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).

  • Vital digital input
    Patent number: 8798206
    Abstract: A digital input interface is provided which can be checked for its reliability. The configuration of the circuit on the input side allows a high impedance for a DC input signal and a low impedance for induced AC noise, naturally attenuating any AC induced noise while maintaining the DC input signal. The interface also provides a latent failure detection engine. The latent failure detection engine can open and close an optocoupler on the input side of the interface, which discharges and charges a capacitor on the input side. The time taken for the capacitor to recharge when the optocoupler is re-opened is used to determine if there has been any threshold decay in the interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Thales Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Gabriel Cristian Ilie, Virgil Lostun, Daniel Sandu, Ovidiu Stan
  • VITAL DIGITAL INPUT
    Publication number: 20130177307
    Abstract: A digital input interface is provided which can be checked for its reliability. The configuration of the circuit on the input side allows a high impedance for a DC input signal and a low impedance for induced AC noise, naturally attenuating any AC induced noise while maintaining the DC input signal. The interface also provides a latent failure detection engine. The latent failure detection engine can open and close an optocoupler on the input side of the interface, which discharges and charges a capacitor on the input side. The time taken for the capacitor to recharge when the optocoupler is re-opened is used to determine if there has been any threshold decay in the interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: THALES CANADA INC.
    Inventors: Gabriel Cristian Ilie, Virgil Lostun, Daniel Sandu, Ovidiu Stan