Patents by Inventor Jacob Lacourse

Jacob Lacourse 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: 12241861
    Abstract: A controller for a pH probe that has a first interface for controlling a pH probe. Controlling the pH probe includes adjusting pH sampling. A second interface of the controller for pH probe is for controlling a source of vibration of the pH probe. The controller for a pH probe also includes a processor coordinating operation of the source of vibration and the pH probe. The processor is adapted to control, via the second interface, at least one of the following: when the source of vibration is activated relative to when a sample of pH is taken by the pH probe; vibration amplitude; vibration duration; or delay between vibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: ONSET COMPUTER CORPORATIONS
    Inventors: Jacob Lacourse, Frederick Sonnichsen
  • Patent number: 12222318
    Abstract: A controller for a pH probe having a first interface for controlling a pH probe and a second interface for controlling a source of vibration of the pH probe. The controller for the pH probe has a processor coordinating operation of the source of vibration via the second interface and the pH probe via the first interface. The processor is adapted to determine at least two controllable aspects of the source of vibration selected from a list consisting of amplitude, oscillation frequency, duration, period, start time, stop time, and delay between the stop time and the start time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: ONSET COMPUTER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jacob Lacourse, Frederick Sonnichsen
  • Patent number: 12196706
    Abstract: A probed-solution disturbance controller includes an interface for receiving a solution sample signal from a probe in communication with a probed solution and an ion state detector that determines an ion state relative to a tip of the probe disposed for sampling the solution. The ion state is determined based on at least one of a measure of ion buildup or an estimate of ion buildup relative to the tip of the probe. A processor for the probed-solution disturbance controller is configured to cause disturbance of the probed solution responsive to the solution sample signal from the probe. The processor is adapted to control when the disturbance of the solution is activated relative to a next sample event. The processor controls at least one of following: disturbance duration; disturbance amplitude; disturbance start time; or disturbance stop time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Inventors: Jacob Lacourse, Frederick Sonnichsen
  • Patent number: 11946898
    Abstract: A self-vibrating pH probe comprise a housing containing an electronic assembly to which is coupled a vibration source element so that at least a portion of vibrations caused by the vibration source element propagate to the electronic assembly, the vibration source element being controllable for at least on/off operation. The self-vibrating pH probe further comprising a pH probe member having a probe tip at a first end, the probe member extending from the housing and mechanically and electrically coupled by a second end to the electronic assembly so that at least a portion of vibrations propagating to the electronic assembly further propagate to the probe tip; and further including a processor coupled to the electronic assembly for coordinating operation of the vibration source element and operation of the pH probe member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Onset Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Jacob Lacourse, Frederick Sonnichsen
  • Patent number: 11768173
    Abstract: A self-vibrating pH probe comprise a housing containing an electronic assembly to which is coupled a vibration source element so that at least a portion of vibrations caused by the vibration source element propagate to the electronic assembly, the vibration source element being controllable for at least on/off operation. The self-vibrating pH probe further comprising a pH probe member having a probe tip at a first end, the probe member extending from the housing and mechanically and electrically coupled by a second end to the electronic assembly so that at least a portion of vibrations propagating to the electronic assembly further propagate to the probe tip; and further including a processor coupled to the electronic assembly for coordinating operation of the vibration source element and operation of the pH probe member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Onset Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Jacob Lacourse, Frederick Sonnichsen
  • Publication number: 20230228706
    Abstract: A self-vibrating pH probe comprise a housing containing an electronic assembly to which is coupled a vibration source element so that at least a portion of vibrations caused by the vibration source element propagate to the electronic assembly, the vibration source element being controllable for at least on/off operation. The self-vibrating pH probe further comprising a pH probe member having a probe tip at a first end, the probe member extending from the housing and mechanically and electrically coupled by a second end to the electronic assembly so that at least a portion of vibrations propagating to the electronic assembly further propagate to the probe tip; and further including a processor coupled to the electronic assembly for coordinating operation of the vibration source element and operation of the pH probe member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: Onset Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Jacob Lacourse, Frederick SONNICHSEN
  • Publication number: 20230228707
    Abstract: A self-vibrating pH probe comprise a housing containing an electronic assembly to which is coupled a vibration source element so that at least a portion of vibrations caused by the vibration source element propagate to the electronic assembly, the vibration source element being controllable for at least on/off operation. The self-vibrating pH probe further comprising a pH probe member having a probe tip at a first end, the probe member extending from the housing and mechanically and electrically coupled by a second end to the electronic assembly so that at least a portion of vibrations propagating to the electronic assembly further propagate to the probe tip; and further including a processor coupled to the electronic assembly for coordinating operation of the vibration source element and operation of the pH probe member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: Onset Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Jacob Lacourse, Frederick SONNICHSEN
  • Patent number: 11668673
    Abstract: A self-vibrating pH probe comprise a housing containing an electronic assembly to which is coupled a vibration source element so that at least a portion of vibrations caused by the vibration source element propagate to the electronic assembly, the vibration source element being controllable for at least on/off operation. The self-vibrating pH probe further comprising a pH probe member having a probe tip at a first end, the probe member extending from the housing and mechanically and electrically coupled by a second end to the electronic assembly so that at least a portion of vibrations propagating to the electronic assembly further propagate to the probe tip; and further including a processor coupled to the electronic assembly for coordinating operation of the vibration source element and operation of the pH probe member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Onset Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Jacob Lacourse, Frederick Sonnichsen
  • Publication number: 20210231605
    Abstract: A self-vibrating pH probe comprise a housing containing an electronic assembly to which is coupled a vibration source element so that at least a portion of vibrations caused by the vibration source element propagate to the electronic assembly, the vibration source element being controllable for at least on/off operation. The self-vibrating pH probe further comprising a pH probe member having a probe tip at a first end, the probe member extending from the housing and mechanically and electrically coupled by a second end to the electronic assembly so that at least a portion of vibrations propagating to the electronic assembly further propagate to the probe tip; and further including a processor coupled to the electronic assembly for coordinating operation of the vibration source element and operation of the pH probe member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: ONSET COMPUTER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jacob Lacourse, FRITZ SONNICHSEN
  • Publication number: 20140259656
    Abstract: An process for assembling a data logger for logging a sensed condition of an environment includes the steps of (1) reflow soldering a partially complete data logger printed circuit board; (2) assembling a sensor component to the printed circuit board via a molded socket that utilizes elastomeric contacts to cause an electrical connection between leads of the sensor component and the conductors on the printed circuit board; and (3) performing a sensor component specific post assembly process that results in the sensor component meeting a plurality of operational specifications, wherein the sensor component specific process takes less than two hours to complete.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: ONSET COMPUTER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jacob Lacourse
  • Publication number: 20130132016
    Abstract: A method of optimizing deployment of a data logger includes detecting energy that is in proximity to the data logger and presenting a representation of the detected energy to a user so that the user can provide an indication of deployment optimization that can trigger capturing a plurality of energy values that can be used to determine a range of energy values from a portion of the plurality of energy values that are indicative of an on condition associated with the energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: ONSET COMPUTER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeff Dennis, Jacob Lacourse, Nick Lowell, Mark Hruska, Robert Ryan