Patents by Inventor Jack Nunes

Jack Nunes 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).

  • Sensor assembly and sensing system for sensing human tissue in a protected area of a machine
    Patent number: 7525222
    Abstract: The invention provides a sensor assembly which can sense human tissue in a protected area of a machine. An emitter plate and a plurality of sensor plates are disposed co-planar to each other and adjacent to the protected area of the machine. An electric field is generated between the emitter plate and the sensor plates and directed towards the protected area. The sensor plates produce electrical signals corresponding to the electric field received at the sensor plate. The electrical signals are amplified, measures, and analyzed to determine if human tissue is within the protected area. If human tissue is detected, a machine interface circuit will shut down the machine to prevent injury.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Federal - Mogul World Wide, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Martinez, Todd Goyen, Jack Nunes
  • Sensor assembly and sensing system for sensing human tissue in a protected area of a machine
    Publication number: 20070126291
    Abstract: The invention provides a sensor assembly which can sense human tissue in a protected area of a machine. An emitter plate and a plurality of sensor plates are disposed co-planar to each other and adjacent to the protected area of the machine. An electric field is generated between the emitter plate and the sensor plates and directed towards the protected area. The sensor plates produce electrical signals corresponding to the electric field received at the sensor plate. The electrical signals are amplified, measures, and analyzed to determine if human tissue is within the protected area. If human tissue is detected, a machine interface circuit will shut down the machine to prevent injury.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2005
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Applicant: Federal-Mogul World Wide, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Martinez, Todd Goyen, Jack Nunes