Patents by Inventor Ian C. Shav

Ian C. Shav 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).

  • Hybrid wound/etched winding constructs for scanning and monitoring
    Patent number: 7518360
    Abstract: Combined wound and micro-fabricated winding constructs are described for the inspection of materials and the detection and characterization of hidden features or flaws. These constructs can be configured as sensors or sensor arrays that are surface mounted or scanned over conducting and/or magnetizable test materials. The well-defined geometry obtained micro-fabricated windings and from carefully wound coils with known winding positions permits the use of model based inversions of sensed responses into material properties. In a preferred embodiment, the primary winding is a wound coil and the sense elements are etched or printed. The drive or sense windings can also be mounted under fasteners to improve sensitivity to hidden flaws. Ferrites and other means may be used to guide the magnetic flux and enhance the magnetic field in the test material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: JENTEK Sensors, Inc.
    Inventors: Neil J. Goldfine, Darrell E. Schlicker, Andrew P. Washabaugh, Ian C. Shav, Mark D. Windoloski, Christopher Root, Vladimir A. Zilberstein, David C. Grundy, Vladimir Tsukernik
  • Hybrid wound/etched winding constructs for scanning and monitoring
    Publication number: 20080258720
    Abstract: Combined wound and micro-fabricated winding constructs are described for the inspection of materials and the detection and characterization of hidden features or flaws. These constructs can be configured as sensors or sensor arrays that are surface mounted or scanned over conducting and/or magnetizable test materials. The well-defined geometry obtained micro-fabricated windings and from carefully wound coils with known winding positions permits the use of model based inversions of sensed responses into material properties. In a preferred embodiment, the primary winding is a wound coil and the sense elements are etched or printed. The drive or sense windings can also be mounted under fasteners to improve sensitivity to hidden flaws. Ferrites and other means may be used to guide the magnetic flux and enhance the magnetic field in the test material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2007
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: JENTEK Sensors, Inc.
    Inventors: Neil J. Goldfine, Darrell E. Schlicker, Andrew P. Washabaugh, Ian C. Shav, Mark D. Windoloski, Christopher Root, Vladimir A. Zilberstein, David C. Grundy, Vladimir Tsukernik